Ciderspace - A Response.

Following on from the earlier transcript on the life and times of HUFC it seems only fair to try and throw some light on the history and whereabouts of Yeovil. Bulls News hopes that this brief article will help those fans that have probably no idea who or what they are.

Yeovil (also known as Weovil or Yeovile) is a small hamlet, which nestles comfortably and almost invisibly between the two great bus stops of Sherborne and Crewkerne being roughly 40 miles south of Brizzle. Despite being over 130 miles from London, this diminutive populous was somehow designated as a Borough in 1854, centuries after our own fine City was recognised by those who shall be obeyed in London Town. The inhabitants have a reputation for being mean and, indeed, it has been suggested that copper wire was invented there when two football club directors were fighting over a one pence piece during a protracted transfer negotiation. For many years, it was widely thought that occupants of this quaint settlement were all of Irish decent. However, it has recently come to light that the tiny green people often spoken about are, in fact, a local football team. The football club itself has enjoyed (if that’s what you call enjoyment) a somewhat chequered history, and is currently plying its trade in waters too deep for their own good. Only last season they were due to play in a Wembley final but failed to turn up thereby forfeiting the match to a northern seaside town team. Much of their earlier success was built on players developed by other far more important and illustrious teams who took pity on their lowly status and sacrificed a number of budding starlets upon the Huish Alter. The main culprit of this hideous crime is now thought to be masquerading as a football manager in the nearby City of Bristol. A man who has, apparently, no previous connection with football, as we know it, having been involved as a fishmonger at both Scarborough and Grimsby, currently manages the Little Green People.

Regardless of earlier atrocities, we hope their visit and the opportunity to sample some proper cider will prove beneficial to both their stomach and their education.

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