Yate Town v Cribbs FC
Southern League Division One South
Tuesday 3rd December 2024 – kick-off 7.45pm
Be there to support YOUR local club.
Yate Town entertain local rivals Cribbs FC on Tuesday evening hoping to continue their good form and extend their lead at the top of the table. This game was ordinally scheduled for Saturday 26th October and with both clubs agreeing that the game could be played on the Friday evening - but due to the Bluebells good run in the FA Trophy, they played Hungerford away instead, and the game had to be rearranged.
Following on from Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Melksham this busy period of fixtures continues with a host of Tuesday night games recently. Yate Town manager, Darren Mullings, was pleased to give Lucas Tomlinson a few minutes at Melksham following the forward being out for a couple of games and will be hoping that no serious knocks are reported after Saturday’s game.
Form Guide:
After finishing third in the table last season and losing to Bristol Manor Farm in the play-offs, in their inaugural season at Step 4 following their promotion from the Hellenic League, Cribbs have not been able to replicate the same form this season following the departure of Richard Luffman in April, but Ryan Crouch is now at the helm and looking to guide the club up the table.
Cribbs currently sit in 20th position in the table with 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats from their 15 league games played, having scored 13 goals and conceded 28. Last Saturday they lost 1-5 at Malvern with David Duru scoring their goal, Duru having returned to the club following a spell at Taunton Town earlier in the season. Their last win was at the end of October when they won 2-1 at Bideford and recent games has seen them lose at home to Larkhall and draw with Falmouth, also at home.
Previous meetings:
Last season the teams met for the first time in the league with Cribbs winning 2-1 at The Lawns on 16th December. David Duru opened the scoring after 21 minutes and Bailey Croome added a second after 51 minutes. Bristol City loanee, Callum Hutton, pulled a goal back for Yate five minutes from time but Yate couldn’t create another chance. The game was played in front of a crowd of 177 spectators.
In the return game, played at the South West Interiors Stadium on 20th April, this being the penultimate game of the season and Cribbs were at this point guaranteed a place off place. The game was full of incident, particularly the closing minutes, with Yate leading 3-1 only for Cribbs to score two goals right at the death. In front of a season’s best crowd of 528, Calum English-Brown put Yate ahead in the 14th minute only for David Duru to draw the sides level 10 minutes later. Nick McCootie put the Bluebells in front on the stoke of half time with a powerful run and shot and increased the lead further with a delicate lob from outside the area in the 89th minute to seemingly secure all three points for Yate. However, as the clock ticked into stoppage time Bailey Croome rose unchallenged in the area to pull a goal back for the visitors and shortly afterwards, following a corner from the left, Nick McCootie put the ball into his own net to give the visitors an unlikely point.
Nick McCootie scoring Yate town’s third to put Yate 3-1 up …. but a lot more happened after that!
Visit our new club shop
The club shop is open on match days, where you can buy a whole host of new club merchandise, including shirts, tops, Yate Town fixture mugs, key rings, mouse mats, badges, coasters and much, much more. The new Christmas mug is now available too, priced £9 and stocks are limited so get in quick to get yours!
So, make sure you take a look. Tracey, who will also be selling match day programmes and 50/50 tickets plus Flexi 10 match season tickets, FESTIVE FIVE SEASON TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE and Christmas Draw tickets.
And, don’t forget to visit the clubhouse for that pre-match and post-match drink and chat.
The match day programme front cover
Other information:
Yate Town are home on Saturday 7th December and the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool will be showing in the clubhouse, kick-off 12.30pm with reduced beer prices from 12.15pm to 2pm.
Match day information
Admission prices:
Adult: £12
Concessions: Over 65, Students, NHS, armed forces and fire services – just show correct ID information: £8
Children: (11-17) £5 Under 11: Free
Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Forest Green fans - show your season ticket at the turnstiles to gain entry for £8
The left-hand turnstile is for card payments and programmes can also be purchased at this turnstile
The right-hand turnstile is for cash payments only.
Please arrive early to ease congestion.
All U-11’s entering the ground must be accompanied by an adult.
Programmes: £2.50 – with loads of information that is only available via the matchday programme – so BUY YOUR COPY AT THE GAME with a special feature on some interesting statistics and Ross Staley is on the front cover. Programmes can be purchased outside the ground, at the left hand turnstile and at the club shop.
Club Shop: The club shop will be open before the game, at half time and after the game.
The bar is open from 6.15pm
Turnstiles open: 6.15pm
Parking – plenty of space is available but if you are parking on the roadside, PLEASE CAN YOU PARK WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE CLUB’S NEIGHBOURS.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT DUE TO THE CHISTMAS TREE SALES STORE IN THE CAR PARK THERE WILL BE LESS PARKING SPACE THAN USUAL.
Food and drinks are available inside the ground.
Please note that the South West Interiors Stadium is a NO dogs ground (apart from guide dogs).
Yate Town FC website: www.yatetownfc.co.uk
Next up:
In the League, Yate Town are home on Saturday 7th December when BIDEFORD are the visitors. The Bluebells then travel to Shaftesbury on Tuesday 10th December and Bemerton on Saturday 14th December before returning to the South West Interiors Stadium on Saturday 21st December when HELSTON ATHLETIC are the visitors.