Today could have been the day Yeovil Town fans finally heard some good news about their club. It wasn't.

The Glovers faithful have been waiting for weeks to find out whether there will be a change of ownership and who will take charge as manager ahead of the 2019/20 Vanarama National League campaign.

The club's owners, Norman Hayward and John Fry, had been aiming to announce what was happening by 4pm on Friday.

That was then pushed back, with a promise that there would be an update by the end of play today. The update finally came at 6pm but said far less than the supporters were hoping.

"As envisaged in the update last Friday, the club still expects the new owner and manager positions to be clarified this week and talks remain ongoing with the remaining parties bidding for the club," it read. "Further updates will be issued when possible."

Here's how the day and reaction panned out, via our live blog...

We'll be back later in the week!

We’ll be back later in the week for another edition of wait for the statement. TTFN.

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The fans are fuming again

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A statement from Yeovil Town

As envisaged in the update last Friday, the club still expects the new owner and manager positions to be clarified this week and talks remain ongoing with the remaining parties bidding for the club. Further updates will be issued when possible.

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Fans are losing their patience if they hadn't already

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It's not looking good

It’s not looking good for an all singing, all dancing statement about ownership and the new manager by the end of the day. My money is on another postponement.

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Negotiations still going on

Here are some thoughts from freelance reporter Tom Seymour, who covers Yeovil games for Somerset Live...

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Deja vu?

Like last Friday, time is ticking on...

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Not too much to ask, is it?

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No time estimate

Unlike last week, the club haven’t given a time by which they hope to put out an update.

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Gill still favourite to be the new boss

Bath City boss Jerry Gill is still the favourite to be the new manager at Huish Park.

Here are the latest best price (longest) odds...

Bet Victor

Jerry Gill - 1/3

Tony Pennock - 8/1

Gavin Williams, Geraint Williams - 12/1

Harry Kewell - 14/1

Tim Flowers, David Oldfield, Graham Westley, Paul Wotton - 20/1

Skybet

Jerry Gill - 1/4

Tony Pennock - 6/1

Gavin Williams - 8/1

Geraint Williams - 12/1

Harry Kewell - 14/1

Danny Searle, Neale Marmon - 16/1

Graham Westley - 20/1

Jerry Gill claps the Bath City fans at Twerton Park
Jerry Gill claps the Bath City fans at Twerton Park (Image: Simon Howe)
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'We hope there is light at the end of the tunnel'

The Glovers Trust board of directors has put out a statement about the current situation...

It has gone from bad to worse and we hope there is light at the end of the tunnel. The end of a torrid season (that followed a number of torrid seasons before it) was suppose to be a new start – a chance to hit reset.

Instead, all we’ve had is uncertainty, delays and more frustration. The post-season after the campaign to forget has been a debacle up to this point. No manager, no coaching staff, very few players and hardly any season tickets sold – and who can blame anyone for not buying one?

As with so many things around Yeovil Town FC, it didn’t have to be this way. The deal with Rob Couhig just needed EFL approval for so long… and then, an agreement couldn’t be found between Mr Couhig and YTFC – something doesn’t add up!

So, we’ve been back to square one. A new bidding process, with who knows, the same results? We hope not, we want this to happen (to the right people), so we’ve hung back and tried not to upset the apple cart…speaking of apples, don’t we all need a pint or two of cider after this!

To Norman Hayward and John Fry we say this. Make this happen, sell to the right people and make it happen fast. Additionally, don’t look over your shoulders, don’t check the results or gauge the feelings of the fans – just melt away!

To our new owners, whoever from the three options and whenever it takes place – we want and need this to be a success. There is a proud fanbase wanting to come back to Huish Park and engage with their club if it is ready to engage with them.

We’ll help! Your task isn’t an easy one. There is a lot of resentment due to the past failures, but together we can make it work. Achieve by Unity has felt like an unworthy club motto recently. We hope that it will not only be our motto, but our reality!

Our vision is clear and we believe it will work – take a look at our blueprint. Make this happen and YTFC will thrive again.

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The fans just want to know what's going on!

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The last club statement

Owners Norman Hayward and John Fry have been in talks with several potential investors with a view to selling the 92% of the club and Huish Park they own, and were hoping to make a decision by the end Friday.

However, at 4pm a statement was released saying that selection be made next week “to be fair” to all three consortiums.

As reported, the club has been carrying out discussions with a number of shortlisted parties to potentially buy the club. To be fair to all three consortiums we have today agreed to extend our deadline for selecting the successful offer and a decision will be made next week. A choice of possible first-team managers acceptable to all the parties has been identified, however, and final interviews for the post are happening early next week. This means a manager can be appointed before the ownership situation is clarified. An update on the ownership and first-team manager situation will be made by no later than Wednesday next week.

Yeovil Town chairman John Fry
Yeovil Town chairman John Fry (Image: Phil Mingo/Pinnacle)
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Good morning!

Good morning, Yeovil Town fans! Hopefully today will be the day when progress on the sale of the club and appointment of a new manager will be made public. Stick with us for all the updates.

Yeovil Town fans at New Lawn Stadium
(Image: Cameron Geran/PPAUK )
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