Yeovil Town manager Terry Skiverton spoke to local journalist Chris Spittles in an interview for BBC Somerset broadcast just before kick-off against Plymouth Argyle on January 1st 2011. Yeovil went on to draw the game 0-0.
CS: Terry, an easy place to start. You look to have had a very busy day yesterday making three signings. Paul Wotton is particularly significant, being a former Plymouth player of course.
TS: That's right. We've been monitoring him over this last month. He's put in some very good performances for Oxford. Every time he's come in for Southampton he's done well and he was part of their team, and played in every round of their Johnstone's Paint success (where Southampton won the Trophy last season) and he's a very experienced player. He's somebody who is really going to add to the squad. We've been missing out and crying out for a leader and he definitely brings those qualities into the team.
CS: With the second name, Max Ehmer, people know less about him. What can you tell us about him, Terry?
TS: He's a young boy from QPR. He's a central defender. Tom Parkes went down injured yesterday in training, and we needed a little bit of cover in there with (Adam) Virgo being out and with Stefan (Stam) not playing too many minutes. So for me, Max will be coming straight into the team to play as a centre-half, and (Paul) Wotton will be coming in as well.
CS: So positive changes there, and a bit of a new start in the New Year as well?
TS: Yes, we had a bit of a half term report with the players and we spoke about where we are in the League, and we said have we struggled? And I don't really think we've struggled for form and the way that we're playing. I don't think that we're playing like a team that's at the bottom, but for us, it's a case of missed opportunities and lapses in concentration. Now, I think that after the Colchester game, we've got to grips with that in the league. We're out of the cup now, and we're back to nigh on full strength, so let's really kick on for the second half of this season now a lot of the teams will be coming up against the bottom clubs. We've had a rest, both physically and mentally and we're really looking forward to a real good game today. They've (Plymouth) got a lot of stuff here going on away from the playing side of it and we need to use that to our advantage today.
CS: When you look at the table, there's still a chance that Plymouth could get dragged back into it, so a win over them could really pull them down, couldn't it?
TS: Yes, we're not really focussing on dragging other people in. We just need to make sure that we're closing the gap. It's a great opportunity for us today with a difficult game, because Plymouth have still got some very good players. Going forward, even though we don't think that (Craig) Noone is going to be involved today, with (Bradley) Wright-Phillips and (Rory) Patterson going forward, along with the dangerous movement of (Joe) Mason, we've really got to be on our toes today.
With the players that we've got in, we need to make sure that we're really kicking on as a team. We need to be strong, and I think that the longer that we stay in the game, they'll get a little bit edgy. It's a little bit like our game against Dagenham, when Dagenham came to us, and it was a must-win game. This is a must-win game for Plymouth now, to try and kills us off, and as I've said before, we need to use that to our advantage today.
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