GLOVERS NET A £2M PROMISE!

NEW Yeovil Town owner Martin Hellier has pledged to pump £2m into making the Glovers a National League force again

- Chris Dunlavy

Hellier, a local businessman and outspoken critic of outgoing owner Scott Priestnall, bought the club nine days ago.

Yeovil were relegated to National League South in April, less than a decade after winning promotion to the Championship.

Last year also saw the £2.8m sale of Huish Park to the local council in a controversial buy-and-lease-back agreement.

Hellier’s purchase grants him buy back rights to the stadium and the 51-year-old says he “absolutely” intends to reunite the club with its home of 33 years. In the short-term, however, the priority is to fund an immediate return to the top flight.

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