Last season, Terry Skiverton proved himself to be a very astute investor in the loan market as he guided Yeovil to 15th place in League One.
This year, a number of that crop have now moved onto pastures new and a few of them are currently plying their trade with Championship sides.
Ryan Mason and Jon Obika, who both joined the Glovers on loan from Spurs in the 2009-10 campaign, have been snapped up by Doncaster Rovers and Crystal Palace on a temporary basis as they continue their footballing education.
Defender Steven Caulker, who almost swept the board at Yeovil's Player of the Year awards presentation, had been heavily linked with on loan move to Leeds United, whom the Glovers faced in League One last season. However, the move hasn't gone ahead as yet and with on going concerns over the fitness of Jonathan Woodgate, Caulker may get a taste of action at White Hart Lane sooner than he perhaps would have expected to.
Meanwhile, England Under-21 goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has joined Brentford on a temporary basis.
Of this years' loan crop, Arsenal starlet Luke Freeman marked his Yeovil debut on the opening day of the season with the decisive goal in their 2-1 win over Leyton Orient on the opening day of the current campaign. Watford starlet Rob Kiernan has called up to the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad following his arrival at Huish Park and he will be looking to get more games under his belt.
Surprisingly Shaun MacDonald, who enjoyed a hugely successful second loan spell at Huish Park last season (his first stint came in the 2008-09 campaign), has mainly been playing reserve team football for Swansea so far this season. The Wales Under-21 cap record holder became a key figure for the Glovers last term and is approaching an age when playing first team football would be vital to his development as a player.
With a lack of experience in the centre of park for the Glovers, with the exception of Jean Paul Kalala, the signs suggest that a third loan spell for the Welshman at Yeovil would make sense for both player and club.
Next week, the Glovers faithful will get a final chance to say farewell to former striker Adam Stansfield, who tragically lost his battle with bowel cancer, when they play Exeter City in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. Emotions are likely to be high due to the fact when the two sides last played each other in January, Stansfield was on the scoresheet for the Grecians as the game ended 2-1 to the Glovers.
