Overview:
After last season's Championship adventure, Yeovil Town find themselves back in League Two- the division where they have spent most of the 11 years in the Football League since they became a Football League club in 2003.
A number of key figures have left Huish Park over the summer, and manager Gary Johnson has cast his net far and wide in his search for replacements.
Some of them have come from nearby- Yeovil born goalkeeper Chris Weale returns to Huish Park for a third spell- and others have come from further afield- James Berrett joins from Carlisle United.
Summer Business:
In: Aaron Martin (Birmingham City), Ajay Leitch-Smith (Crewe Alexandra) Chris Weale (Shrewsbury Town), Jakob Sokolik (Liverpool), Artur Krysiak (Exeter City), James Berrett (Carlisle United), Brendan Moloney (Bristol City), Ben Nugent (Cardiff City) Loan
Out: Chris Dunn (Cambridge United), Marek Stech (Sparta Prague), Luke Ayling (Bristol City) Undisclosed fee, Byron Webster (Millwall), Reuben Reid (Plymouth Argyle)
Player to Watch: Kieffer Moore
Just over two years ago, Kieffer Moore was playing parks football in South Devon- but during that time he has found his way to Huish Park via stints with Truro City and Dorchester Town.
Brought to Yeovil Town as one of 'Gary's Gambles', Moore was likened to current QPR striker Charlie Austin by his former boss at Dorchester, Phil Simkin- before he signed for the Glovers- and scored five times in 24 appearances last season for the Glovers, as he made the step up to the Championship from Conference South.
Now, with that level of experience under his belt, he has the potential to take League One by storm.
Prediction:
Yeovil's relegation from the Championship last season was their first from any league since they were relegated from the Conference to the ICIS Premier Division in 1995.
However, what the Glovers must not do is allow it to become the start of a downward spiral that would see Yeovil slip back down the leagues. In recent times, two of the club's that Yeovil won promotion from League Two with in 2005- Southend and Scunthorpe- have dropped back down to the Football League's basement division shortly after being relegated from the Championship.
Whilst key performers such as Marek Stech, Byron Webster and Luke Ayling have departed, manager Gary Johnson had brought Chris Weale back to the club and signed Artur Krysiak from Exeter to act as his understudy.
Czech starlet Jakob Sokolik could yet fill the void left by Webster's move to Millwall, where he linked up with another former Glover Ed Upson, and Brendan Moloney signed from Bristol City as Ayling moved in the opposite direction.
Former Republic of Ireland youth midfielder James Berrett turned down the chance to stay with Carlisle United and he will be keen to impress.
Up front Ajay Leitch-Smith joins a crop of strikers that includes Kieffer Moore and James Hayter, so the Glovers surely can claim to possess enough firepower to hold their own in League One.
Eight of Yeovil's 11 years as a Football League club have been spent in League One, and it looks likely that the Glovers can once again hold their own in the third tier of English football.
