Robins targeting EFL return after Yeovil takeover

Yeovil Town executive chairman Stuart Robins hopes a change of ownership can propel the club back into the English Football League (EFL), but has warned it will take time.

Entrepreneur Prabhu Srinivasan completed a takeover of the club from the Hellier Trading Group this week, two months after it was put up for sale.

Robins, who has been interim chairman during the takeover, will work alongside Srinivasan and has big plans for the future.

"I'm relieved and excited," he told BBC Radio Somerset. "We can get rid of all the uncertainty.

"Prabhu saw there was a good opportunity to make a difference. We've gone through difficult times since we were in the Championship; we are back on the way up and he can be part of that.

"We've been working behind the scenes to ensure a sensible budget. It is really important to build sensibly; we are not going to be Wrexham.

"We will be able to bring calm and stability. It has been difficult for the fans, the team, the people who work here.

"We've got a big responsibility to make sure that stability runs right throughout the club. I firmly believe we should be a League One or League Two club - that is the vision."

The Glovers have fallen from the Championship into non-league over the last decade, finishing 18th in the National League last season.

Robins said it was important the new owners had the right ideals for Yeovil both as a club and a town.

"I've had so many conversations with different suitors. What was exciting about Prabhu was that it was about the community, not just the football club," he said.

"Because this is is so close to my heart, it was important for me as a Yeovil boy to know it wasn't just about someone coming in just to be part of a famous football club.

"It was somebody who wanted to build the club as part of the community and make it more inclusive for everyone."