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JASON Matthews is looking for the Terras to get off to a flyer in their first home league game of the campaign tonight (7.45pm), when Chippenham Town visit the Bob Lucas Stadium. The Weymouth player-manager, boosted by beating Biggleswade Town 3-1 away on the opening day of the season, is expecting a difficult challenge against…

JASON Matthews admitted he was “absolutely delighted” to see striker Sam Jordan come off the bench and net twice in his side’s 3-1 win over Biggleswade Town on Saturday. The Terras’ boss, who snapped up the striker from Bradford Town in the summer, also insisted he had “no doubt” the frontman would score goals at…

JASON Matthews is quite literally looking to defy the odds this term as the Terras kick off their campaign at Biggleswade Town tomorrow (3pm). Betting prices for clubs to lift the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division title were released by some leading bookmakers this week, with Weymouth listed between 12-1 and 16-1. Basingstoke Town are the…

CHRIS Pugsley has confirmed to Echosport that he is staying on as the chairman of Weymouth Football Club. The club held a board meeting on Wednesday evening and, while agreeing to stay on in his present position, Pugsley also named Rob Bowman and Steve Walkinshaw as new non-executive directors. The chairman is also hoping to…

TERRAS’ full-back Ashley Wells described himself as a “big doubt” for Saturday’s season opener at Biggleswade Town (3pm) with a knee injury, but admitted it was not as bad as he first feared. The defender was forced off in the first half of Weymouth’s final pre-season friendly against Truro City on Saturday and went to…

STEWART Yetton is backing Charlie Davis to slot in at full-back for the Terras at Biggleswade Town if needed on Saturday – although he does see the funny side of the potential positional change. The former Dorchester and Poole Town midfielder switched to right-back against Eastleigh and in Weymouth’s last pre-season friendly against Truro City,…

DETERMINED Weymouth striker Stewart Yetton is eager to rekindle his lethal touch in front of goal to help fire the Terras to promotion this term. The former Plymouth Argyle and Truro City man, 31, admitted that last season was “not a good year for me” as part of a Terras’ squad that failed to land…

WEYMOUTH are ‘desperate’ to fulfil their desire to land promotion back to the National League South this season, according to Chris Pugsley. The club director, whose current role as chairman is set to be decided this week, has made it perfectly clear in his intention to help manager Jason Matthews deliver success on the pitch…