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GARRY Hill was delighted with his new Weymouth side who halted their slide down the Conference South table with a much-needed success at Maidenhead on Saturday. Recalled outcasts Chukki Eribenne and Shaun Wilkinson joined skipper Matt Bound on the scoresheet in the 3-2 win at York Road. The result ended a run of six games…

SKIPPER Matt Bound insists he is unfazed over this season’s managerial merry-go-round at the Wessex Stadium. The big defender has seen previous bosses Steve Claridge and Steve Johnson both sacked during a hit-and-miss Conference South season. Now Garry Hill is the next manager trying to bring the good times back to Radipole Lane, and Bound…

GARRY Hill has warned his new Terras squad that they are playing for their places between now and the end of the season, writes Matt Pitman. The former Hornchurch boss takes charge for the first time tomorrow when Weymouth visit Maidenhead United in Conference South (1pm). He said: “I fully appreciate results haven’t been the…

GARY Calder has been appointed Terras chief executive. The former Hornchurch chairman, who arrived at the club with new manager Garry Hill in midweek, takes over the role from owner Martyn Harrison. Calder will now be responsible for all non-playing matters at the Wessex Stadium and he says he’s looking forward to the challenge. He…

GARRY Hill insists he is thinking about the Conference play-offs rather than relegation after taking over as the new Weymouth boss. The former Hornchurch manager, who has signed a three-year contract at the Wessex Stadium, says he won’t overhaul his squad to ensure survival this season. And Hill, who adds coach Kevin Hales and ex-Urchins…

CHAIRMAN Martyn Harrison said Garry Hill’s appointment reafirms his financial commitment to Weymouth. The resort hotel owner insisted he never intended walking away from the Terras despite threatening to quit during a heated internet-based row less than 24 hours before Hill’s unveiling. Harrison hailed Hill and new backroom staff Kevin Hales and Gary Calder as…

GARRY Hill is poised to be named new Weymouth manager today, Echosport can exclusively reveal. The former Hornchurch and Dagenham and Redbridge boss has landed the Wessex Stadium job after agreeing terms with chairman Martyn Harrison. Hill moves into the Terras hotseat just a week after the sacking of Steve Johnson. Weymouth officials were today…

JIMMY Quinn has emerged as the leading contender for the vacant Weymouth manager’s job. The former Shrewsbury boss watched from the directors’ box as the Terras slumped to another Wessex Stadium defeat against Newport County on Saturday. The ex-Bournemouth star is the latest to be linked to the position along with Stuart Morgan, Gary Hill,…

STEVE Johnson today blamed Terras’ internet fans for getting him the sack. The shocked former boss insists he lost chairman Martyn Harrison’s support after critical messages appeared on the club’s unofficial website message board. He explained: “There are a few mugs on the internet who chip away over time and I think they have an…

WEYMOUTH caretaker-boss Gary Borthwick is refusing to give up hope of making the Conference South playoffs. The former midfielder, who is in charge of the Terras until the end of the season along with fellow coaches Roy O’Brien and John Waldock, reckons his side can still do it although he admits it will be ‘tough’….