FOOTBALL is “not the same” without supporters, Weymouth director of football Paul Maitland admitted. Fans have been absent from the Bob Lucas Stadium since the 2-0 win over Slough on Saturday, March 14. In the intervening eight months, Weymouth achieved promotion to the Vanarama National League and replaced Southend-bound boss Mark Molesley with Brian Stock….
WEYMOUTH will do their utmost to prevent a second Covid-19 outbreak within their camp, according to director of football Paul Maitland. With the Terras being one of the few part-time outfits in the Vanarama National League, the squad cannot operate within an exclusive bubble. Several players have jobs outside of football, heightening the risk of…
WEYMOUTH boss Brian Stock admitted playing Yeovil Town a day after completing self-isolation from Covid-19 would have been an “impossible task”. Substantial numbers of the Terras’ squad and backroom staff contracted the virus in the days after a 2-1 win at Stockport on Saturday, October 31. Players were given fitness regimes during the mandatory self-isolation…
Brian Stock talks Covid-19, the postponement of the upcoming fixture and the anticipation of getting the players back into training Josh Barton (JB) : First of all, Brian, it’s been a while since we last spoke to each-other. Brain Stock (BS): Yeah obviously with the whole squad, players and staff, going down with Covid, it’s…
WEYMOUTH’S home clash with arch-rivals Yeovil Town on Tuesday evening has been postponed. Weymouth’s squad was placed into full isolation due to a Covid-19 outbreak following the 2-1 win at Stockport on Saturday, October 31. Brian Stock’s men are permitted to emerge from that circuit-breaker on Monday. Yet, after consultation with league doctors, the Yeovil…
WEYMOUTH will “come out fighting” against Yeovil Town despite their Covid-19 setback, chairman Ian White insists. “Substantial” numbers of the Terras’ setup tested positive for the disease in the days after a stunning 2-1 win at Stockport County – themselves returning no positive tests. National League officials placed the Terras in full isolation and Brian…
Due to Boreham Wood’s progression in the Emirates FA Cup and subsequently their second-round tie with Canvey Island being selected as BT Sport’s Monday night broadcast (30th November), our fixture at Meadow Park, originally due to be played on Tuesday 1st December, has now been postponed. Details of the re-arranged fixture will be announced soon.
Solihull Moors have confirmed that a member of their first team has tested positive for Covid-19. All their backroom staff and players across the first team will self-isolate in line with public health guidance. Their next three fixtures against FC Halifax Town (14th November), Torquay United (17th November) and Weymouth (21st November) have all been…
WEYMOUTH “won’t be the last” club to suffer a major Covid-19 outbreak this season, chairman Ian White believes. In the days following Weymouth’s terrific 2-1 win at Stockport, the Terras returned a “substantial” number of positive tests. National League officials were consequently forced to place Weymouth into full isolation until Monday, November 16. The decision…