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JASON Matthews insists he wants the Terras to up their game from Saturday’s performance against Frome Town for their final five league battles. The Terras turned on the style in the second half to record a vital 2-0 victory, after an opening period in which their manager felt they were “lacklustre” against the Robins. Giving…

JASON Matthews is targeting five wins from the Terras’ remaining six league fixtures, as Weymouth look to keep their play-off hopes alive. A vital encounter against a rejuvenated Frome Town side at the Bob Lucas Stadium awaits the Terras tomorrow (3pm), in a contest their player-boss has labelled as “must-win”. Matthews is hopeful that ex-Robins’…

STEWART Yetton insists the Terras “will still be positive” going into their crucial run-in, as they look to bounce back from two defeats over the Easter weekend. Losses against Hitchin and Poole Town in their last two outings has seen the Terras slip six points adrift of the play-off spots in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier…

A YOUNG Weymouth Football Club fan bravely battling a serious illness was given a day to remember thanks to his beloved team. George Patterson, aged eight, was invited to be the club’s mascot for the big derby battle with Poole Town at the Bob Lucas Stadium. It was the second time the youngster, who contracted…

JASON Matthews admits his Terras’ troops now have a ‘mountain to climb’ if they are to make the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division play-offs this term. The Terras were beaten 1-0 by Dorset rivals Poole Town at the Bob Lucas Stadium yesterday, with a first-half header from Marvin Brooks, brother of home skipper Calvin, giving the…

TERRAS’ midfielder George Rigg “can’t wait” for today’s Dorset derby at the Bob Lucas Stadium (3pm), as Weymouth go into a crunch battle with rivals Poole Town. The former Bristol City and Stoke City man believes the Dolphins may be “vulnerable” given their form of late, including a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Stratford…

JASON Matthews admitted Dean Evans’ first-half sending off gave Weymouth a “mountain to climb” in their crunch 1-0 defeat at Hitchin. Evans was given his marching orders after two bookable offences with 27 minutes on the clock at Top Field with Hitchin’s Jonny McNamara striking 11 minutes from time to leave the 10-man Terras still…

JASON Matthews insisted that he is more than happy to rotate the personnel in his squad, if he feels it will boost Weymouth’s approach to what is a critical run-in to the season. The Terras’ boss brought back Jordan Copp and Billy Lowes to his starting XI during Monday night’s 1-0 win against Hungerford, the…

BOSS Jason Matthews revealed that striker Ben Thomson is still struggling with injury ahead of a crucial run of Easter fixtures for the Terras. Thomson was replaced by winning goalscorer Tim Sills at half-time during Weymouth’s 1-0 win at Hungerford on Monday with a hamstring problem and the Terras’ boss admits the injury is “not…

BOSS Jason Matthews heaped praise on Terras’ match-winner Tim Sills after he came off bench to record a vital winner at Hungerford Town. Former Torquay and Aldershot man Sills, who is player-assistant-manager to Matthews at the Bob Lucas Stadium, has only featured flittingly on the field for the club in league action this season but…