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WEYMOUTH player-manager Jason Matthews was “bitterly disappointed” on Saturday as he saw his side crash out of the FA Cup at lower league Petersfield Town. Everything that could have gone wrong for the Terras on the day did, with Mark Molesley’s first-half dismissal compounding the visitors’ woes. Alex Przespolewski gave the Rams a 19th-minute lead…

BOSS Jason Matthews insists the Terras will be treating Petersfield Town with the utmost respect when they take on the Hampshire outfit in the FA Cup tomorrow (3pm). Weymouth might be favourites for the tie but Matthews knows the Rams, Sydenhams Wessex Premier Division champions last season, cannot be underestimated. And even though Petersfield’s form…

JASON Matthews admitted the reaction for bringing off Weymouth’s Jordan Copp during Saturday’s 1-0 win over Histon had been “tough to take”. Copp, who had looked dangerous on the flanks throughout the contest, was replaced by Adam Kelly with around 20 minutes to go at the Bob Lucas Stadium, a switch that a small number…

JASON Matthews has called for his troops to bounce back following their derby defeat when they lock horns with Histon at the Bob Lucas Stadium tomorrow (3pm). While the wounds of their 1-0 reverse to the Magpies on Monday are still fresh, the Terras’ boss knows that the perfect way to banish those bad memories…

ADAM Kelly is in no doubt that Matt Oldring should have been sent off in the first half of Monday’s derby between Dorchester Town and Weymouth. Salisbury referee Iain Parsons showed Magpies defender Oldring a yellow card for a challenge from behind on the Terras midfielder around 20 minutes into the Avenue clash. But Kelly…

JASON Matthews was left to ponder his side’s derby day defeat and admitted yesterday’s loss at the Avenue hurt. The Weymouth boss could do nothing to stop opposing player-manager Mark Jermyn hitting a blistering winner in the second half to seal the game for the Magpies. Reflecting on Weymouth’s reverse, Matthews believed his side should…

WEYMOUTH Reserves are set to embark on a new era when the Dorset Premier League season kicks off tomorrow, and new manager Bradley Asagba cannot wait to get their competitive schedule underway. The Terras’ reserves, who finished fifth in the league under former boss Jake Richmond last term, begin with a home clash against Parley…

WEYMOUTH’S Calvin Brooks believes fellow centre-half Pat Baldwin will have a massive impact on his progression, as well as the fortunes of the club this term. The former Yeovil Town man, who signed a new one-year deal with the Terras in May, insists the club will make big strides defensively under Baldwin’s guidance, while he…

A BIZARRE strike by Terras’ stopper Jason Matthews handed the visitors the three points at Haig Avenue. The 32-year-old’s wind-assisted effort just two minutes from the end ensured the Dorset outfit sealed back-to-back victories for the first time since November and moved only six points adrift of the Nationwide Conference National play-offs. Weymouth boss Jason…

WEYMOUTH Football Club today announced a massive annual loss of nearly £900,000. The figure of £886,277, for the year ending May 2005, is more than three times the previous year’s deficit of £252,678. But despite the setback, Terras chairman and major shareholder Martyn Harrison insists he is `not worried’. Harrison, who funds the Wessex Stadium…