Weymouth manager Geoff Butler has buried his differences with John Waldock, Echosport can exclusively reveal today. The 27-year-old defender was placed on the transfer list last week after refusing to help ease the club’s crippling debts by taking a pay cut. Butler told the former Sunderland man that he wouldn’t play again until he’d agreed…
Geoff Butler has turned to former Wessex Stadium favourite Steve Tate for the low down on Weymouth’s FA Trophy opponents, Aveley. The Terras travel to meet the Ryman Division One North side in the first round of the competition at Mill Field tomorrow (3pm). The Essex outfit put out Tate’s Newport IOW in the previous…
After consultation with my co-editor, Steve Dadd, the forum was deleted from the site today. The reasons are short and simple. The “contributions” on the forum, predominantly by those who felt it appropriate to hide behind anonymity, were, in our opinion, serving no useful purpose to Weymouth Football Club. When I posted my intention to…
Geoff Butler has failed in his bid to tempt highly-rated Forest Green Rovers striker, Carl Heggs, to the Wessex Stadium. The Terras boss revealed that he held transfer talks with the former West Bromwich Albion goal ace, last week. But despite being impressed by Butler’s sales patter, the 31-year-old Leicester-based player has decided to remain…
Geoff Butler will run his eye over Weymouth’s next FA Cup opponents, tomorrow night. The Terras boss is travelling to Wordsworth Drive to watch Taunton Town’s Second Qualifying Round replay against Tiverton Town. The Dorset side have been drawn away to the winners in a £10,000 Third Qualifying Round showdown on Saturday, October 10. Butler…
Geoff Butler is backing Alex Browne to be fit to lead Weymouth into FA Cup action at Chippenham Town tomorrow (3pm). The influential Terras skipper is hoping to return for the money-spinning Second Qualifying Round tie after missing last weekend’s goalless draw against Cambridge City with a hamstring strain. “If any other player suffered a…
The Annual general meeting of Weymouth Football Club Ltd took place on Thursday 19th September at the Wessex lounge. Mr. Terry Bennett was unanimously re elected as chairman, and Mr. Mike Archer and Mr. David Higson were re elected as vice chairs. Considering the financial upheaval that had beset the club the board through frugal…
After a day spent cutting his way through FA red tape, Geoff Butler is hoping to parade a new central defender when the Terras host Cambridge City tomorrow (3pm kick-off). Gethin Jones in his Cardiff coloursButler, anxious to find cover for club skipper Alex Browne before the Terras enter the FA Cup next week, will…
Geoff Butler is demanding his players “start delivering the goods” before the Terras tumble into a Dr Martens Premier Division relegation struggle. “I genuinely believe we are a much better team than our current position suggests,” said Butler after his side crashed 4-2 away to Welling last night despite taking an early lead. “But eight…
