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  • Hands off

    DORCHESTER chairman Eddie Belt has fired a hands-off warning to Weymouth over Mark Morris. The Magpies manager has emerged as a leading candidate for the vacant Terras seat after his success on limited resources at the Avenue Stadium. But Belt says the ex-Wimbledon defender is under contract to the Magpies until May 2007 and, if…

  • Johnson is sacked

    WEYMOUTH have sacked manager Steve Johnson after just four and half months in the job. Poor results and ‘a general lack of progress’ have been blamed for the former Latvia under-18 coach’s departure. The Terras have won just one of their last seven league matches, a run that has all but ended their Conference South…

  • Turbulent reign at Wessex

    STEVE Johnson’s reign at the Wessex Stadium may have been a brief one but he certainly left his mark on the club, writes Paul Baker The sacked Terras boss completed a mammoth 36 deals since his appointment 126 days ago. Johnson was a surprise choice for the Weymouth hot-seat following the dismissal of Steve Claridge…

  • Matthews: The Birthday card I didn’t want to get

    JASON Matthews suffered a birthday to forget after being sent off in Weymouth’s 1-0 defeat at Havant and Waterlooville. The Terras keeper, who was 30 yesterday, was red-carded after handling outside of his area early in the setback at West Leigh Park. Hawks defender Neil Sharp headed the first-half winner to condemn Steve Johnson’s freefalling…

  • Wilko’s back

    SHAUN Wilkinson returns to Weymouth today from his loan stint at Havant and Waterlooville – but won’t face the Hawks this weekend. The tough-tackling midfielder is back with the Terras after being shipped out to the Hampshire outfit following an alleged spitting incident with a Weymouth fan last November. Boss Steve Johnson today challenged Wilkinson…

  • It’s not over yet

    STEVE Johnson is refusing to close the door on Weymouth’s play-off hopes despite suffering another Wessex Stadium home defeat. Eastbourne Borough became the latest side to leave Radipole Lane with three points after Matt Smart’s scrambled second half effort secured a 1-0 win for the high-flying Sussex side. The defeat means the miserable Terras –…

  • Right, said Fred

    FORMER Terras commercial manager Fred Dunford has had a new role at the Wessex Stadium this week – as manager Steve Johnson’s assistant. Dunford has been a key figure behind the scenes at Weymouth all week after winning a fundraising raffle. The prize draw saw the lucky Weymouth Cougars under 14 manager involved in training…