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Football History MIDFIELDER Shaun Wilkinson was the man the fans loved to hate last season. The barracking he took from the terraces was extraordinary and few rated his chances of sticking out his contract, let alone winning over the supporters. But that is exactly what he has done. His wholehearted efforts pre-season have earned him…
Weymouth Football Club are delighted to announced the signing of Adam Wilde from Worcester City for a five-figure fee. The skilful left winger joins the Terras on a two-year contract. Wilde, 24, impressed Steve Claridge during the matches against Worcester last season and the player/manager has been tracking him for several months. Said Claridge: “Adam…
Simon Browne hopes he is still a Weymouth player next season. The stalwart left back is currently pondering a fresh one-year deal to stay at the Wessex Stadium. The former Salisbury City star admits talks with Terras chairman Ian Ridley on his future have been `constructive’. But the 32-year-old, who has been linked with a…
Axed Terras midfielder Mark Robinson will officially become a Dorchester player early next week. Magpies boss Mark Morris has reached an agreement on a two-year contract with the 29-year-old attacking midfielder and expects to complete the formalities after the weekend. “We’ve done the talking and the terms have been agreed, now we just have to…
The board of directors of Weymouth Football Club are delighted to announce a substantial investment of funds by director Martyn Harrison that will secure the future of the club. Martyn HarrisonMr Harrison, who joined the board earlier this year and is the owner of the Riviera, Prince Regent and Russell Hotels in Weymouth, has taken…
Weymouth’s glamour clash with Premiership giants Liverpool is almost certainly off following yesterday’s sacking of Reds boss Gerard Houllier. Hopes were high that stars like Michael Owen, Harry Kewell and Steven Gerrard would grace the Wessex Stadium after Houllier had agreed to bring his Anfield outfit to the resort for a pre-season friendly. But the…
TERRAS have been rocked by the resignations of its four longest-serving directors. Dave Higson, Mick Archer, Terry Bennett and Peter Shaw dramatically quit the Wessex Stadium club last night. In a joint letter to chairman Ian Ridley, the quartet said they were leaving to allow others to take the club forward. However, Echosport understands they…
Steve Claridge doesn’t want a mass of trialists turning up when the Terras report back for pre-season training tonight. The new Weymouth boss insists he only wants to work with players who have committed their futures to the Wessex Stadium club. He told Echosport: “It’s been a really frustrating summer because so much work has…
TWO new members have been co-opted on to the board of Weymouth Football Club. The appointments of Andrew Brown and Charles Lesser brings the number of Terras directors up to a total of ten. Weymouth-born Brown has run a number of successful exhibition companies in Bournemouth while Lesser is a London-based commodities broker. Chairman Ian…