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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…

With the option of two “away” strips now allowed, Weymouth Football club have unveiled four designs which you the fans can decide upon. They are as follows:

Terras fans will get a chance to pay tribute to goal-machine David Laws next month. Nationwide Conference champions Yeovil Town have agreed to provide the opposition for his testimonial game at the Wessex Stadium on Wednesday, May 7 (7.45pm). Laws, who missed Saturday’s goalless draw against Dover Athletic after failing a fitness test on a…

Geoff Butler admits he could end up with egg on his face if Weymouth are relegated from the Dr Martens Premier Division. Having set his side a safety target of 50 points, the manager saw them reach it with a 1-1 draw at Bath City yesterday. But despite getting to the half-century mark, the Terras…

Terras boss Geoff Butler was making no apologies after his hot-potch side went down 2-0 to a near full-strength Dorchester in last night’s Dorset Senior Cup final at the Avenue Stadium. Butler fielded only three of his senior players and his men were comprehensively out-played by Mark Morris’ Dr Martens Eastern Division promotion-chasers who won…

The board are keen to point out that the Wessex stadium is in no danger of falling down, although: Unless preventative maintenance is carried out in the near future some of the safety barriers may fail their stress tests, when those tests are next due. There is a problem with the walkway on one of…

Geoff Butler today refused to relax despite seeing his Weymouth side all but secure their Dr Martens Premier Division status with a 1-0 victory at Hednesford Town on Saturday. Lee Phillips scored the all-important goal that moves the Terras eight places and seven points clear of the relegation trap door. One more win should be…

Weymouth Football Club confirmed that they have been approached by local speedway promoter Brian White who has expressed an interest in operating a speedway track around the perimeter of the training pitch at the present Wessex Stadium site. Said chairman Terry Bennett: “Mr White has submitted written details to the club. He is proposing a…