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One of Weymouth Football Club’s top teenagers has quit the club for neighbours Dorchester claiming he’s fed up waiting for a first team chance. Attacking midfielder Simon Critchell, who made his senior debut as a substitute two years ago when he was 16 but has yet to start a first team game, said he couldn’t…
As a rule ex-Dorchester players don’t get too friendly a reception at the Wessex Stadium. But former Magpie Martyn Sullivan reckons he’s won over the Terras faithful after his third goal for his new club set up Geoff Butler’s relegation battlers for a vital home win over Newport County on Saturday. “When Geoff signed me…
CASH-strapped Weymouth directors have turned down a £1 million bid for the Wessex Stadium. An unnamed resort-based businessman wanted to buy the Radipole Lane ground and lease it back to the Terras on a yearly basis. But the offer, which follows Ian Ridley’s failed rescue package proposals last month, has been unanimously rejected by Terras…
CASH-STRAPPED Weymouth Football Club have turned down the chance to bring former Arsenal and England legend Tony Adams to the Wessex Stadium. The retired defender was to become the Terras’ new soccer consultant as part of a takeover bid spearheaded by resort-born author and sports journalist Ian Ridley, who co-wrote his acclaimed biography Addicted. But…
Weymouth will have to combat the threat of Gary Thorne if they are to stretch their unbeaten record to six games against Bath City at the Wessex Stadium tomorrow (3pm). That’s the prediction of boss Geoff Butler who rates the Roman’s skipper as one of the most dangerous throwers in the non-League game. He said:…
A grinning Geoff Butler proclaimed the dawn of a new era after watching Weymouth stretch their unbeaten record to five games with a 3-1 success over Grantham Town at the Wessex Stadium. Second-half goals by Matthew Hale and Lee Phillips did the damage after Gingerbreads defender Darren Dye had cancelled out Ian Hutchinson’s early opener…
Have Weymouth Found The Whiteman For The Job? Weymouth’s injury woes continued as Mark Robinson failed top recover from his groin strain and Michael Dean’s recurring hamstring injury flared up again, so Mark Whiteman who was a breath of fresh air at Stafford a week earlier made a rare first team start. Marc WhitemanIt was…
The Lambs took full advantage of their rivals’ slip and gave themselves breathing space at the top of the Dr Martens Premier Division with a 2:0 home victory over Hinckley United, while second place Worcester lost 1:2 at Newport County. Third placed Stafford Rangers, however, kept up the pressure with a 4:2 home win over…