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JASON Matthews admits his search for a new assistant-manager has been put on the backburner – because of the quality of the coaching staff around him. Mark Molesley made the transition to become a player-coach with the Weymouth squad this season and, following the departure of former assistant Tim Sills, he has stepped up to…

BOSS Jason Matthews is fully backing striker Stewart Yetton to find his razor-sharp scoring form and help fire the Terras to success this season. Former Truro City man Yetton endured a tough campaign last term as Weymouth missed out on the play-offs. But, with the frontman looking lively and earning a penalty through sheer determination…

JASON Matthews has agreed terms to secure the services of wingers Dan Smith and Aaron Rodriguez for the upcoming campaign. Smith, who was not part of the Weymouth side that lost 5-1 against Eastleigh at the Bob Lucas Stadium in a friendly tonight, has been part of the Terras’ set-up throughout pre-season and is set…

JASON Matthews admitted “there is a real fight for places” to be a regular feature in his Terras’ side this term, as the club’s pre-season schedule is taken up a notch this week. National league outfit Eastleigh are set to visit the Bob Lucas Stadium tonight (7.45pm) before Plymouth Argyle come to town on Saturday…

A LATE comeback from the Terras which included a 90th-minute winner from Dan Smith meant they overcame Barnstaple Town 3-2 and secured back-to-back pre-season victories. And manager Jason Matthews made it perfectly clear he would be looking to make trialist Smith a permanent fixture in the squad for the upcoming campaign. Having trailed 2-0 after…

BOSS Jason Matthews admitted he felt his side’s fitness was “fantastic” as they secured their first win of pre-season, against a Bristol City Development XI at the Bob Lucas Stadium. A neat late finish from midfielder Billy Lowes five minutes from time ensured that Weymouth, who enjoyed some extremely positive spells during the second period…

JASON Matthews admitted he has sympathy for Sam Jordan, after the striker’s start to his career in a Weymouth shirt has been disrupted by injury. The frontman, who arrived from Bradford Town with a prolific scoring record this summer, was forced off with an ankle problem in his first appearance for the Terras against Exeter…

JASON Matthews is once again set to cast his eye over trialist goalkeeper Dan Thomas when the Terras host a Bristol City development squad at the Bob Lucas Stadium tonight (7.45pm). The Weymouth player-manager also hinted that all four trialists that featured against Exeter City on Friday are expected to play a part once again,…

JASON Matthews insists the injuries picked up by new recruits Sam Jordan and Charlie Davis are “nothing serious” as his side fell to a 2-0 home defeat to Exeter City tonight. Striker Jordan, who started the game up front, was helped off after just 20 minutes of his first appearance in a Weymouth shirt having…

JASON Matthews insists his Weymouth squad are “making strides to where we want to be” in their pre-season preparations this season, as they go into their first friendly of the summer at home against Exeter City this evening (7.45pm). The Terras’ boss has been impressed by the application shown by his squad in training so…