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…
Laws Sends Terras Packing Weymouth legend David Laws marked his Portland United debut by notching the winner against the club where he made his name. The 34-year-old, who joined the Blues after a glittering eight year career with the Terras, sent Steve Claridge’s side packing with a decisive third on 51 minutes at Grove Corner….
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…
Halesowen’s Slip Saves Terras From Relegation Weymouth might have secured their Dr Martens Premier Division status, but it wasn’t supposed to happen like this. Geoff Butler’s men went into their last home game of the season knowing victory over Hastings United would end their relegation fears once and for all. With a minute to go,…
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…
Terras Nearly Slip In Bath Weymouth could only gain a point today despite playing just ten men for the majority of the game. City’s Chris Honor saw red after just seventeen minutes in an incident that saw Mark Robinson booked, Honor sent off, and then Bath awarded the free-kick! Matthew Coupe then rose unmarked to…
Terras Defeat Hands Initiative To Rivals Eastleigh Weymouth Reserves boss Dave Kiteley is refusing to concede the Jewson Wessex Combination League title despite this disappointing defeat at Gosport Borough. The result sees the Terras remain top of the table, but it’s Eastleigh who now have the initiative in the race for the championship trophy. The…
