After consultation with my co-editor, Steve Dadd, the forum was deleted from the site today. The reasons are short and simple. The “contributions” on the forum, predominantly by those who felt it appropriate to hide behind anonymity, were, in our opinion, serving no useful purpose to Weymouth Football Club. When I posted my intention to…
Blue Terras See Red After Gray Day Depleted Weymouth came crashing down to earth in an incident-packed clash with pre-season relegation favourites, Chelmsford City at New Lodge. Their FA Cup heroics at Chippenham were just a distant memory as two last-gasp goals condemned them to first defeat in five outings. The Terras, who were without…
Geoff Butler has failed in his bid to tempt highly-rated Forest Green Rovers striker, Carl Heggs, to the Wessex Stadium. The Terras boss revealed that he held transfer talks with the former West Bromwich Albion goal ace, last week. But despite being impressed by Butler’s sales patter, the 31-year-old Leicester-based player has decided to remain…
Geoff Butler will run his eye over Weymouth’s next FA Cup opponents, tomorrow night. The Terras boss is travelling to Wordsworth Drive to watch Taunton Town’s Second Qualifying Round replay against Tiverton Town. The Dorset side have been drawn away to the winners in a £10,000 Third Qualifying Round showdown on Saturday, October 10. Butler…
Chippenham Town 1 Paul Weymouth 4 Phillips (2), Dean, Jones WEYMOUTH silenced their long-ball critics with a resounding FA Cup victory over Dr Martens Premier Division rivals Chippenham Town. The Terras cruised into the Third Qualifying Round with an awesome display of passing football at Hardenhuish Park. It was a day to savour for striker…
Geoff Butler is backing Alex Browne to be fit to lead Weymouth into FA Cup action at Chippenham Town tomorrow (3pm). The influential Terras skipper is hoping to return for the money-spinning Second Qualifying Round tie after missing last weekend’s goalless draw against Cambridge City with a hamstring strain. “If any other player suffered a…
Anyone Got A Map? Weymouth failed to find the net in a game that lacked passion although the Terras had 85% of the possession. Nigel Biddlecombe’s article in the Echo was a warning enough, “on previous records, this will be a dull encounter” and so right he was. Weymouth introduced Gethin “Tom” Jones in Alex…
The Annual general meeting of Weymouth Football Club Ltd took place on Thursday 19th September at the Wessex lounge. Mr. Terry Bennett was unanimously re elected as chairman, and Mr. Mike Archer and Mr. David Higson were re elected as vice chairs. Considering the financial upheaval that had beset the club the board through frugal…
After a day spent cutting his way through FA red tape, Geoff Butler is hoping to parade a new central defender when the Terras host Cambridge City tomorrow (3pm kick-off). Gethin Jones in his Cardiff coloursButler, anxious to find cover for club skipper Alex Browne before the Terras enter the FA Cup next week, will…
Hawk’s Hatchet Men Grounded An away fixture at West Leigh Park against old adversaries Havant & Waterlooville always manages to have an extra dimension to an already competitive match, and tonight was no exception as the under achieving Hawks lead by Liam ‘I taught Roy Keane all he knows’ Daish witnessed X rated incidents, a…
