Terras chairman Terry Bennett today apologised for the poor state of the Wessex Stadium pitch for Saturday’s 1-1 pre-season friendly draw with Gravesend and Northfleet. The uneven Radipole Lane playing surface was covered in weeds, daisies and buttercups. He said: “It’s been a bit difficult of late because we are between groundsmen. One has recently…
Former Terra, Stewart Heath, opened the scoring for the home side, but second-half goals from Lee Phillips and David Laws saw Weymouth start their pre-season fixtures with a victory. Former Yeovil Town player, Matthew Cooper, debuted at the back and there were also appearances by former Terras players Lee Bradford and Anthony Tilley in Weymouth…
Weymouth will come up against some familiar faces when Steve Claridge’s men round off their pre-season campaign. The Terras have pencilled in a friendly away at FA Vase winners Winchester City on Monday, August 9 – five days before the start of the Conference South season. The 7.45pm clash will see Weymouth come up against…
WEYMOUTH Reserves boss Dave Kiteley is hoping to have at least one first team player available for his side’s Wessex Combination League trip to Bemerton Heath Harlequins tomorrow, kick-off 3pm. The likely candidate for the table toppers is winger Kevin Parker who missed the Terras Boxing Day win over Tiverton Town through injury. Kiteley explained:…
WEYMOUTH ended their month-long win hoodoo by seeing off Tiverton Town in an entertaining Dr Martens Premier Division derby clash at the Wessex Stadium yesterday. The crucial victory, which came in front of a bumper Boxing Day crowd of 1,303, was the Terras first league success since former director of football Fred Davies’ finale against…
Weymouth director of football Des Bulpin is hoping injuries won’t make it three defeats in a row for the Terras, as his beleaguered side travel to King’s Lynn tomorrow in the Dr Martens Premier Division, kick-off 3pm. Key midfielder Michael Dean is back in contention after missing Tuesday’s derby cup clash against Dorchester. But club…
A POPULAR website dedicated to Weymouth Football Club has shut down because its editors have received abuse from fans over the Fred Davies affair. But Steve Dadd, who helps to run the club’s unofficial website with Paul O’Reilly, has today assured Terras’ supporters that it will be back online within the next few weeks. Fred…
WOEFUL Weymouth crashed out of the FA Trophy with hardly a whimper at Chesham United. The terrible Terras gave one of their worst displays in recent memory and were well beaten by the high-flying Ryman Premier Division outfit. In fact, a clear indication of their shocking performance was that it took 86 minutes for them…
