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SHAUN Wilkinson returns to Weymouth today from his loan stint at Havant and Waterlooville – but won’t face the Hawks this weekend. The tough-tackling midfielder is back with the Terras after being shipped out to the Hampshire outfit following an alleged spitting incident with a Weymouth fan last November. Boss Steve Johnson today challenged Wilkinson…

STEVE Johnson is refusing to close the door on Weymouth’s play-off hopes despite suffering another Wessex Stadium home defeat. Eastbourne Borough became the latest side to leave Radipole Lane with three points after Matt Smart’s scrambled second half effort secured a 1-0 win for the high-flying Sussex side. The defeat means the miserable Terras –…

FORMER Terras commercial manager Fred Dunford has had a new role at the Wessex Stadium this week – as manager Steve Johnson’s assistant. Dunford has been a key figure behind the scenes at Weymouth all week after winning a fundraising raffle. The prize draw saw the lucky Weymouth Cougars under 14 manager involved in training…

STEVE Johnson admits Weymouth’s promotion hopes rest on the outcome of tomorrow’s clash with play-off rivals Eastbourne Borough at the Wessex Stadium (3pm). “Win and we’re still very much in the push for a play-off place,” he said. “Lose and it will he time to start thinking about next season.” “It’s a massive game for…

STEVE Johnson admitted the post-ponement of Weymouth’s Conference South trip to Sutton United was a ‘massive blow’. The clash was called off due to a waterlogged Gander Green Lane pitch after an early morning pitch inspection. But the Terras boss, who was desperate for the game to be played, is convinced conditions would have improved…

LEE Phillips today rocked Weymouth on the eve of their Conference South trip to Sutton United by insisting he did not want to leave the Terras. The striker, who joined Exeter City with Steve Tully on free transfers earlier this week, revealed he only left the Wessex Stadium because he did not feel ‘wanted’. And…

SHAUN Wilkinson is to get a second chance at the Wessex Stadium, writes Matt Pitman The midfielder returns to Weymouth next week at the end of his loan period with Conference South rivals Havant and Waterlooville. Boss Steve Johnson says he is willing to take another look at the Terras outcast who was shipped out…

SIMON Browne has been told he is free to leave Weymouth. Terras boss Steve Johnson has made the stalwart defender available on a free transfer following the club’s decision to turn full-time this summer. Browne, who has been granted a testimonial at the Wessex Stadium, is now interesting Conference South rivals Dorchester Town and the…

PROPOSALS for a new football stadium and supermarket at Weymouth Football Club’s Wessex Stadium suffered a blow in a planning report today. The proposals – for a scheme involving Asda moving from the town centre to the present football ground site and a new stadium being built next door – were challenged in a report…

STEVE Tully’s refusal to apologise to fans for comments made in the Dorset Echo ultimately cost him his job at the Wessex Stadium. In an interview last month after the former Torquay United defender had handed in a written transfer request, he accused the club of moving in the wrong direction and lacking ambition. He…