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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…

MARTYN Harrison today described Lee Phillips and Steve Tully’s free transfers to Exeter City as a ‘smart bit of business’ for the Terras. The wantaway duo last night completed their moves to St James Park after agreeing personal terms with the National Conference side. Weymouth fans were stunned by the decision to allow two of…

STEVE Johnson said he will ‘live or die’ by his decision to release wantaway pair Steve Tully and Lee Phillips. The Terras boss stressed his relief that the ongoing transfer saga involving the defender and striker was finally over. And Johnson reckons the Wessex Stadium dressing room will be a better place without Tully and…

LEE Phillips and Steve Tully are expected to complete free transfers to Exeter City today. The pair both missed Weymouth’s 3-3 draw with Lewes at the Wessex Stadium and spent the weekend negotiating personal terms with the Conference National side. Terras boss Steve Johnson refused to reveal the exact terms of the deal although a…

STEVE Johnson today paid tribute to the Terras passionate fans who he believes have a vital part to play in his side’s Conference South promotion push. The Weymouth manager says the club are the best supported in the league, both in numbers and in terms of their loyalty. He said: “The fans are incredible. They…

TERRAS boss Steve Johnson today swooped to sign former Tamworth striker Marvin Brown – but Lee Phillips and Steve Tully are on the verge of departing the Wessex Stadium. Ex Bristol City starlet Brown is set to replace Lee Phillips in Weymouth’s line up hosting Lewes in Nationwide South tomorrow, 3pm. Phillips and defender Steve…

STEVE Johnson heralded Weymouth’s first day of fulltime training as a ‘new era’ for the club. The Terras boss put more than 25 players through their paces at Redlands yesterday in the first session since the Wessex Stadium outfit unveiled plans to turn professional this summer. And Johnson, who led a reserve side to a…

TERRAS striker Lee Phillips has rejected a move to Aldershot Town. Weymouth boss Steve Johnson yesterday accepted an undisclosed ‘nominal’ fee from the Conference National side for the 24-year-old frontman. But the deal was called off after the former Plymouth Argyle marksman turned down a switch to the full-time Hampshire outfit. Johnson, whose side began…

STEVE Tully will miss the bulk of Weymouth’s Conference South promotion push through injury. The talented defender fractured a metatarsal bone in his right foot during Saturday’s 3-2 defeat at Redbridge. Tully, who has just returned to the Terras play-off chasing side after withdrawing a recent transfer request, is set to be sidelined for up…

STEVE Johnson claimed ten-man Weymouth were the victims of ‘selective refereeing’ during their shock 3-2 defeat at Redbridge. The Terras boss fumed after star striker Kirk Jackson was red-carded for dissent with seven minutes left and the scores level at a boggy Oakside. Jackson reacted angrily when he was clattered from behind by marker Anthony…