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GARRY Hill insists he is thinking about the Conference play-offs rather than relegation after taking over as the new Weymouth boss. The former Hornchurch manager, who has signed a three-year contract at the Wessex Stadium, says he won’t overhaul his squad to ensure survival this season. And Hill, who adds coach Kevin Hales and ex-Urchins…
CHAIRMAN Martyn Harrison said Garry Hill’s appointment reafirms his financial commitment to Weymouth. The resort hotel owner insisted he never intended walking away from the Terras despite threatening to quit during a heated internet-based row less than 24 hours before Hill’s unveiling. Harrison hailed Hill and new backroom staff Kevin Hales and Gary Calder as…
GARRY Hill is poised to be named new Weymouth manager today, Echosport can exclusively reveal. The former Hornchurch and Dagenham and Redbridge boss has landed the Wessex Stadium job after agreeing terms with chairman Martyn Harrison. Hill moves into the Terras hotseat just a week after the sacking of Steve Johnson. Weymouth officials were today…
JIMMY Quinn has emerged as the leading contender for the vacant Weymouth manager’s job. The former Shrewsbury boss watched from the directors’ box as the Terras slumped to another Wessex Stadium defeat against Newport County on Saturday. The ex-Bournemouth star is the latest to be linked to the position along with Stuart Morgan, Gary Hill,…
STEVE Johnson today blamed Terras’ internet fans for getting him the sack. The shocked former boss insists he lost chairman Martyn Harrison’s support after critical messages appeared on the club’s unofficial website message board. He explained: “There are a few mugs on the internet who chip away over time and I think they have an…
WEYMOUTH caretaker-boss Gary Borthwick is refusing to give up hope of making the Conference South playoffs. The former midfielder, who is in charge of the Terras until the end of the season along with fellow coaches Roy O’Brien and John Waldock, reckons his side can still do it although he admits it will be ‘tough’….
STUART Morgan wants to return to the Terras hot-seat for a third time. The former Dorchester boss, who has already enjoyed two successful spells at Weymouth, today confirmed his interest in returning to the Wessex Stadium. Morgan, who left his chief scout job at Portsmouth five weeks ago following Harry Redknapp’s move to Southampton, told…
DORCHESTER chairman Eddie Belt has fired a hands-off warning to Weymouth over Mark Morris. The Magpies manager has emerged as a leading candidate for the vacant Terras seat after his success on limited resources at the Avenue Stadium. But Belt says the ex-Wimbledon defender is under contract to the Magpies until May 2007 and, if…
WEYMOUTH have sacked manager Steve Johnson after just four and half months in the job. Poor results and ‘a general lack of progress’ have been blamed for the former Latvia under-18 coach’s departure. The Terras have won just one of their last seven league matches, a run that has all but ended their Conference South…
STEVE Johnson’s reign at the Wessex Stadium may have been a brief one but he certainly left his mark on the club, writes Paul Baker The sacked Terras boss completed a mammoth 36 deals since his appointment 126 days ago. Johnson was a surprise choice for the Weymouth hot-seat following the dismissal of Steve Claridge…