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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…
ADAM Wilde will undergo surgery in a desperate bid to correct his trouble some recurring groin injury. The winger is to travel to London to consult with top sports surgeon Jerry Gilmore ahead of an operation next month. Boss Steve Johnson hopes the former Worcester City man will return fighting fit by the end of…
STEVE Johnson has tipped Callum Ross-Jennins to become the next Terras teen destined for big things. The Weymouth boss reckons the Broadwey-based right back is on the verge of breaking into the first team at the Wessex Stadium. And Johnson says the club’s move to start an apprenticeship scheme next season could prove the perfect…
STEVE Johnson today labelled Weymouth’s crucial Nationwide Conference South trip to Redbridge tomorrow as ‘must win’. The Terras travel to the struggling Essex outfit eager to bounce back following last weekend’s miserable home defeat to Welling and stay in the hunt for the play-offs. Goal shy Redbridge have scored just once in their last seven…
STEVE Johnson has set a play-off target of nine wins from Weymouth’s final 13 games. The Terras boss is urging his side to put a run of victories together after last weekend’s setback against Welling United. And with games to come against high-flying rivals Grays, Hornchurch, Lewes and Cambridge City, Johnson insists the Terras can…
SINCE getting involved with Weymouth Football Club in March last year, MARTYN HARRISON has ploughed more than £1 million into it. He is also a major investor in the town’s holiday trade. Here he talks about the beautiful game, how he started out as a businessman and his dreams for the football club. IN a…
TERRAS defender Steve Tully has come off the Wessex Stadium transfer list. Last year’s player of the year shocked the club last month when he asked for a move from the Nationwide Conference South outfit. He then criticised boss Steve Johnson for making too many signings in an Echo interview and accused the team of…
TURNING full-time will cost Weymouth an extra £100,000 a year, owner Martyn Harrison revealed today. After months of speculation, Weymouth directors voted unanimously last week to turn the club full-time from July. And the Terras chief executive, who owns 81 per cent of the club’s shares through his Hollybush Hotels firm, insists the extra outlay…