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Weymouth’s glamour clash with Premiership giants Liverpool is almost certainly off following yesterday’s sacking of Reds boss Gerard Houllier. Hopes were high that stars like Michael Owen, Harry Kewell and Steven Gerrard would grace the Wessex Stadium after Houllier had agreed to bring his Anfield outfit to the resort for a pre-season friendly. But the…
IT’S MEN AGAINST BOYS IN WESSEX MASSACRE WEYMOUTH 8 (Browne 6, Claridge pen 30, 53, 54, Phillips 56, 81, pen 84, Philpott 90) Dorchester TOWN 0 RAMPANT Weymouth sent their fans into dreamland by hammering pitiful Dorchester Town 8-0 in the most one-sided derby ever between the two Dorset rivals. Steve Claridge’s table-toppers ran riot…
PHILIPS ON THE SPOT TO KEEP TERRAS CUP DREAM ALIVE WEYMOUTH 4 MERTHYR TYDFIL 2 (AET) WEYMOUTH can still dream of a quadruple trophy success this season after seeing off Merthyr Tydfil after extra-time in this third round Dr Martens League Cup clash last night. Steve Claridge’s much-changed side were forced to come from behind…
TERRAS have been rocked by the resignations of its four longest-serving directors. Dave Higson, Mick Archer, Terry Bennett and Peter Shaw dramatically quit the Wessex Stadium club last night. In a joint letter to chairman Ian Ridley, the quartet said they were leaving to allow others to take the club forward. However, Echosport understands they…
Laws Sends Terras Packing Weymouth legend David Laws marked his Portland United debut by notching the winner against the club where he made his name. The 34-year-old, who joined the Blues after a glittering eight year career with the Terras, sent Steve Claridge’s side packing with a decisive third on 51 minutes at Grove Corner….
Steve Claridge doesn’t want a mass of trialists turning up when the Terras report back for pre-season training tonight. The new Weymouth boss insists he only wants to work with players who have committed their futures to the Wessex Stadium club. He told Echosport: “It’s been a really frustrating summer because so much work has…
TWO new members have been co-opted on to the board of Weymouth Football Club. The appointments of Andrew Brown and Charles Lesser brings the number of Terras directors up to a total of ten. Weymouth-born Brown has run a number of successful exhibition companies in Bournemouth while Lesser is a London-based commodities broker. Chairman Ian…
Halesowen’s Slip Saves Terras From Relegation Weymouth might have secured their Dr Martens Premier Division status, but it wasn’t supposed to happen like this. Geoff Butler’s men went into their last home game of the season knowing victory over Hastings United would end their relegation fears once and for all. With a minute to go,…
Terras fans will get a chance to pay tribute to goal-machine David Laws next month. Nationwide Conference champions Yeovil Town have agreed to provide the opposition for his testimonial game at the Wessex Stadium on Wednesday, May 7 (7.45pm). Laws, who missed Saturday’s goalless draw against Dover Athletic after failing a fitness test on a…