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Butler and Waldock bury differences
Weymouth manager Geoff Butler has buried his differences with John Waldock, Echosport can exclusively reveal today. The 27-year-old defender was placed on the transfer list last week after refusing to help ease the club’s crippling debts by taking a pay cut. Butler told the former Sunderland man that he wouldn’t play again until he’d agreed…
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Butler Given Low Down On Trophy Opponents
Geoff Butler has turned to former Wessex Stadium favourite Steve Tate for the low down on Weymouth’s FA Trophy opponents, Aveley. The Terras travel to meet the Ryman Division One North side in the first round of the competition at Mill Field tomorrow (3pm). The Essex outfit put out Tate’s Newport IOW in the previous…
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Forum Removed From This Site
After consultation with my co-editor, Steve Dadd, the forum was deleted from the site today. The reasons are short and simple. The “contributions” on the forum, predominantly by those who felt it appropriate to hide behind anonymity, were, in our opinion, serving no useful purpose to Weymouth Football Club. When I posted my intention to…
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Match Report: Chelmsford 3-1 Weymouth | 5th October 2002
Blue Terras See Red After Gray Day Depleted Weymouth came crashing down to earth in an incident-packed clash with pre-season relegation favourites, Chelmsford City at New Lodge. Their FA Cup heroics at Chippenham were just a distant memory as two last-gasp goals condemned them to first defeat in five outings. The Terras, who were without…
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Terras Miss Out On Hot-Shot Heggs
Geoff Butler has failed in his bid to tempt highly-rated Forest Green Rovers striker, Carl Heggs, to the Wessex Stadium. The Terras boss revealed that he held transfer talks with the former West Bromwich Albion goal ace, last week. But despite being impressed by Butler’s sales patter, the 31-year-old Leicester-based player has decided to remain…
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Butler Planning FA Cup Spying Trip
Geoff Butler will run his eye over Weymouth’s next FA Cup opponents, tomorrow night. The Terras boss is travelling to Wordsworth Drive to watch Taunton Town’s Second Qualifying Round replay against Tiverton Town. The Dorset side have been drawn away to the winners in a £10,000 Third Qualifying Round showdown on Saturday, October 10. Butler…
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Match Report: Chippenham Town 1-4 Weymouth (FA Cup) | 28th September 2002
Chippenham Town 1 Paul Weymouth 4 Phillips (2), Dean, Jones WEYMOUTH silenced their long-ball critics with a resounding FA Cup victory over Dr Martens Premier Division rivals Chippenham Town. The Terras cruised into the Third Qualifying Round with an awesome display of passing football at Hardenhuish Park. It was a day to savour for striker…
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Start Delivering The Goods – Butler
Geoff Butler is backing Alex Browne to be fit to lead Weymouth into FA Cup action at Chippenham Town tomorrow (3pm). The influential Terras skipper is hoping to return for the money-spinning Second Qualifying Round tie after missing last weekend’s goalless draw against Cambridge City with a hamstring strain. “If any other player suffered a…
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Match Report: Weymouth 0-0 Cambridge City | 21st September 2002
Anyone Got A Map? Weymouth failed to find the net in a game that lacked passion although the Terras had 85% of the possession. Nigel Biddlecombe’s article in the Echo was a warning enough, “on previous records, this will be a dull encounter” and so right he was. Weymouth introduced Gethin “Tom” Jones in Alex…
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