PSF: Weymouth v Torquay United : 7:45pm. - 29 July 2014

Agreed. Clearly a technically good footballer but seems to lack that certain something (positional awareness?) to give me confidence in him. Shame Cargill is not returning, maybe another loanee may be brought in if cruise doesn't cut it in the first few games. Likewise the right full back, Tonge or Thompson could potentially be a weak link? However with pearce, downes and MacDonald we have three excellent centre halves who should be able to cope with most forward lines in the conference...

If we have Pearce/Downes partnership and then MacDonald at right back we will certainly have some useful headers of the ball in both boxes.

1 down at Weymouth ex player ed palmer scored it,we have been shocking so far,they have been exploiting us down the left side attacking and beating cruise at will allegedly

2 1 Weymouth cruise screwed up at the back once again

Sounds like we need a left back, pronto.

Yes, I noticed the pitch looked very dry and from my position, high up on the half way line, in one of the match sponsor seats, I noticed that there were a numbers of circular fairy ring patches as well.

I thought Weymouth started slowly with a loose ball at the back nearly letting Benyon in. Also Briscoe, let fly from range with a shot that went narrowly wide, something that he repeated in the second with more success. Other than that, we were poor, unable to get much passing going with no outlets and Weymouth were able to gradually impose their game. However, their goal should never have been. A through ball saw Seabright come right to the edge of the area to collect it and although marginal, was given handball by the lino. From the resulting free kick,the ball was knocked right for a hard low shot that took a slight deflection.

In the second, we started better and Downes was unlucky not to score from a corner. He created the assist a short time later when a long ball in was nodded back to Briscoe who cracked a shot from outside the area into the bottom right hand corner! Game on, or so I thought....

Weymouth were able to counter attack shortly later when an attack on the right was not stopped by Cruise allowing a free cross with Seabright at the near post allowing a tap in.We were still in it and Hargreaves started to ring the changes. However, better players could not turn the tide. Downes was lucky to only pick up a yellow when he fouled their player on a through ball which he could not keep up with. Also, at fault f the third goal when easily outpaced by their winger and his ball to their striker just inside the area was fortunately deflected in off MacDonald from the resulting shot.

So, our first significant defeat and although a number of players were rested or came on too late to affect the result, Hargreaves nay have learnt a lot more about his team today than any of the other wins!