The first match of 2022 will (hopefully) see us pitted against a team we've actually faced a couple of times before - both in the FA Cup, 2 wins for us, 8 goals scored (Bill Garner scored 4 and Billy Best 2 in the 7-0 home win in November 1970) and none conceded. I think we'd all settle to keep the run and the average goal difference going, so a 4-0 win it is!
Assuming most of us were not watching Southend play in 1970, Weymouth FC came into our consciousness more recently as the club from which we coaxed Mark Molesley and his entourage about 18 months ago.
It seems a long time ago since our last game at Bromley on Boxing Day, and we've had no updates yet on the COVID situation in the camp but hopefully we'll finally get to kick off 2022 this Saturday. Weymouth have already played this year, losing 3-2 at Eastleigh last weekend leaving them a point and a place behind us in the league table having played one game more. They played over half that game against 10 men and Brandon Goodship scored his 3rd goal in 18 appearances so far this season - all in games the Terras went on to lose (none of his goals for us came in wins either!).
Since our last game we've lost one blade (Zak Brunt), gained one (Harrison Neal) and retained one (Kacper Łopata) - the latter hopefully will be fit again to play - potentially alongside another new defensive acquisition in Ollie Kensdale.
Of the injuries, we don't know yet if any of the trio of injured midfielders (Bridge, Ogogo or Dunne) will be fit enough to be involved on Saturday, but new signing Harrison Neal sounds like he can do a job shielding the defence. Who will plug the creative gap left by Zak Brunt further forward remains to be seen. Maybe more acquisitions will be made before Saturday - who knows?
Anyway, assuming the game goes ahead, who would you choose to start and what do you predict the result to be?
Assuming most of us were not watching Southend play in 1970, Weymouth FC came into our consciousness more recently as the club from which we coaxed Mark Molesley and his entourage about 18 months ago.
It seems a long time ago since our last game at Bromley on Boxing Day, and we've had no updates yet on the COVID situation in the camp but hopefully we'll finally get to kick off 2022 this Saturday. Weymouth have already played this year, losing 3-2 at Eastleigh last weekend leaving them a point and a place behind us in the league table having played one game more. They played over half that game against 10 men and Brandon Goodship scored his 3rd goal in 18 appearances so far this season - all in games the Terras went on to lose (none of his goals for us came in wins either!).
Since our last game we've lost one blade (Zak Brunt), gained one (Harrison Neal) and retained one (Kacper Łopata) - the latter hopefully will be fit again to play - potentially alongside another new defensive acquisition in Ollie Kensdale.
Of the injuries, we don't know yet if any of the trio of injured midfielders (Bridge, Ogogo or Dunne) will be fit enough to be involved on Saturday, but new signing Harrison Neal sounds like he can do a job shielding the defence. Who will plug the creative gap left by Zak Brunt further forward remains to be seen. Maybe more acquisitions will be made before Saturday - who knows?
Anyway, assuming the game goes ahead, who would you choose to start and what do you predict the result to be?
