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At Hengrove on a glorious late summer afternoon on a bumpy pitch for 45 minutes Willand played with passion, pride, pace, possession, precision and power. Dean Stamp was a revelation up front with a performance of strength, skill and superb finishing which rightly gave him the man of the match accolade. Willand made four changes from the team last time out. Stamp, Dave Hambly and Jake Wannell returning.  David Steele making his first appearance of

In contrast to the first team Willand Reserves turned on the style in the second half to record their first victory of the season. A game which was brilliantly officialled by the three people on duty, lead to an even first half. In the dying minutes of the half Willand were awarded a penalty which they failed to convert, leaving the score all level at half time. In the second half Willand turned on the

As players from both teams scurried to the ground with half an hour left, pre-match routines were lost and with the referee prompting a punctual 6:30 kick-off, the idea of player and team development seemed a distant ambition, writes Nick Miles.. Willand attacked the orange and black stripes of Cullompton, who defended the Cricket Club End. There was also an end-of-season feel about the early exchanges as sloppiness nearly gave Cully two glorious chances. From

Under a warming sun, on a green but bumpy pitch, the signs were ominous, writes Nick Miles. My teams have lost two cup finals and never won a league game on this ground but today would be a good day to start. Being a larger than normal pitch, rather than start with the favoured 3-4-3 line-up, Willand started with the traditional 4-4-2, playing down the slope. The team’s earlier work gave lots of possession in

It was a pleasure to welcome Steve Tully and his under 18s to Silver Street for an evening kick-off and a much anticipated friendly. The pitch was in excellent condition having been rolled and pampered during the day. Willand were almost at full strength and rolling subs would enable players to be replaced throughout the 90 minutes. The game settled fairly quickly as Torquay got into their passing stride with around 5′ gone. In practice,

On a glorious day at Magelake, on a soft, bumpy pitch nearest the car park, the hosts sought to put right the lessons of a week ago. They would do so with 10 fit players – Alex Wright, (groin injury) and Timmy Miles (turned ankle) would play through the pain barrier. Two minutes had gone when it was evident that despite the pre-match build-up, Willand were a yard short and uncommitted to the tackle. A

For the first time since, December 8th, Willand’s under 18s were able to play a competitive match. That is 84 days. I don’t want to go on too much about it, but the 3 month gap showed. Even then it took an early morning pitch inspection and some sand to get the pitch ready but by 2pm, everything was ready. The Magelake pitch looked green and lush. Although there were several soft areas, none affected

A top-of-the-table clash (aren’t they all at the moment?) demands a good attitude at the very least, if anything is to be taken from the game, writes Nick Miles. On a soft, heavy pitch and under a bright December sky, Willand attacked the motorway end with a changed formation and some key players missing. Oli Crimmins was injured the day before for Okey 1sts and team captain hurt his back in a car accident on