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Eagerly awaited since the start of the season, the local derby took place at Silver Street under leaden skies and on a soft, sticky pitch, writes Nick Miles. Willand defended the Clubhouse End and kicked-off with a 4-4-2 formation. Five had turned out for the Reserves’ Premier fixture at Heavitree the day before but thankfully, the evidence of their endeavours didn’t show until well into the second half. Rovers were lively down both flanks early

So, another trip to Torquay and the chance to put right what went wrong 2 weeks before at Apollo, writes Nick Miles. It was a little difficult to find but once found, you’ll never forget it. The clubhouse is a testimony to what standards football at all levels should aspire to. I wish I had a picture but aside from the stunning façade, the facilities were terrific too (although we did do the halftime team

A most eagerly awaited fixture as Willand aimed to put right last week’s first league defeat of the season against high-flying Tiverton who enjoyed a big win over Sidmouth, writes Nick Miles. The match was played at Magelake Meadow, Uffculme and the going on a flat pitch, was soft and under grey skies. Willand would be without both full-backs and reverted to 3-4-3 to accommodate the available players. Furthermore, Willand had 5 players who had

Apollo (1) 1 : 0 (0) ROVERS And so the unbeaten league record fell at The Acorn Centre, Torquay, to a spirited Apollo side, writes Nick Miles. The pitch is memorable for the significant slope touchline to touchline and it’s not especially big, either. Although the sun had been out, the surface was still very slippery for both sides as the game got under way with the whites defending the Sports Centre End. The early

First home game – five star win At last, Willand Rovers’ under 18s first home game of the current season and what a game, writes Nick Miles. The predicted rain held off until the teams and spectators had gathered for their hotdogs in the clubhouse, but the previous night’s precipitation made the going quite soft. Willand went into the game knowing that a win would put them top of the table but they would not

Clyst Valley 1 Willand Rovers 3 (HT 1-2) (Hayfield, Vittles, Kingdom) Two weeks had passed without a game but the White Eagles slipped onto top gear again with a very good display against strong opponents and returned to Silver Street with all 3 points. Attacking the Exmouth End, Willand’s wide players found lots of opportunities and after 6′, the visitors took the lead. Macca Broom received the ball from Tim Miles and when he tricked

After an excellent start to the League campaign, it would be interesting to see how the Rovers would respond to last week’s wake-up call at Plymouth Parkway, writes Nick Miles. On a warm, cloudy day and on a worn pitch, Willand attacked the changing room end and surprisingly got into the groove quite quickly. Macca and Reece did well down either flank and JJ looked sharp although it was Jordan who came closest to scoring

The stormy conditions predicted by HM Met Office didn’t materialise, thankfully, but there was a steady drizzle throughout this excellent cup fixture at Bickleigh Royal Marines Camp, Plymouth – despite a warm welcome by the hosts, Plymouth Parkway, writes Nick Miles Willand arrived without Nick Merriam who was injured at Sidmouth last week. Despite that performance and result, the players were under no illusions about the scale of the task at Plymouth Parkway. This was