Its twenty five past seven in the morning and I already sat at my desk. If anyone tells you that the credit crunch isnt biting hard, then please shoot them on my behalf.

:0(

Anyhow on to matters Weymouth and it has to be said that it is a very quiet time in the world of the Wessex. Usually this means that a disaster is around the next bend, but I get the feeling that this time the focus is on hard work and a dedication to get it right on the field this season.

There is still plenty of debate about where our goals are going to come from, and I suppose Marcus Stewart's move to Exeter City will only increase the speculation, so it will be interesting to hear what JHMBE has to say on the matter.

Personally I would like to see a proven hitman in the squad, although you could point to Beavon (who despite a lean season in front of goal still proved a handful last season), Dubois and "Nanny" McPhee. If Anton and Couttsie can chip in from midfield then we should be ok.

In having no 'proven' 20 goal per season strikers in the squad you put pressure on the defence to keep clean sheets, thus keeping you in matches, and that is the area we have arguably weakened in selling Kyle Critchell.

Interesting stuff and plenty to keep us debating hard until the season starts proper. Right I am off for a bit of retail therapy and ordering my new shirt!

Until tomorrow.

And so season 2008/09 is off to a winning start away from home and in Europe.

I say Europe because Portland is a bit off shore, and whilst yes I accept that it is connected to the UK by a causeway I think that the French probably think they are going overseas when they go to the Mt. San Michel. Maybe.

Anyhow I am sticking with it as I always thought our rare wins against Newport Isle of Wight were European victories so there. Argue if you want, but my logic is sound!

My man at the match isn't answering his phone yet this morning but I can stick with the facts I know and that is...

Portland United 0-4 Weymouth (The scorers I think were Dubois 2, Beavon, Sandwidth)

Of course the real tests lie a lot further down the track and history will show us that a decent pre-season for this club usually means a terrible season, but i am staying positive.

It would be nice to think that we can have it all this campaign. And I did dream that Chris McPhee became the first player to score the winning goal in consecutive seasons for different clubs in the FA Trophy. 

Beaver got the second against a below par York Side.

My dreams don't usually come true but its worth keeping an eye out!

Ok, thats all for this morning. Keep the Beat the Blogger entries coming in... I want to see your holiday snaps!!!! (not those ones)

The typing and spelling of tonights TerrasBlog may well be even worse than usual due to the cat being sat on my lap and me having to type one handed.

Apologies!

Its been a busy day at the Wessex with the new sponsorship partnership between Weymouth FC and a local childrens hospice being launched.

There are of course two sides to the story with this being Weymouth FC and I can see both sides.

With the club having increased admission prices, especially for those of near retirement age, does it send the right message out to then 'give' away the title sponsorship of the team?

I am not privvy to enough detail of the deal. But I have to say that whilst I sympathise greatly with that view, there is an undoubted feel good factor about this initiative. So a cautious thumbs up from me. I hope that both Julia's and Weymouth FC get the right amount of positive publicity (and as importantly revenue and sponsorship) to make this work.

As part of the deal the club has released images of their new away and third kit today.

The away shirt has been speculated on within the very pages of TerrasBlog as recently as yesterday. But here is a proper shot with the new crest on it.

The badge looks funny I suppose, but I am sure we will get used to it over time.

The away shirt, as you can see above is blue. I am sure there will be debate on whether or not this was the one earmarked allegedly to be the home shirt. Its a nice kit as far as I am concerned.

The third kit came as a surprise to me but I am delighted to see that we will be back in yellow at times on our travels.

We won the league in Baldock in a yellow/gold shirt so this one gets a thumbs up from me.

Do we need to have brought out 6 new shirts in two seasons? You will need to ask the clubs new retail manager that when they are appointed. For me it is of course too many. But when sponsors and kit sponsors change that is inevitable.

I would like to see the club give us an idea on how long we can expect these kits to be 'en vogue'. Somewhat like the 'best before' date adopted on recent England shirts.  

Finally it was nice to see a signing before we got all sponsor and kit focused! Welcome to Weymouth Chris 'Nanny' McPhee. May you score in a Wembley final win for our club too!!

Ciao for now.