TERRAS’ fans can expect to see a young and ambitious team at the Wessex Stadium next season according to former Queens Park Rangers defender Andy Tillson.

Despite the club’s financial restraints, the 42-year-old assistant-manager is confident he and boss Matty Hale can build an entertaining side capable of holding its own in the demanding environment of the Blue Square South.

Tillson, who played in three play-off finals as a player and made over 500 appearances in the Football League, said: “I have known Matt a while now and we are both very honest and up front people. What you see is very much what you get with us, and players seem to like that.

“Also what you get with Matty and I is coaches and that is what the club requires at the moment. The budget is not massive so bringing players in, working with them on the training pitch and developing them is what we will be looking to do and we are very much looking forward to the challenge.”

Tillson is head coach at Team Bath and has vast knowledge of Blue Square South after helping the university side finish 11th last season, at the end of which, the Students resigned from the league.

He added: “We had a decent season at Team Bath last year but Weymouth is a big club with a good fan-base, which is something we never had at Team Bath.

“We want to put together a young and ambitious team, just like we did there, and that is why we are looking for players that want to work hard and improve their careers.

“You see you learn all the time in football and that is the great thing about the game. That is also the great thing about Team Bath because it gives young coaches the chance to go out there and coach and develop.

“The Blue Square South is a very tough league and you have really got to hit the ground running in it.

“Energy is so important as well. You have got to have runners who are willing to cover the ground and if you can find them and set your team up properly so it is difficult to break down you will have a good chance of doing well.

“The strength of English football and the problem with it sometimes is people demand a high tempo and energetic game.

“That is what we have tried to play over the years but sometimes that can be too frantic and that is why players need the time to develop.

“If the fans give them that time and stick by the players then I am sure they will see some exciting football at the Wessex as Matty and I both like to see the game played in the right way in terms of passing the ball and creating chances.”