Love of Weymouth keeps Josh going
By Derek Bish
Saturday 20th February 2010
JOSH Llewellyn could play through the pain for the fourth
match in a row if he passes a late fitness test ahead of today’s
match at Bath City (3pm).
It is touch and go whether the 22-year-old striker lines
up in the Weymouth team at Twerton Park because of his bruised
ankle bone.
He has had to take painkillers ahead of each of the Terras’
previous three Blue Square South games after picking up the
knock in Weymouth’s last victory, the 3-1 success over
Lewes in January.
“Anyone who wants to play football wants to be 100 per
cent but sometimes it doesn’t go like that,” said
the ex-Team Bath front-man. “I’m trying to get through
games to do what I can for the team and just give 100 per
cent.
“We are not doing well at the moment but hopefully I
can still contribute. I like playing football and I love playing
for Weymouth. That is what keeps me going.
“I’m probably going to have to take painkillers
again but that is how it goes. It’s not the first time
I’ve taken them for an injury.
“We’ll see today whether I can play on it. Fingers
crossed I can.”
With Llewellyn and Pierre Joseph-Dubois (hamstring) both
struggling it could leave the door open for top scorer Jake
Reid to stake his claim for a regular slot back in the starting
line-up.
And with the likes of Reid and captain Scott Brice still
part of the Terras’ squad, Llewellyn insists that even
the 6-0 reversal at the hands of Basingstoke last week has
failed to destroy their team spirit.
“We’ve got the same sort of people that were around
and team spirit doesn’t just go like that,” he said.
“Although we haven’t got the results in the last
couple of games we are still working hard in training and
the spirit is still good.”
The latest of three defeats in a row for the Terras was that
6-0 thumping at the hands of Basingstoke and Llewellyn, who
has netted three times and contributed four assists this season,
admits the heavy loss was a bitter blow.
“It was the worst point in my career,” he said.
“Weymouth fans are the best fans in the league and the
best I’ve ever played under.
“They were there for us when we went away to Bishop’s
Stortford and won. They were fantastic, cheering us on, even
though it looked bleak for the club.
“To then go and perform like we did last Saturday, everyone
knows it wasn’t good enough and it was sad – it
hurt a lot.
“Hopefully come Saturday we can put that game to bed
and get a result. When we lost 6-0 my first thought was I
couldn’t wait to rectify what happened.
