Mawer's mission
By Derek Bish
Wednesday 10th February 2010
CAMERON Mawer is back at Weymouth for a second spell, hoping
to erase the pain of relegation from the Blue Square Premier
last season.
The 23-year-old, who made his comeback in the 3-1 loss at
Staines Town on Saturday, has vowed to do everything in his
power to help the Terras maintain their Blue Square South
status.
He also revealed that chairman George Rolls helped him decide
to return to the Wessex Stadium from Grays Athletic with a
month-long pursuit of the defender.
“It’s nice being back because I enjoyed it last
year, although I was disappointed about getting relegated,”
said Mawer. “I was speaking to the chairman last month
and he showed a lot of perseverance and desire to get me.
“I’ve met the manager now as well and he seems
like a top guy.”
Meanwhile, Scot Bennett’s loan deal from Exeter City
has not been extended.
The 19-year-old central defender, who said he had thoroughly
enjoyed his time with the Terras, started all seven matches
available to him since joining in December.
He scored Weymouth’s decisive second goal in the 2-0
win against local rivals Dorchester Town on New Year’s
Day but the Grecians now want him to be at St James’
Park to cover injuries and push on towards playing first-team
football for the League One club.
That departure has made the signing of Mawer even more important,
with Scott Brice and Jamie Frampton left as the only other
two recognised centre-halves.
Ex-Terras manager Matty Hale tried to get Mawer to join in
the summer but that did not work out and the defender ended
up at Blue Square Premier outfit Grays Athletic.
However, an unsuccessful stint under boss Julian Dicks has
seen Mawer fall out of favour and he made just one of his
22 appearances at the Essex club in the two months prior to
leaving.
“Grays didn’t work out and the manager wasn’t
really feeling me so I felt coming back to Weymouth would
be a good challenge,” said Mawer. “Playing on Saturday
I felt the team was not bad. We are good enough to stay up
and we were unlucky not to get something out of the game.
“I looked at them and I looked at us and I feel we more
than matched them. With a bit of luck we could have won and
if we can cut those mistakes out we can be pushing up the
table.
“We need to get a win because it breeds confidence.
Losing can become a habit, but so can winning.
“I’ve looked at the fixtures and they are all winnable
so I don’t see why we can’t stay up.”
He added: “I’m a hard worker and I hate losing
– it’s the worst thing in the world for me. I like
to think I’m a leader and will try to talk to others
while I’m also fairly quick.
“I will do everything I can to help us stay up.
