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Beaver sets goal target
By Matt McGeehan
Tuesday 30th January 2007
PROLIFIC striker Stuart Beavon was
delighted to open his Weymouth account on his home debut.
The 22-year-old striker signed from
Didcot Town last week - he scored over 100 goals in twoand-a-half
years at the club - and scored his 37th goal of the season
in Saturday's one all draw with Northwich Victoria.
It was his second appearance as a
substitute for the Terras after he made his debut against
Exeter City.
He has targeted ten goals for the
season for Weymouth and could be the breath of fresh air the
club need following the recent turmoil at the Wessex Stadium.
Beavon, nicknamed Beaver, replaced
Chukki Eribenne, who was forced off with a head injury after
13 minutes of the Nationwide Conference fixture on Saturday,
and was a constant threat to the Victoria defence.
He took his goal well, showing his
instinct in front of goal after a flick-on from fellow new
boy Brian Dutton, who was returning to the Wessex Stadium
after an 18-month absence.
Beavon enjoyed his home debut, he
said: "It was nice. I didn't think I would be getting
on as early as I did but as soon as I got on I had to take
my chance and· hopefully I have shown the manager what
I have got."
The goal continued his impressive
scoring record. He now has one goal in 85 minutes of football
for the Terras, having come on with eight minutes remaining
against the Grecians.
"I stood there, I saw the ball
and I knew the defender wasn't getting there and gambled.
The keeper came out and I clipped it through his legs. It
was nice."
Beavon prefers to play off the striker,
but he was very effective on Saturday as a focal point for
the attack. With his strike partner Richard Logan often dropping
off, Beavon took the ball into his feet with his back to goal,
showing strength to hold off his marker and find midfield
players running from deep. However, he also showed the willingness
and ability to turn to get behind and stretch the opposition.
He demonstrated great enthusiasm and
never doubted the Terras would get a goal, even when Logan
sent a penalty kick wide.
"It is all about luck, I knew
if we bided our time we would get one. We were creating so
much one of them had to go in, it was just nice to get it."
The main difference between playing
for the Railwaymen in Southern League South West Division
and the Conference is fitness, according to Beavon. "I
have got to get my head down and get really fit. But I showed
that I am not actually that unfit compared to the Conference
players."
His one target for the season is "to
score as many goals as I can," he said, and when pressed
on a number, he went for double figures.
Beavon had been on the verge of signing
for Weymouth's Conference rivals Rushden & Diamonds, but
a "gut feeling" on arrival in Dorset swayed it the
Terras way, despite recent off-field events.
"I came down here and I got on
with the lads first day. I just really enjoyed it. That is
why I signed - a gut feeling. I went to Rushden and it was
good up there. You can't knock the set up they have got up
there because it is second to none but I came here - I said
to Graham Westley (Diamonds' manager) I was going to keep
my options open - I came down here looking, and that was it."
With injuries and form going against
the established Terras' strikers, Beavon could be set for
a start against Burton Albion on Saturday.
"Maybe. I don't want to push
my luck too much, but hopefully;" he said.
Beavon is set to feature for the reserves
in the Pontin's Holidays Combination match with Exeter City
at the Wessex Stadium this afternoon (2pm).
Tindall is set to pick a number of
the Terras' academy players and a couple of trialists could
also be included.
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