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season. Grubb turned on the style heading into April, scoring four times in a 5-0 rout against
Bishops Stortford, before Ash was at the double to relegate Margate on Good Friday, with a
3-0 loss to St Albans, and results going Weston’s way, enough to keep the side up on Easter
Monday. Weston ended the league season with a 5-0 win away to Hemel Hempstead, with
Grubb being named the National League South Player of The Month for April. In his final
game in charge, Bartlett saw Weston lose 4-2 to Taunton Town in the Somerset Premier Cup
Final. Rollin Menayese left to join the Bristol Rovers U23 side, with him appearing to be the
U23s captain, with Bartlett then taking up a full-time role as FGR Head of Youth upon their
promotion to League Two. Barker opted to terminate his contract as well and has since
joined FGR as Head of Academy to Bartlett, with Weston appointing new manager and
former player Marc McGregor two days after Bartlett’s departure. Rob Boyd joined Weston
as first-team coach and assistant to Macca. The 2017-2018 season didn't get off to a
particularly good start, with the Seagulls losing their opening three league games. Weston
started to pick up some form as they headed into September, playing Wealdstone
memorably off the park in a 5-1 victory at the Woodspring. Weston's form continued to
improve largely thanks to the form of Dayle Grubb, and manager Marc McGregor picked up
the November Manager of The Month for the National League South. Grubb departed for
Forest Green Rovers at the start of January, and an inconsistent spell during the second half
of the season saw the Seagulls' playoff push fall away as the season approached the final
months. Backup goalkeeper Liam Kingston was the Somerset Premier Cup semi-final hero,
saving a spot-kick in a penalty shootout over Bath City. In May 2018, Weston won the
Somerset Premier Cup against Paulton Rovers after going 2-0 down, with Tristan Plummer
scoring the winner in added time to cue dramatic scenes on the pitch and in the stands.

Scott Bartlett was appointed manager during the close season and has remained with us
during the covid period. We now look forward to a successful season 2021/22

Max Harris - Harris progressed through the youth academy at Hereford FC and made
appearances for their first team before joining the setup at Oxford United. At Oxford, he had
loan spells with Staines Town, Abingdon United, AFC Totton and Oxford City before being
released in the summer of 2020. Signing for Cheltenham, he spent the first season with the
Robins before joining Cinderford Town and Redditch on loan this season. Harris joined
Weston on loan in October 2021.

Luke Purnell - Luke progressed through the Academy from the age of 16 and gained
experience within the Western League before moving on to Dawlish Town, Barnstaple Town
and Bridgwater Town. He returned in the summer of 2013 and has since established himself
as Weston’s No.1 keeper, making over 300 appearances in net for the club.