ANOTHER match closer, Weymouth continued their march at the top of the table with a 3-0 win against Hartley Wintney.

Yet what were the main talking points from the match? As ever, Aidan Williams is on hand to guide you through five points of discussion from the win at Hartley Wintney.

EYE OF THE STORM

TITLE this, crucial points that, nervous looks towards Twitter to see how other clubs have done.

You cannot escape the title race at a match any more, the storm of a final run-in for the title is well and truly here.

But the last place you would look for any sign of it is Sam Sherring and Stephane Zubar, who marshalled the defence impeccably.

Calm and assured, and rarely looking in any danger, that centre-back partnership has been a rock that Weymouth’s good runs this season have been built on.

It means less drama for my reports, but I think I may be the only person complaining about that.

THAT IS HOW IT’S DONE

HARTLEY were great hosts and overall the atmosphere was fun for all the right reasons.

The two sets of fans briefly sung back and forth at each other post-match in the bar, while there were some repeated good-natured jokes back and forth during the match.

It all made for a pleasant afternoon while enjoying sport.

All this from a side that is facing a ground grading on Monday and, as you read this, are having volunteers try to complete work at the ground prior to that.

It was great fun and how football should be.

MUTE THE SCRIPT

IF WEYMOUTH do go on and win the title it will not be built on their record against their title rivals, it will be won on wins at teams such as Hartley Wintney.

Football loves a Roy of the Rovers goal that wins it all in the biggest clash with the big rival, imbued with a romance of a sporting story being performed to perfection.

That idea just is not realistic though.

To even entertain the thought of a big match being a glorious moment, like the one on Tuesday against the Met Police, you have to secure the professional wins against the teams for whom the script writers might have imagined less drama.

Hartley Wintney was just as big a match as Tuesday.

Yes it is a cliche but it is one that, mindset wise, is the right idea: it is just another match down and done.

On to the next one.

OR MAYBE…

YEMI Odubade put a crucial ball in for Cameron Murray to slot in for Weymouth’s third and was on the end of Brandon Goodship’s ball across goal to slam in Weymouth’s first.

Goodship and Odubade are both players whose place at Weymouth has been aided with help from funds from fans via the Wessex Fantasy Football League.

Goodship’s sheer number of goals speak volumes.

However, the appeal for the funds for Odubade drew an immediate reaction from Weymouth fans earlier on in the season and one which was very quickly successful.

I imagine there could be few sweeter stories for fans of a club that has taken the long road to recovery from financial issues, than to see players that the fans have helped afford, help bring the title home.

Roy of the Rovers stuff, that.

FINALLY…?

I HAVE spoken a few times on this column about the oddity of the other results in the league falling exactly into place for Weymouth.

This time it did not, unless you count Poole’s loss meaning Weymouth are secured of a spot in the play-offs.

Taunton won 1-0 against Chesham, Salisbury 7-1 against Staines and the Met Police 2-0 against Merthyr Town.

What should have been normal service was resumed, and the title race stays bubbling along nicely.