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Warrington Rylands sack manager 3 days after appointing him

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Football club sacks convicted rapist manager
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Sam Wilson pictured after his arrest in 2013
By Jonny HumphriesBBC News, Liverpool

A football club appointed a convicted rapist as its manager before sacking him three days later. 
Sam Wilson was jailed for five years in 2015 for forcing himself on a woman after she had consensual sex with his friend.He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for life.Warrington Rylands FC said in a social media post on Tuesday that it had terminated Wilson's contract by "mutual consent"."No further comment will be made by the club", it added. The 32-year-old, who had been a player at Rylands since 2021, stepped up to become interim manager in February. His appointment was made permanent on Saturday on a two-year contract. 

Sam Wilson was jailed for five years 

Rylands, which competes in the Northern Premier League at the seventh tier of English football, did not reply when asked by the BBC whether Mr Wilson's conviction was related to his departure. Mr Wilson confirmed his contract had been terminated in a phone call to the BBC. Asked why, he added: "You would have to take that up with the club."He ended the call when asked if the situation was related to his 2015 conviction. Mr Wilson had been appointed as interim co-manager, alongside fellow senior squad member Dean Furman, after previous manager Michael Clegg left to join Macclesfield.
Rylands had been in a rich vein of form since February, securing a play off place with six wins in nine games.  
Mr Wilson was convicted at Manchester Crown Court two years after the rape at a flat his friend had rented for the night in Laystall Street, Manchester. The victim, who was 21 at the time, had met his friend at a city centre nightclub and went back to the flat. After she had consensual sex with his friend, Mr Wilson, who a court heard had never spoken to the woman and did not know her name, entered the room and raped her. She fled the scene in "distress" and contacted Greater Manchester Police. Speaking in 2015, Det Con Sophie Swift, from GMP’s Serious Sexual Offences Unit, praised the victim for her "bravery" in "facing down her attacker" as a witness in court. 

 

Last edited by Matchman (17/4/2024 9:50 PM)

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.Warrington Rylands v Ilkeston (final match of the season) 

 Warrington are currently in 4th position. A win against Ilkeston could lift them to 3rd if Marine were to lose their final match at Ashton and that would give them home advantage in the playoff semi final, so they have a real incentive to win. On the other hand they won’t want to pick up any injuries that might harm their playoff semi final chances just 3 days after the Ilkeston match. 

From Ilkeston’s viewpoint 10th position could become 8th if we were to win and other results go our way.
The two teams above us are Guiseley and Lancaster. Guiseley are one point above us and have to play Worksop (A) and Workington (A). Lancaster are two points above us and have to play FC United (A).
Gainsborough currently have the same points as Ilkeston so could go above us if they get a better result than us. Gainsborough play champions, Radcliffe. 

 

I think they have had some off field problems over the last couple of weeks

It makes you wonder how Rylands did not know about his conviction. I am presuming they did not know and if they did and he has done his time should it have affected his suitability for the post? Absolute minefield!

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Warrington Rylands may be in the playoffs but who is currently the top form team.

https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/northern-premier-league-premier-division/form-guide

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MATCHDAY INFO

Ground: Warrington Rylands FC, Gorsey Lane, Warrington, WA2 7RZ
Where in the ground can I go?
Warrington Rylands FC, also known as Rylands Recreation Club, has plenty of covered seating from which spectators can enjoy the game situation on the East and West side of the ground.There is also sheltered and non-sheltered space for standing pitchside. There is no segregation. Home and away flags and banners are welcome.
Are there refreshments available?
Inside the ground we have a full range of reasonably priced alcoholic, soft & hot drinks and food on offer, open from two hours before kick off until full time.
MATCHDAY TICKETS
Adults £10.00
Concessions £7.00 and
U16s £2.00
All admission is via the turnstiles and there is no need to purchase tickets in advance. 
MATCH PROGRAMME
We are very proud of our match programme which was shortlisted for the North West Counties First Division South Programme of the Year in 2019. Our Match programmes are £2.00 (28 glossy pages, full colour)
MERCHANDISEA selection of club pin badges and various other pieces of merchandise are available on match days from the bar or online – Shop Now 

 

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Alex wrote:

Hasn't Jamie walker made 150 games for us

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Up to and including last match:145 starts plus 6 substitute appearances = 151 appearances in total 

I lived in Warrington for two or three years in the mid-eighties. Rylands as they were known then were in the Mid Cheshire League playing the likes of Manchester Polytechnic and Pilkington Recreation. One of my work colleagues played for them and he told me that they were playing one what were really park pitches. Warrington Town were in the lower reaches of the North West Counties League so you could say warrington was a football backwater. The big thing was the Wires the Rugby League who attracted big crowds to their ground then at Wilderspool. Football has come on along way in Warrington since I left. Is this a co incidence?

I would just like to congratulate Matthew Yates and Declan Eratt-Thompson who have played in every league game so far this season for Ilkeston Town although one of Declan's apperances was as a substitute.

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Warrington Rylands
1 Pilling, 2 Bailee, 3 Brockbank, 4 Neild, 5 Butler, 6 Nicholls. 7 Duffy, 8 Hough, 9 Cockerline, 10 Hardcastle, 11 Parkin.
Bench : 12 Touray, 14 Shenton, 15 Burns, 16 Pedro, 17 Adams.
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Ilkeston Town
1 Yates, 2 King, 3 Errat-Thompson Koby, 4 Meikle, 5 Marshall Tom, 6 Cox, 7 Dixon, 8 Walker, 9 Perch, 10 Brandy, 11 Cursons.
Bench : 12 Errat-Thompson Declan, 14 Wafula, 16 Starke, 17 Marshall Alex, 19 Leivers

Callum Minkley is Ilkeston's acting Manager today.


 

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Here we are at Warrington Rylands. The pitch is very open. there's only cover on one side of the ground and all the seating is low-level so not a great view. People are standing in front of the seats so everyone sitting down now has to stand to be able to see. 

I'm not sure why James Perch is playing up front.

​The teams are out.  Rylands in blue. Ilkeston in red

We're off.....

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Hardcastle's shot is deflected for a corner. Great save by Yates from Cockerline.That was two good chances for Rylands.        0-0.    14 mins

Another great save by Yates From close range effort by Brockbank who had raced forward a long way. Rylands attacks are very sharp and they are looking the more likely to score.    0-0.     22mins