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Sat 23rd Nov : Warrington Rylands v Ilkeston Town : Ko 3pm
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Our next fixture is at Warrington Rylands and gives us the opportunity to recover some lost ground.
Defeat at Lancaster followed by a blank Saturday has seen us fall from 4th to 9th.
Such is the closeness of teams in this league that a win could lift us to 5th and a defeat could drop us to 10th.
Rylands have been in the bottom four all season up until two weeks ago but 10 points from their last five league matches have lifted them above the relegation zone.
Unfortunately for us we play against them when they are five games unbeaten including two good FA Trophy wins.
Rylands last five matches:
22 Oct. Matlock Town (A) Draw 1-1
26 Oct. Ossett United (H) Won 4-0. (FA Trophy)
02 Nov Basford Utd (H) Won 3-0
09 Nov Blyth Spartans. (H) Won 2-1
16 Nov Scunthorpe Utd (A) Won 2-1 (FA Trophy)
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Re: Sat 23rd Nov : Warrington Rylands v Ilkeston Town : Ko 3pm
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Warrington Rylands spent the whole of last season in the playoff positions so it was a big surprise that they started this season so badly.
On Tuesday night they play Gainsborough Trinity away so let’s hope that takes it’s toll.
Last season they beat us twice, 1-0 at Ilkeston and 2-0 at Warrington.
It’s my least favourite ground in the league. They have a stand on one side of the ground with three rows of low level seating. The other three sides are sub standard. However the clubhouse is okay and last season they had entertainment before and after the game.
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Re: Sat 23rd Nov : Warrington Rylands v Ilkeston Town : Ko 3pm
Yeah not a great ground but they have great officials and the fans were welcoming especially after the game . I went in the little shac before the game
for a few beers which was very nice . After the game at their ground the fans from both teams were in great voice singing in the main stand bar . I actually felt sorry for the singer cos I actually got to hear him he was quite good .
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Re: Sat 23rd Nov : Warrington Rylands v Ilkeston Town : Ko 3pm
I lived in Warrington for a number of years in the mid to late 80s and Rylands as they were known then were basically a works team in the Mid Cheshire League. My mate at work played for them and once when they were short I even considered getting my boots out and helping them out. They have come along way since then as have Warrington Town who were also at a much lower level when I lived in Warrington. I went to watch them just the once and the crowd was only just into double figures. Most people watched the Rugby League team the Wires. They used to get 20,000 some weeks!