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Robins let go of Tris

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 October 2026

By Neil Harvey

ILKESTON Town have sacked head coach Tris Whitman and assistant Aaron Large after just ten league games in charge.
The Robins board acted after Tuesday night’s home defeat to Warrington Rylands left them third bottom of the NPL Premier table.
Whitman, the former Hucknall Town boss, took charge of the Robins in the summer but has overseen nine defeats from the last ten matches.
Robins chairman Andrew Nally said: “This has genuinely been one of the most difficult decisions of my football career.
“Both Tris and Largey are exceptional people who have wor...

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