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Date: 17:21 Apr 5, 2026

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https://wellingunited.com/2026/04/club-statement-ryan-maxwell-signs-new-contract/ Welling United are delighted to announce that Manager Ryan Maxwell and Assistant Billy McMahon have signed a new 2-year contract with the club. Also staying on with them is coach Aaron Lorentson, who is a vital part of the coaching staff. __________________

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Date: 17:24 Apr 5, 2026

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That's like winning the lottery, it's a win win for Welling and the fans. He is a TOP man. __________________

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Date: 17:49 Apr 5, 2026

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I was thinking on my drive back yesterday, the biggest risk to Welling moving forward is Maxwell going to another club. It's clear from his own personal form guide that any ambitious team in these leagues in need of a manager would have him on a list, so I guess it was important to sign them up now. Even more incentive to stay up, and now we half half a chance of keeping some of this current squad together. At this level, all I want to see is a team play with commitment, which is what Ryan promised, and certainly delivering. __________________

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Date: 22:23 Apr 5, 2026

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Now all we need is to see a few of our better players show some commitment for the future. Having a core squad of 6-8 players to build upon instead of gutting the squad in May and going through 75 players would be a lovely relief after the last few seasons. __________________ Forever hopeful.

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Date: 16:17 Apr 8, 2026

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Just my personal view - I understand Ryan Maxwell is doing the job of keeping Welling in the league. However if I were making the contract decisions at the club I would have been inclined to wait until what is a serious FA charge against the manager has been concluded. __________________

MarkX

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Date: 17:55 Apr 8, 2026

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And I would have waited to see if we stay up.... __________________

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Date: 17:34 Apr 9, 2026

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And then you both would have waved farewell to a great motivational manager. __________________

MarkX

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Date: 21:32 Apr 9, 2026

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Results and number of players say otherwise apart from last month. __________________

IfOnlyTheWings__

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Date: 22:19 Apr 9, 2026

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MarkX wrote: Results and number of players say otherwise apart from last month. Maxwell took over a dysfunctional team with a limited budget, 9 points adrift having played more than all the teams around us and managed to bring back the connection with the fans and pull us out of the relegation zone for the first time this season. You cannot with a straight face say that man deserves to go. We need stability, and keeping a manager for more than half a season is a much needed step in the right direction. We will lose games - a lot of them. We arent the giant some people think we are - we got relegated and started off with an inexperienced manager. Bad form carried on, and we ended up in the bottom of the league - were not going to suddenly start beating the likes of Brentwood who are chasing promotion. Were a relegation-battling Isthmian Premier side, not a play-off challenging NLS side like we once were. And so, we need to rebuild and revitalise. That can only be done by backing a competent, experienced manager - such as Ryan - and being comfortable with a transition period. One where we will likely sit midtable and have a boring season as we focus on building a squad and working out where we stand financially. tl;dr: Maxwells done a lot for the club, and will do more in the future. Dont be critical over expected league losses. __________________ Forever hopeful.