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[Griffiths]
James does brilliantly
to turn away from trouble.

He's walked into
a pocket of trouble though,

and O'Connell drills a shot

but puts it over
from the edge of the area.

[Mulholland] He's struggling.

[commentator 2] Callum Burton,
we just saw him pull up,

as he took that goal kick

and it looks to be a problem
with the right thigh.

[Burton]

- [Mulholland] You felt it pop?
- Yeah.

[commentator 2]
It'd be a massive blow.

[Griffiths] Hell of a blow,
isn't it, to lose Burton,

who's done so well
since Okonkwo's injury.

[Mulholland] Yes, guys, repeat,
we're going to need to change.

- We need to change.
We need to change.
- [Burton] Fuck!

It's not often
that the third-choice
goalkeeper is required.

It's a strange scenario.
It doesn't really happen.

[commentator 2] Mark Howard,

he has not played
a league game for a year.

[McElhenney] Talk
about answering the call.

I mean, Chomp just keeps
stepping up when we need
him most.

[commentator 3] Rob Lainton
coming off. Mark Howard has
come on to replace him.

[Griffiths]
After losing Ben Foster,
Mark Howard comes in in goal.

[commentator 4]
They said Okonkwo's
picking up that jaw injury.

- Now it's Mark Howard in goal.
- [whistle blows]

[Griffiths] At 38 years old,

Mark Howard's in his 18th year
playing professional football.

[McElhenney] Long in
the tooth for the sport.

It's amazing that he always
keeps himself so ready to step
up and step in.

[Howard] Obviously
as the season developed,

I didn't think
that I would play any games,

so I train a lot and stay ready
just in case for every scenario
basically.

I'm quite robust.
I still dive around
as if I was 18 years old.

[Mulholland] There's
many aspects to the secret

of longevity and playing
careers for football players.

For Mark, he's
an experienced professional,

so he knows what he needs
to do on a daily basis.

He's in the gym
doing his mobility.

He'll come in the mornings
and do some CV work

before other members
of the team even get in.

He's really embraced the use
of technology to help him stay
at the top of his game.

If you look after yourself
well enough,

you have a better chance
of having a longer career.

[Griffiths] This is huge.

Wrexham beat another
of our promotion rivals,

another home clean sheet.

[Harvey] Without
putting too fine a point on it,

Mark Howard's form
over the next five games

could be the thing
that defines our season.

[♪ "Don't Forget" plays]

♪♪ Don't forget
where you came from ♪

♪♪ Don't forget
what you're made of ♪

♪♪ The ones who were there ♪

♪♪ When no one else would care ♪

♪♪ Don't be afraid to cry now ♪

♪♪ Even when
the world comes crashing in ♪

♪♪ Don't forget to sing
when you win ♪

♪♪ Don't forget to sing
when you win ♪

[song ends]

♪♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you
a Merry Christmas ♪

♪♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year ♪

[applause]

[Gilpin] It's nearly Christmas,
Tim. How are you feeling
at the moment?

[Edwards] All right,

apart from these injuries,
which is mega frustrating.

[Gilpin] Yeah, we've
lost Arthur Okonkwo again.

Mark Howard is
having to step in for him.

[Edwards] Come on, Chomp.

We are here to watch a game
of football. Wrexham against
Cambridge United.

Cambridge are struggling,

they're toward
the bottom of the League,
and we're flying high,

so I think,
sort of a 3-1 to Cambridge.

- That's a Wrexham man
talking, yeah.
- Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

Let's go, Wrexham!

The holiday
period is demanding.
The games come thick and fast.

Up the town!

[Lee] It's a real
crucial part of the season.

- Cambridge. It'll be fine.
- [chuckling]

Hi. Hello.

So I was just doing my usual
match routine and Ryan walks in

and he's brought
another friend with him.

What up, boys?

[♪ R & B playing]

[laughter]

From minute one, it was like
we're just having a banter.

Like he was one of the lads
and we're joking around.

[Reynolds] He will, like,
drink you under the table.

[Reynolds] He will, like,
drink you under the table.
I'm not actually even joking.

I'm not actually even joking.

Suppose it's
different to anything ever.

Like any other club,
and it's all part of being part
of Wrexham.

[Griffiths] Welcome to
our coverage of Wrexham
against Cambridge United.

Wrexham need to win this.

[Roberts] Yeah,
best home record in the league

against the worst away record
in the league,
so fingers crossed.

[fans]
Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham!

Come on, Wrexham!
Let's kick it! Come on!

[Griffiths] Bennett with
the corner. Howard punches
it off the line.

[Griffiths]
Good strength over the edge
of the area by Lavery.

Tight on the touchline and
a great burst of pace takes
him past Cleworth.

Pulls it back
brilliantly and it's 1-0.
Cambridge take the lead.

[Roberts] Yeah, it silenced
the Racecourse, that one.

Come on, let's go again!
Come on!

[Griffiths] Barnett's got
Lee offering and finds him,

and Lee with
a nicely weighted return pass.

Barnett whips in the cross.
McClean will tap it!
And it's one all!

[cheering]

[Griffiths]
Great quality from Barnett.
Terrific header from McClean.

[Roberts] Yeah,
brilliant response by Wrexham.

It was a great ball in
by Barnett

like you say, but the movement
by James McClean is superb.

And it's one
each. James McClean!

[commentator 5] That goal's
really got them going.

Wrexham!

[Griffiths] Palmer stretches,
gets a head to it.

Put back into the box. Mishit
by McClean, and Nlundulu's
just beaten to it.

Sharp goalkeeping by Howard.

[Parkinson] Fucking brilliant,
son. Fucking tremendous.

[chanting, cheering]

[Griffiths] There is
activity on the Wrexham bench.

[Reynolds] Yeah.

I've played in the Premier
league for a long time.

[commentator 1]
Coming in for Fletcher!

[Fletcher]

- [commentator 1] Fletcher!
- [commentator 2] Goal!

[commentator 1]
What? Insane. Fletcher--

[Fletcher]

[commentator 1] And
Steven Fletcher has scored.

Yeah, the longevity for Fletch,
he's got a really good
relationship

with the physios downstairs,
which is really important

because with an older player,
they need to tell us what
they're feeling

and he's got that experience.

He knows his own body. We can
have that clear communication

as a medical team
with the manager,
making sure that he's fit

and available for Saturdays.

[Roberts] Already a threat
there from Fletcher up top.

[commentator 2] We can sense
that it's lifted everybody

in the stadium
a little bit, hasn't it?

Go on, boys!

Go on, boys!
[Griffiths]
Rathbone with a long busting
run, and he's won it!

[Griffiths]
Rathbone with a long busting
run, and he's won it!

And then he's got two men
marked by two in the middle.

Pulls it back.

Fletcher, goal!

Rathbone tees
up Steven Fletcher.

Lovely measured
finish by the Scotsman.

Oh, that was epic.

Fletcher's first goal since
the opening day of the season.

[Roberts] We said
the atmosphere had gone up.

It's just gone up
ten times even more.

Wrexham!

[Griffiths]
Into the last minutes.
Cambridge refuse to roll over.

- [whistle blows]
- Kaikai goes down in the box.
Penalty.

And Cambridge,
with three minutes left,

get a massive, massive
decision in their favor.

- [spectators booing]
- Howard, arms outstretched,

trying to make
himself look big.

Then changes the angle,
steps up right-footed
and drills it in.

Howard sold himself.

It was an unorthodox run-up
and Howard fell for it.

- [whistle blows]
- And that is
the final whistle.

- [Tatum] That was frustrating.
- Yeah.

[Lee] It was just one of those
days that we were in control
of the game,

but it was a last-minute
penalty, and they took two
points off us.

Ryan was scheduled
to leave straight after
the Cambridge match,

but we heard that Channing was
shooting a commercial with us

on Monday, so we knew
he was staying around the town.

And obviously it being my
30th birthday party that night,

we took the opportunity
to invite Channing to the bash.

What followed was a great night
that will live long in
the memory, yeah.

- [crew member]
Were all these guys here?
- Mostly everybody.

No. [chuckles]

Channing Tatum is
actually magic though.

So, check this out.

Way back in 2006,
almost 20 years ago,
he danced in a movie.

He was 26 years old and
people were like,
"This kid can dance."

So he made a bunch more movies,

including a couple about
a certain, uh, Magic Mike.

Maybe you've heard of them.

Three, two, one, action.

All right, boys.

[Reynolds]
And now he's almost 45.

I mean, this is all him,
no wires, no CGI.
Just entirely made of magic.

He's boneless. He has no bones!

Talk about built to last.
You can't dance like that
in your 40s.

Talk about built to last.
You can't dance like that
in your 40s.
They're not ready for this.

They're not ready for this.

You guys got it?

[♪ "Shout-out
for the Encore" plays]

Yes. No, no, we gotta keep
it classy. Get your clothes
back on.

[applause]

[Chadwick] Come on, Tom,
open up then.

Listen to what
Luke's saying. 80-90.

Yellow's on!
Play a color! Let's go!

A football academy is
there for identified players

who've been recruited with
a view of having real good
potential

to become
professional footballers.

[Moore] Can you jog,
please? If I say jog,
I mean jog, not walk.

So the academy is critical
for the long-term success
of the club,

because an academy is going to
be the pipeline for our future.

Long-term, it's going to help
make us sustainable as
a football club.

Five years from now, ten years
from now, 15 years from now,

you're going to see
national team players

that have come
through our academy program.

Good, Tom Kelly.

[Chadwick]
Good. Turn and dribble,
turn and dribble. Good.

You've only got to look at
Jordan Davies and Max Cleworth,

the two players in the last few
years that have come through
our academy.

That affection, that warmth
is very clear. You know,
particularly for Jordan,

who was born right up
the road from the stadium.

[commentator]
Here's Davies. Davies!

[fans] Jordan Davies,
he's one of our own!

[Ker] Max is someone that has
been with us since he was 12
or something like that.

[Griffiths] Under the bar,
Cleworth is there!

It's in! Wrexham score!

[Ker] You know, you look at the
two of them, and I don't know

what signing those players
would have cost the club.

Um, they are worth
their weight in gold.

[Griffiths] Sweeps it in to
the near post. He's there!
Max Cleworth again!

You just can't
stop him scoring.

[Chadwick] Nice
and tidy there, Alex.

[Harvey] When Rob and Ryan
took over the club in 2021,

we didn't have a really strong
academy. We couldn't afford it.

Run quicker than that, Joe
Rees. We're never gonna score.

[Harvey]
So an academy is effectively

an elite training school
for boys between nine and 16.

[coach] That little turn,
good hook turn. Well done.

And all that we're training
them with a view to them
becoming scholars

to start with at 16 and then
ultimately professionals
thereafter.

A scholar is like
an old-fashioned apprentice.

As soon as you're able to leave
school at 16 and full-time
education,

then effectively your education
is then a combination

of academic and football.

Yes, Mo. Good lad.

[Harvey] So the big change this
summer was going from Category
4 to Category 3.

The primary criteria are
facilities. And that's
a massive financial commitment.

[coach] Good height, Els,
across, across, across,
yes. What a save, Els.

Good, Ollie! Lovely
pass, Ollie.

[Lowe] So this will be the main
pitch for the under-18 games.

And full size, full length,
width. Under-15s and 16s,
11 v. 11

- on this pitch.
- [Williamson] Okay.

Category 3,
it's a large investment.

We needed to invest two million
pounds just into
the infrastructure

of pitches and
dressing rooms and offices.

We're hiring close to 40 new
people just for the academy
side of things.

- You gonna write your initials
into the...
- I'll let you do that, Michael.

[Williamson laughs]

We're in our infancy, but
I'm confident we can develop

an infrastructure that will
help us in terms of longevity

and develop players
for many years to come.

It's a major, major milestone
for this club and obviously
the future

and the sustainability
of Pathway to Pro.

So setting up all
these facilities isn't cheap,

but effectively it's
an investment that enables
you to either develop players

for your own first team,

or to ultimately sell
players to other clubs.

So, hopefully, the cost of
running the academy is
actually met

by players playing for
our first team that we've not
had to pay for,

or transfer fees received for
players that you actually sell
on in the future.

It should become a self-funding
model over an extended
period of time.

You're investing in players,
investing in an academy
long term.

It says we're
building this thing to last.

Good quality, Ollie. Good.

[parent] Come on, lads, see you
later. Shut that door, babe.

[Kelly]

[Sarah] Yeah.

This is the first
time for a good few years

that the youth team
have been at the Racecourse,

so we tend to watch
the men's and the women's,

so we thought we'd check
out the youth team as well.

Want to come and see the future
Messi, the future Neymar,
this is where it's at.

[Kelly]

[Griffiths] It's fascinating
to see these youth sides,

just to get a sense
of what's coming through

and whether there's
anyone to be excited about.

- [whistle blows]
- As Morecambe kicking
towards the end,

get underway, knocking it long.

Kelly underneath that.

[Griffiths] To the edge of the
D, shooting chance. Driven...

Hits the bar and goes behind.
Great strike, that,
by Hazeldine.

Go on! Try and get past him!

[Kelly]

[Griffiths] Owen falls
as he's hitting it.
He was stretching for it.

- Well, that was glorious
until the finish.
- [whistle blows]

[Griffiths] Wrexham put
in a good performance overall.

We need to be more aggressive.

I think we need
to tackle harder.

The people don't want to do it
at academy football, but we do.

Come on,
you can do it, let's go.

[Griffiths] Here's Kelly and
he puts it into the far post

and just about kept in there.

Good hands by the keeper
as it drops in his goal mouth.

[Kelly]

[Griffiths] There's nothing
better than a really good game
that turns a bit nasty.

[Kelly]

[Griffiths]
One last chance perhaps.
Brought down well by Nawaz.

And swept to the left side.
Maybe a chance for
Wrexham. Early shot!

Yes! Wrexham win it!
And it's Kelly,

Yes! Wrexham win it!
And it's Kelly,
drilling it across the keeper,

drilling it across the keeper,

in added time at
the end of extra time.

A terrific finish.
Hear the final whistle.

- [whistle blows]
- Whoa, that was
a bit of a game.

Players charging onto
the pitch to celebrate.

[Griffiths] I'm so pleased
they got that last-minute goal

to take them through to
the next round. It's a big
step for this young team.

The future's bright if you've
got young players coming
through like that.

Come on, Wrexham!

Come on, Wrexham!

Boxing Day in Wrexham,
it's always a tradition
we play at home.

No, it's one of
the best games of the season.

Red army!

[Harvey] The Christmas period,
four games, can really make
a big difference

at the end of the season,
and, of course,
we've just hit a little bit

of a flat spot
with a couple of draws.

Going into the Blackpool
game on Boxing Day,

this is a key
game for us to win.

[Parkinson] The last home game,
let's be fucking honest,

Cambridge came here
and played hungrier than us.

Today, we get back to being
a fucking horrible team
to play against,

so they come
off the pitch and go,

"Fucking hell, they were so
fucking hard to play against."

If we do all that and they take
a point off us or whatever,

I'll fucking shake their hand,
but let's put them to
the fucking torch.

[players clapping]

Come on, you reds!

[Griffiths] The Racecourse
is swathed in fog.

Goodness me.

Mark Howard continues in goal,

although wouldn't
want to be a goalie today.

Wrexham!

[Griffiths] And away we go,
as Apter immediately
plays it back

to the keeper Tyrer,
who goes long.

But I tell you what,
it's a foggy one.
It's a proper pea-souper.

And Wrexham are having to
defend on the right-hand side.

Blackpool getting
round the back of the defense.

Ball comes in and Blackpool
score, ball in
to the near post.

That's a bad start
for Wrexham in the gloom.

Worst possible start.
Two minutes gone
and we're one-nil down.

[Griffiths]
That's a nasty free kick.

[commentator 3] It was a
really good save. Mark Howard.

A little flick, I think,

at the near post
or just over the heads,
down low to his left.

Blackpool always been
considered Wrexham's
unlucky team.

Palmer feeds it to Mullin,
and Mullin turns

and hooks a long-range shot.
What a goal!

Out of nothing.
An absolute screamer.

[cheering]

[Griffiths] And Wrexham
equalize in a grand fashion.

- Mullin!
- [whoops]

- [Roberts] Super Paul Mullin.
- [Griffiths chuckles]

[Roberts] How do you announce
yourself back into
the starting lineup?

I'll tell you what,
that is how.

[Parkinson]
What a fucking goal.

Yes! Go on!

[Parkinson]

[Griffiths]
Fletcher wouldn't mind a go
at this defense, I suspect.

First half of this
second period is all Wrexham.

No goal to show for it though.

Howard launching a huge kick

and Fletcher's got there,
goal-side of his man.

Can he hit it? It's blocked.

Huge shout for handball.

And the ref has given it.
He took his time over it.

And now Blackpool complaining.

[commentator 3] First
penalty for us this season.

[Griffiths] Yep.

On his line, the ref's given
the go-ahead. Short run up by
Fletcher on his left foot.

He sets himself... and scores!

[fans cheering]

[Griffiths] And Wrexham take
the lead in the 88th minute.

All his own work.
Fletcher drilled it into
the far-left corner.

And terrific scenes
of celebration.

Yeah!

[Harvey] You always look
with a little wry smile
on your face because,

for all the new signings we've
made, some of the old faithful
often come up trumps

when you need them to.

You got Paul Mullin,
Mark Howard, and then
Steven Fletcher stepping up.

[Griffiths] And the ref
blows the final whistle.

Again, showing the resilience
of some of the oldest players
on the team.

That was a Boxing Day epic.

And Wrexham get a rare
victory, only our fourth ever
against Blackpool.

I fucking love it.

[Howard] I didn't expect
to be playing,
but it goes to show that,

although I am 38 years old,
I can still go out there
and still do it.

[Parkin] As soon as
you get Christmas out the way,

teams you play are
gonna be good teams.

It gets cranked up after
Christmas, but that's exactly
how we like it.

[crowd cheering]

[Howard]

You freeroll into every game,

not a lot of downtime,

it's almost like you play,
you turn up, you train,
you then play again.

You come off the back of a good
result against Blackpool,

and you're straight into
another game against Wigan.

That's why we need
to keep ourselves fit

so we'll be built to be able to
sustain through this
tough period.

[Griffiths] We're into the 70th
minute. Fletcher comes on.

The man who scored
the winner against Blackpool.

Can he make a difference?

[Harvey] The Wigan game, you
know, going into injury time,

game's all square again.

And we're pushing
for a winning goal.

[fan] Come on, let's have one.
Kill them off.

[Griffiths]
Howard drills it long.

Come on!

[Griffiths] McClean left-hand
side, hits the shot,
overhits it horribly.

[Roberts] Well, you just
hope it's not the last chance.

[Griffiths] Wigan,
sharp, pressing hard.

Can Wrexham grab the winner?

Oh, and Lee picks it up
and finds McClean.

He drills it in
towards Fletcher.

Chested down nicely.

Hits it!

- [crowd cheering]
- Yes!

Steven Fletcher!

Straight as an arrow.
And what a celebration!

Running the length of the pitch!

Along the Macron Stand.

He's an absolute
ageless wonder.

[Roberts] He was the hero of
Boxing Day. He's done
it again today.

[Griffiths ] That's three in
three in home games, isn't it?

Cambridge, then Blackpool,
and now Wigan.

Wow. What an impact Fletcher's
had since coming back
from injury.

- Wrexham!
- [whistle blows]

[Griffiths] And the referee
blows for full time.

- [crowd cheering]
- [Fletcher exhales sharply]

[Griffiths] And after
that terrific win against
Wigan, we're back in second.

[McElhenney] As a reminder,
Steven Fletcher is 37
years old.

Chomp is 38 years old, and
James McClean is 36 years old.

[Reynolds] What they're putting
their body through in
their late 30s

is just, it's insane.

What were you doing
in your late 30s, Rob?

[McElhenney]
Something equally reckless.

I'm fat.

- How about you, Ryan?
- Deadpool.

Maximum effort.

But I have a stunt person,
and the suit is remarkably
protective, so...

I'm gonna go out on a limb and
say that these guys are
the real heroes.

[crowd] Fletcher!

[♪ up-tempo rock plays]

♪♪ I am an animal ♪

When I started my training,
which was back in September,

I really couldn't
run to catch a bus.

Over the last couple of months,
I've, you know,
progressed to kind of running,

at this moment in time,
about five miles a go.

♪♪ I am an animal ♪

- [groans] I hate this.
Okay. Fine, fine.
- Walk, walk. Walk, walk.

About to do a bunch
of running in England

- during the winter,
over Christmas.
- Yes, England and Wales.

At my parents' house
and in Wrexham.

- Yeah.
- Uh, we'll pound
the mean streets.

It's not quite
probably as sunny as this.

- No, it's gonna be
different weather--
- Smash cut to...

[♪ somber music plays]

[Ker] I'm starting to hate
it more than I thought I would
when I started.

So that's good,
that's progress.

So far I've had good runs
where I feel incredible,
like some sort of god.

[smacks lips, groans]

And I have others where it's
like, God, the marathon's never
felt further away.

And eventually, you know,
hopefully, you get to where
you're trying to get to.

[Mulholland]

Mixed bag. Just starting
to have this kind of challenge

where the lower kind of
left-hand side of my back,
it's very painful.

- Shall we have
a little look at you?
- Sure.

You just bend down and touch
your toes. Any pain and
discomfort in that?

- [Ker grunts]
- Any sensation come on there?

- [Ker grunts]
- Any sensation come on there?
[Ker] Yeah, it does a bit.

[Ker] Yeah, it does a bit.

Ooh. [laughing]

With your symptoms
being on the left,

there's a high possibility,
based on your assessment,

that your disc protrusion,
or disc bulge, is on the left.

We can give you... Definitely
give you some exercises.

If you've done that for ten
days, two weeks, I think you'd
be back in a position

where you'd be safe to start
running again and gradually
build it up.

[Mulholland]

I'll do it. It's just
a question of how horrendous
it's gonna be on the day.

[Ker] Running this
marathon has been illuminating,

[Ker] Running this
marathon has been illuminating,
because it's made me realize

because it's made me realize

that I completely
abused my body for 41 years.

I'd like to think it's extended
my life in some degree,

but then should I have just not
done it and died a bit earlier?

I swear, January, February,
March, April, I'm gonna be
a lean, mean running machine.

[Williamson] If we wanna
kick off, I think we can--

[McElhenney]
Yeah, let's get it going.

[Williamson] Purpose of
the call is to talk a bit about

the state of
the women's program here.

I think it might be helpful
to start off first with Gemma.

If you can kind of recap
where we are at this stage.

I'll start with
probably what has been

one of the most difficult
starts to the season
that I think we've had.

- [♪ sad piano tune plays]
- [crowd cheering]

[Owen] Yeah, it's a difficult
start to the season.

[Griffiths]
It's in! Oh, my word!

[Owen]
We've played well and lost.

[Griffiths] And Wrexham
will be so disappointed.

Cook, tight angle. Craven
comes out and Cook finishes.

However,
we entered the Welsh Cup.

[Griffiths] That is a really
good job done by Wrexham.

Dominated from start to finish.

We then had, um,
two very, very good results.

What a good professional
performance by Wrexham.
Well-deserved. Double figures.

That, you know, allowed
us to turn the season around.

It felt like we were just
getting kicked while
we were down.

And we've lifted each other
up over the last two games.

And that's what playing
for Wrexham's all about,

being resilient and picking
ourselves up when things aren't
going our way.

being resilient and picking
ourselves up when things aren't
going our way.
And to do that against
the other team in North Wales
is something special.

And to do that against
the other team in North Wales
is something special.

So, you know, all of these are
reminding our players why
they're here,

what they're here to do,
how good they are.

What do you think, Gemma,
you're going to need in the
short term and the long term

to build the best
women's team in the world?

I think the two biggest
things for us at the moment

would be
the facility and the academy.

We currently run
a development center.

Open up, 70 to 80. Good.

[Owen] What we would
like to do is move that into

a more professionalized
environment.

At the moment, we don't
have what we would call a home.

We have been looking and are
getting very close to
purchasing The Rock.

That's something that's going
to be, I hope,
very beneficial to the club.

[Owen] It is the next step
we need to take to be able to
progress.

Being able to have a base would
allow us to create an academy

where players solely
play for Wrexham Football Club.

[Reynolds]
The ultimate goal here,

whether we're talking
about the monetary investment,

the emotional investment,
which I think both are of
equal import,

is that we want to create
that same sustainability model

that we have for the men's team
for the women's team as well.

So we're gonna need to
buckle down and find ways

to make sure that this
is something that is evergreen

and something that we can grow.

And certainly,
finding a home... [chuckles]

...is gonna be first
and foremost on the list,
I imagine.

[McElhenney] It's so exciting.

I know it's just a huge
part of the endeavor
from the very beginning.

That gives us the opportunity
to make it sustainable

and make it a club that can
compete on the world stage.

This is fantastic.
Thank you. Thank you both.

Thanks, guys.

- Thank you. See you soon.
- Thanks.

[blows whistle] Play, one.

My name is Gareth Owen.

My wife, Gemma Owen, she's the
women's operational manager.

I say try and play it across
them if you can,
girls. Here you go.

Gemma employed me to run
the 19s team. We both love
the club passionately.

Press, yellows, go on, press.

Back in the day,
I was a Wrexham midfielder

who played nigh on
500 times for the club.

[commentator 4] Drives one. And
he's got it. What a cracker.

He was a hero
of mine growing up.

Eleven, 12, when I walked into
the stadium to see Gareth Owen
bursting from the box

and putting one
in the top corner.

They're memories
that I will take to a grave.

[commentator 4] And a chance
and a goal for Gareth Owen.

'92, '93, I think it was...

Yeah, that year for me
was the best year of my career.

That year,
we went on to League Two.

[commentator 4] Wrexham
supporters delighted.
Their team are promoted.

[Gareth] It's certainly
an honor for me to represent
a club that I love.

A serious case of unbelievem...
"unbelievement." [chuckles]

It's very difficult
for me to put into words,

especially in my condition now.

I suffered an ischemic stroke.

It leaded me to Walton Hospital
to undergo a thrombectomy.

Fortunately for me,

I made it only within ten
minutes of the four-hour window
that I needed

to undergo the operation.

[Owen] As soon as I walked in,
I knew there was a problem.

[Owen] As soon as I walked in,
I knew there was a problem.
You were slumped on the sofa.

You were slumped on the sofa.

When they took you for the MRI,

they could see that the clot
was completely blocking
the main artery

in the left side of the brain.

They basically said at
that point that if they didn't
get you there in time,

you would, at best,
be severely disabled.

Although it didn't take much
of my memories and personality,

it took my right arm, you know.

It took my right leg,
it took my voice.

Imagine lying
on your bed not knowing
if you're gonna talk again.

Those were dark days.

Um... And, yeah, the darkest
of days that I have ever
experienced in my life.

You're still you though.
It's just a slightly
different version.

Yeah.

You just need to give yourself
that... that processing time.

Okay.

You just... You say okay, but
you don't really... [laughs]

[Gareth laughs]

[Gareth] Gemma saved my life,
so I can't even begin to
express my thanks to her.

[interviewer] When you
started coaching again,
what did it mean to you?

It meant the world.

The way he thinks and sees
football is just ahead
of everybody else.

[Gareth] I feel
like they had my back.
That makes me emotional.

It's been incredible
to see him be so determined

and just transform over
the season and grow back
in his confidence.

I couldn't have done it
without the fantastic support.

[Burke] It's night and day,
the progress he's made,

and I think he's an inspiration
for the hard work he puts in

to get to where he is now.

I keep reminding myself daily,

"You got to fight on, you've
got to be there for the girls."

Every day, I feel that
I'm getting better,
so I've got to fight on.

[Jones] If you wanted one
player that would give his all,

put his body on the line, never
give up, it was Gareth Owen.

You know,
he never ever gave up.

It's gonna take a lot more than
that illness just to put
Gareth Owen down.

Never say die.
He was built to last.

Only 1% of stroke sufferers
live for 20 years or so.

I plan to be outside that 1%
and live for 30 years at least.

You go arse over tit
down these stairs now,
while you're being filmed,

that would
actually be quite funny.

[both laughing]

[Gareth] Yeah, bring it on.

- Bring yourself to Wrexham.
- Up the town.

That's where we are.

That's where we are.
Get yourself down here. Enjoy.

Get yourself down here. Enjoy.

[cameraman] Over there, love.

Here you are, my mate.
6.40 please, pal.

I've been at
The Turf since 2008.

I felt at that time it was
probably right to maybe put
some roots down.

Home is where the heart is,
and, yeah, it felt like
the right opportunity.

I borrowed every penny my mum
and dad could afford to lend me

and here I am 17 years later.

They have an approximate
date of around 1840.

It's very well-documented,

and a lot of people know
that The Turf is the birthplace
of the football club.

They used to run out of
the changing rooms at the end
of the building.

So, yeah, it's coming up
to its 200th birthday.
An incredible history.

And if you just
walk around the building,

you will see the achievements
of the football team over
the years

and also some heartbreak.

Life's tough, isn't it,
sometimes? So, they come here.

- How are you? Nice to meet you.
- Very, very excited to be here.

They have a couple of beers
with their mates.

They laugh, they joke,
they sing. Sometimes they cry.

A pub is the heartbeat of
the community, and I think
that's exactly what we are.

One thing in life
that you can't buy.

So, you can have all
the money in the world,

but you can't
buy memories, can you?

This building, it's just
absolutely littered with good
memories for people.

Come on, Wales.

Come on!

When we go, which we will,

When we go, which we will,
this remarkable and
wonderful historic building
will still be here.

this remarkable and
wonderful historic building
will still be here.

Future generations
will get to watch Wrexham

at the highest
possible level of football,

still drinking in The Turf,
like their father did,

their grandfather did
and their father before them.

It's here for the long term.

Come on in, guys.

[fans laughing, cheering]

- Who are we?
- Who are we?

Wrexham.

So going into the Peterborough
game, you know,

at the end of this
busy festive period,

we know we can get up
to second if we are
successful and win today.

[Griffiths]
Happy New Year, everybody.

We'll be bringing you Wrexham
against Peterborough United.

A very, very young team.

[Harvey] Our games against
Peterborough just show
the extremes.

You've got Peterborough
with a young squad,
probably average age of 23,

and you've got Wrexham
with an average age of 27, 28.

Young players are inconsistent.

And if you get
a young team on the wrong day,

that's the day
that shocks happen.

So that's why young
inexperienced teams should
always be feared.

[Fletcher]

[Griffiths] Phil Parkinson gets
a special round of applause

because it's his thousandth
match, of course, as a manager.

A remarkable feat
when a manager achieves
that length of longevity.

Peterborough game was a
personal milestone for myself,

getting to a thousand games,

and, yeah, it's been
some journey, and something
I'm very proud of.

[Griffiths]
Arthur Okonkwo back in goal.

Wrexham get things going then.

- Go, Wrexham!
- Go, Wrexham!

There's nobody on that
pitch from Peterborough
who is older than 24.

[commentator 3] They are
vibrant. They are energetic.

[Griffiths]
But the corner's given.

Sweeping it under the bar!

It's somehow not gone in.

Hey! What?

[Griffiths]
And that's the last action
of a somewhat drab half.

[commentator 3] Wrexham
haven't really given the fans
anything to get on about

at the moment.

There's just a little
lack of intensity, any tempo.

Just think somebody needs
to give us a little bit
of a spark maybe.

[Parkinson] Yeah, let's go.

[Griffiths]
And Fletcher is gonna come on.

[stadium announcer over PA]
Number 26, Steven Fletcher.

[Griffiths] The substitute
supreme who became the first
Wrexham player

to score three goals
in consecutive home matches
as a substitute,

aiming, I'm sure, to get a run

and see whether
he can make that four
out of four home games.

Come on, Fletch.

Nice ball inside to Revan,
but his pass is blocked.

Andrew Cannon gets there,
back-heels it.

Revan, rips a long-range...
Ah, just wide!

Well, certainly Wrexham's
best effort of the game, that.

Yeah, the Wrexham fans
are starting to get
a little fractious.

Wrexham!

Wrexham!
Into the last minute.

Into the last minute.

Rathbone, on the left,
taking on his man.

Cuts around the outside.

Left-footed cross is a good
shape. Fletcher heads it.

- [crowd roars]
- Yes!

Four in a row!

Fletcher rips his shirt
off and throws it in the air,

and Fletcher does that
Fletcher thing that he does.

[fans] Oh, there's no one
better than Steven Fletcher!

Not even Cristiano!

- [cheering]
- [whistle blows]

[Griffiths] And there
is the final whistle.

And Steven Fletcher
works his magic again.

Steven Fletcher. Get it!

[Harvey] Although we won
against Peterborough,

all Wycombe needed
was a draw to stay ahead.

And so we remained in third.

[Parkin] Clean sheet,
fucking big moments,
big moments, Fletch.

And it's a fucking hard shift,
playing four games in 12 days,
whatever it is.

To come out with nine points
is fucking massive.

And in the modern-day game,

to achieve a thousand
fucking games is a
remarkable fucking effort,

and I've got nothing
but admiration for you,
so fucking well done.

- Well done.
Well done. There you go.
- [Parkinson] Thank you.

[Jones] The experienced
players, your Fletchers,

your McCleans and
your Mark Howards of the world.

Parky picks these players.
He picks them well, doesn't he?

He knows that, yes, you need
youth, you need real quality,

but you also need experience,
and I think he's got
the balance perfect.

It's made me realize how much
I do miss playing every week,

and I'm not ready to throw
the towel in yet and retire.

I still got loads
of games left in me.

What's hard to do is
to keep pushing forward

and not look at failure as a
reflection of your self-worth.

and not look at failure as a
reflection of your self-worth.
Yeah, none of those guys quit.

Yeah, none of those guys quit.

[McElhenney] And that
just shows a sense of
resilience and perseverance

that you have to
have in this sport.

That could be
the key to longevity.

Yes, exactly.
Thank you very much.

[journalist] Steven,
in this stage of your career,

do you feel that you relish
these moments a little
bit more?

[fans chanting]

And I'm gonna read
you Channing's text to me
on the night in question.

This is just what I got here.

"Oops, I might have had
too much fun with the boys."

Long pause. Then I get,

"We definitely got way more
loose than I was ever
planning to."

"It happened, and I'm sorry."

"What happened?"
I get this back.

"It's definitely gonna be
on the Internet."

Fucking Magic Mike!