1 00:00:06,882 --> 00:00:08,634 [whistle blows] 2 00:00:09,384 --> 00:00:13,013 [Rhys] Um, we're here after a second defeat of the season. 3 00:00:13,096 --> 00:00:14,723 -[Gilpin] Simple mistakes… -[Rhys] Yes. 4 00:00:14,806 --> 00:00:18,143 …meant that we lost that, and it's a team that is still jelling. 5 00:00:18,727 --> 00:00:21,230 [Rich] It's so hard losing to Southampton and West Brom 6 00:00:21,313 --> 00:00:22,898 in the first two Championship matches. 7 00:00:22,981 --> 00:00:25,025 I know rival fans are loving it. 8 00:00:25,859 --> 00:00:29,947 It's a cutthroat business, and Parky wants to win matches. 9 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:31,782 -He's under immense pressure. -Yeah. 10 00:00:32,324 --> 00:00:33,784 [Rich] I think at this stage of the season, 11 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:36,286 Parky needs to make up who's in that squad. 12 00:00:36,370 --> 00:00:37,663 Do you not think? 13 00:00:37,746 --> 00:00:39,706 Who's he gonna keep, who's he gonna register? 14 00:00:39,790 --> 00:00:41,500 [players shouting] 15 00:00:41,583 --> 00:00:44,545 Transfer window closes the first of September. 16 00:00:44,628 --> 00:00:47,172 How many changes will Parky make? 17 00:00:47,256 --> 00:00:50,884 I don't know, but before we get onto other individuals, 18 00:00:50,968 --> 00:00:55,264 we have to talk about Ollie Palmer. 19 00:00:56,348 --> 00:00:59,184 Does Ollie Palmer still have a future at the club? 20 00:01:00,352 --> 00:01:03,272 [Griffiths] There's danger here. Gelhardt in the box and squares it. 21 00:01:03,355 --> 00:01:07,359 [Harvey] Our game here in the Carabao Cup against Hull City, 22 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:08,735 we're behind in the game. 23 00:01:08,819 --> 00:01:10,654 Phil has to change it up. 24 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:12,698 [Griffiths] On he comes for Hardie, does he? 25 00:01:12,781 --> 00:01:14,449 [Harvey] Enter the big man. 26 00:01:14,533 --> 00:01:17,953 Ollie Palmer was able to come off the bench… 27 00:01:18,036 --> 00:01:20,706 [Griffiths] McClean. Left-footed cross. Palmer jumps. 28 00:01:24,418 --> 00:01:27,129 -Scores! Ollie Palmer. -[fans cheering] 29 00:01:27,212 --> 00:01:30,882 [Harvey] …and score two remarkable goals to take us to 3-3 30 00:01:32,426 --> 00:01:34,136 and straight to a penalty shootout. 31 00:01:35,637 --> 00:01:38,056 I mean, if you were a scriptwriter, 32 00:01:38,140 --> 00:01:41,602 that's probably how you would have written it. 33 00:01:41,685 --> 00:01:44,021 [fans cheering] 34 00:01:44,104 --> 00:01:47,149 [fans chanting] Palmy! 35 00:01:47,232 --> 00:01:49,318 [Palmer] Have I actually done well in preseason? Yes. 36 00:01:49,401 --> 00:01:53,780 Have I come on in the Carabao Cup against Hull City 37 00:01:53,864 --> 00:01:55,324 and scored two goals? Yes. 38 00:01:55,407 --> 00:01:59,369 Am I currently the club's top goal scorer? Yes. [laughs] 39 00:02:00,203 --> 00:02:03,040 But it is what it is, and what will be will be, 40 00:02:03,123 --> 00:02:05,167 and of course, you see it coming. 41 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:09,171 A few days before the Hull City game, the gaffer said, 42 00:02:09,254 --> 00:02:12,049 "Look, we've made some signings, some similar of your profile, 43 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:16,386 and I feel like maybe it's the right time for you to leave." 44 00:02:17,804 --> 00:02:20,474 Which is… It was just tough, but it was inevitable. 45 00:02:21,224 --> 00:02:22,934 I don't wanna sit around and be a cheerleader. 46 00:02:23,018 --> 00:02:24,561 That's not what I wanna do at any club. 47 00:02:27,439 --> 00:02:30,484 [person] Well, Ollie, welcome to Swindon. How excited are you to be here? 48 00:02:30,567 --> 00:02:33,153 -Really excited. -[camera shutter clicking] 49 00:02:33,737 --> 00:02:34,988 [photographer] Crossed arms. 50 00:02:36,031 --> 00:02:38,367 Above your head for me as well. That's it. 51 00:02:38,450 --> 00:02:39,534 [camera shutter clicking] 52 00:02:39,618 --> 00:02:42,287 I mean, I find it hard to separate your heart from head 53 00:02:42,371 --> 00:02:46,333 because, you know, he is a hero to-to so many people. 54 00:02:46,416 --> 00:02:51,546 I also understand that it is football, but it does tug at the heartstrings a bit. 55 00:02:52,798 --> 00:02:56,843 Leaving Wrexham is more difficult probably than leaving other clubs, 56 00:02:56,927 --> 00:03:00,263 because the players we're talking about have been on the journey with us. 57 00:03:01,848 --> 00:03:04,267 [news anchor] Rob, Ryan and Phil Parkinson have worked some magic 58 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:08,230 with their record-breaking signing of 6'5" striker Ollie Palmer. 59 00:03:08,313 --> 00:03:10,524 A player we signed from AFC Wimbledon… 60 00:03:10,607 --> 00:03:14,361 [Griffiths] McAlinden's rebound. It's a rebound. Yeah! 61 00:03:14,444 --> 00:03:17,698 Ollie Palmer puts Wrexham ahead. 62 00:03:17,781 --> 00:03:22,160 [Harvey] …has a massive part to play in our promotion from the National League. 63 00:03:23,245 --> 00:03:25,163 [shouting] 64 00:03:25,247 --> 00:03:27,499 [Ker] Ollie and his contribution to the club completely changed 65 00:03:27,582 --> 00:03:30,043 the trajectory of this football club. 66 00:03:30,127 --> 00:03:36,425 His natural ebullience and, uh, his roguishness, shall I say, 67 00:03:37,259 --> 00:03:39,469 added a lot to the character of the building as well. 68 00:03:39,553 --> 00:03:42,431 [players chanting] 69 00:03:42,514 --> 00:03:45,851 And it's sad from-from one perspective, 70 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:48,353 but it's evolution from another. 71 00:03:48,437 --> 00:03:50,689 All of this is different to any other football club. 72 00:03:50,772 --> 00:03:52,399 I've never had owners like this. 73 00:03:52,482 --> 00:03:55,485 I've never had fans this passionate that would do anything for you. 74 00:03:55,569 --> 00:03:59,990 It's just different. And ultimately, we are where we are. 75 00:04:00,073 --> 00:04:02,367 -[phone rings] -Oh. 76 00:04:02,451 --> 00:04:04,161 Sorry, it's my wife. 77 00:04:05,287 --> 00:04:09,958 -I was midway through emotional speech. -[Caitlin] Hi. 78 00:04:10,041 --> 00:04:13,545 I was just confessing my "undenying" love to you, my… 79 00:04:13,628 --> 00:04:17,340 [Caitlin] Your love for me? Keep going then. 80 00:04:17,424 --> 00:04:19,468 No, I wasn't. I was talking about Wrexham. 81 00:04:19,551 --> 00:04:21,219 I'll see you in a bit, fella. 82 00:04:22,345 --> 00:04:23,430 Uh, sorry about that. 83 00:04:23,513 --> 00:04:25,348 [camera shutter clicks] 84 00:04:25,432 --> 00:04:26,433 [photographer] Lovely photo. 85 00:04:26,558 --> 00:04:30,395 We're really gonna miss Ollie, but I'm sure he'll be fine. 86 00:04:35,108 --> 00:04:38,236 ♪ Don't forget where you came from ♪ 87 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,989 ♪ Don't forget what you're made of ♪ 88 00:04:41,072 --> 00:04:43,867 ♪ The ones who were there ♪ 89 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:47,037 ♪ When no one else would care ♪ 90 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,207 ♪ Don't be afraid to cry now ♪ 91 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:54,377 ♪ Even when the world comes crashing in ♪ 92 00:04:56,588 --> 00:05:00,717 ♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪ 93 00:05:05,722 --> 00:05:09,851 ♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪ 94 00:05:15,106 --> 00:05:16,441 [Jones] Tea and coffee. Who are they for? 95 00:05:16,525 --> 00:05:18,235 So the tea is here, the coffee is over there. 96 00:05:19,277 --> 00:05:20,654 -Cheers. -[Jones] Thank you. 97 00:05:21,696 --> 00:05:23,532 Tricky start, right? If you wanna break it down, 98 00:05:23,615 --> 00:05:25,992 I think we were very unlucky to not get something at Southampton. 99 00:05:26,076 --> 00:05:27,744 Deserved a point, didn't get it. 100 00:05:27,828 --> 00:05:31,289 Then West Brom, at 1-1, I thought, "We're in that game." Didn't get it. 101 00:05:31,373 --> 00:05:33,708 So I fully expect we'll get the better of Sheffield Wednesday, 102 00:05:33,792 --> 00:05:36,670 because that will be important, but we need to be realistic. 103 00:05:36,753 --> 00:05:39,923 Every point we get in this division is going to be absolutely fucking crucial. 104 00:05:40,006 --> 00:05:41,466 [customer] It's a lot of pressure on Parky though, isn't there? 105 00:05:41,550 --> 00:05:44,052 -[Jones] Absolutely. -Cause a lot of players have been signed. 106 00:05:44,135 --> 00:05:47,848 Problem is, he's been given 30 million quid, given a promotion-pushing budget. 107 00:05:47,931 --> 00:05:49,933 It's almost like a noose around your own neck. 108 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:51,643 Welcome to the Championship. 109 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:56,606 [Griffiths] Hello. Welcome to Wrexham against Sheffield Wednesday, 110 00:05:56,690 --> 00:06:00,443 a game we really need to get our account going 111 00:06:00,527 --> 00:06:05,782 and against a team which sadly has some horrible problems off the pitch. 112 00:06:05,866 --> 00:06:08,577 Wrexham have got to take advantage, haven't we? 113 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:10,287 -[fan 1] Come on, boys. -[fan 2] Go on, lads. 114 00:06:10,370 --> 00:06:13,123 [Harvey] The daft part about it is, if we beat Sheffield Wednesday, 115 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:15,500 some will still look at it and say, 116 00:06:15,584 --> 00:06:18,461 "Of course they should have done. Look at all the problems they've got. 117 00:06:18,545 --> 00:06:20,213 They're a club in crisis." 118 00:06:24,259 --> 00:06:28,305 There is a version of the story where we are villains. [chuckles] 119 00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:30,974 It doesn't work, and then we go, 120 00:06:31,057 --> 00:06:32,851 "What are we going to do? We have to sell it." 121 00:06:34,352 --> 00:06:35,395 And then we're the bad guys. 122 00:06:35,478 --> 00:06:40,025 Sheffield Wednesday's situation started back in 2015, when Chansiri came in. 123 00:06:40,108 --> 00:06:42,652 [Chansiri] I have purchased Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 124 00:06:42,736 --> 00:06:45,322 for 37.5 million pounds. 125 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:48,325 There was a lot of high hopes then, lots of money being thrown around. 126 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:51,828 Then it was when COVID hit that things started to get really bad. 127 00:06:51,911 --> 00:06:56,750 Chansiri failing to pay wages on time in five of the last seven months. 128 00:06:56,833 --> 00:06:58,293 It wasn't just the players that were unpaid, 129 00:06:58,376 --> 00:07:01,588 it was the staff members, people in the ticket office. 130 00:07:01,671 --> 00:07:03,673 When it was people like that whose lives were being affected, 131 00:07:03,757 --> 00:07:05,925 it felt like that was sort of the straw that broke the camel's back. 132 00:07:06,009 --> 00:07:08,136 [crowd chanting] Get out of our club. 133 00:07:08,219 --> 00:07:10,430 Get out of our club. 134 00:07:10,513 --> 00:07:12,641 Dejphon Chansiri 135 00:07:12,724 --> 00:07:14,684 Get out of our club. 136 00:07:14,768 --> 00:07:17,562 I'm furious at what's happened at Sheffield Wednesday 137 00:07:17,646 --> 00:07:22,108 because in ten years, the owner has sold the stadium, 138 00:07:22,192 --> 00:07:25,737 has got rid of the training ground, doesn't put any money in. 139 00:07:25,820 --> 00:07:30,158 We've got a worse squad than we had ten years ago on the pitch. 140 00:07:31,117 --> 00:07:34,913 That's a cautionary tale that you see play over and over again. 141 00:07:34,996 --> 00:07:38,792 And that's the thing that's most terrifying. 142 00:07:38,875 --> 00:07:41,586 That it doesn't matter how much money you have 143 00:07:41,670 --> 00:07:43,922 or that you can get from other people 144 00:07:44,005 --> 00:07:46,341 or if you're a billionaire. 145 00:07:46,424 --> 00:07:49,844 You just… There's certain things you can't buy your way out of. 146 00:07:50,595 --> 00:07:55,016 Sheffield Wednesday, this is a proud 158-year-old club 147 00:07:55,100 --> 00:07:56,851 been turned almost into a zombie entity. 148 00:07:56,935 --> 00:08:00,063 But the fans are still there, they still go, and it still means something. 149 00:08:00,689 --> 00:08:04,192 The situation with our chairman, it's just heartbreaking. 150 00:08:04,275 --> 00:08:07,529 And I mean literally heartbreaking. He needs to sell the club. 151 00:08:07,612 --> 00:08:11,116 The fact we've got a team out at the moment is… that's a positive. 152 00:08:11,199 --> 00:08:13,952 [fan] All we're here for is to get behind them lads who wear that shirt. 153 00:08:14,035 --> 00:08:15,328 [fan 2] Exactly. 154 00:08:15,412 --> 00:08:18,415 [Salt] They are doing a black-and-yellow protest this weekend. 155 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:19,749 That's what everyone's gonna wear. 156 00:08:19,833 --> 00:08:22,377 If you have that gold kit from last season, 157 00:08:22,460 --> 00:08:25,296 that is a good way to sort of stand in solidarity, 158 00:08:25,380 --> 00:08:27,048 uh, with the Sheffield Wednesday fans. 159 00:08:27,132 --> 00:08:30,510 Today we're offering our solidarity for Sheffield Wednesday. 160 00:08:30,593 --> 00:08:32,137 Rob let us know yesterday 161 00:08:32,220 --> 00:08:35,932 that, uh, he supports it all and wants the gold shirts to be sold. 162 00:08:36,015 --> 00:08:38,560 So we've all got our gold kit from last year. We've got plenty left over. 163 00:08:38,643 --> 00:08:41,521 So we thought we might as well raise a bit of money with our gold kit. 164 00:08:41,604 --> 00:08:43,189 Hundred percent, all going to the trust. 165 00:08:43,273 --> 00:08:46,860 You look at the teams that supported us when we were down, like, they all did. 166 00:08:46,943 --> 00:08:48,611 So we've gotta do it, haven't we? 167 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:50,196 Two XL's again, mate. 168 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,199 Yeah, I got injured the week before, so I was obviously gutted about that. 169 00:08:53,283 --> 00:08:55,994 But then I saw Rob's tweet. It was obviously a nice gesture. 170 00:08:56,077 --> 00:08:57,912 I think all the people who I spoke to in Sheffield 171 00:08:57,996 --> 00:08:59,164 obviously appreciated it anyway. 172 00:08:59,247 --> 00:09:01,791 -Black and gold till it's sold? -We can but hope, isn't it? 173 00:09:02,917 --> 00:09:06,004 We've had two unlucky, uh, results, uh, to start off with, 174 00:09:06,087 --> 00:09:08,631 but gotta be a win today, I would think. 175 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:13,136 Today is massive. Get us three points on the board. 176 00:09:13,219 --> 00:09:17,640 [fans chanting] 177 00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:20,435 [whistle blows] 178 00:09:20,518 --> 00:09:24,439 [Griffiths] Iké Ugbo goes back to the massive keeper, Horvath. 179 00:09:24,522 --> 00:09:26,941 And he launches a huge one. 180 00:09:27,025 --> 00:09:29,235 [Sheffield Wednesday fans chanting] Get out of our club. 181 00:09:29,319 --> 00:09:31,237 Dejphon Chansiri 182 00:09:31,529 --> 00:09:33,239 Get out of our club. 183 00:09:33,323 --> 00:09:35,366 Sheffield Wednesday fans chanting in protest, 184 00:09:35,450 --> 00:09:37,410 and the whole Wrexham fans are applauding them. 185 00:09:37,494 --> 00:09:39,829 They've got real solidarity between the fans. 186 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:42,832 -[whistle blows] -[Griffiths] So, O'Brien with a free kick. 187 00:09:42,916 --> 00:09:46,795 Sends it in behind the defensive line. It hits Moore, hits it. And it's there! 188 00:09:47,504 --> 00:09:51,174 Kieffer Moore scores his first goal for Wrexham! 189 00:09:51,257 --> 00:09:52,759 1-nil! 190 00:09:52,842 --> 00:09:54,803 -Big Kieffer. -Big Kieffer. 191 00:09:55,386 --> 00:09:57,889 What a player this boy is. 192 00:09:57,972 --> 00:09:59,808 [chortles] 193 00:09:59,891 --> 00:10:01,684 Kieffer, well done, son! 194 00:10:06,564 --> 00:10:08,149 Yes, Broadie! 195 00:10:09,275 --> 00:10:11,277 [Griffiths] Here's Wrexham. Onto the edge of the area. 196 00:10:11,361 --> 00:10:13,947 Neat first-time by Moore. Helped on nicely by Broadhead. 197 00:10:14,030 --> 00:10:15,740 Space for Dobson. Hits the shot. 198 00:10:15,824 --> 00:10:18,660 Parried by Horvath. 2-nil! 199 00:10:18,743 --> 00:10:21,121 Another goal for Kieffer Moore. 200 00:10:21,204 --> 00:10:24,165 Good strike by Dobson. Moore with a simple finish. 201 00:10:24,249 --> 00:10:26,584 And two attacks by Wrexham, and two goals. 202 00:10:27,377 --> 00:10:29,003 -Wrexham! -[whistle blows] 203 00:10:29,087 --> 00:10:32,048 [Griffiths] Wrexham, 2-nil up at the break as we get underway. 204 00:10:32,132 --> 00:10:33,925 Come on, lads. Keep it tight. 205 00:10:34,843 --> 00:10:37,887 [fans chanting] Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham! 206 00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:43,893 [Griffiths] Bannan, good intercept by Broadhead. 207 00:10:43,977 --> 00:10:45,979 Played up to Moore, who holds it up. 208 00:10:46,062 --> 00:10:47,856 He feels he is fouled. The referee says not. 209 00:10:47,939 --> 00:10:50,358 And now there's danger as Palmer comes forward, 210 00:10:50,441 --> 00:10:52,610 lays it out wide, cross driven in nicely. 211 00:10:52,694 --> 00:10:55,864 Bannan must score, does score, and Wednesday are back in this. 212 00:10:56,739 --> 00:10:59,117 A very different feel to this match now. 213 00:10:59,826 --> 00:11:02,287 [Parkinson] It really hit us hard that we were, you know, 214 00:11:02,370 --> 00:11:06,166 in control and then one moment, gone bang, the ball's in the back of the net, 215 00:11:06,249 --> 00:11:08,084 and then it gets you on the back foot. 216 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:10,503 When you don't win for the first couple of games this season, 217 00:11:10,587 --> 00:11:12,005 anxiety can creep in. 218 00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:15,341 [Griffiths] We need to close this out. 219 00:11:15,425 --> 00:11:17,343 We need those three points to get the season going. 220 00:11:19,971 --> 00:11:23,266 Holding off O'Brien well. Squares it. Jamal Lowe can hit this perhaps. 221 00:11:23,349 --> 00:11:26,811 Works it wide. But there's space early. Followed by Palmer! Two all. 222 00:11:26,895 --> 00:11:28,438 [fans cheering] 223 00:11:28,521 --> 00:11:31,065 [whistle blows] 224 00:11:31,649 --> 00:11:35,278 [Griffiths] A massive disappointment for Wrexham to lose that two-goal lead. 225 00:11:35,361 --> 00:11:37,739 When that first win back in the Championship 226 00:11:37,822 --> 00:11:39,115 looked to be ours. 227 00:11:40,575 --> 00:11:44,579 You know, when you're up 2-nil to a team like Sheffield Wednesday 228 00:11:44,662 --> 00:11:48,541 and end up in a draw, it feels like a loss. 229 00:11:54,339 --> 00:11:59,344 [person 2] So, on the weekend, we drew against Sheffield Wednesday. 230 00:11:59,427 --> 00:12:03,431 Even though we were 2-nil up, it feels like a loss. 231 00:12:03,514 --> 00:12:07,560 But Parky clearly knows what he needs to work on. 232 00:12:07,644 --> 00:12:09,437 We need our first win, definitely. 233 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,689 There's added pressure, because the money's been spent 234 00:12:11,773 --> 00:12:13,066 and it is a lot of money, isn't it? 235 00:12:13,149 --> 00:12:14,943 Well, the pressure's on. The pressure's on Parky. 236 00:12:15,026 --> 00:12:16,861 Oh, course it is. I mean, he's got us promoted three times, 237 00:12:16,945 --> 00:12:19,113 -so who are we to criticize? -Yeah, exactly that. 238 00:12:19,197 --> 00:12:21,324 But, you know, this is a different level now, isn't it? 239 00:12:21,407 --> 00:12:22,992 When they lose a game or two, 240 00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:25,745 people forget what they would've originally been happy with. 241 00:12:25,828 --> 00:12:27,622 We might be too greedy, might we? 242 00:12:27,705 --> 00:12:30,583 In Leagues One and Two, we were winning every game, weren't we, every week. 243 00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:32,085 -Now-- -But we're in the Championship now. 244 00:12:32,168 --> 00:12:34,754 -Yeah, it's a lot of good teams. -There are no easy games. 245 00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:38,049 When you've had the success that we've had. 246 00:12:38,132 --> 00:12:43,304 When expectation is at the level as it is, and humans being humans, 247 00:12:44,347 --> 00:12:46,766 all of a sudden, there's always got to be somebody to blame. 248 00:12:46,849 --> 00:12:50,478 Is Parky gonna be one of them that holds his hands up and just says, 249 00:12:50,561 --> 00:12:52,981 "Look, I've took us as far as I can"? 250 00:12:53,064 --> 00:12:54,899 I get asked that all the time. 251 00:12:54,983 --> 00:12:57,527 "Do you think he's the manager to take us forward?" 252 00:12:57,610 --> 00:13:00,029 My answer to that is, "I honestly don't know." 253 00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:04,701 Justin, who is the manager who we have bottom of our manager rankings 254 00:13:04,784 --> 00:13:08,538 for the 2025-26 season? 255 00:13:08,621 --> 00:13:11,708 [Justin] We have Phil Parkinson of Wrexham. 256 00:13:15,670 --> 00:13:18,381 [Parkinson] Come on, let's get right up to speed. Play, Josh, let's go. 257 00:13:18,464 --> 00:13:20,425 Good. Here we go, then. Good, good. 258 00:13:20,508 --> 00:13:23,803 Phil Parkinson, he's had over 1,000 games as a manager, 259 00:13:23,886 --> 00:13:27,974 but I think only about 140, 150 in the Championship level? 260 00:13:28,057 --> 00:13:30,059 So this will be a test for him. 261 00:13:30,143 --> 00:13:32,270 [Dilks] Phil Parkinson is a Wrexham legend, 262 00:13:32,353 --> 00:13:35,815 but Parkinson's Championship record isn't great. 263 00:13:35,898 --> 00:13:39,485 His most recent spell was with Bolton, who were relegated in 2019. 264 00:13:40,278 --> 00:13:43,614 [Harvey] Phil's previous roles as a manager in the Championship 265 00:13:43,698 --> 00:13:47,660 have been at Hull, Bolton, but in fairness to Phil, 266 00:13:47,744 --> 00:13:51,080 each one of those clubs had issues at the time. 267 00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:54,625 If you don't give somebody the tools to be able to do the job, 268 00:13:54,709 --> 00:13:57,170 the chances are that they're not going to do it. 269 00:13:57,253 --> 00:14:01,257 Parkinson's never had his own team that he has built up. 270 00:14:01,340 --> 00:14:03,968 He's been inheriting squads, which are struggling to survive, 271 00:14:04,052 --> 00:14:09,140 or squads which are underfunded, and he's had to try and deal with that. 272 00:14:09,223 --> 00:14:12,143 [Harvey] One of the things that Championship clubs are 273 00:14:12,226 --> 00:14:16,939 pretty consistent with, and that's sacking managers 274 00:14:17,023 --> 00:14:19,025 if they're not getting immediate success. 275 00:14:19,108 --> 00:14:22,445 But the reality is, it's because people don't have time 276 00:14:22,528 --> 00:14:26,741 to wait in chasing that prize of trying to get to the Premier League. 277 00:14:30,161 --> 00:14:32,246 [Parkinson] I've been a manager a long time. 278 00:14:32,330 --> 00:14:34,707 Um, it's a results-driven business. 279 00:14:35,291 --> 00:14:38,002 Everyone's quick to jump on the back of the manager. 280 00:14:38,628 --> 00:14:43,549 I think each season, um, over a third of managers' positions change. 281 00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:46,636 You never know how long you're gonna be a manager for. 282 00:14:47,345 --> 00:14:49,680 [Dilks] I think the next chapter in this Wrexham story 283 00:14:49,764 --> 00:14:53,101 sees them getting a big name as manager to take them to that next level, 284 00:14:53,184 --> 00:14:55,436 'cause I don't think Phil Parkinson's gonna be able to do that. 285 00:14:56,062 --> 00:14:57,522 [person 3] This division is ruthless. 286 00:14:57,605 --> 00:14:59,899 Phil Parkinson has done more for this football club 287 00:14:59,982 --> 00:15:02,235 than most managers have in the history of the game. 288 00:15:02,318 --> 00:15:04,695 But make no bones about it: If we lose seven, eight games in a row, 289 00:15:04,779 --> 00:15:07,198 serious questions will be asked of Phil Parkinson. 290 00:15:07,782 --> 00:15:10,201 What I would say is he deserves as much time-- 291 00:15:10,284 --> 00:15:13,037 -You've got to give him a chance. -He deserves all the time in the world. 292 00:15:13,121 --> 00:15:16,332 I, personally, would be stunned if he is still the Wrexham manager 293 00:15:16,415 --> 00:15:17,416 come the end of the season. 294 00:15:21,129 --> 00:15:22,380 [♪ melancholy music playing] 295 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:27,176 [waves crashing] 296 00:15:28,886 --> 00:15:32,640 [Thomas] I've lost Joey, but I've lost more than… I've lost more than a friend. 297 00:15:33,891 --> 00:15:36,269 This is someone different. He was unique. 298 00:15:36,352 --> 00:15:39,772 Uh, he was a very special individual. 299 00:15:39,856 --> 00:15:41,190 [Griffiths] Joey Jones is in the middle. 300 00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:43,025 High, played deep on the far side. 301 00:15:43,109 --> 00:15:44,443 Header at the line. 302 00:15:44,527 --> 00:15:46,195 [fans cheering] 303 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:48,114 [Thomas] Everyone knows about Sir Joey Jones. 304 00:15:48,197 --> 00:15:50,283 Everyone knows that he is Mr. Wrexham. 305 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:54,453 And his contribution to football, certainly in Welsh football, 306 00:15:54,537 --> 00:15:55,788 enormous one, yeah. 307 00:15:55,872 --> 00:15:58,958 [fans chanting] 308 00:16:01,127 --> 00:16:04,338 [Thomas] And, you know, I've lost a large part of my life. 309 00:16:09,093 --> 00:16:11,345 [Fay] The football world is in mourning 310 00:16:11,429 --> 00:16:13,181 over the death of Wrexham legend, 311 00:16:13,264 --> 00:16:18,519 Mr. Wrexham, Joey Jones, who has sadly passed away at the age of 70. 312 00:16:19,395 --> 00:16:22,315 It's just so hard to put into words what he meant to us all. 313 00:16:22,398 --> 00:16:25,359 He's been my hero. He just loved this football club. 314 00:16:25,443 --> 00:16:27,945 The word legend is used far too often in football. 315 00:16:28,029 --> 00:16:29,655 Joey Jones is a football icon. 316 00:16:29,739 --> 00:16:32,950 [Griffiths] Joey Jones is in the middle. Header! 317 00:16:33,034 --> 00:16:36,370 Joey Jones has scored his first goal for Wales. 318 00:16:36,454 --> 00:16:38,122 His career, you know, 319 00:16:38,206 --> 00:16:41,500 won two European Cups and two league titles at Liverpool. 320 00:16:41,584 --> 00:16:42,793 He played for Chelsea. 321 00:16:43,419 --> 00:16:45,213 [Parry] But he always came back to us 322 00:16:45,296 --> 00:16:48,382 and then was assistant manager, very much looking after the youth team. 323 00:16:48,466 --> 00:16:49,884 He was never one for the spotlight. 324 00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:52,303 He was never one to be out there in front of the camera. 325 00:16:52,386 --> 00:16:53,554 [cheering] 326 00:16:53,638 --> 00:16:55,932 -[Ker] This is Joey Jones. -[Mac] Hi. 327 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,600 Joey, it's a pleasure to meet you. 328 00:16:57,683 --> 00:16:59,435 It's a pleasure and honor to meet you, sir. 329 00:16:59,518 --> 00:17:00,686 Absolute pleasure, sir. 330 00:17:00,770 --> 00:17:03,272 Thank you for everything you've done for the town and this club, really. 331 00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:04,857 -Aw, thank you. Thank both of ya. -Yeah. 332 00:17:07,276 --> 00:17:09,028 [♪ crowd singing "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"] 333 00:17:25,294 --> 00:17:27,713 [Thomas] I met Joey when I was 14. 334 00:17:27,797 --> 00:17:29,298 [♪ melancholy music playing] 335 00:17:30,716 --> 00:17:35,304 That was the start of a 56-year, very special, unique friendship. 336 00:17:35,972 --> 00:17:39,642 We didn't have much in those days. I couldn't even afford the football boots. 337 00:17:39,725 --> 00:17:41,394 Uh, I'm not sure where Joey got his from, 338 00:17:41,477 --> 00:17:43,729 but he had a brand-new pair every time I'd seen him. 339 00:17:43,813 --> 00:17:47,108 When he first joined Wrexham, we didn't know what was going to happen to him. 340 00:17:47,191 --> 00:17:49,485 Not knowing that we're going to probably play 341 00:17:49,569 --> 00:17:51,279 in the biggest clubs in the world. 342 00:17:52,029 --> 00:17:55,825 He became a legend and an icon. Like he does wherever Joey played. 343 00:17:55,908 --> 00:17:58,786 That's what he became, because the way he played with his heart 344 00:17:58,869 --> 00:18:04,292 and his passion… Fist… Clenched fist, uh, that was his connection with the fans. 345 00:18:04,375 --> 00:18:06,961 He was, you know, showing that he's going to give them everything. 346 00:18:07,545 --> 00:18:09,589 [producer] He's a big lad. 347 00:18:09,672 --> 00:18:12,842 He was a big lad… [stammers] No, I'm just very small. [chuckles] 348 00:18:12,925 --> 00:18:15,428 I think everyone inside this stadium 349 00:18:15,511 --> 00:18:17,972 and anyone that's come across Joey Jones 350 00:18:18,055 --> 00:18:20,933 knows what an incredible human being he was. 351 00:18:21,017 --> 00:18:23,686 He was just happy to play the game he loved growing up. 352 00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:28,524 What a career he had in football. He won absolutely everything. 353 00:18:29,317 --> 00:18:32,153 Incredible. The first Welshman, as he tells me all the time, 354 00:18:32,236 --> 00:18:34,405 to win the European Cup. 355 00:18:34,488 --> 00:18:35,489 And he always used to say to me, 356 00:18:35,573 --> 00:18:38,451 "Mickey, that European Cup ain't that heavy, you know." 357 00:18:38,534 --> 00:18:39,785 [chuckling] 358 00:18:39,869 --> 00:18:42,622 But off the pitch, that's where his quality was. 359 00:18:43,289 --> 00:18:46,083 Joey has got a legacy which will never die. 360 00:18:46,167 --> 00:18:48,586 Liverpool will keep that going. Huddersfield and Chelsea. 361 00:18:49,295 --> 00:18:50,338 But this is his home. 362 00:18:52,048 --> 00:18:54,300 [person 3] Mickey will be in a dark place these next couple of months, 363 00:18:54,383 --> 00:18:58,512 because Mickey and Joey, you know, two of one, they came together. 364 00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:02,266 For Mickey, I would imagine it would be like losing his right arm. 365 00:19:02,350 --> 00:19:04,268 [Parry] Joey came with Mickey Thomas, 366 00:19:04,352 --> 00:19:07,229 but the pair of them together, they were just like little kids. 367 00:19:07,313 --> 00:19:09,690 They were just laughing, joking all the time. 368 00:19:09,774 --> 00:19:11,150 [crowd cheering] 369 00:19:11,233 --> 00:19:13,944 [Thomas] You know, I don't accept he's gone, you know. 370 00:19:14,028 --> 00:19:18,532 [stammers] I know he has, but, you know, I didn't never believe he was ill. 371 00:19:18,616 --> 00:19:22,620 I couldn't see that in Joey, 'cause Joey was always my strength. 372 00:19:22,703 --> 00:19:24,205 He was so strong for me. 373 00:19:24,288 --> 00:19:29,835 [stammers] He's my heartbeat, isn't he? He has been my heartbeat for all my life. 374 00:19:29,919 --> 00:19:32,380 You know, it's the saddest day of my life. 375 00:19:32,463 --> 00:19:34,840 He's gone. [stammers] I can't bring him back. 376 00:19:35,758 --> 00:19:37,551 He's my mate. He always will be. 377 00:19:37,635 --> 00:19:39,553 He'll never die in my eyes. 378 00:19:39,637 --> 00:19:40,721 God bless him. 379 00:19:40,805 --> 00:19:43,599 [♪ triumphant music playing] 380 00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:54,360 [Joey Jones] Wrexham gave me my chance you know. 381 00:19:54,443 --> 00:19:57,113 I'm so lucky we came here. 382 00:19:57,196 --> 00:19:58,614 I wouldn't change it for the world. 383 00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:00,533 If I had to do exactly the same thing again, 384 00:20:00,616 --> 00:20:02,618 and have my career over again, 385 00:20:02,702 --> 00:20:04,704 I would still start at Wrexham Football Club, 386 00:20:04,787 --> 00:20:07,415 because that's the place to be. 387 00:20:07,498 --> 00:20:08,791 [Thomas] Thank you. 388 00:20:21,679 --> 00:20:24,098 [♪ ominous music playing] 389 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:30,604 [person 4] Off to Millwall today. 390 00:20:30,688 --> 00:20:32,231 -Off to The Den. -[person 5] Off to Millwall. 391 00:20:32,314 --> 00:20:33,983 We need the first win of the season. 392 00:20:34,066 --> 00:20:38,362 Let's be honest, we haven't had an exactly starstruck start, have we? 393 00:20:38,446 --> 00:20:40,740 [person 5] I'm not panicking, but a lot of people are. 394 00:20:44,744 --> 00:20:47,788 Millwall's quite a legendary, uh, club in English football. 395 00:20:47,872 --> 00:20:51,125 Mr. Norman Burtenshaw, the referee, said that he was carried semiconscious 396 00:20:51,208 --> 00:20:55,087 off the field because of a deliberate attack from a spectator. 397 00:20:55,171 --> 00:20:57,047 The club's always been noted for that sort of thing. 398 00:20:57,131 --> 00:20:59,884 [news anchor 2] This is the view of Millwall that has become familiar. 399 00:21:00,509 --> 00:21:03,679 At Millwall, the view of the game is restricted by cages and spikes. 400 00:21:03,763 --> 00:21:05,598 [cheering] 401 00:21:05,681 --> 00:21:07,808 [news anchor 3] These were the scenes at Millwall last year, 402 00:21:07,892 --> 00:21:11,687 when serious disturbances took place outside and inside the ground. 403 00:21:11,771 --> 00:21:15,775 [Ker] Millwall fans relish and revel in the reputation that they have 404 00:21:15,858 --> 00:21:19,111 for being a horrible club and a horrible place to go and play football. 405 00:21:19,195 --> 00:21:22,364 "No one likes us. We don't care," I think, is the chant from Millwall. 406 00:21:22,448 --> 00:21:27,495 [fans chanting] 407 00:21:29,497 --> 00:21:30,790 [Parkinson] You come to Millwall, 408 00:21:30,873 --> 00:21:33,334 everybody's gotta be right fucking together, okay? 409 00:21:33,834 --> 00:21:37,004 Remember, reset as a group, okay? 410 00:21:37,087 --> 00:21:38,964 We belong on this fucking stage, 411 00:21:39,048 --> 00:21:42,259 and we're gonna fucking show it from minute one to minute 94 today. 412 00:21:42,343 --> 00:21:45,805 Okay, that is one way to get the fucking crowd on their fucking back. 413 00:21:45,888 --> 00:21:47,681 [cheering] 414 00:21:47,765 --> 00:21:49,642 [Griffiths] Here we are at The Den. 415 00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:55,189 The most visceral of all football venues 416 00:21:55,272 --> 00:21:59,068 for Wrexham to test themselves against a Millwall team 417 00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:02,404 that are going really, really well at the moment. 418 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:06,242 As Wrexham get things underway, this is gonna be a test of character 419 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:08,077 as well as technique here, isn't it? 420 00:22:08,744 --> 00:22:11,288 Ooh, Dobson too slow. Caught in possession by Emakhu. 421 00:22:11,372 --> 00:22:13,582 And he can't stop him dribbling past him. 422 00:22:13,666 --> 00:22:17,503 Hell of a tackle that, by Matthew James. It was three against two. 423 00:22:17,586 --> 00:22:18,921 [cheering, whistling] 424 00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:20,756 [Parkinson] Yes, check. Check! 425 00:22:22,341 --> 00:22:24,385 -[Griffiths] Tackle by Emakhu on Cleworth… -Hey! What? 426 00:22:24,468 --> 00:22:26,095 …who has hurt his ankle, I think, 427 00:22:26,178 --> 00:22:29,974 …to the delight of the Millwall players, and he looks in some distress. 428 00:22:36,772 --> 00:22:39,358 Second half, and we're playing towards the fans. 429 00:22:39,441 --> 00:22:41,485 -Come on, you Reds! -Come on, you Reds! 430 00:22:41,569 --> 00:22:43,279 [cheering] 431 00:22:43,362 --> 00:22:46,031 [Griffiths] Their fans continue to make excellent noise. 432 00:22:46,115 --> 00:22:50,327 You need to be able to dig in in these sorts of tough away games. 433 00:22:52,496 --> 00:22:55,291 Roll the ball quicker! Move it quicker! 434 00:22:58,085 --> 00:23:00,588 [Griffiths] Good cross. Moore goes over the keeper! 435 00:23:00,671 --> 00:23:02,172 And scores! 436 00:23:02,256 --> 00:23:03,632 [♪ rousing music playing] 437 00:23:03,716 --> 00:23:05,092 ♪ You can't stop me ♪ 438 00:23:07,386 --> 00:23:11,015 [Griffiths] Kieffer Moore keeps his eyes on the ball. All he has to do is redirect. 439 00:23:11,098 --> 00:23:13,934 And it just sneaks in by that post for 1-0. 440 00:23:16,812 --> 00:23:18,397 [all] Wrexham! 441 00:23:19,607 --> 00:23:21,233 [Griffiths] We've got two minutes left. 442 00:23:21,317 --> 00:23:24,194 And it's fed into Emakhu. Tries to skin Dobson. 443 00:23:24,278 --> 00:23:27,698 Good work. Dobson intercepts. Cleared by James. 444 00:23:27,781 --> 00:23:29,241 Nobody up for Wrexham. 445 00:23:29,325 --> 00:23:31,660 We're digging in now, as the clock grinds down. 446 00:23:31,744 --> 00:23:33,746 Long ball. Ward comes a long way. 447 00:23:33,829 --> 00:23:36,916 Doesn't hold on to it. Was he fouled? Ref says not. And it's missed! 448 00:23:36,999 --> 00:23:39,126 Oh, it's a sitter. I've got to say, Ward is hurt. 449 00:23:39,209 --> 00:23:41,462 -[screaming] -[Griffiths] He looks really hurt. 450 00:23:41,545 --> 00:23:44,256 The Millwall and Wrexham players both calling for help for him. 451 00:23:46,258 --> 00:23:50,095 It looked like a foul. The ref didn't give it. Looks in distress. 452 00:23:50,179 --> 00:23:51,138 -Where are you? -[groans] 453 00:23:51,221 --> 00:23:52,765 We're at Millwall, and they fuckin' broke my arm. Come on. 454 00:23:52,848 --> 00:23:55,100 -Yeah, okay. -I need something, give me something. 455 00:23:55,184 --> 00:23:57,061 [shouting] Pain relief, pain relief, pain relief! 456 00:23:57,144 --> 00:23:59,104 Everybody, X-stop, X! 457 00:23:59,188 --> 00:24:01,440 -His arm! His arm! -[Ward] Don't fucking touch it. 458 00:24:01,523 --> 00:24:02,900 Change, change, change. 459 00:24:02,983 --> 00:24:06,028 Yeah, Arthur… You can, yeah. He's coming off. 460 00:24:07,780 --> 00:24:10,366 [medic] Ward, are you with me, buddy? You still with me? Stay with me. 461 00:24:10,449 --> 00:24:13,786 -Come on, just talk to me. -[Ward screams] 462 00:24:13,869 --> 00:24:16,830 -Okay, whoa, whoa. We're gonna… Whoa! -[screaming continues] 463 00:24:16,914 --> 00:24:18,332 -Come on, big man. -[hisses] 464 00:24:22,461 --> 00:24:25,673 [Griffiths] A lot of Millwall fans standing up and applauding him 465 00:24:25,756 --> 00:24:27,633 as he's taken off on a stretcher 466 00:24:27,716 --> 00:24:31,428 Let's hope that somehow it's not as serious as it looks. 467 00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:34,848 Here is Okonkwo. 468 00:24:35,808 --> 00:24:39,144 [Okonkwo] It's always bad to see one of your teammates get injured. 469 00:24:39,228 --> 00:24:40,938 In no situation do you want that to happen. 470 00:24:41,522 --> 00:24:44,483 But it's obviously created an opportunity for me 471 00:24:44,566 --> 00:24:47,987 to go and prove to everyone, and most importantly to myself, 472 00:24:48,070 --> 00:24:50,030 that I am ready for this level. 473 00:24:50,114 --> 00:24:53,325 To be honest, it was nerves and a lot of excitement. 474 00:24:53,409 --> 00:24:55,327 You know, and, uh, it was my Championship debut. 475 00:24:56,120 --> 00:24:57,663 [Griffiths] Ball in is a good one. 476 00:24:58,205 --> 00:24:59,540 Attacked at the goalmouth. 477 00:25:00,207 --> 00:25:03,085 What a save! That is a ridiculous save. 478 00:25:03,877 --> 00:25:07,464 It was just pure reaction. I just turned around and made the save, obviously. 479 00:25:07,548 --> 00:25:10,175 -[Wrexham fans cheering] -[Parkinson] What a save, by the way. 480 00:25:14,888 --> 00:25:16,432 [Griffiths] McClean, cute ball into the box. 481 00:25:16,515 --> 00:25:18,308 O'Brien is goalside. Can he finish? 482 00:25:18,392 --> 00:25:19,685 Yes, he can! 483 00:25:20,728 --> 00:25:24,690 And Wrexham win at Millwall! In the 109th minute! 484 00:25:26,066 --> 00:25:27,776 ♪ Welcome to the future ♪ 485 00:25:28,652 --> 00:25:30,571 ♪ Life is a battle Goliath and David ♪ 486 00:25:30,654 --> 00:25:32,781 ♪ Nothing come easy You gotta create it ♪ 487 00:25:32,865 --> 00:25:36,243 [Griffiths] Great clip-in by McClean, and what a finish by O'Brien. 488 00:25:36,326 --> 00:25:38,620 Tight angle, lifted it over Benda. 489 00:25:41,498 --> 00:25:43,250 -[all] Wrexham! -[whistle blows] 490 00:25:43,333 --> 00:25:46,628 There you are. For the first time since 1982, 491 00:25:46,712 --> 00:25:48,797 Wrexham win in the second tier. 492 00:25:48,881 --> 00:25:50,799 ♪ Welcome to the future ♪ 493 00:25:50,883 --> 00:25:53,302 [Griffiths] Their fans are thrilled. 494 00:25:53,969 --> 00:25:55,888 [person 6] Three points on the board. 495 00:25:55,971 --> 00:25:58,849 A win away. Wrexham, we're on our way. 496 00:25:59,641 --> 00:26:02,519 It's just a great day for us to get off and running with a clean sheet 497 00:26:02,603 --> 00:26:05,898 and the first win, but more importantly, an away win. 498 00:26:07,149 --> 00:26:08,942 ♪ Welcome to the future ♪ 499 00:26:11,570 --> 00:26:14,073 -[whistle blowing] -[players shouting] 500 00:26:16,700 --> 00:26:19,161 [Parkin] Work your feet. Good. 501 00:26:21,163 --> 00:26:22,539 Good. 502 00:26:22,623 --> 00:26:26,335 [Fay] At the start of this podcast, I want to send our well wishes to Danny Ward, 503 00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:28,087 after his horrific injury. 504 00:26:28,170 --> 00:26:29,588 Looked really painful there. 505 00:26:29,671 --> 00:26:32,549 And that's going to be him out for a few months. 506 00:26:32,633 --> 00:26:35,052 It was a dislocation of the elbow, 507 00:26:35,135 --> 00:26:38,514 and then the ligaments and tendon have disappeared somehow. 508 00:26:40,307 --> 00:26:43,435 And to top it all off, he ends the night having to order his own McDonald's 509 00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:44,937 at a service station. 510 00:26:45,020 --> 00:26:48,148 [Tozer] To be fair, mentally, getting over injury is hard, but sometimes you need, 511 00:26:48,232 --> 00:26:50,442 a McDonald's or something, don't you, just to pick the mood up. 512 00:26:50,526 --> 00:26:51,777 -Yeah. -I completely agree. 513 00:26:51,860 --> 00:26:53,695 [Foster] Double cheeseburger? Big Mac meal? 514 00:26:53,779 --> 00:26:56,365 We've been in the… I'm in the hospital for hours. 515 00:26:56,448 --> 00:27:00,536 I don't care. The main bit I'm looking at is you adding extra cheese for 10p. 516 00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:03,205 -That's all I can see. -That was me taking ice out of the Coke. 517 00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:05,332 -That's what it was. I wanted no ice. -Extra fries. 518 00:27:05,415 --> 00:27:06,416 It's no ice. 519 00:27:06,917 --> 00:27:10,254 [Mac] To see him go down was scary for so many different reasons. 520 00:27:10,337 --> 00:27:14,424 And then seeing him at McDonald's later on that night via social media, 521 00:27:14,508 --> 00:27:16,009 I realized he was probably okay. 522 00:27:16,093 --> 00:27:18,428 Um, but how long would he be out for? 523 00:27:19,221 --> 00:27:21,890 They say around three months' recovery time, 524 00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:24,977 and hopefully, be back playing before four. 525 00:27:25,060 --> 00:27:28,105 See how far we need to get you coming up… 526 00:27:28,188 --> 00:27:30,607 [Ward] It's all a bit of a blur, bit of a noise, 527 00:27:30,691 --> 00:27:32,276 and I just remember thinking… 528 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:33,735 [sighs] 529 00:27:34,778 --> 00:27:37,197 "Why?" Like, "Why now?" 530 00:27:41,076 --> 00:27:44,580 Just starting to get in your flow. This return that you've dreamed of. 531 00:27:44,663 --> 00:27:48,959 The way it's panned out by getting in the team, it's now… 532 00:27:49,042 --> 00:27:50,043 [sighs] 533 00:27:50,752 --> 00:27:51,753 Fuck. 534 00:27:52,713 --> 00:27:57,342 Tough, tough road ahead, but made easier by the people around you. 535 00:27:58,802 --> 00:28:01,346 It's the first time I've ever been in a club like this, 536 00:28:01,430 --> 00:28:03,473 where everyone is so in it together. 537 00:28:03,557 --> 00:28:05,559 It is a club that's always been in my heart, 538 00:28:05,642 --> 00:28:07,853 from the first time I went to watch my first game. 539 00:28:07,936 --> 00:28:10,731 It's… It's the tonic I needed at-at the right time of my life. 540 00:28:10,814 --> 00:28:12,190 -Tomorrow, pal. -Cheers, pal. 541 00:28:12,274 --> 00:28:14,192 -Touch base. -Will do. See you later. 542 00:28:23,285 --> 00:28:27,122 [Harvey] Sending me it through, as we said, then we'll pick it up at this end. 543 00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:34,254 The summer transfer window is approximately a ten-week period 544 00:28:34,338 --> 00:28:38,133 where football opens its door to the madness 545 00:28:38,216 --> 00:28:41,178 of transfers, sales and recruitment. 546 00:28:41,261 --> 00:28:45,015 We knew we were going to need to strengthen to be competitive, 547 00:28:45,098 --> 00:28:48,727 yet we only had a very small period of time to do that. 548 00:28:48,810 --> 00:28:52,481 It's the last morning. We've got a number of things to tie up, 549 00:28:52,564 --> 00:28:56,151 but every side in this game at the moment is playing brinkmanship with each other. 550 00:28:56,234 --> 00:28:57,319 When the window shuts, 551 00:28:57,402 --> 00:29:00,697 that means there can be no further changes to the squad, in or out. 552 00:29:01,657 --> 00:29:03,408 -[phone rings] -This is Man City calling. 553 00:29:03,492 --> 00:29:04,493 [caller] Hey, Mike. 554 00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:06,161 [producer] Welcome to the war room. 555 00:29:06,244 --> 00:29:09,706 It's the busiest window this club's had, certainly in Rob and Ryan's time here. 556 00:29:09,790 --> 00:29:12,459 You guys sent over the paperwork last night, I believe. 557 00:29:12,542 --> 00:29:16,463 It's been, uh, crazy. I'm looking forward to the clock striking 7:00, 558 00:29:16,546 --> 00:29:17,756 if we get the ones in we want. 559 00:29:17,839 --> 00:29:20,842 Supposed to be this morning. Let me go find out when the medical's scheduled for. 560 00:29:20,926 --> 00:29:24,554 [Harvey] So there's plenty to do between now and seven o'clock tonight. 561 00:29:26,223 --> 00:29:28,642 So the problem that's known as Dominic Hyam. 562 00:29:32,354 --> 00:29:34,564 [caller] No way we can get the medical done in… 563 00:29:34,648 --> 00:29:36,441 Fucking good… good question. 564 00:29:36,525 --> 00:29:38,735 Leave it with me five minutes. I'll come back to you. 565 00:29:38,819 --> 00:29:41,029 -Will do. Thanks. Cheers, Shaun. -Cheers. Bye. 566 00:29:41,113 --> 00:29:42,656 Fucking hell. 567 00:29:42,739 --> 00:29:45,826 We've got a "Houston, we have an Apollo 13-type challenge." 568 00:29:45,909 --> 00:29:50,247 Dominic Hyam is in Glasgow on international duty. 569 00:29:50,330 --> 00:29:52,165 [Parkinson] You think the agent might have thought of telling us that. 570 00:29:52,541 --> 00:29:53,583 Do you know what I mean? 571 00:29:55,335 --> 00:29:58,964 So we just agreed terms with the final piece of Phil's jigsaw 572 00:29:59,047 --> 00:30:02,551 -with Blackburn, so we're really excited. -[message tone] 573 00:30:02,634 --> 00:30:05,804 But he's just joined up with the Scotland squad, and he's in Glasgow. 574 00:30:05,887 --> 00:30:08,849 So we're trying to work out how we get a medical done 575 00:30:08,932 --> 00:30:10,392 for a player who's in Glasgow 576 00:30:10,475 --> 00:30:13,353 when we need him in Manchester, and we're in North Wales. 577 00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:16,523 We've got a three o'clock slot on standby. 578 00:30:16,606 --> 00:30:19,234 Yeah, but I don't think there's gonna be a chance 579 00:30:19,317 --> 00:30:22,154 -to get him down from Glasgow to here. -No. 580 00:30:22,237 --> 00:30:25,323 What I'll have to do is say, "Right. What do you want to do? 581 00:30:25,407 --> 00:30:26,908 Got a chance to sign a contract…" 582 00:30:26,992 --> 00:30:29,119 -Yeah. -I don't want this on camera, by the way. 583 00:30:29,995 --> 00:30:31,997 [♪ elevator music playing] 584 00:30:34,750 --> 00:30:38,462 Summer transfer window finally closed. Deadline day is always very busy. 585 00:30:38,545 --> 00:30:42,591 [Salt] Right, the latest of the deadline-day recruits then, Dom Hyam. 586 00:30:42,674 --> 00:30:45,010 Wrexham fans saying, "I think the deal's fallen through." 587 00:30:45,093 --> 00:30:48,680 No, it didn't. 11:00 p.m., Dom Hyam, the last in the building. 588 00:30:48,764 --> 00:30:52,059 [Fay] It's a summer transfer window to end all summer transfer windows. 589 00:30:52,142 --> 00:30:54,686 Fourteen players in, 19 players gone. 590 00:30:54,770 --> 00:30:57,439 Those three additions on deadline day, they are huge. 591 00:30:57,522 --> 00:31:02,652 We have never seen anything like Wrexham's summer transfer window. 592 00:31:02,736 --> 00:31:05,947 They have quite literally signed a whole new team. 593 00:31:06,031 --> 00:31:07,824 [Fay] Spent, what, more money this summer 594 00:31:07,908 --> 00:31:11,953 than they've spent in the previous 161 years of the club combined on players. 595 00:31:12,037 --> 00:31:14,289 [Harvey] We spent a lot of money this year, but many of the teams 596 00:31:14,372 --> 00:31:18,376 that we're competing against have had years of building their current squads. 597 00:31:18,460 --> 00:31:22,005 So, the money we've actually spent is only trying to catch up 598 00:31:22,089 --> 00:31:25,092 with the position that they're already in. 599 00:31:25,175 --> 00:31:28,553 We are different. You've gotta compete on a level playing field, 600 00:31:28,637 --> 00:31:31,973 but without that investment over an extended period of time, 601 00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:33,558 it is a real challenge. 602 00:31:34,851 --> 00:31:36,186 [Williamson] We brought in 14 players. 603 00:31:36,269 --> 00:31:39,397 And then, at the same time, you're trying to quickly bring new people in 604 00:31:39,481 --> 00:31:40,565 and get them acclimated. 605 00:31:40,649 --> 00:31:42,818 Just needed a wee bit more, Sheafman. 606 00:31:43,527 --> 00:31:47,405 [Jones] This is almost like a brand-new team for people to get their heads around. 607 00:31:48,198 --> 00:31:50,534 I get jittery spending so much money. 608 00:31:50,617 --> 00:31:54,037 We need to do it to compete, but I can't let go of the old fan in me. 609 00:31:54,121 --> 00:31:56,248 I can't… I'm like, "Oh, God. What if it goes wrong?" 610 00:31:57,624 --> 00:31:59,668 [Bob] You can have great players, 611 00:31:59,751 --> 00:32:01,795 but that doesn't necessarily mean you have a terrific team. 612 00:32:01,878 --> 00:32:04,881 I don't know whether or not they're gonna be real team players, 613 00:32:04,965 --> 00:32:07,968 or are they gonna be players who are looking for their own glory? 614 00:32:08,051 --> 00:32:10,387 They just want the ball so they can try and score with the ball. 615 00:32:10,470 --> 00:32:12,931 Time will tell. Time will tell. But, yeah, I'm nervous. 616 00:32:13,014 --> 00:32:18,228 [Parkin] Time! Now get yourselves a drink. 617 00:32:32,409 --> 00:32:34,911 Back at the Racecourse to take on QPR. 618 00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:38,331 [Fay] QPR now. I-I think what they've got 619 00:32:38,415 --> 00:32:43,003 is that sort of maverick, mercurial flair player 620 00:32:43,086 --> 00:32:44,921 that QPR have always had. 621 00:32:45,005 --> 00:32:47,924 You know, they are known for having unpredictable forwards. 622 00:32:48,008 --> 00:32:50,468 I'm expecting a real battle. 623 00:32:51,845 --> 00:32:54,097 [Reynolds] Colin, let's grab a photo of the three of us here. 624 00:32:54,181 --> 00:32:57,350 It's like, that's the one you want. It's like, with that behind you. 625 00:32:57,434 --> 00:33:01,646 -[Hanks] The sun just came out. -This way, though. If you go this way. 626 00:33:01,730 --> 00:33:03,315 Thank you. 627 00:33:03,398 --> 00:33:06,610 -Do you see Millie there? I can't tell. -Yes. She's here. 628 00:33:06,693 --> 00:33:08,069 What's up, Millie? 629 00:33:08,153 --> 00:33:11,156 -How you doing, Millie? Doing all right? -How are you, Ryan? 630 00:33:11,239 --> 00:33:13,074 -Yeah, been good. -Yeah? 631 00:33:13,158 --> 00:33:15,327 -Georgie Evans left. -I know. 632 00:33:15,410 --> 00:33:17,287 He's on my shirt as well. 633 00:33:17,370 --> 00:33:19,372 -I know, George is-- -I love Georgie. 634 00:33:19,456 --> 00:33:22,667 -We called him Gorgeous George. -How did you know that? 635 00:33:22,751 --> 00:33:24,961 -I do. You call him that too? -I call him it too. 636 00:33:25,045 --> 00:33:26,671 I did not know that. I'm not kidding. 637 00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:32,135 [Reynolds] The Queens Park Rangers match. Well, for starters, 638 00:33:32,219 --> 00:33:36,973 we spent, um, I don't know, the GDP of all of Canada on players. 639 00:33:37,515 --> 00:33:39,643 What's going on, guys? Nice to meet you. 640 00:33:39,726 --> 00:33:41,394 What's going on? Welcome. 641 00:33:41,478 --> 00:33:44,648 -Dom. How are you? -How you doing? Nice to meet you. 642 00:33:44,731 --> 00:33:47,525 There are so many new faces everywhere you look. 643 00:33:47,609 --> 00:33:49,444 Like, everywhere. 644 00:33:49,527 --> 00:33:51,404 -Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you as well. 645 00:33:51,488 --> 00:33:52,572 -What's your name again? -Reuben. 646 00:33:52,656 --> 00:33:54,324 Oh, Reuben. Nice to meet you. 647 00:33:54,407 --> 00:33:55,867 Gonna need cheat sheets. 648 00:33:56,743 --> 00:33:59,871 You know, even Max Cleworth went through puberty. 649 00:34:01,498 --> 00:34:03,917 So I… It took me a minute to realize, 650 00:34:04,751 --> 00:34:05,961 "Oh, that's Max." 651 00:34:10,423 --> 00:34:13,551 [Griffiths] So, yeah, fascinating game, this, Wrexham against QPR. 652 00:34:13,635 --> 00:34:17,180 Both done a lot of business in the transfer window 653 00:34:17,264 --> 00:34:20,642 and are bedding players in, and that also is intriguing, isn't it? 654 00:34:22,018 --> 00:34:23,520 [whistle blows] 655 00:34:24,229 --> 00:34:27,315 [Griffiths] QPR continue to look strong here. 656 00:34:28,441 --> 00:34:31,486 In the box, a real scramble, and Okonkwo can't get there. 657 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:37,909 Then we showed up here, and, uh, we get a little bit of a spanking. 658 00:34:37,993 --> 00:34:40,495 [Griffiths] Well, Kone drills a shot. 659 00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:47,836 Um… That left a mark. A red mark. 660 00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:49,754 Just reminding you to breathe. 661 00:34:49,838 --> 00:34:52,048 -Fuck, thank you. -Just reminding you to breathe. 662 00:34:52,132 --> 00:34:53,800 [Griffiths] He's one-on-one with Okonkwo. 663 00:34:53,883 --> 00:34:55,635 He chips it. Brilliant goal. 664 00:34:58,388 --> 00:35:00,307 [Ryan's friend] Is your stomach just Swiss cheese? 665 00:35:00,390 --> 00:35:02,851 I don't have a stomach anymore. I switched to a colostomy bag. 666 00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:05,437 It's super efficient. I totally recommend it. 667 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:08,023 [Griffiths] And the referee blows the whistle. 668 00:35:08,106 --> 00:35:11,484 -[whistle blows] -Frustration for Wrexham. 669 00:35:12,611 --> 00:35:13,987 [fan] We didn't defend too well. 670 00:35:14,070 --> 00:35:16,615 We had £20 million worth of players on the bench. 671 00:35:16,698 --> 00:35:19,034 I know they say they gotta blend the team together, 672 00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:22,078 but they could've put at least two or three on. They've been training 673 00:35:22,162 --> 00:35:23,955 -for two weeks together, maybe? -Yeah. 674 00:35:24,039 --> 00:35:27,792 [fan] And I just think Parkinson, sometimes he needs to change his tactics. 675 00:35:27,876 --> 00:35:30,754 But to lose at home… It used to be a fortress for us, this ground. 676 00:35:30,837 --> 00:35:34,466 Losing 3-1 at home to QPR. Not much of a fairy tale, is it? 677 00:35:34,549 --> 00:35:36,217 [Williamson] So that was bad. 678 00:35:36,301 --> 00:35:38,595 We're sitting in 21st position right now on the table, 679 00:35:38,678 --> 00:35:42,641 and you suddenly go from hoping to have ambitions of being competitive 680 00:35:42,724 --> 00:35:44,643 to hoping you don't get relegated. 681 00:35:45,435 --> 00:35:48,855 Last season, we went all in, and of course, we're still all in. 682 00:35:48,938 --> 00:35:52,108 But having spent so much money, yes, 683 00:35:52,192 --> 00:35:54,319 but also time, energy, 684 00:35:54,402 --> 00:35:58,490 emotional… [chuckles] …uh, output, 685 00:35:58,573 --> 00:36:02,911 the question to us is, "Is this where we wanna be?" 686 00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:07,415 We've got one win, one draw and three losses. 687 00:36:08,124 --> 00:36:10,377 That is not where we wanna be. 688 00:36:10,460 --> 00:36:11,961 [♪ foreboding music playing] 689 00:36:14,756 --> 00:36:16,758 [interviewee] I just give my opinion. 690 00:36:16,841 --> 00:36:18,426 [producer] And I'd rather you did. 691 00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:21,554 [interviewee] Oh, yeah. There's no filter with me whatsoever. 692 00:36:21,638 --> 00:36:24,307 [♪ mischievous music playing] 693 00:36:24,391 --> 00:36:26,935 I'm just Trina the cleaner. You know? 694 00:36:30,271 --> 00:36:33,775 So I've worked for Wrexham football ground for about four years, I think. 695 00:36:33,858 --> 00:36:38,196 Never even been to Wrexham's ground until I started working here, 696 00:36:38,279 --> 00:36:40,990 and then just fell in love with the place, the people. 697 00:36:41,074 --> 00:36:44,160 It's like having another family. It's a really good place to work. 698 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:49,791 I've only ever been to one game here, but I'm never coming again, ever. 699 00:36:49,874 --> 00:36:53,920 Because my luck, 13,000 people in the stadium, 700 00:36:54,003 --> 00:36:55,547 who sits right next to me? 701 00:36:55,630 --> 00:36:57,549 Only my fucking ex-husband. 702 00:36:57,632 --> 00:36:59,551 Wow. Couldn't write it, could you? 703 00:36:59,634 --> 00:37:03,096 In this football club, I say I have no luck, none whatsoever. 704 00:37:03,179 --> 00:37:06,558 Even if I fell into a well full of cocks, I'd come up sucking me thumb. 705 00:37:07,934 --> 00:37:11,438 But no, they'd have to pay me to come and watch another football game. 706 00:37:11,521 --> 00:37:13,440 I'd rather just stay at home and watch it. 707 00:37:14,274 --> 00:37:17,318 Worst part is definitely the public toilets 708 00:37:17,402 --> 00:37:18,611 when we have to do that. 709 00:37:18,695 --> 00:37:22,031 When we've won the cups and different things like that, 710 00:37:22,115 --> 00:37:25,410 the changing rooms… How I didn't kill the boys, I don't know. 711 00:37:25,493 --> 00:37:28,788 Yeah, smelled like a brewery days after, 712 00:37:28,872 --> 00:37:32,208 and then Ollie Palmer throwing his lettuce everywhere. 713 00:37:32,292 --> 00:37:35,044 [players] We are going up, I said we are going up! 714 00:37:35,128 --> 00:37:36,671 That really annoyed me. 715 00:37:37,672 --> 00:37:39,758 I've met a lot of good players 716 00:37:39,841 --> 00:37:42,677 and some that have left, you know, they still get in touch. 717 00:37:42,761 --> 00:37:45,221 Will Boyle, when he left, he messaged me, 718 00:37:45,305 --> 00:37:48,141 said I was the heartbeat of the club, which was lovely. 719 00:37:52,353 --> 00:37:54,898 Sunday morning. What have the lads left for me? 720 00:37:55,815 --> 00:37:57,400 Oh, it's not too bad. 721 00:37:58,276 --> 00:37:59,444 Oh… 722 00:37:59,527 --> 00:38:02,739 QPR, well. A bit of a… 723 00:38:03,448 --> 00:38:07,494 Uh, yeah. A bit of a disappointing game, I'd say. 724 00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:11,664 I think QPR deserved the win yesterday. I think we were very slow. 725 00:38:12,540 --> 00:38:13,666 [softly] God… 726 00:38:14,375 --> 00:38:16,085 They were shit. [laughs] 727 00:38:16,169 --> 00:38:19,547 -I gotta say it. They were absolute shit. -[producer] Get it off your chest. Go on. 728 00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:25,261 Um, but they had plenty of opportunities. Um, it just wasn't our day, unfortunately. 729 00:38:25,345 --> 00:38:29,474 Obviously, we've got a lot of new lads that are just coming together. 730 00:38:29,557 --> 00:38:33,269 It's gonna take them a while to get used to playing against one another, isn't it? 731 00:38:33,353 --> 00:38:35,313 You know, you've gotta… 732 00:38:35,396 --> 00:38:39,734 You've gotta work it out, and I'm sure Phil Parkinson will do that. 733 00:38:40,485 --> 00:38:42,403 Just want to see 'em win, 734 00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:46,866 and just show everybody in Wrexham that they actually can do this again. 735 00:38:46,950 --> 00:38:48,451 They've just got to believe it. 736 00:38:49,244 --> 00:38:51,120 And that's all down to Phil and his team. 737 00:38:51,955 --> 00:38:55,166 I think Phil's an absolutely gentle, gentle man. 738 00:38:55,875 --> 00:38:57,585 He's very kind. 739 00:38:58,670 --> 00:39:01,589 So maybe they should just send me in to shout at 'em, eh? 740 00:39:01,673 --> 00:39:02,882 And sort 'em out. 741 00:39:02,966 --> 00:39:03,967 [laughs] 742 00:39:04,717 --> 00:39:07,220 My gob never shuts up, though. That's the problem. 743 00:39:07,303 --> 00:39:10,223 Phil… Phil Bennett calls me "Gobshite." 744 00:39:10,306 --> 00:39:11,683 [laughs] 745 00:39:11,766 --> 00:39:14,519 Yeah, I'm sure Monday morning, the lads will be back in, 746 00:39:14,602 --> 00:39:16,020 and they'll be raring to go. 747 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:19,482 [lawn mowers drone] 748 00:39:28,867 --> 00:39:33,079 Better than what I could've wished for. So chuffed. Uh, it's amazing. 749 00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:36,291 Everyone knows Mr. Wrexham. 750 00:39:37,083 --> 00:39:40,461 Me and all me friends, we thought he needed a tribute to him. 751 00:39:41,296 --> 00:39:43,423 And we said we needed something permanent. 752 00:39:44,257 --> 00:39:46,634 Then the question was, where to put it? 753 00:39:47,260 --> 00:39:50,763 And there's only one place really fitting for Joey. 754 00:39:53,308 --> 00:39:57,270 Got together with Wayne, and we raised the total to get all this done, 755 00:39:57,353 --> 00:39:59,355 and I think it's perfect for Joey, 756 00:39:59,439 --> 00:40:01,858 and… [chuckles] …hopefully, he's here forever. 757 00:40:01,941 --> 00:40:04,485 Well, he always will be anyhow, like, but yeah. 758 00:40:05,570 --> 00:40:06,905 [Frank] He's out on the pitch there, isn't he? 759 00:40:06,988 --> 00:40:10,116 Just giving the fist wave to the fans, like he always did, 760 00:40:10,199 --> 00:40:12,368 and full of passion. 761 00:40:13,786 --> 00:40:17,165 Yeah, just come to see this today. Family's proud of it. 762 00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:19,167 Just feels emotional, yeah. 763 00:40:19,959 --> 00:40:21,920 And I brought me son and me grandson. 764 00:40:22,587 --> 00:40:23,588 Everyone's happy. 765 00:40:24,172 --> 00:40:25,465 It's unbelievable. 766 00:40:25,548 --> 00:40:29,677 Um… It's nice to know every time you're gonna come into town now, 767 00:40:29,761 --> 00:40:32,055 that's the first thing you're gonna see before you come in here. 768 00:40:32,138 --> 00:40:34,933 It's just a proud, proud moment. 769 00:40:35,808 --> 00:40:37,477 [Frank] You see all these tributes, 770 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:39,395 it brings it all home that he's no longer around, 771 00:40:39,479 --> 00:40:44,525 but just nice to know how much he was loved by everybody, really. 772 00:40:49,572 --> 00:40:51,908 [Thomas] Well, it's the first time I've seen it. 773 00:40:52,992 --> 00:40:54,535 It's really like Joey, isn't it? 774 00:40:54,619 --> 00:40:56,663 I… I think he's there on that wall, 775 00:40:56,746 --> 00:40:59,415 and the most important thing, "Mr. Wrexham." 776 00:40:59,499 --> 00:41:02,085 Joey is Mr. Wrexham, and he always will be. 777 00:41:02,168 --> 00:41:05,505 That is a magnificent tribute to someone that is 778 00:41:05,588 --> 00:41:09,300 probably the greatest person that's ever walked this planet. 779 00:41:09,384 --> 00:41:10,468 I love him. 780 00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:15,056 [Mac] Can't go anywhere in Wrexham 781 00:41:15,139 --> 00:41:19,102 without being reminded of who and what we've lost. 782 00:41:19,894 --> 00:41:23,064 But, you know, losing is a part of the game, just like in life, 783 00:41:23,147 --> 00:41:28,152 and how you deal with losing is what defines who you are. 784 00:41:30,238 --> 00:41:33,533 Joey Jones showed us what that looked like. 785 00:41:33,616 --> 00:41:37,954 And his legacy lives on with every player who puts on that Wrexham shirt 786 00:41:38,037 --> 00:41:42,750 and reminds everybody that the only thing you can do is 787 00:41:42,834 --> 00:41:44,168 give them everything you got. 788 00:41:44,836 --> 00:41:47,296 -[photographer] One, two, three… -[friends, family] Joey!