1 00:00:07,820 --> 00:00:12,340 We're living the absolute best life, aren't we? We're in a stronger position 2 00:00:12,340 --> 00:00:15,820 with a favourable result than we were probably in the summer. 3 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,420 What a week it's been for Wrexham. 4 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:23,200 Into the playoff picture for the first time this season. 5 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:32,100 And a 1 -0 win over 6 00:00:32,100 --> 00:00:35,620 Sheffield Wednesday, keeping that margin into the top six. 7 00:00:36,540 --> 00:00:40,160 I think we're holding our own. And I think after, in the January transfer 8 00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:42,200 window, I think he'll have a look. 9 00:00:43,300 --> 00:00:45,200 We're entering the final days of the transfer window. 10 00:00:45,580 --> 00:00:49,200 That'll be the final chance to make any alterations to try and get to the 11 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:49,939 Premier League. 12 00:00:49,940 --> 00:00:54,220 I think we need about two off the signings. I think Ryan Hardy will leave. 13 00:00:54,540 --> 00:00:56,820 I still think we need another big target man up front. 14 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,460 February 2nd, that is when the window will slam shut. 15 00:01:03,540 --> 00:01:05,519 We're talking about bringing additional players. 16 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,600 into the squad. And at the end of the last transfer window, many players went 17 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,940 out who weren't going to be in our 25 -man squad. 18 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,300 So you do have to find a home for them to be able to play. 19 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:23,320 It's just a fact of life that as squads evolve, players who have played such a 20 00:01:23,320 --> 00:01:28,120 big part in the club's past need to move on. And it won't just be Paul. 21 00:01:29,620 --> 00:01:30,419 What's this? 22 00:01:30,420 --> 00:01:33,940 I have Jacob Mendy's lovely shirt to keep forever. 23 00:01:34,410 --> 00:01:38,910 Bless him. But I do wish Jacob all the very best. He's been very special. He 24 00:01:38,910 --> 00:01:40,170 leaving to go to Peterborough today. 25 00:01:40,490 --> 00:01:42,410 I know. He just got me crying. 26 00:01:44,110 --> 00:01:45,550 Love him lots, we do. 27 00:01:46,050 --> 00:01:47,050 Love him lots. 28 00:01:47,570 --> 00:01:50,150 Always, always in my heart, this lad. Always. 29 00:01:50,610 --> 00:01:52,550 He's been one of my favourites, Jacob. 30 00:01:53,470 --> 00:01:57,790 I enjoyed every single bit of it. Like, you meet the kind of people. 31 00:01:58,050 --> 00:02:01,450 Sometimes you have to leave people like that. 32 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,120 Making me cry again. 33 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:10,380 It's not easy, but you have to accept in any walk of life that your time will 34 00:02:10,380 --> 00:02:11,380 come. 35 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,960 I always live by a saying, don't cry because it's over, smile because it 36 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,840 happened, and that's exactly how I look back on my experience at Wrexham. 37 00:02:20,920 --> 00:02:23,440 We've seen already that Olly Palmer's left the club. 38 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:29,860 We are getting down to the merest small handful of players who have now been on 39 00:02:29,860 --> 00:02:30,920 this whole journey with us. 40 00:02:32,170 --> 00:02:36,750 It always feels bad to say goodbye, and we've had to do it year after year, and 41 00:02:36,750 --> 00:02:42,190 yet we always stay connected because you can take a person out of Wrexham, but 42 00:02:42,190 --> 00:02:44,570 you can never take Wrexham out of the person. 43 00:02:50,570 --> 00:02:57,310 Don't forget where you came from Don't forget why you're made of The ones 44 00:02:57,310 --> 00:03:01,530 who were there But no one else would care 45 00:03:02,820 --> 00:03:09,480 Don't be afraid to cry now even when the world comes crashing in. 46 00:03:11,700 --> 00:03:15,320 Don't forget to sing when you win. 47 00:03:20,900 --> 00:03:23,080 Don't forget to sing. 48 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:42,120 So it's called Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas, and I'm 49 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:42,959 Sherlock Holmes. 50 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:47,260 I've uncovered a serial killer. He's following the twelve days of Christmas. 51 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:52,100 It is a brand -new play. It's written by me and Dave Rees, who play Dr Watson. 52 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:54,380 We're all pals from university days. 53 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:00,480 It's been very good. 54 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,100 People at Birmingham have taken to it, which is all we can ask for, really. 55 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:05,760 Hopefully we'll get to do it again. 56 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:15,680 That's the Birmingham City fan. As time has gone on, my role at the club has 57 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:21,880 kind of changed and, you know, I think there's less necessity for me to be 58 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:27,280 involved. I feel less part of it, less connected to what's going on, which is a 59 00:04:27,280 --> 00:04:31,160 shame, but, you know, that's sort of the nature of the beast, really. 60 00:04:31,500 --> 00:04:32,500 Hello. 61 00:04:32,840 --> 00:04:36,940 I'm Humphrey. I'm over from... I'm like Robin Ryan's guy. 62 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:38,240 That's how I describe myself. 63 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,360 I'm still on the board and I still do this, that and the other, but, like, I 64 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,200 feel a bit more like a sort of stranger now. 65 00:04:43,660 --> 00:04:46,860 Just quick introduction, this is Humphrey. He's coming in as chief 66 00:04:46,860 --> 00:04:47,860 director, is it? 67 00:04:47,940 --> 00:04:51,080 Just executive director. I don't want to build myself up too much. 68 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:56,020 I don't know, I think because this year my other work has, like, ramped back up 69 00:04:56,020 --> 00:04:59,260 in a big way, you know, you find yourself slightly kind of coming back 70 00:04:59,260 --> 00:05:01,480 earth and being like, right, yes, it was... 71 00:05:02,170 --> 00:05:08,370 It was a glorious fever dream in some ways. And now you have sort of reality 72 00:05:08,370 --> 00:05:09,750 life reasserts itself. 73 00:05:10,910 --> 00:05:16,690 It's just very difficult when you're, there's something that you really love 74 00:05:16,690 --> 00:05:18,890 that you helped to foster and create. 75 00:05:19,790 --> 00:05:23,070 Having felt like fundamentally part of it and part of the kind of decision 76 00:05:23,070 --> 00:05:29,210 -making structure and someone who's like opinion and advice was sought. 77 00:05:29,890 --> 00:05:34,090 Can you put me in touch with Phil Parkins? 78 00:05:34,510 --> 00:05:35,510 I can try. 79 00:05:35,690 --> 00:05:37,450 Okay. I can try. 80 00:05:38,650 --> 00:05:39,790 That's not really the case anymore. 81 00:05:42,350 --> 00:05:45,130 Everything changes. Life is, you know, life is entropy. 82 00:05:46,290 --> 00:05:50,190 It was never going to be always the same thing and always what it was. 83 00:05:50,450 --> 00:05:54,770 But, yeah, I miss the good old days in some ways. 84 00:05:55,980 --> 00:06:00,280 So obviously I'm still a part of Wrexham, and it's a massive part of me 85 00:06:00,280 --> 00:06:01,280 always will be. 86 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,080 Nothing could ever take away the pride I have in what I've helped build. 87 00:06:08,420 --> 00:06:09,940 Steve, so what's the most you can afford? 88 00:06:11,020 --> 00:06:14,460 Everything's blowing up on this. I'm just wanting to make sure we don't lose 89 00:06:14,460 --> 00:06:16,460 friends. Tell him to fuck off. 90 00:06:16,740 --> 00:06:20,200 That sounds like a deal somebody doesn't really want to do. Just get it as far 91 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:21,340 below two million as you can. 92 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:23,840 We've arrived again at deadline day. 93 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:28,520 We've had a busy few days, and obviously we've got Zach Viner across the line 94 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:29,560 last night. 95 00:06:30,700 --> 00:06:36,900 When I had the interest from Wrexham, I was like, well, they're clearly an 96 00:06:36,900 --> 00:06:38,680 ambitious club, you know, I can't stand that now. 97 00:06:39,180 --> 00:06:45,140 Our sole objective is to get Phil the strongest squad possible for the second 98 00:06:45,140 --> 00:06:46,140 half of the season. 99 00:06:46,420 --> 00:06:49,120 And the phone's going to keep on ringing. 100 00:06:50,340 --> 00:06:51,340 Hiya, Frank. 101 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:56,220 Phil's approach to transfer window is perhaps a little unorthodox. 102 00:06:57,060 --> 00:07:01,220 They said 2 .5. We went back with 1 .5. They've come back and said, no, they 103 00:07:01,220 --> 00:07:02,500 still want the 2 .5. 104 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,440 A lot of moves are done quickly by a lot of other clubs who know what they're 105 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:10,080 going to do. The question comes down to how much you want to try and push it. 106 00:07:10,540 --> 00:07:13,160 Our approach is wait to the very end. 107 00:07:14,700 --> 00:07:18,660 It's important, but equally you can't be reckless. 108 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,400 Good for TV, not good for my stress. 109 00:07:22,700 --> 00:07:25,640 So Keeler Dunn's passed his medical, yeah. 110 00:07:26,060 --> 00:07:30,560 Davis Keeler Dunn, a familiar face to many of us from his first spell here. 111 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,160 Keeler Dunn shoots into the net! 112 00:07:34,780 --> 00:07:37,160 Davis Keeler Dunn, I'm excited about. 113 00:07:37,420 --> 00:07:41,500 I think he's one of these players who deserve the chance at this next level. 114 00:07:41,900 --> 00:07:43,580 All right, Michael, so Kadamatri. 115 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:48,000 We've agreed terms with Bailey Kadamatri and Sheffield Wednesday. 116 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:49,840 We're done. 117 00:07:50,860 --> 00:07:54,740 Will any of the players that come in individually make the difference? 118 00:07:55,620 --> 00:08:01,160 Let's give them every single tool we can to see if they can achieve that miracle 119 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:07,060 promotion and get to back -to -back -to -back -to -back, which would just be 120 00:08:07,060 --> 00:08:10,860 arguably one of sport's greatest ever stories. 121 00:08:20,590 --> 00:08:24,210 We sit here after your departure to return home to Derry City. 122 00:08:24,470 --> 00:08:26,410 Just how have the feelings been over the past week? 123 00:08:28,790 --> 00:08:29,790 I love it here. 124 00:08:31,530 --> 00:08:32,530 It's hard to go. 125 00:08:33,169 --> 00:08:35,090 But in the same sense, I'm getting to go home now. 126 00:08:38,650 --> 00:08:43,510 Not only when you leave a club, it is what it is and you just kind of move on. 127 00:08:44,930 --> 00:08:47,510 But this club, it's been special. 128 00:08:48,010 --> 00:08:49,310 I've had special times here. 129 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:56,920 I think it's just how you're treated here, the connection you have with each 130 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:01,720 other, with the fans, obviously with the owners, I think, how involved they are 131 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,220 on a personal level. 132 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,540 You don't really get that a lot with a lot of owners, but they make you feel 133 00:09:06,540 --> 00:09:08,040 really part of the public, special. 134 00:09:09,380 --> 00:09:10,780 It is, it's a magic public. 135 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:17,420 It's a madness, but it's a good madness. Like, every day, there's just something 136 00:09:17,420 --> 00:09:19,920 where you're going, like, it doesn't happen anywhere else. 137 00:09:21,340 --> 00:09:24,200 That's what makes him special. 138 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:26,720 Jimmy moved on. 139 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:28,160 Obviously, he was a leader. 140 00:09:28,380 --> 00:09:30,480 He's been a great player for us. He's a great lad. 141 00:09:31,560 --> 00:09:37,440 The time was right for Jimmy. He wanted to play, and he deserves to play. He's 142 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:40,860 too good a player not to be someone's squad or team. 143 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:42,240 Well, I kind of got home, didn't I? 144 00:09:42,700 --> 00:09:46,460 I've never been someone that's just sitting back up a wage, and I want to 145 00:09:46,460 --> 00:09:47,460 as much as I can. 146 00:09:48,820 --> 00:09:50,780 why I'm going home because I want to do that. 147 00:09:51,420 --> 00:09:53,620 I still love the game, I still have passion for the game. 148 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:58,940 A lot of players go back as a PR thing when they've got nothing left to give. 149 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:00,620 I don't want that to be the case. 150 00:10:03,060 --> 00:10:05,920 I always wanted to go back and give everything for the cause. 151 00:10:06,620 --> 00:10:11,800 I hope I've done that here with passion and care. 152 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,320 I care a lot about this club. 153 00:10:15,740 --> 00:10:17,340 Thank you for everything you've done for us. 154 00:10:17,780 --> 00:10:18,860 It's been a pleasure, thank you. 155 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,040 Change your mind, I'm staying. 156 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:28,180 This club has the potential to go on doing great things and I'll always be 157 00:10:28,180 --> 00:10:31,300 coming looking back on being part of that journey. 158 00:10:31,660 --> 00:10:32,780 All the best. Cheers, thank you. 159 00:10:32,980 --> 00:10:33,980 See you later. 160 00:10:34,820 --> 00:10:35,820 Yeah, 161 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:37,899 I'm rolling. 162 00:10:37,900 --> 00:10:41,180 It's that Wrexton podcast and today we're going to be taking a look at the 163 00:10:41,180 --> 00:10:42,180 current 164 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:43,740 25, 26 season. 165 00:10:43,940 --> 00:10:49,500 And contrasting that to back in your day, Toad, National League, League Two, 166 00:10:49,500 --> 00:10:50,700 seeing how they stack up. 167 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:55,860 Beautiful. For me, going on a podcast, Fozzie and Tom approached me. I've 168 00:10:55,860 --> 00:10:59,480 retired. I know so many people behind the scenes, as well as players, and 169 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,720 getting them to talk and understand and appreciate the roles that they do day 170 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:03,699 in, day out. 171 00:11:03,700 --> 00:11:07,380 I just think it's great to be a part of that moving forward. It felt like a no 172 00:11:07,380 --> 00:11:11,140 -brainer. What does this little team in Wales mean to you? 173 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:12,099 Do you know what? 174 00:11:12,100 --> 00:11:13,100 Little team? 175 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:16,900 It was my most enjoyable two years of my career. 176 00:11:17,300 --> 00:11:19,740 Honestly, I've played in the Premier League, I've played in the Cup Finals, 177 00:11:19,740 --> 00:11:24,040 played in France, and nothing, like, I don't know, it does something to you 178 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:24,779 you come in. 179 00:11:24,780 --> 00:11:29,520 When you leave a club, right, the door's shut, that's it, we're done, but at 180 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:30,600 Wrexham it just feels different. 181 00:11:31,070 --> 00:11:35,570 When I go up there, I feel the part that I've played there, I value it. I don't 182 00:11:35,570 --> 00:11:38,770 want to just walk away from it and feel like, oh, do you know what, that was a 183 00:11:38,770 --> 00:11:43,250 chapter in my life and my career, you know, leave it. It's almost like a 184 00:11:43,390 --> 00:11:47,010 isn't it, with your kids and the people where I'm from here, we're two and a 185 00:11:47,010 --> 00:11:50,430 half hours away from Wrexham and everyone only ever wants to speak about 186 00:11:50,430 --> 00:11:53,750 Wrexham. We're lucky where, I mean, a lot of the boys, there's been a lot of 187 00:11:53,750 --> 00:11:57,150 change. But even the boys beforehand, the boys who come in, they've all got 188 00:11:57,150 --> 00:11:58,930 quality and they're all really good guys. 189 00:11:59,150 --> 00:12:00,830 It was so easy to walk into the changing room. 190 00:12:01,310 --> 00:12:02,790 Everyone's just wanting to be there together. 191 00:12:04,890 --> 00:12:07,870 The people that Gaffer's signed, they're just good people. 192 00:12:08,110 --> 00:12:10,290 There's no real big egos. 193 00:12:10,530 --> 00:12:12,130 Everyone, families get along. 194 00:12:12,850 --> 00:12:16,930 The wives go out, makes it miles easier to be able to do what you need to do on 195 00:12:16,930 --> 00:12:18,850 the pitch when all the families know each other. 196 00:12:19,130 --> 00:12:22,510 And credit to the manager and the recruitment team for that, because I've 197 00:12:22,510 --> 00:12:24,870 said that their recruitment along the way was unbelievable. 198 00:12:25,510 --> 00:12:30,650 It's sad, of course, when the players go, but because of the aura around the 199 00:12:30,650 --> 00:12:33,070 club, they're never really far away. 200 00:12:33,790 --> 00:12:37,450 One of the ten players who have been back to back to back with the club. 201 00:12:38,010 --> 00:12:39,650 Thank you for all your effort for this level. 202 00:12:39,850 --> 00:12:42,450 Thank you very much. That is an amazing gift. 203 00:12:42,730 --> 00:12:47,030 It's been so awesome having Mia commentating and now Chomp also 204 00:12:47,030 --> 00:12:49,510 matches. Easy for a conker. Pushes it away. 205 00:12:49,850 --> 00:12:51,670 Don't say easy. That was great goalkeeping. 206 00:12:51,910 --> 00:12:52,910 Of course. 207 00:12:54,390 --> 00:12:58,250 Goalkeepers union. I talk to Ollie once a week. 208 00:12:58,470 --> 00:12:59,790 You can't get rid of Ollie. 209 00:13:00,590 --> 00:13:03,350 Ollie's hilarious that way. I talk to Paul all the time. 210 00:13:03,820 --> 00:13:08,840 But, yeah, we are all... Yeah. I talked to Luke Young, like, a week and a half 211 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,820 ago. I talked to Chloe Young. And now you've got Anthony and Elliot here 212 00:13:12,820 --> 00:13:13,739 their academy. 213 00:13:13,740 --> 00:13:18,200 This is the Leigh Ford Academy, which is local to Wrexham, probably five minutes 214 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:19,079 from the stadium. 215 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:20,240 Come on, trim your skills. 216 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:24,380 Everyone is staying so connected, and it's amazing. 217 00:13:24,990 --> 00:13:27,770 We wanted to keep the family feel, because that's what we had at the club. 218 00:13:27,770 --> 00:13:31,230 then we've got Harry Ashfield, we've got Rio, we've got some of the women 219 00:13:31,230 --> 00:13:34,950 players, Erin, we've had Lily. I think people don't want to leave Wrexham. 220 00:13:35,530 --> 00:13:38,930 After you've experienced so much and all what we've been through together, you 221 00:13:38,930 --> 00:13:40,450 don't want to leave that. Certainly, that's the case for me. 222 00:13:41,210 --> 00:13:43,550 So that's why I've been 40 pirates together. 223 00:13:45,430 --> 00:13:49,130 Whether you're a long -time fan, someone who lives in the town, or someone who 224 00:13:49,130 --> 00:13:53,010 lives all over the world, and you're new to the club, you are now a part of 225 00:13:53,010 --> 00:13:54,010 Wrexham. 226 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:58,700 And once you are Wrexham, you are always Wrexham. 227 00:14:03,740 --> 00:14:08,400 Well, the last time Wrexham got to the fifth round of the FA Cup, Phil 228 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:12,800 still had six years left of his playing career and eight of our starting line 229 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,200 -up on Friday night weren't even formed. 230 00:14:15,780 --> 00:14:16,840 And that's it! 231 00:14:17,650 --> 00:14:24,270 Wrexham are through to the fifth round of the FA Cup, a 1 -0 win against 232 00:14:24,270 --> 00:14:27,970 Town. It was a monumental achievement for Wrexham to get this far, and now we 233 00:14:27,970 --> 00:14:31,410 are dreaming of, what, the quarter -finals, the semis, maybe even going on 234 00:14:31,410 --> 00:14:35,190 lift the cup. This club has got cup glory in its blood. 235 00:14:35,550 --> 00:14:38,030 Not to take anything away from the performance, because it was really good. 236 00:14:38,030 --> 00:14:39,550 think the outcome was decided by... 237 00:14:39,950 --> 00:14:43,490 The team selection, if one manager took it seriously, the other manager didn't. 238 00:14:43,730 --> 00:14:48,030 Wrexham went full strength, whereas Ipswich chose to start only one of their 239 00:14:48,030 --> 00:14:49,030 regular starting players. 240 00:14:49,370 --> 00:14:52,930 The priority of the game was giving people minutes. It wasn't a team pick to 241 00:14:52,930 --> 00:14:55,130 win. Because everyone knows promotion is the ultimate aim. 242 00:14:55,350 --> 00:14:59,570 The further a team makes it through the FA Cup competition, the more fixtures 243 00:14:59,570 --> 00:15:01,610 are added to an already busy schedule. 244 00:15:01,830 --> 00:15:06,590 The extra fixtures mean there's more risk of injury to players and every 245 00:15:06,590 --> 00:15:08,150 resource at the club is stretched. 246 00:15:10,350 --> 00:15:14,890 Phil Parkinson knows exactly how much the FA Cup means to Wrexham, and he was 247 00:15:14,890 --> 00:15:19,510 willing to assume the risk of wearing out our top players to earn this moment 248 00:15:19,510 --> 00:15:21,190 for Wrexham fans everywhere. 249 00:15:22,310 --> 00:15:28,090 I bloody love the FA Cup. I love cup football. I love the idea that you can 250 00:15:28,090 --> 00:15:29,029 it with a trophy. 251 00:15:29,030 --> 00:15:31,570 First time in 29 years we're in the fifth round, so dare to dream. 252 00:15:32,650 --> 00:15:37,250 If Phil continues to go full strength in the busy weeks ahead, it could prove 253 00:15:37,250 --> 00:15:41,350 risky. We've got a lot of important games coming up in both League and Cup 254 00:15:41,350 --> 00:15:46,270 competitions. It's time for the draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup. And at 255 00:15:46,270 --> 00:15:50,330 the same time, everyone is dreaming about the prospect of facing and 256 00:15:50,330 --> 00:15:52,870 beating a top Premier League club. 257 00:15:58,720 --> 00:15:59,720 Number five. 258 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:01,120 Wrexham. 259 00:16:01,500 --> 00:16:02,020 Number 260 00:16:02,020 --> 00:16:09,260 seven. 261 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:11,520 Chelsea. 262 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:18,640 That's what you wanted. 263 00:16:22,060 --> 00:16:23,180 It's a brilliant draw. 264 00:16:23,620 --> 00:16:27,440 It's the one thing that we've always wanted, to bring one of the top six 265 00:16:28,260 --> 00:16:29,760 to the race course ground. 266 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:31,500 Could it really be any bigger? 267 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:32,800 Probably not. 268 00:16:34,940 --> 00:16:37,240 If you'd have said to me at the beginning of the season, you know, 269 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,020 to be playing Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup and we've got a 270 00:16:40,020 --> 00:16:42,680 reasonable chance of succeeding, I'd have bitten your hand off with that. 271 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,320 The thing is, as long as we don't get, you know, really hammered. Well, nobody 272 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,600 wants to kick in, do they? You know what I mean? I wouldn't back against Parky, 273 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:54,020 mate, because this is the kind of game where, telling you now, Chelsea, they'll 274 00:16:54,020 --> 00:16:55,120 be looking at this thinking... 275 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:57,980 That's not going to be a walk in the park because Wrexham all in form with a 276 00:16:57,980 --> 00:16:59,500 bloody good side. One of the best in the championship. 277 00:16:59,980 --> 00:17:00,980 2 -0 Wrexham. 278 00:17:01,260 --> 00:17:02,239 All in. 279 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:06,040 Well, I'll do you a deal. If 2 -0 Wrexham comes in, your next breakfast is 280 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:06,479 the out. 281 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:07,980 And if it doesn't come in, it's double price. 282 00:17:09,300 --> 00:17:10,300 There you go, my friend. 283 00:17:11,140 --> 00:17:13,099 Cheers, pal. Take it easy. And me. 284 00:17:13,339 --> 00:17:15,119 Yeah, yeah. Look forward to your free breakfast. 285 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,359 So today we're playing Ipswich. 286 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,780 The second time we faced them in a week. 287 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:27,220 This time's in the league. 288 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:32,640 Well, last week's game is a totally different game. You played most of your 289 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:38,300 start in 11, but we played all of our second team. So today, there'll be a 290 00:17:38,300 --> 00:17:39,760 completely different team out. 291 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,680 We'd rather win the league game than the FA Cup. 292 00:17:41,900 --> 00:17:42,980 That's our main goal, really. 293 00:17:43,180 --> 00:17:44,180 Get promotion. 294 00:17:45,820 --> 00:17:49,420 We win this kind of interesting run where we're playing a load of teams that 295 00:17:49,420 --> 00:17:50,420 also... 296 00:17:50,830 --> 00:17:53,650 pushing for promotion in some way, shape or form. It's a bit of a season 297 00:17:53,650 --> 00:17:55,690 -defining moment, I suppose. 298 00:17:56,690 --> 00:18:01,230 I'm not here as much as I used to be, and so it's just great to kind of come 299 00:18:01,230 --> 00:18:02,370 and see everybody, you know. 300 00:18:03,310 --> 00:18:06,770 Remember that you're part of it, even in the smaller way. 301 00:18:07,410 --> 00:18:13,430 We are about to... It's a fascinating match, in fact, against two teams who 302 00:18:13,430 --> 00:18:14,430 genuine ambitions. 303 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:19,420 to get into the Premier League next season. I like saying that about 304 00:18:19,420 --> 00:18:20,420 feels nice. 305 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:26,040 Wrexham have fallen just outside of a playoff spot after a loss to Millwall 306 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:30,940 a draw to Bristol City earlier this month. But a win here today could see 307 00:18:30,940 --> 00:18:33,680 move right back into that final playoff spot. 308 00:18:34,020 --> 00:18:35,019 Look at Ipswich. 309 00:18:35,020 --> 00:18:38,120 As expected, ten changes, their full strength 11. 310 00:18:38,420 --> 00:18:39,420 It's going to be a good one. 311 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:42,700 Wrexham! Wrexham! 312 00:18:43,140 --> 00:18:44,140 That's me. 313 00:18:44,510 --> 00:18:45,510 Kick off. 314 00:18:45,590 --> 00:18:46,770 Go on, it's out. 315 00:18:47,310 --> 00:18:50,370 This which are enjoying some good possession. To the sloppy pass. 316 00:18:50,570 --> 00:18:51,650 And here, Capone intercepts. 317 00:18:51,990 --> 00:18:55,010 He's got a man to beat. And Leif Davis drives in across. 318 00:18:55,210 --> 00:18:56,970 Which goes off to send the full back. 319 00:18:57,210 --> 00:18:59,410 Great start this by Wrexham. Go on, Wrexham. 320 00:19:00,750 --> 00:19:04,370 Winder does brilliantly. Wins ahead of Moore. Breaking in the box. Left -hand 321 00:19:04,370 --> 00:19:05,370 side. Tight angle. 322 00:19:05,570 --> 00:19:06,570 And he scores. 323 00:19:06,830 --> 00:19:09,030 Oh, what a goal by Kiefer Moore. 324 00:19:09,950 --> 00:19:12,550 He slams it in again. 325 00:19:14,330 --> 00:19:16,530 And Wrexham have started like a tree. 326 00:19:20,070 --> 00:19:25,810 Now danger at the other end as Baltimore's Sheaf is tackled in the box. 327 00:19:26,250 --> 00:19:32,610 You don't want to see Sheaf going down the course with his injury record 328 00:19:32,610 --> 00:19:35,150 and with his quality, obviously. 329 00:19:36,750 --> 00:19:39,790 With that many games and obviously that point of the season. 330 00:19:41,070 --> 00:19:44,790 Injuries do happen. Just looked like his toe went out in the tackle, like maybe 331 00:19:44,790 --> 00:19:46,810 just the inside of his knees just taking a tweak. 332 00:19:47,330 --> 00:19:51,070 There's only so much you can do before, you know, your body kind of just says, 333 00:19:51,210 --> 00:19:52,210 that's enough. 334 00:19:52,310 --> 00:19:54,090 There's too much movement on that for my liking. 335 00:19:54,490 --> 00:19:55,490 Change, change, change. 336 00:19:55,670 --> 00:19:57,170 I'm not letting you back on with that. 337 00:19:58,430 --> 00:20:02,210 So that's a shame lap after that fast start by Wrexham. 338 00:20:03,150 --> 00:20:07,690 Wrexham under pressure for the first time really in the match pretty much. 339 00:20:08,279 --> 00:20:12,080 Taylor turning this to the edge of the area. Nice change of feet. Hits the 340 00:20:12,180 --> 00:20:15,060 Conco parries it to the goal, man. Big chance, and it's there. 341 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:17,780 And Conco will be disappointed there. 342 00:20:18,140 --> 00:20:21,760 And he'll just got himself back into the game, haven't he? Reckham have just 343 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:23,580 lost a bit of momentum in this level. 344 00:20:24,260 --> 00:20:27,880 Good run by Moore now. He's got options in the box. He gets it to the area. 345 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,640 Pulls it in. Defender off balance. Only half a few. It's Thomason. Great save by 346 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:32,760 Walton. Diving header. 347 00:20:42,890 --> 00:20:46,650 Realisation by Windass. Dive in. And head it into the net. 348 00:20:46,950 --> 00:20:49,850 Josh Windass, right place, right time. Really good header. 349 00:20:50,050 --> 00:20:51,430 And Wrexham will take the lead. 350 00:20:54,090 --> 00:20:55,230 Four added minutes. 351 00:20:56,690 --> 00:20:59,870 What a brilliant touch from the Thoms. Got a chance. He drills and scores. 352 00:21:00,130 --> 00:21:01,610 Oh, that is a superb goal. 353 00:21:02,070 --> 00:21:03,170 Fucking too lazy. 354 00:21:03,490 --> 00:21:07,830 And that is the problem when you play a strong team. You can be as good as you 355 00:21:07,830 --> 00:21:12,420 want. But they've got the quality to strike with class like that. Every 356 00:21:12,420 --> 00:21:13,880 of that was brilliant. 357 00:21:14,460 --> 00:21:18,200 That goal is not going to lift them and knock us, right? If it does, I'm going 358 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:22,480 to go fucking mad, right? But if gone, you've played some fucking great stuff. 359 00:21:22,660 --> 00:21:25,780 It's a fucking great game to be part of. Let's go and fucking make sure that's 360 00:21:25,780 --> 00:21:27,180 setting 45. We win it. 361 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:30,340 Here we go. 362 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,720 Let's see what Wrexham have got in the second half. 363 00:21:34,090 --> 00:21:36,970 How these teams start this half is going to be so important. 364 00:21:37,190 --> 00:21:41,610 Burns rips the ball in, half cleared by Dodson, shot comes in, what a goal! 365 00:21:41,950 --> 00:21:45,950 What a strike and it's 3 -2 to Ipswich. 366 00:21:46,270 --> 00:21:49,930 But wow, that was hit with venom. 367 00:21:50,570 --> 00:21:52,330 They just pulled straight up top line. 368 00:21:53,330 --> 00:21:54,330 Unbelievable. 369 00:21:54,810 --> 00:21:57,550 So Wrexham are making changes. 370 00:21:58,010 --> 00:22:01,110 Longman and Broadhead come on. 371 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:07,500 The Wrexham fans are making fantastic noise in reaction to all this. They see 372 00:22:07,500 --> 00:22:08,540 the team needs some help. 373 00:22:09,020 --> 00:22:12,840 Oh, they're bursting the middle. He's got players over here. Hitting the D. 374 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:14,880 Hits the shot. Deflected. Thomas on! 375 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:16,160 Yeah! 376 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:17,659 Yeah! 377 00:22:17,660 --> 00:22:18,660 Yeah! 378 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:19,800 Yeah! 379 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,000 We're back in it. 380 00:22:22,700 --> 00:22:24,240 Thomas at left button. 381 00:22:24,660 --> 00:22:27,120 Slams it inside the left post. 382 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:30,100 And Wrexham deserve that for showing heart. 383 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:31,720 And Wrexham are level. 384 00:22:32,650 --> 00:22:36,310 Ooh, atmosphere in here now. We're halfway through the second half. 385 00:22:36,550 --> 00:22:40,970 And all bats are off here. Wrexham just refused to lie down and extract the Ed 386 00:22:40,970 --> 00:22:42,110 Switzer superior. 387 00:22:44,970 --> 00:22:47,470 The blind with the end swinger. Under the bar. 388 00:22:48,770 --> 00:22:49,770 And in! 389 00:22:50,330 --> 00:22:51,330 Doyle scores! 390 00:22:51,950 --> 00:22:54,310 Wrexham 4 -3 up against Ed Switzer. 391 00:22:54,530 --> 00:22:55,910 What a game this is! 392 00:22:56,130 --> 00:22:57,870 And Parkinson is up on his feet. 393 00:22:58,270 --> 00:23:02,810 Getting the crowd going. He knows that we need to surf this crest of the wave 394 00:23:02,810 --> 00:23:06,510 home. As Ward wins the ball off O'Shea. Now there's possibility to O 'Brien. 395 00:23:06,790 --> 00:23:08,710 Looks for Broadhead. Can he finish? 396 00:23:11,750 --> 00:23:12,750 Yes! 397 00:23:14,210 --> 00:23:15,750 Broadhead! Magic! 398 00:23:16,170 --> 00:23:17,170 5 -3! 399 00:23:17,630 --> 00:23:18,630 Chelsea. 400 00:23:18,910 --> 00:23:19,910 Careful now. 401 00:23:20,770 --> 00:23:25,070 We've certainly bounced back. This team has character to go behind so quickly 402 00:23:25,070 --> 00:23:26,009 into this half. 403 00:23:26,010 --> 00:23:27,350 But to stick with it. 404 00:23:27,770 --> 00:23:30,230 And then the quality that we've shown in those moments. 405 00:23:31,530 --> 00:23:33,410 There is the final whistle. 406 00:23:33,710 --> 00:23:37,730 What a performance. And it's got to be said, what a team. 407 00:23:37,970 --> 00:23:40,970 This is Wrexham utterly brilliant. 408 00:23:41,670 --> 00:23:46,750 And with that win, Wrexham move back to fifth place on Arena Player Spot. 409 00:23:47,770 --> 00:23:48,810 Watch out, Chelsea. 410 00:24:00,300 --> 00:24:02,540 It's going to be a pretty crazy week. 411 00:24:02,900 --> 00:24:06,720 I'm currently in L .A. in the midst of a very busy shooting schedule for the new 412 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:10,640 season of Sonny, but that is nothing compared to what the club is about to 413 00:24:10,700 --> 00:24:14,200 They have to play three matches in a week against some of the best teams, 414 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:19,660 including Chelsea, the Premier League side, and then Hull, and then, of 415 00:24:19,820 --> 00:24:23,760 Swansea, who beat the shit out of us last time we played, and that's a very 416 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,160 important match because it's inter -Wales. 417 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:30,080 Ryan and I are going to be doing a live broadcast of that. No one is going to 418 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:34,260 curse. I promise you. We won't curse. We will bend, but we will not break. 419 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:39,620 So I'll be coming from L .A. to Wales, back to L .A., back to Wales, and then 420 00:24:39,620 --> 00:24:43,840 back to sunny. And all of this is happening within the span of six days. 421 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,200 matter what happens, it's going to be a hell of a week. 422 00:24:46,580 --> 00:24:53,220 But no matter how busy things get, I just cannot stay away 423 00:24:53,220 --> 00:24:54,220 from Rexham. 424 00:24:54,929 --> 00:24:57,990 Hopefully the players don't feel any stress or pressures. 425 00:24:58,270 --> 00:24:59,270 Enjoy themselves. 426 00:24:59,850 --> 00:25:01,570 Go out there in front of a home crowd. 427 00:25:03,070 --> 00:25:04,570 See if we can't shock the world. 428 00:25:09,550 --> 00:25:16,490 Well, hello and welcome to Wrexham. 10 ,556 people sold out. Wrexham 429 00:25:16,490 --> 00:25:21,630 haven't been in the fifth round of the FA Cup in 29 years. We've knocked out 430 00:25:21,630 --> 00:25:23,710 Premier League Nottingham Forest on penalties. 431 00:25:24,050 --> 00:25:25,890 We've beaten Ipswich Town. 432 00:25:26,210 --> 00:25:30,030 And now standing between them and the quarterfinals is Chelsea, the current 433 00:25:30,030 --> 00:25:31,650 reigning club World Cup champions. 434 00:25:31,950 --> 00:25:35,170 Yeah, but the people in this ground, they believe something else is possible. 435 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,380 So we would love to show you the Chelsea game. 436 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:48,040 Unfortunately, it is so expensive because the rights holders are a third 437 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:52,660 company, and they've decided that the cost is four times what it would 438 00:25:52,660 --> 00:25:57,300 cost. You're charged in 35 -second increments. So if you were to show, say, 439 00:25:57,300 --> 00:25:59,380 goal... Minute increments, sorry. 440 00:25:59,620 --> 00:26:01,120 Okay, one -minute increments, got it. 441 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:05,620 One -minute -long increments, and they have to be sequential. 442 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:07,660 They don't have to be in order. 443 00:26:08,110 --> 00:26:10,090 But it has to add up to a full minute. 444 00:26:10,290 --> 00:26:11,570 They don't have to be whole minutes. 445 00:26:11,790 --> 00:26:15,250 Okay. And then it would be... Keep it simple. Not quite. 446 00:26:15,510 --> 00:26:18,910 Okay, five seconds of goal, ten seconds of a goal, and then... No. 447 00:26:19,190 --> 00:26:23,110 But if that only added up to 30 seconds, you're still paying the full minute 448 00:26:23,110 --> 00:26:24,109 rate? That. 449 00:26:24,110 --> 00:26:26,990 Okay. Did everybody understand that? Because I still don't understand it, but 450 00:26:26,990 --> 00:26:30,890 that's fine. We're just going to go ahead and come up with a completely new 451 00:26:30,890 --> 00:26:35,230 creative way of telling a story that we totally didn't rip off from an already 452 00:26:35,230 --> 00:26:36,550 very popular BBC show. 453 00:26:40,140 --> 00:26:41,440 As away we go. 454 00:26:43,140 --> 00:26:45,480 The Wrexham fans are really involved in the start. 455 00:26:47,360 --> 00:26:49,660 15 minutes in, Callum Doyle receives the ball. 456 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:53,900 Plays the ball straight down the middle to Sam Smith. He's in behind the 457 00:26:53,900 --> 00:26:54,900 defenders. 458 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:58,900 Takes a great touch and plays it into the bottom corner. 459 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:01,600 What a goal! 460 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:03,420 1 -0 to the Wrexham. 461 00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:09,600 Five minutes before half -time, Gennaccio's gone down the side. 462 00:27:10,140 --> 00:27:10,979 How unlucky. 463 00:27:10,980 --> 00:27:11,980 It'll conquer on the bat. 464 00:27:13,140 --> 00:27:14,640 Gone in. One each. 465 00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:16,120 Fuck off. 466 00:27:16,580 --> 00:27:17,580 Gutted. 467 00:27:21,340 --> 00:27:25,380 78th minute. Corner on the left for George Dobson. Ball's cleared out to 468 00:27:25,380 --> 00:27:29,160 on the edge of the box. He strikes cleanly. And it's a cheeky little 469 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:30,160 from Callum Doyle. 470 00:27:32,940 --> 00:27:36,140 2 -1. What a great goal. 471 00:27:36,420 --> 00:27:38,820 A backheel in the FA Cup. 472 00:27:39,130 --> 00:27:40,950 Against the club world champions? 473 00:27:41,390 --> 00:27:42,850 Yes. Who just thought it? 474 00:27:45,270 --> 00:27:46,270 Two minutes later. 475 00:27:47,350 --> 00:27:49,050 Santos flips it into the box. 476 00:27:49,250 --> 00:27:50,750 Garnaccio bombs there and he scores! 477 00:27:52,390 --> 00:27:53,770 Oh, no! 478 00:27:54,730 --> 00:27:56,230 It's Chelsea at level 2 -2. 479 00:27:56,490 --> 00:27:58,190 And Chelsea are back in it again! 480 00:28:03,750 --> 00:28:04,870 It's the 90th minute. 481 00:28:05,430 --> 00:28:06,830 Garnaccio gets the ball to break. 482 00:28:07,660 --> 00:28:08,780 George Dobson comes across. 483 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:11,220 He goes for the ball, misses him, late challenge. 484 00:28:11,860 --> 00:28:14,700 Granaccio makes a meal of it. Dobson's given a yellow card. 485 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:16,740 Fucking yellow card! Stevie, Stevie. 486 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:23,540 But VAR is used in this game. Video Assistant Referee. It's a guy in a room 487 00:28:23,540 --> 00:28:26,660 many, many miles away making a decision on the referee's decisions. 488 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:28,600 It wasn't that bad. 489 00:28:29,360 --> 00:28:32,540 They've decided that it's actually a red card. 490 00:28:34,180 --> 00:28:35,300 Which is bullshit. 491 00:28:38,620 --> 00:28:41,860 George Dobson is sent off. Wrexham will play extra time with ten men. 492 00:28:42,140 --> 00:28:43,560 That's an appalling decision. 493 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:49,620 Chelsea just looking to switch it from side to side. Looking to Pedro Neto 494 00:28:49,620 --> 00:28:53,520 again. He fakes the cross. He feeds it in. The cross. It's a brilliant one. 495 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:54,520 scored! 496 00:28:55,660 --> 00:28:56,660 3 -2 Chelsea. 497 00:28:58,220 --> 00:29:02,300 Into the final minutes of extra time now. And Wrexham still trailing. 498 00:29:02,740 --> 00:29:06,120 So Wrexham down to ten men. Get a corner on the right. And a keeper more makes 499 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:07,140 his way to the near post. 500 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:08,640 Flicks on the first ball. 501 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,680 Lewis Brunt goes round the back. Heads it in at the back post. 502 00:29:12,700 --> 00:29:15,320 This place goes absolutely mental. 503 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:21,240 Except... VAR. 504 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,180 Again. Oh, no! 505 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,480 VAR in the bin! 506 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:30,820 He's looking offside. Was he offside when the first touch happened from 507 00:29:30,820 --> 00:29:31,820 Moore's head? 508 00:29:36,290 --> 00:29:37,410 Gold dish allowed. 509 00:29:38,150 --> 00:29:39,710 Fuck the AR. 510 00:29:40,030 --> 00:29:41,090 Fuck the AR. 511 00:29:41,530 --> 00:29:45,270 So he's offside by just a little bit, like a blade of grass. 512 00:29:45,790 --> 00:29:46,830 Just that much. 513 00:29:47,650 --> 00:29:50,010 Chelsea scored once more in the dying seconds. 514 00:29:50,230 --> 00:29:51,230 4 -2. 515 00:29:51,770 --> 00:29:54,190 Wrexham's FA Cup dream was over. 516 00:29:56,010 --> 00:29:57,210 But here's the thing. 517 00:29:57,650 --> 00:30:00,790 When the final whistle went, this place didn't go quiet. 518 00:30:01,180 --> 00:30:07,540 10 ,556 people stood up and gave the team a standing ovation. 519 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:13,580 Ten men that just watched take the club world champions to extra time. 520 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,300 They felt what it's like to believe the impossible is about to happen. 521 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:21,460 Wrepsum are coming and everyone knows it now. 522 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:37,020 All right, a bit tired after Saturday night. 523 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:39,760 It's a long day, that, wasn't it? 524 00:30:40,540 --> 00:30:43,680 It's basically seven days a week at the moment, just get through this spell. 525 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:46,820 It's exhausting, if I'm honest, at the moment. 526 00:30:47,460 --> 00:30:48,720 Everybody is so busy. 527 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:52,460 The operations team, you know, they're running round to make sure everything's 528 00:30:52,460 --> 00:30:55,900 organised. Obviously, you've got Sky and all the different people coming in 529 00:30:55,900 --> 00:30:57,120 ready for the game. 530 00:30:57,340 --> 00:31:00,220 The chefs are busy doing all their menus and everything. 531 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,680 Obviously, cleaners, hospitality, filling up all the bars. 532 00:31:04,380 --> 00:31:07,640 Everybody is absolutely shattered, I think, here at the moment. 533 00:31:07,860 --> 00:31:10,960 So God knows where the players must be, because they must be absolutely 534 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:11,960 knackered themselves. 535 00:31:18,060 --> 00:31:23,760 Three matches in six days for Wrexham, testing the resilience and fitness of 536 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:29,060 Phil Parkinson's squad as they turn their attention back to league action. 537 00:31:30,380 --> 00:31:35,080 Just three days after the gruelling match against Chelsea, and weakened by 538 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:39,780 injury and a red card, Wrexham are facing Hull City, who are just above us 539 00:31:39,780 --> 00:31:40,920 the race for the play -off. 540 00:31:44,300 --> 00:31:46,860 Is it 541 00:31:46,860 --> 00:31:53,800 bad to have a 542 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:57,080 big game so soon after a match which takes so much out of you? 543 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:03,160 What I find in them periods the hardest part is not necessarily physically but 544 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:06,700 mentally being able to switch on, play one game on a Tuesday and then you're 545 00:32:06,700 --> 00:32:09,780 playing on a Friday and the team's completely different, different tactics, 546 00:32:09,860 --> 00:32:12,160 different personnel, you might be playing in a different position. 547 00:32:12,460 --> 00:32:15,840 It's not quite on the right wavelength, are we? It can be really challenging. 548 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:26,240 The Champions League is renowned for being 549 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:27,380 such an intense league. 550 00:32:27,850 --> 00:32:30,670 It does wear you down. You know, you do see teams dip in performances. 551 00:32:30,930 --> 00:32:34,790 Miller into his right foot. He delivers a great ball in. There's nothing a 552 00:32:34,790 --> 00:32:36,150 goalcaller can do about that. 553 00:32:36,550 --> 00:32:37,550 Wow. 554 00:32:37,870 --> 00:32:42,610 Raxham, two down and in a spot of bother, to say the least. Wow. We 555 00:32:42,610 --> 00:32:44,010 played like we did against Chelsea. 556 00:32:44,570 --> 00:32:45,570 I think you're tired. 557 00:32:46,070 --> 00:32:49,330 There is no best way to prepare for those fixtures. 558 00:32:49,950 --> 00:32:50,950 It's not easy. 559 00:32:50,990 --> 00:32:51,990 You know, you're tired. 560 00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:54,710 You know, you have to find something within you to go again. 561 00:32:55,430 --> 00:32:56,430 Cabore now. 562 00:32:56,510 --> 00:32:57,670 Swings and a great cross! 563 00:32:58,050 --> 00:32:59,050 And it's there! 564 00:32:59,110 --> 00:33:00,110 Broadhead scores! 565 00:33:00,570 --> 00:33:03,370 What a ball in that was, and Broadhead couldn't miss. 566 00:33:03,810 --> 00:33:05,330 Is there going to be one more chance? 567 00:33:05,650 --> 00:33:06,830 Can we muster up? 568 00:33:08,310 --> 00:33:13,150 When you have that many games, there's so many tired bodies, tired minds, and 569 00:33:13,150 --> 00:33:16,950 sometimes it just, it mounts up and, you know, goes against you, really. 570 00:33:18,270 --> 00:33:19,770 There is the final whistle. 571 00:33:20,010 --> 00:33:21,710 Braxton will be frustrated. 572 00:33:22,649 --> 00:33:27,310 despite all their efforts to haul back into it, couldn't get anything out of 573 00:33:27,310 --> 00:33:28,049 this game. 574 00:33:28,050 --> 00:33:31,570 It was disappointing, but the players looked very tired. But we're still in 575 00:33:31,570 --> 00:33:36,450 playoffs. We've got a game in hand and we'll keep pushing on. We'll keep 576 00:33:36,450 --> 00:33:37,450 on for sure. 577 00:33:52,410 --> 00:33:53,970 This is our third game in six days. 578 00:33:54,210 --> 00:33:56,790 I wasn't really nervous when I woke up this morning. I haven't really been 579 00:33:56,790 --> 00:33:59,950 nervous all day, but now we're an hour away from kick -off, the nerves are 580 00:33:59,950 --> 00:34:00,950 starting to kick in a bit. 581 00:34:00,970 --> 00:34:05,130 We've got a lot to prove tonight. We've got an awful lot at stake. We need three 582 00:34:05,130 --> 00:34:08,850 points anyway to stay in the play -off, but we also need three points to 583 00:34:08,850 --> 00:34:12,310 dominate this Welsh rivalry that we've got going on. 584 00:34:13,810 --> 00:34:14,810 Listen, 585 00:34:16,050 --> 00:34:17,909 if Swansea win, they go within two points of us. 586 00:34:18,170 --> 00:34:20,290 And if we lose, that's three defeats in a row. 587 00:34:20,860 --> 00:34:24,520 We've got 10 games to go. We've got a really difficult finish. We need to try 588 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:28,260 and have it wrapped up and in a playoff place if we can with a couple of games 589 00:34:28,260 --> 00:34:29,260 to spare. 590 00:34:29,659 --> 00:34:33,900 A very good evening and a warm welcome to the Stock Car Rath in Wrexham. We 591 00:34:33,900 --> 00:34:36,760 something a little different for you here because we are joined by none other 592 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,880 than Rob Mack and Ryan Reynolds. Owners, actors, businessmen, entrepreneurs and 593 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:44,580 tonight our commentators here. Gentlemen, welcome. How are we feeling? 594 00:34:45,050 --> 00:34:45,828 Pretty good. 595 00:34:45,830 --> 00:34:49,989 Pretty nervous. Nervous. Nervous. Most of what I know about commentating live 596 00:34:49,989 --> 00:34:52,409 sports is from old episodes of Project Runway. 597 00:34:53,250 --> 00:34:55,550 So I'm in big trouble tonight. 598 00:34:56,710 --> 00:35:00,650 This crowd, you hear their roar as the players come onto the field. That's such 599 00:35:00,650 --> 00:35:03,630 a big part of what you've created here at the Racecourse Ground, isn't it? I 600 00:35:03,630 --> 00:35:07,470 think it's always been here, and all we've been able to do is just amplify it 601 00:35:07,470 --> 00:35:09,090 and just put the spotlight on the town. 602 00:35:09,330 --> 00:35:12,730 And in doing so, the town shows up. So much so that... 603 00:35:12,990 --> 00:35:15,950 It's going to be hard to hear you tonight, but she's going to be real 604 00:35:19,030 --> 00:35:22,050 Raxamon, red shirts, white shirts, get things in the way. Oh, God, here we go. 605 00:35:23,030 --> 00:35:27,330 Gentlemen, what would you say from the outside is needed to change tonight? 606 00:35:27,550 --> 00:35:30,390 You know, I think these guys left their last drop of blood on the field with 607 00:35:30,390 --> 00:35:32,910 Chelsea. Hull City, we were feeling a little hangover. 608 00:35:33,110 --> 00:35:36,190 The only way I could really characterize it, the guys had... 609 00:35:37,330 --> 00:35:41,090 But they were still fighting for their lives. So, you know, it didn't go our 610 00:35:41,090 --> 00:35:42,190 that night, but hopefully tonight. 611 00:35:42,450 --> 00:35:45,970 Braxton starting on the front foot, Doyle. Oh, he's given that away 612 00:35:46,170 --> 00:35:48,670 Uh -oh, this was not our idea. Must start there by Swansea, isn't it? 613 00:35:50,630 --> 00:35:51,630 There we go. 614 00:35:52,710 --> 00:35:56,530 Goalkeeper doing his job. He brought him in full. That man has single -handedly 615 00:35:56,530 --> 00:35:59,990 raised and lowered my blood pressure more times than season finale match. 616 00:36:00,390 --> 00:36:01,550 I like playing him again. 617 00:36:02,190 --> 00:36:04,250 The teams that I've made a mistake against before. 618 00:36:06,830 --> 00:36:13,790 Because it's like, now you've given me a 619 00:36:13,790 --> 00:36:18,150 reason to perform really well against you. Franco looks for the return pass, a 620 00:36:18,150 --> 00:36:21,870 bit for Potnick, in on goal, great chance, that's brilliant, saved by a 621 00:36:21,870 --> 00:36:23,030 Arthur of Concord. 622 00:36:23,410 --> 00:36:26,190 Ladies and gentlemen, Arthur of Concord. 623 00:36:27,550 --> 00:36:28,930 Not being able to pay. 624 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:33,160 Well, we do this. It's very hard for me, by the way. I usually get about 8 ,000 625 00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:34,160 steps up here. 626 00:36:34,260 --> 00:36:36,620 That's saved by a concours. A key part. 627 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:39,800 Literally what it's here for, isn't it? It's the change of the momentum. 628 00:36:40,620 --> 00:36:44,080 Oh, it's a great move, that. And Weiner has sent Smith down the back side to the 629 00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:45,680 defence. Here we go. 630 00:36:46,380 --> 00:36:47,380 Not got much support. 631 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:51,220 He picks up Weiner. Good quick feet by him. O 'Brien helps it on. Doyle now. 632 00:36:51,620 --> 00:36:54,980 That is a side to goal. Can he finish? 633 00:36:55,460 --> 00:36:56,460 Yes, he can! 634 00:37:04,620 --> 00:37:05,620 Oh, God. 635 00:37:06,300 --> 00:37:09,300 We'll be over here having a moment. 636 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:11,340 Enjoy it, fellas. 637 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:18,640 I'll tell you who would have loved to get on the end of that. Olly Palmer, 638 00:37:18,660 --> 00:37:19,840 welcome to the broadcast. 639 00:37:20,180 --> 00:37:21,580 How are you? How are you? 640 00:37:22,260 --> 00:37:23,860 Enjoying the new career change? 641 00:37:24,240 --> 00:37:25,240 Having a blast. 642 00:37:25,340 --> 00:37:31,180 Now, this is where we struggled, actually, about two, three minutes after 643 00:37:31,180 --> 00:37:33,120 scored. We tend to concede a little bit. 644 00:37:34,379 --> 00:37:35,339 Dangerous right there. 645 00:37:35,340 --> 00:37:36,340 Oh, my God. 646 00:37:36,420 --> 00:37:39,900 You've got to be kidding me. And yet he still saves it. 647 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:41,380 Three successive promotions. 648 00:37:41,820 --> 00:37:44,520 It was amazing to be a part of three promotions here. 649 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:49,020 It's a fortress here, and I think a lot of it is to do with the fans and the 650 00:37:49,020 --> 00:37:52,460 club and what we built here. We just knew we was going to win week in, week 651 00:37:52,540 --> 00:37:53,840 and it's just become a habit. 652 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:57,340 I'll always feel connected to this club and this town. 653 00:37:58,080 --> 00:38:01,320 We're standing on the shoulders of giants, truly. Even though we're going 654 00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:02,660 league, we wouldn't be here without. 655 00:38:03,180 --> 00:38:07,720 You know, Ollie Palmer and Elliot Lee and Mark Howard, you know. And, you 656 00:38:07,740 --> 00:38:11,740 I would put Rob Layton in there. I mean, guys that put everything on the line to 657 00:38:11,740 --> 00:38:16,280 be here. Luke Young. And we love having the relationship with them that stays in 658 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:21,020 the family. They're still around. We become so close with them. 659 00:38:21,240 --> 00:38:24,840 It feels like once you're part of this club, it never leaves you. Yeah. There 660 00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:25,840 go. There we go. 661 00:38:27,860 --> 00:38:29,120 Towering header in the back post. 662 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:31,900 Have you guys sworn on them? 663 00:38:32,240 --> 00:38:35,480 No. Ollie, do not encourage them. 664 00:38:35,700 --> 00:38:39,440 There are signs everywhere. There's all sorts of words you should not say. If we 665 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:43,460 could bring more tall, handsome guys that I can stand in between, that'd be 666 00:38:43,460 --> 00:38:45,940 great. Ollie, you're a real dream bug. 667 00:38:46,300 --> 00:38:48,160 Halftime here. 1 -0 to Wrexham. 668 00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:50,200 We've joined by someone else, Ben Foster. 669 00:38:51,129 --> 00:38:54,390 Goalkeeper to Breams to give us his take. I'll tell you what, it was a tough 670 00:38:54,390 --> 00:38:57,550 start to the game. It was a tough start to the game, but they grew into it. 671 00:38:57,690 --> 00:39:00,130 Coming into the stadium, I was worried about fatigue. 672 00:39:00,390 --> 00:39:01,390 I don't see it. 673 00:39:01,790 --> 00:39:05,790 It was key, wasn't it, that the goalkeeper, Arthur Oconquo, played very 674 00:39:05,790 --> 00:39:07,970 that first half, because obviously it's the most important position in your 675 00:39:07,970 --> 00:39:09,570 life. Obviously, without a doubt. 676 00:39:10,430 --> 00:39:15,110 This place is so special. You can just feel it. It's a fortress, and it's a 677 00:39:15,110 --> 00:39:16,890 place that will always be special to me. 678 00:39:18,570 --> 00:39:20,470 There's so many people here for this occasion. 679 00:39:20,750 --> 00:39:22,910 There was Ben Foster and Tozer. 680 00:39:23,410 --> 00:39:26,610 Tozer, thank you so much for joining us. How are you? I saw Mickey Thomas too, 681 00:39:26,630 --> 00:39:30,070 so it's a blast in the pants there. It's the best thing I ever did, Simon, for 682 00:39:30,070 --> 00:39:30,828 this club. 683 00:39:30,830 --> 00:39:34,870 When you're a Wrexham fan and a long -standing Wrexham fan, these faces just 684 00:39:34,870 --> 00:39:38,350 keep popping up. It's amazing to see. We're Wrexham for life. Yeah. 685 00:39:38,630 --> 00:39:39,630 Chance here, though, for Swansea. 686 00:39:40,090 --> 00:39:41,090 No! 687 00:39:41,390 --> 00:39:42,390 There we go! 688 00:39:43,210 --> 00:39:44,970 That's a proper centre -back call. Yep. 689 00:39:46,380 --> 00:39:50,280 We don't want them to be part of the community still. They're just part of 690 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:51,280 journey with us now. 691 00:39:51,500 --> 00:39:54,160 Stephen Fletcher back in a place that he knows very well indeed. 692 00:39:54,380 --> 00:39:56,940 Thanks for having me. Favourite memory in a Wrexham shirt, Stephen? 693 00:39:57,220 --> 00:39:58,220 The back -to -back promotions. 694 00:39:58,740 --> 00:40:02,200 Honestly, the stage of my career I was at, it was a fantastic achievement. 695 00:40:02,580 --> 00:40:06,340 One of the most emotional reactions I've ever had to a player leaving was 696 00:40:06,340 --> 00:40:07,680 Fletch. Say that compliment. 697 00:40:08,060 --> 00:40:10,920 It was really, it did break our hearts. I mean, both Rob and I were kind of 698 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:14,660 speechless and honestly, I'm still a little resentful. 699 00:40:15,340 --> 00:40:20,260 Well, we're into the last minute and Thomason sweeps it in. Great ball, 700 00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:22,640 It's there! 701 00:40:23,620 --> 00:40:25,980 Wrexham hit the comfort zone. 702 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:33,740 Wrexham beat Swansea 2 -0. Get revenge for that defeat in 703 00:40:33,740 --> 00:40:39,180 December. Parkinson is going nuts on the pitch, roaring with delight. That meant 704 00:40:39,180 --> 00:40:40,180 a lot. 705 00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:48,320 The mere fact that we're here after three successive promotions, that in and 706 00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:52,500 itself, you've got to just stop and take stock. Part of this, too, is that your 707 00:40:52,500 --> 00:40:56,760 daughter's here, my son is here, my father's here. That for us, to be able 708 00:40:56,760 --> 00:41:01,580 share that with the people that we love the most, and some of whom are people we 709 00:41:01,580 --> 00:41:03,960 just met five years ago, that's the most special part. 710 00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:07,900 You have a 90 -year -old sitting here, have been there since they were six. You 711 00:41:07,900 --> 00:41:10,960 have six -year -olds sitting here who are going to be here until they're 90, 712 00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:12,560 they form memories that are indelible. 713 00:41:14,770 --> 00:41:18,730 It has been a hell of a week, but we all survived. 714 00:41:19,050 --> 00:41:23,690 And while we always want to win, we realize the losses are an unavoidable 715 00:41:23,690 --> 00:41:28,270 of the journey. And anyone who has worn that kit or who has been in the stands 716 00:41:28,270 --> 00:41:32,130 or has watched from home has contributed in such a meaningful way to get us 717 00:41:32,130 --> 00:41:38,130 where we are today. In the championship, in the playoff position, you can leave 718 00:41:38,130 --> 00:41:39,930 Wrexham, but it never leaves you. 719 00:42:01,019 --> 00:42:06,980 Stars to be revealed when the stars 720 00:42:06,980 --> 00:42:08,220 clear. 721 00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:14,660 Voices range in hope.