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[Jones] We're living the absolute best
life, aren't we? Do you know what I mean?
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{\an8}We're in a stronger position now,
with the favorable results we've had…
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{\an8}- Yeah.
- …than we were in the summer.
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[Fay] What a week it's been for Wrexham.
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Into the playoff picture
for the first time this season.
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{\an8}[supporters cheering]
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{\an8}[Griffiths] Kaboré now. Dinks it in.
And Windass across the face…
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And it's in!
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- Wrexham take the lead!
- [supporters cheering]
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{\an8}[Fay] And a 1-0 win
over Sheffield Wednesday,
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{\an8}keeping that margin into the top six.
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[Birrel] I think we're holding our own.
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And I think after,
in the January transfer window,
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I think he'll have a look.
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[Salt] We're entering the final days
of the transfer window.
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It'll be the final chance
to make any alterations
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to try and get to the Premier League.
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I think we need
about, uh, two or three signings.
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I think Ryan Hardie will leave.
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I still think we need
another big target man up front.
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[Salt] February the 2nd,
that is when the window will slam shut.
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{\an8}We're talking about bringing
additional players into the squad.
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{\an8}And at the end
of the last transfer window,
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many players went out who
weren't going to be in our 25-man squad,
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so you do have to find
a home for them to be able to play.
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It's just a fact of life
that as squads evolve,
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players who have played such a big part
in the club's past need to move on,
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and it won't just be Paul.
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{\an8}- [person] What's this?
- I have Jacob Mendy's
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{\an8}lovely shirt to keep forever. Bless him.
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{\an8}But I do wish Jacob all the very best.
He's been very special.
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He was leaving to go
to Peterborough today.
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I-I know, he just got me crying.
[chuckles]
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Oh. [chuckles]
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[Katrina] Love him lots, we do.
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Love him lots.
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- Okay, yeah. Same.
- Always, always in my heart, this lad.
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He's been one of my favorites. Jacob.
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{\an8}I enjoyed every single bit of it.
Like, you meet this kind of people.
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Sometimes, you have to leave people.
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- Like, I can't.
- He's making me cry again. [chuckles]
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{\an8}It's-It's not easy, but you have… you have
to accept in any walk of life
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that your-your time will come.
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I always live by a saying,
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"Don't cry because it's over.
Smile because it happened."
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And that's exactly how I look back
on my experience at Wrex-Wrexham.
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[Harvey] We've seen already that
Ollie Palmer's left the club.
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You know, we are getting down
to the merest small handful of players
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{\an8}who have now been
on this whole journey with us.
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{\an8}[Mac] It always feels bad to say goodbye,
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{\an8}and we've had to do it year after year,
and yet we always stay connected.
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'Cause you can take
a person out of Wrexham,
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but you can never take Wrexham
out of the person.
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[♪ gentle music plays]
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[♪ "Don't Forget" playing]
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♪ Don't forget where you came from ♪
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♪ Don't forget what you're made of ♪
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♪ The ones who were there ♪
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♪ When no one else would care ♪
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♪ Don't be afraid to cry now ♪
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♪Even when the world comes crashing in ♪
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♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪
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♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪
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{\an8}[PA announcer] This is your half-hour
call. You now have 30 minutes.
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{\an8}So it's called Sherlock Holmes
and the 12 Days of Christmas,
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{\an8}and I'm playing Sherlock Holmes.
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I've uncovered a serial killer.
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He's following the 12 Days of Christmas.
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[Ker] It is a brand-new play.
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{\an8}It's written by me and Dave Reed,
who plays Dr. Watson.
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{\an8}We're old pals from university days.
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[♪ dramatic music plays]
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[Ker] Where is he?
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[Ker] It's been very good. You know,
people of Birmingham have taken to it,
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which is all we can ask for, really.
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Hopefully, we'll get to do it again.
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- [person 2 chattering]
- Come here.
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[person 3] Thank you so much.
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- That's the Birmingham City fan.
- Oh! Yeah, it is.
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As time has gone on,
my role at the club has kinda changed,
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and, you know, I think there's
less necessity for me to be involved.
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I feel less part of it, less connected
to what's going on, um, which is a shame.
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But, you know, that's sort of
the nature of the beast, really.
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{\an8}[Ker] Hello.
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I'm Humphrey. I'm-I'm, uh, over from…
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I'm like Rob and Ryan's guy.
That's how I'd describe myself.
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[Ker] I'm still on the board,
and I still do this, that, and the other,
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but, like, I feel a bit more
like a sort of stranger now.
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[person 5] Just a quick introduction.
This is Humphrey.
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He's coming in
as chief executive director, is it?
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Just executive director.
I don't wanna build myself up too much.
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I don't know. I think because this year,
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my other work has, like,
ramped back up in a big way.
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You know, you find yourself
slightly kind of coming back down to earth
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and being like, "Right, yes, it was…
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It was a glorious fever dream
in some ways,
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and now you have… the sort of
reality of life reasserts itself."
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It's just very difficult when you're…
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There's something that you really love
and that you helped to foster and create.
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Having felt, like,
fundamentally part of it
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and part of
the kind of decision-making structure
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and someone whose, like,
opinion and advice was sought.
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- [Ker] And we'll talk about it after--
- Can you put me in touch with…
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- Phil Parkinson?
- [Ker] I can try.
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- Okay.
- I can try.
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Um, that's not really the case anymore.
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[♪ gentle music plays]
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Everything changes.
Life is… You know, life is entropy.
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It was never going to be always
the same thing, always what it was,
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but, um…
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Yeah, I sort of… I miss…
I miss the good old days in some ways.
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Though, obviously,
I'm still a part of Wrexham,
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and it's a massive part of me
and always will be.
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Nothing could ever take away the pride
I have in what I've helped build.
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[Harvey] Steve, so, what's the most
you can afford?
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Everything's blowing up on this.
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I just want you to make sure
we don't lose friends.
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Tell him to fuck off.
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That sounds like a deal
somebody doesn't really want to do.
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Just get it as far below two million
as you can.
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We've arrived again at deadline day.
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We've had a busy few days.
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And obviously, we've got Zak Vyner
across the line last night.
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{\an8}You guys okay? Nice to meet you.
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{\an8}Nice to meet you.
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When I had the interest
from Wrexham, I was like,
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"All right, well, they're clearly
an ambitious club, you know.
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I can't turn that down."
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Our sole objective is to get Phil
the strongest squad possible
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- for the second half of the season.
- [phone ringing]
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And the phone's
just gonna keep on ringing.
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Hiya, Frank.
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Phil's approach to transfer window
is perhaps a little unorthodox. [chuckles]
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They said 2.5. We went back to 1.5.
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They've come back and said no.
They still want the 2.5.
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{\an8}A lot of moves are done quickly
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{\an8}by a lot of other clubs
who knew what they're gonna do.
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The question comes down
to how much you want to try and push it.
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Our approach is wait
till the very end. [chuckles]
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It's important,
but equally you can't be reckless.
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Good for TV.
Not good for-for my stress, um…
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So Keillor-Dunn's passed his medic…
passed his medical, yeah.
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{\an8}Davis Keillor-Dunn, a familiar face
to many of us from his first spell here.
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{\an8}[commentator] Keillor-Dunn shoots
into the net!
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{\an8}[supporters cheering]
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{\an8}Davis Keillor-Dunn, I'm excited about him.
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{\an8}I think he's one of these players
who deserves a chance at this next level.
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All right, Michael. So Cadamarteri.
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{\an8}We've agreed terms with Bailey Cadamarteri
and Sheffield Wednesday.
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We-We're done.
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Will any of the players that come in
individually make the difference?
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Let's give them every single tool we can
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to see if they can achieve,
you know, that miracle promotion,
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you know, and get to back-to-back
to back-to-back.
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which would just be, arguably,
one of sports' greatest ever stories.
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[♪ gentle music playing]
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We sit here after your departure
to return home to Derry City.
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Just how's the feelings been
over the past week?
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{\an8}I love it here, um…
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{\an8}Be sad to go.
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{\an8}But in the same sense,
I'm getting to go home now.
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Normally, when you leave a club, uh,
it is what it is, and you just kinda…
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kinda move on, um…
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But this club, you know,
it's-it's-it's been special,
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- I had special times here.
- [supporters chanting]
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I think it's just
how-how you're treated here,
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the connection you have
with each other, with the fans.
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Obviously with the owners, I think,
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how involved they are
on a… on a personal level.
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You don't really get that
with a lot of owners. They make you feel
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really part of the club, really special.
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It is. It's a magic club. It's…
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It's a mad--
it's a madness, but it's a good madness.
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Like, every day, there's just
something where you're going,
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like, "This doesn't happen anywhere else,"
and that's…
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that's what-- that's what… [stammers]
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…that's what makes it special.
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[Parkinson] Jimmy moved on.
Obviously, he was a leader.
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He's been a great player for us.
He's a great lad.
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{\an8}The time was right for Jimmy.
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{\an8}He wanted to play, um,
and he deserves to play.
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He's too good a player
not to-to be in someone's squad or team.
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Well, I gotta go home, don't I?
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[McClean] Never been someone
to just sit and pick up a wage,
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and I wanna play as much as I can.
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That's why I'm going home,
'cause I wanna… I wanna do that.
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Still love the game.
Still have passion for the game.
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A lot of players go back when…
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as a PR thing,
when they've got nothing left to give.
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I didn't want that to be the case.
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[supporters chanting]
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[McClean] I always wanted to go back
and give everything for the cause and…
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I just… I hope the fans see that
I've done that here with passion and care,
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um, because I do,
I care a lot about this club.
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Thank you
for everything you've done for us.
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{\an8}Thank you.
No, it's been a pleasure. Thank you.
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{\an8}- Changed my mind. I'm staying. [chuckles]
- [laughs]
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[McClean] This club has the potential
to go and do great things,
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and I'll always be proud looking back on…
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being part of that journey.
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- All the best. Thanks, Jimmo.
- Cheers.
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- No worries. See you.
- See you later. Cheers.
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Thanks, Phil.
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- [camera person] Yeah, I'm rolling.
- [Tozer] It's That Wrexham Podcast,
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and today we're gonna be taking a look
at the current 25-26 season.
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And contrasting that
to back in your day, Toze.
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National League, League Two,
and seeing how they stack up.
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Beautiful.
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{\an8}For me, going on a podcast,
Fozzy and Tom approached me.
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{\an8}I've retired. I know so many people
behind the scenes as well as players,
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{\an8}and getting them to talk and understanding
and appreciating the roles
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{\an8}that they do day in and day out.
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I just think it's great to be
a part of that moving forward.
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It felt like a no-brainer.
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What does… What does this little team
in Wales mean to you?
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- [Fletcher] Do you know what, like…
- Little team.
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{\an8}[Fletcher] It was my most enjoyable
two years of my career.
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Honestly,
I've played in the Premier League.
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{\an8}I've played in cup finals.
I've played in France, and…
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{\an8}nothing like…
I don't know, something just…
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{\an8}it just does something to you
when you come in.
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When you leave a club, right,
the door shuts.
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That's it, we're done.
But at Wrexham, it just feels different.
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When I go up there, I feel the part
that I've played there, I value it.
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I don't wanna just walk away from it
and feel like, "Oh, do you know what,
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that was a chapter in my life
and my career, you know, leave it."
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It's almost like a legacy, isn't it?
With your kids and they…
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The people where I'm from here, we're
two and a half hours away from Wrexham.
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And everyone only ever
wants to speak about Wrexham.
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{\an8}We're lucky where…
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{\an8}I mean, a lot of the boys,
there's been a lot of change,
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{\an8}but even the boys before
and the boys who come in,
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{\an8}they've all got quality,
and they're all really good guys.
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It was so easy
to walk into the changing room.
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{\an8}It's just everyone's
just wanting to be there together.
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[all chuckling]
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[Tozer] The people the gaffer's signed,
they're just good people.
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There's no real big egos.
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{\an8}Everyone, families get along.
The-The wives go out.
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Makes it miles easier to be able to do
what you need to do on the pitch
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when all the families know each other.
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And credit to the manager
and the recruitment team for that.
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I've always said their recruitment
along the way was unbelievable.
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It's sad, of course, when the players go,
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but because of the aura around the club,
they're never really far away.
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[Griffiths] One of the ten players
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who have been back-to-back-to-back
with the club.
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Thank you for all your efforts
with the club.
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Thank you very much.
That is an amazing gift.
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{\an8}[Mac] It's been so awesome
having Mia commentating,
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and now Chomp also commentating matches.
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[Griffiths] Easy for Okonkwo,
pushes it away.
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Don't say easy.
That was great goalkeeping.
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Oh, totally, I… Of course.
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- Goalkeepers union and that all, Mark.
- Yeah.
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I talk to Ollie once a week.
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You can't get rid of Ollie.
Like, Ollie's hilarious that way.
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I talk to Paul all the time.
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- Yeah… We are all in touch.
- Yeah. Fletch. Yeah.
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- I talk to Luke Young.
- Yeah.
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- Like, a week and a half ago.
- I talked to Chloe Young.
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And now you've got Anthony
and Elliot here running their academy.
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This is the Lee Forde Academy,
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which is local to Wrexham.
Probably five minutes from the stadium.
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Come on, show me your skills.
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[Lee chuckling]
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[Mac] Everyone is staying
so connected and it's amazing.
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{\an8}We wanted to keep the family feel
'cause that's what we had at the club,
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{\an8}and we've got Harry Ashfield.
We've got Rio.
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{\an8}We've got some of the women players.
Erin. We've had Lily.
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I think people don't wanna leave Wrexham
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after you've experienced so much
and all what we've been through together.
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You don't wanna leave that.
Certainly, that's the case for me, um…
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So that's why me and Fordie
put our heads together.
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[Mac] Whether you're a longtime fan,
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someone who lives in the town
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or someone who lives all over the world
and you're new to the club,
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- you are now a part of Wrexham.
- [supporters chanting] Wrexham!
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And once you are Wrexham,
you are always Wrexham.
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[♪ gentle music plays]
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{\an8}[Fay] Well, the last time Wrexham
got to the fifth round of the FA Cup,
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Phil Parkinson still had
six years left of his playing career,
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and eight of our starting lineup
on Friday night weren't even born.
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[Griffiths] And that's it! Wrexham are
through to the fifth round of the FA cup,
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- a one-nil win against Ipswich Town.
- [supporters cheering]
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[Fay] It was a monumental
achievement for Wrexham to get this far,
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and now we're dreaming of what,
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quarterfinals, the semis,
maybe even going on to lift the cup.
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[Griffiths] This club has got cup glory
in its blood.
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[Salt] Not to take anything away
from the performance
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because it was really good. I think the
outcome was decided by the team selection
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as one manager took it seriously,
the other manager didn't.
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[Griffiths] Wrexham went full strength,
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whereas Ipswich chose to start only one
of their regular starting players.
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{\an8}The priority of the game
was giving people minutes.
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{\an8}It wasn't a team picked to win.
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Because everyone knows
promotion is the ultimate aim.
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[Harvey] The further a team makes it
through the FA Cup competition,
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the more fixtures are added
to an already busy schedule.
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The extra fixtures mean
there's more risk of injury to players,
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and every single resource
at the club is stretched.
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[chanting] Wrexham. Wrexham. Wrexham.
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[Griffiths] Phil Parkinson knows exactly
how much the FA Cup means to Wrexham,
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and he was willing to assume
the risk of wearing out our top players
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to earn this moment
for Wrexham fans everywhere.
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[Salt] I bloody love the FA Cup.
I love cup football.
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I love the idea
that you can end it with a trophy.
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First time in 29 years we're in
the fifth round, so dare to dream.
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{\an8}[Harvey] If Phil continues to go
full strength in the busy weeks ahead,
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it could prove risky.
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We've got a lot of important games
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coming up in both
League and Cup competitions.
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[TV presenter] It's time for the draw
for the fifth round of the FA Cup.
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[Harvey] And at the same time, everyone is
dreaming about the prospects of facing
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and possibly beating
a top Premier League club.
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{\an8}- [commentator 2] Come on, Karen.
- [Karen Carney] Here we go.
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- [Karen Carney] Here we go.
- Five, five.
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{\an8}- Number five.
- Wrexham.
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It's coming, it's coming.
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[people cheering]
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{\an8}Number seven.
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Oh! Chelsea.
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[commentator 2] Wrexham will host Chelsea.
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- Oh.
- [all cheering, applauding]
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- [cheering]
- It's what you wanted!
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[chuckling]
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It's a brilliant draw.
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You know, it's the one thing
that we've always wanted to bring
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one of the top-six clubs
to the Racecourse ground.
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Could it really be any bigger?
Probably not.
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[Jones] If you'd said to me, beginning
of the season, "You're gonna play Chelsea
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in the fifth round of the FA Cup,
and we've a reasonable chance to succeed,"
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- I'd have bitten your hand off for that.
- Yeah.
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The thing is, as long as we don't get,
you know, really hammered--
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- Nobody wants a kicking, do they?
- You know what I mean.
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I wouldn't back against Parky, mate,
because this is the kind of game where,
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telling you now, Chelsea,
they'll be looking at this thinking,
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"That's not gonna be a walk in the park."
Because Wrexham, on form,
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we're a bloody good side,
one of the best in the Championship.
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Two-nil Wrexham, all in.
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[Jones] I'll do you a deal.
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If two-nil Wrexham comes in,
your next breakfast is on the house,
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and if it doesn't come in,
it's double price.
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[all chuckling]
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[Jones] There you go, my friend.
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- Cheers, pal.
- Take it easy.
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Yeah, yeah. Look forward
to your free breakfast. [chuckles]
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[fan] Up the Town.
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{\an8}So today we're playing Ipswich,
the second time we faced them in a week.
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{\an8}This time it's in the league.
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[fan] Well, last week's game
is a totally different game.
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{\an8}You played most of your starting XI,
but we played all of our second team.
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So today there'll be
a completely different team out.
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We'd rather win the league game
than the FA Cup.
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That's our main goal really,
get-get promotion.
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[Ker] We're in this kind of interesting
run where we're playing a load of teams
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that are also pushing for promotion
in some way, shape or form.
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It's a sort of season-defining moment,
I suppose.
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I'm not here as much as I used to be,
and-and so…
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it's just great to kind of come in
and see everybody, you know.
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Remember that you're part of it,
even in a smaller way.
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[Griffiths] We are about to witness
a fascinating match, I suspect,
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against two teams
who have genuine ambitions
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to get into the Premier League
next season.
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I like saying that about Wrexham.
It feels nice.
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[supporter] Go on, Parky!
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[Griffiths] Wrexham have fallen
just outside of a playoff spot
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after a loss to Millwall and a draw
to Bristol City earlier this month,
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but a win here today could see them
move right back
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into that final playoff spot.
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Look at Ipswich. As expected,
ten changes, their full-strength XI.
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It's going to be a good one.
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[chanting] Wrexham! Wrexham!
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- [whistle blows]
- As we kick off.
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Go on, the Town!
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[Griffiths] Ipswich are enjoying
some good possession, got…
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A sloppy pass. And Issa Kaboré intercepts!
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He's got a man to beat, Leif Davis.
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Drives in a cross
which goes off the defender, the fullback.
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Great start this by Wrexham.
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- Come on, Wrexham!
- [supporters cheering]
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[Griffiths] Windass does brilliantly,
wins a header.
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Moore, breaking in the box,
left-hand side, tight angle,
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and he scores!
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{\an8}- What a goal by Kieffer Moore.
- [supporters cheering]
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Yeah! What a goal!
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[Griffiths] He slams it in against
his former club. Good Lord!
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- And Wrexham have started like a train.
- [supporters chanting]
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Now stay on the front foot.
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[Parkinson] Let's go! Yes, come on!
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[Griffiths] Now, danger at the other end.
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There's a ball towards Sheaf
who's tackled in the box.
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[Morrell] Sheaf just feeling his knee
a little bit in that tackle.
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[Griffiths] You don't want to see Sheaf
going down of course
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with his injury record
and with his quality, obviously.
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{\an8}Yeah, yeah.
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{\an8}With that many games and obviously
at that point in the season,
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{\an8}injuries do happen.
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[Morrell] Just looked like his toe
went out in the tackle.
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Like, maybe just the inside
of his knee's just taken a tweak.
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There's only so much you can do before,
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you know, your body
kind of just says, "That's enough."
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There's too much movement
in that for my liking.
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Change, change, change.
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- I'm not letting you go back on with that.
- [supporters applauding]
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[Griffiths] So that's a shame that,
after that fast start by Wrexham.
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Wrexham under pressure
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for the first time really
in the match, pretty much.
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Taylor carrying it
to the edge of the area,
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nice change of feet, hits the shot.
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Okonkwo parries into the goalmouth.
Big chance and it's there.
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And Okonkwo will be disappointed there,
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{\an8}and they've just got themselves
back into the game, haven't they?
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{\an8}Wrexham have just lost
a bit of momentum and it's level.
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Good run by Moore.
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Now he's got options in the box
and he gets into the area,
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pulls it in, defender off balance,
only half clears. Thomason!
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Great save by Walton.
Diving header, and it's in!
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- Windass scores!
- [cheering]
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[supporters cheering]
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Get in! 2-1!
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[Griffiths] It's a scrappy one
but we don't care.
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Brilliant improvisation by Windass
to dive in and head it into the net.
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{\an8}[Roberts]
Josh Windass, right place, right time.
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{\an8}[Roberts] Really good header,
and Wrexham retake the lead.
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[supporters chanting] Wrexham!
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[Griffiths] Four added minutes.
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Oh, it's a brilliant touch,
and Azón's got a chance.
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He drills and scores.
That is a superb goal.
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Fucking too lazy.
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{\an8}[Griffiths] And that is the problem
when you play a strong team:
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{\an8}You can be as good as you want,
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{\an8}but they've got the quality
to strike with class like that.
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{\an8}Every element of that was brilliant.
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That goal is not gonna lift them
and knock us, right?
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So if it does,
I'm gonna go fucking mad, right?
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But it's gone.
You've played some fucking great stuff.
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It's a fucking great game to be part of.
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Let's go and fucking make sure
last second 45 we win it.
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- [supporters chanting] Wrexham!
- [whistle blows]
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[Griffiths] Here we go.
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Let's see what
Wrexham have got in the second half.
443
00:21:32,583 --> 00:21:34,334
Come on, keep it going.
444
00:21:34,335 --> 00:21:37,587
[Griffiths] How these teams start this
half is going to be so important.
445
00:21:37,588 --> 00:21:40,632
Burns rips the ball in,
half cleared by Dobson.
446
00:21:40,633 --> 00:21:42,258
Shot comes in, what a goal.
447
00:21:42,259 --> 00:21:46,638
{\an8}- What a strike, and it's 3-2 to Ipswich.
- [supporters cheering]
448
00:21:46,639 --> 00:21:50,351
But wow, that was hit with venom.
449
00:21:55,397 --> 00:22:01,362
[Griffiths] So Wrexham are making changes.
Longman and Broadhead come on.
450
00:22:01,987 --> 00:22:07,075
{\an8}As the Wrexham fans are making
fantastic noise in reaction to all this.
451
00:22:07,076 --> 00:22:08,619
They see their team needs some help.
452
00:22:09,537 --> 00:22:11,079
Broadhead bursts through the middle.
453
00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:12,455
He's got players over here.
454
00:22:12,456 --> 00:22:15,625
The edge of the D. Hits a shot. Deflected!
Thomason!
455
00:22:15,626 --> 00:22:17,544
Yes!
456
00:22:17,545 --> 00:22:19,213
Come on!
457
00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:21,381
Three each!
458
00:22:21,382 --> 00:22:22,508
We're back in it!
459
00:22:23,092 --> 00:22:28,096
{\an8}[Griffiths] Thomason, left-footed,
slams it inside the left post
460
00:22:28,097 --> 00:22:30,974
{\an8}and Wrexham deserved that
for showing heart,
461
00:22:30,975 --> 00:22:32,476
{\an8}and Wrexham are level.
462
00:22:33,143 --> 00:22:36,980
Oh, atmosphere in here.
Now we're halfway through the second half,
463
00:22:36,981 --> 00:22:38,314
and all bets are off here.
464
00:22:38,315 --> 00:22:43,236
Wrexham just refuse to lie down
and accept that Ipswich are superior.
465
00:22:43,237 --> 00:22:45,530
[supporters cheering, applauding]
466
00:22:45,531 --> 00:22:47,992
[Griffiths] O'Brien with the inswinger
under the bar…
467
00:22:49,285 --> 00:22:50,535
Headed in!
468
00:22:50,536 --> 00:22:52,078
- [supporters cheering]
- Doyle scores!
469
00:22:52,079 --> 00:22:54,539
{\an8}Wrexham 4-3 up against Ipswich.
470
00:22:54,540 --> 00:22:56,499
{\an8}What a game this is.
471
00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:59,961
{\an8}And Parkinson is up on his feet,
getting the crowd going.
472
00:22:59,962 --> 00:23:03,464
He knows that we need to surf this crest
of the wave home
473
00:23:03,465 --> 00:23:05,508
as Moore wins the ball off O'Shea.
474
00:23:05,509 --> 00:23:08,386
Now there's a possibility
as O'Brien looks for Broadhead.
475
00:23:08,387 --> 00:23:09,805
Can he finish?
476
00:23:11,974 --> 00:23:14,392
- Yes!
- [supporters cheering]
477
00:23:14,393 --> 00:23:15,894
{\an8}Broadhead.
478
00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:17,354
{\an8}Magic. 5-3.
479
00:23:17,980 --> 00:23:20,190
Chelsea, careful now.
480
00:23:21,150 --> 00:23:23,860
[Morrell] We've certainly bounced back.
This team has character.
481
00:23:23,861 --> 00:23:26,321
To go behind so quickly into this half.
482
00:23:26,322 --> 00:23:30,283
But to stick with it and then the
quality that we've shown in those moments.
483
00:23:30,284 --> 00:23:31,993
- [supporters] Wrexham!
- [whistle blows]
484
00:23:31,994 --> 00:23:34,203
{\an8}[Griffiths] There is the final whistle.
485
00:23:34,204 --> 00:23:38,458
{\an8}What a performance,
and it's gotta be said, what a team.
486
00:23:38,459 --> 00:23:42,045
This is Wrexham, utterly brilliant.
487
00:23:42,046 --> 00:23:43,212
[Morrell] And with that win,
488
00:23:43,213 --> 00:23:47,258
Wrexham move back to sixth place
and are in a playoff spot.
489
00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:49,385
- [chuckling]
- Watch out, Chelsea.
490
00:23:49,386 --> 00:23:50,387
[fan 2 chuckles]
491
00:23:58,145 --> 00:23:59,146
Oh, hello.
492
00:23:59,730 --> 00:24:02,857
So it's gonna be a pretty crazy week.
493
00:24:02,858 --> 00:24:04,359
I'm currently in LA
494
00:24:04,360 --> 00:24:06,903
in the midst
of a very busy shooting schedule
495
00:24:06,904 --> 00:24:08,071
for the new season of Sunny,
496
00:24:08,072 --> 00:24:10,782
but that is nothing compared
to what the club is about to do.
497
00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:15,119
They have to play three matches in
a week against some of the best teams,
498
00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:17,705
including Chelsea, a Premier League side,
499
00:24:17,706 --> 00:24:18,790
and then Hull.
500
00:24:18,791 --> 00:24:22,502
And then, of course, Swansea,
who beat the shit out of us
501
00:24:22,503 --> 00:24:26,756
last time we played, and that's a very
important match because it's inter-Wales.
502
00:24:26,757 --> 00:24:28,925
Ryan and I are going to be
doing a live broadcast of that.
503
00:24:28,926 --> 00:24:32,136
{\an8}No one is going to curse,
I promise you, no one.
504
00:24:32,137 --> 00:24:34,847
{\an8}- [Mac] We won't curse.
- We will bend, but we will not break.
505
00:24:34,848 --> 00:24:39,519
So I'll be coming from LA to Wales,
back to LA, back to Wales,
506
00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:43,898
and then back to Sunny, and all of this
is happening within the span of six days.
507
00:24:43,899 --> 00:24:46,401
So no matter what happens,
it's going to be a hell of a week.
508
00:24:46,402 --> 00:24:48,277
But no matter how busy things get…
509
00:24:48,278 --> 00:24:49,570
- Hi.
- Let's go beat Chelsea.
510
00:24:49,571 --> 00:24:51,531
- Hey.
- Good to see you again, Rob.
511
00:24:51,532 --> 00:24:54,909
{\an8}[Mac] …I just cannot stay away
from Wrexham.
512
00:24:54,910 --> 00:25:00,456
Hopefully the players don't feel any
stress or pressures. Enjoy themselves.
513
00:25:00,457 --> 00:25:05,586
Go out there in front of a home crowd,
see if we can't shock the world.
514
00:25:05,587 --> 00:25:08,215
[♪ tense music plays]
515
00:25:10,092 --> 00:25:12,844
[Griffiths] Well, hello
and welcome to Wrexham.
516
00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:16,347
- 10,556 people. Sold out.
- [supporters cheering]
517
00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:20,852
[Griffiths] Wrexham haven't been in
the fifth round of the FA Cup in 29 years.
518
00:25:20,853 --> 00:25:24,522
We've knocked out Premier League
Nottingham Forest on penalties.
519
00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:26,691
We've beaten Ipswich Town.
520
00:25:26,692 --> 00:25:29,569
{\an8}[Roberts] And now standing between them
and the quarter finals is Chelsea,
521
00:25:29,570 --> 00:25:32,030
{\an8}current reigning Club World Cup champions.
522
00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:35,451
{\an8}Yeah, but the people in this ground,
they believe something else is possible.
523
00:25:40,372 --> 00:25:43,124
[Mac] So we would love
to show you the Chelsea game.
524
00:25:43,125 --> 00:25:45,543
Unfortunately, it is so expensive
525
00:25:45,544 --> 00:25:48,713
because the rights holders
are a third-party company,
526
00:25:48,714 --> 00:25:53,801
and they've decided that the cost
is four times what it would normally cost.
527
00:25:53,802 --> 00:25:56,471
You're charged in 35-second increments.
528
00:25:56,472 --> 00:25:58,182
So if you were to show, say, a goal--
529
00:25:59,933 --> 00:26:01,434
One-minute increments, got it.
530
00:26:01,435 --> 00:26:05,898
One-minute-long increments
and they have to be, uh, sequential.
531
00:26:08,358 --> 00:26:10,402
But it has to add up to a full minute?
532
00:26:11,945 --> 00:26:14,155
- Okay. And then it would be… [stammers]
- [beeps]
533
00:26:14,156 --> 00:26:15,615
{\an8}Keep it simple.
534
00:26:15,616 --> 00:26:19,327
{\an8}Okay, five seconds of goal,
ten seconds of a goal, and then--
535
00:26:19,328 --> 00:26:23,582
But if that only added up to 30 seconds,
you're still paying the full minute rate?
536
00:26:24,333 --> 00:26:27,585
Okay. Did everybody understand that?
I still don't, but that's fine.
537
00:26:27,586 --> 00:26:32,131
We're just going to go ahead and come up
with a completely new and creative way
538
00:26:32,132 --> 00:26:34,592
of telling a story
that we totally didn't rip off
539
00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:36,804
from an already very popular BBC show.
540
00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:40,431
- [supporters chanting] Wrexham!
- [whistle blows]
541
00:26:40,432 --> 00:26:43,476
- [Griffiths] As away we go.
- [supporters chanting] Wrexham!
542
00:26:43,477 --> 00:26:46,105
[Griffiths] The Wrexham fans
are really involved from the start.
543
00:26:47,481 --> 00:26:50,316
{\an8}15 minutes in,
Callum Doyle receives the ball,
544
00:26:50,317 --> 00:26:53,444
plays the ball straight
down the middle for Sam Smith.
545
00:26:53,445 --> 00:26:56,030
- He's in behind the defenders.
- [supporters chanting]
546
00:26:56,031 --> 00:26:59,158
Takes a great touch
and plays it into the bottom corner.
547
00:26:59,159 --> 00:27:02,120
- [all cheering]
- Yes! What a goal!
548
00:27:02,121 --> 00:27:03,871
{\an8}[both] 1-nil to Wrexham.
549
00:27:03,872 --> 00:27:05,791
{\an8}[supporters chanting] Wrexham!
550
00:27:06,542 --> 00:27:10,002
{\an8}Five minutes before halftime,
Garnacho's gone down the side.
551
00:27:10,003 --> 00:27:12,297
How unlucky. Hit Okonkwo on the back.
552
00:27:13,423 --> 00:27:15,383
Gone in, one each.
553
00:27:15,384 --> 00:27:16,509
[fan 3] Fuck off.
554
00:27:16,510 --> 00:27:17,553
Gutted.
555
00:27:18,512 --> 00:27:20,347
{\an8}[Parkinson, echoing]
Let's go again. Come on!
556
00:27:21,265 --> 00:27:24,350
Seventy-eighth minute corner
on the left for George Dobson.
557
00:27:24,351 --> 00:27:26,936
Ball's cleared out to Windass
on the edge of the box.
558
00:27:26,937 --> 00:27:31,023
He strikes cleanly and it's a cheeky
little back heel from Callum Doyle.
559
00:27:31,024 --> 00:27:32,401
[both cheering]
560
00:27:33,277 --> 00:27:35,278
- Fucking come on!
- 2-1.
561
00:27:35,279 --> 00:27:37,154
What a great goal.
562
00:27:37,155 --> 00:27:41,701
A back heel in the FA Cup against
the Club World Champions.
563
00:27:41,702 --> 00:27:43,453
- Yes!
- Who'd have thought it?
564
00:27:45,706 --> 00:27:46,874
{\an8}Two minutes later.
565
00:27:47,374 --> 00:27:51,420
{\an8}[Griffiths] Santos slips it into the box.
Acheampong's there, and he scores!
566
00:27:52,629 --> 00:27:54,422
Oh, no!
567
00:27:54,423 --> 00:27:56,549
[huffs] Chelsea are level 2-2.
568
00:27:56,550 --> 00:27:58,718
And Chelsea are back in it again!
569
00:27:58,719 --> 00:28:00,637
{\an8}- [clock ticks]
- [voices echoing]
570
00:28:04,141 --> 00:28:05,433
[Morrell] It's the 90th minute.
571
00:28:05,434 --> 00:28:07,143
Garnacho gets the ball to break.
572
00:28:07,144 --> 00:28:11,814
George Dobson comes across, he goes
for the ball, misses him, late challenge.
573
00:28:11,815 --> 00:28:13,566
- [whistle blows]
- Garnacho makes a meal of it.
574
00:28:13,567 --> 00:28:15,109
Dobson's given a yellow card.
575
00:28:15,110 --> 00:28:17,320
- [Parkin] Fucking yellow card, that's all.
- [Parkinson] Stevie…
576
00:28:17,321 --> 00:28:22,491
But VAR is used in this game,
Video Assistant Referee.
577
00:28:22,492 --> 00:28:24,911
It's a guy in a room many,
many miles away,
578
00:28:24,912 --> 00:28:27,204
making a decision
on the referee's decisions.
579
00:28:27,205 --> 00:28:29,290
It-It wasn't that bad.
580
00:28:29,291 --> 00:28:32,753
{\an8}They've decided
that it's actually a red card.
581
00:28:34,546 --> 00:28:36,088
Which is bullshit.
582
00:28:36,089 --> 00:28:38,799
[supporters chanting]
What the fucking hell is that?
583
00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,969
George Dobson is sent off.
Wrexham will play extra time with ten men.
584
00:28:41,970 --> 00:28:44,180
- That's an appalling decision.
- [fans jeering]
585
00:28:44,181 --> 00:28:45,390
{\an8}[clock ticking]
586
00:28:46,558 --> 00:28:48,684
{\an8}[Griffiths] Chelsea looking to switch it
from side to side.
587
00:28:48,685 --> 00:28:51,520
Looking to Pedro Neto again.
He fakes the cross.
588
00:28:51,521 --> 00:28:53,230
He feeds it in.
The cross is a brilliant one.
589
00:28:53,231 --> 00:28:54,691
Garnacho scores!
590
00:28:55,943 --> 00:28:57,319
3-2 Chelsea.
591
00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,780
{\an8}[Griffiths] Into the final minutes
of extra time now,
592
00:29:00,781 --> 00:29:02,823
{\an8}and Wrexham still trailing.
593
00:29:02,824 --> 00:29:05,534
[Morrell] So, Wrexham, down to ten men,
get a corner on the right,
594
00:29:05,535 --> 00:29:09,080
and Kieffer Moore makes his way to
the near post, flicks on the first ball.
595
00:29:09,081 --> 00:29:12,000
Lewis Brunt goes around the back,
heads it in at the back post.
596
00:29:13,001 --> 00:29:16,003
{\an8}This place goes absolutely mental.
597
00:29:16,004 --> 00:29:17,880
[supporters chanting] Wrexham!
598
00:29:17,881 --> 00:29:19,132
Except…
599
00:29:20,801 --> 00:29:22,343
VAR…
600
00:29:22,344 --> 00:29:23,844
again.
601
00:29:23,845 --> 00:29:25,055
[both] Oh, no.
602
00:29:26,932 --> 00:29:28,307
He's looking at offside.
603
00:29:28,308 --> 00:29:31,436
Was he offside when the first touch
happened from Kieffer Moore's head?
604
00:29:34,940 --> 00:29:36,482
{\an8}[buzzer sounds]
605
00:29:36,483 --> 00:29:38,067
[both] Goal disallowed.
606
00:29:38,068 --> 00:29:40,152
- Fuck…
- VAR.
607
00:29:40,153 --> 00:29:41,821
Fuck VAR.
608
00:29:41,822 --> 00:29:45,325
{\an8}So, he was offside by just a little bit,
like a blade of grass.
609
00:29:46,368 --> 00:29:47,910
Just that much.
610
00:29:47,911 --> 00:29:51,789
{\an8}[Griffiths] Chelsea scored once more
in the dying seconds, 4-2.
611
00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:54,668
{\an8}Wrexham's FA Cup dream was over.
612
00:29:56,378 --> 00:30:01,632
But here's the thing, when the final
whistle went, this place didn't go quiet.
613
00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:07,514
10,556 people stood up
and gave the team a standing ovation.
614
00:30:08,181 --> 00:30:13,603
Ten men they've just watched take
the Club World Champions to extra time.
615
00:30:15,522 --> 00:30:19,066
[Roberts] They felt what it's like to
believe the impossible is about to happen.
616
00:30:19,067 --> 00:30:22,319
Wrexham are coming,
and everyone knows it now.
617
00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:23,697
[supporters chanting]
618
00:30:35,417 --> 00:30:37,878
{\an8}I'm a bit tired after Saturday night.
619
00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:40,796
{\an8}It was a long day that, wasn't it?
620
00:30:40,797 --> 00:30:44,300
It's basically seven days a week at
the moment, just to get through the spell.
621
00:30:44,301 --> 00:30:47,178
It's exhausting,
if I'm honest, at the moment.
622
00:30:47,179 --> 00:30:48,930
Everybody is so busy.
623
00:30:49,598 --> 00:30:51,932
The operations team,
you know, they're running around
624
00:30:51,933 --> 00:30:53,601
to make sure everything's organized.
625
00:30:53,602 --> 00:30:55,978
Obviously, you've got Sky
and all the different people
626
00:30:55,979 --> 00:30:57,354
coming in, ready for the game.
627
00:30:57,355 --> 00:31:00,608
The chefs are busy doing all
their menus and everything.
628
00:31:00,609 --> 00:31:04,653
Obviously, cleaners,
hospitality, filling up all the bars.
629
00:31:04,654 --> 00:31:06,447
Everybody is absolutely shattered,
630
00:31:06,448 --> 00:31:08,199
I think, here at the moment.
631
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:09,992
So, God knows how the players must be
632
00:31:09,993 --> 00:31:12,119
because they must be
absolutely knackered themselves.
633
00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:13,580
{\an8}[♪ dramatic music plays]
634
00:31:18,585 --> 00:31:22,755
Three matches in six days for Wrexham,
testing the resilience
635
00:31:22,756 --> 00:31:25,925
and fitness of Phil Parkinson's squad
636
00:31:25,926 --> 00:31:30,138
as they turn their attention
back to league action.
637
00:31:30,764 --> 00:31:34,225
[Griffiths] Just three days after
the grueling match against Chelsea,
638
00:31:34,226 --> 00:31:36,727
and weakened by injury and a red card,
639
00:31:36,728 --> 00:31:38,562
Wrexham are facing Hull City,
640
00:31:38,563 --> 00:31:39,814
who are just above us
641
00:31:39,815 --> 00:31:41,566
in the race for the playoffs.
642
00:31:46,738 --> 00:31:47,947
Kick their butts.
643
00:31:47,948 --> 00:31:49,573
[Griffiths] Wrexham get things underway.
644
00:31:49,574 --> 00:31:52,576
[supporters chanting]
Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham!
645
00:31:52,577 --> 00:31:55,579
[Griffiths] Is it bad to have a big game
so soon after a match
646
00:31:55,580 --> 00:31:57,456
which takes so much out of you?
647
00:31:57,457 --> 00:31:59,708
Unlucky, Broadie! Unlucky, son!
648
00:31:59,709 --> 00:32:01,836
{\an8}What I find, in them periods,
the hardest part is
649
00:32:01,837 --> 00:32:05,131
{\an8}not necessarily physically
but mentally being able to switch on.
650
00:32:05,132 --> 00:32:07,842
Play one game on a Tuesday,
and then you're playing on a Friday
651
00:32:07,843 --> 00:32:10,970
and the team's completely different.
Different tactics, different personnel.
652
00:32:10,971 --> 00:32:12,555
You might play in a different position.
653
00:32:12,556 --> 00:32:15,099
Just not quite on the right wavelength,
are we?
654
00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:16,934
- It can be really challenging.
- [whistle blows]
655
00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:19,603
[Griffiths] Gelhardt curls it.
Good shot. Oh, it's in.
656
00:32:19,604 --> 00:32:21,772
{\an8}Gelhardt gives Hull the lead.
657
00:32:21,773 --> 00:32:24,900
{\an8}[Roberts] Wrexham, some tired legs,
definitely, from Saturday.
658
00:32:24,901 --> 00:32:27,736
[Moore] The Championship's renowned
for being such an intense league.
659
00:32:27,737 --> 00:32:30,948
{\an8}It does wear you down, you know,
you do see teams dip in performances.
660
00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:34,451
[Griffiths] Miller, on to his right foot,
he delivers a great ball in.
661
00:32:34,452 --> 00:32:35,996
There's nothing Okonkwo can do about that!
662
00:32:36,580 --> 00:32:37,830
Fuck!
663
00:32:37,831 --> 00:32:41,500
{\an8}Well, Wrexham, two down and in
a spot of bother, to say the least.
664
00:32:41,501 --> 00:32:42,626
{\an8}Wow.
665
00:32:42,627 --> 00:32:45,963
We haven't played like we did
against Chelsea. I think they're tired.
666
00:32:45,964 --> 00:32:50,342
[Okonkwo] There is no best way to prepare
for those fixtures.
667
00:32:50,343 --> 00:32:52,261
{\an8}It's not easy, you know, you're tired.
668
00:32:52,262 --> 00:32:54,806
You know you have to find something
within you to go again.
669
00:32:55,515 --> 00:32:58,225
[Griffiths] Kaboré now,
swings in a great cross.
670
00:32:58,226 --> 00:33:00,270
And it's there! Broadhead scores!
671
00:33:00,854 --> 00:33:03,898
What a ball in that was,
and Broadhead couldn't miss.
672
00:33:03,899 --> 00:33:06,108
{\an8}[Morrell] Well, is there gonna be
one more chance?
673
00:33:06,109 --> 00:33:08,903
{\an8}-Can we muster up?
- [supporters] Wrexham!
674
00:33:08,904 --> 00:33:13,115
[Moore] When you have that many games,
there's so many tired bodies, tired minds,
675
00:33:13,116 --> 00:33:14,909
{\an8}and sometimes it just… it mounts up
676
00:33:14,910 --> 00:33:17,369
{\an8}and, you know,
goes against you, really. [chuckles]
677
00:33:17,370 --> 00:33:18,746
[whistle blows]
678
00:33:18,747 --> 00:33:19,997
There is the final whistle.
679
00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:25,544
{\an8}Wrexham will be frustrated, despite all
their efforts to haul back into it.
680
00:33:25,545 --> 00:33:28,006
{\an8}Couldn't get anything out of this game.
681
00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:31,342
[fan 4] It was disappointing,
but the players looked very tired.
682
00:33:31,343 --> 00:33:32,718
But we're still in the playoffs.
683
00:33:32,719 --> 00:33:36,096
We've got a game in hand, and, uh,
we'll keep pushing on.
684
00:33:36,097 --> 00:33:37,766
We'll keep pushing on, for sure.
685
00:33:40,852 --> 00:33:43,395
- Now, here we go.
- See you in Wrexham.
686
00:33:43,396 --> 00:33:44,522
{\an8}[♪ dramatic music plays]
687
00:33:49,402 --> 00:33:52,613
{\an8}- Up the Town.
- Up the Town.
688
00:33:52,614 --> 00:33:54,406
{\an8}[Jones]
This is our third game in six days.
689
00:33:54,407 --> 00:33:56,116
I wasn't really nervous
when I woke up this morning.
690
00:33:56,117 --> 00:33:59,203
I haven't really been nervous all day,
but now we're an hour away from kickoff,
691
00:33:59,204 --> 00:34:01,121
the nerves are starting to kick in a bit.
692
00:34:01,122 --> 00:34:02,998
We've got a lot to prove tonight.
693
00:34:02,999 --> 00:34:04,833
We've got an awful lot at stake.
694
00:34:04,834 --> 00:34:08,462
We need three points anyway to
stay in the playoffs, but we also
695
00:34:08,463 --> 00:34:12,591
need three points to dominate this
Welsh rivalry that we've got going on.
696
00:34:12,592 --> 00:34:15,844
Jack Army! Up the Swans! Come on!
697
00:34:15,845 --> 00:34:18,514
Listen, if Swansea win,
they go within two points of us.
698
00:34:18,515 --> 00:34:22,142
And if we lose, that's three defeats
in a row and we've got ten games to go.
699
00:34:22,143 --> 00:34:23,936
We've got a really difficult finish.
700
00:34:23,937 --> 00:34:26,855
We need to try and have it
wrapped up and in a playoff place
701
00:34:26,856 --> 00:34:29,525
if we can with a couple of games to spare.
702
00:34:29,526 --> 00:34:32,152
[David Prutton] A very good evening
and a warm welcome
703
00:34:32,153 --> 00:34:33,946
to the STōK Cae Ras in Wrexham.
704
00:34:33,947 --> 00:34:35,698
We have something a little
different for you here
705
00:34:35,699 --> 00:34:38,826
because we are joined by none other
than Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds.
706
00:34:38,827 --> 00:34:40,327
Owners, actors, businessmen,
707
00:34:40,328 --> 00:34:42,997
{\an8}entrepreneurs,
and tonight our commentators here.
708
00:34:42,998 --> 00:34:44,081
{\an8}Gentlemen, welcome.
709
00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:45,207
{\an8}How are we feeling?
710
00:34:45,208 --> 00:34:46,834
- Pretty good.
- Pretty nervous.
711
00:34:46,835 --> 00:34:48,043
Nervous, nervous.
712
00:34:48,044 --> 00:34:50,713
Most of what I know
about commentating, uh, live sports
713
00:34:50,714 --> 00:34:52,715
is from old episodes of Project Runway.
714
00:34:52,716 --> 00:34:55,759
- [Prutton laughs]
- So, I am in big trouble tonight.
715
00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:56,844
[supporters chanting]
716
00:34:56,845 --> 00:34:59,847
[Prutton] This crowd, you hear their
roar as the players come onto the field.
717
00:34:59,848 --> 00:35:01,348
That's such a big part
718
00:35:01,349 --> 00:35:03,559
of what you've created here
at the Racecourse ground, isn't it?
719
00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:07,313
I think it's always been here. All we've
been able to do is just amplify it,
720
00:35:07,314 --> 00:35:09,565
and just put the spotlight on the town.
721
00:35:09,566 --> 00:35:12,484
And in doing so,
the town shows up, so much so
722
00:35:12,485 --> 00:35:14,987
that, uh, it's going to be hard to hear
you tonight,
723
00:35:14,988 --> 00:35:17,323
- which is gonna be really exciting.
- [chuckles]
724
00:35:17,324 --> 00:35:18,782
[supporters chanting]
725
00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:21,368
[Griffiths] Wrexham in red shirts,
white shorts, get things underway.
726
00:35:21,369 --> 00:35:22,494
Oh, God, here we go.
727
00:35:22,495 --> 00:35:24,788
[Prutton] Gentlemen, what would you say
728
00:35:24,789 --> 00:35:27,791
from the outside,
is needed to change tonight?
729
00:35:27,792 --> 00:35:31,086
I think these guys left their last
drop of blood on the field with Chelsea.
730
00:35:31,087 --> 00:35:33,422
At Hull City we were feeling
a little hangover.
731
00:35:33,423 --> 00:35:35,424
That's the only way
I could really characterize it.
732
00:35:35,425 --> 00:35:39,303
The guys were spent, but they were
just still fighting for their lives.
733
00:35:39,304 --> 00:35:42,389
So, you know, it didn't go our way
that night, but hopefully tonight.
734
00:35:42,390 --> 00:35:44,808
[Griffiths]
Wrexham starting on the front foot. Doyle…
735
00:35:44,809 --> 00:35:46,477
Oh, he's given that away sloppily.
736
00:35:46,478 --> 00:35:49,314
- Uh-oh. This was not our idea.
- Fast start though by Swansea, isn't it?
737
00:35:50,774 --> 00:35:52,733
- [Reynolds] There you go. Okay.
- [Mac] Yes.
738
00:35:52,734 --> 00:35:55,194
Goalkeeper doing his job
that you brought him in for.
739
00:35:55,195 --> 00:35:58,113
That man has single-handedly
raised and lowered my blood pressure
740
00:35:58,114 --> 00:36:00,699
more times than the season finale match.
741
00:36:00,700 --> 00:36:04,620
I like playing against the teams
that I've made a mistake against before.
742
00:36:04,621 --> 00:36:07,373
{\an8}[Griffiths] It's headed
into the goal mouth. Okonkwo comes back.
743
00:36:07,374 --> 00:36:09,958
{\an8}Mishandles it. It's a horrible mistake.
744
00:36:09,959 --> 00:36:11,502
{\an8}Oh, what happened there?
745
00:36:11,503 --> 00:36:14,380
{\an8}Because it's, like,
"Now you've given me a reason
746
00:36:14,381 --> 00:36:16,423
{\an8}to perform really well against you."
747
00:36:16,424 --> 00:36:19,385
[Griffiths] Franco looks for the
return pass. Vipotnik in on goal.
748
00:36:19,386 --> 00:36:22,012
Great chance, this.
Brilliant save by Okonkwo.
749
00:36:22,013 --> 00:36:26,893
[Mac] Arthur Okonkwo.
Ladies and gentlemen, Arthur Okonkwo.
750
00:36:28,144 --> 00:36:32,231
Not being able to pace while we do this
is very hard for me, by the way.
751
00:36:32,232 --> 00:36:34,483
- I usually get about 8000 steps up here.
- [chuckles]
752
00:36:34,484 --> 00:36:38,862
{\an8}That save by Okonkwo, a key part of
literally what he's here for, isn't it?
753
00:36:38,863 --> 00:36:40,906
{\an8}It just changes the momentum.
754
00:36:40,907 --> 00:36:42,282
[Griffiths] It's a great move.
755
00:36:42,283 --> 00:36:44,702
Vyner has sent Smith
down the backside of the defense.
756
00:36:44,703 --> 00:36:46,245
Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam, here we go.
757
00:36:46,246 --> 00:36:47,830
[Griffiths] Not got much support.
758
00:36:47,831 --> 00:36:51,458
He picks up Vyner. Good quick feet by him.
O'Brien helps it on. Doyle now.
759
00:36:51,459 --> 00:36:53,711
Works it in,
and Broadhead has a sight of goal.
760
00:36:53,712 --> 00:36:54,795
Gets round his man.
761
00:36:54,796 --> 00:36:57,589
- Can he finish? Yes, he can!
- Yeah!
762
00:36:57,590 --> 00:37:01,385
- [all cheering]
- [Mac] Whoo!
763
00:37:01,386 --> 00:37:03,722
Nathan Broadhead once again.
764
00:37:04,764 --> 00:37:07,266
- [Mac] Oh, God.
- [Reynolds] You stay, Dave.
765
00:37:07,267 --> 00:37:10,269
We'll be over here, uh,
having a moment. [chuckles]
766
00:37:10,270 --> 00:37:11,895
- Enjoy it, fellas!
- Whoo!
767
00:37:11,896 --> 00:37:14,732
{\an8}[Griffiths] And Broadhead puts
Wrexham ahead.
768
00:37:14,733 --> 00:37:16,358
[supporters chanting] Wrexham!
769
00:37:16,359 --> 00:37:18,861
I'll tell you who would have loved to
get on the end of that: Ollie Palmer.
770
00:37:18,862 --> 00:37:20,946
{\an8}Ollie, welcome to the broadcast.
How are we?
771
00:37:20,947 --> 00:37:22,823
{\an8}- Ollie Palmer, ladies and gentlemen.
- How are you?
772
00:37:22,824 --> 00:37:24,450
{\an8}Enjoying the new career change?
773
00:37:24,451 --> 00:37:25,743
Having a blast.
774
00:37:25,744 --> 00:37:29,329
Now this is where
we struggled actually, about two,
775
00:37:29,330 --> 00:37:33,585
three minutes, uh, after we score,
we tend to concede a little bit quickly.
776
00:37:34,335 --> 00:37:36,795
- [Reynolds] Dangerous right there.
- [Mac] My God, Arthur.
777
00:37:36,796 --> 00:37:40,257
- [Reynolds] You've got to be kidding me.
- [Mac] He's offside. He still saved it.
778
00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:42,384
[Prutton]
Three successive promotions, Ollie.
779
00:37:42,385 --> 00:37:45,596
It was amazing to be a part of
three promotions here, you know, it's a…
780
00:37:45,597 --> 00:37:49,057
it's a fortress here, and I think a lot…
a lot of it is to do with the…
781
00:37:49,058 --> 00:37:51,018
the fans and the club
and what we built here.
782
00:37:51,019 --> 00:37:52,853
We just knew we was going
to win week in, week out,
783
00:37:52,854 --> 00:37:54,606
and it's just become a habit.
784
00:37:55,190 --> 00:37:58,317
I'll always feel connected
to this club and this town.
785
00:37:58,318 --> 00:38:00,319
We're standing on the shoulders of giants.
786
00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:03,655
Truly, even though we're going up in
leagues, we wouldn't be here without,
787
00:38:03,656 --> 00:38:06,909
you know, Ollie Palmer
and Elliot Lee and Mark Howard, you know.
788
00:38:06,910 --> 00:38:09,119
And, you know,
I-I-I would put Rob Lainton in there.
789
00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:12,164
I mean, guys that put
everything on the line to be here.
790
00:38:12,165 --> 00:38:15,501
Luke Young, and we love having
the relationship with them that we…
791
00:38:15,502 --> 00:38:18,295
That stays in the family.
They're still around and we get…
792
00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:21,548
And Steven Fletcher.
We've become so close with them.
793
00:38:21,549 --> 00:38:24,051
[Prutton] It feels like once you're part
of this club, it never leaves you.
794
00:38:24,052 --> 00:38:26,428
- [Palmer] Yeah.
- [Mac] Here we go.
795
00:38:26,429 --> 00:38:27,721
[all] Oh.
796
00:38:27,722 --> 00:38:29,808
[Prutton]
Towering header at the back post.
797
00:38:31,017 --> 00:38:32,518
Have you guys sworn on here?
798
00:38:32,519 --> 00:38:33,977
- No, no.
- No?
799
00:38:33,978 --> 00:38:35,854
- Do not encourage him.
- Did you not see the signs?
800
00:38:35,855 --> 00:38:37,105
There are signs everywhere.
801
00:38:37,106 --> 00:38:39,274
[Reynolds]
All sorts of words we should not say.
802
00:38:39,275 --> 00:38:41,735
If we could bring more tall, handsome guys
803
00:38:41,736 --> 00:38:45,030
that I can stand in between,
that'd be great for the broadcast.
804
00:38:45,031 --> 00:38:46,156
Ollie, you're a real dreamboat.
805
00:38:46,157 --> 00:38:48,075
{\an8}[Prutton] Halftime here, 1-0 to Wrexham.
806
00:38:48,076 --> 00:38:49,493
{\an8}We're joined by someone else,
807
00:38:49,494 --> 00:38:53,163
Ben Foster, goalkeeper
supreme, to give us his take.
808
00:38:53,164 --> 00:38:55,207
{\an8}I'll tell you what,
it was a tough start to the game.
809
00:38:55,208 --> 00:38:58,168
{\an8}It was a tough start to the game,
but they… they grew into it.
810
00:38:58,169 --> 00:39:00,712
[Reynolds] Coming into the stadium,
I was worried about fatigue,
811
00:39:00,713 --> 00:39:03,340
- and I don't see it.
- And it was key, wasn't it,
812
00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:06,218
that the goalkeeper, Arthur Okonkwo,
played very well in that first half
813
00:39:06,219 --> 00:39:08,554
because obviously it's
the most important position in your eyes.
814
00:39:08,555 --> 00:39:10,514
Obviously, without a doubt.
Goes without saying.
815
00:39:10,515 --> 00:39:14,434
This place is so special.
You can just feel it. It's a fortress.
816
00:39:14,435 --> 00:39:17,104
And it's a place that
will always be special to me.
817
00:39:17,105 --> 00:39:18,689
Go Wrexham!
818
00:39:18,690 --> 00:39:20,858
There's so many people here
for this occasion.
819
00:39:20,859 --> 00:39:23,235
There was Ben Foster and Tozer.
820
00:39:23,236 --> 00:39:25,612
{\an8}Tozer, thank you so much for joining us.
How are you?
821
00:39:25,613 --> 00:39:28,490
[fan] I saw Mickey Thomas, too.
So, it's a blast from the past there.
822
00:39:28,491 --> 00:39:30,701
It is the best thing I ever did,
signing for this club.
823
00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:31,785
[Prutton] Yeah.
824
00:39:31,786 --> 00:39:34,496
[fan] When you're a Wrexham fan,
and a long-standing Wrexham fan,
825
00:39:34,497 --> 00:39:37,374
these faces just keep popping up.
It's amazing to see.
826
00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:38,750
- We're Wrexham for life.
- Yeah.
827
00:39:38,751 --> 00:39:40,794
[Prutton] Chance here though for Swansea!
828
00:39:40,795 --> 00:39:43,630
- [Reynolds] No. There we go.
- [Mac] Defense is so strong tonight.
829
00:39:43,631 --> 00:39:45,716
- That's a proper center back.
- Using that body.
830
00:39:45,717 --> 00:39:46,800
Yep.
831
00:39:46,801 --> 00:39:49,386
We just want them to be part
of the community still.
832
00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:51,722
{\an8}They're just part of this journey
with us now.
833
00:39:51,723 --> 00:39:54,182
{\an8}Steven Fletcher back in a place
that he knows very well indeed.
834
00:39:54,183 --> 00:39:55,350
Thanks for having me.
835
00:39:55,351 --> 00:39:57,394
Favorite memory in
a Wrexham shirt, Steven?
836
00:39:57,395 --> 00:39:58,854
The back-to-back promotions.
837
00:39:58,855 --> 00:40:02,566
Honestly, at the stage of my career
I was at, it was a fantastic achievement.
838
00:40:02,567 --> 00:40:05,193
One of the most
emotional reactions I've ever had
839
00:40:05,194 --> 00:40:08,113
- to a player leaving, was Fletch.
- [Fletcher] I'll take that compliment.
840
00:40:08,114 --> 00:40:12,618
Really, it did break our hearts. Both Rob
and I were kind of speechless and, uh…
841
00:40:12,619 --> 00:40:14,913
Honestly, I-I…
I'm still a little resentful.
842
00:40:15,580 --> 00:40:19,541
[Griffiths] Well, we're into the last
minute and Thomason sweeps it in.
843
00:40:19,542 --> 00:40:20,877
Great ball! Doyle!
844
00:40:22,086 --> 00:40:23,379
- It's there!
- [supporters cheering]
845
00:40:23,963 --> 00:40:26,798
Wrexham in the comfort zone!
846
00:40:26,799 --> 00:40:28,258
[chanting] Wrexham!
847
00:40:28,259 --> 00:40:34,390
{\an8}[Griffiths] Wrexham beat Swansea 2-0,
get revenge for that defeat in December.
848
00:40:34,974 --> 00:40:37,267
Parkinson is going nuts on the bench!
849
00:40:37,268 --> 00:40:40,145
{\an8}Roaring with delight. That meant a lot.
850
00:40:40,146 --> 00:40:44,024
- [supporters cheering]
- [♪ uplifting music playing]
851
00:40:44,025 --> 00:40:47,736
The mere fact that we're here
after three successive promotions…
852
00:40:47,737 --> 00:40:50,948
That, in and of itself…
We've got to just stop and take stock.
853
00:40:50,949 --> 00:40:53,700
[Mac] Part of this too is
that your daughter is here.
854
00:40:53,701 --> 00:40:55,494
My son is here, my father is here.
855
00:40:55,495 --> 00:41:00,040
That for us, to be able to share that
with the people that we love the most
856
00:41:00,041 --> 00:41:04,420
and some of whom are people we just met
five years ago, that's the most special.
857
00:41:04,921 --> 00:41:07,798
[Reynolds] Got 90-year-olds sitting here
who have been there since they were 6.
858
00:41:07,799 --> 00:41:11,176
You have 6-year-olds sitting here
who are gonna be here until they're 90
859
00:41:11,177 --> 00:41:13,346
and they form memories that are indelible.
860
00:41:13,888 --> 00:41:15,389
[cheering]
861
00:41:15,390 --> 00:41:19,559
[Mac] It has been a hell of a week,
but we all survived,
862
00:41:19,560 --> 00:41:21,478
and while we always want to win,
863
00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:24,564
we realize the losses
are an unavoidable part of the journey.
864
00:41:24,565 --> 00:41:26,942
And anyone who has worn that kit
865
00:41:26,943 --> 00:41:29,277
or who has been in the stands
or has watched from home,
866
00:41:29,278 --> 00:41:33,115
has contributed in such a meaningful way
to get us where we are today.
867
00:41:33,116 --> 00:41:36,536
In the Championship,
in the playoff positions.
868
00:41:37,745 --> 00:41:40,540
You can leave Wrexham,
but it never leaves you.
869
00:41:46,504 --> 00:41:49,131
[supporters chanting] Wrexham!
Wrexham! Wrexham!
870
00:41:49,132 --> 00:41:50,925
Wrexham! Wrexham!
871
00:41:52,343 --> 00:41:55,430
♪ Time to wash away ♪
872
00:41:56,347 --> 00:42:01,185
♪ Memories left behind ♪
873
00:42:03,312 --> 00:42:10,028
♪ Stars can be revealed
When the skies clear ♪
874
00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:18,953
♪ Voices raising up generations ♪