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[indistinct chatter]
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[laughter]
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[soft music]
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♪ ♪
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[keypad beeps]
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ROSIE: I work in
the largest prison in the UK.
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It's a male prison,
category C.
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[beeps]
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It can hold a maximum
of 2,100 prisoners.
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[walkie-talkie beeps]
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I'm actually
a manager there now.
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I've been there 5 1/2 years.
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I used to be a POELT mentor
which was, um,
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where you introduce,
like, the new starters
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to the prison,
so I've done loads of tours.
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So I'll just give you
one of them type of tours.
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♪ ♪
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So we've got a custodial caf,
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where you can stop and go
and get some food.
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A reception area, which--
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the prisoners come off
these GEOAmey buses,
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head through reception.
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Kitchen's here on the left.
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Food for over 1,800 prisoners.
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You just kind of have
to make yourself aware.
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Like, you have to have
trust in your staff,
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but also back yourself.
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Never put yourself
in an unsafe position.
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Of course,
we're taught, you know,
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how to look after ourselves,
how to protect ourselves.
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Use all the tools
that you have--
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a baton, handcuffs, radio.
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Alert staff
whenever you need them.
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I found myself being
in this line of work
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because I'm not
the type of person that can
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sit still or sit in an office.
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It's so hands-on.
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You're kind of free
to be yourself.
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That's where I flex.
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Like this.
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[laughs]
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And it's a people's business,
at the end of the day.
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You know,
you're working with people.
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We're--we're there
as parents, as teachers,
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as health care, firefighters.
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It's an emergency service job.
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Oh, I follow you.
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I feel proud every day
to put the uniform on,
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to clip the belt on.
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♪ ♪
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The job that I do
is difficult.
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It's emotionally straining.
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It's hard work,
but it's also rewarding.
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I've had family members
that have been in prison.
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[indistinct chatter]
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I grew--grew up
going to visit prisons.
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I've seen my sister in prison,
my brother,
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you know,
so it wasn't new to me.
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Um, and I know
they're just humans,
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at the end of the day.
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So it's easy for me
to, you know, be there.
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No, I don't think so.
I think we're pretty much...
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[cheers and applause]
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[rock music]
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MARK: Hello, everyone.
Welcome to Wrexham.
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And wow, what an occasion
we've got here.
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Wrexham playing
at the Racecourse.
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The atmosphere here
is fantastic.
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The crowds are wonderful.
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- Let's go, Wrexham!
- Up Wrexham!
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Come on, Jonesy.
Come on!
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[cheering]
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RYAN: One thing that a lot of
people don't know and realize
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is that the number one
goal scorer for Wrexham
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is not Paul Mullin.
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It's not Ollie Palmer.
It's not Elliot Lee.
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It's not Sam Dalby.
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It's Rosie Hughes.
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MARK: [indistinct]
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Clears it now.
White is on the chase.
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Will she get there first?
Yes, she does.
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She knocks it past the player.
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Hughes now up against
the last defender with White,
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and it's a first one-on-one.
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Hughes passed,
and Hughes got a goal!
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[cheers and applause]
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♪ ♪
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Wrexham take the lead.
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It had to be Rosie Hughes.
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It had to be.
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[cheers and applause]
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SINGER: ♪ 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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♪ ♪
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♪ Don't forget to sing
when you win ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ Don't forget to sing
when you win ♪
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ROB: The men's team is
currently in second place
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midway through the season.
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But Wrexham has another team
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that is in first place
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and is, for lack
of a better expression,
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kicking the living shit
out of everyone.
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[Sencha Green's "Let's Go"]
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♪ ♪
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SENCHA:
♪ Have you seen this, unh ♪
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♪ You could even
call it genius, unh ♪
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♪ If we shoot for the stars
and we land on the moon ♪
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♪ Then we party on Venus, unh ♪
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GEMMA: It's not just the men
at Wrexham Football Club.
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There is a women's section.
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It's very similar
on the women's side
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to the men's side.
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The women are in a really
good, strong position
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to be challenging
for promotion.
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SENCHA: ♪ It's a moment when
I pull up on the scene ♪
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♪ Let's go ♪
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♪ Hey, let's go ♪
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♪ All eyes on me
when I pull up ♪
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GEMMA:
We are the women's first team,
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unbeaten in the league so far.
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Won every game.
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SENCHA: ♪ Hey, let's go,
all eyes on me ♪
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GEMMA: Looking for promotion
to get up
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to the highest league
in Wales,
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which is where we want to be.
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There's so many people are
looking at our results
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and our players
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because our players
are special,
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and they deserve every bit
of attention that they get.
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SENCHA: ♪ It's a moment when
I pull up on the scene ♪
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♪ Let's go ♪
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ROSIE:
I am Wrexham's goal scorer.
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I'm a nuisance.
I'm--I'm a pain.
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Defenders do not want
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I've scored three hat tricks
in one game before,
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against my former team,
which, you know, sorry,
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but I love every goal.
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Yes!
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STEVE: Rosie Hughes,
character-wise,
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is--is great to have around.
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Very uplifting,
confident individual.
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SENCHA: ♪ Burn it up all day,
all night ♪
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♪ Never get enough ♪
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ROSIE: When I'm on the pitch,
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a fire within me,
it just kind of explodes.
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I look like I'm laughing
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in the opponents' faces,
but I'm not.
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I'm just--
I'm just happy for me.
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SENCHA: ♪ It's a moment
when I pull up on the scene ♪
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MARK: You can see
on the pitch,
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the quality of touch
is fabulous.
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And you know,
the pitch isn't perfect,
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but she tames it superbly.
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She's ludicrous.
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SENCHA: ♪ All eyes on me
when I pull up ♪
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♪ Let's go ♪
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CHILD: Thank you.
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[indistinct chatter]
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ROSIE: I'd love to sign it.
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I do believe that
I'm the female Paul Mullin.
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Not that I'm gonna
compare myself to him,
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'cause I feel like
he's the male Rosie Hughes.
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I know exactly how he feels,
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and I'm sure he knows
how I feel.
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I've got girls
shouting my name on the pitch
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and, like, coming to watch us.
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Like, for me,
that's everything.
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That's all I've ever wanted,
is people
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just to come
and watch me play football.
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Granted, it's not in front
of a load of viewers,
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which I would love.
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[rock music]
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FANS:
Wrexham, Wrexham, Wrexham!
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MARK:
That's--that's just the thing.
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The Wrexham women's home games
are not at the Racecourse.
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We're here in Rhos,
one of the satellite towns
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just outside Wrexham.
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We play at
Rhos Aelwyd's grounds.
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We have one small stand,
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which actually isn't open
to the public.
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There's no bleachers.
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It's just people
with a metal barrier
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around the pitch leaning on it
and watching it.
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Must be
a couple of hundred here,
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but this is growth.
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That's all right.
That's okay.
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NEIL: It's all about
the knock-on effect, really.
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It's--you know, with the men's
team winning yesterday,
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um, I think a few more are
starting to become interested
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in the women's side as well,
which is--
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which can only benefit,
you know, the girls.
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They want--
they want supporters here to--
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you know, to be here and--
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and encourage them
and support them.
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So we're on the start
of--of what is
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a really, really exciting
journey for them, I think.
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GEMMA: Go on. Go on, Rosie.
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Yes! Yes!
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GEMMA: Come on, Rosie!
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[all cheering]
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Whoo!
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- Yeah, Rosie!
- Yes!
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That's the way to end a half.
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We didn't know that there was
a women's team in Wrexham
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until we took
stewardship of the club
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and recognized that there was
a program that was in place.
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And they, just like the men,
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need to win the league
to get promoted up
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and out and into
the professional ranks.
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SHAUN: The club is a group
of different teams,
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from the powerchair team
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to a seven-a-side team,
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you know, to the youth teams
and the girls teams.
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So the women's team is
as much a part of the club.
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MIA: We play on a nice,
lovely pitch.
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I say lovely.
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I use that term quite loosely.
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On certain days,
it's not the nicest place--
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[laughing]
Place to be.
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Yeah, we try not to--we do--
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I was gonna say
we don't complain.
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We do complain.
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Um, we all do it
because we love football,
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and because we love
the club that is Wrexham.
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And I think you can see that
when you come to games.
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We don't just turn up
for a laugh.
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We turn up and we take it
quite seriously,
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because we know the importance
of wearing that badge.
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[indistinct yelling]
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ROB: Oh!
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[all cheering]
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Wow.
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Was that Lili?
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- Lili, yeah.
- Whoo!
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MARK: And with that
dominant 5-2 win,
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the Wrexham women sit
first in the league,
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neck and neck with
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the only other undefeated
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team, Connah's Quay Nomads,
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who aim to spoil Wrexham's
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chances at promotion.
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This way?
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[laughing] Ladies!
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That was absolutely amazing.
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Wow. Wow.
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That was my first game,
and I've seen you guys win
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as many times
as I've seen the men win.
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[laughter]
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We definitely need to work on
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drainage on that pitch.
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And maybe new washing machines,
because I don't know
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how you're gonna--
how we're gonna--look at that!
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[laughter]
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That's amazing.
Well, congratulations.
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Thank you for having me.
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And, um, Ryan and I have been
talking quite a bit about
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how we want to prioritize
this program.
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And for so many reasons
in the past, it hasn't been.
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You're all
very important to us,
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and we want to continue
to support you.
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And if you keep winning,
it makes it a lot easier.
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[laughter]
So thank you.
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More goals next time.
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[laughter]
Next time.
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I came here for a hat trick,
and I don't know--
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[laughter]
It was great.
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It was fantastic.
Thank you.
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[applause]
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HUMPHREY: Last year, both
the men's and women's teams
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very narrowly missed out
on promotion.
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This year, things are looking
a little brighter.
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Right now, our women's team
is an amateur side.
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None of the players get paid.
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If the women win
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the Adran North League,
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they will then go into
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a playoff against the winner
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of the Adran South League,
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and the winner of that will be
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promoted to the Adran Premier.
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If that's the case,
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then we have grand plans
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that involve going
to a semi-professional status,
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which means paying the players.
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I'm just giving you
a hard time.
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[laughter]
Congratulations.
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- ROSIE: Yeah. Thank you.
- It was great.
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I don't necessarily
even just think
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it's an ethical responsibility
to do something like that.
295
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I think that there is a massive
business to be created there.
296
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Wow, this is cra--
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I can't believe
you played in this.
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Yeah.
There's so much to do there.
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Which is great, you know.
It's daunting, too, for us.
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It's like, for us
to cultivate and grow
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that business as well
is gonna be
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a real privilege and fun,
but you know,
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we've got a long road ahead.
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MIA: For us as players,
all we can do is
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put out really good
performances on the pitch
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and just keep winning.
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Prove you're worth watching,
you're worth following.
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You know, prove to us
your--your worth,
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because that's how
we get more attention.
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That's how, you know,
we bring more success.
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Not just to the women's game,
but to football
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as a whole for Wrexham,
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and I think that's all
we need to focus on.
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[birds chirping]
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LILI: I'm 17,
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and I'm in school
9:00 till 3:30 most days.
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Tuesdays and Thursdays,
I'm at work.
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So I work 5:00 till 11:00.
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So yeah.
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No time
for anything else, really.
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[indistinct chatter]
322
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Rob's cleaned up
from the other tea.
323
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Thank you. You can follow--
324
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It's actually vile, innit?
[laughs]
325
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I'm a kitchen porter.
326
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Probably one of the hardest
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and most humbling jobs
you'll ever do.
328
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The six hours goes quite fast
when you're bent over a sink.
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This is hot off the kettle.
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LILI: How the fuck am I
gonna get that off?
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[laughs]
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GEMMA: We do ask a lot
of these players,
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considering they are
amateur players.
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They're not professional.
335
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They're not on contracts
in any way, shape, or form.
336
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So we play football
on top of a working day.
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COWORKER: Chilling.
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Are you coming on Sunday,
or what?
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- COWORKER: No, I'm not.
- Why?
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- COWORKER: I'm busy.
- You're busy?
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All right. Fucking hell.
342
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It is tough trying
to balance everything out,
343
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but end of the day,
it's what's got to be done.
344
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Everyone else has got to do it,
345
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so I'll do it as well,
you know what I mean?
346
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Yeah.
347
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[laughs] Stop looking at me.
348
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COWORKER: Does it feel like
it's like a dream?
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You know, first you're, like,
playing your dream career
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in front of loads of people,
351
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and then next day,
you're cleaning pots.
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LILI: I know. It's mad, innit?
353
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COWORKER: And do you enjoy it?
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- What, working or playing?
- Playing.
355
00:13:31,745 --> 00:13:33,013
Oh, I love it.
356
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It's--I live and breathe
for it.
357
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I, like--yeah,
I love every second of it.
358
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But--you know?
359
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I'm just telling her
that when she's famous,
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she needs to come in.
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When I'm famous.
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We'll see.
COWORKER: Yeah.
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Do you reckon?
COWORKER: Yeah.
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I think
you're a good footballer.
365
00:13:50,164 --> 00:13:52,599
- I've read about you.
- [laughs]
366
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[gentle piano music]
367
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Started playing football
at around six years old.
368
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Obviously there weren't
many girls teams around
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at that time,
so my dad threw me in with--
370
00:14:02,409 --> 00:14:04,144
with the under-six lads team,
371
00:14:04,144 --> 00:14:06,247
which was a bit daunting
at the time.
372
00:14:06,247 --> 00:14:08,315
My dad always used to tell me,
"Get involved, get involved."
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And eventually I did.
374
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I was probably the best player
on the team at the time.
375
00:14:11,952 --> 00:14:14,554
[laughs]
376
00:14:14,554 --> 00:14:18,992
About age 13, I got scouted
to play for Everton.
377
00:14:18,992 --> 00:14:20,828
Spent a couple
of seasons there,
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00:14:20,828 --> 00:14:22,696
um, which I absolutely loved.
379
00:14:22,696 --> 00:14:26,033
Playing against big opposition
like Man City, Chelsea.
380
00:14:26,033 --> 00:14:29,336
I was then drafted in,
then, with the Welsh squad.
381
00:14:29,336 --> 00:14:31,739
I played at that level
at 15s and 17s,
382
00:14:31,739 --> 00:14:34,108
which was an unreal experience,
playing in countries
383
00:14:34,108 --> 00:14:36,310
like Sweden, Portugal.
384
00:14:36,310 --> 00:14:38,245
And then I returned,
then, back--
385
00:14:38,245 --> 00:14:40,847
back playing for Wrexham,
where I'm at now, and...
386
00:14:40,847 --> 00:14:44,919
♪ ♪
387
00:14:44,919 --> 00:14:46,887
I probably would have stayed
at Everton a bit longer
388
00:14:46,887 --> 00:14:48,422
if I hadn't lost my dad.
389
00:14:48,422 --> 00:14:52,192
Um, he struggled
with mental health
390
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and anxiety, depression.
391
00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:55,729
Um, people knew
he was going through it.
392
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I guess we just didn't know
393
00:14:57,064 --> 00:14:58,532
how much it really was
affecting him.
394
00:14:58,532 --> 00:15:00,700
We knew it was getting bad,
but that was a cycle
395
00:15:00,700 --> 00:15:02,203
we'd dealt with a lot.
396
00:15:02,203 --> 00:15:06,106
My dad took his own life, um,
18th of April, I think, 2021.
397
00:15:06,106 --> 00:15:07,908
[somber music]
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GEMMA: Lili's gone through
quite a difficult period
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in her life
at such a young age.
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Now, her dad, like--like mine,
401
00:15:14,848 --> 00:15:17,351
is the reason why
she comes to watch Wrexham,
402
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why she's the fan that she is.
403
00:15:19,486 --> 00:15:22,355
LILI: Yeah, he was a massive
fan of the club as well.
404
00:15:22,355 --> 00:15:25,258
Some of--he used to make
these stupid videos,
405
00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:26,593
trying to--trying to catch
406
00:15:26,593 --> 00:15:28,395
Rob and Ryan's attention
all the time.
407
00:15:28,395 --> 00:15:30,997
Um...
408
00:15:30,997 --> 00:15:35,836
I'm here with,
um, my daughter Lili,
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00:15:35,836 --> 00:15:39,973
uh, who's also played
410
00:15:39,973 --> 00:15:43,644
for Wrexham girls.
411
00:15:43,644 --> 00:15:44,744
Yeah.
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00:15:44,744 --> 00:15:46,413
Her dad was--was absolutely--
413
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what an incredible man
her dad was.
414
00:15:48,448 --> 00:15:50,985
And you know, we knew her dad
really, really well.
415
00:15:50,985 --> 00:15:54,120
[laughing]
416
00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:58,058
He was a massive character,
and everyone seems to know him,
417
00:15:58,058 --> 00:15:59,860
and everyone seems to have
a story about him,
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00:15:59,860 --> 00:16:01,628
which--which is
very comforting.
419
00:16:01,628 --> 00:16:03,730
I do feel like he's still
with us all the time.
420
00:16:03,730 --> 00:16:05,899
He's at my football games, watching.
421
00:16:05,899 --> 00:16:08,535
The flag we designed
after--after he passed.
422
00:16:08,535 --> 00:16:10,537
Every time I step on the pitch
and every time I step off
423
00:16:10,537 --> 00:16:12,405
is, would I have made
my dad proud?
424
00:16:12,405 --> 00:16:14,107
What would my dad
think of this?
425
00:16:14,107 --> 00:16:17,578
And what he'd say and what he'd
think of my performance, so...
426
00:16:17,578 --> 00:16:20,647
[The Declan Swans' "It's
Always Sunny in Wrexham"]
427
00:16:20,647 --> 00:16:22,783
♪ ♪
428
00:16:22,783 --> 00:16:26,921
SINGER: ♪ He ordered
a medium doner kebab ♪
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GEMMA: She is Wrexham,
just like I feel that I am.
430
00:16:29,956 --> 00:16:34,294
And you know, for her to pull
on a Wrexham kit every week
431
00:16:34,294 --> 00:16:37,097
means the--
means the world to her.
432
00:16:37,097 --> 00:16:38,232
You know, if she's here
433
00:16:38,232 --> 00:16:39,867
and she helps us
gain promotion,
434
00:16:39,867 --> 00:16:42,135
it would be pretty special
for her, I would say.
435
00:16:42,135 --> 00:16:44,505
And you know, probably
more so than if it was
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00:16:44,505 --> 00:16:47,474
any other club that she might
have been playing for.
437
00:16:47,474 --> 00:16:49,076
LILI: Almost since he's gone,
I've fell in love
438
00:16:49,076 --> 00:16:50,444
with the club even more.
439
00:16:50,444 --> 00:16:51,512
I honestly don't know
where I'd be
440
00:16:51,512 --> 00:16:53,047
if I didn't have that support
441
00:16:53,047 --> 00:16:54,682
and the people around the club
442
00:16:54,682 --> 00:16:56,283
who are there for me
all the time.
443
00:16:56,283 --> 00:16:59,987
I took his love--
love on for it, really.
444
00:16:59,987 --> 00:17:05,892
♪ ♪
445
00:17:05,892 --> 00:17:08,562
BOTH: Wrexham!
446
00:17:08,562 --> 00:17:11,031
Knackered now.
447
00:17:11,031 --> 00:17:12,265
[chuckles]
448
00:17:21,976 --> 00:17:25,111
[crowd cheering]
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00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:27,414
GEMMA: You know,
football has, strangely,
450
00:17:27,414 --> 00:17:29,550
always been seen
as a boys' sport.
451
00:17:29,550 --> 00:17:33,320
Um, even though
the women's game was--
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was much, much, much bigger
than the men's game.
453
00:17:35,856 --> 00:17:37,624
So I think it's important
to have some context
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00:17:37,624 --> 00:17:38,692
around women's football.
455
00:17:38,692 --> 00:17:41,128
Because, you know,
we've seen it of late.
456
00:17:41,128 --> 00:17:43,063
There's been this huge
increase in interest.
457
00:17:43,063 --> 00:17:44,598
England won the Euros.
458
00:17:44,598 --> 00:17:46,900
You know, the women's game
in the U.S. is really big.
459
00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:48,369
But for a long time,
women's football
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00:17:48,369 --> 00:17:49,636
has been in the wilderness.
461
00:17:49,636 --> 00:17:50,905
[projector whirring]
462
00:17:50,905 --> 00:17:52,873
Right back at its very origins
in the 1880s,
463
00:17:52,873 --> 00:17:56,777
there were big teams that drew
massive crowds across the UK
464
00:17:56,777 --> 00:17:59,579
and even internationally.
465
00:17:59,579 --> 00:18:01,314
Women's football got
a real shot in the arm
466
00:18:01,314 --> 00:18:02,683
during the First World War.
467
00:18:02,683 --> 00:18:04,585
With all of the men away
fighting in the trenches
468
00:18:04,585 --> 00:18:07,087
on the Western Front,
women's football was really
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00:18:07,087 --> 00:18:08,355
kind of the only game in town.
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And even when
the men returned home,
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the women's game still
remained enormously popular.
472
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On December 26, 1920,
53,000 people turned out
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to watch a women's game.
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That is a crowd we can
only dream of at Wrexham
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00:18:19,332 --> 00:18:21,535
these days, um, and speaks
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00:18:21,535 --> 00:18:23,804
to the enormous
popularity of it.
477
00:18:23,804 --> 00:18:25,372
In fact, it was so popular
that it was deemed
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to be a threat
to the men's game,
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and the FA took the step
in the following year, 1921,
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to ban all women
from playing football,
481
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saying, "The game of football
is unsuitable for females
482
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and ought not
to be encouraged."
483
00:18:37,250 --> 00:18:39,520
And they in fact banned
women's football
484
00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:40,854
until the 1970s.
485
00:18:40,854 --> 00:18:43,490
So women's football
was banned until 1971,
486
00:18:43,490 --> 00:18:45,259
but a female football
committee at the FA
487
00:18:45,259 --> 00:18:47,561
was not set up until 1993.
488
00:18:47,561 --> 00:18:50,431
And thank goodness it was,
because without that,
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00:18:50,431 --> 00:18:52,799
you wouldn't be seeing
all the many manifold triumphs
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00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:54,201
of women's football today.
491
00:18:54,201 --> 00:18:56,737
[upbeat rock music]
492
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♪ ♪
493
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ROB: Of course we want
to be a part of that,
494
00:19:09,582 --> 00:19:13,220
and it's definitely
a long road ahead,
495
00:19:13,220 --> 00:19:14,922
but it's worth it.
496
00:19:14,922 --> 00:19:17,291
KIM: Rob and Ryan, of course,
they're supporting us.
497
00:19:17,291 --> 00:19:19,126
And Blake, she obviously,
498
00:19:19,126 --> 00:19:21,027
um, sponsors our team as well.
499
00:19:21,027 --> 00:19:22,463
When I first started
Betty Buzz,
500
00:19:22,463 --> 00:19:24,197
I set out to create
the best-tasting
501
00:19:24,197 --> 00:19:25,499
sparkling drink out there.
502
00:19:25,499 --> 00:19:29,403
[fizzing]
503
00:19:29,403 --> 00:19:31,071
It's pretty special
that they are
504
00:19:31,071 --> 00:19:32,706
supporting us in that way.
505
00:19:32,706 --> 00:19:35,775
And you know, that makes us,
as a team and as a section,
506
00:19:35,775 --> 00:19:38,712
feel--feel very, very much
part of the club.
507
00:19:42,216 --> 00:19:44,785
Gemma is the beating heart
of the entire--
508
00:19:44,785 --> 00:19:46,153
the entire club.
509
00:19:46,153 --> 00:19:48,188
RYAN:
I'd say Gemma's heart extends
510
00:19:48,188 --> 00:19:50,691
into the Wrexham
AFC men's club too.
511
00:19:50,691 --> 00:19:53,127
She's putting her last drop
of blood into this--
512
00:19:53,127 --> 00:19:54,995
this--this team, and--
513
00:19:54,995 --> 00:19:56,564
and building it and growing it.
514
00:19:56,564 --> 00:19:57,965
It's gonna be incredible.
515
00:19:57,965 --> 00:20:00,000
I'm really, really
excited about it.
516
00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,135
[indistinct chatter]
517
00:20:02,135 --> 00:20:04,138
GEMMA: I oversee
the entire women's
518
00:20:04,138 --> 00:20:05,706
and girls section at the club.
519
00:20:05,706 --> 00:20:09,710
So that's all the way
from our little under-eights
520
00:20:09,710 --> 00:20:12,279
all the way up
to our senior women's team,
521
00:20:12,279 --> 00:20:14,915
and organizing everything
in between, basically.
522
00:20:14,915 --> 00:20:17,084
[projector clicking]
523
00:20:17,084 --> 00:20:18,686
I'm born and bred Wrexham.
524
00:20:18,686 --> 00:20:20,553
Always had a football
by my feet.
525
00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:23,056
Um, I've never really been
a girly-girl, if I'm honest.
526
00:20:23,056 --> 00:20:25,558
Um, yeah, I grew up with,
527
00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:27,127
you know,
going on the football field
528
00:20:27,127 --> 00:20:29,529
with the kids
that lived locally.
529
00:20:29,529 --> 00:20:31,298
There might have been
me and one other girl,
530
00:20:31,298 --> 00:20:33,267
and then the rest of them
were all boys.
531
00:20:33,267 --> 00:20:36,036
And that's--that--
yeah, that was me.
532
00:20:36,036 --> 00:20:37,737
I loved it.
533
00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:40,340
My husband's Gareth Owen,
one of the best midfielders
534
00:20:40,340 --> 00:20:42,309
we've had at the club.
535
00:20:42,309 --> 00:20:46,080
His main sort of time period
was the '90s.
536
00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:47,548
I grew up watching him, yeah,
537
00:20:47,548 --> 00:20:50,584
which was quite strange,
you know, going back to
538
00:20:50,584 --> 00:20:52,920
when you used to stand
at the side of the pitch
539
00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,455
and high-fiving players.
540
00:20:54,455 --> 00:20:55,922
Yeah, that was--
he was one of them,
541
00:20:55,922 --> 00:20:57,991
which is a little bit weird, but...
542
00:20:57,991 --> 00:21:01,228
he is now
the under-19's manager
543
00:21:01,228 --> 00:21:03,664
with our women's side as well.
544
00:21:03,664 --> 00:21:05,766
I try and learn as much
as I can off him,
545
00:21:05,766 --> 00:21:07,501
and--yeah, he's--he's great.
546
00:21:07,501 --> 00:21:09,736
He's--he's playing a big part,
at the moment,
547
00:21:09,736 --> 00:21:12,072
in the growth
of our women's side as well.
548
00:21:12,072 --> 00:21:14,374
We will not be putting you
up front again.
549
00:21:14,374 --> 00:21:16,643
No, Gem, listen!
Full-size--oh, my--
550
00:21:16,643 --> 00:21:18,078
[laughter]
551
00:21:18,078 --> 00:21:21,382
Gemma Owen,
head of all female...
552
00:21:21,382 --> 00:21:23,050
everything that goes on
at Wrexham.
553
00:21:23,050 --> 00:21:24,318
No! Next one.
554
00:21:24,318 --> 00:21:26,153
Come on, Grace.
It's got to be you.
555
00:21:26,153 --> 00:21:27,821
MIA: I don't think
football for women
556
00:21:27,821 --> 00:21:30,457
would be as big as it is in
Wrexham if it wasn't for her.
557
00:21:30,457 --> 00:21:34,528
So North Wales can basically
thank Gemma Owen for that.
558
00:21:34,528 --> 00:21:36,330
GEMMA: Oh, oh! Oh!
559
00:21:36,330 --> 00:21:38,298
Oh, oh!
560
00:21:38,298 --> 00:21:41,368
I'm trying to give
as many girls and women
561
00:21:41,368 --> 00:21:44,205
the opportunity to get
involved with what I think is
562
00:21:44,205 --> 00:21:46,807
the best sport in the world.
563
00:21:46,807 --> 00:21:50,344
And being in amongst the club
that I have been supporting
564
00:21:50,344 --> 00:21:53,547
for my entire life is--
565
00:21:53,547 --> 00:21:54,915
it's a dream.
566
00:21:54,915 --> 00:21:56,650
It is an absolute dream.
567
00:22:04,091 --> 00:22:05,559
ROSIE: It's Connah's Quay.
568
00:22:05,559 --> 00:22:07,161
They make me nervous.
And they're awful.
569
00:22:07,161 --> 00:22:09,563
They're not nice players, either.
570
00:22:11,932 --> 00:22:14,234
We're top of the league now,
571
00:22:14,234 --> 00:22:16,337
and they're only--
they're second,
572
00:22:16,337 --> 00:22:17,871
but with two points below us.
573
00:22:17,871 --> 00:22:19,005
So obviously, if they win,
574
00:22:19,005 --> 00:22:20,040
they're gonna go back
575
00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:21,608
to the top of the league.
576
00:22:21,608 --> 00:22:23,076
Um...
577
00:22:24,578 --> 00:22:25,913
In the changing rooms, like,
578
00:22:25,913 --> 00:22:27,815
I know, like,
everyone will be nervous.
579
00:22:27,815 --> 00:22:29,316
And it gets to you.
580
00:22:29,316 --> 00:22:30,450
You can either get--
let the pressure get to you,
581
00:22:30,450 --> 00:22:33,520
or you can perform really well.
582
00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,522
We used to have these feelings
against Llandudno,
583
00:22:35,522 --> 00:22:39,359
because last season, they were
probably our main competitors.
584
00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:41,328
But this season,
it's been Connah's Quay.
585
00:22:41,328 --> 00:22:43,697
So it's 90 minutes, isn't it?
586
00:22:43,697 --> 00:22:45,933
And we all--we can be
better than them.
587
00:22:45,933 --> 00:22:48,735
We can beat any team
if we put our minds to it.
588
00:22:48,735 --> 00:22:52,173
Just have to do the easy ball.
Just play football.
589
00:22:52,173 --> 00:22:55,142
[rock music]
590
00:22:55,142 --> 00:23:02,082
♪ ♪
591
00:23:02,082 --> 00:23:04,051
GEMMA: Quite a big game
for us today.
592
00:23:04,051 --> 00:23:05,752
Top of the table clash.
593
00:23:05,752 --> 00:23:07,521
And we've still got to play
them twice in the league.
594
00:23:07,521 --> 00:23:10,090
So, you know, these--
these two games
595
00:23:10,090 --> 00:23:13,027
are gonna be vitally important
to us hopefully,
596
00:23:13,027 --> 00:23:15,028
fingers crossed,
winning the title.
597
00:23:15,028 --> 00:23:17,398
So I think
it'll be a close game.
598
00:23:17,398 --> 00:23:21,067
I don't expect anything other
than it being a close game.
599
00:23:22,202 --> 00:23:23,370
STEVE: Right.
600
00:23:23,370 --> 00:23:25,739
We've said everything
that we need to say, okay?
601
00:23:25,739 --> 00:23:28,642
We don't need to sell it
to you anymore, okay?
602
00:23:28,642 --> 00:23:32,279
It's a game, okay, that we have
to take seriously, okay?
603
00:23:32,279 --> 00:23:33,680
We've got to be aggressive
604
00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,116
with and without
the ball today, all right?
605
00:23:36,116 --> 00:23:37,250
So let's make sure
that we get bodies
606
00:23:37,250 --> 00:23:39,286
in and around the box, okay?
607
00:23:39,286 --> 00:23:41,088
Be patient
with each other as well.
608
00:23:41,088 --> 00:23:43,189
Come on, girls.
Yeah. Big fucking 90.
609
00:23:43,189 --> 00:23:44,925
[applause]
Come on. Come on.
610
00:23:44,925 --> 00:23:46,127
GEMMA: Here they come now.
611
00:23:46,127 --> 00:23:48,596
[cheers and applause]
612
00:23:48,596 --> 00:23:50,397
They look ready.
613
00:23:50,397 --> 00:23:52,199
STEVE: On your toes, girls!
614
00:23:52,199 --> 00:23:54,067
[air horn blaring]
615
00:23:54,067 --> 00:23:57,638
[frenetic jazz music]
616
00:23:57,638 --> 00:23:59,807
Yeah, just screen
in front of your toes.
617
00:23:59,807 --> 00:24:01,242
Yes. Through toes.
618
00:24:01,242 --> 00:24:03,143
You can see that we're both
very, very good teams.
619
00:24:03,143 --> 00:24:05,712
[air horn blaring]
620
00:24:05,712 --> 00:24:08,648
And probably deserve to be
in the Welsh Prem, to be fair.
621
00:24:10,818 --> 00:24:13,087
[all cheering]
622
00:24:13,087 --> 00:24:15,956
[air horn blowing]
623
00:24:15,956 --> 00:24:17,290
FAN: Oh, Connah's Quay!
624
00:24:17,290 --> 00:24:18,759
BOTH: Oh, Connah's Quay!
625
00:24:18,759 --> 00:24:20,227
Is wonderful!
626
00:24:20,227 --> 00:24:21,661
BOTH: Is wonderful!
627
00:24:21,661 --> 00:24:23,163
LILI: Their coaching staff
are very barky.
628
00:24:23,163 --> 00:24:24,564
The players are very barky.
629
00:24:24,564 --> 00:24:27,267
And a few tough decisions
made against us,
630
00:24:27,267 --> 00:24:31,338
and we have to bark back
louder than that.
631
00:24:32,973 --> 00:24:35,008
Rosie.
Straight in on it, mate.
632
00:24:35,008 --> 00:24:36,109
Straight in on it.
633
00:24:36,109 --> 00:24:38,245
Come on, Wrexham!
634
00:24:38,245 --> 00:24:40,747
I think that we managed
to do that.
635
00:24:40,747 --> 00:24:44,885
♪ ♪
636
00:24:44,885 --> 00:24:46,821
[indistinct yelling]
637
00:24:46,821 --> 00:24:51,024
[cheers and applause]
638
00:24:54,995 --> 00:24:57,430
STEVE: Get them!
PERSON: Whoo!
639
00:24:58,832 --> 00:25:01,435
[cheers and applause]
640
00:25:01,435 --> 00:25:02,937
LILI: Everyone there put
their body on the line.
641
00:25:02,937 --> 00:25:05,605
The tackles were--
tackles were being put in,
642
00:25:05,605 --> 00:25:07,408
passes were being made quickly.
643
00:25:07,408 --> 00:25:11,312
And you know, when one player
was going 10%, we were--
644
00:25:11,312 --> 00:25:13,580
10% less, we were just
getting that extra 10%
645
00:25:13,580 --> 00:25:15,649
from somewhere else.
646
00:25:15,649 --> 00:25:18,652
[all cheering]
647
00:25:18,652 --> 00:25:23,223
♪ ♪
648
00:25:23,223 --> 00:25:25,993
We've got a good--good little
team going, I think.
649
00:25:25,993 --> 00:25:29,162
[all cheering]
650
00:25:34,034 --> 00:25:37,571
[chatter, laughter]
651
00:25:38,972 --> 00:25:41,675
Go on! Yeah!
652
00:25:41,675 --> 00:25:42,943
STEVE: Listen in.
653
00:25:42,943 --> 00:25:44,511
Today, I couldn't give a shit
654
00:25:44,511 --> 00:25:45,879
how you win
a game of football.
655
00:25:45,879 --> 00:25:47,480
It's about fucking digging in
and making sure
656
00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:48,815
that we win a game of football.
657
00:25:48,815 --> 00:25:50,317
We fucking enjoy it right now,
658
00:25:50,317 --> 00:25:52,186
and we enjoy it tomorrow
in the gym.
659
00:25:52,186 --> 00:25:54,387
Tuesday, Wednesday,
our fucking heads turn now.
660
00:25:54,387 --> 00:25:56,323
Sunday, we get it
fucking wrapped up.
661
00:25:56,323 --> 00:25:57,691
We win the fucking league
662
00:25:57,691 --> 00:25:59,126
and get everything
we fucking deserve.
663
00:25:59,126 --> 00:26:02,295
[all cheering]
664
00:26:04,598 --> 00:26:06,833
ROSIE: Yeah, I'm so proud
of my team.
665
00:26:06,833 --> 00:26:08,836
Proper happy.
Excited, buzzing.
666
00:26:08,836 --> 00:26:10,370
Feeling amazing.
667
00:26:10,370 --> 00:26:12,139
Just, uh, can't contain
my excitement, really.
668
00:26:12,139 --> 00:26:14,808
[all cheering]
669
00:26:14,808 --> 00:26:16,210
♪ Rosie ♪
670
00:26:16,210 --> 00:26:18,345
- BOTH: ♪ Super Rosie Hughes ♪
- Yeah!
671
00:26:18,345 --> 00:26:21,549
BOTH: ♪ Just don't think
you understand ♪
672
00:26:21,549 --> 00:26:23,484
♪ She plays the red and white ♪
673
00:26:23,484 --> 00:26:25,552
♪ She's flipping dynamite ♪
674
00:26:25,552 --> 00:26:28,923
♪ We've got
super Rosie Hughes ♪
675
00:26:28,923 --> 00:26:30,891
[soft music]
676
00:26:30,891 --> 00:26:32,693
LILI: It's just--
it's unbelievable, isn't it?
677
00:26:32,693 --> 00:26:34,361
Putting that--
putting that shirt on
678
00:26:34,361 --> 00:26:35,796
and--and playing
for that badge is something
679
00:26:35,796 --> 00:26:38,031
that every single girl
on the team knows--
680
00:26:38,031 --> 00:26:39,466
knows what that weight carries.
681
00:26:39,466 --> 00:26:42,936
And you know,
putting two, then three,
682
00:26:42,936 --> 00:26:44,504
is--it's just
an unbelievable feeling,
683
00:26:44,504 --> 00:26:46,707
and I can't wait to do it
again next Sunday.
684
00:26:46,707 --> 00:26:47,774
[chuckles]
685
00:26:52,012 --> 00:26:54,815
[indistinct chatter]
686
00:26:54,815 --> 00:26:59,019
Hello, ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome to the 1864 Suite.
687
00:26:59,019 --> 00:27:00,187
I've got to introduce
688
00:27:00,187 --> 00:27:02,556
our former player guests
for tonight.
689
00:27:02,556 --> 00:27:04,892
Making his Football League
debut for Wrexham
690
00:27:04,892 --> 00:27:09,096
in September 1997, he also won
two Welsh Premier cup medals,
691
00:27:09,096 --> 00:27:11,298
and also played for Wales
at full international.
692
00:27:11,298 --> 00:27:13,934
He is a Wrexham lad.
Neil Roberts, everybody.
693
00:27:13,934 --> 00:27:17,137
[applause]
694
00:27:22,743 --> 00:27:24,978
Your time at Wrexham, Neil--
what was the highlight for you?
695
00:27:24,978 --> 00:27:26,680
You know,
I'm standing here now,
696
00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:29,383
and I'm still in awe of Mickey,
sat at the table there,
697
00:27:29,383 --> 00:27:31,952
'cause he was
one of my heroes growing up.
698
00:27:31,952 --> 00:27:34,488
More importantly than anything
is having my daughter,
699
00:27:34,488 --> 00:27:36,623
one of my daughters,
here tonight, who represents
700
00:27:36,623 --> 00:27:38,425
the women's football team
for Wrexham.
701
00:27:38,425 --> 00:27:39,426
And, uh--
702
00:27:39,426 --> 00:27:42,429
[applause]
703
00:27:45,065 --> 00:27:47,334
MIA: I don't remember
football ever being something
704
00:27:47,334 --> 00:27:49,503
that wasn't part of my life.
705
00:27:49,503 --> 00:27:51,972
As soon as I could walk,
I think I was kicking a ball,
706
00:27:51,972 --> 00:27:53,807
as the cliché goes.
707
00:27:53,807 --> 00:27:57,010
NEIL: We had Mia when I was--
I was 24.
708
00:27:57,010 --> 00:27:58,445
Came as really no surprise
709
00:27:58,445 --> 00:28:02,016
for her to go down
the footballing route.
710
00:28:02,016 --> 00:28:04,684
[soft music]
711
00:28:04,684 --> 00:28:08,856
First time to have
a look through it together.
712
00:28:08,856 --> 00:28:13,393
It's basically something
my, um, nana put together, to--
713
00:28:13,393 --> 00:28:16,330
for me and my brother
and sister to have to,
714
00:28:16,330 --> 00:28:19,700
you know, look back on
to see your little--
715
00:28:19,700 --> 00:28:21,201
little career.
716
00:28:21,201 --> 00:28:24,872
Um, it captures basically
the last few seasons
717
00:28:24,872 --> 00:28:26,006
of your career, really.
718
00:28:26,006 --> 00:28:28,141
NEIL:
Yeah, last couple seasons.
719
00:28:28,141 --> 00:28:32,312
"Local hero Roberts
keeps Dragons in hunt."
720
00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:35,549
NEIL: That season started
721
00:28:35,549 --> 00:28:37,451
on a--on a massive high
for me,
722
00:28:37,451 --> 00:28:39,686
because I was captain
of my hometown club.
723
00:28:39,686 --> 00:28:44,291
Um, there was a--there was
a very good squad in place.
724
00:28:44,291 --> 00:28:46,159
And then, unfortunately,
it kind of took
725
00:28:46,159 --> 00:28:47,628
a turn for the worse.
726
00:28:47,628 --> 00:28:49,763
A couple of players
moved on to--
727
00:28:49,763 --> 00:28:52,432
to what was
better opportunities for them,
728
00:28:52,432 --> 00:28:54,334
and we became
a very young squad.
729
00:28:54,334 --> 00:28:58,572
This is the painful bit.
730
00:28:58,572 --> 00:29:00,975
End of an era.
731
00:29:00,975 --> 00:29:03,477
NEIL: Yeah. That's me in tears.
[laughs]
732
00:29:03,477 --> 00:29:08,115
See, like, to read that,
it just--
733
00:29:08,115 --> 00:29:10,584
no, it's not--
it breaks my heart.
734
00:29:10,584 --> 00:29:11,619
It breaks my heart.
735
00:29:11,619 --> 00:29:13,020
Um...
736
00:29:13,020 --> 00:29:15,288
ANNOUNCER: All right.
Talk about this in a second.
737
00:29:15,288 --> 00:29:16,857
Wrexham are out
of the Football League.
738
00:29:16,857 --> 00:29:20,194
They've lost by 2 goals to 0
this evening at Edgar Street.
739
00:29:20,194 --> 00:29:21,595
Gary Hooper to the first half.
740
00:29:21,595 --> 00:29:23,363
Theo Robinson,
his first goal in six...
741
00:29:23,363 --> 00:29:25,298
NEIL: It did feel
like a nightmare.
742
00:29:25,298 --> 00:29:27,434
And for me personally, it--
it was really tough,
743
00:29:27,434 --> 00:29:29,703
because I was captain
of the team that--
744
00:29:29,703 --> 00:29:31,138
that got relegated.
745
00:29:31,138 --> 00:29:33,140
So, you know, that was a--
that was a tough pill
746
00:29:33,140 --> 00:29:36,810
to swallow for me, really,
and still is to this day.
747
00:29:36,810 --> 00:29:40,581
My personal take on it
is that it's, um--
748
00:29:40,581 --> 00:29:43,283
it--it did take
a big piece of me.
749
00:29:43,283 --> 00:29:45,919
And I think it caught up
with me in--in later life,
750
00:29:45,919 --> 00:29:47,855
and I became
a little bit distant.
751
00:29:47,855 --> 00:29:49,389
And you know, maybe--
752
00:29:49,389 --> 00:29:52,392
maybe, to a point,
a different person as well.
753
00:29:52,392 --> 00:29:55,695
It's had a massive effect
on my--on my life,
754
00:29:55,695 --> 00:29:57,731
especially from
a family point of view.
755
00:29:57,731 --> 00:29:59,767
It was hard for us
to go out as a family
756
00:29:59,767 --> 00:30:03,136
without being subject
to certain things being said.
757
00:30:03,136 --> 00:30:05,005
Because, you know, obviously,
758
00:30:05,005 --> 00:30:06,874
the club does mean
that much to people.
759
00:30:06,874 --> 00:30:08,476
And that obviously
shouldn't happen.
760
00:30:08,476 --> 00:30:10,444
But you can see
why it does happen,
761
00:30:10,444 --> 00:30:13,647
because if they're gonna put
fault on someone, the captain,
762
00:30:13,647 --> 00:30:16,116
you know, he's--he's well
up there in, you know,
763
00:30:16,116 --> 00:30:18,218
people to--to blame.
764
00:30:18,218 --> 00:30:20,620
Didn't know it was
after 87 years.
765
00:30:20,620 --> 00:30:22,589
NEIL: Mm-hmm. Yeah.
766
00:30:22,589 --> 00:30:25,893
[laughs]
767
00:30:25,893 --> 00:30:28,996
NEIL: You say all the right
things to make me feel better.
768
00:30:28,996 --> 00:30:31,565
[both laughing]
769
00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,136
This season, for me, is--
it's more than football.
770
00:30:36,136 --> 00:30:39,740
It might allow me a new--
a new start, in many ways,
771
00:30:39,740 --> 00:30:43,009
and a new--a new chapter
772
00:30:43,009 --> 00:30:45,512
in my life
and my family's life.
773
00:30:45,512 --> 00:30:48,382
You know, that's the one thing
that Rob and Ryan have
774
00:30:48,382 --> 00:30:51,552
given everybody in the town,
is--is belief.
775
00:30:51,552 --> 00:30:55,455
Is belief and a kind of
"dare to dream" sort of thing.
776
00:30:56,757 --> 00:31:00,160
MIA: Basically just a summary
and a plan
777
00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:01,629
for--for me to finish this
778
00:31:01,629 --> 00:31:03,731
when Wrexham got back
in the league.
779
00:31:03,731 --> 00:31:05,499
Touch wood.
780
00:31:05,499 --> 00:31:08,135
Hopefully--hopefully we get
to finish it in a few months.
781
00:31:08,135 --> 00:31:11,038
Women's there, men's there.
782
00:31:11,038 --> 00:31:13,373
Let's hope, uh--
let's hope we do it.
783
00:31:13,373 --> 00:31:14,274
MIA: Yeah.
784
00:31:14,274 --> 00:31:15,676
But we'll do that together.
785
00:31:15,676 --> 00:31:17,944
Yeah.
786
00:31:17,944 --> 00:31:19,146
All right.
787
00:31:19,146 --> 00:31:21,748
[tense percussive music]
788
00:31:21,748 --> 00:31:23,750
[engine rumbling]
789
00:31:23,750 --> 00:31:27,254
♪ ♪
790
00:31:27,254 --> 00:31:29,022
GEMMA: How you doing?
You all right?
791
00:31:29,022 --> 00:31:30,524
Good to see you.
DAVID: You all right, mate?
792
00:31:30,524 --> 00:31:32,959
- ROSIE: Thank you.
- How are we? Okay?
793
00:31:32,959 --> 00:31:36,497
[laughter, chatter]
794
00:31:36,497 --> 00:31:38,131
MARK:
As the Wrexham men continue
795
00:31:38,131 --> 00:31:39,967
to battle for promotion,
the women's team
796
00:31:39,967 --> 00:31:42,769
is nearing their finish line
with a critical match
797
00:31:42,769 --> 00:31:44,238
this weekend away to Rhyl.
798
00:31:44,238 --> 00:31:46,707
Win this one, and they'll
have won the league
799
00:31:46,707 --> 00:31:49,643
and set themselves up
for a significant promotion
800
00:31:49,643 --> 00:31:52,313
up the football pyramid.
801
00:31:52,313 --> 00:31:53,614
HUMPHREY: The women's team are
coming off the back
802
00:31:53,614 --> 00:31:55,348
of their big win
against Connah's Quay
803
00:31:55,348 --> 00:31:56,750
and they're looking
really confident,
804
00:31:56,750 --> 00:31:58,251
as well they should.
805
00:31:58,251 --> 00:32:01,655
If they win this game,
they clinch the league.
806
00:32:01,655 --> 00:32:05,058
The fact that we could
win the league is massive.
807
00:32:05,058 --> 00:32:06,393
That's what
all the girls want.
808
00:32:06,393 --> 00:32:08,329
We want to take this
to the next level,
809
00:32:08,329 --> 00:32:11,097
and we want to make the town
and the owners proud, really.
810
00:32:11,097 --> 00:32:15,268
So we will do whatever it takes
to win that game.
811
00:32:15,268 --> 00:32:17,070
STEVE: You've got
to give Rhyl credit,
812
00:32:17,070 --> 00:32:18,639
because they held
Connah's Quay,
813
00:32:18,639 --> 00:32:20,274
they held Llandudno,
814
00:32:20,274 --> 00:32:22,042
and only just lost out
2-1 there.
815
00:32:22,042 --> 00:32:23,610
So they're not gonna roll over.
816
00:32:23,610 --> 00:32:25,212
It's not gonna be easy.
817
00:32:25,212 --> 00:32:26,981
We know that we're
going away from home.
818
00:32:26,981 --> 00:32:30,751
And again, like, we've spoke
about that target on our back.
819
00:32:30,751 --> 00:32:32,553
You know, they'll want
to spoil the party, really.
820
00:32:32,553 --> 00:32:34,988
They're not gonna--
they're not gonna enjoy us,
821
00:32:34,988 --> 00:32:36,957
you know, beating them
and celebrating
822
00:32:36,957 --> 00:32:38,659
winning the league
at their place.
823
00:32:38,659 --> 00:32:40,627
GEMMA: I'll try not to look
as ill as I did last week.
824
00:32:40,627 --> 00:32:42,730
- [laughs]
- Yeah. Oh.
825
00:32:42,730 --> 00:32:44,098
Yeah.
826
00:32:44,098 --> 00:32:45,499
GEMMA: That was
some pressure last week.
827
00:32:45,499 --> 00:32:47,167
The girls did
really well, though.
828
00:32:47,167 --> 00:32:48,836
Because they knew
what was at stake last week.
829
00:32:48,836 --> 00:32:50,171
STEVE: Yeah.
830
00:32:50,171 --> 00:32:51,471
And just how resilient
they were.
831
00:32:51,471 --> 00:32:52,672
They were brilliant.
STEVE: Mm-hmm.
832
00:32:52,672 --> 00:32:54,141
They were brilliant. Ah.
833
00:32:54,141 --> 00:32:55,609
Got to get the job done
first, though.
834
00:32:55,609 --> 00:32:57,344
Go on. Definitely.
835
00:32:57,344 --> 00:32:58,879
Excited for it.
Let's do it.
836
00:32:58,879 --> 00:33:00,380
Let's smash it.
Let's beat them.
837
00:33:00,380 --> 00:33:01,815
'Cause we can.
We have done.
838
00:33:01,815 --> 00:33:03,550
[laughs]
So yeah, we'll do it.
839
00:33:03,550 --> 00:33:05,085
And hopefully the pressure
of a cup game
840
00:33:05,085 --> 00:33:06,487
won't get to us,
'cause it's the league.
841
00:33:06,487 --> 00:33:08,289
And obviously,
we've, um, won every game
842
00:33:08,289 --> 00:33:09,856
so far in the league.
843
00:33:09,856 --> 00:33:12,793
So hopefully we just continue
our, um, winning streak.
844
00:33:12,793 --> 00:33:16,830
[tense music]
845
00:33:16,830 --> 00:33:19,599
STEVE: We know exactly
what we've got to do, okay?
846
00:33:19,599 --> 00:33:22,136
We cannot make sure
that we obviously
847
00:33:22,136 --> 00:33:23,536
take this game lightly.
848
00:33:23,536 --> 00:33:25,539
These won't want to see us
to come here
849
00:33:25,539 --> 00:33:27,307
and turn them over,
simple as that.
850
00:33:27,307 --> 00:33:28,809
Last week was a slog.
851
00:33:28,809 --> 00:33:31,578
This week, let the football
do the talking.
852
00:33:31,578 --> 00:33:33,514
Get the ball down.
Use the pitch.
853
00:33:33,514 --> 00:33:35,549
How good does that feel,
coming in,
854
00:33:35,549 --> 00:33:37,851
when you've got 50-odd people
giving you a clap?
855
00:33:37,851 --> 00:33:39,319
Yeah? All right.
856
00:33:39,319 --> 00:33:40,888
That's the ambition, yeah?
857
00:33:40,888 --> 00:33:42,590
That's the drive, okay?
858
00:33:42,590 --> 00:33:44,759
Let's send them home
fucking happy,
859
00:33:44,759 --> 00:33:48,062
and let's send them home that
we fucking played well today,
860
00:33:48,062 --> 00:33:50,430
and we've done
our fucking jobs, okay?
861
00:33:50,430 --> 00:33:52,332
No regrets
at the end of this game.
862
00:33:52,332 --> 00:33:55,002
Come on. Let's go.
[applause]
863
00:33:55,002 --> 00:33:57,238
[whistle blows]
864
00:33:57,238 --> 00:33:58,839
GEMMA: Come on, then, girls!
865
00:33:58,839 --> 00:33:59,873
STEVE: Relax, Lil!
866
00:33:59,873 --> 00:34:01,275
DAVID: Other side, Lili!
867
00:34:01,275 --> 00:34:03,009
HUMPHREY: Their confidence
was warranted.
868
00:34:03,009 --> 00:34:04,278
And they came flying
out of the traps
869
00:34:04,278 --> 00:34:05,879
and scored three early goals.
870
00:34:05,879 --> 00:34:09,850
♪ ♪
871
00:34:09,850 --> 00:34:11,885
[bell dings]
[all cheering]
872
00:34:11,885 --> 00:34:13,887
GEMMA: Whoo!
873
00:34:13,887 --> 00:34:16,723
[all cheering]
874
00:34:16,723 --> 00:34:21,795
♪ ♪
875
00:34:21,795 --> 00:34:24,431
So I'm delighted to say,
look who's next to me here.
876
00:34:24,431 --> 00:34:25,899
- Hello.
- Mr. Humphrey Ker is
877
00:34:25,899 --> 00:34:26,933
at the game today.
878
00:34:26,933 --> 00:34:28,002
Fantastic.
879
00:34:28,002 --> 00:34:29,169
What do you think so far?
880
00:34:29,169 --> 00:34:30,470
It's going well.
3-0 up.
881
00:34:30,470 --> 00:34:32,105
We just--just missed a penalty,
882
00:34:32,105 --> 00:34:33,440
but I'm hoping
that won't come back
883
00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:34,774
to haunt us in the second half.
884
00:34:34,774 --> 00:34:36,109
But yeah, it's going well.
885
00:34:36,109 --> 00:34:37,344
Obviously,
three points here means--
886
00:34:37,344 --> 00:34:39,246
means the title, so--um, yeah.
887
00:34:39,246 --> 00:34:40,447
It's a great day.
888
00:34:40,447 --> 00:34:42,616
[players yelling]
889
00:34:42,616 --> 00:34:44,785
[all cheering]
890
00:34:44,785 --> 00:34:46,119
[bell dings]
891
00:34:46,119 --> 00:34:48,722
[indistinct chatter]
892
00:34:48,722 --> 00:34:50,457
Yes, when people talk about
the beautiful game,
893
00:34:50,457 --> 00:34:53,393
they often, uh, summon
the spirit of 1970s Brazil.
894
00:34:53,393 --> 00:34:55,262
But I think those people
maybe haven't seen
895
00:34:55,262 --> 00:34:56,831
2023 Wrexham women.
896
00:34:56,831 --> 00:35:00,000
[cheers and applause]
897
00:35:03,203 --> 00:35:05,005
Rosie Hughes is unbelievable.
898
00:35:05,005 --> 00:35:06,340
I've been lucky enough
to see her
899
00:35:06,340 --> 00:35:07,574
a couple of times
in action now.
900
00:35:07,574 --> 00:35:09,476
And you know,
she's a Wrexham legend.
901
00:35:09,476 --> 00:35:11,111
Yeah, I'm really chuffed
for her.
902
00:35:11,111 --> 00:35:12,646
I'm really chuffed
for all the girls,
903
00:35:12,646 --> 00:35:14,414
and it'd be great to have
a double celebration
904
00:35:14,414 --> 00:35:15,883
at the end of the season.
905
00:35:15,883 --> 00:35:17,150
[speaking Welsh]
Thank you very much.
906
00:35:17,150 --> 00:35:20,320
HUMPHREY:
Cheers, Tommy. Take care.
907
00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,489
They're working hard,
working as a unit,
908
00:35:22,489 --> 00:35:25,125
and frankly putting Rhyl
to the sword.
909
00:35:25,125 --> 00:35:26,560
GEMMA: Go on.
910
00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:29,597
Yes!
911
00:35:29,597 --> 00:35:31,598
[crowd yelling]
912
00:35:31,598 --> 00:35:33,734
[Gemma laughs]
913
00:35:33,734 --> 00:35:36,436
Oh. Come on, Rosie.
914
00:35:36,436 --> 00:35:38,739
Yes!
915
00:35:38,739 --> 00:35:42,242
[cheers and applause]
916
00:35:42,242 --> 00:35:45,079
BOTH: ♪ Yes, we've got Rosie ♪
917
00:35:45,079 --> 00:35:47,247
♪ Super Rosie Hughes ♪
918
00:35:47,247 --> 00:35:50,551
♪ Just don't think
you understand ♪
919
00:35:50,551 --> 00:35:51,952
[whistle blows]
920
00:35:51,952 --> 00:35:54,054
GEMMA: Yes!
[all cheering]
921
00:35:54,054 --> 00:35:56,389
[cheers and applause]
922
00:35:56,389 --> 00:35:58,525
HUMPHREY: So the full-time
score is Rhyl 1,
923
00:35:58,525 --> 00:36:00,294
Wrexham 11,
which is an unbelievable way
924
00:36:00,294 --> 00:36:03,063
to end the Adran North League.
925
00:36:08,969 --> 00:36:12,806
However, unfortunately,
despite having won the title
926
00:36:12,806 --> 00:36:14,475
of the Adran Northern League--
927
00:36:14,475 --> 00:36:17,844
and that's a fantastic
achievement in and of itself--
928
00:36:17,844 --> 00:36:19,847
it doesn't yet mean promotion.
929
00:36:19,847 --> 00:36:21,949
There remains the playoff game
against the winners
930
00:36:21,949 --> 00:36:25,452
of the Adran South,
and that is Briton Ferry.
931
00:36:25,452 --> 00:36:28,488
So we've still got
one more game.
932
00:36:28,488 --> 00:36:31,458
[all cheering]
933
00:36:34,495 --> 00:36:35,729
Oh, amazing.
934
00:36:35,729 --> 00:36:37,898
I mean, it feels like
all the hard work's paid off.
935
00:36:37,898 --> 00:36:39,166
We should have done it
last season,
936
00:36:39,166 --> 00:36:41,701
and--and to do it
in an 11-1 win today
937
00:36:41,701 --> 00:36:42,936
and get a goal for meself,
938
00:36:42,936 --> 00:36:44,671
it is a dream come true,
to be honest.
939
00:36:44,671 --> 00:36:46,406
And to do it for this badge
as well is--
940
00:36:46,406 --> 00:36:47,941
yeah, it means everything
to me.
941
00:36:47,941 --> 00:36:50,744
You know, playing for this club
and doing it for these people
942
00:36:50,744 --> 00:36:52,879
is--is something
I've always dreamed of doing,
943
00:36:52,879 --> 00:36:54,214
and the fact that I've done it
944
00:36:54,214 --> 00:36:56,984
is something
I'll always be proud of.
945
00:36:56,984 --> 00:36:58,586
GEMMA: We won the league.
946
00:36:58,586 --> 00:37:01,088
However, that didn't guarantee
automatic promotion.
947
00:37:01,088 --> 00:37:02,556
But we'd still won our league.
948
00:37:02,556 --> 00:37:04,825
And I thought that
that was really important
949
00:37:04,825 --> 00:37:06,660
that we celebrated that,
950
00:37:06,660 --> 00:37:08,461
for the girls to have
their celebration.
951
00:37:08,461 --> 00:37:10,530
Because if we didn't go up,
952
00:37:10,530 --> 00:37:12,499
it was still
an incredible achievement.
953
00:37:12,499 --> 00:37:16,603
[applause]
954
00:37:16,603 --> 00:37:19,606
[all cheering]
955
00:37:22,242 --> 00:37:24,145
There's a little message
for you here,
956
00:37:24,145 --> 00:37:27,281
from one of our chairmen.
957
00:37:27,281 --> 00:37:28,782
RYAN: Hey there,
this is just a quick message
958
00:37:28,782 --> 00:37:30,417
for the Wrexham AFC women.
959
00:37:30,417 --> 00:37:32,853
I, um--boy.
960
00:37:32,853 --> 00:37:35,088
I just want to say
congratulations on--on, um--
961
00:37:35,088 --> 00:37:38,258
on one of the most incredible
and historic seasons,
962
00:37:38,258 --> 00:37:42,062
uh, so far, um, we've ever had.
963
00:37:42,062 --> 00:37:46,133
Um, you know, by we,
I mean this club and you.
964
00:37:46,133 --> 00:37:48,201
Uh, you guys have been
putting up
965
00:37:48,201 --> 00:37:49,903
what I guess could
only be described
966
00:37:49,903 --> 00:37:51,304
as basketball scores.
967
00:37:51,304 --> 00:37:53,140
It's been incredible.
968
00:37:53,140 --> 00:37:56,177
Um, and I just want
to say congratulations,
969
00:37:56,177 --> 00:37:58,045
and thank you, uh,
970
00:37:58,045 --> 00:38:01,415
for putting your heart, soul,
and last drop of blood
971
00:38:01,415 --> 00:38:02,783
into every single one
of these matches.
972
00:38:02,783 --> 00:38:05,418
Um, each and every one of you
are heroes.
973
00:38:05,418 --> 00:38:08,522
And uh, I'm sending you tons
of love from--from New York.
974
00:38:08,522 --> 00:38:10,357
Love you, Ryan.
GEMMA: There we go.
975
00:38:10,357 --> 00:38:12,158
[laughs]
[all cheering]
976
00:38:12,158 --> 00:38:14,528
[Robbie Williams' "Angels"]
977
00:38:14,528 --> 00:38:17,464
ALL: ♪ And down the waterfall ♪
978
00:38:17,464 --> 00:38:21,101
♪ Wherever it may take me ♪
979
00:38:21,101 --> 00:38:24,104
♪ I know that life
won't break me ♪
980
00:38:24,104 --> 00:38:26,106
♪ When I come to call ♪
981
00:38:26,106 --> 00:38:29,043
GEMMA: Working in football
is incredibly difficult.
982
00:38:29,043 --> 00:38:30,911
It's--it's a lot of time.
983
00:38:30,911 --> 00:38:32,612
There's a lot of hours
that go into it.
984
00:38:32,612 --> 00:38:34,981
ALL:
♪ I'm loving angels instead ♪
985
00:38:34,981 --> 00:38:39,286
But it's all worth it when
you can help play some part,
986
00:38:39,286 --> 00:38:41,121
however small,
into growing the club
987
00:38:41,121 --> 00:38:43,190
that you have idolized
for your entire life.
988
00:38:43,190 --> 00:38:46,827
It means the absolute world.
It really does.
989
00:38:46,827 --> 00:38:48,695
ALL:
♪ She won't forsake me ♪
990
00:38:48,695 --> 00:38:51,932
[laughter]
991
00:38:51,932 --> 00:38:55,236
♪ I'm loving angels instead ♪
992
00:38:55,236 --> 00:38:59,005
[yelling, chattering]
993
00:39:03,010 --> 00:39:06,279
SINGER: ♪ Don't wash away ♪
994
00:39:06,279 --> 00:39:10,584
♪ Memories left behind ♪
995
00:39:10,584 --> 00:39:13,254
♪ ♪
996
00:39:13,254 --> 00:39:16,223
♪ Stars can be revealed ♪
997
00:39:16,223 --> 00:39:19,926
♪ When the skies clear ♪
998
00:39:19,926 --> 00:39:22,529
♪ ♪
999
00:39:22,529 --> 00:39:29,569
♪ Voices raised
to help generation ♪
1000
00:39:32,006 --> 00:39:33,440
[child giggles, seagull cries]