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[fans cheering]
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{\an8}[Griffiths] Seconds left. Still 1-nil.
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{\an8}Jones is through against Morgan. Jones!
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- Wonderful save by Morgan.
- [fans cheering]
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Wrexham win the Genero Adran League's
promotion play-off.
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They will play next year
in the Genero Premier League.
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[Hughes] Oh, proved a hundred percent
that we can do it, you know?
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{\an8}Girls can play football.
We can just-- just smash it.
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So that is what we did on that day
with everyone watching.
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[cheering]
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{\an8}It went off in style, didn't it?
Last season was really important for us.
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But what we do wanna do
is give it the platform that it deserves,
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and I feel that that game
on the Racecourse,
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and subsequently, then promotion
at the end of the season,
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has gone some way
to giving it that platform
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that I feel
that women's football should have.
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[McElhenney]
We fully and wholeheartedly believe
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that this is a club that can become
the best women's team in the world.
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♪ Straight to the top ♪
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[Clair] Let's get it sorted.
Touch out, straight in, quick as you can.
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Go!
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[Owen] Going into the coming season,
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we do have to go into a league
that is significantly stronger
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than the league we were in previously.
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I think there will
be a target on our backs.
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But if we wanna be the best team,
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we've gotta be competing
with the best in this country.
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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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[sighs]
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Good morning.
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It is-- What time is it? [sighs]
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It's ten to 08:00.
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So, we are just leaving home.
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- Gonna take Nancy to nursery.
- Hooray.
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- [Davies] Are you ready to go? Let's go.
- Yeah.
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So we're going
into the Adran Premier League,
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which is the top league
in women's football in Wales.
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What that means then is we're going
from what was a regionalized league
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into a national league.
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Semipro, to us, certainly means
the standard is actually gonna raise,
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and it's gonna raise significantly.
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[Hughes] We have the gym tonight
before training for Wrexham football,
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which usually we train
on a Tuesday or Thursday.
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Things feel
like they're really kicking up a gear.
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- [Jones] Yeah.
- And that's a good thing.
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I guess us going for semipro
does have that added pressure
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{\an8}because we've got the facilities
to be the best.
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{\an8}So it's going to show that
on the pitch now.
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{\an8}They've moved stadia now to the Rock,
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{\an8}um, which is a significantly
more sophisticated setup.
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{\an8}[Owen] We've also brought in Zoe Clair,
who's the strength and conditioning coach.
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{\an8}Open your hips up then.
Drive your arms, drive your arms.
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Get them knees nice and high.
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[Owen] We've brought in Lindsay Morris,
our sports therapist.
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{\an8}Go back, open your groins out there
and right over the gate.
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{\an8}But what it also means is that
we're gonna be paying the players to play.
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Let's go! Two v. one!
There's the ball! Play!
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[Hughes] We get paid.
I mean, don't get me wrong.
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{\an8}It's not much, but it's more
than I've ever been paid before.
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{\an8}And, um, with my work-life balance,
I'm now doing part-time at the prison.
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So, let's get this day started.
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Players have essentially got two jobs now.
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♪ She's a hardworking woman
She's so clean ♪
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♪ A hardworking woman
She's so neat ♪
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[Owen] They've got full-time jobs
outside of football.
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They've got school.
They've got university,
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but the football side of it now
has moved from recreational.
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It's-- it's gone into employment.
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{\an8}Shall we start
with the new website launch?
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{\an8}Yeah.
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I think I'd be lying
if I said it's been easy.
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♪ She's working so hard ♪
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I go from match day,
to marketing meetings, to mum mode.
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You know, sometimes multiple times a day.
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We've asked last year when they were
in the amateur status, could we pay them?
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The answer was no by rule.
And then in this league, there's--
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You have limits
on what you're allowed to pay them.
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Just another one of the really fun
UK regulations in football
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that hold you back from doing
some of the things that you wanna do.
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[Clair] Ready? Let's go.
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[Ker] If they were to win
the Adran Premier,
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that would see them go
into the Women's Champions League.
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[Owen] Champions League
is a European competition
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where clubs who win their respective
leagues in their domestic countries
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then go and compete with the clubs
in other countries.
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I don't think it's gonna be quite so easy,
this nex-- This new season.
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It's gonna be more challenging
for you guys.
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Much more competitive, isn't it? You know?
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I don't think you can expect
to be going 12 games unbeaten this time.
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Yeah, no. A hundred percent.
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[Ker] The challenge is
that they've come out of a division
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which they absolutely dominated last year,
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uh, and into a division
with-with a couple of other big fish.
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[Owen] Cardiff and Swansea
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generally tend to be the top two teams
with-- Within this country.
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[Dionne Jones] So, Swansea.
First game of the season.
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God, could you have had
a worse draw than that?
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[Lili Jones] I know.
For first game of the season,
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first game back in the prem,
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to play six-time champions is something
that... [chuckles] ...you don't really want,
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but we've prepared well, and I think
we're more excited than anxious
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to show people what Wrexham Women
are made of really.
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[fans cheering]
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[Griffiths] Well, good afternoon,
everyone, and welcome to the Rock,
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home to Wrexham AFC Women
who welcome Swansea City,
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last year's Genero Adran Premier
runners-up.
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It is an historic afternoon for Wrexham
as they make their first appearance
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in the National League since 2015.
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I would hope that, um, Wrexham wins today.
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[fan] I think they've got
really good defenders,
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and I think it will be really hard
for Wrexham to get through it,
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but I'm sure we'll succeed
and get through it.
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♪ Oh, you better start running
Oh, you better start running ♪
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♪ Oh, you better start running ♪
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♪ The lion is coming ♪
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[Griffiths] It'll be Swansea City
to kick off.
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Today's teams, Wrexham will have
Delyth Morgan in goal.
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{\an8}I'm Del Morgan, and I'm a goalkeeper
for Wrexham Women FC.
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[Griffiths] Swansea first to react.
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Ball forward.
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Stacey John-Davis almost clear in on goal,
but Delyth Morgan had read the threat.
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[Morgan] And you've gotta be crazy
to be a goalkeeper.
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It's a really mentally tough
position as well.
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If you make a mistake,
nine times out of ten, it's cost a goal.
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[Griffiths] Then there's a long-range
shot! Good save by Morgan.
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Del is the bedrock on which
the women's team success is based.
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I mean, ultimately, you know, they say,
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"Attack wins games
and defense wins championships."
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[McElhenney] I would put her up there
just as important as Rosie
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because the second most important thing
to winning football games,
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beyond scoring goals,
is not allowing goals into the net.
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And, um, Del stopped so many sure goals
last year, um, to-to secure promotion.
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[Griffiths] Morgan clears towards Hughes.
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Keeps it in really well.
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Looking for the intercept,
but Rosie Hughes picks it up again.
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On to Pritchard. Pritchard's in the area!
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Pritchard scores!
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{\an8}Rebecca Pritchard's scored Wrexham's
first goal in the Genero Adran Premier.
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Played the year for Wrexham Ladies
while doing my first year at uni.
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And then after that,
I did one year at Everton,
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and they released me
at the end of the year.
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One of the big things was my--
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[Griffiths] Looking to cross dangerously.
She does so. It's spilt!
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{\an8}It's a goal for Swansea City.
Wrexham have conceded.
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{\an8}Swansea City are back in the game.
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[Morgan] If I made a mistake
at the start of the game,
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that was it. I was gone.
I couldn't deal with it,
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and I was just awful
for the rest of the game.
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I really suffered from, like,
weak mental toughness.
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And I remember that day
when I got released by Everton.
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I was devastated.
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But I look back now,
it's actually the kick that I needed.
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[Griffiths] It looks as if
Delyth Morgan's evening is over,
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and it'll be Charlotte Bolland
to take her place.
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I think I've learned over the years
to not be so harsh on myself,
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'cause it caught me out
when I was younger.
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[commentator]
Well, with Morgan off the pitch,
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Swansea need to press on their advantage.
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And here's Chivers.
And she scores! Brilliant goal.
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{\an8}Great goal for Swansea,
but what a blow for Wrexham.
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Come on, girls! Come on!
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Come on, you. Keep your head up, yeah?
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[Griffiths] Pritchard.
Pritchard can shoot.
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Into Hughes.
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Can she turn?
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{\an8}And then finish by Hannah Keryakoplis.
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{\an8}Swansea City fail to clear
and pay the ultimate price.
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- Yes!
- Come on. Don't leave me hanging.
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[Griffiths] There's just seconds left.
Can Swansea pull themselves back into it?
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Swansea looking to shoot--
Oh, it's deflected!
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And in!
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A cruel deflection, and it's three all.
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{\an8}And that's the final whistle.
A wonderful game.
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{\an8}[reporter] All right. So, you--
How do you sum that one up?
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To be honest, I'm actually
now disappointed that we drew.
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I came here thinking,
up against a really difficult team,
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that, ugh, we might try and keep the score
down, and we just kept keeping the lead.
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We've just made one
of the best teams draw, get one point.
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That means we're sitting
at the table close to them.
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I'm so happy,
and I'm proud of all of the team.
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We've just smashed our first opening game
on our home pitch.
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I think we did an amazing job.
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[fans cheering]
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Hi, I'm Dan Rowe from Andy's Man Club.
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[Dan] How you doing, boys?
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- All good?
- Yeah.
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- Good to see ya. Hey, Dan.
- How you doing, pal?
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[Dan] Andy's Man Club are
a men's peer support group.
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We support men's mental health
and suicide prevention.
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The idea was, "Come along, have a brew,
have a biscuit, and have a chat."
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I couldn't conceive a world
in which people
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- talked about how they felt as a bloke.
- [member] Yeah. Yeah.
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When I came, for the first month, I cried,
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just 'cause I couldn't articulate
why I was struggling so much.
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But this is exactly the room to say,
"No, I'm having a shocker."
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- Yeah.
- I'm really low and I'm barely hanging on.
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I'm guessing the honesty
from other people in the circle
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probably will coax it out of me
a little bit more with a bit of luck.
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You find sometimes
just listening is enough.
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Yeah.
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[Dan] Ten years ago, life was really good.
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I was healthy. I had a good job.
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All these kind of aspects
that stereotypically would say
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that life was going well.
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All that changed when Charlie was born.
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He was struggling with breathing,
and he was rushed to intensive care.
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I wasn't ready for what I--
For what I saw.
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He was hooked up to all the machines.
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He had wires coming out of everywhere.
He had a breathing tube.
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I'd gone into becoming a dad
convinced that I had one job.
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My job was to protect my son.
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I felt like I'd failed.
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I felt like it was my--
I felt like it was my fault.
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For the first six months of his life,
he was in the hospital
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and I couldn't look at him
without feeling guilt.
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And that stopped me bonding with my son.
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I'd want to feel the dad
that I thought I was gonna be.
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But all I felt was
I couldn't connect with him.
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[Dan] We often feel quite weak, don't we?
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By-By coming and asking
for help as-as blokes.
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And that's one of the big things,
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and feeling like we're a burden
to our family and our friends
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if we do talk about, um, things
that-that are really worrying us.
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I got to the point
of feeling just hopeless.
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Feeling that the world
would be better off without me.
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If I'm honest, I didn't see how sitting,
talking to a group of strangers
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would have any benefit for me.
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Just felt like, well,
it's a sign of I'm giving up
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by coming and turning up at this place.
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But actually, it's the opposite.
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I walked through the door
of Andy's Man Club,
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and that was day one
of me starting to get better.
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If I'm honest, I felt probably
a one percent improvement,
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but it was enough to commit
to going back the following week.
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There you go. There you go, pal.
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I've been attending six years now,
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and now I have the privilege and honor
of actually working for the charity.
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For me, Saturdays are
the highlight of the week.
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Watching you play football
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- on a Saturday morning...
- [Charlie] Yeah. Yeah.
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...and then going to watch Wrexham
in the afternoon.
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It's something
that I look forward to all week.
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Go on, Charlie. Have a run, mate.
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Have a run. Oh, well played.
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I'm now the dad that I wanted to be,
and I'm so grateful.
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I'm indebted to Andy's Man Club.
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- Yes! Well done, Charlie.
- [clapping]
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- [chattering, indistinct]
- [whistle blows]
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[yelling, indistinct]
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[onlooker] Good save. What a save.
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My name is Sam Kotadia,
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and I'm the first team
sports psychologist for Wrexham.
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Well, I've worked with Phil Parkinson
for about 20 years,
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helping players
understand their minds better.
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Because if we-- If we got a better handle
on how our minds work,
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we're gonna bring, you know,
a better performance on-on match days.
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Sitting in fourth, it's really important
that we're on top of our game.
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{\an8}As soon as you make a mistake
and your mind starts working again,
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{\an8}all that happens is you end up making
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{\an8}- another mistake, and another mistake.
- Spot on.
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If I'm constantly in my head,
I'm wasting energy.
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When a player's mind is less busy,
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they're going to bring
more mental strength,
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more freedom, more energy,
more dynamism to the table.
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[Kotadia] It's about
not second-guessing yourself
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or thinking like
you're doing something wrong.
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{\an8}Look in your direct experience,
when you've had your best games,
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{\an8}and I bet you,
you haven't been willpowering and saying,
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"Come on, I got this,"
you've, uh, potentially just--
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Just free, almost.
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- Free. Freedom.
- Yeah.
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[Kotadia] My approach to mental health
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is helping players focus
on the action, not the outcome.
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And always measure success
on what we're in control of.
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Minimal thinking is so important.
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Less is more before matches.
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People see these athletes
or they see actors or performers,
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and they're seeing the performance.
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They're not seeing the thousands of hours
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that went into not only working
on that particular craft,
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but also working on the anxiety
and stress that comes along with it.
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- Yeah.
- And that is a huge--
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a huge part of it.
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{\an8}[Rich Fay] Wrexham took the piss
at Grimsby Town, didn't they, really?
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{\an8}I think it was the most comfortable
performance of the season so far.
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- Stockport away this weekend.
- [Nathan Salt] It's a biggie.
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{\an8}Stockport County! We're coming for you.
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[all] ♪ We're coming for you ♪
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Stockport County have been
a bit of a theme.
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{\an8}A worthy rival for us.
They were promoted the season before us.
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{\an8}Despite that, we actually shut them out
the last two times we faced them.
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{\an8}So we're feeling pretty good
about our chances.
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[fans cheering]
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[Griffiths] An absolutely massive,
massive match for both sides.
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- [whistle blows]
- [fans cheering]
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Ball worked back to O'Connor.
Good ball. Was it in line for Lee?
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Brilliant first time ball!
Mullin back to him, Lee!
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Edge of the area, left-footed!
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It's straight at the keeper.
Brilliant move by Wrexham.
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[Parkin] Crossing!
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[Griffiths] That was a chance.
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He works it wide.
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O'Connor now in the center circle,
turns, glides forwards smoothly.
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It's a poor, poor pass.
Not sure what he saw there.
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[Parkinson] Why was Tommy trying
to go through the middle?
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[Griffiths] McClean, in a bit of space,
chips it in looking for Mullin.
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That's not a good ball.
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[Parkinson] What the fuck's
going on there?
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- They're not getting their service right.
- [Parkinson] Come on!
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Hinchliffe goes long.
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It's Lee chasing back,
and that's a good burst by Collar.
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He gets in the box. Now, can he deliver?
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He can! And it's in!
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{\an8}And Wrexham will be horrified!
Completely against the run of play,
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in the 20th minute,
Stockport County take the lead.
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We got caught out with one long kick.
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You know, I can't understand
why Boyley's not in the fucking channel.
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He's not marking anybody.
He's left it to fucking Elliot Lee.
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He should be running on to Boyley.
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[Griffiths] Back to Tozer.
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[Parkinson] Simple! Simple!
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Barnett wants the diagonal.
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[Parkin] Yes, Barnett, yes, Barnett!
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[Griffiths] Tozer looks that way
and then goes the other.
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[Parkinson] Fucking hell, Toz.
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Oh, dear. And he chips it into the crowd
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and they're not
on the same wavelength at all.
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[Parkinson] Pull on the fucking angle!
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We gotta get that rhythm again.
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That goal's just knocked
the wind out of us.
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{\an8}How many of those loopy angle balls
have we played? Do you know what I mean?
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{\an8}[Parkin] How many times have
we played it fucking backwards?
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[Parkinson] Play forwards!
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There's been some sloppy passing
by Wrexham.
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[Parkinson] Uh-oh.
That's fucking ridiculous.
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Ooh, Tozer's misread it!
Olaofe one-on-one!
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[Parkin] Go on, get on top of him!
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[Griffiths] He shoves off Tozer.
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2-nil!
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{\an8}Oh, my goodness me! Tozer recovered well,
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{\an8}but Olaofe sidestepped him nicely
and slotted it home.
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I didn't see this coming.
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[Griffiths] Of course, the beauty
of Wrexham is we do have goals in us,
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and there's a lot of resilience
in this team.
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Southam-Hales clears it.
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O'Connor fighting for it again,
but he heads it to Barry.
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He's driving down through the middle.
That's great.
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He beats Hayden. Brilliant footwork!
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And now he's taking on Tozer.
Beats him and scores a magnificent goal!
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- That is brilliant from Barry!
- [fans cheering]
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{\an8}Stockport 3-nil up at half time.
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{\an8}And Wrexham have got
a bit of a situation on their hands.
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{\an8}[Boyle]
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[Parkinson] All right,
no one say one more fucking word.
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That is one fucking pathetic
fucking performance,
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let me fucking tell you.
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From one-- From one to fucking 11.
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If I'm telling a player
to be more confident,
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I'm telling them
that they're not confident.
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So, ultimately,
it's creating that dressing room,
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where, you know,
there's an element of patience.
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Or there's a need to just get back
to focusing on certain key processes.
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Um, so, I think under pressure,
when things aren't going well,
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a simple action-- focus-- is the best.
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Because it just gets the mind
back onto the here and now,
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and what needs to be delivered
based on the match.
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[Parkinson] We had
many situations like this.
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Hell, have we, right?
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But now it is about fucking people
showing bollocks and fucking character.
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And we play proper fucking football
for 45 minutes.
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And if we get beat, we get beat.
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If we get one back,
we might make a fucking game of it.
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But we come off with a proper fucking
Wrexham fucking performance
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where we're fucking at it.
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We're not fucking looking at each other
and fucking blaming each other.
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Come on. We are better than that.
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[fans cheering]
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[Griffiths] Let's see if Wrexham are able
to raise their game.
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Sarcevic's first touch
takes him backwards,
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so he goes back to Touray
on the halfway line.
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Fed down the flank.
Lovely ball round the corner by Barry.
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Now here's danger
as Bailey plays the return ball.
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Barry cuts into the box left-hand side--
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Olaofe with a header--
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Hat trick!
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Olaofe scores the hat trick.
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{\an8}A diving header, and, well.
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I can accept getting beat.
No, I really can.
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But it was the first time
there was a feeling where we didn't fight.
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...the far post.
Madden must score! Does score!
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{\an8}Wow, Wrexham losing 5-nil at Stockport.
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{\an8}Far cry from our recent form at home.
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00:21:13,021 --> 00:21:15,065
Well, we're gonna have to take
our medicine today, boys,
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because so many fundamentals
weren't right today, weren't they?
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[Kotadia] Players are always gonna
be disappointed when they lose.
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That's just part of the fabric
of football and competitive sports.
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So, the players at Wrexham,
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uh, you know, give themselves space
to feel that disappointment.
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It's part of the human conditioning.
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00:21:37,462 --> 00:21:41,466
When you're playing professional football,
it-- Everything is amplified.
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But we've had a lot of fucking--
Great fucking days, great fucking wins.
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This is the fucking bad one
of the highest fucking order,
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and we fucking move on together
on Monday morning
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and get ready to fucking go.
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All right, boys. Let's get out of here
as quick as we fucking can.
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[Griffiths] And with that, Wrexham
dropped to seventh place in the table,
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barely hanging on to
the playoff positions.
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That return trip's gonna feel much longer
than this morning's journey
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for the disappointed Wrexham fans.
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[fans cheering]
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[Griffiths]
What are the games we've got here?
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Wrexham Women playing at the Racecourse,
a competitive match for the first time.
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Mia Roberts is the daughter of ex-Wrexham
and Wales International, Neil Roberts.
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[Roberts]
My dad was a professional footballer,
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so I don't remember football ever being
something that wasn't part of my life.
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{\an8}And, yeah,
that's when it sort of hit me, like,
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{\an8}I'm about to step foot
on the Racecourse just like my dad did.
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- Let's go, Robbo.
- [fans cheering]
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[Roberts] It was unbelievably special.
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And, you know, to have my dad there.
And, you know, share it with him.
428
00:23:00,128 --> 00:23:02,172
That's-- Yeah, it's very special.
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00:23:03,256 --> 00:23:05,592
To be honest, I feel like I've had,
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like, one of the best years of my life,
and I'm only 19.
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00:23:08,887 --> 00:23:10,180
I feel like I've peaked.
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And so I don't know
how I'm gonna top this.
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{\an8}[Ker] One of the challenges of success is
that, as you progress up the pyramids,
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you can't always keep
the same team together.
435
00:23:27,322 --> 00:23:28,740
One example is Mia Roberts,
436
00:23:28,740 --> 00:23:31,284
and who has been
a brilliant servant to the club
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00:23:31,284 --> 00:23:34,579
and is a very popular
and well-loved figure around the place.
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00:23:34,579 --> 00:23:38,417
Ultimately, you know,
did not make the cut for-for this season.
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00:23:39,626 --> 00:23:41,461
{\an8}[Roberts]
When I was released from Wrexham,
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{\an8}from my side of things, it was a case
of, sadly, me just at home
441
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{\an8}and seeing on Twitter that a number
of girls had been offered contracts.
442
00:23:50,429 --> 00:23:52,472
And obviously,
my name wasn't-- wasn't there,
443
00:23:52,472 --> 00:23:56,017
and, you know, I wasn't aware
that any of that was going on, sadly.
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{\an8}- [Neil] Another-- Have you got pins?
- Yeah.
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{\an8}There you go. My favorite scarf, that one.
446
00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:05,110
I'd obviously applied to go to uni
during the season when I was at Wrexham.
447
00:24:06,069 --> 00:24:08,947
I think, at first,
when I got released I-I did feel a bit,
448
00:24:08,947 --> 00:24:12,200
"God, what have I got going for me
now-- now?" sort of thing.
449
00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,411
Yeah, I know that sounds a bit odd,
but, um,
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00:24:14,411 --> 00:24:17,205
but then, yeah, you know,
uni was there to sort of--
451
00:24:17,205 --> 00:24:19,124
to give me another purpose, I guess.
452
00:24:19,833 --> 00:24:22,335
- Come get a drink. Yeah? Come on, then.
- Let's go. Yeah.
453
00:24:23,837 --> 00:24:24,963
When you get released,
454
00:24:24,963 --> 00:24:27,466
the reason for it at the end of the day is
you're not good enough.
455
00:24:28,884 --> 00:24:31,720
I think to be told that about something
you've done since you,
456
00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,098
you know, you could practically walk,
that's ridiculously difficult.
457
00:24:36,266 --> 00:24:38,560
I think, at first, you-- you--
you start thinking,
458
00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:40,812
"Oh, am I good enough to even play?
Should I continue playing?
459
00:24:40,812 --> 00:24:43,273
Do I-- Do I bother?"
It was really difficult.
460
00:24:43,273 --> 00:24:45,859
Um, you know, I'm very lucky
461
00:24:45,859 --> 00:24:48,945
that I've got a really great group
of friends and family around me
462
00:24:48,945 --> 00:24:50,780
to support me through anything like that.
463
00:24:50,780 --> 00:24:54,659
And obviously, in particular, my dad
who's-- who, weirdly, went through
464
00:24:54,659 --> 00:24:56,745
a really, really similar situation.
465
00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:00,999
[Neil] I think, you know, being released,
466
00:25:00,999 --> 00:25:02,709
use it as a positive now.
467
00:25:02,709 --> 00:25:04,336
It's part of football and--
468
00:25:04,336 --> 00:25:06,630
You know, I'm gonna miss it
so much and whatever,
469
00:25:06,630 --> 00:25:10,342
but, you know, as much as it was,
you know, a surprise,
470
00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:13,220
and I sort of expected
to walk into the squad this year,
471
00:25:13,220 --> 00:25:15,514
you know, like I say,
I'm not regretful or anything.
472
00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:19,392
I-- I had some of the absolute
best experiences of my life.
473
00:25:19,392 --> 00:25:22,479
You know, who's to say I-- I won't be
there again in a few years' time?
474
00:25:22,479 --> 00:25:24,022
You know, you never know, do ya? So--
475
00:25:24,022 --> 00:25:25,690
- [Neil] Yeah.
- So we'll see.
476
00:25:25,690 --> 00:25:28,276
Yeah, as long as you stay
out of the pubs and in the gym.
477
00:25:28,276 --> 00:25:30,070
[Roberts chuckles, laughs] Yeah, true.
478
00:25:30,070 --> 00:25:32,656
It's like anything, you know?
You get knocked back,
479
00:25:32,656 --> 00:25:35,742
you can either stay knocked down
or you can get up
480
00:25:35,742 --> 00:25:37,577
and try and fight ten times harder.
481
00:25:37,577 --> 00:25:39,955
The sort of ambition last year was--
482
00:25:39,955 --> 00:25:41,831
was to be playing Welsh Prem Football.
483
00:25:41,831 --> 00:25:44,751
And, you know, sadly,
that hasn't happened with Wrexham,
484
00:25:44,751 --> 00:25:48,797
but, you know, who says it--
it's not still a possibility.
485
00:25:49,881 --> 00:25:53,385
- I'm proud of ya. Very proud.
- Thank you. Thank you.
486
00:25:53,885 --> 00:25:55,387
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
487
00:25:58,765 --> 00:26:01,226
[fans cheering, singing]
488
00:26:02,644 --> 00:26:04,354
[Griffiths] Great atmosphere building here
489
00:26:04,354 --> 00:26:06,314
at the Rock, as Wrexham prepare to face
490
00:26:06,314 --> 00:26:10,068
the dominant team
in Welsh Women's Football, Cardiff City.
491
00:26:10,068 --> 00:26:11,361
[fans cheering]
492
00:26:11,361 --> 00:26:13,905
[Dale] Pressure ramps up again
even more now, okay?
493
00:26:13,905 --> 00:26:16,992
They'll have that burning desire
to go and do it again.
494
00:26:16,992 --> 00:26:19,703
[Griffiths] Kehoe turns. Excellent play.
495
00:26:19,703 --> 00:26:23,582
Kehoe shoots.
Had a second opportunity, and she scores.
496
00:26:24,541 --> 00:26:25,709
Fuck me.
497
00:26:25,709 --> 00:26:28,461
{\an8}It's obviously gonna be difficult
because of the teams that you're playing.
498
00:26:29,087 --> 00:26:30,880
{\an8}It's gonna be competitive.
499
00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,008
{\an8}[Clair] Obviously, we weren't successful
against Cardiff,
500
00:26:33,008 --> 00:26:35,594
{\an8}but we've just gotta treat it
as a new fresh start this week,
501
00:26:35,594 --> 00:26:38,096
{\an8}and hopefully, we can get
those three points away from home.
502
00:26:38,096 --> 00:26:40,974
{\an8}[Griffiths] It's Aberystwyth Town Women
against Wrexham.
503
00:26:40,974 --> 00:26:45,520
In what's a crucial game,
even at this stage of the season.
504
00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:48,064
Good touch by Gibbard as well.
Pritchard's after this,
505
00:26:48,064 --> 00:26:52,110
{\an8}and Mathias can't get it in the clear.
Hughes pokes it and it's in.
506
00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:53,194
{\an8}[fans cheer]
507
00:26:53,194 --> 00:26:56,114
{\an8}We've shown we're not here
to just be a name in the mix.
508
00:26:56,114 --> 00:26:57,574
We're here to actually compete.
509
00:26:57,574 --> 00:27:00,535
[Griffiths] Plays a cute ball.
Carra Jones. Great chance. Left foot.
510
00:27:00,535 --> 00:27:02,996
- [commentator 2] Yeah!
- [Griffith] 1-nil to Wrexham.
511
00:27:02,996 --> 00:27:05,373
- [fans clap]
- [Griffith] Great finish by Carra Jones.
512
00:27:07,208 --> 00:27:09,336
You know, we're aiming
for top four at least.
513
00:27:09,336 --> 00:27:11,671
So, uh,
a top-two space would be even better.
514
00:27:11,671 --> 00:27:15,091
{\an8}[Griffith] The final whistle.
A superb performance by Wrexham.
515
00:27:15,717 --> 00:27:17,969
{\an8}[Lili] There is a long way to go,
but here we are, you know?
516
00:27:17,969 --> 00:27:19,387
The sky's the limit.
517
00:27:19,387 --> 00:27:20,930
[fans cheering]
518
00:27:25,018 --> 00:27:26,603
[David] We start working at 20 meters.
519
00:27:27,187 --> 00:27:28,688
- Let's go.
- [players chattering]
520
00:27:28,688 --> 00:27:32,567
{\an8}Next on my to-do list
is the signing of the goalkeeper,
521
00:27:32,567 --> 00:27:34,653
because obviously
Foster's decided to retire.
522
00:27:35,236 --> 00:27:36,905
[Davison grunts] Where's all the balls at?
523
00:27:36,905 --> 00:27:39,282
[Johnson]
And with all due respect to Mark Howard
524
00:27:39,282 --> 00:27:42,285
who was doing really well
and he's a fantastic player...
525
00:27:42,285 --> 00:27:43,953
[Davison]
Do your thing and get his hands going.
526
00:27:43,953 --> 00:27:47,957
...we identified that probably it'd
be better to go for a younger goalkeeper.
527
00:27:47,957 --> 00:27:49,793
[Davison] Couple of balls there, Liam lad.
528
00:27:49,793 --> 00:27:50,919
Come on, young'un.
529
00:27:50,919 --> 00:27:54,381
[Johnson] Fortunately, and I'd seen
this goalkeeper play for Arsenal,
530
00:27:54,923 --> 00:27:57,092
and I said to Phil, I said,
"There's a goalkeeper at Arsenal."
531
00:27:57,092 --> 00:27:59,469
I said, "I don't think
we've got a chance of getting him,"
532
00:27:59,469 --> 00:28:01,221
but I said, "He's the one."
533
00:28:01,221 --> 00:28:03,515
[Davison] Yes, we're off. There we go.
534
00:28:03,515 --> 00:28:05,100
{\an8}- [Okonkwo grunts]
- [Davison] Good lad.
535
00:28:07,143 --> 00:28:09,187
[Ker]
Young goalkeeper on loan from Arsenal.
536
00:28:09,187 --> 00:28:10,814
Had played in League Two before.
537
00:28:10,814 --> 00:28:13,400
He'd been at Sturm Graz in Austria,
538
00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,152
{\an8}uh, and the previous season
won the Austrian Cup there.
539
00:28:16,152 --> 00:28:17,987
You know, watching his videos and stuff,
540
00:28:17,987 --> 00:28:19,698
you see him playing
in front of large crowds,
541
00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:21,116
putting on very impressive performances.
542
00:28:21,116 --> 00:28:24,953
And you've got a feeling that this is
a seriously accomplished young goalkeeper
543
00:28:24,953 --> 00:28:26,538
who's got a bit about him in a way that,
544
00:28:26,538 --> 00:28:28,790
you know, you don't often find
in 22-year-olds.
545
00:28:28,790 --> 00:28:32,919
And so, "Get me Okonkwo," was the cry.
546
00:28:34,587 --> 00:28:35,630
[Davison] Service.
547
00:28:36,923 --> 00:28:39,050
- [Okonkwo grunts]
- [Davison] Probably wanna be central.
548
00:28:39,050 --> 00:28:41,302
[Okonkwo] My name is Arthur Okonkwo,
and I play for Wrexham.
549
00:28:41,302 --> 00:28:42,429
[Davison] Yes.
550
00:28:42,429 --> 00:28:46,099
One of my friends from school,
his dad introduced me to football.
551
00:28:46,099 --> 00:28:49,936
And I just saw football as,
go have fun, get back home.
552
00:28:49,936 --> 00:28:53,898
But, you know, when I got to maybe 14,
553
00:28:53,898 --> 00:28:56,985
then they started talking
about scholars and-- and pros
554
00:28:56,985 --> 00:28:58,528
and it becomes more serious.
555
00:28:58,528 --> 00:29:00,321
I think that's--
that's the age when I knew
556
00:29:00,321 --> 00:29:02,866
that I wanted to be
a-- a professional goalkeeper.
557
00:29:02,866 --> 00:29:04,159
[Davison] Give him it.
558
00:29:05,994 --> 00:29:07,412
Good.
559
00:29:07,412 --> 00:29:11,541
[Okonkwo] Wrexham called. And when
I first arrived, I was like... [groans]
560
00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:13,376
[players shouting] Ooh!
561
00:29:14,002 --> 00:29:15,336
"I'm not too sure."
562
00:29:15,336 --> 00:29:17,005
[players shouting]
563
00:29:17,005 --> 00:29:19,048
[Okonkwo] Uh, I know they came
from the National League,
564
00:29:19,048 --> 00:29:21,676
and, um, they had huge exposure.
565
00:29:22,218 --> 00:29:23,928
I said, "Look, let me speak
to the manager.
566
00:29:23,928 --> 00:29:25,472
Let me speak to the goalie coach."
567
00:29:25,472 --> 00:29:29,392
I always make my moves with how I feel.
568
00:29:29,392 --> 00:29:30,769
[players shouting]
569
00:29:32,020 --> 00:29:33,354
[Davison] Great save, Arthur.
570
00:29:33,354 --> 00:29:37,150
When Phil spoke to me I knew, yeah,
this is the right move for me.
571
00:29:37,150 --> 00:29:40,904
{\an8}[podcaster 1] All right. Let's talk
about our new signing, Arthur Okonkwo.
572
00:29:40,904 --> 00:29:43,156
{\an8}[podcaster 2] We've got him
from Premier League giant, Arsenal.
573
00:29:43,156 --> 00:29:46,075
What a huge signing.
Massive statement of intent.
574
00:29:46,075 --> 00:29:47,952
[podcaster 2] You'd like
to think he'll be top drawer,
575
00:29:47,952 --> 00:29:49,871
and this could be a real game changer.
576
00:29:49,871 --> 00:29:51,998
I knew nothing of it
until the manager pulled me and said,
577
00:29:51,998 --> 00:29:53,500
"We've got a chance of signing Arthur."
578
00:29:54,083 --> 00:29:55,543
[Davison] Well done, mate. Here we go.
579
00:29:55,543 --> 00:29:57,170
- Rock and roll.
- [sirens wailing]
580
00:29:57,754 --> 00:29:59,172
Good lad. On it.
581
00:29:59,172 --> 00:30:01,424
[Howard] He just said,
"I don't know where he is fitness-wise.
582
00:30:01,424 --> 00:30:03,635
You're playing. You're playing well.
We're on a good run.
583
00:30:03,635 --> 00:30:05,637
Just crack on. It is what it is."
584
00:30:05,637 --> 00:30:09,057
But obviously, the Stockport game
changed a few of that.
585
00:30:09,057 --> 00:30:11,392
Uh, but yeah, that's goalkeeping.
586
00:30:16,064 --> 00:30:17,774
[Griffiths] That's a good burst by Collar.
587
00:30:17,774 --> 00:30:19,567
He gets in the box. Now can he deliver?
588
00:30:19,567 --> 00:30:22,737
He can. And it's in. Olaofe, one-on-one!
589
00:30:22,737 --> 00:30:25,740
He shows up Tozer, 2-nil.
Horrible mistake.
590
00:30:25,740 --> 00:30:28,243
Olaofe's in the box, left-hand side.
Tozer has a block.
591
00:30:28,243 --> 00:30:31,412
Olaofe with a header.
Olaofe scores a hat trick.
592
00:30:32,914 --> 00:30:36,000
No, not at all. I actually don't think
I could've helped any of the goals.
593
00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,002
Uh, I just think it was
a bad team performance,
594
00:30:38,002 --> 00:30:41,381
and often goalkeepers are the ones
that are the fall guy.
595
00:30:41,381 --> 00:30:42,674
Then the gaffer said that--
596
00:30:42,674 --> 00:30:44,300
After that game,
he just pulled me and went,
597
00:30:44,300 --> 00:30:46,010
"Look, I'm just gonna give Arthur a try.
598
00:30:46,010 --> 00:30:48,763
I'm gonna give him that bit of experience
and see how he copes.
599
00:30:48,763 --> 00:30:50,849
And then it's up to him then." And--
600
00:30:51,975 --> 00:30:56,145
Initially, your reaction is frustration,
but I let in five goals.
601
00:30:56,145 --> 00:30:58,565
And I hold my hands up
and let in five goals, not good enough.
602
00:30:58,565 --> 00:31:00,900
You're never gonna argue
and change those decisions.
603
00:31:00,900 --> 00:31:02,694
You just get on with it and adapt.
604
00:31:05,822 --> 00:31:09,158
I think a lineup change can help
the team's mentality,
605
00:31:09,158 --> 00:31:12,120
because football by nature
is unpredictable.
606
00:31:12,620 --> 00:31:17,750
And having unpredictability in your face,
it helps build resilience.
607
00:31:17,750 --> 00:31:19,085
[fans chanting]
608
00:31:19,085 --> 00:31:22,088
[Griffiths] The big news, I suppose,
is Okonkwo coming in.
609
00:31:22,088 --> 00:31:25,174
[Kotadia]
It invites a freshness and a freedom
610
00:31:25,174 --> 00:31:27,719
- into the squad and the performance.
- [fans chanting]
611
00:31:29,637 --> 00:31:31,556
[Griffith] Huge kick by Okonkwo.
612
00:31:31,556 --> 00:31:34,017
Hayden wins a good handle.
Mullin, overhead kick.
613
00:31:34,017 --> 00:31:37,604
{\an8}- Goal! Paul Mullin!
- [fans cheering]
614
00:31:38,980 --> 00:31:40,356
{\an8}[Griffith] Turned it upside down!
615
00:31:40,356 --> 00:31:42,525
His first goal of the season!
616
00:31:42,525 --> 00:31:45,111
He's going nuts in front of us!
617
00:31:45,111 --> 00:31:46,362
Mullin is back.
618
00:31:46,362 --> 00:31:47,780
[fans cheering]
619
00:31:47,780 --> 00:31:50,033
[Griffith] Good layoff on the edge
of the area, but Tracey can't shoot,
620
00:31:50,033 --> 00:31:51,409
so he helps it on one.
621
00:31:51,409 --> 00:31:52,744
Tabiner hits a good strike!
622
00:31:52,744 --> 00:31:56,915
{\an8}Oh! What a save that is!
That was a goal all the way.
623
00:31:56,915 --> 00:31:57,999
{\an8}[fans cheering]
624
00:31:57,999 --> 00:32:00,585
{\an8}[Ker] After the Crewe game,
we found our footing.
625
00:32:00,585 --> 00:32:03,671
{\an8}Winning or drawing
our next five league matches,
626
00:32:03,671 --> 00:32:06,382
{\an8}with Arthur proving
a very good thing in goal.
627
00:32:06,382 --> 00:32:07,508
{\an8}[fans cheering]
628
00:32:08,718 --> 00:32:11,012
[Griffith]
Great save by Okonkwo! What a save!
629
00:32:11,012 --> 00:32:12,680
{\an8}- [fans cheering]
- [Griffith laughs]
630
00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:14,057
{\an8}Are you ready?
631
00:32:14,641 --> 00:32:18,811
[Ker] So after those five games,
we're in third place on 27 points.
632
00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:22,523
But guess who we've got to play next.
Notts County.
633
00:32:22,523 --> 00:32:24,233
[vehicles passing]
634
00:32:27,070 --> 00:32:28,196
[fan 5] Big day. Bit nervous.
635
00:32:28,196 --> 00:32:31,157
It's, uh, Notts County v. Wrexham.
636
00:32:31,157 --> 00:32:34,744
Over the years, it's been nip and tuck.
Two good teams. Simple as that.
637
00:32:34,744 --> 00:32:36,663
I mean, I've got no problem
with the rivalry
638
00:32:36,663 --> 00:32:39,374
because of that mutual respect,
obviously, from last year.
639
00:32:39,374 --> 00:32:42,543
Uh, but, yeah,
hopefully we're gonna win-- win it 2-1.
640
00:32:42,543 --> 00:32:43,628
[fans cheering]
641
00:32:43,628 --> 00:32:45,296
[Griffiths] Notts County. Here we go.
642
00:32:45,296 --> 00:32:48,049
{\an8}Our old friends and rivals
from the National League.
643
00:32:49,133 --> 00:32:52,387
[Parkin] I think, in the scheme of things,
I think it's a massive game today, innit?
644
00:32:52,387 --> 00:32:56,057
For the rival the last two or three years
we've had with County.
645
00:32:56,057 --> 00:32:57,350
{\an8}They'll want revenge
646
00:32:57,350 --> 00:33:01,604
{\an8}for their last game against us last year
with the penalty save from Foster.
647
00:33:01,604 --> 00:33:02,689
[fans cheering]
648
00:33:02,689 --> 00:33:05,274
[Ker] We both got promoted
at the end of last season.
649
00:33:05,274 --> 00:33:08,486
Uh, they've actually started this season
in League Two slightly stronger than us,
650
00:33:08,486 --> 00:33:14,117
{\an8}uh, beating Accrington Stanley 3-1,
and then Swindon Town 3-1,
651
00:33:14,117 --> 00:33:16,119
{\an8}who we only managed to draw with.
652
00:33:16,119 --> 00:33:17,203
{\an8}[fans cheering]
653
00:33:18,454 --> 00:33:19,455
[chattering]
654
00:33:21,332 --> 00:33:23,459
[McElhenney]
I'm not a hundred percent sure, obviously,
655
00:33:23,459 --> 00:33:25,920
but I'd like to believe that
that's Notts County Zone.
656
00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:27,630
- Really?
- [McElhenney] Mm-hmm?
657
00:33:27,630 --> 00:33:31,217
As Notts County Zone knows,
he's one of my favorite Twitter accounts--
658
00:33:31,217 --> 00:33:34,762
- I follow him on-- on Twitter. Yeah.
- I follow him too. I-- I love him.
659
00:33:34,762 --> 00:33:37,348
And he's probably gonna say
something about the fact
660
00:33:37,348 --> 00:33:38,891
that we're obsessed with him.
661
00:33:38,891 --> 00:33:40,476
- And the answer is, yes, I am.
- Yeah.
662
00:33:40,476 --> 00:33:42,145
- I'm obsessed--
- I'm obsessed with Notts County.
663
00:33:42,145 --> 00:33:43,604
- Yeah. It's a--
- It's an incredible club.
664
00:33:43,604 --> 00:33:44,772
[fans singing]
665
00:33:44,772 --> 00:33:46,315
Disney+ is wank.
666
00:33:46,315 --> 00:33:48,151
{\an8}[McClean]
667
00:33:56,826 --> 00:33:59,162
[fans chanting]
668
00:33:59,787 --> 00:34:02,248
{\an8}I try not to think
about competition too much,
669
00:34:02,248 --> 00:34:04,542
'cause that puts too much pressure
on myself.
670
00:34:04,542 --> 00:34:08,546
The easiest way I think about it is
just trying to be as good as I can be.
671
00:34:09,338 --> 00:34:10,715
[fan 7] It's gonna be rocking today.
672
00:34:10,715 --> 00:34:11,966
This is a massive game,
673
00:34:11,966 --> 00:34:15,386
and Wrexham need us as a 12th man
today behind them
674
00:34:15,386 --> 00:34:17,764
to cheer them on and keep them going.
675
00:34:17,764 --> 00:34:19,557
This will be a good game. Come on, boys.
676
00:34:19,557 --> 00:34:20,975
3-1, Wrexham!
677
00:34:20,975 --> 00:34:22,351
2-1, Wrexham!
678
00:34:22,351 --> 00:34:23,811
Definitely Notts for the win.
679
00:34:23,811 --> 00:34:27,732
I'm definitely thinking 3-1 Notts.
Hundred percent.
680
00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:30,735
[James] I feel like there's definitely
an increased pressure
681
00:34:30,735 --> 00:34:33,613
because everyone wants to beat us, really.
682
00:34:33,613 --> 00:34:38,201
Um, you know, we want to sort of prove
to people that, yeah, we sh--
683
00:34:38,201 --> 00:34:41,788
{\an8}You should want to beat us,
because we're all right. [laughs]
684
00:34:47,543 --> 00:34:49,295
[fans chanting]
685
00:34:49,295 --> 00:34:53,216
- [fans] Red army! Red army!
- [fans] Red army! Red army!
686
00:34:53,216 --> 00:34:56,135
- Red army! Red army!
- Red army!
687
00:34:56,135 --> 00:34:57,345
[Parkinson] Yeah, listen, boys.
688
00:34:57,345 --> 00:35:01,599
Just remember, everybody right
bang up for it, but in control.
689
00:35:01,599 --> 00:35:02,809
We keep 11 on the pitch.
690
00:35:02,809 --> 00:35:07,438
We're ready for the war, but we do it
with a nice, cool fucking mindset,
691
00:35:07,438 --> 00:35:09,065
and we concentrate on the job at hand.
692
00:35:09,065 --> 00:35:10,149
Let's fucking go.
693
00:35:10,149 --> 00:35:11,776
- Come on, boys.
- [players] Come on, boys!
694
00:35:11,776 --> 00:35:14,153
[Parkinson indistinct]
Come on, son... Come on, my son.
695
00:35:14,153 --> 00:35:15,571
[fans cheering]
696
00:35:16,447 --> 00:35:18,616
[Griffiths]
It's Notts County against Wrexham.
697
00:35:18,616 --> 00:35:22,036
It's the side
that got the most points in history
698
00:35:22,036 --> 00:35:25,748
against the side that got the second-most
points in history last season.
699
00:35:25,748 --> 00:35:28,793
It's everything you could want
in a football match, eh?
700
00:35:29,377 --> 00:35:31,045
[commentator 2] This is such a huge game.
701
00:35:31,045 --> 00:35:34,048
I mean, they're gonna be looking
for revenge from last season, Mark.
702
00:35:34,549 --> 00:35:38,136
[Griffith] We're about to get underway
here at Meadow Lane.
703
00:35:38,136 --> 00:35:41,764
The referee gives the go-ahead,
and off we go.
704
00:35:41,764 --> 00:35:46,686
[fans] Wrexham! Wrexham!
Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham!
705
00:35:46,686 --> 00:35:49,480
It's a hard place to come.
Uh, we, we know that.
706
00:35:50,857 --> 00:35:53,151
I think these games are--
are being ready for--
707
00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:56,028
for a kind of tactical battle
to be ready for the physical battle.
708
00:35:56,028 --> 00:35:58,406
- That's a late tackle on Cannon.
- [Parkin] What about the yellow?
709
00:35:58,406 --> 00:35:59,740
That's got to be a yellow.
710
00:35:59,740 --> 00:36:02,201
- ...that are given correctly to them.
- [fans clamoring]
711
00:36:02,201 --> 00:36:04,745
[Griffiths] And there's some struggle
off the pitch now.
712
00:36:04,745 --> 00:36:06,539
- [fans clamor]
- [commentator 2] A yellow for both.
713
00:36:07,665 --> 00:36:09,083
It's a yellow.
714
00:36:09,083 --> 00:36:10,668
...trouble, and Cannon fouls him.
715
00:36:10,668 --> 00:36:12,670
[Parkinson] Fucking settle down!
716
00:36:12,670 --> 00:36:14,589
Ref! Ref!
717
00:36:14,589 --> 00:36:15,798
[commentator 2] Foul given. Yeah.
718
00:36:16,799 --> 00:36:18,342
[fans shouting]
719
00:36:21,679 --> 00:36:24,891
{\an8}[Parkinson]
720
00:36:24,891 --> 00:36:26,184
[fans shouting]
721
00:36:29,478 --> 00:36:30,479
[fans cheering]
722
00:36:30,479 --> 00:36:34,358
[Griffiths] Now County start again
from the back. Back to square one.
723
00:36:34,358 --> 00:36:36,360
Up against Mendy. That's how he is.
724
00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:39,322
Langstaff bursting past Mendy.
Can he keep it out?
725
00:36:39,322 --> 00:36:40,990
Good work by Mendy.
726
00:36:40,990 --> 00:36:42,491
I said to the lads before the game,
727
00:36:42,491 --> 00:36:46,078
you know, there's a tactical game plan
to stifle them.
728
00:36:46,078 --> 00:36:48,706
You know, they're a team
with a lot of attacking players
729
00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:51,292
who are not necessarily great
without the ball.
730
00:36:52,043 --> 00:36:54,670
[commentator 2]
Excellent tackle, though, by O'Connor.
731
00:36:54,670 --> 00:36:57,465
[Griffiths] But Mendy gets around
the back of Jodi-- Jodi Jones.
732
00:36:57,465 --> 00:37:00,509
Can he cross? Sanderson's open-- Ooh!
Sails in!
733
00:37:00,509 --> 00:37:02,970
{\an8}- Oh! What an escape that was for County!
- [commentator 2] Ooh!
734
00:37:02,970 --> 00:37:04,430
The setup's been great, innit?
735
00:37:04,430 --> 00:37:08,517
Just gotta keep doing exactly
what you've done with the cool heads.
736
00:37:08,517 --> 00:37:11,562
So just-- In our minds,
just be ready to start quick.
737
00:37:11,562 --> 00:37:12,730
Stevie, anything?
738
00:37:12,730 --> 00:37:14,190
Let's fucking get up the pitch.
Let's play.
739
00:37:14,190 --> 00:37:16,609
[commentator 2]
Mullin now kicks out, support.
740
00:37:16,609 --> 00:37:18,444
Pull back. Lee has a chance. Hits it!
741
00:37:18,444 --> 00:37:20,905
- Ooh! What a save. What a save.
- [fans] Ooh!
742
00:37:20,905 --> 00:37:22,823
[commentator 2]
And he's poked it wide. And Lee,
743
00:37:22,823 --> 00:37:25,284
edge of the area,
cuts in on his right foot. Will he hit it?
744
00:37:25,284 --> 00:37:27,787
He floats it in.
Mullin's shot blocked! Dalby!
745
00:37:27,787 --> 00:37:30,539
It's hit the keeper!
I mean, that's unbelievable.
746
00:37:30,539 --> 00:37:32,833
[Parkinson]
Just keep playing the game, boys! Come on!
747
00:37:32,833 --> 00:37:33,960
[Griffiths] Now, here's danger.
748
00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:36,587
Chipped in nicely to O'Brien
who pops it back behind Crowley.
749
00:37:36,587 --> 00:37:39,006
The odds are Cameron will hit this.
Blasts it!
750
00:37:39,006 --> 00:37:41,467
- And, oh, good hands, Okonkwo.
- [commentator 2] What a catch.
751
00:37:41,467 --> 00:37:44,762
[Griffiths] Cameron smashed that,
and Okonkwo held it really well.
752
00:37:45,596 --> 00:37:48,224
But that was, uh,
a nervous moment for Wrexham.
753
00:37:48,224 --> 00:37:50,101
[fans cheering]
754
00:37:50,101 --> 00:37:51,811
Yeah, do it. Do it.
755
00:37:53,062 --> 00:37:56,232
It's up to Ollie, then,
to come on and freshen us,
756
00:37:56,232 --> 00:37:59,443
uh, when you've had three games
in seven days. It can be key.
757
00:37:59,443 --> 00:38:03,281
Come on, my son.
Got 4,000 fans fucking singing your name.
758
00:38:03,281 --> 00:38:07,076
[fans chant] Ollie! Ollie! Ollie!
Ollie! Ollie! Ollie!
759
00:38:07,076 --> 00:38:08,536
[Parkinson] Be the fucking hero.
760
00:38:09,036 --> 00:38:10,496
[commentator 2] Palmer for Dalby.
761
00:38:10,496 --> 00:38:11,622
[fans cheering]
762
00:38:12,957 --> 00:38:15,376
[Griffiths] So, Okonkwo
with the goal kick. Right-footed.
763
00:38:16,419 --> 00:38:18,045
Drills it, looking for Palmer.
764
00:38:18,045 --> 00:38:20,256
Through ball clear as here come
Wrexham again. Lee now.
765
00:38:20,256 --> 00:38:22,258
He's got McClean outside him.
He cuts inside.
766
00:38:22,258 --> 00:38:24,635
Good ball to Mullin in the area.
Back to McClean.
767
00:38:24,635 --> 00:38:26,220
♪ Are ready for the thunder ♪
768
00:38:26,220 --> 00:38:28,597
[Griffiths] He's got Palmer
at the far post. Hits the goal line.
769
00:38:28,597 --> 00:38:31,183
Swings it towards Palmer.
Takes deflection. Corner.
770
00:38:31,183 --> 00:38:32,518
- [music continues]
- [fans cheering]
771
00:38:32,518 --> 00:38:34,687
[Griffiths]
Seventeen and a half minutes left.
772
00:38:35,313 --> 00:38:38,107
[Parkinson] Come on, Ollie.
Hit one in the fucking net.
773
00:38:38,107 --> 00:38:40,901
[Griffiths]
Steps up, swings it into the six-yard box.
774
00:38:40,901 --> 00:38:42,737
- Good header clear by Baldwin.
- [fans cheering]
775
00:38:42,737 --> 00:38:45,906
Cannon battling on the edges as well.
Noted down for McClean.
776
00:38:45,906 --> 00:38:48,117
Cannon in support.
Wrexham got a spare man.
777
00:38:48,117 --> 00:38:50,578
Here is Cannon. Lee wants it.
Gets it edge of the area.
778
00:38:50,578 --> 00:38:52,913
Shifts it onto his right foot.
Can he hit this?
779
00:38:52,913 --> 00:38:56,417
He's gonna-- keeps going into the--
Lee drills it. Shot deflection!
780
00:38:57,918 --> 00:39:00,004
- [Griffiths] Yeah! It's in!
- [fans cheering]
781
00:39:00,004 --> 00:39:01,589
[Griffiths] Elliot Lee drives it!
782
00:39:01,589 --> 00:39:05,551
It's hit the Wrexham player
lying on the floor, and span into the net.
783
00:39:05,551 --> 00:39:08,554
{\an8}[Griffiths] And Wrexham take the lead
in the 74th minute!
784
00:39:08,554 --> 00:39:10,973
{\an8}[music continues]
785
00:39:10,973 --> 00:39:15,061
[Fans] Allez, allez, allez, oh!
786
00:39:15,061 --> 00:39:19,690
Allez, allez, allez, oh!
Allez, allez, allez, oh!
787
00:39:19,690 --> 00:39:20,983
Wrexham!
788
00:39:20,983 --> 00:39:22,651
[Griffiths]
...once. Tozer has to drill it away.
789
00:39:22,651 --> 00:39:25,071
Poor clearance now. Wrexham are open here.
790
00:39:25,071 --> 00:39:26,906
Ball fed to McGoldrick, edge of the D.
791
00:39:26,906 --> 00:39:30,826
- Hits it! Great save! Okonkwo!
- [fans] Oh!
792
00:39:30,826 --> 00:39:33,371
- [Griffiths] You beautiful, beautiful man.
- [fans cheering]
793
00:39:33,371 --> 00:39:35,664
[reporter 2] It's a team effort,
but Arthur made a great save as well.
794
00:39:35,664 --> 00:39:37,958
His handling, everything about him today
was assured, wasn't it?
795
00:39:37,958 --> 00:39:39,293
[Parkinson] Arthur was flawless today.
796
00:39:39,293 --> 00:39:41,504
[commentator 2]
And here Okonkwo takes that comfortably.
797
00:39:42,588 --> 00:39:45,424
[Parkinson] Arthur's, uh,
been an important signing for us so far,
798
00:39:45,424 --> 00:39:47,051
and I think he's gonna get better.
799
00:39:47,051 --> 00:39:49,178
♪ 'Cause this is about to get wild ♪
800
00:39:49,178 --> 00:39:51,847
[Ker] It's a step up in quality
of people we've had for a long time.
801
00:39:51,847 --> 00:39:54,392
[Griffiths] Palmer gets up.
It bounces to Mullin, edge of the area.
802
00:39:54,392 --> 00:39:56,018
Brings it down. Pokes it! Palmer!
803
00:39:56,018 --> 00:39:57,728
It's across, and he hits it!
804
00:39:57,728 --> 00:39:58,813
- Get in!
- [fans cheer]
805
00:39:58,813 --> 00:40:02,316
[Griffiths] 2-nil! 2-nil!
Ollie Palmer strikes!
806
00:40:02,316 --> 00:40:03,651
His fourth goal of the season!
807
00:40:03,651 --> 00:40:05,111
[fans cheering]
808
00:40:05,111 --> 00:40:07,154
[commentator 2]
Expert finishing by Palmer.
809
00:40:07,154 --> 00:40:10,616
{\an8}And Wrexham are two up at Meadow Lane.
810
00:40:10,616 --> 00:40:14,161
{\an8}Look at those fans there, Mark.
They're going wild.
811
00:40:14,161 --> 00:40:15,538
[fans chanting]
812
00:40:15,538 --> 00:40:17,706
[Palmer] Yeah. Of course,
you've got to remain professional.
813
00:40:17,706 --> 00:40:19,667
You've got to remain focused in the game.
814
00:40:19,667 --> 00:40:21,961
And the boys did that
very, very well today.
815
00:40:21,961 --> 00:40:23,587
- [fans cheering]
- [whistle blows]
816
00:40:23,587 --> 00:40:26,048
{\an8}[Griffiths]
And there is the final whistle.
817
00:40:26,048 --> 00:40:29,552
{\an8}And that, Jay, is a win, my friend.
That's a big'un.
818
00:40:29,552 --> 00:40:31,637
Uh, that's the performance
of the season for me, Mark.
819
00:40:31,637 --> 00:40:32,721
[fans chanting]
820
00:40:32,721 --> 00:40:34,890
[commentator 2]
Two-nil away from home. What a result.
821
00:40:34,890 --> 00:40:36,183
What a performance.
822
00:40:36,684 --> 00:40:38,310
[fans chanting]
823
00:40:40,521 --> 00:40:42,648
[Parkinson] Yeah, well,
we've come to one of our rivals.
824
00:40:42,648 --> 00:40:44,817
We were right up there,
and we've taken three points.
825
00:40:44,817 --> 00:40:47,278
So obviously, it's a really important
three points for us.
826
00:40:49,155 --> 00:40:53,534
[Palmer] Yeah, look at the top three now.
Stockport, Notts, Wrexham.
827
00:40:53,534 --> 00:40:55,453
I think it's a great advert
for League Two,
828
00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:57,830
and I also think
it's a great advert, you know,
829
00:40:57,830 --> 00:40:59,540
for what's come out
of the National League.
830
00:40:59,540 --> 00:41:02,084
And, you know,
it's a fantastic three points for us.
831
00:41:02,084 --> 00:41:03,878
[fans chanting] Ollie! Ollie! Ollie!
832
00:41:03,878 --> 00:41:08,799
[Kotadia] What makes a successful athlete
is someone who applies himself,
833
00:41:08,799 --> 00:41:10,092
they work hard.
834
00:41:10,843 --> 00:41:14,638
It's really important to be comfortable
with uncertainty
835
00:41:14,638 --> 00:41:17,349
because of the nature of sport and life.
836
00:41:17,349 --> 00:41:20,895
And mental resilience,
having a strong mind
837
00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:23,647
comes from not minding change.
838
00:41:23,647 --> 00:41:27,318
And that's how we build
consistent performances.
839
00:41:27,318 --> 00:41:30,154
[fans cheering]
840
00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:31,280
[fans chanting] Wrexham!
841
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:33,574
[McElhenney] We've got a team right now
that does not give up.
842
00:41:33,574 --> 00:41:36,076
I mean, one of the things
we keep saying now is,
843
00:41:36,076 --> 00:41:37,620
"Never leave a Wrexham game."
844
00:41:37,620 --> 00:41:38,954
[fans cheering]
845
00:41:38,954 --> 00:41:41,123
Yes! Yes! Yes!
846
00:41:41,123 --> 00:41:44,668
Because we, we just have this ability
to come back in the end.
847
00:41:44,668 --> 00:41:48,672
And that just shows a sense
of resilience and perseverance,
848
00:41:48,672 --> 00:41:51,509
um, that you have to have in this sport.
849
00:41:51,509 --> 00:41:54,470
You put in a hundred percent effort
850
00:41:55,596 --> 00:41:59,225
to extract a 1% improvement.
851
00:41:59,225 --> 00:42:04,271
And that 1% improvement is
kind of what keeps us going forward.
852
00:42:04,271 --> 00:42:07,525
And to give a hundred percent knowing
853
00:42:07,525 --> 00:42:12,446
that you might only get 1% back is--
854
00:42:12,446 --> 00:42:14,198
that's the true courage of it all.
855
00:42:14,198 --> 00:42:15,866
- That's the work.
- Yeah.
856
00:42:16,534 --> 00:42:17,952
[Parkinson] Brilliant, boys. Well done.
857
00:42:18,536 --> 00:42:22,206
That's right up there, boys,
in terms of performance level and run.
858
00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:23,958
You know,
there's some great jewels out there.
859
00:42:23,958 --> 00:42:26,210
You know, Mendy and Macko
against their two wingbacks.
860
00:42:26,210 --> 00:42:27,711
Most assists in the league.
861
00:42:27,711 --> 00:42:30,381
Jacob, you saw him off today.
He couldn't get past you.
862
00:42:30,381 --> 00:42:32,049
But that is a great win for us, boys.
863
00:42:32,049 --> 00:42:34,301
We're not gonna get too carried away
and shout and holler,
864
00:42:34,301 --> 00:42:38,055
'cause we're gonna meet these again,
but magnificent display.
865
00:42:38,055 --> 00:42:40,307
Stevie. Just against a really good team,
lads, as well.
866
00:42:40,307 --> 00:42:42,810
You know, give them credit.
They're a fucking good team.
867
00:42:42,810 --> 00:42:47,147
And it was an absolute fucking
class tactical performance, lads.
868
00:42:47,147 --> 00:42:51,026
Top drawer.
And get the fucking points in that game!
869
00:42:51,026 --> 00:42:53,529
- [Parkinson] Get in there, boys!
- [Parkin] Let's go, boys!
870
00:42:53,529 --> 00:42:55,531
[fans chanting] Wrexham!