1 00:00:09,384 --> 00:00:13,012 Um, we're here after a second defeat of the season. 2 00:00:13,096 --> 00:00:14,722 {\an8}- Simple mistakes... - Yes. 3 00:00:14,806 --> 00:00:18,143 {\an8}...Meant that we lost that, and it's a team that is still jelling. 4 00:00:18,727 --> 00:00:21,229 {\an8}It's so hard losing to Southampton and West Brom 5 00:00:21,313 --> 00:00:22,897 {\an8}in the first two Championship matches. 6 00:00:22,981 --> 00:00:25,025 {\an8}I know rival fans are loving it. 7 00:00:25,859 --> 00:00:29,946 {\an8}It's a cutthroat business, and Parky wants to win matches. 8 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:31,880 {\an8}- He's under immense pressure. - Yeah. 9 00:00:32,324 --> 00:00:33,783 I think at this stage of the season, 10 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:36,286 Parky needs to make up who's in that squad. 11 00:00:36,370 --> 00:00:37,662 Do you not think? 12 00:00:37,746 --> 00:00:39,706 Who's he gonna keep, who's he gonna register? 13 00:00:41,583 --> 00:00:44,544 Transfer window closes the first of September. 14 00:00:44,628 --> 00:00:47,172 {\an8}How many changes will Parky make? 15 00:00:47,256 --> 00:00:50,884 I don't know, but before we get onto other individuals, 16 00:00:50,968 --> 00:00:55,264 we have to talk about Ollie Palmer. 17 00:00:56,348 --> 00:00:59,184 Does Ollie Palmer still have a future at the club? 18 00:01:00,352 --> 00:01:03,271 {\an8}There's danger here. Gelhardt in the box and squares it. 19 00:01:03,355 --> 00:01:07,358 {\an8}Our game here in the Carabao Cup against Hull City, 20 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:08,735 {\an8}we're behind in the game. 21 00:01:08,819 --> 00:01:10,653 Phil has to change it up. 22 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:12,697 On he comes for Hardie, does he? 23 00:01:12,781 --> 00:01:14,449 Enter the big man. 24 00:01:14,533 --> 00:01:17,952 Ollie Palmer was able to come off the bench... 25 00:01:18,036 --> 00:01:20,706 McClean. Left-footed cross. Palmer jumps. 26 00:01:24,418 --> 00:01:27,128 {\an8}Scores! Ollie Palmer. 27 00:01:27,212 --> 00:01:30,882 {\an8}...and score two remarkable goals to take us to 3-3 28 00:01:32,426 --> 00:01:34,176 {\an8}and straight to a penalty shootout. 29 00:01:35,637 --> 00:01:38,056 I mean, if you were a scriptwriter, 30 00:01:38,140 --> 00:01:41,601 that's probably how you would have written it. 31 00:01:44,104 --> 00:01:47,148 Palmy! 32 00:01:47,232 --> 00:01:49,317 {\an8}Have I actually done well in preseason? Yes. 33 00:01:49,401 --> 00:01:53,780 {\an8}Have I come on in the Carabao Cup against Hull City 34 00:01:53,864 --> 00:01:55,323 {\an8}and scored two goals? Yes. 35 00:01:55,407 --> 00:01:59,369 {\an8}Am I currently the club's top goal scorer? Yes. 36 00:02:00,203 --> 00:02:03,039 But it is what it is, and what will be will be, 37 00:02:03,123 --> 00:02:05,167 and of course, you see it coming. 38 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:09,170 A few days before the Hull City game, the gaffer said, 39 00:02:09,254 --> 00:02:12,048 "Look, we've made some signings, some similar of your profile, 40 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:16,386 and I feel like maybe it's the right time for you to leave." 41 00:02:17,804 --> 00:02:20,474 Which is... It was just tough, but it was inevitable. 42 00:02:21,224 --> 00:02:22,934 I don't wanna sit around and be a cheerleader. 43 00:02:23,018 --> 00:02:24,968 That's not what I wanna do at any club. 44 00:02:27,439 --> 00:02:30,483 Well, Ollie, welcome to Swindon. How excited are you to be here? 45 00:02:30,567 --> 00:02:33,153 Really excited. 46 00:02:33,737 --> 00:02:35,137 Crossed arms. 47 00:02:36,031 --> 00:02:38,366 {\an8}Above your head for me as well. That's it. 48 00:02:39,618 --> 00:02:42,318 {\an8}I mean, I find it hard to separate your heart from head 49 00:02:42,371 --> 00:02:46,332 {\an8}because, you know, he is a hero to-to so many people. 50 00:02:46,416 --> 00:02:51,546 {\an8}I also understand that it is football, but it does tug at the heartstrings a bit. 51 00:02:52,798 --> 00:02:56,843 Leaving Wrexham is more difficult probably than leaving other clubs, 52 00:02:56,927 --> 00:03:00,527 because the players we're talking about have been on the journey with us. 53 00:03:01,848 --> 00:03:04,267 Rob, Ryan and Phil Parkinson have worked some magic 54 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:08,229 "with their record-breaking signing of six'5" striker Ollie Palmer. 55 00:03:08,313 --> 00:03:10,523 A player we signed from AFC Wimbledon... 56 00:03:10,607 --> 00:03:14,360 McAlinden's rebound. It's a rebound. Yeah! 57 00:03:14,444 --> 00:03:17,697 Ollie Palmer puts Wrexham ahead. 58 00:03:17,781 --> 00:03:22,160 ...has a massive part to play in our promotion from the National League. 59 00:03:25,247 --> 00:03:27,498 {\an8}Ollie and his contribution to the club completely changed 60 00:03:27,582 --> 00:03:30,043 {\an8}the trajectory of this football club. 61 00:03:30,127 --> 00:03:36,425 His natural ebullience and, uh, his roguishness, shall I say, 62 00:03:37,259 --> 00:03:39,469 added a lot to the character of the building as well. 63 00:03:42,514 --> 00:03:45,850 And it's sad from-from one perspective, 64 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:48,353 but it's evolution from another. 65 00:03:48,437 --> 00:03:50,688 All of this is different to any other football club. 66 00:03:50,772 --> 00:03:52,398 I've never had owners like this. 67 00:03:52,482 --> 00:03:55,485 I've never had fans this passionate that would do anything for you. 68 00:03:55,569 --> 00:03:59,989 It's just different. And ultimately, we are where we are. 69 00:04:00,073 --> 00:04:02,367 Oh. 70 00:04:02,451 --> 00:04:04,161 Sorry, it's my wife. 71 00:04:05,287 --> 00:04:09,957 - I was midway through emotional speech. - Hi. 72 00:04:10,041 --> 00:04:13,544 I was just confessing my "undenying" love to you, my... 73 00:04:13,628 --> 00:04:17,340 Your love for me? Keep going then. 74 00:04:17,424 --> 00:04:19,524 No, I wasn't. I was talking about Wrexham. 75 00:04:19,551 --> 00:04:21,219 I'll see you in a bit, fella. 76 00:04:22,345 --> 00:04:23,429 Uh, sorry about that. 77 00:04:25,432 --> 00:04:26,474 Lovely photo. 78 00:04:26,558 --> 00:04:30,395 We're really gonna miss Ollie, but I'm sure he'll be fine. 79 00:04:35,108 --> 00:04:38,236 ♪ Don't forget where you came from ♪ 80 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,988 ♪ Don't forget what you're made of ♪ 81 00:04:41,072 --> 00:04:43,866 ♪ The ones who were there ♪ 82 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:47,036 ♪ When no one else would care ♪ 83 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,206 ♪ Don't be afraid to cry now ♪ 84 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:54,377 ♪ Even when the world comes crashing in ♪ 85 00:04:56,588 --> 00:05:00,717 ♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪ 86 00:05:05,722 --> 00:05:09,851 ♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪ 87 00:05:15,106 --> 00:05:16,441 Tea and coffee. Who are they for? 88 00:05:16,525 --> 00:05:18,725 So the tea is here, the coffee is over there. 89 00:05:19,277 --> 00:05:20,727 - Cheers. - Thank you. 90 00:05:21,696 --> 00:05:23,531 Tricky start, right? If you wanna break it down, 91 00:05:23,615 --> 00:05:25,992 {\an8}I think we were very unlucky to not get something at Southampton. 92 00:05:26,076 --> 00:05:27,744 {\an8}Deserved a point, didn't get it. 93 00:05:27,828 --> 00:05:31,328 Then West Brom, at 1-1, I thought, "We're in that game." Didn't get it. 94 00:05:31,373 --> 00:05:33,708 So I fully expect we'll get the better of Sheffield Wednesday, 95 00:05:33,792 --> 00:05:36,742 because that will be important, but we need to be realistic. 96 00:05:36,753 --> 00:05:39,922 Every point we get in this division is going to be absolutely fucking crucial. 97 00:05:40,006 --> 00:05:41,466 It's a lot of pressure on Parky though, isn't there? 98 00:05:41,550 --> 00:05:44,051 - Absolutely. - Cause a lot of players have been signed. 99 00:05:44,135 --> 00:05:47,847 Problem is, he's been given 30 million quid, given a promotion-pushing budget. 100 00:05:47,931 --> 00:05:50,181 It's almost like a noose around your own neck. 101 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:51,917 Welcome to the Championship. 102 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:56,606 Hello. Welcome to Wrexham against Sheffield Wednesday, 103 00:05:56,690 --> 00:06:00,443 a game we really need to get our account going 104 00:06:00,527 --> 00:06:05,782 and against a team which sadly has some horrible problems off the pitch. 105 00:06:05,866 --> 00:06:08,576 Wrexham have got to take advantage, haven't we? 106 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:10,286 - Come on, boys. - Go on, lads. 107 00:06:10,370 --> 00:06:13,122 The daft part about it is, if we beat Sheffield Wednesday, 108 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:15,500 some will still look at it and say, 109 00:06:15,584 --> 00:06:18,461 "Of course they should have done. Look at all the problems they've got. 110 00:06:18,545 --> 00:06:20,213 They're a club in crisis." 111 00:06:24,259 --> 00:06:28,304 There is a version of the story where we are villains. 112 00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:30,973 It doesn't work, and then we go, 113 00:06:31,057 --> 00:06:33,307 "What are we going to do? We have to sell it." 114 00:06:34,352 --> 00:06:35,394 And then we're the bad guys. 115 00:06:35,478 --> 00:06:40,024 {\an8}Sheffield Wednesday's situation started back in 2015, when Chansiri came in. 116 00:06:40,108 --> 00:06:42,652 I have purchased Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 117 00:06:42,736 --> 00:06:45,321 for 37.5 million pounds. 118 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:48,324 There was a lot of high hopes then, lots of money being thrown around. 119 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:51,827 Then it was when COVID hit that things started to get really bad. 120 00:06:51,911 --> 00:06:56,749 Chansiri failing to pay wages on time in five of the last seven months. 121 00:06:56,833 --> 00:06:58,292 It wasn't just the players that were unpaid, 122 00:06:58,376 --> 00:07:01,587 it was the staff members, people in the ticket office. 123 00:07:01,671 --> 00:07:03,673 When it was people like that whose lives were being affected, 124 00:07:03,757 --> 00:07:05,925 it felt like that was sort of the straw that broke the camel's back. 125 00:07:06,009 --> 00:07:08,135 Get out of our club. 126 00:07:08,219 --> 00:07:10,429 Get out of our club. 127 00:07:10,513 --> 00:07:12,640 Dejphon Chansiri 128 00:07:12,724 --> 00:07:14,684 Get out of our club. 129 00:07:14,768 --> 00:07:17,562 {\an8}I'm furious at what's happened at Sheffield Wednesday 130 00:07:17,646 --> 00:07:22,108 {\an8}because in ten years, the owner has sold the stadium, 131 00:07:22,192 --> 00:07:25,736 has got rid of the training ground, doesn't put any money in. 132 00:07:25,820 --> 00:07:30,158 We've got a worse squad than we had ten years ago on the pitch. 133 00:07:31,117 --> 00:07:34,912 {\an8}That's a cautionary tale that you see play over and over again. 134 00:07:34,996 --> 00:07:38,791 {\an8}And that's the thing that's most terrifying. 135 00:07:38,875 --> 00:07:41,586 That it doesn't matter how much money you have 136 00:07:41,670 --> 00:07:43,921 or that you can get from other people 137 00:07:44,005 --> 00:07:46,340 or if you're a billionaire. 138 00:07:46,424 --> 00:07:49,844 You just... There's certain things you can't buy your way out of. 139 00:07:50,595 --> 00:07:55,016 {\an8}Sheffield Wednesday, this is a proud 158-year-old club 140 00:07:55,100 --> 00:07:56,851 been turned almost into a zombie entity. 141 00:07:56,935 --> 00:08:00,585 But the fans are still there, they still go, and it still means something. 142 00:08:00,689 --> 00:08:04,191 {\an8}The situation with our chairman, it's just heartbreaking. 143 00:08:04,275 --> 00:08:07,528 {\an8}And I mean literally heartbreaking. He needs to sell the club. 144 00:08:07,612 --> 00:08:11,115 The fact we've got a team out at the moment is... that's a positive. 145 00:08:11,199 --> 00:08:13,951 All we're here for is to get behind them lads who wear that shirt. 146 00:08:14,035 --> 00:08:15,328 Exactly. 147 00:08:15,412 --> 00:08:18,462 {\an8}They are doing a black-and-yellow protest this weekend. 148 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:19,749 {\an8}That's what everyone's gonna wear. 149 00:08:19,833 --> 00:08:22,376 {\an8}If you have that gold kit from last season, 150 00:08:22,460 --> 00:08:25,296 {\an8}that is a good way to sort of stand in solidarity, 151 00:08:25,380 --> 00:08:27,048 {\an8}uh, with the Sheffield Wednesday fans. 152 00:08:27,132 --> 00:08:30,509 Today we're offering our solidarity for Sheffield Wednesday. 153 00:08:30,593 --> 00:08:32,136 Rob let us know yesterday 154 00:08:32,220 --> 00:08:35,931 that, uh, he supports it all and wants the gold shirts to be sold. 155 00:08:36,015 --> 00:08:38,559 So we've all got our gold kit from last year. We've got plenty left over. 156 00:08:38,643 --> 00:08:41,520 So we thought we might as well raise a bit of money with our gold kit. 157 00:08:41,604 --> 00:08:43,189 Hundred percent, all going to the trust. 158 00:08:43,273 --> 00:08:46,859 You look at the teams that supported us when we were down, like, they all did. 159 00:08:46,943 --> 00:08:48,611 So we've gotta do it, haven't we? 160 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:50,196 Two XL's again, mate. 161 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,199 {\an8}Yeah, I got injured the week before, so I was obviously gutted about that. 162 00:08:53,283 --> 00:08:55,993 {\an8}But then I saw Rob's tweet. It was obviously a nice gesture. 163 00:08:56,077 --> 00:08:57,912 I think all the people who I spoke to in Sheffield 164 00:08:57,996 --> 00:08:59,163 obviously appreciated it anyway. 165 00:08:59,247 --> 00:09:02,247 - Black and gold till it's sold? - We can but hope, isn't it? 166 00:09:02,917 --> 00:09:06,003 We've had two unlucky, uh, results, uh, to start off with, 167 00:09:06,087 --> 00:09:08,631 but gotta be a win today, I would think. 168 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:13,135 Today is massive. Get us three points on the board. 169 00:09:20,518 --> 00:09:24,438 Iké Ugbo goes back to the massive keeper, Horvath. 170 00:09:24,522 --> 00:09:26,941 And he launches a huge one. 171 00:09:27,025 --> 00:09:29,235 Get out of our club. 172 00:09:29,319 --> 00:09:31,237 Dejphon Chansiri 173 00:09:31,529 --> 00:09:33,239 Get out of our club. 174 00:09:33,323 --> 00:09:35,366 Sheffield Wednesday fans chanting in protest, 175 00:09:35,450 --> 00:09:37,410 and the whole Wrexham fans are applauding them. 176 00:09:37,494 --> 00:09:39,829 They've got real solidarity between the fans. 177 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:42,913 So, O'Brien with a free kick. 178 00:09:42,916 --> 00:09:46,795 Sends it in behind the defensive line. It hits Moore, hits it. And it's there! 179 00:09:47,504 --> 00:09:51,173 Kieffer Moore scores his first goal for Wrexham! 180 00:09:51,257 --> 00:09:52,758 One-nil! 181 00:09:52,842 --> 00:09:54,803 - Big Kieffer. - Big Kieffer. 182 00:09:55,386 --> 00:09:57,888 {\an8}What a player this boy is. 183 00:09:59,891 --> 00:10:01,684 Kieffer, well done, son! 184 00:10:06,564 --> 00:10:08,149 Yes, Broadie! 185 00:10:09,275 --> 00:10:11,277 Here's Wrexham. Onto the edge of the area. 186 00:10:11,361 --> 00:10:13,946 Neat first-time by Moore. Helped on nicely by Broadhead. 187 00:10:14,030 --> 00:10:15,740 Space for Dobson. Hits the shot. 188 00:10:15,824 --> 00:10:18,659 Parried by Horvath. two-nil! 189 00:10:18,743 --> 00:10:21,120 Another goal for Kieffer Moore. 190 00:10:21,204 --> 00:10:24,165 {\an8}Good strike by Dobson. Moore with a simple finish. 191 00:10:24,249 --> 00:10:26,584 {\an8}And two attacks by Wrexham, and two goals. 192 00:10:27,377 --> 00:10:29,003 {\an8}Wrexham! 193 00:10:29,087 --> 00:10:32,048 {\an8}Wrexham, two-nil up at the break as we get underway. 194 00:10:32,132 --> 00:10:33,925 Come on, lads. Keep it tight. 195 00:10:34,843 --> 00:10:37,887 Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham! 196 00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:43,893 Bannan, good intercept by Broadhead. 197 00:10:43,977 --> 00:10:45,978 Played up to Moore, who holds it up. 198 00:10:46,062 --> 00:10:47,855 He feels he is fouled. The referee says not. 199 00:10:47,939 --> 00:10:50,357 And now there's danger as Palmer comes forward, 200 00:10:50,441 --> 00:10:52,610 lays it out wide, cross driven in nicely. 201 00:10:52,694 --> 00:10:55,864 Bannan must score, does score, and Wednesday are back in this. 202 00:10:56,739 --> 00:10:59,117 {\an8}A very different feel to this match now. 203 00:10:59,826 --> 00:11:02,286 {\an8}It really hit us hard that we were, you know, 204 00:11:02,370 --> 00:11:06,170 {\an8}in control and then one moment, gone bang, the ball's in the back of the net, 205 00:11:06,249 --> 00:11:08,149 and then it gets you on the back foot. 206 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:10,503 When you don't win for the first couple of games this season, 207 00:11:10,587 --> 00:11:12,005 anxiety can creep in. 208 00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:15,341 We need to close this out. 209 00:11:15,425 --> 00:11:17,925 We need those three points to get the season going. 210 00:11:19,971 --> 00:11:23,265 Holding off O'Brien well. Squares it. Jamal Lowe can hit this perhaps. 211 00:11:23,349 --> 00:11:26,811 Works it wide. But there's space early. Followed by Palmer! Two all. 212 00:11:31,649 --> 00:11:35,277 {\an8}A massive disappointment for Wrexham to lose that two-goal lead. 213 00:11:35,361 --> 00:11:37,738 {\an8}When that first win back in the Championship 214 00:11:37,822 --> 00:11:39,115 looked to be ours. 215 00:11:40,575 --> 00:11:44,578 {\an8}You know, when you're up two-nil to a team like Sheffield Wednesday 216 00:11:44,662 --> 00:11:48,541 {\an8}and end up in a draw, it feels like a loss. 217 00:11:54,339 --> 00:11:59,343 {\an8}So, on the weekend, we drew against Sheffield Wednesday. 218 00:11:59,427 --> 00:12:03,430 {\an8}Even though we were two-nil up, it feels like a loss. 219 00:12:03,514 --> 00:12:07,560 But Parky clearly knows what he needs to work on. 220 00:12:07,644 --> 00:12:09,436 We need our first win, definitely. 221 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,689 {\an8}There's added pressure, because the money's been spent 222 00:12:11,773 --> 00:12:13,065 {\an8}and it is a lot of money, isn't it? 223 00:12:13,149 --> 00:12:14,942 {\an8}Well, the pressure's on. The pressure's on Parky. 224 00:12:15,026 --> 00:12:16,861 {\an8}Oh, course it is. I mean, he's got us promoted three times, 225 00:12:16,945 --> 00:12:19,113 {\an8}- so who are we to criticize? - Yeah, exactly that. 226 00:12:19,197 --> 00:12:21,323 But, you know, this is a different level now, isn't it? 227 00:12:21,407 --> 00:12:22,992 When they lose a game or two, 228 00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:25,744 people forget what they would've originally been happy with. 229 00:12:25,828 --> 00:12:27,621 We might be too greedy, might we? 230 00:12:27,705 --> 00:12:30,583 In Leagues One and Two, we were winning every game, weren't we, every week. 231 00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:32,084 - Now-- - But we're in the Championship now. 232 00:12:32,168 --> 00:12:35,118 - Yeah, it's a lot of good teams. - There are no easy games. 233 00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:38,048 When you've had the success that we've had. 234 00:12:38,132 --> 00:12:43,304 When expectation is at the level as it is, and humans being humans, 235 00:12:44,347 --> 00:12:46,765 all of a sudden, there's always got to be somebody to blame. 236 00:12:46,849 --> 00:12:50,477 Is Parky gonna be one of them that holds his hands up and just says, 237 00:12:50,561 --> 00:12:52,980 "Look, I've took us as far as I can"? 238 00:12:53,064 --> 00:12:54,899 I get asked that all the time. 239 00:12:54,983 --> 00:12:57,526 "Do you think he's the manager to take us forward?" 240 00:12:57,610 --> 00:13:00,029 My answer to that is, "I honestly don't know." 241 00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:04,700 {\an8}Justin, who is the manager who we have bottom of our manager rankings 242 00:13:04,784 --> 00:13:08,537 {\an8}for the 2025-26 season? 243 00:13:08,621 --> 00:13:11,708 {\an8}We have Phil Parkinson of Wrexham. 244 00:13:15,670 --> 00:13:18,380 {\an8}Come on, let's get right up to speed. Play, Josh, let's go. 245 00:13:18,464 --> 00:13:20,424 Good. Here we go, then. Good, good. 246 00:13:20,508 --> 00:13:23,802 {\an8}Phil Parkinson, he's had over 1,000 games as a manager, 247 00:13:23,886 --> 00:13:27,973 {\an8}but I think only about 140, 150 in the Championship level? 248 00:13:28,057 --> 00:13:30,059 {\an8}So this will be a test for him. 249 00:13:30,143 --> 00:13:32,269 Phil Parkinson is a Wrexham legend, 250 00:13:32,353 --> 00:13:35,814 but Parkinson's Championship record isn't great. 251 00:13:35,898 --> 00:13:39,485 His most recent spell was with Bolton, who were relegated in 2019. 252 00:13:40,278 --> 00:13:43,614 Phil's previous roles as a manager in the Championship 253 00:13:43,698 --> 00:13:47,660 have been at Hull, Bolton, but in fairness to Phil, 254 00:13:47,744 --> 00:13:51,080 each one of those clubs had issues at the time. 255 00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:54,625 If you don't give somebody the tools to be able to do the job, 256 00:13:54,709 --> 00:13:57,169 the chances are that they're not going to do it. 257 00:13:57,253 --> 00:14:01,256 {\an8}Parkinson's never had his own team that he has built up. 258 00:14:01,340 --> 00:14:03,968 He's been inheriting squads, which are struggling to survive, 259 00:14:04,052 --> 00:14:09,139 or squads which are underfunded, and he's had to try and deal with that. 260 00:14:09,223 --> 00:14:12,142 One of the things that Championship clubs are 261 00:14:12,226 --> 00:14:16,939 pretty consistent with, and that's sacking managers 262 00:14:17,023 --> 00:14:19,073 if they're not getting immediate success. 263 00:14:19,108 --> 00:14:22,444 But the reality is, it's because people don't have time 264 00:14:22,528 --> 00:14:26,741 to wait in chasing that prize of trying to get to the Premier League. 265 00:14:30,161 --> 00:14:32,311 I've been a manager a long time. 266 00:14:32,330 --> 00:14:34,707 Um, it's a results-driven business. 267 00:14:35,291 --> 00:14:38,002 Everyone's quick to jump on the back of the manager. 268 00:14:38,628 --> 00:14:43,549 I think each season, um, over a third of managers' positions change. 269 00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:46,867 You never know how long you're gonna be a manager for. 270 00:14:47,345 --> 00:14:49,680 I think the next chapter in this Wrexham story 271 00:14:49,764 --> 00:14:53,100 sees them getting a big name as manager to take them to that next level, 272 00:14:53,184 --> 00:14:55,978 'cause I don't think Phil Parkinson's gonna be able to do that. 273 00:14:56,062 --> 00:14:57,521 This division is ruthless. 274 00:14:57,605 --> 00:14:59,898 Phil Parkinson has done more for this football club 275 00:14:59,982 --> 00:15:02,234 than most managers have in the history of the game. 276 00:15:02,318 --> 00:15:04,695 But make no bones about it: If we lose seven, eight games in a row, 277 00:15:04,779 --> 00:15:07,229 serious questions will be asked of Phil Parkinson. 278 00:15:07,782 --> 00:15:10,200 What I would say is he deserves as much time-- 279 00:15:10,284 --> 00:15:13,037 - You've got to give him a chance. - He deserves all the time in the world. 280 00:15:13,121 --> 00:15:16,371 I, personally, would be stunned if he is still the Wrexham manager 281 00:15:16,415 --> 00:15:17,765 come the end of the season. 282 00:15:28,886 --> 00:15:32,786 I've lost Joey, but I've lost more than... I've lost more than a friend. 283 00:15:33,891 --> 00:15:36,268 {\an8}This is someone different. He was unique. 284 00:15:36,352 --> 00:15:39,772 {\an8}Uh, he was a very special individual. 285 00:15:39,856 --> 00:15:41,190 Joey Jones is in the middle. 286 00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:43,025 High, played deep on the far side. 287 00:15:43,109 --> 00:15:44,443 Header at the line. 288 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:48,113 Everyone knows about Sir Joey Jones. 289 00:15:48,197 --> 00:15:50,283 Everyone knows that he is Mr. Wrexham. 290 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:54,453 And his contribution to football, certainly in Welsh football, 291 00:15:54,537 --> 00:15:55,788 enormous one, yeah. 292 00:16:01,127 --> 00:16:04,338 And, you know, I've lost a large part of my life. 293 00:16:09,093 --> 00:16:11,345 The football world is in mourning 294 00:16:11,429 --> 00:16:13,180 over the death of Wrexham legend, 295 00:16:13,264 --> 00:16:18,519 Mr. Wrexham, Joey Jones, who has sadly passed away at the age of 70. 296 00:16:19,395 --> 00:16:22,345 It's just so hard to put into words what he meant to us all. 297 00:16:22,398 --> 00:16:25,359 He's been my hero. He just loved this football club. 298 00:16:25,443 --> 00:16:27,945 The word legend is used far too often in football. 299 00:16:28,029 --> 00:16:29,655 Joey Jones is a football icon. 300 00:16:29,739 --> 00:16:32,950 Joey Jones is in the middle. Header! 301 00:16:33,034 --> 00:16:36,370 Joey Jones has scored his first goal for Wales. 302 00:16:36,454 --> 00:16:38,122 {\an8}His career, you know, 303 00:16:38,206 --> 00:16:41,500 {\an8}won two European Cups and two league titles at Liverpool. 304 00:16:41,584 --> 00:16:42,793 He played for Chelsea. 305 00:16:43,419 --> 00:16:45,269 But he always came back to us 306 00:16:45,296 --> 00:16:48,382 {\an8}and then was assistant manager, very much looking after the youth team. 307 00:16:48,466 --> 00:16:49,883 He was never one for the spotlight. 308 00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:52,302 He was never one to be out there in front of the camera. 309 00:16:53,638 --> 00:16:55,931 {\an8}- This is Joey Jones. - Hi. 310 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,599 Joey, it's a pleasure to meet you. 311 00:16:57,683 --> 00:16:59,434 It's a pleasure and honor to meet you, sir. 312 00:16:59,518 --> 00:17:00,686 Absolute pleasure, sir. 313 00:17:00,770 --> 00:17:03,272 Thank you for everything you've done for the town and this club, really. 314 00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:05,406 - Aw, thank you. Thank both of ya. - Yeah. 315 00:17:25,294 --> 00:17:27,713 I met Joey when I was 14. 316 00:17:30,716 --> 00:17:35,304 That was the start of a 56-year, very special, unique friendship. 317 00:17:35,972 --> 00:17:39,641 We didn't have much in those days. I couldn't even afford the football boots. 318 00:17:39,725 --> 00:17:41,393 Uh, I'm not sure where Joey got his from, 319 00:17:41,477 --> 00:17:43,729 but he had a brand-new pair every time I'd seen him. 320 00:17:43,813 --> 00:17:47,107 When he first joined Wrexham, we didn't know what was going to happen to him. 321 00:17:47,191 --> 00:17:49,485 Not knowing that we're going to probably play 322 00:17:49,569 --> 00:17:51,279 in the biggest clubs in the world. 323 00:17:52,029 --> 00:17:55,824 He became a legend and an icon. Like he does wherever Joey played. 324 00:17:55,908 --> 00:17:58,785 That's what he became, because the way he played with his heart 325 00:17:58,869 --> 00:18:04,291 and his passion... Fist... Clenched fist, uh, that was his connection with the fans. 326 00:18:04,375 --> 00:18:07,461 He was, you know, showing that he's going to give them everything. 327 00:18:07,545 --> 00:18:09,588 He's a big lad. 328 00:18:09,672 --> 00:18:12,841 He was a big lad... No, I'm just very small. 329 00:18:12,925 --> 00:18:15,427 I think everyone inside this stadium 330 00:18:15,511 --> 00:18:17,971 {\an8}and anyone that's come across Joey Jones 331 00:18:18,055 --> 00:18:20,933 knows what an incredible human being he was. 332 00:18:21,017 --> 00:18:23,717 He was just happy to play the game he loved growing up. 333 00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:28,524 What a career he had in football. He won absolutely everything. 334 00:18:29,317 --> 00:18:32,152 Incredible. The first Welshman, as he tells me all the time, 335 00:18:32,236 --> 00:18:34,404 to win the European Cup. 336 00:18:34,488 --> 00:18:35,489 And he always used to say to me, 337 00:18:35,573 --> 00:18:38,450 "Mickey, that European Cup ain't that heavy, you know." 338 00:18:39,869 --> 00:18:42,622 But off the pitch, that's where his quality was. 339 00:18:43,289 --> 00:18:46,083 Joey has got a legacy which will never die. 340 00:18:46,167 --> 00:18:48,967 Liverpool will keep that going. Huddersfield and Chelsea. 341 00:18:49,295 --> 00:18:50,345 But this is his home. 342 00:18:52,048 --> 00:18:54,299 Mickey will be in a dark place these next couple of months, 343 00:18:54,383 --> 00:18:58,512 because Mickey and Joey, you know, two of one, they came together. 344 00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:02,266 For Mickey, I would imagine it would be like losing his right arm. 345 00:19:02,350 --> 00:19:04,268 Joey came with Mickey Thomas, 346 00:19:04,352 --> 00:19:07,229 but the pair of them together, they were just like little kids. 347 00:19:07,313 --> 00:19:09,690 They were just laughing, joking all the time. 348 00:19:11,233 --> 00:19:13,944 You know, I don't accept he's gone, you know. 349 00:19:14,028 --> 00:19:18,532 I know he has, but, you know, I didn't never believe he was ill. 350 00:19:18,616 --> 00:19:22,619 I couldn't see that in Joey, 'cause Joey was always my strength. 351 00:19:22,703 --> 00:19:24,204 He was so strong for me. 352 00:19:24,288 --> 00:19:29,835 He's my heartbeat, isn't he? He has been my heartbeat for all my life. 353 00:19:29,919 --> 00:19:32,379 You know, it's the saddest day of my life. 354 00:19:32,463 --> 00:19:34,840 He's gone. I can't bring him back. 355 00:19:35,758 --> 00:19:37,551 He's my mate. He always will be. 356 00:19:37,635 --> 00:19:39,553 {\an8}He'll never die in my eyes. 357 00:19:39,637 --> 00:19:40,721 {\an8}God bless him. 358 00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:54,359 Wrexham gave me my chance you know. 359 00:19:54,443 --> 00:19:57,112 I'm so lucky we came here. 360 00:19:57,196 --> 00:19:58,614 I wouldn't change it for the world. 361 00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:00,532 If I had to do exactly the same thing again, 362 00:20:00,616 --> 00:20:02,618 and have my career over again, 363 00:20:02,702 --> 00:20:04,703 I would still start at Wrexham Football Club, 364 00:20:04,787 --> 00:20:07,414 because that's the place to be. 365 00:20:07,498 --> 00:20:08,791 Thank you. 366 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:30,604 Off to Millwall today. 367 00:20:30,688 --> 00:20:32,230 - Off to The Den. - Off to Millwall. 368 00:20:32,314 --> 00:20:33,982 We need the first win of the season. 369 00:20:34,066 --> 00:20:38,362 Let's be honest, we haven't had an exactly starstruck start, have we? 370 00:20:38,446 --> 00:20:41,096 I'm not panicking, but a lot of people are. 371 00:20:44,744 --> 00:20:47,788 Millwall's quite a legendary, uh, club in English football. 372 00:20:47,872 --> 00:20:51,124 Mr. Norman Burtenshaw, the referee, said that he was carried semiconscious 373 00:20:51,208 --> 00:20:55,087 off the field because of a deliberate attack from a spectator. 374 00:20:55,171 --> 00:20:57,047 The club's always been noted for that sort of thing. 375 00:20:57,131 --> 00:21:00,425 This is the view of Millwall that has become familiar. 376 00:21:00,509 --> 00:21:03,679 At Millwall, the view of the game is restricted by cages and spikes. 377 00:21:05,681 --> 00:21:07,808 These were the scenes at Millwall last year, 378 00:21:07,892 --> 00:21:11,687 when serious disturbances took place outside and inside the ground. 379 00:21:11,771 --> 00:21:15,774 Millwall fans relish and revel in the reputation that they have 380 00:21:15,858 --> 00:21:19,111 for being a horrible club and a horrible place to go and play football. 381 00:21:19,195 --> 00:21:22,364 "No one likes us. We don't care," I think, is the chant from Millwall. 382 00:21:29,497 --> 00:21:30,789 You come to Millwall, 383 00:21:30,873 --> 00:21:33,334 everybody's gotta be right fucking together, okay? 384 00:21:33,834 --> 00:21:37,003 Remember, reset as a group, okay? 385 00:21:37,087 --> 00:21:38,964 We belong on this fucking stage, 386 00:21:39,048 --> 00:21:42,259 and we're gonna fucking show it from minute one to minute 94 today. 387 00:21:42,343 --> 00:21:45,804 Okay, that is one way to get the fucking crowd on their fucking back. 388 00:21:47,765 --> 00:21:49,642 Here we are at The Den. 389 00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:55,188 The most visceral of all football venues 390 00:21:55,272 --> 00:21:59,067 for Wrexham to test themselves against a Millwall team 391 00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:02,404 that are going really, really well at the moment. 392 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:06,241 As Wrexham get things underway, this is gonna be a test of character 393 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:08,125 as well as technique here, isn't it? 394 00:22:08,744 --> 00:22:11,344 Ooh, Dobson too slow. Caught in possession by Emakhu. 395 00:22:11,372 --> 00:22:13,582 And he can't stop him dribbling past him. 396 00:22:13,666 --> 00:22:17,502 Hell of a tackle that, by Matthew James. It was three against two. 397 00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:20,756 Yes, check. Check! 398 00:22:22,341 --> 00:22:24,384 - Tackle by Emakhu on Cleworth... - Hey! What? 399 00:22:24,468 --> 00:22:26,118 ...Who has hurt his ankle, I think, 400 00:22:26,178 --> 00:22:29,974 ...to the delight of the Millwall players, and he looks in some distress. 401 00:22:36,772 --> 00:22:39,357 {\an8}Second half, and we're playing towards the fans. 402 00:22:39,441 --> 00:22:41,485 - Come on, you Reds! - Come on, you Reds! 403 00:22:43,362 --> 00:22:46,112 Their fans continue to make excellent noise. 404 00:22:46,115 --> 00:22:50,327 You need to be able to dig in in these sorts of tough away games. 405 00:22:52,496 --> 00:22:55,291 Roll the ball quicker! Move it quicker! 406 00:22:58,085 --> 00:23:00,587 Good cross. Moore goes over the keeper! 407 00:23:00,671 --> 00:23:02,172 And scores! 408 00:23:03,716 --> 00:23:05,092 ♪ You can't stop me ♪ 409 00:23:07,386 --> 00:23:11,014 Kieffer Moore keeps his eyes on the ball. All he has to do is redirect. 410 00:23:11,098 --> 00:23:13,934 {\an8}And it just sneaks in by that post for 1-0. 411 00:23:16,812 --> 00:23:18,397 Wrexham! 412 00:23:19,607 --> 00:23:21,233 We've got two minutes left. 413 00:23:21,317 --> 00:23:24,194 And it's fed into Emakhu. Tries to skin Dobson. 414 00:23:24,278 --> 00:23:27,697 Good work. Dobson intercepts. Cleared by James. 415 00:23:27,781 --> 00:23:29,241 Nobody up for Wrexham. 416 00:23:29,325 --> 00:23:31,660 We're digging in now, as the clock grinds down. 417 00:23:31,744 --> 00:23:33,745 Long ball. Ward comes a long way. 418 00:23:33,829 --> 00:23:36,915 Doesn't hold on to it. Was he fouled? Ref says not. And it's missed! 419 00:23:36,999 --> 00:23:39,125 Oh, it's a sitter. I've got to say, Ward is hurt. 420 00:23:39,209 --> 00:23:41,461 He looks really hurt. 421 00:23:41,545 --> 00:23:44,645 The Millwall and Wrexham players both calling for help for him. 422 00:23:46,258 --> 00:23:50,095 It looked like a foul. The ref didn't give it. Looks in distress. 423 00:23:50,179 --> 00:23:51,137 Where are you? 424 00:23:51,221 --> 00:23:52,764 We're at Millwall, and they fuckin' broke my arm. Come on. 425 00:23:52,848 --> 00:23:55,100 - Yeah, okay. - I need something, give me something. 426 00:23:55,184 --> 00:23:57,060 Pain relief, pain relief, pain relief! 427 00:23:57,144 --> 00:23:59,104 Everybody, X-stop, X! 428 00:23:59,188 --> 00:24:01,439 - His arm! His arm! - Don't fucking touch it. 429 00:24:01,523 --> 00:24:02,899 Change, change, change. 430 00:24:02,983 --> 00:24:06,028 Yeah, Arthur... You can, yeah. He's coming off. 431 00:24:07,780 --> 00:24:10,365 Ward, are you with me, buddy? You still with me? Stay with me. 432 00:24:10,449 --> 00:24:13,785 Come on, just talk to me. 433 00:24:13,869 --> 00:24:16,830 Okay, whoa, whoa. We're gonna... Whoa! 434 00:24:16,914 --> 00:24:18,364 Come on, big man. 435 00:24:22,461 --> 00:24:25,672 A lot of Millwall fans standing up and applauding him 436 00:24:25,756 --> 00:24:27,632 as he's taken off on a stretcher 437 00:24:27,716 --> 00:24:31,428 Let's hope that somehow it's not as serious as it looks. 438 00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:34,848 Here is Okonkwo. 439 00:24:35,808 --> 00:24:39,144 {\an8}It's always bad to see one of your teammates get injured. 440 00:24:39,228 --> 00:24:41,328 {\an8}In no situation do you want that to happen. 441 00:24:41,522 --> 00:24:44,482 But it's obviously created an opportunity for me 442 00:24:44,566 --> 00:24:47,986 to go and prove to everyone, and most importantly to myself, 443 00:24:48,070 --> 00:24:50,030 that I am ready for this level. 444 00:24:50,114 --> 00:24:53,325 To be honest, it was nerves and a lot of excitement. 445 00:24:53,409 --> 00:24:55,759 You know, and, uh, it was my Championship debut. 446 00:24:56,120 --> 00:24:57,820 Ball in is a good one. 447 00:24:58,205 --> 00:24:59,540 Attacked at the goalmouth. 448 00:25:00,207 --> 00:25:03,085 What a save! That is a ridiculous save. 449 00:25:03,877 --> 00:25:07,464 It was just pure reaction. I just turned around and made the save, obviously. 450 00:25:07,548 --> 00:25:10,698 What a save, by the way. 451 00:25:14,888 --> 00:25:16,431 McClean, cute ball into the box. 452 00:25:16,515 --> 00:25:18,308 O'Brien is goalside. Can he finish? 453 00:25:18,392 --> 00:25:19,685 Yes, he can! 454 00:25:20,728 --> 00:25:24,690 And Wrexham win at Millwall! In the 109th minute! 455 00:25:26,066 --> 00:25:27,776 {\an8}♪ Welcome to the future ♪ 456 00:25:28,652 --> 00:25:30,570 ♪ Life is a battle Goliath and David ♪ 457 00:25:30,654 --> 00:25:32,781 ♪ Nothing come easy You gotta create it ♪ 458 00:25:32,865 --> 00:25:36,242 Great clip-in by McClean, and what a finish by O'Brien. 459 00:25:36,326 --> 00:25:38,620 Tight angle, lifted it over Benda. 460 00:25:41,498 --> 00:25:43,249 Wrexham! 461 00:25:43,333 --> 00:25:46,628 There you are. For the first time since 1982, 462 00:25:46,712 --> 00:25:48,797 {\an8}Wrexham win in the second tier. 463 00:25:48,881 --> 00:25:50,799 {\an8}♪ Welcome to the future ♪ 464 00:25:50,883 --> 00:25:53,302 Their fans are thrilled. 465 00:25:53,969 --> 00:25:55,887 Three points on the board. 466 00:25:55,971 --> 00:25:58,849 A win away. Wrexham, we're on our way. 467 00:25:59,641 --> 00:26:02,519 It's just a great day for us to get off and running with a clean sheet 468 00:26:02,603 --> 00:26:05,898 and the first win, but more importantly, an away win. 469 00:26:07,149 --> 00:26:08,942 ♪ Welcome to the future ♪ 470 00:26:16,700 --> 00:26:19,161 {\an8}Work your feet. Good. 471 00:26:21,163 --> 00:26:22,539 Good. 472 00:26:22,623 --> 00:26:26,334 {\an8}At the start of this podcast, I want to send our well wishes to Danny Ward, 473 00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:28,086 after his horrific injury. 474 00:26:28,170 --> 00:26:29,587 Looked really painful there. 475 00:26:29,671 --> 00:26:32,549 {\an8}And that's going to be him out for a few months. 476 00:26:32,633 --> 00:26:35,051 {\an8}It was a dislocation of the elbow, 477 00:26:35,135 --> 00:26:38,514 {\an8}and then the ligaments and tendon have disappeared somehow. 478 00:26:40,307 --> 00:26:43,435 {\an8}And to top it all off, he ends the night having to order his own McDonald's 479 00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:44,936 at a service station. 480 00:26:45,020 --> 00:26:48,148 To be fair, mentally, getting over injury is hard, but sometimes you need, 481 00:26:48,232 --> 00:26:50,442 {\an8}a McDonald's or something, don't you, just to pick the mood up. 482 00:26:50,526 --> 00:26:51,776 {\an8}- Yeah. - I completely agree. 483 00:26:51,860 --> 00:26:53,695 Double cheeseburger? Big Mac meal? 484 00:26:53,779 --> 00:26:56,364 We've been in the... I'm in the hospital for hours. 485 00:26:56,448 --> 00:27:00,535 I don't care. The main bit I'm looking at is you adding extra cheese for 10p. 486 00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:03,204 {\an8}- That's all I can see. - That was me taking ice out of the Coke. 487 00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:05,331 {\an8}- That's what it was. I wanted no ice. - Extra fries. 488 00:27:05,415 --> 00:27:06,416 {\an8}It's no ice. 489 00:27:06,917 --> 00:27:10,253 To see him go down was scary for so many different reasons. 490 00:27:10,337 --> 00:27:14,424 {\an8}And then seeing him at McDonald's later on that night via social media, 491 00:27:14,508 --> 00:27:16,009 {\an8}I realized he was probably okay. 492 00:27:16,093 --> 00:27:18,428 Um, but how long would he be out for? 493 00:27:19,221 --> 00:27:21,890 They say around three months' recovery time, 494 00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:24,976 and hopefully, be back playing before four. 495 00:27:25,060 --> 00:27:28,104 {\an8}See how far we need to get you coming up... 496 00:27:28,188 --> 00:27:30,607 {\an8}It's all a bit of a blur, bit of a noise, 497 00:27:30,691 --> 00:27:32,275 {\an8}and I just remember thinking... 498 00:27:34,778 --> 00:27:37,197 "Why?" Like, "Why now?" 499 00:27:41,076 --> 00:27:44,579 Just starting to get in your flow. This return that you've dreamed of. 500 00:27:44,663 --> 00:27:48,958 The way it's panned out by getting in the team, it's now... 501 00:27:50,752 --> 00:27:51,753 Fuck. 502 00:27:52,713 --> 00:27:57,342 Tough, tough road ahead, but made easier by the people around you. 503 00:27:58,802 --> 00:28:01,346 It's the first time I've ever been in a club like this, 504 00:28:01,430 --> 00:28:03,473 where everyone is so in it together. 505 00:28:03,557 --> 00:28:05,558 It is a club that's always been in my heart, 506 00:28:05,642 --> 00:28:07,852 from the first time I went to watch my first game. 507 00:28:07,936 --> 00:28:10,730 It's... It's the tonic I needed at-at the right time of my life. 508 00:28:10,814 --> 00:28:12,190 - Tomorrow, pal. - Cheers, pal. 509 00:28:12,274 --> 00:28:14,192 - Touch base. - Will do. See you later. 510 00:28:23,285 --> 00:28:27,135 Sending me it through, as we said, then we'll pick it up at this end. 511 00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:34,254 The summer transfer window is approximately a ten-week period 512 00:28:34,338 --> 00:28:38,132 where football opens its door to the madness 513 00:28:38,216 --> 00:28:41,177 of transfers, sales and recruitment. 514 00:28:41,261 --> 00:28:45,014 We knew we were going to need to strengthen to be competitive, 515 00:28:45,098 --> 00:28:48,726 {\an8}yet we only had a very small period of time to do that. 516 00:28:48,810 --> 00:28:52,480 {\an8}It's the last morning. We've got a number of things to tie up, 517 00:28:52,564 --> 00:28:56,150 but every side in this game at the moment is playing brinkmanship with each other. 518 00:28:56,234 --> 00:28:57,334 When the window shuts, 519 00:28:57,402 --> 00:29:00,702 that means there can be no further changes to the squad, in or out. 520 00:29:01,657 --> 00:29:03,408 This is Man City calling. 521 00:29:03,492 --> 00:29:04,492 Hey, Mike. 522 00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:06,160 Welcome to the war room. 523 00:29:06,244 --> 00:29:09,706 It's the busiest window this club's had, certainly in Rob and Ryan's time here. 524 00:29:09,790 --> 00:29:12,490 {\an8}You guys sent over the paperwork last night, I believe. 525 00:29:12,542 --> 00:29:16,462 It's been, uh, crazy. I'm looking forward to the clock striking 7:00, 526 00:29:16,546 --> 00:29:17,755 if we get the ones in we want. 527 00:29:17,839 --> 00:29:20,842 Supposed to be this morning. Let me go find out when the medical's scheduled for. 528 00:29:20,926 --> 00:29:24,554 So there's plenty to do between now and seven o'clock tonight. 529 00:29:26,223 --> 00:29:28,642 So the problem that's known as Dominic Hyam. 530 00:29:32,354 --> 00:29:34,564 No way we can get the medical done in... 531 00:29:34,648 --> 00:29:36,441 Fucking good... good question. 532 00:29:36,525 --> 00:29:38,735 Leave it with me five minutes. I'll come back to you. 533 00:29:38,819 --> 00:29:41,029 - Will do. Thanks. Cheers, Shaun. - Cheers. Bye. 534 00:29:41,113 --> 00:29:42,655 Fucking hell. 535 00:29:42,739 --> 00:29:45,825 We've got a "Houston, we have an Apollo 13-type challenge." 536 00:29:45,909 --> 00:29:50,246 Dominic Hyam is in Glasgow on international duty. 537 00:29:50,330 --> 00:29:52,457 You think the agent might have thought of telling us that. 538 00:29:52,541 --> 00:29:53,741 Do you know what I mean? 539 00:29:55,335 --> 00:29:58,963 So we just agreed terms with the final piece of Phil's jigsaw 540 00:29:59,047 --> 00:30:02,550 with Blackburn, so we're really excited. 541 00:30:02,634 --> 00:30:05,803 But he's just joined up with the Scotland squad, and he's in Glasgow. 542 00:30:05,887 --> 00:30:08,848 So we're trying to work out how we get a medical done 543 00:30:08,932 --> 00:30:10,391 for a player who's in Glasgow 544 00:30:10,475 --> 00:30:13,353 when we need him in Manchester, and we're in North Wales. 545 00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:16,522 We've got a three o'clock slot on standby. 546 00:30:16,606 --> 00:30:19,233 Yeah, but I don't think there's gonna be a chance 547 00:30:19,317 --> 00:30:22,153 - to get him down from Glasgow to here. - No. 548 00:30:22,237 --> 00:30:25,323 What I'll have to do is say, "Right. What do you want to do? 549 00:30:25,407 --> 00:30:26,908 Got a chance to sign a contract..." 550 00:30:26,992 --> 00:30:29,442 - Yeah. - I don't want this on camera, by the way. 551 00:30:34,750 --> 00:30:38,461 {\an8}Summer transfer window finally closed. Deadline day is always very busy. 552 00:30:38,545 --> 00:30:42,590 Right, the latest of the deadline-day recruits then, Dom Hyam. 553 00:30:42,674 --> 00:30:45,009 Wrexham fans saying, "I think the deal's fallen through." 554 00:30:45,093 --> 00:30:48,680 No, it didn't. 11:00 p.m., Dom Hyam, the last in the building. 555 00:30:48,764 --> 00:30:52,058 {\an8}It's a summer transfer window to end all summer transfer windows. 556 00:30:52,142 --> 00:30:54,686 Fourteen players in, 19 players gone. 557 00:30:54,770 --> 00:30:57,438 Those three additions on deadline day, they are huge. 558 00:30:57,522 --> 00:31:02,652 We have never seen anything like Wrexham's summer transfer window. 559 00:31:02,736 --> 00:31:05,947 They have quite literally signed a whole new team. 560 00:31:06,031 --> 00:31:07,824 Spent, what, more money this summer 561 00:31:07,908 --> 00:31:11,953 {\an8}than they've spent in the previous 161 years of the club combined on players. 562 00:31:12,037 --> 00:31:14,288 We spent a lot of money this year, but many of the teams 563 00:31:14,372 --> 00:31:18,376 that we're competing against have had years of building their current squads. 564 00:31:18,460 --> 00:31:22,005 So, the money we've actually spent is only trying to catch up 565 00:31:22,089 --> 00:31:25,091 with the position that they're already in. 566 00:31:25,175 --> 00:31:28,553 We are different. You've gotta compete on a level playing field, 567 00:31:28,637 --> 00:31:31,973 but without that investment over an extended period of time, 568 00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:33,558 it is a real challenge. 569 00:31:34,851 --> 00:31:36,185 {\an8}We brought in 14 players. 570 00:31:36,269 --> 00:31:39,397 And then, at the same time, you're trying to quickly bring new people in 571 00:31:39,481 --> 00:31:40,565 and get them acclimated. 572 00:31:40,649 --> 00:31:42,818 Just needed a wee bit more, Sheafman. 573 00:31:43,527 --> 00:31:47,577 This is almost like a brand-new team for people to get their heads around. 574 00:31:48,198 --> 00:31:50,533 {\an8}I get jittery spending so much money. 575 00:31:50,617 --> 00:31:54,037 We need to do it to compete, but I can't let go of the old fan in me. 576 00:31:54,121 --> 00:31:56,671 I can't... I'm like, "Oh, God. What if it goes wrong?" 577 00:31:57,624 --> 00:31:59,667 You can have great players, 578 00:31:59,751 --> 00:32:01,794 but that doesn't necessarily mean you have a terrific team. 579 00:32:01,878 --> 00:32:04,881 {\an8}I don't know whether or not they're gonna be real team players, 580 00:32:04,965 --> 00:32:07,967 {\an8}or are they gonna be players who are looking for their own glory? 581 00:32:08,051 --> 00:32:10,386 They just want the ball so they can try and score with the ball. 582 00:32:10,470 --> 00:32:12,930 Time will tell. Time will tell. But, yeah, I'm nervous. 583 00:32:13,014 --> 00:32:18,228 Time! Now get yourselves a drink. 584 00:32:32,409 --> 00:32:34,911 Back at the Racecourse to take on QPR. 585 00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:38,331 {\an8}QPR now. I-I think what they've got 586 00:32:38,415 --> 00:32:43,002 {\an8}is that sort of maverick, mercurial flair player 587 00:32:43,086 --> 00:32:44,921 that QPR have always had. 588 00:32:45,005 --> 00:32:47,924 {\an8}You know, they are known for having unpredictable forwards. 589 00:32:48,008 --> 00:32:50,468 I'm expecting a real battle. 590 00:32:51,845 --> 00:32:54,097 Colin, let's grab a photo of the three of us here. 591 00:32:54,181 --> 00:32:57,350 It's like, that's the one you want. It's like, with that behind you. 592 00:32:57,434 --> 00:33:01,646 {\an8}- The sun just came out. - This way, though. If you go this way. 593 00:33:01,730 --> 00:33:03,314 {\an8}Thank you. 594 00:33:03,398 --> 00:33:06,609 - Do you see Millie there? I can't tell. - Yes. She's here. 595 00:33:06,693 --> 00:33:08,069 What's up, Millie? 596 00:33:08,153 --> 00:33:11,203 {\an8}- How you doing, Millie? Doing all right? - How are you, Ryan? 597 00:33:11,239 --> 00:33:13,074 {\an8}- Yeah, been good. - Yeah? 598 00:33:13,158 --> 00:33:15,326 - Georgie Evans left. - I know. 599 00:33:15,410 --> 00:33:17,286 He's on my shirt as well. 600 00:33:17,370 --> 00:33:19,372 - I know, George is-- - I love Georgie. 601 00:33:19,456 --> 00:33:22,667 - We called him Gorgeous George. - How did you know that? 602 00:33:22,751 --> 00:33:24,961 - I do. You call him that too? - I call him it too. 603 00:33:25,045 --> 00:33:26,895 I did not know that. I'm not kidding. 604 00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:32,135 The Queens Park Rangers match. Well, for starters, 605 00:33:32,219 --> 00:33:36,973 {\an8}we spent, um, I don't know, the GDP of all of Canada on players. 606 00:33:37,515 --> 00:33:39,642 {\an8}What's going on, guys? Nice to meet you. 607 00:33:39,726 --> 00:33:41,394 {\an8}What's going on? Welcome. 608 00:33:41,478 --> 00:33:44,647 {\an8}- Dom. How are you? - How you doing? Nice to meet you. 609 00:33:44,731 --> 00:33:47,525 {\an8}There are so many new faces everywhere you look. 610 00:33:47,609 --> 00:33:49,443 Like, everywhere. 611 00:33:49,527 --> 00:33:51,404 {\an8}- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you as well. 612 00:33:51,488 --> 00:33:52,572 {\an8}- What's your name again? - Reuben. 613 00:33:52,656 --> 00:33:54,323 {\an8}Oh, Reuben. Nice to meet you. 614 00:33:54,407 --> 00:33:55,867 Gonna need cheat sheets. 615 00:33:56,743 --> 00:33:59,871 {\an8}You know, even Max Cleworth went through puberty. 616 00:34:01,498 --> 00:34:03,917 {\an8}So I... It took me a minute to realize, 617 00:34:04,751 --> 00:34:05,961 "Oh, that's Max." 618 00:34:10,423 --> 00:34:13,551 So, yeah, fascinating game, this, Wrexham against QPR. 619 00:34:13,635 --> 00:34:17,180 Both done a lot of business in the transfer window 620 00:34:17,264 --> 00:34:20,642 and are bedding players in, and that also is intriguing, isn't it? 621 00:34:24,229 --> 00:34:27,315 QPR continue to look strong here. 622 00:34:28,441 --> 00:34:31,486 In the box, a real scramble, and Okonkwo can't get there. 623 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:37,909 Then we showed up here, and, uh, we get a little bit of a spanking. 624 00:34:37,993 --> 00:34:40,495 Well, Kone drills a shot. 625 00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:47,835 Um... That left a mark. A red mark. 626 00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:49,754 Just reminding you to breathe. 627 00:34:49,838 --> 00:34:52,048 - Fuck, thank you. - Just reminding you to breathe. 628 00:34:52,132 --> 00:34:53,799 He's one-on-one with Okonkwo. 629 00:34:53,883 --> 00:34:55,635 He chips it. Brilliant goal. 630 00:34:58,388 --> 00:35:00,306 Is your stomach just Swiss cheese? 631 00:35:00,390 --> 00:35:02,850 I don't have a stomach anymore. I switched to a colostomy bag. 632 00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:05,436 It's super efficient. I totally recommend it. 633 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:08,022 {\an8}And the referee blows the whistle. 634 00:35:08,106 --> 00:35:11,484 {\an8} Frustration for Wrexham. 635 00:35:12,611 --> 00:35:13,986 We didn't defend too well. 636 00:35:14,070 --> 00:35:16,614 We had £20 million worth of players on the bench. 637 00:35:16,698 --> 00:35:19,033 I know they say they gotta blend the team together, 638 00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:22,078 but they could've put at least two or three on. They've been training 639 00:35:22,162 --> 00:35:23,955 - for two weeks together, maybe? - Yeah. 640 00:35:24,039 --> 00:35:27,792 And I just think Parkinson, sometimes he needs to change his tactics. 641 00:35:27,876 --> 00:35:30,753 But to lose at home... It used to be a fortress for us, this ground. 642 00:35:30,837 --> 00:35:34,465 Losing 3-1 at home to QPR. Not much of a fairy tale, is it? 643 00:35:34,549 --> 00:35:36,217 So that was bad. 644 00:35:36,301 --> 00:35:38,594 We're sitting in 21st position right now on the table, 645 00:35:38,678 --> 00:35:42,640 and you suddenly go from hoping to have ambitions of being competitive 646 00:35:42,724 --> 00:35:44,643 to hoping you don't get relegated. 647 00:35:45,435 --> 00:35:48,854 Last season, we went all in, and of course, we're still all in. 648 00:35:48,938 --> 00:35:52,108 But having spent so much money, yes, 649 00:35:52,192 --> 00:35:54,318 but also time, energy, 650 00:35:54,402 --> 00:35:58,489 emotional... uh, output, 651 00:35:58,573 --> 00:36:02,910 the question to us is, "Is this where we wanna be?" 652 00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:07,415 We've got one win, one draw and three losses. 653 00:36:08,124 --> 00:36:10,376 That is not where we wanna be. 654 00:36:14,756 --> 00:36:16,757 I just give my opinion. 655 00:36:16,841 --> 00:36:18,426 And I'd rather you did. 656 00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:21,554 Oh, yeah. There's no filter with me whatsoever. 657 00:36:24,391 --> 00:36:26,935 I'm just Trina the cleaner. You know? 658 00:36:30,271 --> 00:36:33,774 So I've worked for Wrexham football ground for about four years, I think. 659 00:36:33,858 --> 00:36:38,195 Never even been to Wrexham's ground until I started working here, 660 00:36:38,279 --> 00:36:40,990 and then just fell in love with the place, the people. 661 00:36:41,074 --> 00:36:44,324 It's like having another family. It's a really good place to work. 662 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:49,790 I've only ever been to one game here, but I'm never coming again, ever. 663 00:36:49,874 --> 00:36:53,919 Because my luck, 13,000 people in the stadium, 664 00:36:54,003 --> 00:36:55,546 who sits right next to me? 665 00:36:55,630 --> 00:36:57,548 Only my fucking ex-husband. 666 00:36:57,632 --> 00:36:59,550 Wow. Couldn't write it, could you? 667 00:36:59,634 --> 00:37:03,095 In this football club, I say I have no luck, none whatsoever. 668 00:37:03,179 --> 00:37:06,679 Even if I fell into a well full of cocks, I'd come up sucking me thumb. 669 00:37:07,934 --> 00:37:11,437 But no, they'd have to pay me to come and watch another football game. 670 00:37:11,521 --> 00:37:13,621 I'd rather just stay at home and watch it. 671 00:37:14,274 --> 00:37:17,318 Worst part is definitely the public toilets 672 00:37:17,402 --> 00:37:18,611 when we have to do that. 673 00:37:18,695 --> 00:37:22,031 When we've won the cups and different things like that, 674 00:37:22,115 --> 00:37:25,409 the changing rooms... How I didn't kill the boys, I don't know. 675 00:37:25,493 --> 00:37:28,788 Yeah, smelled like a brewery days after, 676 00:37:28,872 --> 00:37:32,208 and then Ollie Palmer throwing his lettuce everywhere. 677 00:37:32,292 --> 00:37:35,044 We are going up, I said we are going up! 678 00:37:35,128 --> 00:37:36,671 That really annoyed me. 679 00:37:37,672 --> 00:37:39,757 I've met a lot of good players 680 00:37:39,841 --> 00:37:42,741 and some that have left, you know, they still get in touch. 681 00:37:42,761 --> 00:37:45,221 Will Boyle, when he left, he messaged me, 682 00:37:45,305 --> 00:37:48,141 said I was the heartbeat of the club, which was lovely. 683 00:37:52,353 --> 00:37:54,898 Sunday morning. What have the lads left for me? 684 00:37:55,815 --> 00:37:57,400 Oh, it's not too bad. 685 00:37:58,276 --> 00:37:59,443 Oh... 686 00:37:59,527 --> 00:38:02,739 QPR, well. A bit of a... 687 00:38:03,448 --> 00:38:07,494 Uh, yeah. A bit of a disappointing game, I'd say. 688 00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:11,664 I think QPR deserved the win yesterday. I think we were very slow. 689 00:38:12,540 --> 00:38:13,666 God... 690 00:38:14,375 --> 00:38:16,085 They were shit. 691 00:38:16,169 --> 00:38:19,547 - I gotta say it. They were absolute shit. - Get it off your chest. Go on. 692 00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:25,261 Um, but they had plenty of opportunities. Um, it just wasn't our day, unfortunately. 693 00:38:25,345 --> 00:38:29,473 Obviously, we've got a lot of new lads that are just coming together. 694 00:38:29,557 --> 00:38:33,269 It's gonna take them a while to get used to playing against one another, isn't it? 695 00:38:33,353 --> 00:38:35,312 You know, you've gotta... 696 00:38:35,396 --> 00:38:39,734 You've gotta work it out, and I'm sure Phil Parkinson will do that. 697 00:38:40,485 --> 00:38:42,403 Just want to see 'em win, 698 00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:46,866 and just show everybody in Wrexham that they actually can do this again. 699 00:38:46,950 --> 00:38:48,500 They've just got to believe it. 700 00:38:49,244 --> 00:38:51,294 And that's all down to Phil and his team. 701 00:38:51,955 --> 00:38:55,166 I think Phil's an absolutely gentle, gentle man. 702 00:38:55,875 --> 00:38:57,585 He's very kind. 703 00:38:58,670 --> 00:39:01,589 So maybe they should just send me in to shout at 'em, eh? 704 00:39:01,673 --> 00:39:02,882 And sort 'em out. 705 00:39:04,717 --> 00:39:07,219 My gob never shuts up, though. That's the problem. 706 00:39:07,303 --> 00:39:10,222 Phil... Phil Bennett calls me "Gobshite." 707 00:39:11,766 --> 00:39:14,518 Yeah, I'm sure Monday morning, the lads will be back in, 708 00:39:14,602 --> 00:39:16,020 and they'll be raring to go. 709 00:39:28,867 --> 00:39:33,079 {\an8}Better than what I could've wished for. So chuffed. Uh, it's amazing. 710 00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:36,291 Everyone knows Mr. Wrexham. 711 00:39:37,083 --> 00:39:40,461 Me and all me friends, we thought he needed a tribute to him. 712 00:39:41,296 --> 00:39:43,423 And we said we needed something permanent. 713 00:39:44,257 --> 00:39:46,634 Then the question was, where to put it? 714 00:39:47,260 --> 00:39:50,763 And there's only one place really fitting for Joey. 715 00:39:53,308 --> 00:39:57,269 Got together with Wayne, and we raised the total to get all this done, 716 00:39:57,353 --> 00:39:59,355 and I think it's perfect for Joey, 717 00:39:59,439 --> 00:40:01,857 {\an8}and... hopefully, he's here forever. 718 00:40:01,941 --> 00:40:04,485 Well, he always will be anyhow, like, but yeah. 719 00:40:05,570 --> 00:40:06,904 {\an8} He's out on the pitch there, isn't he? 720 00:40:06,988 --> 00:40:10,115 {\an8}Just giving the fist wave to the fans, like he always did, 721 00:40:10,199 --> 00:40:12,368 {\an8}and full of passion. 722 00:40:13,786 --> 00:40:17,164 Yeah, just come to see this today. Family's proud of it. 723 00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:19,167 Just feels emotional, yeah. 724 00:40:19,959 --> 00:40:21,920 And I brought me son and me grandson. 725 00:40:22,587 --> 00:40:23,588 Everyone's happy. 726 00:40:24,172 --> 00:40:25,464 {\an8}It's unbelievable. 727 00:40:25,548 --> 00:40:29,677 {\an8}Um... It's nice to know every time you're gonna come into town now, 728 00:40:29,761 --> 00:40:32,054 that's the first thing you're gonna see before you come in here. 729 00:40:32,138 --> 00:40:34,933 It's just a proud, proud moment. 730 00:40:35,808 --> 00:40:37,558 You see all these tributes, 731 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:39,395 it brings it all home that he's no longer around, 732 00:40:39,479 --> 00:40:44,525 but just nice to know how much he was loved by everybody, really. 733 00:40:49,572 --> 00:40:51,922 Well, it's the first time I've seen it. 734 00:40:52,992 --> 00:40:54,592 It's really like Joey, isn't it? 735 00:40:54,619 --> 00:40:56,662 I... I think he's there on that wall, 736 00:40:56,746 --> 00:40:59,415 and the most important thing, "Mr. Wrexham." 737 00:40:59,499 --> 00:41:02,084 Joey is Mr. Wrexham, and he always will be. 738 00:41:02,168 --> 00:41:05,504 That is a magnificent tribute to someone that is 739 00:41:05,588 --> 00:41:09,300 probably the greatest person that's ever walked this planet. 740 00:41:09,384 --> 00:41:10,468 I love him. 741 00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:15,055 Can't go anywhere in Wrexham 742 00:41:15,139 --> 00:41:19,102 without being reminded of who and what we've lost. 743 00:41:19,894 --> 00:41:23,063 But, you know, losing is a part of the game, just like in life, 744 00:41:23,147 --> 00:41:28,152 and how you deal with losing is what defines who you are. 745 00:41:30,238 --> 00:41:33,532 Joey Jones showed us what that looked like. 746 00:41:33,616 --> 00:41:37,953 And his legacy lives on with every player who puts on that Wrexham shirt 747 00:41:38,037 --> 00:41:42,750 and reminds everybody that the only thing you can do is 748 00:41:42,834 --> 00:41:44,284 give them everything you got. 749 00:41:44,836 --> 00:41:47,736 - One, two, three... - Joey!