1 00:00:06,548 --> 00:00:08,634 [♪ dramatic music plays] 2 00:00:08,717 --> 00:00:10,469 [supporters cheering] 3 00:00:10,552 --> 00:00:13,430 [Stephen] There's a reason they call it the Cae Ras or the Racecourse. 4 00:00:13,513 --> 00:00:14,514 [bell rings] 5 00:00:14,598 --> 00:00:19,061 [Stephen] In the early 1700s, the first horse race was run on this ground. 6 00:00:19,144 --> 00:00:20,145 [hooves thudding] 7 00:00:20,229 --> 00:00:23,357 [Stephen] The town purse: 60 pounds. 8 00:00:24,191 --> 00:00:27,194 It was Lord Stamford's horse, Belinda, that won it. 9 00:00:28,487 --> 00:00:33,116 Then, for over 150 years, people packed in 10 00:00:33,742 --> 00:00:35,369 to bet on the long shots, 11 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:38,997 to see who had the legs to finish. 12 00:00:39,081 --> 00:00:40,457 [whinnies] 13 00:00:40,958 --> 00:00:43,544 [Stephen] The horses are long gone, 14 00:00:43,627 --> 00:00:48,173 but the spirit of the final stretch has never left. 15 00:00:48,257 --> 00:00:49,466 [crowd roaring] 16 00:00:50,425 --> 00:00:52,511 [Stephen] And now here we are. 17 00:00:53,136 --> 00:00:55,347 [Griffiths] Moore breaking in the box, left-hand side. 18 00:00:55,430 --> 00:00:57,724 -Tight angle. And he scores! -[supporters cheering] 19 00:00:57,808 --> 00:00:59,351 What a goal! 20 00:00:59,434 --> 00:01:01,353 [Stephen] In the final stretch of the season, 21 00:01:01,436 --> 00:01:05,691 vying for a single playoff spot against two threatening teams. 22 00:01:05,774 --> 00:01:08,318 Four points out of the top six. Four games to go. 23 00:01:08,402 --> 00:01:10,779 Four massive games, four wins, hopefully. 24 00:01:10,862 --> 00:01:13,240 But if not, hopefully Hull can slip up. 25 00:01:13,323 --> 00:01:14,575 [♪ dramatic music continues] 26 00:01:14,658 --> 00:01:18,078 [Stephen] Hull City have spent multiple years in the Premier League. 27 00:01:18,161 --> 00:01:20,872 They know what a promotion race looks like. 28 00:01:20,956 --> 00:01:24,668 They've been sitting in the top six for weeks in the Championship, 29 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:26,962 while Wrexham have struggled. 30 00:01:27,045 --> 00:01:31,008 It's all about the next week. We're ready to come back in to go again. 31 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:33,760 And you've got to keep finding the solutions. 32 00:01:34,261 --> 00:01:36,930 [Stephen] Derby have the easier run-in. 33 00:01:37,014 --> 00:01:41,059 Everyone knows it. And they're one point back. 34 00:01:41,977 --> 00:01:43,228 Three teams. 35 00:01:44,313 --> 00:01:45,605 One spot. 36 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:48,150 Four matches left. 37 00:01:48,984 --> 00:01:51,903 And win or lose, we go again. 38 00:01:53,739 --> 00:01:55,240 [♪ music fades] 39 00:01:56,366 --> 00:01:59,494 ♪ Don't forget where you came from ♪ 40 00:01:59,578 --> 00:02:02,247 ♪ Don't forget what you're made of ♪ 41 00:02:02,331 --> 00:02:05,125 ♪ The ones who were there ♪ 42 00:02:05,208 --> 00:02:08,295 ♪ When no one else would care ♪ 43 00:02:08,378 --> 00:02:11,465 ♪ Don't be afraid to cry now ♪ 44 00:02:11,548 --> 00:02:15,636 ♪ Even when the world comes crashing in ♪ 45 00:02:17,846 --> 00:02:21,975 ♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪ 46 00:02:26,980 --> 00:02:31,109 ♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪ 47 00:02:37,574 --> 00:02:38,992 [Jones] You know, we've got Stoke City today. 48 00:02:39,076 --> 00:02:40,702 Credit to them, they're a massive club, 49 00:02:40,786 --> 00:02:45,040 they've got multimillion pound owners and they're 16th, but we're seventh. 50 00:02:45,123 --> 00:02:47,834 And who knows, if we win today, we keep the dream alive for another week. 51 00:02:47,918 --> 00:02:49,836 Yeah, so just as a reminder, in the Championship, 52 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:51,004 three teams are promoted. 53 00:02:51,088 --> 00:02:52,673 So, the top two are promoted automatically. 54 00:02:52,756 --> 00:02:55,384 You then have three, four, five and six, who go into the playoffs. 55 00:02:55,467 --> 00:02:56,968 Three plays six, four plays five. 56 00:02:57,052 --> 00:02:59,888 The winners of those games play off in the final at Wembley. 57 00:02:59,971 --> 00:03:03,141 Wrexham are currently in seventh, one place outside the playoffs, 58 00:03:03,225 --> 00:03:05,060 and we have four games to get there. 59 00:03:05,143 --> 00:03:08,397 [Ian Griffiths] The thing is, we're gonna have our best ever finish 60 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,065 -in the history of the club. -Yeah. 61 00:03:10,148 --> 00:03:12,317 So, I think it's between us and Hull. 62 00:03:12,401 --> 00:03:16,321 But if we win today, and we win on Tuesday, 63 00:03:16,405 --> 00:03:18,198 if we get to that last game of the season, 64 00:03:18,281 --> 00:03:20,033 -I'd fancy us together. -Yeah. Can you imagine? 65 00:03:20,117 --> 00:03:21,368 [Ker] If we can sneak into the playoffs, 66 00:03:21,451 --> 00:03:24,496 then promotion to the Premier League is a real possibility. 67 00:03:24,579 --> 00:03:26,498 So, we're off to the races. 68 00:03:26,581 --> 00:03:27,874 [♪ "Call to the Post" plays] 69 00:03:27,958 --> 00:03:30,210 [Parkinson] Standards, innit? That's what it's all about. 70 00:03:30,293 --> 00:03:33,130 Raising standards again, getting back to where we've been. 71 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:36,341 Can we create an intensity and tempo and physicality in the game? 72 00:03:36,425 --> 00:03:38,718 You know, that's really important. We're the fucking home team. 73 00:03:38,802 --> 00:03:39,803 We've got to be physical. 74 00:03:39,886 --> 00:03:42,639 We've got to fucking up the fucking ante all over the fucking pitch. 75 00:03:42,722 --> 00:03:45,434 Can we at the end of the game have ticked the fucking boxes 76 00:03:45,517 --> 00:03:48,520 to up our performance level? Let's see what it takes. 77 00:03:48,603 --> 00:03:49,938 [all cheering, applauding] 78 00:03:50,021 --> 00:03:53,275 [Griffiths] Hello and welcome to Wrexham for a huge game. 79 00:03:53,984 --> 00:03:55,902 I'm reluctant to say this, but I've got to. 80 00:03:55,986 --> 00:04:01,658 Must win to have any hope really of maintaining this exciting push 81 00:04:01,741 --> 00:04:03,535 towards the-the playoffs. 82 00:04:03,618 --> 00:04:05,454 We'll look at the Wrexham changes. 83 00:04:05,537 --> 00:04:09,499 Danny Ward is back in goal ahead of Arthur Okonkwo. 84 00:04:10,125 --> 00:04:11,501 [Stephen] Oh. 85 00:04:12,878 --> 00:04:14,379 Where's Okonkwo? 86 00:04:15,046 --> 00:04:16,673 On the back of two defeats, 87 00:04:16,756 --> 00:04:20,093 it was fairly obvious that we needed to change something. 88 00:04:20,177 --> 00:04:22,095 [Roberts] I was expecting changes today. 89 00:04:22,179 --> 00:04:24,723 I can't say I was expecting to see Danny Ward, but there we go. 90 00:04:24,806 --> 00:04:26,725 [Harvey] Was Danny's experience 91 00:04:26,808 --> 00:04:29,269 something to make that real positive difference? 92 00:04:29,352 --> 00:04:31,104 [Roberts] Phil Parkinson's made that decision today. 93 00:04:31,188 --> 00:04:33,815 He knows Wrexham really have to win this game 94 00:04:33,899 --> 00:04:35,942 to really stay in that hunt of those playoffs. 95 00:04:36,026 --> 00:04:37,611 -[supporters cheering] -We did it. 96 00:04:37,694 --> 00:04:40,280 [Griffiths] So, Dobson floats it in towards the penalty spot. 97 00:04:40,363 --> 00:04:42,282 Lawal, good header. Rathbone brings it down. 98 00:04:42,365 --> 00:04:44,868 Hits it, and it's corner to Wrexham. 99 00:04:44,951 --> 00:04:46,328 [groans] 100 00:04:46,411 --> 00:04:50,040 [Roberts] This is a great opportunity back at home to turn things around. 101 00:04:50,123 --> 00:04:54,085 [Griffiths] Thomason sweeps it. The ball goes in. Wrexham take the lead. 102 00:04:54,169 --> 00:04:56,421 -[supporters cheering] -Yeah! It's a goal! 103 00:04:56,505 --> 00:05:02,135 [Griffiths] Surely this one will be given as a direct goal from a corner. 104 00:05:03,595 --> 00:05:05,430 Thomason swept it in. 105 00:05:05,514 --> 00:05:07,933 -[Morrell] Or Windass. -[Griffiths] Windass. 106 00:05:08,016 --> 00:05:09,851 -[Morrell] Going with his finger. -[Griffiths] You're right. 107 00:05:09,935 --> 00:05:12,103 I was actually really confused that people were questioning it. 108 00:05:12,187 --> 00:05:14,314 It was like, everyone's saying that it got given to me, 109 00:05:14,397 --> 00:05:15,732 but I was like, "But I scored it." 110 00:05:15,816 --> 00:05:17,901 I made sure I got the goal because I got a goal bonus. 111 00:05:17,984 --> 00:05:19,444 The baby's got to get fed, do you know what I mean? 112 00:05:19,528 --> 00:05:21,530 [Griffiths] Well, Wrexham take the lead one way or another. 113 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:23,156 [supporters chanting] Wrexham! 114 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:24,950 All right, boys! Keep at it! 115 00:05:25,575 --> 00:05:27,828 [Griffiths] And immediately, Bazunu knocks it long. 116 00:05:27,911 --> 00:05:29,871 Doyle underneath it, heads it over the top. 117 00:05:29,955 --> 00:05:32,624 Windass will chase this. Cresswell will have to act. 118 00:05:32,707 --> 00:05:35,961 And Windass nicks it. And has he scored? He has! 119 00:05:36,044 --> 00:05:37,754 -Windass scores again! -[supporters cheering] 120 00:05:37,838 --> 00:05:41,216 [Griffiths] Cresswell just got too close to his keeper. 121 00:05:41,299 --> 00:05:44,094 -Underhit the back-pass. -[Roberts] That one's definitely his. 122 00:05:44,177 --> 00:05:47,389 [Roberts] No doubt about that. Brilliant from Josh Windass. 123 00:05:47,472 --> 00:05:50,392 [Griffiths] Wrexham have got a two-nil lead, and deservedly so. 124 00:05:50,475 --> 00:05:51,935 [supporters chanting] Wrexham! 125 00:05:52,018 --> 00:05:54,104 [Roberts] It's so important that Wrexham keep that lead. 126 00:05:54,187 --> 00:05:55,480 Don't give Stoke a sniff 127 00:05:55,564 --> 00:05:58,859 because that goal difference could play a part in three games' time. 128 00:05:58,942 --> 00:06:00,485 Make room. Come on! 129 00:06:00,569 --> 00:06:02,445 [Griffiths] Here's Sorba Thomas with a corner. 130 00:06:02,529 --> 00:06:05,824 Big crowd in front of Ward. It's swept into that area. 131 00:06:05,907 --> 00:06:08,118 -Good punch by Ward. -Oh, brilliant, Wardy. 132 00:06:08,201 --> 00:06:09,244 [whistle blows] 133 00:06:09,327 --> 00:06:11,413 [Griffiths] And there is the final whistle. 134 00:06:11,496 --> 00:06:13,415 [Wrexham fan] It wasn't a classic but a win's a win. 135 00:06:13,498 --> 00:06:16,001 Still something to play for with a few games left in the season. 136 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,462 [Griffiths] Wrexham have done our part of the bargain. We've won. 137 00:06:20,046 --> 00:06:22,090 Hull drawing at home to Birmingham. 138 00:06:22,173 --> 00:06:25,635 Derby won earlier on, of course, to keep the pressure on us and Hull. 139 00:06:25,719 --> 00:06:28,555 [fan] Two-point gap between us and Hull. [sighs] 140 00:06:28,638 --> 00:06:31,433 It's all to play for, isn't it? [chuckles] It's all to play for. 141 00:06:31,516 --> 00:06:35,020 I'd hate to be a Wrexham fan 'cause my little heart can't take it anymore. 142 00:06:35,103 --> 00:06:37,856 [Parkinson] Professional performance today, boys. 143 00:06:37,939 --> 00:06:39,983 I think you all know we needed that, didn't we? 144 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:43,612 You know, we needed just kind of a bit of resilience about us as a team 145 00:06:43,695 --> 00:06:47,824 after the-the last couple of defeats, uh, but we bounced back well. 146 00:06:47,908 --> 00:06:48,909 For the boys! 147 00:06:48,992 --> 00:06:50,994 [Parkinson] What we don't want is to hand the playoff position 148 00:06:51,077 --> 00:06:53,246 to the teams above us. We've got to make them earn it. 149 00:06:53,330 --> 00:06:57,334 I-I wanted us to take this fight to the last minute of the last game, 150 00:06:57,417 --> 00:06:59,210 and, you know, we've done that today. 151 00:06:59,294 --> 00:07:02,631 So, here we go again on Tuesday night and let's see if we can build on this win. 152 00:07:02,714 --> 00:07:04,007 [♪ "Call to the Post" plays] 153 00:07:04,090 --> 00:07:06,259 [Griffiths] Wrexham with a huge match 154 00:07:06,343 --> 00:07:09,095 …against an Oxford side who are fighting for their lives. 155 00:07:09,179 --> 00:07:12,015 [Windass] Just 'cause you're playing a team who's a lot worse 156 00:07:12,098 --> 00:07:14,601 than us in the… in the tables… Any team in this league can win. 157 00:07:14,684 --> 00:07:16,102 [Griffiths] Cross comes in. Smith! 158 00:07:16,186 --> 00:07:18,146 [Windass] We have to win tonight to have a chance, really. 159 00:07:18,229 --> 00:07:20,982 -[Griffiths] Just wide. Six yards out. -Oh. 160 00:07:21,066 --> 00:07:25,862 [Griffiths] Three games left. Three shots at pulling something remarkable off. 161 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:29,449 We're two points off the playoffs behind Hull City, 162 00:07:29,532 --> 00:07:32,160 who are currently nil-nil against Leicester. 163 00:07:32,243 --> 00:07:34,579 If we win tonight and Hull City lose, 164 00:07:34,663 --> 00:07:37,874 we'll get back into the final playoff spot. 165 00:07:37,957 --> 00:07:41,169 James chipping over the top, looking for Smith 166 00:07:41,252 --> 00:07:42,837 who's done well to get there ahead of Helik. 167 00:07:42,921 --> 00:07:44,756 Squares it to Windass. Shot! 168 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,801 -Wrexham take the lead! -[supporters cheering] 169 00:07:48,593 --> 00:07:49,928 Yes! 170 00:07:50,011 --> 00:07:51,346 What a fucking goal. 171 00:07:51,429 --> 00:07:52,806 [♪ energetic music plays] 172 00:07:52,889 --> 00:07:54,099 [supporters chanting] Wrexham! 173 00:07:54,808 --> 00:07:58,978 I think after the Birmingham display, I'd felt that maybe our tank had run dry. 174 00:07:59,062 --> 00:08:00,980 ♪ Now, you better fight for survival ♪ 175 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:03,274 -[whistle blows] -[Griffiths] Final whistle. 176 00:08:03,358 --> 00:08:06,152 A huge, huge win for Wrexham. 177 00:08:06,236 --> 00:08:08,738 We'll never stop fighting. Hull will never stop fighting. 178 00:08:08,822 --> 00:08:10,115 Everything's back on again. 179 00:08:10,198 --> 00:08:11,950 [Griffiths] Leicester and Hull, 2-2. 180 00:08:12,033 --> 00:08:15,578 So, that puts Wrexham in the top six on goal difference. 181 00:08:15,662 --> 00:08:16,955 [Windass] That was a massive win 182 00:08:17,038 --> 00:08:19,457 'cause we'd been kept in touching distance of the playoffs. 183 00:08:20,333 --> 00:08:24,546 Josh Windass is a stone-cold killer. Killer's gonna kill. 184 00:08:26,339 --> 00:08:27,632 That's what I always text him. 185 00:08:27,799 --> 00:08:30,135 [producer] Without that goal that match would have been a draw. 186 00:08:30,218 --> 00:08:32,262 Do you feel a certain pride in those moments? 187 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:34,639 Oh, no, I never think like that, um… 188 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,684 No, I never-never ever think-- I don't go on the bus thinking, 189 00:08:37,767 --> 00:08:39,561 "If I weren't there that day, they would have drawn." 190 00:08:39,644 --> 00:08:42,647 I-I can't score without ten other guys, 191 00:08:42,731 --> 00:08:47,485 and they can't do stuff without me, so, um, it's a collective. 192 00:08:47,569 --> 00:08:50,572 [supporters cheering, chanting] 193 00:08:58,955 --> 00:09:04,919 Ana and Liv, as two center midfielders. Carra and Faye as two wingers. 194 00:09:05,712 --> 00:09:08,048 Sads and Rosie as the front two. 195 00:09:08,131 --> 00:09:09,716 Lili coming in. 196 00:09:09,799 --> 00:09:10,800 Man on. 197 00:09:12,010 --> 00:09:15,138 We are excited, have been excited over these last few months. 198 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:16,598 Here, Nat. Nat. Nat! 199 00:09:18,058 --> 00:09:22,395 [Sugarman] To be at the top of the table is exactly where we wanted to be. 200 00:09:22,479 --> 00:09:24,564 Can you play on there? Good. Wide ball, still. 201 00:09:24,647 --> 00:09:26,024 Can you connect the pass? 202 00:09:26,107 --> 00:09:31,654 Jenny coming in has brought another level of professionalism. 203 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:33,406 She's an incredible leader. 204 00:09:33,490 --> 00:09:35,450 Can you escape from pressure? 205 00:09:35,533 --> 00:09:39,412 I think the successes from the team, what we've achieved, 206 00:09:39,496 --> 00:09:43,124 I think a huge thing for that is the environment that Jen creates. 207 00:09:43,208 --> 00:09:45,168 Are they going to break that line with a pass… 208 00:09:45,251 --> 00:09:49,756 [Bartle] We're all incredibly together and we all want to fight for each other. 209 00:09:49,839 --> 00:09:52,592 We've broken all sorts of records… [chuckles] …this year. 210 00:09:52,675 --> 00:09:57,013 You know, there's all these things that we're doing that are firsts. 211 00:09:58,139 --> 00:10:00,350 -[Griffiths] And scores! -[supporters cheering] 212 00:10:00,975 --> 00:10:04,145 [Sugarman] Lifting the first ever silverware for the club. 213 00:10:05,271 --> 00:10:08,691 But the important thing that matters is that league title. 214 00:10:09,567 --> 00:10:11,486 [Salt] I think it's gonna be a great end to the season 215 00:10:11,569 --> 00:10:13,196 at the Racecourse against Cardiff. 216 00:10:13,738 --> 00:10:18,243 The idea that in her first season, Jenny Sugarman could win the league title, 217 00:10:18,326 --> 00:10:21,287 it would just be a phenomenal coaching job. 218 00:10:24,999 --> 00:10:26,751 [fan] Who'd have thought we'd have seen all these people 219 00:10:26,835 --> 00:10:28,628 coming to watch the women's team? 220 00:10:28,711 --> 00:10:30,338 Amazing. 221 00:10:31,673 --> 00:10:34,551 If Wrexham wins today, we will be the champions of Wales. 222 00:10:34,634 --> 00:10:38,179 First team, any Wrexham team, to do that. 223 00:10:38,263 --> 00:10:42,225 Cardiff, however, are a team I have immense respect for, 224 00:10:42,308 --> 00:10:44,686 and they will do everything they can to poop this party. 225 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:48,898 Cardiff, you know, we've been neck and neck all season. 226 00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:51,359 We've been challenging each other all season. 227 00:10:53,945 --> 00:10:57,157 They've won the league for multiple years for a reason. 228 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,075 They are very, very good. 229 00:11:00,326 --> 00:11:02,453 [Mahmood] You know, Cardiff are reigning champions. 230 00:11:02,537 --> 00:11:04,747 So, you know, like it's our personal challenge 231 00:11:04,831 --> 00:11:07,417 to… to overcome them and defeat them. 232 00:11:08,084 --> 00:11:09,711 [Sugarman] Over the last decade, 233 00:11:09,794 --> 00:11:13,131 Cardiff has dominated and we want to change that. 234 00:11:13,673 --> 00:11:15,466 We want to be the best in Wales. 235 00:11:15,550 --> 00:11:17,802 [Sugarman] Okay, let's go. Come together. 236 00:11:19,512 --> 00:11:22,599 I've seen a lot of "History awaits." 237 00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:23,892 Well, I'm afraid it's bollocks, 238 00:11:23,975 --> 00:11:26,519 because you have to go and write your own history. 239 00:11:26,603 --> 00:11:30,565 History does not await for anybody. You get to write how this chapter ends. 240 00:11:30,648 --> 00:11:33,318 "Team" on me. "Team" on three. One, two, three… 241 00:11:33,401 --> 00:11:34,402 Team! 242 00:11:34,485 --> 00:11:35,570 [whistle blows] 243 00:11:36,613 --> 00:11:38,281 [Griffiths] As we get things underway… 244 00:11:38,364 --> 00:11:40,408 Oh, Phoebes, right shoulder, Phoebes. 245 00:11:40,491 --> 00:11:42,827 [Griffiths] Cardiff repel the first ball forwards. 246 00:11:42,911 --> 00:11:45,872 [chanting] Jenny Sugarman's red and white army… 247 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:49,584 [Griffiths] Slices it towards the edge of Ol' Mariam, Billingham. 248 00:11:50,752 --> 00:11:53,963 Cook goes down in the D. Free kick in a shooting position. 249 00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:55,798 Hey! 250 00:11:55,882 --> 00:11:57,383 That's terrible. 251 00:11:57,467 --> 00:12:00,428 [Griffiths] I assume Mikayla Cook is gonna take this. 252 00:12:00,511 --> 00:12:02,013 [supporters whistling] 253 00:12:02,722 --> 00:12:04,432 [Griffiths] Edge of the area. Drills it in. 254 00:12:04,515 --> 00:12:09,020 Cardiff take an early lead, six minutes. Just the start we didn't want. 255 00:12:10,188 --> 00:12:13,608 [Bartle] First 45 minutes, it wasn't working for whatever reason. 256 00:12:15,777 --> 00:12:16,861 Hey! 257 00:12:18,905 --> 00:12:21,616 It could have been a moment of… [sighs] …"Here we go again, 258 00:12:21,699 --> 00:12:24,244 like, this is going to be real, real hard graft." 259 00:12:27,038 --> 00:12:30,541 [Griffiths] Ooh, she made a mess of a goal kick here. And Wrexham score! 260 00:12:30,625 --> 00:12:31,918 [supporters cheering] 261 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:41,844 [Griffiths] Oh, that was a ludicrous mess from Cardiff. 262 00:12:41,928 --> 00:12:43,054 [stadium announcer] Wrexham scorer. 263 00:12:43,137 --> 00:12:46,891 Number 18, Katie Barker! 264 00:12:46,975 --> 00:12:48,434 [♪ "Here She Comes" playing] 265 00:12:48,518 --> 00:12:49,644 [supporters cheering] 266 00:12:49,727 --> 00:12:51,771 ♪ Open the gates 'Cause the savage about to come out ♪ 267 00:12:51,854 --> 00:12:55,024 KB gone and got us back into the game. Doing what she does. 268 00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:56,359 [♪ song continues] 269 00:12:57,277 --> 00:13:01,114 [Griffiths] Barker! Wrexham take the lead. 270 00:13:03,741 --> 00:13:04,909 [supporters chanting] Wrexham! 271 00:13:04,993 --> 00:13:06,786 And we just… we just turned a switch. 272 00:13:08,997 --> 00:13:10,873 -Yeah! -[supporters cheering] 273 00:13:10,957 --> 00:13:11,958 [whistle blows] 274 00:13:16,963 --> 00:13:20,216 [supporters chanting] Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham! 275 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:23,303 [Griffiths] Barker turns and beats Bowen from the floor and then takes on another. 276 00:13:23,386 --> 00:13:25,138 Can she get the hat trick? Ooh, is that a penalty? 277 00:13:25,221 --> 00:13:29,517 Yeah, penalty. Barker, right-footed! Hat trick. 278 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,646 Her second hat trick and she goes absolutely crazy. 279 00:13:33,730 --> 00:13:34,731 [supporters cheering] 280 00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:35,815 [♪ "Golden" playing] 281 00:13:35,898 --> 00:13:37,358 ♪ We're goin' up, up, up It's our moment ♪ 282 00:13:37,442 --> 00:13:41,070 ♪ You know together we're glowing Gonna be, gonna be golden ♪ 283 00:13:41,154 --> 00:13:43,906 ♪ Oh, up, up, up ♪ 284 00:13:43,990 --> 00:13:46,284 [Griffiths] Wrexham have put on an absolute show. 285 00:13:48,119 --> 00:13:50,621 Time, and there is the final whistle. 286 00:13:50,705 --> 00:13:54,083 Lizzie Craven sprints off her line to celebrate. 287 00:13:56,919 --> 00:13:57,920 [♪ song fades] 288 00:13:58,004 --> 00:14:00,923 [Griffiths] Wrexham, champions of Wales. 289 00:14:01,924 --> 00:14:03,509 We are four C's. 290 00:14:03,593 --> 00:14:07,805 Courageous, committed, controlled, creative. 291 00:14:07,889 --> 00:14:09,932 We have four new fucking C's. 292 00:14:10,016 --> 00:14:13,269 "Cardiff City crumbled to the champions!" 293 00:14:13,352 --> 00:14:15,104 [all cheering] 294 00:14:20,151 --> 00:14:23,613 [interviewer] Jenny, I'm not even sure where to begin after that. 295 00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:28,367 But Wrexham are the champions of Wales. Just how good does that sound? 296 00:14:28,951 --> 00:14:31,496 Oh, yeah… [stammers] …it just brilliant. It's just brilliant. [chuckles] 297 00:14:31,579 --> 00:14:32,663 [♪ song continues] 298 00:14:32,747 --> 00:14:35,249 ♪ We're goin' up, up, up It's our moment ♪ 299 00:14:35,333 --> 00:14:38,920 [Reynolds] The fact they won the league, it's really been a crowning achievement, 300 00:14:39,003 --> 00:14:40,755 I think, for the club and for the town. 301 00:14:40,838 --> 00:14:43,716 The women's team is growing at a pace that is unbelievable. 302 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:47,136 And, uh, we're just thrilled. We're just utterly thrilled. 303 00:14:47,220 --> 00:14:50,014 [Mac] They are the story of the year. 304 00:14:50,723 --> 00:14:52,642 They were not in that league a few years ago. 305 00:14:52,725 --> 00:14:54,519 They worked their way into the league. 306 00:14:54,602 --> 00:14:57,522 They then worked their way up the league in one year, 307 00:14:57,605 --> 00:14:59,315 and then won the league, 308 00:14:59,398 --> 00:15:03,361 and got themselves in a position to be in the Champions League. 309 00:15:04,028 --> 00:15:06,030 And to see what Jenny Sugarman has done 310 00:15:06,114 --> 00:15:09,200 with that club has been, uh, nothing short of miraculous. 311 00:15:09,283 --> 00:15:11,202 [cheering] 312 00:15:11,285 --> 00:15:13,121 [♪ song ends] 313 00:15:13,204 --> 00:15:16,165 [supporters cheering, applauding] 314 00:15:16,249 --> 00:15:18,000 [♪ uplifting music plays] 315 00:15:19,669 --> 00:15:21,838 Come on down. Come down. 316 00:15:23,506 --> 00:15:28,761 We've managed to get through all of the teddies and start hats now. 317 00:15:28,845 --> 00:15:35,184 The club's given me 117 T-shirts to make hats with. 318 00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:39,021 There we are. They're amazing. Love them. 319 00:15:39,105 --> 00:15:41,107 You have to rock it, like, yes. 320 00:15:41,190 --> 00:15:43,734 The football stadium, they were really happy, 321 00:15:43,818 --> 00:15:46,821 and I think they want to help me… 322 00:15:47,864 --> 00:15:49,031 to do more. 323 00:15:52,618 --> 00:15:54,412 [Mac] Uh, okay, let's try Gemma. 324 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:57,248 [line ringing] 325 00:15:58,374 --> 00:16:03,004 So, the hats, we took 20 hats last week and seven have sold. 326 00:16:04,005 --> 00:16:05,131 [line ringing] 327 00:16:05,214 --> 00:16:06,674 She's not gonna answer her phone. 328 00:16:06,757 --> 00:16:08,217 -Me and Ali have been… -[phone buzzes] 329 00:16:08,301 --> 00:16:10,386 …on scrunchies and tote bags. 330 00:16:11,304 --> 00:16:14,390 She's probably like, "I'm… I'm… They're filming me, they're shooting me. 331 00:16:14,473 --> 00:16:15,975 I can't-can't answer my phone." 332 00:16:16,559 --> 00:16:18,060 [phone buzzing] 333 00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:19,770 Call fails. Should I try again? 334 00:16:20,646 --> 00:16:21,856 [line ringing] 335 00:16:21,939 --> 00:16:23,566 [person] All right, Gem. 336 00:16:25,359 --> 00:16:28,154 -Put it on loudspeaker, Gem. -Who is it? 337 00:16:28,237 --> 00:16:30,114 [person] Is there someone there? 338 00:16:30,198 --> 00:16:31,699 -Hello. -[Mac] Hi, Gemma. 339 00:16:31,782 --> 00:16:34,285 It's Rob Mac from Wrexham A.F.C. 340 00:16:35,077 --> 00:16:36,704 Oh, my God. [chuckling] 341 00:16:36,787 --> 00:16:38,998 [Gemma chuckling] Oh, my God. 342 00:16:39,081 --> 00:16:41,292 -[Mac] How are you? -I'm okay. 343 00:16:41,375 --> 00:16:43,920 -Nervous now and excited. -Oh, yeah? 344 00:16:44,587 --> 00:16:45,588 [Gemma] Wow. 345 00:16:46,547 --> 00:16:49,759 I've gone all red. Have I gone red? [chuckling] 346 00:16:49,842 --> 00:16:52,511 [Mac] I just want to let you know that I just watched 347 00:16:52,595 --> 00:16:55,014 your segment from the documentary, 348 00:16:55,097 --> 00:16:57,183 and I thought it was really beautiful. 349 00:16:57,266 --> 00:16:59,977 And I wanted to ask you a few questions about the bears. 350 00:17:00,061 --> 00:17:01,520 How many have you made so far? 351 00:17:01,604 --> 00:17:04,482 So, we've made 20 of them, of the little bears. 352 00:17:04,565 --> 00:17:08,903 I-I was wondering if you have the, uh, the ability 353 00:17:08,986 --> 00:17:11,489 to maybe scale up a little bit and make a few more. 354 00:17:11,572 --> 00:17:14,700 -Do you think you can make a few more? -Yes. [chuckles] 355 00:17:14,784 --> 00:17:15,785 [Mac] Great. 356 00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:18,162 Can you make a thousand by next Christmas? 357 00:17:20,122 --> 00:17:21,332 Is that possible? 358 00:17:21,999 --> 00:17:23,834 It will be. [chuckles] 359 00:17:23,918 --> 00:17:26,003 Okay. [chuckles] I like that. 360 00:17:26,087 --> 00:17:28,214 There was not even a… You didn't even blink. 361 00:17:28,297 --> 00:17:30,341 There wasn't a breath. I love it. 362 00:17:30,424 --> 00:17:33,761 I thought there was going to be a pause. I thought there was gonna be a question. 363 00:17:33,844 --> 00:17:35,638 Nope. Just, "Yes." 364 00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:38,766 No, I'm too ADHD, aren't I? I'm just sat here. 365 00:17:38,849 --> 00:17:41,894 I feel the sweat's actually coming off my head. 366 00:17:41,978 --> 00:17:43,187 -I'm red. -[Mac] Goodness. 367 00:17:43,271 --> 00:17:45,231 Okay, so ideally, 368 00:17:45,314 --> 00:17:47,441 we can have them ready for next Christmas 369 00:17:47,525 --> 00:17:50,069 and then we can give them out to hospitals, 370 00:17:50,152 --> 00:17:54,782 children's hospitals all over the UK, uh, the US, Europe. 371 00:17:54,865 --> 00:17:57,243 Anywhere where-where people are interested. 372 00:17:57,326 --> 00:17:58,494 Oh, my God. 373 00:17:58,578 --> 00:17:59,870 [person 2] You've worked for this. 374 00:18:00,621 --> 00:18:02,790 I've actually got tears in my eyes now. 375 00:18:04,041 --> 00:18:07,169 That is mental. That is mental. Thank you so much. 376 00:18:07,253 --> 00:18:09,589 [Mac] We know it's going to be a race to the finish, 377 00:18:09,672 --> 00:18:12,592 so let us know if there's anything that we can do to help. 378 00:18:12,675 --> 00:18:14,135 We want to help any way we can. 379 00:18:14,218 --> 00:18:16,721 I'll see you next time I come out to Wrexham. 380 00:18:16,804 --> 00:18:19,640 -[Mac] Okay, bye, Gem. -Thank you. Bye-bye. 381 00:18:19,724 --> 00:18:24,812 Oh, Lind. Oh, Lindsay, why did you do that? [sobbing] 382 00:18:25,688 --> 00:18:28,065 -[person 3] Was that Rob McElhenney? -Yes! 383 00:18:28,149 --> 00:18:29,525 [chuckling] Oh, my God! 384 00:18:29,609 --> 00:18:31,152 [Gemma] Because of the background that I've got, 385 00:18:31,235 --> 00:18:34,280 it's been a bit of a struggle to get people to trust me again. 386 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:38,242 I remember the drugs and the drink, 387 00:18:38,326 --> 00:18:40,620 and I remember what everyone said about me. 388 00:18:40,703 --> 00:18:42,538 And I get it. I get it, like. 389 00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:48,628 I've lost myself over the years, and now I've found myself again. 390 00:18:48,711 --> 00:18:53,466 And now I'm back with a vengeance, and I ain't stopping, like. 391 00:18:53,549 --> 00:18:55,718 Everyone that said, "Oh, you can't do that," 392 00:18:55,801 --> 00:18:57,845 I've basically done it. 393 00:18:57,928 --> 00:19:01,390 I hope people see my story and think, 394 00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:05,853 "Oh, bloody hell, if she's done it, we can do it." 395 00:19:07,188 --> 00:19:08,814 [Gemma] Oh, my God. 396 00:19:15,196 --> 00:19:19,784 [Griffiths] Well, hello and welcome to Wrexham at Coventry City. 397 00:19:19,867 --> 00:19:22,203 [all chanting] We are Premier League, say we are Premier league. 398 00:19:22,286 --> 00:19:25,998 [Griffiths] We are at Coventry City's league title party. 399 00:19:26,082 --> 00:19:29,710 And goodness me, they are ready to have a party. 400 00:19:29,794 --> 00:19:34,632 But while this is a huge match for them, it's a massive, massive match for Wrexham. 401 00:19:34,715 --> 00:19:36,300 Back in our hands. 402 00:19:36,384 --> 00:19:39,303 So, here we go. There's only one way to find out. 403 00:19:39,387 --> 00:19:40,638 [supporters cheering] 404 00:19:45,059 --> 00:19:47,603 [cheering continues] 405 00:19:47,687 --> 00:19:49,647 -[whistle blows] -[Griffiths] And away we go. 406 00:19:49,730 --> 00:19:50,898 [chanting] Wrexham! Wrexham! 407 00:19:50,981 --> 00:19:54,151 [Griffiths] And it is relevant that goal difference could be crucial here. 408 00:19:54,235 --> 00:19:56,821 We can actually end this weekend in a worse position 409 00:19:56,904 --> 00:19:59,740 than we went into it because Hull lost by one. 410 00:19:59,824 --> 00:20:03,452 If we lose by more than one, then Hull have actually gained on us this weekend. 411 00:20:04,078 --> 00:20:07,039 Mason-Clark taking on Kaboré. Looks in dangerously… 412 00:20:07,123 --> 00:20:10,251 -[supporters cheering] -[Griffiths] One-nil. That was quality. 413 00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:13,045 No point in arguing against that. 414 00:20:13,629 --> 00:20:15,172 And Wrexham have to fight back. 415 00:20:15,798 --> 00:20:17,466 Kaboré's gone. Dobson looks for him. 416 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:19,885 Kaboré on the right as we have three players attacking the box. 417 00:20:19,969 --> 00:20:21,637 Little step over, hits the goal line. 418 00:20:21,721 --> 00:20:23,639 Drills it in the goalmouth. Great ball across. 419 00:20:23,723 --> 00:20:27,935 -Rathbone! Rathbone scores! -Yes! Come on! 420 00:20:28,018 --> 00:20:31,605 [Griffiths] Great left-footed finish and Dasilva just couldn't stop him. 421 00:20:31,689 --> 00:20:35,025 At the 25th minute, Ollie Rathbone does it again. 422 00:20:35,943 --> 00:20:36,986 [chanting] Wrexham! 423 00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:38,988 [Parkinson] It was an interesting game really. 424 00:20:39,071 --> 00:20:41,991 We can see they've got back into the game, and Rathbone goaled brilliantly. 425 00:20:42,616 --> 00:20:45,995 [Griffiths] Huge moment. Thomason, one-on-one with the keeper. 426 00:20:46,078 --> 00:20:47,288 [Parkinson] Then we've hit the post. 427 00:20:47,371 --> 00:20:48,664 [Griffiths] He's one-on-one. 428 00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:50,332 Huge save by Rushworth. 429 00:20:50,416 --> 00:20:51,542 [Parkinson] Sam's had the 1v1. 430 00:20:51,625 --> 00:20:53,335 Unlucky. Unlucky. 431 00:20:53,419 --> 00:20:55,671 And we've had some really good chances in the game. 432 00:20:55,755 --> 00:20:57,089 [Griffiths] Right-footed over the wall. 433 00:20:57,173 --> 00:20:59,175 Oh, it's in. What a goal! 434 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:02,094 [Parkinson] And conceded right towards the end from a free kick. 435 00:21:02,178 --> 00:21:06,265 [Griffiths] Mason-Clark chops it. And Wrexham have conceded that third. 436 00:21:06,348 --> 00:21:08,642 Uh, an 0-2, that's the business of the game. 437 00:21:08,726 --> 00:21:10,686 [Griffiths] And that is the final whistle. 438 00:21:10,770 --> 00:21:13,981 Wrexham lose 3-1 to the champions, Coventry, 439 00:21:14,064 --> 00:21:19,695 and, well, we have ended up frustratingly conceding two goals. 440 00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:22,865 With these kinds of narrow margins, 441 00:21:22,948 --> 00:21:26,744 we really are looking at a photo finish here on Saturday. 442 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:29,163 It's never over till it's over. 443 00:21:29,246 --> 00:21:31,582 Never leave Wrexham season early. 444 00:21:31,665 --> 00:21:33,417 We go again next Saturday. 445 00:21:33,501 --> 00:21:37,505 Hopefully, we'll get three points against Middlesbrough and get into the playoffs. 446 00:21:42,468 --> 00:21:44,428 [utensils clattering] 447 00:21:45,513 --> 00:21:47,807 -[Marian] I think I'm gonna get the lamb. -[Danielle] You okay? 448 00:21:49,850 --> 00:21:51,769 -[Windass] Is that nice? -[Danielle] Do you guys understand 449 00:21:51,852 --> 00:21:53,896 what's happening with this game, 450 00:21:53,979 --> 00:21:57,066 what it means for them and what that means for the whole club? 451 00:21:58,234 --> 00:22:00,653 He explained it to me and it's… [stutters] 452 00:22:00,736 --> 00:22:04,406 I think it's gonna take a few times, 'cause I didn't know anything about soccer 453 00:22:04,490 --> 00:22:06,742 -until, you know, I met Josh. -[Danielle] Yeah. 454 00:22:06,826 --> 00:22:12,039 It-It's amazing to-to know somebody that's in a professional sport. 455 00:22:12,122 --> 00:22:13,916 And then to see him succeed and… 456 00:22:13,999 --> 00:22:16,752 I mean, I follow every article-- 457 00:22:16,836 --> 00:22:19,463 Yeah, he made a spreadsheet of how the games are gonna go. 458 00:22:19,547 --> 00:22:20,965 -[Danielle] His predictions. -I'm a finance guy, 459 00:22:21,048 --> 00:22:23,092 -so I have a spreadsheet, you know? -[Marian chuckles] 460 00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:25,594 -And what was your prediction? -[Ron] For this week? 2-1. 461 00:22:25,678 --> 00:22:27,179 -[Marian] Yeah. 2-1. -2-1. 462 00:22:27,263 --> 00:22:28,472 -Victory, of course. -[Marian] Yes. 463 00:22:28,556 --> 00:22:29,640 [chuckles] 464 00:22:29,723 --> 00:22:33,143 Do you think the season's gone as-as you expected? 465 00:22:33,227 --> 00:22:35,604 Well, if we get promoted, yeah, 'cause when we signed, 466 00:22:35,688 --> 00:22:38,232 me and Danielle spoke about it, that's what I came here to do. 467 00:22:39,024 --> 00:22:40,109 -Obviously, I hope we can do it. -Yeah. 468 00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:41,527 -[Marian] Sure. -Get in the playoffs. 469 00:22:41,610 --> 00:22:42,611 It's every child's dream. 470 00:22:42,695 --> 00:22:44,864 It's cringey, but it's every single football player's dream 471 00:22:44,947 --> 00:22:46,156 to play at that level. 472 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:47,658 And I've got a lot of friends who've done it, 473 00:22:47,741 --> 00:22:50,077 who I obviously believe I'm better than, so it's always… 474 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,122 -I'm always a little bit bitter, um… -[all chuckling] 475 00:22:53,205 --> 00:22:56,458 Yeah, it's kinda getting a bit more realistic now I've come here. Um… 476 00:22:56,542 --> 00:22:59,378 It is a big game on Saturday though, you can be honest. 477 00:22:59,461 --> 00:23:00,754 Yeah, it is a big game. I'm not gonna lie. 478 00:23:00,838 --> 00:23:04,300 But if you treat it too much as a big game, it can weigh on you. 479 00:23:04,383 --> 00:23:06,927 Yeah, obviously, when you first come and everyone tells you about, like, 480 00:23:07,011 --> 00:23:09,555 every year they get promoted, you don't want to be the jinx. 481 00:23:09,638 --> 00:23:11,265 I don't… [stammers] That's why I want to get promoted. 482 00:23:11,348 --> 00:23:13,642 I don't want to be the player who's come, and they haven't… 483 00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:15,978 These boys have done incredible, and they've created a winning culture. 484 00:23:16,061 --> 00:23:18,772 Ultimately, they've created a winning culture with the manager, 485 00:23:18,856 --> 00:23:21,734 um, and you don't want to be one… [chuckles] …part of the culture 486 00:23:21,817 --> 00:23:23,193 that switches and you start losing. 487 00:23:25,613 --> 00:23:27,197 -[Ron] To a… -[Marian] Yeah. [chuckles] 488 00:23:27,281 --> 00:23:29,325 -…very successful season so far. -[Danielle] To a win. 489 00:23:29,408 --> 00:23:30,910 -[Ron] Cheers. -[Marian] Thank you. 490 00:23:30,993 --> 00:23:32,953 -[Ron] Yay! Cheers. -[Danielle] Cheers. 491 00:23:34,163 --> 00:23:36,081 -Yay! -[Danielle] To a win. [chuckling] 492 00:23:37,833 --> 00:23:40,544 So, going into the last game, we're sixth in the table. 493 00:23:41,211 --> 00:23:45,174 If we beat Middlesbrough, then Derby can no longer get into the playoffs. 494 00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:48,886 If we beat Middlesbrough, and Hull beat Norwich, 495 00:23:49,511 --> 00:23:54,224 then Hull have to beat Norwich by at least one more goal 496 00:23:54,308 --> 00:23:55,851 than we beat Middlesbrough. 497 00:23:55,935 --> 00:23:59,355 At which stage, if they achieve that, they've probably earned it. 498 00:24:00,022 --> 00:24:02,316 But if we lose or draw against Middlesbrough, 499 00:24:02,399 --> 00:24:04,902 then Hull and Derby also have to lose or draw 500 00:24:04,985 --> 00:24:06,862 in order for us to stay in 6th place. 501 00:24:07,863 --> 00:24:13,744 So, the fundamental principle is a Wrexham win and everything should be okay, 502 00:24:13,827 --> 00:24:15,496 and the club get to the playoffs. 503 00:24:16,747 --> 00:24:21,543 Oh. I always knew it would come down to the very last game. 504 00:24:21,627 --> 00:24:23,671 -Yeah, 45 games. -I know. 505 00:24:23,754 --> 00:24:25,798 -And it comes down to the last game. -To the last one. 506 00:24:25,881 --> 00:24:28,425 -Extra squeaky bum time. [chuckling] -[chuckling] 507 00:24:28,509 --> 00:24:30,344 [Harvey] The mood going into the Middlesbrough game 508 00:24:30,427 --> 00:24:34,765 was a combination of belief and nervousness 509 00:24:34,848 --> 00:24:37,768 that it's actually slightly out of our control. 510 00:24:37,851 --> 00:24:41,397 We can just do what we can do, and what will be will be. 511 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:44,149 [Jones] Such a good final day of the season. 512 00:24:44,233 --> 00:24:45,526 I mean, you couldn't have written this. 513 00:24:46,110 --> 00:24:47,403 It's a three-horse race. 514 00:24:47,945 --> 00:24:50,114 We're in… at the moment we're in the pole position. 515 00:24:50,948 --> 00:24:52,408 It's gonna be one hell of a day. 516 00:24:53,075 --> 00:24:54,868 If you're not playing today, come and sit next to me. 517 00:24:54,952 --> 00:24:55,953 I will. I may as well. 518 00:24:56,036 --> 00:24:57,329 Bring your heart-rate monitor. 519 00:24:57,413 --> 00:24:58,455 I will. See you in a bit. 520 00:24:58,539 --> 00:24:59,999 [fan] It's been bonkers, yeah. 521 00:25:00,082 --> 00:25:04,503 I'd rather be mid-table and having a nice easy last game of the season 522 00:25:04,586 --> 00:25:06,296 but this is Wrexham, isn't it? 523 00:25:06,380 --> 00:25:08,966 We don't do things normal. 524 00:25:09,049 --> 00:25:10,843 [Rees] We're going to win 2-1. 525 00:25:10,926 --> 00:25:13,303 -You said 5-nil before. [chuckles] -And then-- 526 00:25:14,054 --> 00:25:15,264 No, I didn't! All right. 527 00:25:15,347 --> 00:25:19,226 [fan 2] Absolutely massive. Biggest game of the season by a country mile. 528 00:25:19,309 --> 00:25:20,519 Unless everything goes well, 529 00:25:20,602 --> 00:25:22,771 and then the next game's the biggest and then the game after that. 530 00:25:22,855 --> 00:25:24,440 There's no telling what could happen. 531 00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:26,066 [Jamie] I'm just excited 532 00:25:26,150 --> 00:25:27,776 -that we've got something to play for. -Yeah. 533 00:25:28,444 --> 00:25:31,822 I think what's gonna give me the biggest buzz is when the lads behind me 534 00:25:31,905 --> 00:25:33,866 are checking their phones and, like, you know, 535 00:25:33,949 --> 00:25:36,618 if Hull have scored, if Derby have scored. 536 00:25:36,702 --> 00:25:39,580 I actually think this might be one of the best days we've had here, 537 00:25:39,663 --> 00:25:41,040 regardless of the result. 538 00:25:41,123 --> 00:25:43,042 [Stephen] I'm stressed beyond belief. 539 00:25:43,125 --> 00:25:44,418 I didn't sleep last night. 540 00:25:44,501 --> 00:25:45,961 [Katrina] Let's hope we win. 541 00:25:46,045 --> 00:25:50,799 I've also, just for good luck, Claire, have got it on. 542 00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:52,885 [producer 1] Oh, nice. 543 00:25:52,968 --> 00:25:55,637 It's probably the biggest game in the history of Wrexham F.C. 544 00:25:55,721 --> 00:25:57,306 Let's see what happens. 545 00:25:57,389 --> 00:25:59,433 [fans] Wrexham! 546 00:25:59,516 --> 00:26:01,435 [commentator on TV speaks indistinctly] 547 00:26:01,518 --> 00:26:03,020 [Mac] I got up at 4:00 a.m. 548 00:26:03,103 --> 00:26:04,855 It was their 12:30 game in the UK. 549 00:26:04,938 --> 00:26:09,401 And I woke up my son, Axel, as per our tradition, 550 00:26:09,485 --> 00:26:11,487 and we went downstairs. 551 00:26:11,570 --> 00:26:13,072 -4:00 a.m. -[commentator] As for Middlesbrough… 552 00:26:13,155 --> 00:26:17,242 We turn on the game 'cause we know anything can happen at any time, 553 00:26:17,326 --> 00:26:20,037 and if you mathematically have a chance, then you've got a chance. 554 00:26:20,829 --> 00:26:22,498 [bell ringing] 555 00:26:22,581 --> 00:26:24,917 -[player] Come on, boys. -[Parkinson] We'll just have a quick chat. 556 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,710 -Come on. -[Parkinson] Yeah, okay, boys. 557 00:26:27,336 --> 00:26:28,879 Key points for our performance today. 558 00:26:28,962 --> 00:26:32,966 I think it's important, boys, that we block out the crowd 559 00:26:33,050 --> 00:26:35,052 in terms of what's going on elsewhere, 560 00:26:35,135 --> 00:26:37,096 and we just focus on what we've got to do today. 561 00:26:37,179 --> 00:26:40,641 Uh, we had full belief going into that game that we'd beat Middlesbrough. 562 00:26:41,183 --> 00:26:43,519 There was nobody in the whole club 563 00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:46,146 that didn't believe we were getting in that top six. 564 00:26:46,897 --> 00:26:49,983 [Parkinson] I'll base these key points, a bit of what Middlesbrough are all about, 565 00:26:50,067 --> 00:26:53,821 but from the best performances of the season at home. 566 00:26:53,904 --> 00:26:56,907 If we were to do it… it-it'd be incredible. 567 00:26:56,990 --> 00:26:58,617 Um, I'm sure the whole town 568 00:26:58,700 --> 00:27:01,370 and the whole place would-would erupt. [chuckles] 569 00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:05,165 But to make it with Wrexham, with a Welsh team, 570 00:27:05,249 --> 00:27:06,625 would just be the icing on the cake. 571 00:27:06,708 --> 00:27:08,418 It would be a special, special achievement. 572 00:27:08,502 --> 00:27:12,047 Most important thing is, let's go and enjoy the day. 573 00:27:12,131 --> 00:27:14,133 Enjoy the day, but enjoy the day 574 00:27:14,216 --> 00:27:18,011 by putting a really strong performance in together. 575 00:27:18,095 --> 00:27:21,348 That's what today is all about. I want us to enjoy the challenge of that. 576 00:27:21,431 --> 00:27:25,018 We've worked incredibly hard to get here. Let's go and fucking relish it, boys. 577 00:27:25,102 --> 00:27:27,855 -Come on, boys. Let's go and enjoy it. -Come on, boys! [cheering] 578 00:27:27,938 --> 00:27:30,607 [Griffiths] Welcome to Wrexham against Middlesbrough, 579 00:27:30,691 --> 00:27:32,943 the highest of high-stakes matches. 580 00:27:33,569 --> 00:27:37,114 This football club has never been close to getting in the top division, 581 00:27:37,197 --> 00:27:41,285 but today, that dream could take a huge step closer. 582 00:27:41,952 --> 00:27:43,704 Can Wrexham do it? 583 00:27:43,787 --> 00:27:47,249 [Smith] The belief coming back, we've got players coming back from injury. 584 00:27:47,332 --> 00:27:49,001 You're looking at it thinking, 585 00:27:49,084 --> 00:27:52,713 "We could potentially do this." It's gonna be exciting. 586 00:27:52,796 --> 00:27:54,506 [Rathbone] This feels different at this stage of the season, 587 00:27:54,590 --> 00:27:56,800 'cause you-you know what the ramifications are. 588 00:27:56,884 --> 00:27:59,303 You know we can do it, and we will do it. 589 00:27:59,386 --> 00:28:01,763 [fans cheering] 590 00:28:01,847 --> 00:28:03,599 [Mac] And when people believe in their mission, 591 00:28:03,682 --> 00:28:05,726 and these people believe in their mission, 592 00:28:05,809 --> 00:28:08,020 you've got to go for it. You've got to go for it. 593 00:28:08,103 --> 00:28:10,564 So, I think that's what we're gonna do. 594 00:28:12,190 --> 00:28:15,736 And so, just go out there and shock the world. 595 00:28:17,154 --> 00:28:20,282 [fans chanting] Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham! 596 00:28:20,365 --> 00:28:22,075 -Come on, Dad. -[chuckles] Yeah. 597 00:28:22,743 --> 00:28:23,911 Such a big match. 598 00:28:24,620 --> 00:28:25,913 The spotlight's on the team, 599 00:28:25,996 --> 00:28:27,664 the pressure has never been higher. 600 00:28:28,624 --> 00:28:31,126 That's Wrexham. That's how it's always been. 601 00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:34,254 It just always seems to come down to the wire. 602 00:28:35,213 --> 00:28:36,256 I wanna win this game. 603 00:28:36,798 --> 00:28:38,508 [Griffiths] Hold on to your wigs and keys. 604 00:28:38,592 --> 00:28:41,219 It's time for the biggest league game in our history. 605 00:28:41,845 --> 00:28:43,180 Away we go. 606 00:28:44,139 --> 00:28:45,766 Come on! 607 00:28:46,767 --> 00:28:48,518 Come on, Wrexham! 608 00:28:48,602 --> 00:28:51,313 [fans] Red Army! Red Army! 609 00:28:52,439 --> 00:28:54,733 [Griffiths] And now here come Middlesbrough on the fast break. 610 00:28:54,816 --> 00:28:56,944 It's Callum Brittain, he feeds it into the bottle. 611 00:28:57,027 --> 00:28:58,820 It's in. It's there! It's in! 612 00:28:58,904 --> 00:29:02,032 Oh! What a disastrous start for Wrexham! 613 00:29:02,115 --> 00:29:03,533 No! 614 00:29:03,617 --> 00:29:05,035 Oh, my God, no. 615 00:29:05,118 --> 00:29:08,080 [Griffiths] Conway, the Scotland international, lunging in. 616 00:29:08,914 --> 00:29:10,123 And Wrexham are gonna have to do this 617 00:29:10,207 --> 00:29:11,375 -the hard way. -No. 618 00:29:12,709 --> 00:29:13,961 [Mac] Come on. 619 00:29:14,044 --> 00:29:15,963 [Griffiths] And to make matters worse for Wrexham, 620 00:29:16,046 --> 00:29:19,967 I can see that Derby County just scored versus Sheffield United. 621 00:29:20,050 --> 00:29:22,094 That's gonna make it even harder for Wrexham 622 00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:24,805 to get back into the playoff positions. 623 00:29:24,888 --> 00:29:28,809 Wow, this is a disastrous start to the day for Wrexham. 624 00:29:28,892 --> 00:29:30,477 But like you say, plenty of time. 625 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:32,646 This place needs to just make sure it stays loud, 626 00:29:32,729 --> 00:29:34,272 gets behind this Wrexham team. 627 00:29:34,356 --> 00:29:36,483 [fans cheering] Come on, Wrexham! 628 00:29:36,566 --> 00:29:37,859 [♪ "Are You Gonna Go My Way" playing] 629 00:29:37,943 --> 00:29:40,445 [Griffiths] The Wrexham fans already making noise to encourage them. 630 00:29:42,572 --> 00:29:43,740 Fucking brilliant! 631 00:29:43,824 --> 00:29:49,746 ♪ I was born long ago I am the chosen, I'm the one ♪ 632 00:29:50,539 --> 00:29:52,749 [Griffiths] Rathbone edge of the D, hits it! 633 00:29:53,750 --> 00:29:55,085 Good effort, but too straight. 634 00:29:55,168 --> 00:29:57,754 ♪ You got to breathe and have some fun ♪ 635 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,425 ♪ Though I'm not paid I play this game ♪ 636 00:30:01,508 --> 00:30:03,176 [Griffiths] Wrexham press on. Smith… He's fouled on the edge of the area. 637 00:30:03,260 --> 00:30:04,469 He fouled him near to the edge! 638 00:30:04,553 --> 00:30:06,430 He has given it. The ref thought about it. 639 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,475 Have we scored a direct free kick this season? 640 00:30:10,559 --> 00:30:12,227 ♪ Are you gonna go my way? ♪ 641 00:30:12,310 --> 00:30:13,812 I don't think we have, have we? 642 00:30:14,563 --> 00:30:15,564 And Windass… 643 00:30:18,358 --> 00:30:19,443 Rips it over the wall! 644 00:30:19,526 --> 00:30:20,777 -[fans] Yeah! -[Parkinson] Yes! 645 00:30:20,861 --> 00:30:21,903 -[cheering] -[grunts] 646 00:30:21,987 --> 00:30:23,030 [cheering] 647 00:30:23,113 --> 00:30:25,073 -Yes! -Yes. 648 00:30:25,157 --> 00:30:29,786 [Griffiths] Top left corner, wall side, no chance for Brynn. 649 00:30:29,870 --> 00:30:31,747 That's how you fucking do it! 650 00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:33,957 [Morrell] Well, wow, just wow. 651 00:30:34,041 --> 00:30:38,462 The in-form man for Wrexham has just put it in the postage stamp 652 00:30:38,545 --> 00:30:40,047 from 30 yards. 653 00:30:41,631 --> 00:30:42,924 [fans] Wrexham! 654 00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:45,635 And just listen to that Racecourse roar! 655 00:30:45,719 --> 00:30:47,679 [Griffiths] Well, it's still not over. 656 00:30:47,763 --> 00:30:51,433 That only lifts Wrexham into seventh place behind Derby County. 657 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:55,812 We need another goal to get back into that playoff spot. 658 00:30:55,896 --> 00:30:57,105 He's gonna get another one. 659 00:30:59,483 --> 00:31:00,901 He's gonna get another one. 660 00:31:00,984 --> 00:31:03,862 [Griffiths] Inswinger, swept under the bar dangerously. 661 00:31:03,945 --> 00:31:05,697 And bounces around loose. 662 00:31:05,781 --> 00:31:09,993 And Ward's relieved to grab hold of that. That was wild. 663 00:31:10,077 --> 00:31:11,578 -Go with him! -[Griffiths] Good ball forward 664 00:31:11,661 --> 00:31:13,371 as Targett looks to feed it in. 665 00:31:13,455 --> 00:31:15,499 Kaboré crosses the halfway line now. 666 00:31:15,582 --> 00:31:17,375 [Griffiths] Can Morris square up with him, though? 667 00:31:17,459 --> 00:31:20,670 He does. Driving forward, shrugs off Morris, Targett. 668 00:31:20,754 --> 00:31:23,215 -And it's 2-1. -Yes! 669 00:31:23,298 --> 00:31:24,841 [Griffiths] Kaboré magic… 670 00:31:24,925 --> 00:31:26,676 -[toilet flushing] -…and Smith with the finish! 671 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:28,428 -Yeah! -[fans] Yeah! 672 00:31:30,180 --> 00:31:35,143 [Griffiths] And what a brilliant piece of wing play that was by Issa Kaboré. 673 00:31:35,227 --> 00:31:39,481 He took on two, beat them both and somehow screamed it across. 674 00:31:40,565 --> 00:31:43,235 And that puts Wrexham back in the playoff spot. 675 00:31:43,318 --> 00:31:44,528 Yes. 676 00:31:45,278 --> 00:31:46,613 All I had to do was take a piss. 677 00:31:46,696 --> 00:31:48,532 [fans cheering] Wrexham! 678 00:31:48,615 --> 00:31:52,744 [Griffiths] And it's one all between Hull and Norwich. 679 00:31:52,828 --> 00:31:54,704 Still 1-nil to Derby. 680 00:31:54,788 --> 00:31:58,792 So if everything stays as it is, Wrexham are in the playoffs. 681 00:31:59,584 --> 00:32:01,920 Oh, man. This is fun. 682 00:32:02,838 --> 00:32:04,714 And even that one man in the box. It's Sam Smith. 683 00:32:04,798 --> 00:32:06,716 -It seems like there's a possibility. -[Parkinson] Go with the touch! 684 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:08,885 [Griffiths] Here now come Middlesbrough down the other end. 685 00:32:08,969 --> 00:32:10,804 -It's pulled back by Targett. -[Parkinson] Go to the ball! 686 00:32:10,887 --> 00:32:16,184 [Griffiths] Early cross is a great one. My God, 2-2. A great finish by Strelec. 687 00:32:16,268 --> 00:32:18,687 Brilliant cross. And Wrexham will be disappointed 688 00:32:18,770 --> 00:32:22,149 that we didn't pick up in the middle. And Strelec, six yards out. 689 00:32:22,232 --> 00:32:24,401 [Roberts] This is so disappointing. 690 00:32:24,484 --> 00:32:28,405 Wrexham were only back in those playoff positions for just two minutes. 691 00:32:28,488 --> 00:32:32,492 But we still have the entire second half to try and get back there. 692 00:32:34,286 --> 00:32:36,246 [Griffiths] We're a fair way into the second half now 693 00:32:36,329 --> 00:32:38,540 and this game doesn't look to be going anywhere. 694 00:32:38,623 --> 00:32:39,624 Wow, wow. 695 00:32:39,708 --> 00:32:40,792 Don't be greedy. 696 00:32:40,876 --> 00:32:42,627 [Griffiths] But elsewhere, it's really kicking off. 697 00:32:42,711 --> 00:32:44,796 I've got good news and bad news. 698 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,507 Sheffield United have taken the lead against Derby. 699 00:32:47,591 --> 00:32:51,428 So as things stand, it looks like Derby are out of contention. 700 00:32:51,511 --> 00:32:53,180 We don't have to worry about them. 701 00:32:53,263 --> 00:32:55,765 But Hull have taken the lead, 702 00:32:55,849 --> 00:32:58,435 and so they leapfrog us in the table. 703 00:32:58,518 --> 00:33:02,689 We need to score or our season ends today. 704 00:33:02,772 --> 00:33:04,608 Quickly! Quickly! 705 00:33:04,691 --> 00:33:06,651 [Griffiths] It's time now to take risks, isn't it? 706 00:33:06,735 --> 00:33:09,237 Thomason inside to Broadhead. 707 00:33:09,321 --> 00:33:12,199 He turns on the left flank. Back to Windass, corner of the box. 708 00:33:12,282 --> 00:33:13,575 Hooks it in. Nice shape. 709 00:33:13,658 --> 00:33:15,702 And Smith hits it into the ground. Unlucky. 710 00:33:15,785 --> 00:33:17,996 That's the one Sam made last year. 711 00:33:18,079 --> 00:33:20,999 [Griffiths] And now Broadhead. He's running at the last defender. 712 00:33:21,082 --> 00:33:22,626 He gets into the box. Tight angle. 713 00:33:22,709 --> 00:33:25,503 Pull it back to Windass. He does. Windass, right-footed… 714 00:33:25,587 --> 00:33:26,880 Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck. 715 00:33:26,963 --> 00:33:28,673 [Griffiths] That was one hell of a chance. 716 00:33:28,757 --> 00:33:30,050 How did we not put that in? 717 00:33:30,133 --> 00:33:31,843 [Roberts] How've they not scored more goals today? 718 00:33:31,927 --> 00:33:32,969 I'm not quite sure. 719 00:33:34,596 --> 00:33:36,723 -Come on, Wrexham! -Just one goal, just one goal. 720 00:33:36,806 --> 00:33:38,350 [Griffiths] A big tackle by Doyle. 721 00:33:38,433 --> 00:33:41,603 Gets to the edge of the area. Countdown to shoot. He finds Moore. 722 00:33:41,686 --> 00:33:44,272 Moore fakes to shoot and then over hits the pass, 723 00:33:44,356 --> 00:33:45,815 but Thomason keeps it alive. 724 00:33:45,899 --> 00:33:50,612 Big chance. And Smith couldn't control it properly. Huge block. 725 00:33:50,695 --> 00:33:52,280 Fucking Christ. 726 00:33:52,364 --> 00:33:56,618 [Griffiths] Five added minutes for Wrexham to keep this going. 727 00:33:56,701 --> 00:33:58,870 Five minutes is plenty of time. 728 00:33:59,746 --> 00:34:01,831 Can Wrexham do the improbable? 729 00:34:02,582 --> 00:34:04,626 -Come on! -[Griffiths] Thomason signals. 730 00:34:04,709 --> 00:34:06,378 Sweeps it to the far post. 731 00:34:06,461 --> 00:34:09,714 It's too much hit. Doyle's kept it alive. Moore heads it on. Held by Brynn. 732 00:34:10,298 --> 00:34:12,634 Oh. For fuck's sake. 733 00:34:12,717 --> 00:34:14,427 [Griffiths] We have a minute left. 734 00:34:14,511 --> 00:34:17,597 Oh. Kitchen sink. Danny Ward's up there. 735 00:34:17,681 --> 00:34:19,266 It's Thomason. Puts it in flat. 736 00:34:19,349 --> 00:34:21,309 -Headed partly clear. -Fucking hell! 737 00:34:21,393 --> 00:34:22,560 [Griffiths] Wrexham looking for a hero. 738 00:34:23,270 --> 00:34:25,355 -[fan 5] Go, go, go! -[Griffiths] This has got to be it. 739 00:34:25,438 --> 00:34:26,564 Twenty-five seconds left. 740 00:34:26,648 --> 00:34:29,317 Windass stands it over the top. Fry heads it clear. 741 00:34:29,401 --> 00:34:30,902 Smith trying to put it behind. 742 00:34:30,986 --> 00:34:34,864 Wrexham have got four-on-four here now. Broadhead. Early to win that. 743 00:34:34,948 --> 00:34:36,616 And Moore. Left side of the box. 744 00:34:36,700 --> 00:34:37,701 Driving forward. 745 00:34:37,784 --> 00:34:39,119 [sound echoes, fades] 746 00:34:40,537 --> 00:34:43,498 -[Griffith] Oh, he's lashed it well over. -Fucking hell! 747 00:34:43,581 --> 00:34:44,582 [final whistle blows] 748 00:34:44,666 --> 00:34:45,834 [♪ somber music plays] 749 00:34:45,917 --> 00:34:49,421 [Griffiths] We have had the five minutes and that is full time. 750 00:34:49,504 --> 00:34:51,006 We have drawn here. 751 00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:52,966 An outstanding effort by Wrexham. 752 00:34:53,049 --> 00:34:56,094 But now, we are waiting for the other results. 753 00:34:56,720 --> 00:34:59,639 The Derby game. Well… [stammers] …it's over for them. 754 00:34:59,723 --> 00:35:02,517 But Hull are still leading 2-1. 755 00:35:02,601 --> 00:35:04,811 But what a season we have had. 756 00:35:04,894 --> 00:35:07,772 What a performance by this Wrexham team. 757 00:35:07,856 --> 00:35:10,483 And the entire stadium is staying behind 758 00:35:10,567 --> 00:35:13,486 to acknowledge them regardless of the outcome. 759 00:35:14,904 --> 00:35:16,156 Great season. 760 00:35:17,824 --> 00:35:20,076 [Griffiths] They gave it one hell of a good go. 761 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:21,161 [fans] Wrexham! 762 00:35:21,870 --> 00:35:24,080 [Griffiths] But this team has done us proud. 763 00:35:24,164 --> 00:35:26,166 These players have done us proud. 764 00:35:26,249 --> 00:35:30,712 This club has done us proud. And we will go again next season, 765 00:35:30,795 --> 00:35:34,341 and we will be stronger than this season. There's no doubt about that. 766 00:35:41,056 --> 00:35:42,307 [♪ gentle guitar playing] 767 00:35:43,266 --> 00:35:44,768 [Griffiths] And Hull have won. 768 00:35:45,352 --> 00:35:50,565 Our season is over, but the journey most definitely is not. 769 00:35:50,649 --> 00:35:55,111 This is a team to be proud of and a club that continues to go somewhere. 770 00:35:55,195 --> 00:35:56,488 [fans applauding] 771 00:35:58,573 --> 00:36:00,241 I'm so proud of the boys. 772 00:36:00,325 --> 00:36:03,495 I'm so proud of the entire staff at Wrexham. 773 00:36:04,454 --> 00:36:05,872 [fan 6] Disappointed? A little bit. 774 00:36:05,955 --> 00:36:07,749 -Disheartened? Not at all. -No. 775 00:36:08,583 --> 00:36:10,126 [Jamie] Disappointed at the moment, but… 776 00:36:10,210 --> 00:36:11,961 [Anne Marie] You can't be mad at the way they played. 777 00:36:12,045 --> 00:36:16,091 Yeah. But the chances we had, you know what I mean, it was so close, wasn't it? 778 00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:18,802 [Ward] Frustrating. 779 00:36:19,427 --> 00:36:23,181 But a few days, and then I think we'll all look back and go, 780 00:36:23,264 --> 00:36:24,557 "It's been a success this season." 781 00:36:24,641 --> 00:36:26,643 It's just, obviously, not ended the way we want it to. 782 00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:29,062 Disappointing. 783 00:36:29,145 --> 00:36:31,731 Um, but we may feel like we fell short now, 784 00:36:31,815 --> 00:36:35,318 but it'll only leave us in good stead in the, you know, next season. 785 00:36:35,402 --> 00:36:36,695 [fans chanting] 786 00:36:38,196 --> 00:36:39,197 Um… 787 00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:41,199 Yeah. 788 00:36:41,282 --> 00:36:43,910 So close, but it is what it is. 789 00:36:44,619 --> 00:36:46,579 [Matty] So close but, obviously not meant to be. 790 00:36:46,663 --> 00:36:49,749 Um… But, you know, we go again. 791 00:36:49,833 --> 00:36:51,710 [Parkinson] We gave it a lot, didn't we? 792 00:36:51,793 --> 00:36:55,380 I can't lie. I didn't want it to end, but of course now it has. 793 00:36:56,798 --> 00:36:59,259 [Josh] Yeah, it was just gutting. It was just gutting. 794 00:36:59,342 --> 00:37:00,844 I watched that chance ten times. 795 00:37:01,761 --> 00:37:03,555 [producer] What are you thinking when you watch it? 796 00:37:03,638 --> 00:37:04,973 Just idiot. [chuckles] 797 00:37:05,598 --> 00:37:06,891 Idiot. Just score. 798 00:37:07,767 --> 00:37:10,103 I find satisfaction hard to come by. 799 00:37:10,186 --> 00:37:12,856 [producer] What do you think the future holds for Wrexham? 800 00:37:12,939 --> 00:37:16,067 -Premier League. -[fans] Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham! 801 00:37:16,151 --> 00:37:19,362 Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham! 802 00:37:19,446 --> 00:37:21,322 [commentator 1] Wrexham will finish 7th 803 00:37:21,406 --> 00:37:27,120 and, agonizingly, will miss out on the playoffs by two points. 804 00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:30,707 Feels a lot like our first year. 805 00:37:33,209 --> 00:37:36,087 I just had this eerie feeling like I had just been there. 806 00:37:36,171 --> 00:37:37,672 Okay, here we go. 807 00:37:37,756 --> 00:37:41,509 It was the same exact setup for our first season. 808 00:37:41,593 --> 00:37:46,973 We were right on the cusp of getting into the playoffs, and we lost. 809 00:37:47,056 --> 00:37:49,142 [commentator 2] Their promotion dream is over. 810 00:37:49,225 --> 00:37:51,352 [Mac] You know, I looked a little bit older. 811 00:37:51,436 --> 00:37:53,188 The house looks exactly the same. 812 00:37:53,271 --> 00:37:55,064 The animals look the same. 813 00:37:55,148 --> 00:37:57,025 [Axel] A little older, a little heavier. 814 00:37:57,108 --> 00:37:59,110 [Mac] A little older, a little heavier. 815 00:37:59,194 --> 00:38:00,236 Like somebody else. 816 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:05,784 [Mac] But my son, first season, he was a little boy, 3.5 feet tall. 817 00:38:06,868 --> 00:38:09,329 [Axel] Maybe we make it to the playoffs next year? 818 00:38:09,412 --> 00:38:13,792 [Mac] Yeah, we gotta figure out a way to get out of the National League, 819 00:38:13,875 --> 00:38:14,876 that's for sure. 820 00:38:15,835 --> 00:38:18,171 [Axel] Why? The National League is our style. 821 00:38:18,254 --> 00:38:19,255 [Mac chuckling] 822 00:38:19,339 --> 00:38:22,759 You said the National League was our style. [chuckles] 823 00:38:22,842 --> 00:38:24,219 -[Axel] I did? -Yeah. 824 00:38:24,302 --> 00:38:26,346 I still don't remember saying that. 825 00:38:26,429 --> 00:38:28,223 [Mac] No. [laughing] 826 00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:31,643 There's a continuity to this whole experience 827 00:38:31,726 --> 00:38:36,147 of the passing on of generations, 828 00:38:36,231 --> 00:38:38,483 and we're just at the start of ours. 829 00:38:38,566 --> 00:38:43,738 My father is a huge fan of the club, and it's bonded us together 830 00:38:43,822 --> 00:38:47,700 because it gives us something to talk about and something to emote around. 831 00:38:47,784 --> 00:38:51,788 But mostly, it's because it's a generational experience, 832 00:38:51,871 --> 00:38:54,541 and I'm watching time pass 833 00:38:54,624 --> 00:38:57,836 through my sons eyes and my sons eyes are watching Wrexham. 834 00:38:57,919 --> 00:39:02,590 And it's been like that for 160 years. 835 00:39:03,550 --> 00:39:07,804 Okay. What's your prediction for where we finish next year in the table? 836 00:39:08,513 --> 00:39:09,889 [Axel] First place. 837 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:12,934 -First place? -Mm-hmm. 838 00:39:13,017 --> 00:39:14,018 [Mac] I like your confidence. 839 00:39:14,102 --> 00:39:15,937 This is not a one-year plan. 840 00:39:16,604 --> 00:39:17,730 It's not a one-year plan. 841 00:39:17,814 --> 00:39:19,107 It's fascinating to me, 842 00:39:19,190 --> 00:39:22,318 and it just shows how quickly we're just cycling on 843 00:39:22,402 --> 00:39:24,779 to the next season, which is both good and bad. 844 00:39:24,863 --> 00:39:28,700 It's bad insofar as our lives are just flying by. 845 00:39:30,451 --> 00:39:34,455 But it gives us another opportunity very soon to come back 846 00:39:34,539 --> 00:39:37,250 and to continue the march forward, which is what we're doing. 847 00:39:37,834 --> 00:39:39,127 We go again. 848 00:39:39,210 --> 00:39:41,588 -[Axel] I'll see you next year, Dad. -[Mac chuckling] 849 00:39:41,671 --> 00:39:43,172 See you next year. [chuckling] 850 00:39:44,716 --> 00:39:46,551 [♪ "This Time Tomorrow" playing] 851 00:39:48,636 --> 00:39:50,597 [Mac] So much changes. 852 00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:53,558 But the club always remains. 853 00:39:53,641 --> 00:39:56,311 ♪ This time tomorrow ♪ 854 00:39:57,228 --> 00:39:59,606 ♪ Where will we be? ♪ 855 00:39:59,689 --> 00:40:01,065 [Mac] We are in motion. 856 00:40:01,149 --> 00:40:02,650 Nothing has ended. 857 00:40:02,734 --> 00:40:04,277 It's not going to end. 858 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:07,447 It will go on and on and on. 859 00:40:07,530 --> 00:40:11,576 And the only thing that we can hope for are these moments 860 00:40:11,659 --> 00:40:13,536 of great triumph 861 00:40:13,620 --> 00:40:16,080 and, unfortunately, great tragedy. 862 00:40:16,164 --> 00:40:17,206 Fucking hell! 863 00:40:17,290 --> 00:40:19,250 [Mac] Because that's the entire experience. 864 00:40:21,377 --> 00:40:24,297 There's a common denominator for people who win. 865 00:40:24,380 --> 00:40:28,927 It is that they go out there and take some swings to do something meaningful. 866 00:40:29,010 --> 00:40:31,596 And, yes, sometimes, they fail. 867 00:40:32,305 --> 00:40:35,016 [Mac] The whole thing doesn't work without failure. 868 00:40:36,267 --> 00:40:37,644 Fuck! 869 00:40:37,727 --> 00:40:40,396 [Mac] It sucks. It hurts. 870 00:40:41,648 --> 00:40:42,857 So… 871 00:40:43,983 --> 00:40:45,777 what are you gonna do? Get up. 872 00:40:47,570 --> 00:40:50,114 [people cheering] 873 00:40:53,451 --> 00:40:55,328 [cheering continues] 874 00:40:58,706 --> 00:41:01,918 News has stunned the world of football this evening. 875 00:41:02,001 --> 00:41:03,503 You would have heard about Spygate. 876 00:41:03,586 --> 00:41:05,630 Spygate scandal. 877 00:41:05,713 --> 00:41:07,090 [♪ dramatic music plays] 878 00:41:07,173 --> 00:41:09,467 [commentator 3] Southampton have been expelled 879 00:41:09,550 --> 00:41:13,304 from Saturday's Championship playoff final. 880 00:41:13,388 --> 00:41:17,100 [commentator 4] Southampton admitted to the unauthorized filming 881 00:41:17,183 --> 00:41:19,519 of other clubs' training. 882 00:41:19,602 --> 00:41:21,729 The spy was stood behind this tree. 883 00:41:21,813 --> 00:41:24,691 He was spotted, packed up his equipment 884 00:41:24,774 --> 00:41:27,652 and hotfooted to the nearby golf club 885 00:41:27,735 --> 00:41:29,153 where he changed his appearance. 886 00:41:29,237 --> 00:41:33,366 He then fled and made his escape right up through the private land. 887 00:41:33,449 --> 00:41:36,327 When we first heard that this had gone on, I'm sat at home. 888 00:41:36,411 --> 00:41:38,788 And you look at it, and you go, "What the fuck?" 889 00:41:38,871 --> 00:41:42,458 We all know the prize of getting promoted to the Premier League. 890 00:41:42,542 --> 00:41:46,963 Southampton have obviously decided to try and gain whatever advantage 891 00:41:47,046 --> 00:41:49,507 they could that wouldn't normally be available, 892 00:41:49,590 --> 00:41:51,175 unless they simply cheated. 893 00:41:51,801 --> 00:41:55,722 If Southampton were thrown out of the playoffs, we finish 7th. 894 00:41:55,805 --> 00:41:58,349 So logic would say we'd be the next team in. 895 00:41:59,142 --> 00:42:02,020 [news anchor 1] There will be a new participant in the EFL championship. 896 00:42:02,103 --> 00:42:04,355 The effect of today's order is that Middlesbrough 897 00:42:04,439 --> 00:42:07,066 are reinstated into the 2026 playoffs. 898 00:42:07,150 --> 00:42:08,776 [commentator 5] They'd lost, of course, over two legs 899 00:42:08,860 --> 00:42:11,070 to Southampton in the semi-final. They're back in. 900 00:42:11,154 --> 00:42:15,491 [commentator 6] It will be Hull City versus Middlesbrough on Saturday. 901 00:42:15,575 --> 00:42:17,452 The EFL were hoping that Middlesbrough would win 902 00:42:17,535 --> 00:42:19,454 -and that will be problem solved. -[Parkinson] Definitely. 903 00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:21,831 Which it never happened, and they had a big problem to deal with. 904 00:42:21,914 --> 00:42:25,001 We're gonna, you know, just have to accept it. 905 00:42:26,085 --> 00:42:30,506 [commentator 7] I think it will be a straightforward 3-1. 906 00:42:30,590 --> 00:42:32,258 -Middlesbrough win. -[commentator 8] Two in the box. 907 00:42:32,341 --> 00:42:34,469 Three now. Hirakawa's found a cross. 908 00:42:34,552 --> 00:42:36,220 And the goalkeeper's lost it. 909 00:42:36,304 --> 00:42:41,017 And Ollie McBurnie has sent Hull City into the Premier League. 910 00:42:41,100 --> 00:42:42,477 [fans cheering] 911 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:43,561 [commentator 9] Right at the end. 912 00:42:43,644 --> 00:42:46,773 And the tears are beginning to flow in the Middlesbrough end. 913 00:42:46,856 --> 00:42:49,776 Hull City are first side in the Championship 914 00:42:49,859 --> 00:42:54,572 since Blackpool 16 years ago to be promoted having finished 6th. 915 00:42:54,655 --> 00:42:57,200 …having finished 6th. [echoes] 916 00:42:59,035 --> 00:43:00,787 [♪ music ends]