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PHIL: Everybody knows
the aim of the club

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is to get promotion
out of the National League.

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With the new ownership
coming in

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and funding, you know,
put into the squad,

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expectations have risen.

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But we try not to create
a tension in the group.

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We're trying hard
to keep the focus

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on the process of each game.

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PHIL: Obviously,
at this point in the season,

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it would be better
to be right in contention

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at the very top,
but as a manager,

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you've gotta be focused
on what you need to do.

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Every game, it's a process.

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PHIL: I speak
to a lot of supporters

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in and around the ground,

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not just match days
during the week,

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and I'm so determined
to bring this town success.

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If results don't go well,

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I personally take
the responsibility.

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As a football manager,

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you know,
you're gonna get sacked.

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We gotta accept it's
the nature of the industry.

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You know,
the lifespan of a manager

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at any club
gets shorter each year,

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and, uh, that's it.

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SINGER: [singing] Every day
it's a-gettin' closer,

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goin' faster
than a roller coaster.

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Love like yours
will surely come my way.

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Hey, a-hey, hey.

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Every day,
it's a-gettin' faster

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Everyone said, "Go out
and ask her."

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Love like yours
will surely come my way.

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A-hey, a-hey, hey.

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Love like yours
will surely come my way.

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[birds singing]

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HUMPHREY:
The outcome thus far has been

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just to this side
of acceptable.

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It's been more of a struggle

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than we would liked it
to have been.

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But equally,
we knew we had 10 games

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against tough opposition.

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And that being the case,

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where--where we've wound up
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sort of not ideal for us,

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but it's not disastrous.

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The next 10 games,
we do need to see

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a kind of marked improvement,
I think.

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And if we don't get
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then pressure mounts,
you know, on all of us.

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But the guys that we've got
here and the management staff

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that we've got here,
we expect them to click.

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And if they don't,
then awkward questions abound.

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[birds singing]

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- We've got some good players.

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We've got a decent squad,
but, you know, Hyde is injured,

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which is not gonna be
short-term.

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Kwame is back,
but it's unfair to expect him

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to go Saturday, Tuesday,
Saturday, Tuesday.

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So we just don't know.

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- God bless
the January transfer window.

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- Ultimately, a football club
can only sign new players

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at two times a year:

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during the close-season
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and then for this
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The challenge, of course, is,

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we're only wanting
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that other clubs are
already using or want to keep.

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Robert and Ryan are great
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and the financial support
that we get is great.

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But they're also
our biggest problem...

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- Yeah, yeah.

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- In that they create
a level of expectancy...

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- Yeah.

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- And financial ability that
other people believe we have.

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But everyone's--
then that's the key.

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SHAUN: Rob?
ROB: Hi, Shaun, how are you?

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- Mm-hmm.

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Well, I definitely feel
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I don't know
if I feel 100% comfortable.

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ROB: We play the rest of the
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and we don't go up,

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we will be significantly
over budget next year.

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yeah...

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- "After nearly 19 games,

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"there appears to be
very little improvement

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"in the team's performance.

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If we can't change the players,
we must change the manager."

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- "Shit formation--haven't
got the players to play it."

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- "Shocking stuff.

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"I want Parkinson out
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and I have not
changed my mind--dreadful."

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- "Too slow,
appointing a manager

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who inherited
a strange retained list."

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- "What the fuck
is going on here?"

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- Oof.

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Rough.

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- "If it's not a win,
Parky needs to go,

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"and feel free to dig at me.
I don't care.

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Stop being shit."
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I'm gonna have a T-shirt made
that says, "Parky out."

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If you let him go now,
I feel like--

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first off, like, it was a coup
that we even got him.

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ROB: Yeah.

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- You let him go
seven months later,

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I think it's
just as bad a look.

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I think you can't
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- Mm-hmm.

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- You can't work
with people like that.

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- I don't mind giving him...
time.

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The problem is that he's asking

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for a significant amount
of money

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for the January
transfer window.

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The decision we have to make
is whether or not we--

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not only do we keep him--
okay, that's one thing.

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- Mm-hmm.
- Give him a full season, fine.

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down not only for this season,

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but for next season,
because the players we sign,

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it'll be
two- to three-year contracts.

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- He inherited 80% of a plan.
ROB: Yes.

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By the way, that's--that's
one of the things, so I--

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- Is this the kind
of house you--

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RYAN: Ask Blake.
I have no idea what--

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[laughing]

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ROB: Are you
fucking kidding me?

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- Yeah.
- Is--

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RYAN: It's a house of horrors.
- Is this--is that a prop?

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RYAN: No, that's a--

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- No, this is supposed--
oh, I see, it's therapy.

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RYAN: Ah, yes, exactly.
- It's for ther--

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it's for therapy.
That makes a lot of sense.

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SHAUN: We decided that before

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we entertained
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on players for Phil
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we needed to see some
improvement from the team.

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Phil basically has until
the new year to prove

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that he can do the job.

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[indistinct chatter]

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Most important, the manager is
trying to build a relationship

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with players to find out
what makes them tick

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on a individual basis.

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SINGER: [singing] Coming

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SINGER: [singing]
Change is coming

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[crowd shouting]

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ANNOUNCER:
[exclaims indistinctly]

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Wrexham have the lead
at the Recreation Ground!

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It was Aaron Hayden
who headed it

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into the back of the net.

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And he fires back out--

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into the net!

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With that, Wrexham
have got a second goal!

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It goes into the back
of the net!

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It's in!
It's in again!

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And it's Hall-Johnson
for Wrexham!

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What a goal for Wrexham!
Volleys!

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And there is the touchdown.
[whistle blows]

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And the whistle is blown.

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It's been an absolutely
incredible evening

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here in Aldershot.

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ALL: [chanting] Wrexham!
Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham!

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MARK:
After smashing Aldershot,

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things are looking up.

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Now Wrexham hoping to keep
the momentum going

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as they take on
Kings Lynn Town.

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[all chanting]

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[energetic music]

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[crowd cheering]

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- Fucking yeah!
Come on!

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Come on!

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[suspenseful music]

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[crowd cheering]

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[fans singing]

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[crowd cheering]

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[crowd chanting indistinctly]

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[crowd cheering]
FAN: Come on!

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- When was the last time
we scored five in two games?

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- Never.
Never in the history, never.

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- Fuckin' amazin'.
Amazin', bruv.

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[crowd cheering]
Yeah!

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[bell rings]
6-1!

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Let's go!

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MARK: Fantastic.
Wrexham set a new club record.

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We scored 11 goals
in back-to-back away games.

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RYAN: Well,
you can't complain about that.

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ROB: Well, those are the two
weakest teams in the league.

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RYAN: Oh, so you can
complain about that.

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ROB: I'm just sayin'.
RYAN: What are you saying?

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ROB: That we should be
beating these teams.

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RYAN: We did beat these teams.
ROB: Yeah, I'm just sayin'.

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RYAN: You've been reading
too many mean tweets.

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ROB: Coach!
NICK: Hey, how you doing?

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ROB: How are ya?
- Big fan.

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ROB: Rob--damn, man,
I'm a big fan of yours.

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- Yeah, a really big fan.

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ROB: Congratulations
on the season so far.

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- Thank you.
I appreciate it.

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Yeah, we gotta keep it--
keep it stringing--

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- Kinda feels like the
momentum's happening though.

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Right?
- Yeah.

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- Goddamn, that was--
- It's happening, yeah.

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This is my--

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I coached at Indiana University
of Pennsylvania.

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ROB: Okay, yup.

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- And this
was my recruiting area.

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I liked it
when I was recruiting,

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and I like it now, so...
ROB: Well, when they love you,

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they love you.
- Yeah.

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ROB: And then when they don't,
they let you know.

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- [laughs] Right.

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ROB: But it's crazy
that Coach Pederson--

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I mean, 2017,
I'm like, God, that was--

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- That wasn't that long ago.

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ROB: It was like yesterday.
- [chuckling] I know.

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[upbeat funky music]

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[fanfare plays]

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[bell rings]

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ROB: If you had to distill
down one piece of advice--

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JEFFREY: What would it be?
- What would it be?

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- One, enjoy every minute
of it.

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Sports, the reason it's popular
is because it's unpredictable,

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and the moment you think
you've got a really good team,

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um, you'll probably have some
bad games, and it'll kill ya.

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- I'm on a text chain
with a group of my friends

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from Philly
that I grew up with.

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JEFFREY: Yeah.

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- And over the years,
I had the luxury of on Sundays,

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having any opinion
that I want to have.

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JEFFREY: Totally.

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- About what plays
are being run...

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JEFFREY: Yup.

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- What players
should be benched...

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JEFFREY: Yeah.
- What coach should be fired.

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JEFFREY: [chuckles] Yeah.
- What's Howie doing?

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JEFFREY: Yeah.
- Right?

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JEFFREY: Yeah.
- And it's a release.

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JEFFREY: Absolutely.
- And it's easy for us, right?

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JEFFREY: Yeah.
- Because we have--

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we can have
very strong opinions,

248
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but now
I'm on the other end of it,

249
00:12:44,338 --> 00:12:47,010
where those conversations that
are having--that I'm having,

250
00:12:47,077 --> 00:12:48,479
those are--
those are real people.

251
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They're no longer characters
on my television screen.

252
00:12:51,218 --> 00:12:53,991
- It forces you
to have to really

253
00:12:54,057 --> 00:12:56,328
think through a lot
of decisions

254
00:12:56,395 --> 00:12:59,134
and think about things
not just in the short-term.

255
00:12:59,201 --> 00:13:02,808
What's gonna gratify me
for the next month of my life?

256
00:13:02,875 --> 00:13:04,579
What is best for the team
over the course

257
00:13:04,646 --> 00:13:08,520
of the next 12 months,
24 months, five years?

258
00:13:08,587 --> 00:13:10,891
Um, and what are your values

259
00:13:10,958 --> 00:13:13,930
in terms of what kind of coach
do you want?

260
00:13:13,997 --> 00:13:16,235
What kind of collaboration
do you want?

261
00:13:16,302 --> 00:13:17,705
What kind of culture
do you want?

262
00:13:17,772 --> 00:13:19,241
- Mm-hmm.
- That, to me,

263
00:13:19,308 --> 00:13:21,312
is something I never thought
about as a fan.

264
00:13:21,378 --> 00:13:22,515
- Mm-hmm.

265
00:13:22,581 --> 00:13:23,950
JEFFREY: But then
you've gotta also then identify

266
00:13:24,017 --> 00:13:26,221
where do you think
the trajectory is gonna go?

267
00:13:26,288 --> 00:13:27,858
And that's where
the hard decisions are.

268
00:13:27,925 --> 00:13:29,227
ROB: Mm-hmm.

269
00:13:29,294 --> 00:13:31,733
- If you thought you were
on a upward trajectory

270
00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:33,336
and you had a down year

271
00:13:33,402 --> 00:13:35,808
and you'd say,
"Okay, that was a down year,

272
00:13:35,874 --> 00:13:37,444
"but we're really
on a upward trajectory

273
00:13:37,511 --> 00:13:39,649
with that coach
and with that coaching staff,"

274
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then, you know, you continue.

275
00:13:41,553 --> 00:13:43,657
If you reach the conclusion
that you think

276
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you're
on a downward trajectory,

277
00:13:45,561 --> 00:13:48,165
and you needed
a fresh leadership...

278
00:13:48,232 --> 00:13:49,301
- Mm-hmm.

279
00:13:49,368 --> 00:13:51,071
JEFFREY:
Then you gotta make a change.

280
00:13:51,138 --> 00:13:52,742
And don't be afraid
to make a change.

281
00:13:52,808 --> 00:13:56,382
At the same time, don't be
afraid to keep a great coach,

282
00:13:56,448 --> 00:13:57,885
like I did with Andy
over the years.

283
00:13:57,952 --> 00:14:00,557
There was a lot of criticism--
"Why would you keep Andy Reid?

284
00:14:00,624 --> 00:14:02,762
We didn't win
the Super Bowl that year."

285
00:14:02,828 --> 00:14:04,565
Well, you know,
many of the years,

286
00:14:04,632 --> 00:14:06,836
we were, uh,
in the NFC championship game.

287
00:14:06,903 --> 00:14:08,205
ROB: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

288
00:14:08,272 --> 00:14:10,644
- So you gotta--you kind of
gotta decipher that,

289
00:14:10,711 --> 00:14:12,280
but make your own judgment,

290
00:14:12,347 --> 00:14:17,692
and don't shy away
from really tough decisions.

291
00:14:17,758 --> 00:14:20,597
[soft dramatic music]

292
00:14:36,228 --> 00:14:37,631
[crickets chirping]

293
00:14:37,698 --> 00:14:39,167
[indistinct shouting on TV]

294
00:15:10,497 --> 00:15:12,535
...because you can drive
yourself crazy if you do that.

295
00:15:12,601 --> 00:15:15,541
So I think you've gotta
learn from it, take lessons,

296
00:15:15,607 --> 00:15:18,780
and move on quickly
and don't look back too much.

297
00:15:18,847 --> 00:15:21,619
[soft dramatic music]

298
00:15:26,295 --> 00:15:27,665
And everybody, you know,

299
00:15:27,731 --> 00:15:30,036
wants to tell me of
their passion for the club.

300
00:15:30,103 --> 00:15:31,606
And you can sense it.

301
00:15:31,673 --> 00:15:33,910
Yeah, he's well-known
in the town apparently.

302
00:15:33,977 --> 00:15:35,346
Very well-known.
[laughter]

303
00:15:37,317 --> 00:15:38,252
- I wish.

304
00:15:40,591 --> 00:15:41,526
But, uh--

305
00:15:46,603 --> 00:15:49,007
It's a club which should never
have dropped

306
00:15:49,074 --> 00:15:51,846
into National League,
but it did,

307
00:15:51,913 --> 00:15:55,286
and it's been some tough years
for everybody in the town.

308
00:16:03,804 --> 00:16:05,006
PERSON: Yeah.
- Yeah, no.

309
00:16:08,914 --> 00:16:10,049
- She converted.

310
00:16:11,418 --> 00:16:12,521
- [laughs]

311
00:16:12,588 --> 00:16:13,623
- Don't put that on camera,
for goodness sake.

312
00:16:13,690 --> 00:16:14,592
[laughter]

313
00:16:15,861 --> 00:16:17,263
PHIL: Really?
- Yeah, yeah.

314
00:16:17,330 --> 00:16:19,902
PHIL: Football clubs
in England and Wales

315
00:16:19,969 --> 00:16:21,706
can lift a community.

316
00:16:21,773 --> 00:16:24,645
My job, and obviously,
not just my job,

317
00:16:24,712 --> 00:16:26,583
the owner's job, and everybody
playing for the club

318
00:16:26,649 --> 00:16:30,022
is to do everything we can
to bring success to the area.

319
00:16:43,783 --> 00:16:44,752
oh, fuck.

320
00:16:53,102 --> 00:16:54,672
ROB: I own a bar
in Philadelphia

321
00:16:54,739 --> 00:16:56,141
called Mac's Tavern,

322
00:16:56,208 --> 00:16:58,045
and it's modeled
after Patty's Pub,

323
00:16:58,112 --> 00:16:59,180
the fictional pub
from my show,

324
00:16:59,247 --> 00:17:01,018
Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

325
00:17:01,084 --> 00:17:02,721
Since I was in town,
and since the last two games,

326
00:17:02,788 --> 00:17:04,792
the team had been
on a bit of a tear,

327
00:17:04,859 --> 00:17:06,195
I thought it'd be fun
to invite

328
00:17:06,261 --> 00:17:07,698
all of my old friends
from Philly

329
00:17:07,765 --> 00:17:10,169
to come down to the pub
and watch the game with me.

330
00:17:10,236 --> 00:17:11,873
It's a full sellout.

331
00:17:11,940 --> 00:17:14,477
PERSON: And it's today?
ROB: Yeah, it's a full sellout.

332
00:17:14,545 --> 00:17:16,583
If we score a bucket of goals
like we have been doing,

333
00:17:16,649 --> 00:17:18,687
that place is going
to go nuts.

334
00:17:18,753 --> 00:17:19,855
And that's what I wanna see
today.

335
00:17:19,922 --> 00:17:21,526
That is what I'm hopin' for.

336
00:17:21,593 --> 00:17:24,030
[crowd shouting]

337
00:17:24,097 --> 00:17:25,867
[applause]

338
00:17:25,934 --> 00:17:28,974
[crowd chanting]

339
00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:32,146
[suspenseful folk music]

340
00:17:37,691 --> 00:17:39,194
[indistinct chatter]

341
00:17:39,261 --> 00:17:40,998
This is where they usually
start kicking it out,

342
00:17:41,064 --> 00:17:42,433
in the 25th minute.

343
00:17:42,501 --> 00:17:43,803
PERSON: Yeah?
- Yeah.

344
00:17:43,870 --> 00:17:46,976
[crowd shouting]

345
00:17:47,043 --> 00:17:48,613
- Right,
so we're at the game now.

346
00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:53,055
It's the 35th minute,
and it's currently 0-0.

347
00:17:53,122 --> 00:17:56,228
[indistinct chatter]

348
00:18:14,999 --> 00:18:16,201
- It's such--

349
00:18:16,268 --> 00:18:18,540
apparently, it's such
a home team advantage sport,

350
00:18:18,607 --> 00:18:20,376
which--
PERSON: Right.

351
00:18:20,443 --> 00:18:22,748
ROB: But the last two games
we won were away,

352
00:18:22,815 --> 00:18:24,217
and we scored 11 goals.
PERSON: Right.

353
00:18:24,284 --> 00:18:25,721
- This is home, and we can't--

354
00:18:25,787 --> 00:18:28,793
[whistle blows]
[crowd shouting angrily]

355
00:18:31,866 --> 00:18:35,540
So Wealdstone was a draw.
[bell rings]

356
00:18:35,607 --> 00:18:38,813
But since I had to watch
a 0-0 soccer game

357
00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:41,018
in Philadelphia
in front of everyone I know,

358
00:18:41,084 --> 00:18:42,755
it counts as a loss.

359
00:18:44,692 --> 00:18:46,128
RYAN: That seems very petty.

360
00:18:46,194 --> 00:18:47,564
ROB: Shut up, Ryan.

361
00:18:47,631 --> 00:18:50,704
[energetic dramatic music]

362
00:18:52,641 --> 00:18:55,547
[crowd erupts]

363
00:18:57,283 --> 00:18:58,853
- Come on! Yeah!

364
00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:00,524
ANNOUNCER 1: Passes the ball,
moves, and it's in!

365
00:19:00,590 --> 00:19:01,793
ANNOUNCER 2: Yeah!
ANNOUNCER 1: A goal!

366
00:19:01,859 --> 00:19:05,199
And that's a great goal!
ANNOUNCER 2: Yeah!

367
00:19:05,266 --> 00:19:06,836
[bell rings twice]

368
00:19:08,238 --> 00:19:09,341
[bell rings]

369
00:19:10,577 --> 00:19:14,317
RYAN: Seventh place.
Not bad.

370
00:19:14,384 --> 00:19:15,687
You're still mad, aren't you?

371
00:19:15,754 --> 00:19:17,023
ROB: It was in front
of all my friends.

372
00:19:17,090 --> 00:19:18,760
That game was so boring.

373
00:19:18,827 --> 00:19:20,897
RYAN: It was one draw.
He won the other four games.

374
00:19:20,964 --> 00:19:22,367
ROB: All my friends were there.

375
00:19:22,433 --> 00:19:24,805
RYAN: Okay, I think we should
talk about this later.

376
00:19:24,872 --> 00:19:26,809
ROB: All of 'em.
Everyone.

377
00:19:26,876 --> 00:19:28,747
[energetic music]

378
00:19:28,813 --> 00:19:31,051
ANNOUNCER:
And it's 2-0 to Yeovil.

379
00:19:31,118 --> 00:19:33,590
And fans start to leave now.

380
00:19:36,929 --> 00:19:39,969
[crowd cheering]

381
00:19:40,036 --> 00:19:41,506
ANNOUNCER: It's Davies.

382
00:19:41,572 --> 00:19:44,177
[crowd roaring]
And it's in.

383
00:19:44,244 --> 00:19:45,079
ANNOUNCER:
Young Will reversed.

384
00:19:45,146 --> 00:19:46,381
Ball's to Jordan Davies.

385
00:19:46,448 --> 00:19:47,751
Peels across this man.
[indistinct]

386
00:19:47,818 --> 00:19:48,853
Jordan Davies chips the ball
to the back post.

387
00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:50,624
[indistinct]
Across the middle!

388
00:19:50,690 --> 00:19:53,596
[crowd cheering]

389
00:19:53,663 --> 00:19:56,034
- Come on!

390
00:19:56,101 --> 00:19:57,470
- [indistinct]

391
00:19:59,140 --> 00:20:01,244
[bell rings three times]

392
00:20:02,413 --> 00:20:05,486
[energetic music fades]

393
00:20:21,251 --> 00:20:22,386
SERVER: George?

394
00:20:23,489 --> 00:20:24,558
PHIL: Thank you very much.

395
00:20:26,596 --> 00:20:28,031
PHILIPPE:
Phil and his son George

396
00:20:28,098 --> 00:20:29,668
come in on a regular basis,
couple of times a week.

397
00:20:29,735 --> 00:20:31,171
Um, he has a bit
of a superstition

398
00:20:31,238 --> 00:20:33,275
about what meal
he has prior to a match.

399
00:20:33,342 --> 00:20:35,179
- Oh, the main man's here.

400
00:20:35,246 --> 00:20:36,949
Get him on the camera.
PERSON: Oh...

401
00:20:37,016 --> 00:20:38,653
PHIL: Come on, this is the man
you wanna speak to.

402
00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:39,755
PERSON: You see
we got dressed up for this.

403
00:20:39,822 --> 00:20:41,358
[laughter]

404
00:20:41,425 --> 00:20:42,226
- So it's quite funny
to see when he comes in,

405
00:20:42,293 --> 00:20:43,663
having his meals.

406
00:20:43,730 --> 00:20:45,366
PHIL: Come join us.
- I'll come join you, yeah.

407
00:20:45,433 --> 00:20:46,969
PHIL: Yeah. We're really having
a quick snack.

408
00:20:47,036 --> 00:20:47,938
- Yeah, yeah.

409
00:20:51,846 --> 00:20:54,017
PHIL: Thank you very much.
- Thank you.

410
00:20:54,083 --> 00:20:56,656
- And not the granola.
- Not the granola today.

411
00:20:56,722 --> 00:20:58,526
No, I have that
every other day, don't I?

412
00:20:58,593 --> 00:20:59,762
PHILIPPE: Usually,
if I make his meal,

413
00:20:59,829 --> 00:21:01,833
it's usually scrambled eggs
on toast.

414
00:21:01,899 --> 00:21:03,302
They're really good,
nice guys.

415
00:21:03,368 --> 00:21:04,471
Come in super friendly.

416
00:21:08,245 --> 00:21:09,447
- Nice, it's good.

417
00:21:09,515 --> 00:21:11,451
We don't argue much at all,
to be honest.

418
00:21:11,519 --> 00:21:13,388
There are a lot of people
who ask me, "Do you argue?"

419
00:21:13,455 --> 00:21:14,859
And, uh, no.

420
00:21:14,925 --> 00:21:16,929
I don't think it's as much
as people would expect.

421
00:21:16,996 --> 00:21:18,533
We've got a good
working relationship,

422
00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:19,702
I would say, yeah.

423
00:21:23,442 --> 00:21:24,979
[laughter]

424
00:21:37,470 --> 00:21:38,873
[soft dramatic music]

425
00:21:38,940 --> 00:21:40,109
[crowd cheering]

426
00:21:40,176 --> 00:21:41,211
ANNOUNCER:
And there's the final whistle.

427
00:21:41,278 --> 00:21:43,850
County celebrate victory.

428
00:21:43,917 --> 00:21:46,856
[crowd cheering]

429
00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,097
Frustration, huge frustration
for Wrexham.

430
00:21:51,164 --> 00:21:54,003
[applause]

431
00:21:55,707 --> 00:21:57,176
ROB: When we started
this 10-game stretch,

432
00:21:57,243 --> 00:21:58,646
we were in 12th place.

433
00:21:58,713 --> 00:22:00,517
Phil's gotten us all the way
up to third place,

434
00:22:00,584 --> 00:22:02,955
but we still can't beat
the top teams.

435
00:22:03,021 --> 00:22:04,457
But what does that mean?

436
00:22:04,525 --> 00:22:07,029
RYAN: It means we won't get
promoted, is what it means.

437
00:22:07,096 --> 00:22:08,900
ROB: So what do we change?

438
00:22:08,967 --> 00:22:13,008
How do we get
from third to first?

439
00:22:13,075 --> 00:22:15,012
[indistinct chatter]

440
00:22:16,816 --> 00:22:19,254
ANNOUNCER: And
a frustrating first half ends.

441
00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:22,494
Yeovil Town 1,
Wrexham, 0.

442
00:22:22,561 --> 00:22:24,532
Plenty of work
for Phil Parkinson's side

443
00:22:24,598 --> 00:22:27,036
to do after the break.

444
00:22:29,173 --> 00:22:33,482
PHIL: It's a fucking disgrace,
an absolute fucking disgrace!

445
00:22:33,550 --> 00:22:34,985
We fucking turned up thinking,

446
00:22:35,052 --> 00:22:36,989
"We're gonna fucking
stroll around,

447
00:22:37,056 --> 00:22:38,125
"we'll fucking play,

448
00:22:38,192 --> 00:22:39,962
we're gonna fucking beat these
no problem."

449
00:22:40,029 --> 00:22:41,532
They're fucking first
to every ball,

450
00:22:41,599 --> 00:22:43,335
they won more
fucking challenges,

451
00:22:43,402 --> 00:22:44,939
they fucking won
more second balls,

452
00:22:45,005 --> 00:22:47,376
they fucking be bright
on the fucking ball.

453
00:22:47,443 --> 00:22:49,047
If you're sharp
and you're closing down

454
00:22:49,113 --> 00:22:51,619
and you fucking work,
you're sharp with possession--

455
00:22:51,686 --> 00:22:53,322
is that right or wrong, Tozer?

456
00:22:53,388 --> 00:22:55,493
Everybody has been loose
in possession,

457
00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:56,662
'cause that bit hasn't
been fucking right,

458
00:22:56,729 --> 00:22:58,933
first and foremost.

459
00:23:04,010 --> 00:23:05,446
PHIL: I can't accept
that performance, boys,

460
00:23:05,513 --> 00:23:09,153
'cause let me tell ya,
I'm fucking ecstatic it's 1-0.

461
00:23:09,220 --> 00:23:10,523
Ecstatic,

462
00:23:10,590 --> 00:23:11,759
'cause we've been
three out of 10.

463
00:23:11,826 --> 00:23:13,195
They've been fucking
eight out of 10.

464
00:23:13,262 --> 00:23:14,464
They can't get much better.

465
00:23:14,531 --> 00:23:16,167
We can fucking
get a lot better.

466
00:23:16,234 --> 00:23:17,537
Fucking sharp up on the ball.

467
00:23:23,716 --> 00:23:24,652
ANNOUNCER:
It's out to Paul Mullin.

468
00:23:24,718 --> 00:23:25,687
Mullin on his right foot.

469
00:23:25,754 --> 00:23:27,323
He places it in!
PHIL: Yeah!

470
00:23:27,390 --> 00:23:29,060
ANNOUNCER: Yeovil aren't gonna
be happy about that one.

471
00:23:29,127 --> 00:23:30,563
Wrexham have equalized!

472
00:23:30,630 --> 00:23:32,066
- Get in there!

473
00:23:32,133 --> 00:23:33,569
ANNOUNCER: Davies, Mullin,
and Ponticelli fronting,

474
00:23:33,636 --> 00:23:35,974
leaving [indistinct] short.
James Jones is making a run.

475
00:23:36,041 --> 00:23:37,844
McAlinden's in space
the left-hand side.

476
00:23:37,911 --> 00:23:39,515
Liam McAlinden's picked out.

477
00:23:39,581 --> 00:23:40,750
McAlinden crosses,
left foot,

478
00:23:40,817 --> 00:23:41,852
puts it across the goal
to Ponticelli!

479
00:23:41,919 --> 00:23:43,055
To Jordan Davies, sends--

480
00:23:43,121 --> 00:23:44,525
an own goal!

481
00:23:44,591 --> 00:23:46,094
[crowd cheering]

482
00:23:49,902 --> 00:23:52,975
[whistle blows]
[crowd cheering]

483
00:23:54,745 --> 00:23:56,281
- Whoo!
- Yes!

484
00:23:56,348 --> 00:23:58,218
- Yes!

485
00:23:58,285 --> 00:24:00,489
ROB: So we decided
to stick with Phil.

486
00:24:00,557 --> 00:24:01,993
Not just because
of the wins and losses,

487
00:24:02,059 --> 00:24:04,565
but also because of
the team culture he's built.

488
00:24:04,632 --> 00:24:06,201
RYAN: I particularly
like the swearing.

489
00:24:06,267 --> 00:24:08,205
- Fuckin' hell!

490
00:24:08,271 --> 00:24:09,708
ROB:
We also decided to go ahead

491
00:24:09,775 --> 00:24:11,646
and buy that striker
he was asking for.

492
00:24:11,712 --> 00:24:12,914
You remember in Braveheart

493
00:24:12,981 --> 00:24:14,518
when they introduce
that character

494
00:24:14,585 --> 00:24:16,121
about halfway through,

495
00:24:16,187 --> 00:24:19,260
and it completely changes
the trajectory of the movie?

496
00:24:19,327 --> 00:24:21,097
Yeah, that's the guy
I'm talking about.

497
00:24:21,164 --> 00:24:22,601
The Irish guy.
Remember that?

498
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Well, now we have our own
version of that,

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and his name...

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[crowd roaring]
Ollie Palmer.

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He's English, by the way.
He's not Irish.

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[bassy upbeat music]