Author: Ollie Williams
Football blogger and Portsmouth fan. Currently on the media team at Wrexham Football Club having worked on a variety of projects and reporting on match days. Write for the official match day programme. Published in newspapers in North Wales, Gloucestershire and Greater Manchester as well as national paper 'The Times'. Currently studying Sports Journalism at the University of Gloucestershire and living in Cheltenham during the academic year, I work for Gloucester City Football Club and the Gloucestershire All Golds.
Media Corner: Cup matches are like buses
Lawn Mowers And A Lidl Car Park
This week of all weeks when moving away to university and leaving North Wales for the first time in all of my 18 years, probably wasn’t the best time to go on my first ‘proper’ away day. You see I have travelled away from the Racecourse for Wrexham games before, but I don’t count twice at Wembley, Chester or the Welsh Premier/Colwyn Bay pre-season fixtures. You … Continue reading Lawn Mowers And A Lidl Car Park
Chasing the Dream
It was on platform one of Carmarthen station at 8:01 am that I left to watch my last Wrexham game at the Racecourse for who knows when, the idea of going months without going is an inconceivable thought. A place I’ve based my life around for the last four years will suddenly be no more as the nearest I’ll have to the Racecourse will be Cheltenham … Continue reading Chasing the Dream
AB10
Going into the new 2014/2015 season, there are many questions to be answered, but for many the biggest wonder is how will Andy Bishop get on? The one time Conference goal machine for York in 2006, is now back and in all honesty, struggling for goals. In November 2012 he joined on loan, under Andy Morrell and his two goals in four games meant his … Continue reading AB10
The goalkeeping merry-go-round
After a busy pre-season, with Kevin Wilkin and his staff preparing for the new season, there’s been one subject that has failed to go unresolved, the goalkeeper. Our initial thoughts before going into pre-season was that Joslain Mayebi and Andy Coughlin will battle it out for the number one shirt but since then Mayebi has failed to return to training, his contract expired and he is … Continue reading The goalkeeping merry-go-round
The Wrexham Keeper Conundrum
Looking ahead to the new 2014/2015 season, the players have returned to pre-season, new additions get to know their team mates whilst pre-season gives the chance for the new (well relatively new) manager and assistant to get a clear first eleven for our first game of the season, away to Dartford. But the first position to determine is undeniably the toughest: who will be the … Continue reading The Wrexham Keeper Conundrum
And the era begins
Just three days after the season has ended, and some surprising deals and exits have already occurred, begging the question, is there really a gap between this season coming up, and the last? With the small matter of the World Cup in Brazil and of course Kevin Wilkin’s major overhaul, it seems that Wrexham fans will have plenty of football and news to look forward … Continue reading And the era begins
Looking back……but just the once- A look back at the 2013/2014 season
As strange as it seems, we won’t see any football from our beloved dragons at the Racecourse for another two months, but before we say goodbye why not pop into our little time machines and relive the 2013/2014 season….I know I don’t really want to either! This time last year we were gearing up for the play-offs as we beat Kidderminster Harriers to reach the … Continue reading Looking back……but just the once- A look back at the 2013/2014 season
No Time To Draw Breath For Wrexham
As March begins to come to a close, we get into the stage of the season I like to call “Cliché Season”, where all managers come out with the saying “every game is a cup final”. But for Wrexham it really is, which is so odd, as for a club in 17th who aren’t going up or down this season you wouldn’t consider them to … Continue reading No Time To Draw Breath For Wrexham
Wrexham FC’s players reflect on Andy Morrell’s departure
When any manager leaves a club, the unfortunate job for some unlucky person, is to tell the players. This was the task of Wrexham chief executive Don Bircham this week, who let the reds squad know the situation on Monday morning. As soon as the news was broken to the team, they took to social media to thank player-manager Andy Morrell, here’s what they had … Continue reading Wrexham FC’s players reflect on Andy Morrell’s departure
The Forgotten Man
In a season where disappointing signings has been a key factors to a some what disappointing campaign, I take a look at a player who’s seemed to have faded out of the team, after having so much promise. Theo Bailey-Jones joined Wrexham after a successful trial with the reds last term and some good performances with the reserves. The young ex-Manchester City trainee looked to … Continue reading The Forgotten Man
A Point Well Proven
This time last year, if you’d have told me that Andy Coughlin would be Wrexham first team goalkeeper, I won’t lie, I think I would have been a little bit sick in my own mouth. As I, like so many Wrexham fans were unimpressed by the young Scouse ‘keeper. But alas, a string of Joslain Mayebi errors at the beginning of the season, and all … Continue reading A Point Well Proven
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