On This Day
On this day in 1960: Micky Metcalf scored a hat trick as Wrexham beat First Division Blackburn 3-1 in a League Cup 3rd Rd replay Continue reading On This Day
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Is Billy Our Man?
I was planning to write about how we’ve stuck to 4-3-3 despite the howls of protest from some quarters because we don’t have the players to play 4-4-2. After last Saturday’s game I had to abort that idea! Thanks Mister Barr! The thing which threw me was the deployment of Mark Carrington on the right of midfield. An obvious ploy, with hindsight: after all, he’s … Continue reading Is Billy Our Man?
How Wrexham Took Over The World
So what was the highlight of 2013? I know the answer’s obvious so I feel terribly disloyal in admitting this: for me it was run close by the day we were robbed! CheeseGate took the club on a journey which ended with us making a bit of cash and beating some of the biggest clubs in England! It was a remarkable moment at Kidderminster which … Continue reading How Wrexham Took Over The World
Leader Preview: Luton Town v Wrexham
Here’s my column from last week’s Leader. It forms part of the paper’s comprehensive pre-match coverage every Friday, featuring interviews, an in-depth look at the opposition and lots of statistical analysis. All content in the column (c) http://www.leaderlive.co.uk. Tomorrow’s FA Trophy tie is a tricky one to anticipate with both managers likely to rotate their squads. Andy Morrell needs to be careful as Wrexham’s pattern … Continue reading Leader Preview: Luton Town v Wrexham
Wrexham 0 Stoke City 1
5 Things We Learned From the Stoke Game: 1. Andy Morrell has something to work with in Theo Bailey-JonesI’ll be honest: I was underwhelmed by my first impression of the young lad. To be fair, he is a youngster finding his way at our level for the first time, but the contrast when he replaced Adrian Cieslewicz in the Blackburn game was marked. So I … Continue reading Wrexham 0 Stoke City 1
Wrexham 1 Blackburn 1
So what conclusions should we draw from that? None, if we’ve got any sense! A friendly kickabout on a hot Summer’s afternoon isn’t going to give you an indication of what we’ll be like on a wet midweek winter’s night in Gateshead (or whatever town Gateshead play in these days.) After all, if you look at our friendly results over the years you’d think we … Continue reading Wrexham 1 Blackburn 1
Summertime And The Football Is Easy
You know it’s July when the nation has its annual two weeks caring about tennis, the Americans “celebrate the independence of their nation by blowing up a small part of it” and football fans all over the country get excited by the prospect of a Cameroonian triallist they’ve never seen or heard of before. In reality, of course, games like today’s against Blackburn are merely … Continue reading Summertime And The Football Is Easy
The Well Hidden Legacy of Vince O’Keefe
Seeing Vince O’Keefe at Edgar Street when we played Hereford this season was a nice treat. Seeing his son, who plays in midfield for The Bulls, hit the bar, was less pleasant, but let’s focus on the positives. O’Keefe was an interesting keeper: you couldn’t really say he was an unqualified success, but he was between the sticks for one of our finest hours! O’Keefe … Continue reading The Well Hidden Legacy of Vince O’Keefe
Speight Offers Morrell A Chance To Show Who’s Boss
So we’ve lost our top scorer. Bad news on the face of it, yet I’m not feel too cut up about it. But then Jake Speight was always something of a paradox. Just look at those goals, for example. He hit twenty-one last season, which anyone would agree was a formidable total. Yet scratch the surface of the stat and things look slightly less impressive: … Continue reading Speight Offers Morrell A Chance To Show Who’s Boss
>Lamine Sakho 1 El Hadji Diouf 2
>Obviously Lamine Sakhp’s Hummer is the most exciting thing every to happen to Wrexham-indeed, all of North Wales. However, as you can see, fellow Senegal international El Hadji Diouf has a car which is even more of a crime against decency: Continue reading >Lamine Sakho 1 El Hadji Diouf 2
>Trial and Error
>So what of the triallists? I don’t like to judge players after forty-five minutes of a meaningless game, but they didn’t look too bad. It’s interesting hearing everyone else’s opinions as no one seems to agree about them. For what it’s worth, Mohammed was the pick for me. He was quick and took his goal beautifully-anyone who can dump Brad Friedel on his backside and … Continue reading >Trial and Error
