Two matches is a very small sample size so perhaps I should guard against getting carried away. However, our last two matches suggest that Jon Nolan has the capability to become that most rare of things – a successful loan signing. In fact, the current crop of loanees are shaping up quite well. James Caton looked sharp when he came on against Shrewsbury, and the … Continue reading Is Jon Nolan About to Break the Loan Jinx?
Positives: Connor Jennings’ movement between the lines. Joe Clarke’s attempts in the first half to drive the team forwards. Louis Moult returning to the scoresheet. Negatives: Jennings got into good positions but failed to make the most of them. The ease with which Dartford scored their goals. An over reaction to being a goal down which ended in Elliott Durrell playing in the centre of … Continue reading Balance Sheet: Wrexham FC v Dartford FC
My clarity of thought has nothing to do with Hudson’s suspension ,but my flash of recognition coincided with it. I’ve realised what our best team is, and I understand what formation they should play. My conclusions have left me looking in the mirror, eating humble pie, and swallowing some pride. Now I’m going to vomit the result right down the page. Firstly we need to … Continue reading I can see clearly now that Blaine has gone
Here are the youtube teaser highlights: full highlights are available on Wrexham Player. Continue reading Highlights: Wrexham FC v Eastleigh FC
Frasier Crane defines a perfect meal as “a great meal with one little flaw to pick at”. This game felt a bit like that: it was satisfying, but with an intriguing question lingering over the post-match debate. The question, quite simply, is whether we ought to win a game like that by a larger margin. There can be no doubt that everything else stacked up … Continue reading Wrexham 1 Nuneaton Town 0
Positives: A win to get over last Tuesday. Elliot Durrell’s best Wrexham performance. Louis Moult’s quality finish. Theo Bailey-Jones, Joe Clarke and Blaine Hudson all received online criticism for their performances against Gateshead; they all responded with strong showings. A first clean sheet since the Chester derby. The back four, which has come under criticism in the opening two games, looked very solid: Andy Coughlin … Continue reading The Balance Sheet: Wrexham v Nuneaton Town
That was good. Not earth shatteringly, unbridled optimism generating, devastatingly sexily good. But good, all the same. It wasn’t grounds to rush to the bookies and put the house on promotion, but it was enough to suggest we could get somewhere this season, without necessarily looking like we were anywhere near the finished article. Kevin Wilkin wasn’t thrilled afterwards; in fact he was quick to … Continue reading Dartford 1 Wrexham 2
Kevin Wilkin has got me flustered. I’m getting confused what time of year it is, because he’s started making moves to sort out the squad for next year, and it feels far too early. This season I thought it was going to take until Christmas to get a settled side, due to our injury issues. It looks like Mr Wilkin plans to sort things out … Continue reading Three Kings, a baby and a star from the East
I suggested yesterday that 4-4-2 wasn’t working for Wrexham. To illustrate the point, let’s have a look at how a 4-4-2 can function effectively and consider why it’s not happening for us. Brian Flynn’s promotion team of 1992-3 was a straight 4-4-2 side and it illustrated the balance required to make the system work. Comparing it to our current side suggests to me that we … Continue reading Flynn’s blueprint shows why Wrexham’s 4-4-2 doesn’t work
My heart says Billy Barr isn’t really in the running for the permanent post at The Racecourse, and is in for a rough ride as he looks to turn things around and make his case.But my head is trying to put a counter argument. If the task he faces is challenging, that means he has a unique opportunity to defy logic and grasp the opportunity. … Continue reading The Passion of Billy Barr
It took an incredible effort from the groundstaff to get this game on. Pity they’re so good at their job. This was a grim way to spend an afternoon. Wet, windy and incredibly cold, and the conditions surely got to everyone in the crowd, and they seemed to get to Wrexham for the first hour. At least the double 2 out of 45substitution which saw … Continue reading Wrexham 1 Dartford 2
January, a new start for Wrexham as they aimed to change their poor season which began a whole six months ago. A disappointing mid-table position with some saying relegation was a possibility which, though I couldn’t see it myself, looked like a plausible opinion. But surely not? Surely the Wrexham that won the FA Trophy and were in the Play-Off final no longer than 10 … Continue reading Things Are Looking Up For The Reds
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