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Post by garynysmon on Jan 9, 2024 14:16:35 GMT
A while back Newport were being critcised for having so few Welsh players. Raptor redressed the balance somewhat, but it occurred to me tonight that only Tolley and Maxwell are in the match day squad for Wrexham these days, and for whom a decent core of Welsh players has been a feature for the last 15-20 years, possibly longer. Crazy that this post is 13 years old and yet nothing has really changed.
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Post by marsvolta on Jan 24, 2024 18:12:10 GMT
Wrexham sold out all 7000 tickets for their cup tie with Blackburn, who themselves have only sold 5000.
No prizes for guessing which of those two clubs got the biggest amount of stick on Twitter.
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Post by manulike on Jan 28, 2024 18:38:39 GMT
Newcastle at the racecourse in February. #MakeItHappen
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Post by aberbeeg on Jan 29, 2024 20:58:23 GMT
Thinking they are Manure when they turn up like middleston. Good support for a 90 min journey fair play
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Jan 29, 2024 21:06:37 GMT
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Post by winsumluzsum on Jan 29, 2024 21:06:37 GMT
Comprehensively outclassed tonight. At some point the American owners will need to bite the bullet and ditch their limited brand of football, and their manager. Trouble is most of their players will be unsuited to a possession-led brand of football. Managing that transition is going to be tough. I guess they will wait until Parkinson fails before changing tack, but they need to start planning now for a change.
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Post by winsumluzsum on Jan 29, 2024 21:17:17 GMT
God, they really have thrown in the towel Wrexham. This could easily knock their season Big test of character to come back from this demoralising shellacking.
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Post by iot on Jan 29, 2024 21:29:09 GMT
I think they probably needed that result tbh. I don't think the team or the fans have been cocky at all, despite what everyone says, but it is easy to get carried away with everything going on and after the FA Cup heroics last season in particular. I bet many were half expecting to cause another upset, even if they were not saying it out loud, but there's no harm in getting a reality check every now and then as they go on this incredible journey.
As for Mullin, I would love nothing more than to see him prove all the doubters wrong, but I think a lot of people got far too carried away re talking up his Wales credentials. As I've said a few times, I think he'll find his level in League 1 next season where he'll score a decent amount, but nothing special - around 15 goals perhaps. That's my prediction.
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Post by aberbeeg on Jan 29, 2024 23:03:48 GMT
Omg what a shit show. Good job they weren’t playing a decent Championship side
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Jan 30, 2024 7:47:20 GMT
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Post by erasedcitizen on Jan 30, 2024 7:47:20 GMT
Blackburn's forwards are potentially Premier League level (there's interest from there) and we have several defenders out injured. 2 made the bench but weren't in any fit state to start, and our best defender remains sidelined. I'm not surprised they put a few past us.
This season we're completely toothless away from home, we're not scoring many. Sam Dalby hasn't scored in the league yet and needs moving on, and Mullin is out of form. Luckily we're stupidly rich for this level and should be able to make additions before the window ends, so considering we're in 2nd now I'm not concerned. We will need to gut around half the squad if we go up though as it's quite obvious fron last night that the step up to the top of League One is massive.
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Jan 30, 2024 11:20:31 GMT
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Post by jbt95 on Jan 30, 2024 11:20:31 GMT
Blackburn's forwards are potentially Premier League level (there's interest from there) and we have several defenders out injured. 2 made the bench but weren't in any fit state to start, and our best defender remains sidelined. I'm not surprised they put a few past us. This season we're completely toothless away from home, we're not scoring many. Sam Dalby hasn't scored in the league yet and needs moving on, and Mullin is out of form. Luckily we're stupidly rich for this level and should be able to make additions before the window ends, so considering we're in 2nd now I'm not concerned. We will need to gut around half the squad if we go up though as it's quite obvious fron last night that the step up to the top of League One is massive. Yet Newport more than matched Man U for most of their game after getting back to 1-2. It’s all about on the day really. I’m sure Wrexham would be fine in League One.
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Jan 30, 2024 15:18:25 GMT
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Post by erasedcitizen on Jan 30, 2024 15:18:25 GMT
Blackburn's forwards are potentially Premier League level (there's interest from there) and we have several defenders out injured. 2 made the bench but weren't in any fit state to start, and our best defender remains sidelined. I'm not surprised they put a few past us. This season we're completely toothless away from home, we're not scoring many. Sam Dalby hasn't scored in the league yet and needs moving on, and Mullin is out of form. Luckily we're stupidly rich for this level and should be able to make additions before the window ends, so considering we're in 2nd now I'm not concerned. We will need to gut around half the squad if we go up though as it's quite obvious fron last night that the step up to the top of League One is massive. Yet Newport more than matched Man U for most of their game after getting back to 1-2. It’s all about on the day really. I’m sure Wrexham would be fine in League One. I think so too, I just don't think we'll set it alight like some think we will. I'd be content with survival that we can then build off, I don't want to become arrogant and start believing we SHOULD be playing Championship football given we've only ever had 4 seasons there.
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Jan 30, 2024 15:56:33 GMT
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Post by winsumluzsum on Jan 30, 2024 15:56:33 GMT
Wrexham should have a strong enough squad to get out of League Two, but there are a lot more footballing outfits in League One.
Is there a sense among Wrexham's fans that Parkinson can only take the club so far? If so, do you wait for him to fail before replacing him? It would be ballsy to replace him after winning promotion to League One, but it's something that should be seriously considered.
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Jan 30, 2024 17:00:51 GMT
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Post by erasedcitizen on Jan 30, 2024 17:00:51 GMT
Wrexham should have a strong enough squad to get out of League Two, but there are a lot more footballing outfits in League One. Is there a sense among Wrexham's fans that Parkinson can only take the club so far? If so, do you wait for him to fail before replacing him? It would be ballsy to replace him after winning promotion to League One, but it's something that should be seriously considered. He's taken 2 teams to the 2nd tier and he's universally loved by our support. In fact, the only people who seem to have something negative to say about him are non-Wrexham fans. No way do we even consider sacking him after back to back promotions, that would be mental. He only goes in the same season if we find ourselves in the relegation spots.
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Post by winsumluzsum on Jan 30, 2024 17:33:25 GMT
Wrexham should have a strong enough squad to get out of League Two, but there are a lot more footballing outfits in League One. Is there a sense among Wrexham's fans that Parkinson can only take the club so far? If so, do you wait for him to fail before replacing him? It would be ballsy to replace him after winning promotion to League One, but it's something that should be seriously considered. He's taken 2 teams to the 2nd tier and he's universally loved by our support. In fact, the only people who seem to have something negative to say about him are non-Wrexham fans. No way do we even consider sacking him after back to back promotions, that would be mental. He only goes in the same season if we find ourselves in the relegation spots. Yes, I don't see Reynolds and McIlhenney sacking him immediately after two successive promotions. They're far too nice for that. But long term the up and at em approach of Parkinson will only get Wrexham so far. It boils down to how ambitious the owners are. If they're genuine (and I think they are) about getting Wrexham to the Championship, and to stay there, or even reach the Premier League, then the style of play will need to evolve. It doesn't have to be possession-based, as Luton and, to an extent Brentford, have demonstrated, but it will need to be more sophisticated than Parkinson can deliver. It's a good problem to have, but a challenge nevertheless.
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Jan 31, 2024 23:05:49 GMT
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Post by conwy10 on Jan 31, 2024 23:05:49 GMT
Yet Newport more than matched Man U for most of their game after getting back to 1-2. It’s all about on the day really. I’m sure Wrexham would be fine in League One. I think so too, I just don't think we'll set it alight like some think we will. I'd be content with survival that we can then build off, I don't want to become arrogant and start believing we SHOULD be playing Championship football given we've only ever had 4 seasons there. I wouldn't say set it alight, but we are minted, we'll be fine. We'll spend and bring players in, some will be released and we'll be midtable easily. I don't think we have a right to be in the Championship, but money isn't a huge concern for us and we've got the backing to get there.
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Feb 3, 2024 19:44:29 GMT
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Post by underwood on Feb 3, 2024 19:44:29 GMT
Destined to lose to Newport in the Play Offs.
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Post by erasedcitizen on Feb 3, 2024 21:16:21 GMT
Destined to lose to Newport in the Play Offs. Behave.
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Post by jimexotic on Feb 4, 2024 15:54:31 GMT
Stranger things have happened, the Exiles are 4 points off of the play offs now and on a decent enough run.
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Feb 4, 2024 20:58:32 GMT
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Post by erasedcitizen on Feb 4, 2024 20:58:32 GMT
Stranger things have happened, the Exiles are 4 points off of the play offs now and on a decent enough run. Behave.
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Feb 10, 2024 17:02:58 GMT
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Post by underwood on Feb 10, 2024 17:02:58 GMT
Destined to lose to Newport in the Play Offs. Behave. Better believe it.
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Feb 10, 2024 22:51:32 GMT
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Post by jimexotic on Feb 10, 2024 22:51:32 GMT
It's on, history to be repeated.
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Feb 11, 2024 0:35:25 GMT
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Post by rncfc on Feb 11, 2024 0:35:25 GMT
Stranger things have happened. We're in a purple (jumper) patch right now, and we've got so much to do to even stay in the mix.
I'm just enjoying the fact we are a whopping 9 points behind Wrexham with the comparative budgets. You can't help but wonder what Wrexham would achieve with a couple of our players in their side, notably Will Evans.
I'm still confident Wrexham will arrest their recent slump in form and finish top 3, but it's great for Welsh football that we're having a go as well. A lot of Welsh lads in our squad too.
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Feb 11, 2024 9:31:06 GMT
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Post by underwood on Feb 11, 2024 9:31:06 GMT
It is noticeable that a few promoted clubs, Ipswich, Wrexham & Notts County have all run out of steam at the same time.
Wrexham are better equipped to regroup, but they have opened the door for other clubs that weren’t in the mix a month ago.
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Post by erasedcitizen on Feb 14, 2024 7:02:07 GMT
It's on, history to be repeated. Well that was a setback.
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Post by manulike on Feb 14, 2024 10:25:29 GMT
It's on, history to be repeated. Well that was a setback. I'd love County to join us in L1 via the play offs ;-))
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Post by manulike on Feb 17, 2024 21:51:36 GMT
A nice day at the office ;-)
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Feb 18, 2024 9:05:26 GMT
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Post by jbt95 on Feb 18, 2024 9:05:26 GMT
Wrexham have gone from having 8-10 goals in a game to now only 1!
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Post by manulike on Feb 18, 2024 11:53:49 GMT
Wrexham have gone from having 8-10 goals in a game to now only 1! May it long continue ;-)
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Post by erasedcitizen on Feb 18, 2024 17:06:30 GMT
Wrexham have gone from having 8-10 goals in a game to now only 1! A mix of having a good goalkeeper and strikers not being so clinical. If the latter improves we should walk automatics.
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Post by rncfc on Feb 18, 2024 19:36:35 GMT
The ideal situation would be Wrexham to go up automatically and us to sneak 7th place on the last game and beat the 4th placed team in the final.
I wouldn't say no to Wrexham in the play offs but can't see we'd luck out against a side with better individuals all over the pitch.
The next 4 games will make or break us. All against sides around us in the table.
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