**Official Wrexham AFC thread***

evsgjamm
evsgjamm Posts: 2,108
in All Encompassing Trip
Ryan Reynold's and Rob McElhenney purchased the team in 2021.
They are currently in Season 2 on Netflix.

My wife and I flew from Calgary, Alberta over to the UK for a week of soccer (football) and watched Wrexham play twice during our vaca. The match on Apr 10 vs Notts County was by all measures, the greatest match in National League history.

Although we didn't secure tickets into that match, we joined the locals inside The Turf (the pub next to the pitch) and had one hell of a memorable experience cheering for promotion.

Match currently on now vs Yeoville and we're up 3-0.  One match remaining on Saturday, which if Wrexham wins, means automatic promotion!

Anyone watch the series? Anyone follow this stuff?

https://youtu.be/UJYFASFtbc4
Vancouver '03, Paramount Theatre '05, Saskatoon '05, Calgary '05, Edmonton '05, Saskatoon '11, Calgary '11, Calgary '13

2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,803
    It was a shame to see Wrexham’s decline over the years so it’s fun to see all of the global interest in them now. My wife and I really enjoyed watching Welcome To Wrexham and I hope they can seal promotion back to the League this year.

    Growing up in Swansea (South Wales) and supporting Swansea City, our main rivals are Cardiff City. Wrexham is closer to England than South Wales so I guess their traditional rivals are English teams. There were only 3 or 4 Welsh teams playing in the English leagues (Newport County, like Wrexham, have been in and out of the league) so I always kept an eye on their results.

    Swansea have actually only played them maybe 10 or 12 times in my football-watching lifetime, mainly due to them being in different divisions a lot of the time, but I’ve been to see Wales play at The Racecourse ground a couple of times and the people in Wrexham were always really cool.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • evsgjamm
    evsgjamm Posts: 2,108
    I dig your passion. My wife and I are also really enjoying Welcome to Wrexham. 
    Vancouver '03, Paramount Theatre '05, Saskatoon '05, Calgary '05, Edmonton '05, Saskatoon '11, Calgary '11, Calgary '13

    2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,915
    I haven't watched. But i follow football. I'm an arsenal fan. Also I'm a big Ben Foster fan. Check out his you tube channel the cycling GK. And his pod cast. Called the fozcast.  Very good 


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,825
    evsgjamm said:
    Ryan Reynold's and Rob McElhenney purchased the team in 2021.
    They are currently in Season 2 on Netflix.

    My wife and I flew from Calgary, Alberta over to the UK for a week of soccer (football) and watched Wrexham play twice during our vaca. The match on Apr 10 vs Notts County was by all measures, the greatest match in National League history.

    Although we didn't secure tickets into that match, we joined the locals inside The Turf (the pub next to the pitch) and had one hell of a memorable experience cheering for promotion.

    Match currently on now vs Yeoville and we're up 3-0.  One match remaining on Saturday, which if Wrexham wins, means automatic promotion!

    Anyone watch the series? Anyone follow this stuff?

    https://youtu.be/UJYFASFtbc4
    My wife and I have traveled to the UK from Los Angeles for matches/concerts in the past.  We've seen Spurs, West Ham when they were in the Championship and Leyton Orient.  The Leyton supporters were hilarious!  

    Looking forward to another trip soon!
  • evsgjamm
    evsgjamm Posts: 2,108
    I've gathered he's quite the character, that ole Fozzy. I'll be sure to follow him.
    Vancouver '03, Paramount Theatre '05, Saskatoon '05, Calgary '05, Edmonton '05, Saskatoon '11, Calgary '11, Calgary '13

    2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!
  • evsgjamm
    evsgjamm Posts: 2,108
    edited April 2023
    @JOEJOEJOE - awesome! If you can't get Premier League tickets (they sell out so fast often times), check out sportsbreaks.com as that company bundles tickets with hotel rooms. We used them to see Man U vs Everton on Apr 8. Excellent customer service and the hotel / seats were perfect.
    Post edited by evsgjamm on
    Vancouver '03, Paramount Theatre '05, Saskatoon '05, Calgary '05, Edmonton '05, Saskatoon '11, Calgary '11, Calgary '13

    2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,825
    evsgjamm said:
    @JOEJOEJOE - awesome! if can't get Premier League tickets (they sell out so fast often times), check out sportsbreaks.com as that company bundles tickets with hotel rooms. We used them to see Man U vs Everton on Apr 8. Excellent customer service and the hotel / seats were perfect.
    Thanks for the tip.....Most of the time, I get up at 2am pacific time when tickets go on public sale in the UK.
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,915
    Today is the day


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,915
    Looks like they did it


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    just watched the match highlights on YouTube. What an atmosphere
  • evsgjamm
    evsgjamm Posts: 2,108
    Missed the game due to impossible schedules clashing but caught the highlights on YT as well. Man o man!! How friggin groovy!?! 
    WREXHAM!!
    WREXHAM!!
    WREXHAM!!

    It's so entertaining and exciting to witness. 
    Vancouver '03, Paramount Theatre '05, Saskatoon '05, Calgary '05, Edmonton '05, Saskatoon '11, Calgary '11, Calgary '13

    2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,803
    I had to resurrect this thread after yesterday’s result. No team has ever won 3 consecutive promotions, until now.



    Next year will see Wrexham playing against my hometown club Swansea City in The Championship. They would’ve been playing 2 other Welsh clubs, but Cardiff just got relegated =)
    Let’s go!
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • AS242348
    AS242348 Posts: 75
    Just been doing some reading around this and your own team Swansea almost did it with three promotions in four seasons back in the late 70s and early 80s - and then went back down again just as quickly!
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,803
    AS242348 said:
    Just been doing some reading around this and your own team Swansea almost did it with three promotions in four seasons back in the late 70s and early 80s - and then went back down again just as quickly!
    Yeah, that was a crazy few seasons for Swansea that’s for sure! From the very bottom to the very top in 4 years, then right back down again.

    I was too young to see the 3 promotions in 4 years (I was born in 76), but I remember my older cousins celebrating. I started watching football just in time to see the third relegation in 4 years 🤣.

    I really enjoyed the 7 seasons we spent in the Premiership though. It would be good to see Wrexham get there, although I think it would take a few years. The Championship is a very tough league.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,383
    Just started watching. I want to call my fantasy football team Fatty Fucking Footballers.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,383
    Also looking forward to saying it went tits up when something goes wrong.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,915
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Also looking forward to saying it went tits up when something goes wrong.
    A great English phrase 


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,803
    We’ve got tickets to see Wrexham play Sydney FC on Tuesday night. Should be a fun one to watch =)
    I’m pretty sure a post-season tour to Australia would never have been on the cards before the takeover!


    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)

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