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We are so fucking weak.
Every fucking one of us.

It'’s fucking shit, lads.

Fucking five goals,
four goals, three goals.

It'’s fucking shit.
Every single one of us.
It'’s fucking embarrassing.

And fouls we'’ve conceded,
so many fucking goals at home.

Weak as fucking piss. All of us.

Jacob, you'’ve let him

fucking just cross the ball
at fucking will.

Same as you, fucking Barnett.

Ollie, get across
your fucking man

in the middle of the goal
and score a goal.

Toz, nowhere near strong enough
for fucking headers.

Nowhere fucking near.
Nowhere fucking near.

Back three, weak as piss.

Weak as piss.

You'’re fucking kidding me.

Alive on the outside.

We are on a growth track.

We are advancing up
the Football League.

And the challenge
that comes with that

is keeping up with the demand,
keeping up with the expectation,

because we'’ve been
striving to get out of
the National League for so long.

So there is an extra level
of pressure because the margin
for error is so small.

So we need to make sure
we have a deep bench

and, uh, strong
players in every position.

The summer transfer window
is a key time for us

to add reinforcements
to the team.

This is a period from June
the 14th to September the 1st,

during which football clubs
can add players

who were previously under
contract with another club.

It'’s sort of similar
to the trade deadline
in the NFL or NBA,

which ends in the early part
of those league seasons.

After the window closes,
teams can still sign players

who aren'’t under contract
until the registration deadline.

Yeah, just have a look here.
He opens up. Yeah, perfect.

So when we were
in America, obviously,

we were looking for someone
to compete with Jacob Mendy

in that left wingback position.

And then we started looking
at James McClean.

So I started
watching him, and I thought,

"Well, he'’s, like,
by far the best player
we can get in that position."

♪ I'’m on a roll, roll, roll,
roll Ready to go, go, go, go ♪

He'’s an iconic Irish footballer.

I love watching him.

God, what a scrapper.

♪ It'’s game time
Here we go ♪

The team that we'’ve assembled
are top drawer.

Um, and that usually
results in good things.

But I think MK Dons,
our first game of the season,

was an eye-opening experience.

...know if he can
get the shot away.

And it gets past Foster
and goes in.

And there'’s not
much more to say.

In the National League,
you can get away with
making a few mistakes.

In that game,
every single error we made,
it resulted in a goal for them.

A disappointing
return to the Football League
for Wrexham.

We were treated
to quite a show at the--
at the Racecourse.

First thoughts on a
big day for Wrexham.

It felt like being
the new kid at school.

I was quite, you know, still
excited, looking forward to it,

and then the big bully comes
along and pulls your pants down.

Start working...
Yeah, let'’s face it.

This club has got
a long way to go.

You can say that
again. We'’re sitting in
21st place in the league.

...collision
into his left side of ribs.

We haven'’t got
our star striker,
Paul Mullin, at the moment.

We were due a bit of a humbling,

a bit of
a reminder that, "Look,
this isn'’t gonna be easy."

Go, pass, move in!

Yeah, put it in! Put it in!

Goal. Brilliant.

Every team is gonna suffer
from a bit of adversity.

MK Dons came in and
slightly pissed on our chips.

More
aggressive! More attack!

Oh.

But, um, we just
have to respond.

Time!

- 1-nil, Reds.
Oh.

Well done,
boys. Well done, boys!

Any chance I could
take your photograph?

- Yeah, sure.
- Go for it.

As you'’re Wrexham fans, and
I'’ve got this lot following me.

- Yeah, go for it.

My name'’s Oliver Stephen.
I'’m a local photographer.

I live and work in Wrexham.

Quite a solitary person.

Growing up, I had trouble sort
of connecting with other kids,

with making
friends, with fitting in.

I was too working-class for
the middle-class friends I had.

I was too middle-class for
the working-class friends. Um.

I was too northern for
the southerners, too southern
for the northerners.

I wasn'’t English enough 'cause
I was half Welsh, half Scottish.

I wasn'’t Scottish
enough or Welsh enough.

So, I definitely never felt
like I really belonged.

I'’m an outsider.

I see it as, like,
a point of pride.

'’Cause of what I do
with a camera and the way
that I sort of make art,

it'’s about observation.

It gives you an opportunity
to look at things

in a way that perhaps
other people, like, don'’t see.

I wander around
with a camera on match days,

and I just photograph stuff.

Which started by
accident...

...and then has become
a bit of an obsession.

Wrexham!
Wrexham! Wrexham!

I didn'’t like football
when I came here,

but as you grow to love the
town, the town is the club.

The club is the town.

You just-- I don'’t know,
you fall for it. Like--

I like Wrexham
because it'’s not glamorous.

It'’s a simple
working-class place
that'’s grown over the years.

It just feels
the right sort of beautiful
and the right sort of bleak.

The sort
of images that I take.

Um, yeah, it just feels like me.

You know,
I'’ve loved the town
since I'’ve got here

and felt passionate about it.

And then just through taking
the photographs of the lights,

of the crowds and
everything else,

gave me a chance to start
trying to understand
why are people into this.

My natural sort of style is, I
guess, like, street photography.

I like being an outsider.

I think outside lets me see
things that other people
might not focus on.

I know for a lot of people,
it'’ll be about
getting near the pitch,

photographing the players,

chasing down Rob and Ryan
after they come out
in their cars and stuff.

And I'’m, like,
more interested in--

There'’s all
these cultural rituals.

Like the stickers around the
town on lampposts and stuff.

It'’s those little details
that fascinate me.

So,
Victory Parade day,

bus came down that street

and they were playing

"I Can'’t Help
Falling in Love With You."

Which is exactly
how I feel about the club
and the town.

But it'’s an odd moment, this,
because that'’s the place
that saved my life,

that we'’ve just
accidentally walked up to.

That'’s the art school.
That'’s where I started this.

That was the beginning of it.

I came here in 2008

'’cause I got made redundant
from a job up in Colwyn Bay

where I really,
really wasn'’t happy.

And my mum had said,
"Have you thought about
going back to university?"

And I thought, "No, I'’m too old.
I can'’t go back to university."

I mean, I read the words,
"fine art,"

and something just, like, hit me
and I was like, "That'’s it.

That'’s the thing.
That'’s what I need to do."

Turning up here, I was suicidal.

I was depressed, um, suffering
with anxiety and panic attacks.

Um, I was an alcoholic.

And in the 15 years
since I'’ve moved, um--

I'’ve turned my life around.

I'’ve suffered with, like,
depression and anxiety

since, like, my mid-teens.

Anxiety is always with you.
I had an anxiety attack
on the way here.

I'’m probably having one
right now as I'’m talking to you,

but I'’ll just push through it.

And, you know,
it never really goes.

You can push through your fears,
but your fears are
still there afterwards.

You just know that you can cope.

My fine art degree
taught me to-- well,
taught me self-reflection.

How to look at
your own problems,
how to look at your own ideas,

assess them,
push yourself forward.

Do something,
challenge yourself.

It was a degree that was
about dealing with uncertainty

and dealing with, you know,
"Your work looks shite.

How do you make it better?"

It'’s not a big step to go from
"work looking shite"
to "life is shite.

How do I make life better?"

In the back of my work ID,

every day when I go in,

I have a photograph
of me and my nephew.

I want him and my
niece to grow up

believing that they can be
whatever they wanna be.

They can do
whatever they want to do,

and that they can push through
any pain, any discomfort.

And they can get--

They can get there.

And, um, if I'’m not willing
to do the same,

if I'’m not willing
to push through,

I can'’t look him in the eye

and tell him, "You can be
what you wanna be."

So I'’ve got to get over my shit.

'’Cause when they struggle,

I want them to know
that I can get through it,

therefore they
can get through it.

And they'’re smarter and cleverer
and stronger than I am.

I'’m just an idiot.

So, that'’s how I get through it.

And that picture
I carry with me every day

'’cause it's a constant reminder
of why I'’m doing what I'm doing.

So I'’ve gone from loving this
place to loving the place
just across the road.

No. I'’ve never been to a game.

I'’ve never even stepped foot
inside the stadium.

You know, I'’m scared of crowds.

I don'’t like loud noises.

- This is awesome. Yeah?
Yes.

This is the glue
that holds people together.

The club is a way of, like,
knowing I belong to something.

You belong. It'’s a-- It's a way
of the community coming together

in a single place
at a single time,

behind something
that unites all of us.

Regardless of who you voted for,

what you do, where you work,
what your class is.

We'’re all Wrexham.
And the people in Wrexham,
you know, saved my life.

Yeah.

Yeah, one day I'’ll make it.

Welcome to the
Fearless in Devotion podcast.

Today, let'’s talk about
that up and down start
to the season.

We'’re facing off against
Swindon at the Cae Ras
later on. Tough game.

Yeah, especially
coming off of a rough
first game against MK Dons.

You know, we'’ve improved
a little bit since then.

They'’ve drawn away
at Wimbledon,
so things are looking up.

Pulls it back nicely
this time. Shot comes in.

Deflected. And in!

Elliot Lee.

After some terrific
work by Jacob Mendy.

And let'’s not forget,
we won against Walsall as well.

...crowding the ball.
Young floats it in.

Boyle heads it! Look at that!

Yes! Yes!

Will Boyle scores
on his debut!

So after
three league games,

we'’ve won one, we've drawn one
and we'’ve lost one.

Yeah, it'’s exactly
where we were at this point
last season, I think.

Puts us in 11th place.

Hopefully, these new signings
will help us avoid
any more embarrassments

like the MK Dons disaster

because we badly need a win
against Swindon Town.

Okay, boys.
Let'’s be a fucking horrible,

fucking hard-nosed fucking team.

And every time the ball
goes in the fucking box,

every fucking time,
first fucking contact,

it comes out, it goes back in,
we'’re fucking up

and we test this fucking team
to the absolute fucking maximum.

- Let'’s fucking go.
Come on, lads!

Come on. Today, they won'’t deny
us. Let'’s fucking rock and roll!

Come on, boys!

Welcome to Stok Cae Ras.

This time we'’re gonna be
bringing you Wrexham
against Swindon Town.

And Swindon with a terrific
crowd who really make a noise.

This is going to be a tasty one,
I-I can assure you.

And away we go.

Swindon'’s keeper well out of
goal to receive the kickoff.

Come on the Town!

Proper
passing team Swindon.

Can Wrexham
press them into pockets
they don'’t want to go to?

Drop into the front there!

Hutton sweeps a
good one into the far post.

Austin keeps it alive!
Free header. 1-nil, Swindon!

Oh, no. The defense
scrapping about.

They couldn'’t keep her out.
They'’re really struggling
out there.

Wrexham are 1-nil
down early on again.

Wrexham will be
very frustrated,

having not really had to defend
that much here so far.

Mendy'’s put
under a lot of pressure.

Pushes him in the back.
Not been given.

Mendy'’s touch
tight on him now.

- And there'’s a lovely ball...
Wow. Well done.

...inside to Kemp who chips it
in the danger area.

- It'’s 2-nil.
2-nil, yeah.

Austin with that
striker'’s instinct got there
ahead of Foster.

- And Wrexham,
a bit like the MK Dons game...
- Yep.

...were a bit sloppy
at the back there.

And we'’ve gone 2-nil down again.

This--
The defense is looking

a little bit messy
at the moment.

And Wrexham
have got an issue here.

Yeah.

So from
the restart, Boyle has it.

He drives it to Bickerstaff.
Level the edge of the box.
Left-hand side.

Boyle'’s going up
in support of Bickerstaff now
and receives it.

Twenty-five yards
out on the flank.

Back to Bickerstaff.

Swindon just really doing well

to smother Wrexham
on that end.

Bickerstaff beats two men.
Cutting into the box.

- Tight angle. It'’s-- Yes!
- Yes! Yes!

Goal Bickerstaff. Come on!
Yes! Come on!

It'’s unbelievable
he managed that!

He was-- He beat one man,
was tackled, rode the tackle,

and from an impossible angle--

Well, frankly, hit
it through Mahoney.

But what a
finish by Bickerstaff.

Wrexham!

That'’s something, wasn't it?
Yeah.

And Wrexham needed a goal there.

Wrexham! Wrexham!

2-1.
Mahoney knocking it long
through the middle.

Looking for Young.

Boyle is all over him.
Wrexham win it.

Lee is caught in possession.
And Wrexham are
in trouble here.

Young edge of the area.
Wrexham have got players
around him.

Can they stop him
laying it off? No.

Kemp edge of the deep.
Sets it up. Hits it.
And scores.

- What a fabulous finish
by Kemp.
What a goal.

Sloppy by Wrexham.
Lee caught in possession.

And Wrexham, well...

The defense
is all over the place today.

Within a minute.
Yeah.

Well, we get
back in the game with
a wonderful Bickerstaff goal

and then we can'’t defend
and we give another goal away.

It'’s very poor
at the back today.

Come on!
- Very poor.

So Wrexham would look again

to come back
from two goals down.

O'’Connell works it wide.

Oh. It'’s poor.

It'’s given away by Barnett.

Wrexham can'’t afford
sloppiness like this.

It'’s carried to the
edge of the area. Overhead.

Jones with a tackle.
It falls loose. And it'’s four.

I can'’t believe this.
Incredible.

- Another sloppy, sloppy goal.
Very sloppy.

4-1 down after 34 minutes.

It'’s gonna be a long
afternoon, I think.

Feels like
we'’ve been here forever already.

Yeah. This is like
the season we went down.

Yeah. Yeah.

You can'’t take
anything for granted.

We have to earn everything.

Not that ultimately, it--

one win changes a season,
but it-- the whole mentality,

the whole approach of-- of fans
and the belief.

We can'’t afford to
allow it to wane.

Because in football, anything
can happen, even relegation.

And that is halftime.

Well, we thought Milton Keynes
was a flash in the pan.

Well, this is worse.

I mean, there'’s been boos
from the Wrexham fans.

I have not heard that at
the Racecourse for a long time.

We are so fucking weak.
Every fucking one of us.

It'’s fucking shit, lads.

Fucking five goals,
four goals, three goals.

It'’s fucking shit.

Every single one of us.
It'’s fucking embarrassing.

And fouls we'’ve conceded,
so many fucking goals at home.

Weak as fucking piss, all of us.

Though, the best player on
the pitch was fucking Bickers.

Everybody else has been weak
as fucking piss.

You can'’t fucking
defend the box like that

and expect to win
fucking games of football.

Ball'’s getting cleared.

Jacob, how many crosses
has he fucking got in?

So you'’ve cost us a fucking goal
by fucking not winning a header.

You'’ve let 'em fucking just
cross the ball at fucking will.

You look like a player
who'’s just thought,
"Fucking hell, I'’m here.

I'’ve fucking arrived."

He'’s fucking got crosses in.
He'’s been more physical
than you.

He'’s dominated you.

Same as you, fucking Barnett.

All over the pitch. All over
the pitch. All over the pitch.

Ollie, fucking
crosses have come in.

One near the end,
where Bickers flicked it.

Get across your fucking man.
One where Jake crossed it.

Get across your fucking man
in the middle of the goal
and score a goal.

Toz, nowhere near strong enough
for fucking headers.

Nowhere fucking near.
Nowhere fucking near.

Just be honest, did--

did I waste two
hours of my afternoon

doing the fucking
defenders meeting yesterday?

You'’re either not reading it
or you don'’t give a fuck.

So I'’m wasting my time
doing you a fucking favor.

Say, "Steve, go and play golf
on Friday afternoon

instead of sitting
and writing that."

It'’s written for you lot
to fucking look at it, read it,

and do what you need to do
to stop the man you'’re playing
against fucking playing.

Back three, weak as piss.

Weak as piss.

Not won one fucking header.

You'’re fucking kidding me.

We'’ve got to fucking man up
fucking quickly.

And when we'’ve done all that,

we'’ll see if we've fucking
got enough to fucking change it.

If it'’s 4-2 and we'll go and try
and get back in the game.

The only way you will get
this fucking crowd behind you.

The only way is to show fight.
The only way.

To show spirit, fight, intensity
and fucking integrity.

And courage to play.

Do you know what that means?
Integrity means being honest.

Everybody
fucking help each other.

- And I mean that, okay?
Yeah. Yeah.

'’Cause it was a fucking
struggle that, weren'’t it?

Don'’t cunt anybody off. Help
every fucker now, all right?

To-- Totally agree.
So listen in, yeah?

Fozzy just said that.

Let'’s not lose our fucking heads
and lose-- go frantic.
Stay calm.

Let'’s get tight
on the halfway line.
Let'’s be first to the ball.

Front men, get the bodies in.
Ball goes in the box, comes out.

It goes back in
and put them under pressure.

'’Cause they're creaking,
aren'’t they, on those throws?

- Come on, boys. Let'’s go.
Let'’s get
the first goal early.

- Come on.
Let'’s go and get it.

Come on. Proper
structure though.

All right, we'’re
ready for the second half.

- Wrexham are down 4-1.

We will fix this.

However,
whether it'’s spending money
or getting Mullin back or--

But we are-- we are showing--
This is showing

that League Two is a whole--
a-a high, high level.

- Yeah. I think
that'’s a fair comment.
- Yeah.

Here we go, then.
Wrexham restart.
The ball is laid backwards.

Go Wrexham! Get into it!

Tozer immediately
pings it over towards Palmer.

By Palmer let'’s
out-- Oh, lovely turn!

Beats his man. Tight angle.
Picks on another man.
Beats him!

Hits it! Saved by the keeper.

That would'’ve been
almost an action replay.

Lee with the inswinger to
the far post. Beyond everyone.

Penalty.
Penalty. Come on.

Come on.

He was held. And
the referee had no hesitation.

Wrexham started
the second half magnificently
and finally got a penalty.

You know, we can,
if we keep going
and keep believing, you know.

Whatever happens in the game,
we can turn things around.

It'’s a penalty
which Elliot Lee will take

in the absence of Paul Mullin.

And an understanding,
you know, that'’s what
this club'’s all about.

That'’s the identity of Wrexham.

Gives the go-ahead.
Lee steps up. Right-footed.

Yes!

Come on. Come on.

And Wrexham are
back in the game.

Wrexham!

To Palmer.

Palmer switches
nicely. Looks good.

- Cannon first time. That'’s it.
Come on!

Passes
Lee. He feeds it in.

- Yes! Yes!
- Yes!

Yeah!

Come on, the boys!

That'’s two goals
in quick succession
for Wrexham.

- Can you believe it?
- Wrexham!

Little
give and go by Barnett.

Short by the
pass. Danger again.

Gets the ball stuck under
his feet. Tozer'’s done well.
Fed back though.

Can he connect this
from the edge of the deep?

On his left foot,
hits it, and scores!

It went under Foster'’s hands.
And they'’ve got a fifth.

And that fight back
just got tougher.

- ♪ I ain'’t living with regrets ♪
- ♪ No ♪

♪ I ain'’t never gonna lie
It ain'’t over ♪

That'’s five. Okay.
Five?

Tozer hurls it
to the near post.

That'’s a great header clear
by Blake-Tracy.

Mendy gets to it.
Mishits it. Heads-up.

Come on!

A minute left now.

♪ I'’ll never back down ♪

Anyway,
here we go. It'’s hit.

Oh, what a save! It ricochets.

- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

It'’s in.
- Yes!

Everything is insane...

I can'’t believe it!
- ...about this club!

We have drawn
this game five all.

And you know what?

♪
You'’re not singing...♪

That was remarkable.

Wrexham fans singing, "You'’re
not singing anymore."

Unbelievable game, five all.

We defended like Sunday League
players, but I'’ll take a draw.

Unbelievable.

♪ You'’re not singing anymore ♪

No doubt you remember Rob
previously talking about, uh,

draws that feel like wins
and draws that feel like losses.

Well, if you'’re 4-1 down
at half time, like we were,

and you come back to draw 5-5,
that really feels like a win.

But if you'’re a Swindon Town fan
or player or official,
then it feels like a loss.

Listen, first of all,

the response after the break
for that first 20 minutes
was fucking brilliant.

Absolutely fucking brilliant.

Looked like we'’re gonna
get back in it, go and win it.

I thought we were gonna win,
I'’m gonna be honest,
from the touchline.

The Swindon game was just
one of those bizarre games,

where, you know,
we end up with a 5-5 draw,

having been 5-3 down,
going into added-- added time.

What we found is
everybody in League Two
has forwards who can score.

Wrexham do. Everybody does.

I mean,
that'’s some fucking display.

So, whilst I'’m delighted

that we'’re fucking showing
that fucking spirit

and scored goals--
probably scored more,

we gotta be fucking
brutally honest with ourselves.

We'’re just fucking weak today
and we can'’t be weak,
Boyle, can we?

We can'’t be fucking
weak as a fucking team

in terms of the fucking shape
and the structure
and fucking dealing with things.

Steve, anything to add?

We have to get
the needle back in the train.

We have got to get that fucking
real killer instinct back.

That you are prepared to die
for your teammates.

We know you can play.

You just scored five fucking
goals. We know you can play.

How many goals
did you score last year?
Hundred and fucking up.

We'’ve gotta get
that edge back, lads.

Otherwise, we'’re gonna have
a few more of these days,
and we can'’t--

None of us can stomach that.

We can'’t stomach this, can we?

We can'’t stomach this as a
group, can we? So come on.

But at least we stood up
to be counted second half, boys.

We'’ll take the fucking positive.

You stuck
to-fucking-gether, lads.

You stuck
together, which is good.

Hello, Wrexham fans,
it'’s Ben Foster here.

I wanted to let you all know
that I'’ve decided to, um, retire
from professional football.

Yeah, I know, again.

Must admit, it took me by shock,
to be honest.

Nobody really saw him
hanging up his gloves
on Monday morning, did we?

Sometimes you just gotta
be honest with yourself,
brutally honest with yourself.

Got there ahead of Foster.

I know that he-- he, you know--

Obviously, we'’ve conceded a
lot of goals this season so far.

But, you know, I don'’t think
Ben Foster can be blamed
for the majority of those.

So, uh, super
Ben Foster is not in goal.

He'’s just really
kind of mirrored
what we were thinking anyway.

It'’s that he hasn't been
good enough.

From Ben'’s perspective,

I think it was
the dawn of reality
that he was getting older.

I feel like there'’s probably
been about four or five
goals already this season

that I should be saving.

It went
under Foster'’s hands.

Goals are going in,
and I'’m thinking,

"You should have saved that.
Why haven'’t--
How haven'’t you saved that?"

When you'’ve been
where Fozzy'’s been, where
your standards are so high,

it'’s very, very difficult
to accept when your standards
have, uh-- have fallen.

So, even
though we had drawn,

the lads were quiet,

and they weren'’t happy 'cause
they knew something was wrong.

They knew that the performance
wasn'’t what it should be.

And this might sound selfish,
but I was thinking

just about my own circumstance
at that moment in time

because I knew enough was
enough, and I knew I was done.

And I was thinking about
how to tell the manager,
how to tell the coaching staff.

And I was just sort of
just thinking about it.

Just, "What shall I do?
Shall I do it now?
Shall I ring somebody tomorrow?

Um, shall I tell them
on Monday?"

I thought, "No, I'’m
just gonna go tell them."

Went into the coach'’s room,
and I said, "That'’s me done,
lads. That'’s me done. Um...

I'’m letting you down.

I-- I'’m not up to speed.
I'’m not what I thought I am.

And I don'’t wanna
keep letting you down."

Because I think at that point

we had let in
14 goals or something
for the season in four games.

And it was too
many. It was too many.

To be honest, it was--
it was the right decision.

It was the right
decision for Ben.

And in reality,
it was the right decision
for Wrexham as well.

It'’s a big call to make.

It'’s the right call
to make, I think.

I thought it was generous.

Like, it was an
incredibly generous thing to do.

So few people know
when to call it, you know.

- I'’ve been making Sunny
for seven-- I don'’t know.
- This man doesn'’t understand.

- Yeah.
- It'’s been over for five,
six years maybe.

You just
keep shooting it.

- He'’s paying for it.
- Just keep making it. Yeah.

- I'’m making Wolverine Ten.

And we'’re
looking at these players,
and they know when it'’s time,

and they walk off with dignity.

- They teach us every single day.
- We have zero dignity.

No. Not at all.
'’Cause I have--

I have an immense amount
of respect for-- for Ben

and who he is as both a player
and a person.

He'’s a huge reason
we'’re here in the EFL.

Done, yeah? Cut?

All right, how'’ve
you been in the last week or so?

How'’s that?

Okay.

All right, just down
to your right for me.

Okay. Little bit of
spasm here and there. Yeah.

In terms of what
we do as physios,

I think the training philosophy
comes more into it

in the rehabilitation
of an injured player.

Firstly, we want to get
the player back to, sort of,

normal functioning
in their daily life.

Then we see them
getting back into training.

Then we see them
getting back into competition

and then back into performance.

So the next couple
of days is really,

get you on the bike,
get your CV fitness up,

and get all the soft
tissue restrictions done,

'’cause then we'll start on
your quads, hammies, calves,
all that sort of stuff

that is not going to have
any impact on your ribs at all.

So, yeah, there'’s not a lot
you'’re gonna do outside running,

but there'’s a lot
you'’re gonna do in the gym.

- Happy?
- Yeah.

All right.

The rehab
was quite unusual.

How do you rehab a lung?

You can'’t make it any stronger,
apart from breathing.

And then, obviously,
with four broken ribs,

it'’s like any broken bone, but
you can'’t put a cast on them.

So, it'’s just about trying
to get better with football,

and when the pain subsides
a little bit more,

then I can join in again.

Everything we'’ve done was
all geared towards

getting promoted to the EFL,

so we'’d been operating
as an EFL club effectively
in the National League.

So when you look at
the playing squad,

we always knew that there
was never going to be the need

for a massive overhaul
to be able to compete.

What we needed to do was to
supplement with more players

because the competition
is one division better.

The games are quicker.

Come on.
Let'’s get fucking busy.

Get in the fucking six-yard box.
That'’s where the goals
are scored.

Three-minute games.

Three minutes
on the clock, gentlemen.

Play. Away we go.

Good.

I'’m Chris Johnson, uh,

head of recruitment
at Wrexham Football Club.

One of the things
with recruitment is that, uh,

even though we got promotion,
we don'’t stand still.

And I think-- I think
we'’ve done that quite well.

Uh, so Mulls'’s injury, as bad
as it was for Paul himself
and the-- and the group,

there was plans already in place
to go and sign another striker.

Come on, then.

Here we go.

Steven Fletcher, striker
for Wrexham Football Club.

Yeah, we knew Fletch
was a high caliber of player.

Um, player who'’s been sold for
a lot of money in his career.

He'’s a remarkable player with
his, you know, samurai hair.

- He'’s straight out of
Braveheart as well.
- Um. Yeah. I know.

Yeah, I would not want to see
that guy bearing down on me
on the football pitch.

Fletcher'’s come in.
He'’s looking dangerous.

He'’s, um, definitely another,
um, good physical presence
for the League

and can score a lot of goals.

I think
he'’s-he's quite dangerous.
He'’s gonna be one to watch.

Such a clever player
and then also, obviously,
such a threat in the box.

The way he is in the air
and how powerful
his headers are, are incredible.

Scores a lot of headed goals.

He'’s Scottish international,
ex-Premier League experience.

I know he'’s aging,
but he looks fit as
a butcher'’s dog, doesn't he?

- Fletch! Land on your toes.
Go, Fletch!

What a ball. What a touch.
Fletch, get back!

My dad was in the army, so we
were moving around a lot. Um.

Dad loved football. He was a--
My dad was a Scouser.

Got to 21, 22...

Fletcher,
touch and a strike!

- Oh, yes! What a
fantastic strike that is!
Oh!

And then I got a phone call
from Stoke, so I went there
and spent two years there.

And then I made the decision
to take us back to Scotland.

The lads were great,
the fans were great,

and I actually will always have
a soft spot for them now.

Oh, hello. Oh, hello.
Ah.

When I left Dundee United...

Being a-- a dad and a husband
on a more day-to-day basis?

But I think after about a month,
the wife got sick of me...

...and she was like,

"No, you'’ve still got something.

Your career is not over.

You'’ve still got
something there to give."

You had been
at a golf day...
- I was at golf, yeah.

...and you came home, and you
just had this look on your face.

And I knew straightaway
that he was going, like,
he didn'’t even have to say it.

You took your golf hat off,

and I went, "You'’re
going, aren'’t you?"

- Do you remember?
- Oh, yeah.

But it was the first time,
all summer,

that I knew you were genuinely
excited about something

because you'’d sat there,
like, with a few things
coming through.

And I could see it in you.

Like, nothing was kind of, like,
getting you excited, was it?

No.

Even if you'’re
not a Wrexham fan,

as a footballer, when you watch
the kind of highs that they had,

you still get that little buzz
watching it.

And that'’s all I needed.
I just needed something
inside me

that was gonna be like,
"Let'’s go again."

Good. 2-nil.
Come on!

Come here.

Welcome to the
Fearless In Devotion podcast.

Today we'’re looking ahead
to the upcoming clash
between Wrexham and Grimsby.

Right. We all remember
Grimsby knocked us
out of the playoffs in 2022.

It'’s still hard to take.

They'’ve done it!

Grimsby have won it
in extra time.

But you know what?
I think we'’ll get
a little bit of revenge.

You can'’t forget the-the
playoff game against Grimsby.

Because it set them on the way,
it set us back,
and you can'’t deny that.

So, yeah, there was a little bit
in the back of our minds saying,

"Come on.
You know, today is the day
we can put the record straight."

Wrexham v. Grimsby at home,
and we'’re gonna win.

Revenge Day for
Grimsby Town. Come on.

With Ben Foster now
retired though, Mark Howard
will be back in goal.

Well, I haven'’t seen the team
yet. I guess Mark Howard will
keep his place in goal.

Oh, I don'’t mind Howard.
I felt bad for Howard '’cause
he gets a lot of criticism.

But, for me, he--

What everyone forgets is
he did play most of the games
last season.

And, yes, he made a couple of
mistakes, but doesn'’t everyone?

Manager
pulled me straightaway.

He goes, "We might
look to bring someone in.

It all depends on how things go
and availability,

but it'’s up to you now
to go and prove yourself again.

And we know that
you'’re good enough,

and you'’ve got the quality,
and you'’ve done it for us
in the past."

When you think, "Oh, man,
actually you'’re gonna get
one 90 minutes out of this,

but you'’ve got to
make the most of it."

After a few weeks sabbatical,

we'’re back.

Super Paul Mullin
has returned. Finally.

I reckon he'’ll get
his first start of the season
as well.

I think he'’ll--
think he'’ll come good.

Is he still
your best player,

despite all the other
signings you'’ve made?

Without a doubt.

He'’s just that little bit
of sharpness that we need.

We were absolutely gutted
when we lost him,

because you can'’t replace
a fellow like that.

So, yeah, without a doubt,
he'’s our best player.

He'’s gonna make us
a lot stronger because
obviously in my opinion,

he'’s the best striker
in the league.

Yeah, it'’d be nice
for Mullin to start.

You know,
we definitely missed him.

I wanted to be ready, but...

me being me...

I was willing to
take that chance.

Both teams to score.
Wrexham win. Mullin to score.

That'’s-- That's
my bet for the day.

Up at '’em!

The ideal scenario would be
giving Mullin an hour

and win 1-nil. Win it scrappy.

♪ We'’ve got Mullin ♪

♪ Super Paul Mullin ♪

♪ I just don'’t think
You understand ♪

♪ He plays in red and white
He'’s fucking dynamite ♪

♪ We'’ve got Super Paul Mullin ♪

We got in trouble here.
We snuck around here

to just try and get photographs
over the top of the fence.

And we got in trouble
with the stewards

because you'’re not allowed
to photograph the match

while it'’s happening
due to broadcast rights.

I'’ve seen a few people,
like, climb up on top
of the, like, container there

on top of the bins
and getting in trouble.

People line the walls
along Crispin Lane as well.

They'’re trying to, like,
look over and watch things,

but you can'’t see anything
from there at all.

And I'’m not going
to try and climb up,

because I'’ve got
knees that don'’t work
and a back that hates me.

Yeah, just a
couple of things, boys, okay?

So make sure we get passes
and move this team round
with the ball,

and make them
work out possession.

We'’re at home with
fucking physical firsts
and seconds, but in control.

Reset as a team.

If there'’s a period
where we'’ve not had our way,

just be cool, reset again.

It'’ll be fucking fast
and fucking furious,
but fucking stick together.

Cool, calm and collected
whilst starting that fire
in our bellies. Let'’s go.

Come on. Away we go.
Come on, boys.

Come on. Everybody
on it. No slow start.

- Come on, Sam. Come on.
Boylie.

Wrexham are hoping
for a bit of revenge today.

Looks like plenty
of noisy Grimsby fans here.

And starting for the first time
since his injury, Paul Mullin.

Wrexham kicking
towards the Kop end.

- In the first half.

It is getting
loud here, isn'’t it?

♪ It'’s there for the taking ♪

♪ It'’s destiny in the making ♪

Go Wrexham!

Right, here we go.
Mullin'’s first chance
to trouble Waterfall,

and I think
Mullin'’s fouled again.

And then Mullin
falls on the ground.

Waterfall certainly had
a handful of his shirt.

Well, the ref didn'’t give it.

Mullin running at his man cuts
in towards the edge of the box.

Palmer screams for
it. Mullin shoots.

And it, I think,
took a little deflection
that took the pace off it.

Easy save for the keeper.

But Mullin is such
a threat, isn'’t he?

Mullin'’s back. Good chance.

Wrexham!

♪ It'’s destiny in the making ♪

You'’re gonna miss
chances in football.

It'’s gonna happen.
You'’re gonna miss shots.

You'’re gonna miss easy goals.

Feeds the ball towards Mullin.

Mullin beats his man.
Hits it left-footed.

- Just wide.

And Mullin

just couldn'’t quite
hit the target.

♪ Let'’s go ♪

It'’s put down the flank
for Mullin who beats
his last defender.

Running in on goal, Mullin.
Can he finish? No.

Oh! Well, he'’ll be so
angry he missed that.

He was clear on his own
through the middle.

Long ball over the top.

Mullin'’s on the chase
down the right-hand side.

He'’ll do well to keep it in.
He'’s won a corner, has he?

They'’ll
get a corner out of that.

Yep.
That'’s impressive, isn't it?

Wrexham!

Having Paul back
obviously is a--

is a huge deal for us.

Um, he'’s our talisman.
He'’s our goal scorer.

It'’s a corner.

The choir is all getting noisy
for James McClean

as he stands in front of them
and spots the ball
up for the corner.

But to succeed in a league
like League Two,

you have to be having all the
different parts of the machine

working in-in perfect unison.

McClean...
floats it in nicely.

Keeper paws it away.

Did well getting over
the big men.

So here'’s Lee now
in a shooting position.

Curls in across!

♪ I can do anything ♪

Headed on! And in!

It'’s in!
Ollie Palmer floats
it over the keeper.

He'’s got his second
goal of the season.

McClean wins the ball back
on the left, sweeps
in the dangerous cross.

Come on! Get in.

Boyle is superb!

Now, that was
just quality football for me.

It was a good ball,
that, McClean.

Feeds it in around back of the
defense and Mullin is in there.

Can he get the shot off?

- Oh, just wide. That was...
So unlucky.

...a great effort, that.

I know he'’s missed
a couple of good chances,

but he also deserves
a goal, doesn'’t he?

When Mullin'’s gonna get
back to full swing,

he'’s gonna be amazing
this season.

So Fletcher, our new signing,
will come on for Mullin.

Mullin, what an ovation for
him, and quite rightly again.

♪ Fucking dynamite
We'’ve got super Paul Mullin ♪

Backheel back to Lee,
and Lee takes, 360 degrees.

- Stabs at the cross.
Overhead kick.
Oh!

Brilliant save by the keeper.

- Fletcher is filthy.
Absolutely filthy.
- Fletch! Fletch!

Dalby runs onto it right side
of the box, back to goal.

Tries to pull it
back and he does nicely.

Lee, yeah! Yes!

Lee nails it.

Brilliant stuff
from Fletcher and Dalby.

And this game
has been put to bed.

And it was
nice to get a bit of revenge

on Grimsby, to be fair.

What a fantastic performance
by Mark Howard.

It'’s his second clean sheet
in the last three matches.

It was a complete
performance all round.

They'’ve really stepped up.

- This is fun.

So after eight matches
and that win against
Grimsby Town,

we'’re now sitting in fourth,
which is just outside
the automatic promotion places.

To have some revenge.

It felt good.
It felt good.

That felt good. We have a lot
of respect for Grimsby,
but we still wanted revenge.

Uh, having dashed our hopes,
so it was great to be able to
play them again.

Yeah.
That was-- That was--

That was a very resounding
moment for us in the club.

That felt really good.

Yeah,
well done, boys.

Listen, it'’s a really
good day'’s work for us, that.

Just thought, like,
when we believe in ourselves,

fucking hell, we look
a good team, don'’t we?

I thought that was one of our
best performances of the season.

I thought we were really good.

Great win, lads.
And we kept a clean sheet.

Fucking brilliant.
Well done, well done, well done.

See you Monday.