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I work in
the largest prison in the UK.
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It's a male prison, category C.
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It can hold a maximum
of 2,100 prisoners.
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I'm actually
a manager there now.
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I've been there 5 1/2 years.
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I used to be a POELT mentor
which was, um,
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where you introduce,
like, the new starters
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to the prison,
so I've done loads of tours.
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So I'll just give you
one of them type of tours.
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So we've got a custodial caf,
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where you can stop and go
and get some food.
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A reception area, which...
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The prisoners come off
these GEOAmey buses,
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head through reception.
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Kitchen's here on the left.
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Food for over 1,800 prisoners.
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You just kind of have
to make yourself aware.
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Like, you have to have
trust in your staff,
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but also back yourself.
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Never put yourself
in an unsafe position.
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Of course,
we're taught, you know,
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how to look after ourselves,
how to protect ourselves.
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Use all the tools
that you have...
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A baton, handcuffs, radio.
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Alert staff
whenever you need them.
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I found myself being
in this line of work
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because I'm not
the type of person that can
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sit still or sit in an office.
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It's so hands-on.
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You're kind of free
to be yourself.
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That's where I flex.
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Like this.
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And it's a people's business,
at the end of the day.
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You know,
you're working with people.
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We're... we're there
as parents, as teachers,
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as health care, firefighters.
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It's an emergency service job.
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I follow you.
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I feel proud every day
to put the uniform on,
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to clip the belt on.
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The job that I do is difficult.
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It's emotionally straining.
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It's hard work,
but it's also rewarding.
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I've had family members
that have been in prison.
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I grew... grew up
going to visit prisons.
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I've seen my sister in prison,
my brother,
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you know,
so it wasn't new to me.
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Um, and I know
they're just humans,
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at the end of the day.
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So it's easy for me
to, you know, be there.
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No, I don't think so.
I think we're pretty much...
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Hello, everyone.
Welcome to Wrexham.
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And wow, what an occasion
we've got here.
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Wrexham playing
at the Racecourse.
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The atmosphere here
is fantastic.
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The crowds are wonderful.
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- Let's go, Wrexham!
- Up Wrexham!
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Come on, Jonesy.
Come on!
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One thing that a lot of
people don't know and realize
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is that the number one
goal scorer for Wrexham
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is not Paul Mullin.
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It's not Ollie Palmer.
It's not Elliot Lee.
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It's not Sam Dalby.
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It's Rosie Hughes.
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Clears it now.
White is on the chase.
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Will she get there first?
Yes, she does.
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She knocks it past the player.
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Hughes now up against
the last defender with White,
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and it's a first one-on-one.
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Hughes passed,
and Hughes got a goal!
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Wrexham take the lead.
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It had to be Rosie Hughes.
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It had to be.
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The men's team is
currently in second place
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midway through the season.
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But Wrexham has another team
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that is in first place
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and is, for lack
of a better expression,
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kicking the living shit
out of everyone.
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It's not just the men
at Wrexham Football Club.
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There is a women's section.
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It's very similar
on the women's side
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to the men's side.
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The women are in a really
good, strong position
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to be challenging for promotion.
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We are the women's first team,
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unbeaten in the league so far.
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Won every game.
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Looking for promotion to get up
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to the highest league in Wales,
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which is where we want to be.
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There's so many people are
looking at our results
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and our players
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because our players are special,
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and they deserve every bit
of attention that they get.
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I am Wrexham's goal scorer.
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I'm a nuisance.
I'm... I'm a pain.
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Defenders do not want
to defend me.
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I've scored three hat tricks
in one game before,
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against my former team,
which, you know, sorry,
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but I love every goal.
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Yes!
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Rosie Hughes, character-wise,
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is... is great to have around.
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Very uplifting,
confident individual.
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When I'm on the pitch,
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a fire within me,
it just kind of explodes.
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I look like I'm laughing
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in the opponents' faces,
but I'm not.
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I'm just...
I'm just happy for me.
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You can see on the pitch,
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the quality of touch
is fabulous.
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And you know,
the pitch isn't perfect,
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but she tames it superbly.
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She's ludicrous.
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Thank you.
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I'd love to sign it.
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I do believe that
I'm the female Paul Mullin.
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Not that I'm gonna
compare myself to him,
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'cause I feel like
he's the male Rosie Hughes.
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I know exactly how he feels,
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and I'm sure he knows
how I feel.
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I've got girls
shouting my name on the pitch
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and, like, coming to watch us.
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Like, for me, that's everything.
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That's all I've ever wanted,
is people
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just to come
and watch me play football.
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Granted, it's not in front
of a load of viewers,
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which I would love.
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Wrexham, Wrexham, Wrexham!
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That's... that's just the thing.
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The Wrexham women's home games
are not at the Racecourse.
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We're here in Rhos,
one of the satellite towns
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just outside Wrexham.
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We play at
Rhos Aelwyd's grounds.
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We have one small stand,
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which actually isn't open
to the public.
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There's no bleachers.
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It's just people
with a metal barrier
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around the pitch leaning on it
and watching it.
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Must be
a couple of hundred here,
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but this is growth.
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That's all right.
That's okay.
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It's all about
the knock-on effect, really.
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It's... you know, with the men's
team winning yesterday,
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um, I think a few more are
starting to become interested
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in the women's side as well,
which is...
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Which can only benefit,
you know, the girls.
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They want...
They want supporters here to...
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You know, to be here and...
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And encourage them
and support them.
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So we're on the start
of... of what is
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a really, really exciting
journey for them, I think.
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Go on. Go on, Rosie.
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Yes! Yes!
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Come on, Rosie!
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Whoo!
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- Yeah, Rosie!
- Yes!
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That's the way to end a half.
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We didn't know that there was
a women's team in Wrexham
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until we took
stewardship of the club
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and recognized that there was
a program that was in place.
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And they, just like the men,
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need to win the league
to get promoted up
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and out and into
the professional ranks.
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The club is a group
of different teams,
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from the powerchair team
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to a seven-a-side team,
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you know, to the youth teams
and the girls teams.
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So the women's team is
as much a part of the club.
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We play on a nice, lovely pitch.
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I say lovely.
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I use that term quite loosely.
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On certain days,
it's not the nicest place...
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Place to be.
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Yeah, we try not to... we do...
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I was gonna say
we don't complain.
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We do complain.
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Um, we all do it
because we love football,
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and because we love
the club that is Wrexham.
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And I think you can see that
when you come to games.
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We don't just turn up
for a laugh.
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We turn up and we take it
quite seriously,
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because we know the importance
of wearing that badge.
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Wow.
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Was that Lili?
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- Lili, yeah.
- Whoo!
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And with that dominant 5-2 win,
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the Wrexham women sit
first in the league,
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neck and neck with
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the only other undefeated
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team, Connah's Quay Nomads,
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who aim to spoil Wrexham's
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chances at promotion.
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This way?
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Ladies!
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That was absolutely amazing.
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Wow. Wow.
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That was my first game,
and I've seen you guys win
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as many times
as I've seen the men win.
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We definitely need to work on
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drainage on that pitch.
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And maybe new washing machines,
because I don't know
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how you're gonna...
How we're gonna... look at that!
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That's amazing.
Well, congratulations.
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Thank you for having me.
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And, um, Ryan and I have been
talking quite a bit about
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how we want to prioritize
this program.
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And for so many reasons
in the past, it hasn't been.
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You're all very important to us,
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and we want to continue
to support you.
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And if you keep winning,
it makes it a lot easier.
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So thank you.
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More goals next time.
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Next time.
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I came here for a hat trick,
and I don't know...
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It was great.
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It was fantastic.
Thank you.
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Last year, both
the men's and women's teams
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very narrowly missed out
on promotion.
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This year, things are looking
a little brighter.
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Right now, our women's team
is an amateur side.
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None of the players get paid.
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If the women win
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the Adran North League,
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they will then go into
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a playoff against the winner
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of the Adran South League,
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and the winner of that will be
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promoted to the Adran Premier.
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If that's the case,
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then we have grand plans
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that involve going
to a semi-professional status,
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which means paying the players.
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I'm just giving you a hard time.
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Congratulations.
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- Yeah. Thank you.
- It was great.
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I don't necessarily
even just think
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it's an ethical responsibility
to do something like that.
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I think that there is a massive
business to be created there.
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Wow, this is cra...
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I can't believe
you played in this.
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Yeah.
There's so much to do there.
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Which is great, you know.
It's daunting, too, for us.
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It's like, for us
to cultivate and grow
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that business as well
is gonna be
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a real privilege and fun,
but you know,
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we've got a long road ahead.
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For us as players,
all we can do is
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put out really good
performances on the pitch
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and just keep winning.
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Prove you're worth watching,
you're worth following.
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You know, prove to us
your... your worth,
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because that's how
we get more attention.
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That's how, you know,
we bring more success.
256
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Not just to the women's game,
but to football
257
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as a whole for Wrexham,
258
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and I think that's all
we need to focus on.
259
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I'm 17,
260
00:12:18,566 --> 00:12:21,869
and I'm in school
9:00 till 3:30 most days.
261
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Tuesdays and Thursdays,
I'm at work.
262
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So I work 5:00 till 11:00.
263
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So yeah.
264
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No time
for anything else, really.
265
00:12:29,185 --> 00:12:32,127
Rob's cleaned up
from the other tea.
266
00:12:32,128 --> 00:12:33,495
Thank you. You can follow...
267
00:12:37,373 --> 00:12:39,974
It's actually vile, innit?
268
00:12:39,978 --> 00:12:42,512
I'm a kitchen porter.
269
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Probably one of the hardest
270
00:12:44,454 --> 00:12:46,689
and most humbling jobs
you'll ever do.
271
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The six hours goes quite fast
when you're bent over a sink.
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This is hot off the kettle.
273
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How the fuck am I
gonna get that off?
274
00:12:55,411 --> 00:12:57,311
We do ask a lot
of these players,
275
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considering they are
amateur players.
276
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They're not professional.
277
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They're not on contracts
in any way, shape, or form.
278
00:13:01,924 --> 00:13:06,260
So we play football
on top of a working day.
279
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Chilling.
280
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Are you coming on Sunday,
or what?
281
00:13:09,005 --> 00:13:10,706
- No, I'm not.
- Why?
282
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- I'm busy.
- You're busy?
283
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All right. Fucking hell.
284
00:13:14,115 --> 00:13:16,053
It is tough trying
to balance everything out,
285
00:13:16,054 --> 00:13:18,588
but end of the day,
it's what's got to be done.
286
00:13:18,589 --> 00:13:19,928
Everyone else has got to do it,
287
00:13:19,929 --> 00:13:21,966
so I'll do it as well,
you know what I mean?
288
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Yeah.
289
00:13:28,079 --> 00:13:30,081
Stop looking at me.
290
00:13:30,082 --> 00:13:31,787
Does it feel like
it's like a dream?
291
00:13:31,788 --> 00:13:34,890
You know, first you're, like,
playing your dream career
292
00:13:34,891 --> 00:13:35,928
in front of loads of people,
293
00:13:35,929 --> 00:13:37,598
and then next day,
you're cleaning pots.
294
00:13:37,599 --> 00:13:39,367
I know. It's mad, innit?
295
00:13:40,205 --> 00:13:41,372
And do you enjoy it?
296
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- What, working or playing?
- Playing.
297
00:13:42,944 --> 00:13:44,211
I love it.
298
00:13:44,214 --> 00:13:45,681
It's... I live and breathe for it.
299
00:13:45,683 --> 00:13:48,385
I, like... yeah,
I love every second of it.
300
00:13:48,389 --> 00:13:51,591
But... you know?
301
00:13:51,592 --> 00:13:53,299
I'm just telling her
that when she's famous,
302
00:13:53,300 --> 00:13:54,867
she needs to come in.
303
00:13:54,870 --> 00:13:56,171
When I'm famous.
304
00:13:56,173 --> 00:13:57,639
- We'll see.
- Yeah.
305
00:13:57,642 --> 00:13:59,210
- Do you reckon?
- Yeah.
306
00:13:59,213 --> 00:14:01,381
I think
you're a good footballer.
307
00:14:01,384 --> 00:14:03,818
I've read about you.
308
00:14:05,826 --> 00:14:08,929
Started playing football
at around six years old.
309
00:14:08,930 --> 00:14:10,903
Obviously there weren't
many girls teams around
310
00:14:10,904 --> 00:14:13,639
at that time,
so my dad threw me in with...
311
00:14:13,643 --> 00:14:15,377
With the under-six lads team,
312
00:14:15,380 --> 00:14:17,482
which was a bit daunting
at the time.
313
00:14:17,483 --> 00:14:19,555
My dad always used to tell me,
"Get involved, get involved."
314
00:14:19,556 --> 00:14:21,457
And eventually I did.
315
00:14:21,460 --> 00:14:24,110
I was probably the best player
on the team at the time.
316
00:14:25,802 --> 00:14:30,239
About age 13, I got scouted
to play for Everton.
317
00:14:30,245 --> 00:14:32,080
Spent a couple of seasons there,
318
00:14:32,083 --> 00:14:33,950
um, which I absolutely loved.
319
00:14:33,953 --> 00:14:37,289
Playing against big opposition
like Man City, Chelsea.
320
00:14:37,293 --> 00:14:40,595
I was then drafted in,
then, with the Welsh squad.
321
00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,002
I played at that level
at 15s and 17s,
322
00:14:43,003 --> 00:14:45,377
which was an unreal experience,
playing in countries
323
00:14:45,378 --> 00:14:47,579
like Sweden, Portugal.
324
00:14:47,582 --> 00:14:49,516
And then I returned,
then, back...
325
00:14:49,519 --> 00:14:52,120
Back playing for Wrexham,
where I'm at now, and...
326
00:14:53,552 --> 00:14:58,170
I probably would have stayed
at Everton a bit longer
327
00:14:58,171 --> 00:14:59,705
if I hadn't lost my dad.
328
00:14:59,708 --> 00:15:03,477
Um, he struggled
with mental health
329
00:15:03,482 --> 00:15:04,849
and anxiety, depression.
330
00:15:04,851 --> 00:15:07,019
Um, people knew
he was going through it.
331
00:15:07,023 --> 00:15:08,357
I guess we just didn't know
332
00:15:08,358 --> 00:15:09,828
how much it really was
affecting him.
333
00:15:09,829 --> 00:15:11,998
We knew it was getting bad,
but that was a cycle
334
00:15:11,999 --> 00:15:13,501
we'd dealt with a lot.
335
00:15:13,504 --> 00:15:17,406
My dad took his own life, um,
18th of April, I think, 2021.
336
00:15:17,407 --> 00:15:21,519
Lili's gone through
quite a difficult period
337
00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,555
in her life at such a young age.
338
00:15:23,558 --> 00:15:26,159
Now, her dad, like... like mine,
339
00:15:26,163 --> 00:15:28,665
is the reason why
she comes to watch Wrexham,
340
00:15:28,669 --> 00:15:30,803
why she's the fan that she is.
341
00:15:30,807 --> 00:15:33,675
Yeah, he was a massive
fan of the club as well.
342
00:15:33,679 --> 00:15:36,581
Some of... he used to make
these stupid videos,
343
00:15:36,585 --> 00:15:37,919
trying to... trying to catch
344
00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:39,725
Rob and Ryan's attention
all the time.
345
00:15:39,726 --> 00:15:42,327
Um...
346
00:15:42,331 --> 00:15:47,169
I'm here with,
um, my daughter Lili,
347
00:15:47,175 --> 00:15:51,311
who's also played
348
00:15:51,317 --> 00:15:54,987
for Wrexham girls.
349
00:15:54,992 --> 00:15:56,091
Yeah.
350
00:15:56,093 --> 00:15:57,761
Her dad was... was absolutely...
351
00:15:57,764 --> 00:15:59,798
What an incredible man
her dad was.
352
00:15:59,801 --> 00:16:02,337
And you know, we knew her dad
really, really well.
353
00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:09,417
He was a massive character,
and everyone seems to know him,
354
00:16:09,418 --> 00:16:11,225
and everyone seems to have
a story about him,
355
00:16:11,226 --> 00:16:12,993
which... which is very comforting.
356
00:16:12,994 --> 00:16:15,099
I do feel like he's still
with us all the time.
357
00:16:15,100 --> 00:16:17,268
He's at my football games, watching.
358
00:16:17,272 --> 00:16:19,907
The flag we designed
after... after he passed.
359
00:16:19,908 --> 00:16:21,914
Every time I step on the pitch
and every time I step off
360
00:16:21,915 --> 00:16:23,782
is, would I have made
my dad proud?
361
00:16:23,785 --> 00:16:25,486
What would my dad think of this?
362
00:16:25,489 --> 00:16:28,959
And what he'd say and what he'd
think of my performance, so...
363
00:16:38,317 --> 00:16:41,351
She is Wrexham,
just like I feel that I am.
364
00:16:41,356 --> 00:16:45,693
And you know, for her to pull
on a Wrexham kit every week
365
00:16:45,699 --> 00:16:48,501
means the...
Means the world to her.
366
00:16:48,502 --> 00:16:49,640
You know, if she's here
367
00:16:49,641 --> 00:16:51,275
and she helps us gain promotion,
368
00:16:51,276 --> 00:16:53,548
it would be pretty special
for her, I would say.
369
00:16:53,549 --> 00:16:55,918
And you know, probably
more so than if it was
370
00:16:55,921 --> 00:16:58,889
any other club that she might
have been playing for.
371
00:16:58,890 --> 00:17:00,496
Almost since he's gone,
I've fell in love
372
00:17:00,497 --> 00:17:01,864
with the club even more.
373
00:17:01,865 --> 00:17:02,935
I honestly don't know
where I'd be
374
00:17:02,936 --> 00:17:04,470
if I didn't have that support
375
00:17:04,473 --> 00:17:06,107
and the people around the club
376
00:17:06,108 --> 00:17:07,712
who are there for me
all the time.
377
00:17:07,713 --> 00:17:11,416
I took his love...
Love on for it, really.
378
00:17:17,332 --> 00:17:20,001
Wrexham!
379
00:17:20,005 --> 00:17:22,473
Knackered now.
380
00:17:36,573 --> 00:17:38,875
You know,
football has, strangely,
381
00:17:38,879 --> 00:17:41,014
always been seen
as a boys' sport.
382
00:17:41,017 --> 00:17:44,786
Um, even though
the women's game was...
383
00:17:44,791 --> 00:17:47,326
Was much, much, much bigger
than the men's game.
384
00:17:47,327 --> 00:17:49,099
So I think it's important
to have some context
385
00:17:49,100 --> 00:17:50,168
around women's football.
386
00:17:50,169 --> 00:17:52,604
Because, you know,
we've seen it of late.
387
00:17:52,605 --> 00:17:54,544
There's been this huge
increase in interest.
388
00:17:54,545 --> 00:17:56,079
England won the Euros.
389
00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,385
You know, the women's game
in the U.S. is really big.
390
00:17:58,386 --> 00:17:59,856
But for a long time,
women's football
391
00:17:59,857 --> 00:18:01,177
has been in the wilderness.
392
00:18:01,178 --> 00:18:04,365
Right back at its very origins
in the 1880s,
393
00:18:04,366 --> 00:18:08,269
there were big teams that drew
massive crowds across the UK
394
00:18:08,275 --> 00:18:11,076
and even internationally.
395
00:18:11,077 --> 00:18:12,816
Women's football got
a real shot in the arm
396
00:18:12,817 --> 00:18:14,185
during the First World War.
397
00:18:14,186 --> 00:18:16,090
With all of the men away
fighting in the trenches
398
00:18:16,091 --> 00:18:18,595
on the Western Front,
women's football was really
399
00:18:18,596 --> 00:18:19,865
kind of the only game in town.
400
00:18:19,866 --> 00:18:21,301
And even when
the men returned home,
401
00:18:21,302 --> 00:18:22,938
the women's game still
remained enormously popular.
402
00:18:22,939 --> 00:18:26,274
On December 26, 1920,
53,000 people turned out
403
00:18:26,279 --> 00:18:27,947
to watch a women's game.
404
00:18:27,950 --> 00:18:30,851
That is a crowd we can
only dream of at Wrexham
405
00:18:30,855 --> 00:18:33,057
these days, um, and speaks
406
00:18:33,060 --> 00:18:35,328
to the enormous
popularity of it.
407
00:18:35,329 --> 00:18:36,901
In fact, it was so popular
that it was deemed
408
00:18:36,902 --> 00:18:38,370
to be a threat
to the men's game,
409
00:18:38,371 --> 00:18:41,574
and the FA took the step
in the following year, 1921,
410
00:18:41,575 --> 00:18:43,315
to ban all women
from playing football,
411
00:18:43,316 --> 00:18:46,584
saying, "The game of football
is unsuitable for females
412
00:18:46,589 --> 00:18:48,790
and ought not
to be encouraged."
413
00:18:48,793 --> 00:18:51,062
And they in fact banned
women's football
414
00:18:51,066 --> 00:18:52,399
until the 1970s.
415
00:18:52,401 --> 00:18:55,036
So women's football
was banned until 1971,
416
00:18:55,037 --> 00:18:56,810
but a female football
committee at the FA
417
00:18:56,811 --> 00:18:59,112
was not set up until 1993.
418
00:18:59,116 --> 00:19:01,985
And thank goodness it was,
because without that,
419
00:19:01,986 --> 00:19:04,359
you wouldn't be seeing
all the many manifold triumphs
420
00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:05,761
of women's football today.
421
00:19:17,557 --> 00:19:21,161
Of course we want
to be a part of that,
422
00:19:21,162 --> 00:19:24,799
and it's definitely
a long road ahead,
423
00:19:24,804 --> 00:19:26,505
but it's worth it.
424
00:19:26,506 --> 00:19:28,878
Rob and Ryan, of course,
they're supporting us.
425
00:19:28,879 --> 00:19:30,713
And Blake, she obviously,
426
00:19:30,716 --> 00:19:32,616
um, sponsors our team as well.
427
00:19:32,617 --> 00:19:34,056
When I first started Betty Buzz,
428
00:19:34,057 --> 00:19:35,792
I set out to create
the best-tasting
429
00:19:35,793 --> 00:19:37,113
sparkling drink out there.
430
00:19:39,256 --> 00:19:42,674
It's pretty special
that they are
431
00:19:42,675 --> 00:19:44,309
supporting us in that way.
432
00:19:44,312 --> 00:19:47,380
And you know, that makes us,
as a team and as a section,
433
00:19:47,384 --> 00:19:50,321
feel... feel very, very much
part of the club.
434
00:19:53,832 --> 00:19:56,400
Gemma is the beating heart
of the entire...
435
00:19:56,404 --> 00:19:57,771
The entire club.
436
00:19:57,774 --> 00:19:59,808
I'd say Gemma's heart extends
437
00:19:59,811 --> 00:20:02,313
into the Wrexham
AFC men's club too.
438
00:20:02,317 --> 00:20:04,752
She's putting her last drop
of blood into this...
439
00:20:04,755 --> 00:20:06,622
This... this team, and...
440
00:20:06,626 --> 00:20:08,194
And building it and growing it.
441
00:20:08,196 --> 00:20:09,596
It's gonna be incredible.
442
00:20:09,599 --> 00:20:11,633
I'm really, really
excited about it.
443
00:20:13,774 --> 00:20:15,776
I oversee the entire women's
444
00:20:15,779 --> 00:20:17,346
and girls section at the club.
445
00:20:17,349 --> 00:20:21,352
So that's all the way
from our little under-eights
446
00:20:21,357 --> 00:20:23,925
all the way up
to our senior women's team,
447
00:20:23,929 --> 00:20:26,564
and organizing everything
in between, basically.
448
00:20:28,739 --> 00:20:30,340
I'm born and bred Wrexham.
449
00:20:30,343 --> 00:20:32,209
Always had a football
by my feet.
450
00:20:32,210 --> 00:20:34,717
Um, I've never really been
a girly-girl, if I'm honest.
451
00:20:34,718 --> 00:20:37,219
Um, yeah, I grew up with,
452
00:20:37,220 --> 00:20:38,793
you know,
going on the football field
453
00:20:38,794 --> 00:20:41,195
with the kids
that lived locally.
454
00:20:41,196 --> 00:20:42,968
There might have been
me and one other girl,
455
00:20:42,969 --> 00:20:44,937
and then the rest of them
were all boys.
456
00:20:44,941 --> 00:20:47,709
And that's... that...
Yeah, that was me.
457
00:20:47,713 --> 00:20:49,413
I loved it.
458
00:20:49,414 --> 00:20:52,021
My husband's Gareth Owen,
one of the best midfielders
459
00:20:52,022 --> 00:20:53,990
we've had at the club.
460
00:20:53,993 --> 00:20:57,763
His main sort of time period
was the '90s.
461
00:20:57,768 --> 00:20:59,235
I grew up watching him, yeah,
462
00:20:59,238 --> 00:21:02,273
which was quite strange,
you know, going back to
463
00:21:02,277 --> 00:21:04,612
when you used to stand
at the side of the pitch
464
00:21:04,616 --> 00:21:06,150
and high-fiving players.
465
00:21:06,151 --> 00:21:07,620
Yeah, that was...
He was one of them,
466
00:21:07,621 --> 00:21:09,689
which is a little bit weird, but...
467
00:21:09,692 --> 00:21:12,928
he is now the under-19's manager
468
00:21:12,933 --> 00:21:15,368
with our women's side as well.
469
00:21:15,372 --> 00:21:17,473
I try and learn as much
as I can off him,
470
00:21:17,476 --> 00:21:19,210
and... yeah, he's... he's great.
471
00:21:19,213 --> 00:21:21,447
He's... he's playing a big part,
at the moment,
472
00:21:21,451 --> 00:21:23,786
in the growth
of our women's side as well.
473
00:21:23,789 --> 00:21:26,090
We will not be putting you
up front again.
474
00:21:26,094 --> 00:21:28,362
No, Gem, listen!
Full-size... my...
475
00:21:29,802 --> 00:21:33,105
Gemma Owen,
head of all female...
476
00:21:33,106 --> 00:21:34,779
everything that goes on
at Wrexham.
477
00:21:34,780 --> 00:21:36,047
No! Next one.
478
00:21:36,049 --> 00:21:37,883
Come on, Grace.
It's got to be you.
479
00:21:37,886 --> 00:21:39,553
I don't think football for women
480
00:21:39,554 --> 00:21:42,194
would be as big as it is in
Wrexham if it wasn't for her.
481
00:21:42,195 --> 00:21:46,265
So North Wales can basically
thank Gemma Owen for that.
482
00:21:50,045 --> 00:21:53,114
I'm trying to give
as many girls and women
483
00:21:53,118 --> 00:21:55,954
the opportunity to get
involved with what I think is
484
00:21:55,958 --> 00:21:58,559
the best sport in the world.
485
00:21:58,563 --> 00:22:02,099
And being in amongst the club
that I have been supporting
486
00:22:02,104 --> 00:22:05,306
for my entire life is...
487
00:22:05,311 --> 00:22:06,678
It's a dream.
488
00:22:06,681 --> 00:22:08,416
It is an absolute dream.
489
00:22:15,867 --> 00:22:17,334
It's Connah's Quay.
490
00:22:17,335 --> 00:22:18,939
They make me nervous.
And they're awful.
491
00:22:18,940 --> 00:22:21,342
They're not nice players, either.
492
00:22:23,717 --> 00:22:26,018
We're top of the league now,
493
00:22:26,021 --> 00:22:28,123
and they're only...
They're second,
494
00:22:28,127 --> 00:22:29,660
but with two points below us.
495
00:22:29,661 --> 00:22:30,797
So obviously, if they win,
496
00:22:30,798 --> 00:22:31,833
they're gonna go back
497
00:22:31,834 --> 00:22:33,401
to the top of the league.
498
00:22:33,404 --> 00:22:34,872
Um...
499
00:22:34,938 --> 00:22:37,712
In the changing rooms, like,
500
00:22:37,713 --> 00:22:39,617
I know, like,
everyone will be nervous.
501
00:22:39,618 --> 00:22:41,118
And it gets to you.
502
00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:42,255
You can either get...
Let the pressure get to you,
503
00:22:42,256 --> 00:22:45,325
or you can perform really well.
504
00:22:45,326 --> 00:22:47,332
We used to have these feelings
against Llandudno,
505
00:22:47,333 --> 00:22:51,169
because last season, they were
probably our main competitors.
506
00:22:51,170 --> 00:22:53,145
But this season,
it's been Connah's Quay.
507
00:22:53,146 --> 00:22:55,514
So it's 90 minutes, isn't it?
508
00:22:55,517 --> 00:22:57,752
And we all... we can be
better than them.
509
00:22:57,756 --> 00:23:00,557
We can beat any team
if we put our minds to it.
510
00:23:00,561 --> 00:23:03,998
Just have to do the easy ball.
Just play football.
511
00:23:13,923 --> 00:23:15,891
Quite a big game for us today.
512
00:23:15,894 --> 00:23:17,594
Top of the table clash.
513
00:23:17,595 --> 00:23:19,367
And we've still got to play
them twice in the league.
514
00:23:19,368 --> 00:23:21,936
So, you know, these...
These two games
515
00:23:21,940 --> 00:23:24,876
are gonna be vitally important
to us hopefully,
516
00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:26,880
fingers crossed,
winning the title.
517
00:23:26,884 --> 00:23:29,253
So I think
it'll be a close game.
518
00:23:29,256 --> 00:23:32,925
I don't expect anything other
than it being a close game.
519
00:23:34,066 --> 00:23:35,233
Right.
520
00:23:35,234 --> 00:23:37,606
We've said everything
that we need to say, okay?
521
00:23:37,607 --> 00:23:40,509
We don't need to sell it
to you anymore, okay?
522
00:23:40,513 --> 00:23:44,149
It's a game, okay, that we have
to take seriously, okay?
523
00:23:44,154 --> 00:23:45,554
We've got to be aggressive
524
00:23:45,557 --> 00:23:47,992
with and without
the ball today, all right?
525
00:23:47,993 --> 00:23:49,130
So let's make sure
that we get bodies
526
00:23:49,131 --> 00:23:51,166
in and around the box, okay?
527
00:23:51,169 --> 00:23:52,970
Be patient
with each other as well.
528
00:23:52,973 --> 00:23:55,073
Come on, girls.
Yeah. Big fucking 90.
529
00:23:55,076 --> 00:23:56,811
Come on. Come on.
530
00:23:56,814 --> 00:23:58,015
Here they come now.
531
00:24:00,489 --> 00:24:02,289
They look ready.
532
00:24:02,292 --> 00:24:04,093
On your toes, girls!
533
00:24:09,542 --> 00:24:11,710
Yeah, just screen
in front of your toes.
534
00:24:11,713 --> 00:24:13,147
Yes. Through toes.
535
00:24:13,150 --> 00:24:15,620
You can see that we're both
very, very good teams.
536
00:24:17,625 --> 00:24:20,561
And probably deserve to be
in the Welsh Prem, to be fair.
537
00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:29,213
Connah's Quay!
538
00:24:29,216 --> 00:24:30,684
Connah's Quay!
539
00:24:30,686 --> 00:24:32,153
Is wonderful!
540
00:24:32,156 --> 00:24:33,589
Is wonderful!
541
00:24:33,590 --> 00:24:35,094
Their coaching staff
are very barky.
542
00:24:35,095 --> 00:24:36,495
The players are very barky.
543
00:24:36,498 --> 00:24:39,200
And a few tough decisions
made against us,
544
00:24:39,204 --> 00:24:43,275
and we have to bark back
louder than that.
545
00:24:44,916 --> 00:24:46,950
Rosie.
Straight in on it, mate.
546
00:24:46,954 --> 00:24:48,054
Straight in on it.
547
00:24:48,056 --> 00:24:50,191
Come on, Wrexham!
548
00:24:50,194 --> 00:24:52,695
I think that we managed
to do that.
549
00:25:06,963 --> 00:25:09,398
- Get them!
- Whoo!
550
00:25:11,301 --> 00:25:14,913
Everyone there put
their body on the line.
551
00:25:14,914 --> 00:25:17,581
The tackles were...
Tackles were being put in,
552
00:25:17,585 --> 00:25:19,387
passes were being made quickly.
553
00:25:19,390 --> 00:25:23,293
And you know, when one player
was going 10%, we were...
554
00:25:23,294 --> 00:25:25,568
10% less, we were just
getting that extra 10%
555
00:25:25,569 --> 00:25:27,637
from somewhere else.
556
00:25:35,223 --> 00:25:37,992
We've got a good... good little
team going, I think.
557
00:25:50,990 --> 00:25:53,692
Go on! Yeah!
558
00:25:53,696 --> 00:25:54,963
Listen in.
559
00:25:54,965 --> 00:25:56,532
Today, I couldn't give a shit
560
00:25:56,533 --> 00:25:57,903
how you win a game of football.
561
00:25:57,904 --> 00:25:59,506
It's about fucking digging in
and making sure
562
00:25:59,507 --> 00:26:00,843
that we win a game of football.
563
00:26:00,844 --> 00:26:02,345
We fucking enjoy it right now,
564
00:26:02,347 --> 00:26:04,215
and we enjoy it tomorrow
in the gym.
565
00:26:04,216 --> 00:26:06,421
Tuesday, Wednesday,
our fucking heads turn now.
566
00:26:06,422 --> 00:26:08,357
Sunday, we get it
fucking wrapped up.
567
00:26:08,360 --> 00:26:09,727
We win the fucking league
568
00:26:09,730 --> 00:26:11,720
and get everything
we fucking deserve.
569
00:26:16,644 --> 00:26:18,878
Yeah, I'm so proud of my team.
570
00:26:18,882 --> 00:26:20,884
Proper happy.
Excited, buzzing.
571
00:26:20,887 --> 00:26:22,420
Feeling amazing.
572
00:26:22,423 --> 00:26:24,653
Just, can't contain
my excitement, really.
573
00:26:40,918 --> 00:26:44,770
It's just...
It's unbelievable, isn't it?
574
00:26:44,771 --> 00:26:46,440
Putting that...
Putting that shirt on
575
00:26:46,441 --> 00:26:47,877
and... and playing
for that badge is something
576
00:26:47,878 --> 00:26:50,112
that every single girl
on the team knows...
577
00:26:50,113 --> 00:26:51,551
Knows what that weight carries.
578
00:26:51,552 --> 00:26:55,021
And you know,
putting two, then three,
579
00:26:55,022 --> 00:26:56,594
is... it's just
an unbelievable feeling,
580
00:26:56,595 --> 00:26:58,797
and I can't wait to do it
again next Sunday.
581
00:27:06,918 --> 00:27:11,121
Hello, ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome to the 1864 Suite.
582
00:27:11,127 --> 00:27:12,294
I've got to introduce
583
00:27:12,296 --> 00:27:14,664
our former player guests
for tonight.
584
00:27:14,665 --> 00:27:17,005
Making his Football League
debut for Wrexham
585
00:27:17,006 --> 00:27:21,209
in September 1997, he also won
two Welsh Premier cup medals,
586
00:27:21,210 --> 00:27:23,419
and also played for Wales
at full international.
587
00:27:23,420 --> 00:27:26,055
He is a Wrexham lad.
Neil Roberts, everybody.
588
00:27:31,928 --> 00:27:37,114
Your time at Wrexham, Neil...
What was the highlight for you?
589
00:27:37,115 --> 00:27:38,816
You know, I'm standing here now,
590
00:27:38,817 --> 00:27:41,524
and I'm still in awe of Mickey,
sat at the table there,
591
00:27:41,525 --> 00:27:44,093
'cause he was
one of my heroes growing up.
592
00:27:44,094 --> 00:27:46,635
More importantly than anything
is having my daughter,
593
00:27:46,636 --> 00:27:48,772
one of my daughters,
here tonight, who represents
594
00:27:48,773 --> 00:27:50,576
the women's football team
for Wrexham.
595
00:27:50,577 --> 00:27:51,627
And...
596
00:27:54,756 --> 00:27:59,495
I don't remember
football ever being something
597
00:27:59,496 --> 00:28:01,664
that wasn't part of my life.
598
00:28:01,665 --> 00:28:04,138
As soon as I could walk,
I think I was kicking a ball,
599
00:28:04,139 --> 00:28:05,973
as the clich๏ฟฝ goes.
600
00:28:05,976 --> 00:28:09,178
We had Mia when I was...
I was 24.
601
00:28:09,183 --> 00:28:10,617
Came as really no surprise
602
00:28:10,620 --> 00:28:14,190
for her to go down
the footballing route.
603
00:28:16,866 --> 00:28:21,037
First time to have
a look through it together.
604
00:28:21,042 --> 00:28:25,578
It's basically something
my, um, nana put together, to...
605
00:28:25,584 --> 00:28:28,520
For me and my brother
and sister to have to,
606
00:28:28,525 --> 00:28:31,894
you know, look back on
to see your little...
607
00:28:31,898 --> 00:28:33,398
Little career.
608
00:28:33,401 --> 00:28:37,071
Um, it captures basically
the last few seasons
609
00:28:37,072 --> 00:28:38,211
of your career, really.
610
00:28:38,212 --> 00:28:40,346
Yeah, last couple seasons.
611
00:28:40,349 --> 00:28:44,520
"Local hero Roberts
keeps Dragons in hunt."
612
00:28:45,694 --> 00:28:47,762
That season started
613
00:28:47,765 --> 00:28:49,666
on a... on a massive high for me,
614
00:28:49,669 --> 00:28:51,903
because I was captain
of my hometown club.
615
00:28:51,907 --> 00:28:56,511
Um, there was a... there was
a very good squad in place.
616
00:28:56,512 --> 00:28:58,386
And then, unfortunately,
it kind of took
617
00:28:58,387 --> 00:28:59,855
a turn for the worse.
618
00:28:59,858 --> 00:29:01,992
A couple of players
moved on to...
619
00:29:01,995 --> 00:29:04,663
To what was
better opportunities for them,
620
00:29:04,667 --> 00:29:06,568
and we became
a very young squad.
621
00:29:06,571 --> 00:29:10,808
This is the painful bit.
622
00:29:10,814 --> 00:29:13,216
End of an era.
623
00:29:13,220 --> 00:29:15,721
Yeah. That's me in tears.
624
00:29:15,725 --> 00:29:20,362
See, like, to read that,
it just...
625
00:29:20,368 --> 00:29:22,836
No, it's not...
It breaks my heart.
626
00:29:22,837 --> 00:29:23,875
It breaks my heart.
627
00:29:23,876 --> 00:29:25,276
Um...
628
00:29:25,278 --> 00:29:27,545
All right.
Talk about this in a second.
629
00:29:27,546 --> 00:29:29,119
Wrexham are out
of the Football League.
630
00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:32,456
They've lost by 2 goals to 0
this evening at Edgar Street.
631
00:29:32,457 --> 00:29:33,862
Gary Hooper to the first half.
632
00:29:33,863 --> 00:29:35,632
Theo Robinson,
his first goal in six...
633
00:29:35,633 --> 00:29:37,567
It did feel like a nightmare.
634
00:29:37,568 --> 00:29:39,708
And for me personally, it...
It was really tough,
635
00:29:39,709 --> 00:29:41,977
because I was captain
of the team that...
636
00:29:41,980 --> 00:29:43,414
That got relegated.
637
00:29:43,415 --> 00:29:45,420
So, you know, that was a...
That was a tough pill
638
00:29:45,421 --> 00:29:49,090
to swallow for me, really,
and still is to this day.
639
00:29:49,095 --> 00:29:52,865
My personal take on it
is that it's, um...
640
00:29:52,870 --> 00:29:55,571
It... it did take
a big piece of me.
641
00:29:55,576 --> 00:29:58,211
And I think it caught up
with me in... in later life,
642
00:29:58,214 --> 00:30:00,149
and I became
a little bit distant.
643
00:30:00,153 --> 00:30:01,686
And you know, maybe...
644
00:30:01,688 --> 00:30:04,690
Maybe, to a point,
a different person as well.
645
00:30:04,695 --> 00:30:07,997
It's had a massive effect
on my... on my life,
646
00:30:08,001 --> 00:30:10,036
especially from
a family point of view.
647
00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:12,075
It was hard for us
to go out as a family
648
00:30:12,078 --> 00:30:15,446
without being subject
to certain things being said.
649
00:30:15,451 --> 00:30:17,319
Because, you know, obviously,
650
00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:19,192
the club does mean
that much to people.
651
00:30:19,193 --> 00:30:20,796
And that obviously
shouldn't happen.
652
00:30:20,797 --> 00:30:22,764
But you can see
why it does happen,
653
00:30:22,767 --> 00:30:25,969
because if they're gonna put
fault on someone, the captain,
654
00:30:25,974 --> 00:30:28,442
you know, he's... he's well
up there in, you know,
655
00:30:28,445 --> 00:30:30,546
people to... to blame.
656
00:30:30,550 --> 00:30:32,951
Didn't know it was
after 87 years.
657
00:30:32,955 --> 00:30:34,923
Yeah.
658
00:30:38,233 --> 00:30:41,335
You say all the right
things to make me feel better.
659
00:30:44,948 --> 00:30:48,483
This season, for me, is...
It's more than football.
660
00:30:48,488 --> 00:30:52,091
It might allow me a new...
A new start, in many ways,
661
00:30:52,096 --> 00:30:55,364
and a new... a new chapter
662
00:30:55,369 --> 00:30:57,871
in my life and my family's life.
663
00:30:57,875 --> 00:31:00,744
You know, that's the one thing
that Rob and Ryan have
664
00:31:00,748 --> 00:31:03,917
given everybody in the town,
is... is belief.
665
00:31:03,921 --> 00:31:07,824
Is belief and a kind of
"dare to dream" sort of thing.
666
00:31:09,132 --> 00:31:12,534
Basically just a summary
and a plan
667
00:31:12,539 --> 00:31:14,007
for... for me to finish this
668
00:31:14,010 --> 00:31:16,111
when Wrexham got back
in the league.
669
00:31:16,114 --> 00:31:17,881
Touch wood.
670
00:31:17,882 --> 00:31:20,522
Hopefully... hopefully we get
to finish it in a few months.
671
00:31:20,523 --> 00:31:23,425
Women's there, men's there.
672
00:31:23,429 --> 00:31:25,763
Let's hope...
Let's hope we do it.
673
00:31:25,764 --> 00:31:26,669
Yeah.
674
00:31:26,670 --> 00:31:28,070
But we'll do that together.
675
00:31:28,072 --> 00:31:30,339
Yeah.
676
00:31:30,343 --> 00:31:31,544
All right.
677
00:31:39,664 --> 00:31:41,431
How you doing?
You all right?
678
00:31:41,432 --> 00:31:42,936
- Good to see you.
- You all right, mate?
679
00:31:42,937 --> 00:31:45,371
- Thank you.
- How are we? Okay?
680
00:31:48,917 --> 00:31:50,550
As the Wrexham men continue
681
00:31:50,551 --> 00:31:52,390
to battle for promotion,
the women's team
682
00:31:52,391 --> 00:31:55,192
is nearing their finish line
with a critical match
683
00:31:55,196 --> 00:31:56,664
this weekend away to Rhyl.
684
00:31:56,667 --> 00:31:59,135
Win this one, and they'll
have won the league
685
00:31:59,138 --> 00:32:02,073
and set themselves up
for a significant promotion
686
00:32:02,078 --> 00:32:04,747
up the football pyramid.
687
00:32:04,748 --> 00:32:06,052
The women's team are
coming off the back
688
00:32:06,053 --> 00:32:07,788
of their big win
against Connah's Quay
689
00:32:07,789 --> 00:32:09,192
and they're looking
really confident,
690
00:32:09,193 --> 00:32:10,693
as well they should.
691
00:32:10,695 --> 00:32:14,098
If they win this game,
they clinch the league.
692
00:32:14,103 --> 00:32:17,505
The fact that we could
win the league is massive.
693
00:32:17,506 --> 00:32:18,846
That's what all the girls want.
694
00:32:18,847 --> 00:32:20,782
We want to take this
to the next level,
695
00:32:20,783 --> 00:32:23,555
and we want to make the town
and the owners proud, really.
696
00:32:23,556 --> 00:32:27,726
So we will do whatever it takes
to win that game.
697
00:32:27,732 --> 00:32:29,533
You've got to give Rhyl credit,
698
00:32:29,534 --> 00:32:31,105
because they held Connah's Quay,
699
00:32:31,106 --> 00:32:32,740
they held Llandudno,
700
00:32:32,743 --> 00:32:34,510
and only just lost out
2-1 there.
701
00:32:34,513 --> 00:32:36,080
So they're not gonna roll over.
702
00:32:36,083 --> 00:32:37,684
It's not gonna be easy.
703
00:32:37,685 --> 00:32:39,457
We know that we're
going away from home.
704
00:32:39,458 --> 00:32:43,227
And again, like, we've spoke
about that target on our back.
705
00:32:43,228 --> 00:32:45,035
You know, they'll want
to spoil the party, really.
706
00:32:45,036 --> 00:32:47,470
They're not gonna...
They're not gonna enjoy us,
707
00:32:47,471 --> 00:32:49,444
you know, beating them
and celebrating
708
00:32:49,445 --> 00:32:51,148
winning the league
at their place.
709
00:32:51,149 --> 00:32:53,118
I'll try not to look
as ill as I did last week.
710
00:32:53,119 --> 00:32:55,221
Yeah.
711
00:32:55,224 --> 00:32:56,591
Yeah.
712
00:32:56,592 --> 00:32:57,996
That was
some pressure last week.
713
00:32:57,997 --> 00:32:59,665
The girls did
really well, though.
714
00:32:59,666 --> 00:33:01,336
Because they knew
what was at stake last week.
715
00:33:01,337 --> 00:33:02,671
Yeah.
716
00:33:02,672 --> 00:33:03,974
And just how resilient
they were.
717
00:33:03,975 --> 00:33:05,175
They were brilliant.
718
00:33:05,178 --> 00:33:06,646
They were brilliant.
719
00:33:06,647 --> 00:33:08,117
Got to get the job done
first, though.
720
00:33:08,118 --> 00:33:09,852
Go on. Definitely.
721
00:33:09,855 --> 00:33:11,389
Excited for it.
Let's do it.
722
00:33:11,390 --> 00:33:12,893
Let's smash it.
Let's beat them.
723
00:33:12,894 --> 00:33:14,328
'Cause we can.
We have done.
724
00:33:14,331 --> 00:33:16,065
So yeah, we'll do it.
725
00:33:16,066 --> 00:33:17,604
And hopefully the pressure
of a cup game
726
00:33:17,605 --> 00:33:19,007
won't get to us,
'cause it's the league.
727
00:33:19,008 --> 00:33:20,811
And obviously,
we've, um, won every game
728
00:33:20,812 --> 00:33:22,378
so far in the league.
729
00:33:22,381 --> 00:33:25,317
So hopefully we just continue
our, um, winning streak.
730
00:33:29,363 --> 00:33:32,131
We know exactly
what we've got to do, okay?
731
00:33:32,135 --> 00:33:34,671
We cannot make sure
that we obviously
732
00:33:34,675 --> 00:33:36,074
take this game lightly.
733
00:33:36,076 --> 00:33:38,078
These won't want to see us
to come here
734
00:33:38,082 --> 00:33:39,849
and turn them over,
simple as that.
735
00:33:39,852 --> 00:33:41,353
Last week was a slog.
736
00:33:41,355 --> 00:33:44,123
This week, let the football
do the talking.
737
00:33:44,127 --> 00:33:46,062
Get the ball down.
Use the pitch.
738
00:33:46,066 --> 00:33:48,100
How good does that feel,
coming in,
739
00:33:48,101 --> 00:33:50,406
when you've got 50-odd people
giving you a clap?
740
00:33:50,407 --> 00:33:51,874
Yeah? All right.
741
00:33:51,877 --> 00:33:53,445
That's the ambition, yeah?
742
00:33:53,448 --> 00:33:55,149
That's the drive, okay?
743
00:33:55,152 --> 00:33:57,320
Let's send them home
fucking happy,
744
00:33:57,323 --> 00:34:00,625
and let's send them home that
we fucking played well today,
745
00:34:00,630 --> 00:34:02,997
and we've done
our fucking jobs, okay?
746
00:34:03,001 --> 00:34:04,902
No regrets
at the end of this game.
747
00:34:04,905 --> 00:34:07,574
Come on. Let's go.
748
00:34:09,816 --> 00:34:11,416
Come on, then, girls!
749
00:34:11,417 --> 00:34:12,453
Relax, Lil!
750
00:34:12,454 --> 00:34:13,855
Other side, Lili!
751
00:34:13,858 --> 00:34:15,591
Their confidence was warranted.
752
00:34:15,592 --> 00:34:16,863
And they came flying
out of the traps
753
00:34:16,864 --> 00:34:18,464
and scored three early goals.
754
00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:26,481
Whoo!
755
00:34:34,401 --> 00:34:37,036
So I'm delighted to say,
look who's next to me here.
756
00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:38,507
- Hello.
- Mr. Humphrey Ker is
757
00:34:38,508 --> 00:34:39,544
at the game today.
758
00:34:39,545 --> 00:34:40,613
Fantastic.
759
00:34:40,614 --> 00:34:41,782
What do you think so far?
760
00:34:41,783 --> 00:34:43,083
It's going well.
3-0 up.
761
00:34:43,086 --> 00:34:44,720
We just... just missed a penalty,
762
00:34:44,721 --> 00:34:46,058
but I'm hoping
that won't come back
763
00:34:46,059 --> 00:34:47,393
to haunt us in the second half.
764
00:34:47,394 --> 00:34:48,728
But yeah, it's going well.
765
00:34:48,729 --> 00:34:49,966
Obviously,
three points here means...
766
00:34:49,967 --> 00:34:51,868
Means the title, so... um, yeah.
767
00:34:51,872 --> 00:34:53,072
It's a great day.
768
00:34:58,889 --> 00:35:03,094
Yes, when people talk about
the beautiful game,
769
00:35:03,095 --> 00:35:06,030
they often, summon
the spirit of 1970s Brazil.
770
00:35:06,031 --> 00:35:07,905
But I think those people
maybe haven't seen
771
00:35:07,906 --> 00:35:09,474
2023 Wrexham women.
772
00:35:15,855 --> 00:35:17,656
Rosie Hughes is unbelievable.
773
00:35:17,657 --> 00:35:18,995
I've been lucky enough
to see her
774
00:35:18,996 --> 00:35:20,230
a couple of times in action now.
775
00:35:20,231 --> 00:35:22,132
And you know,
she's a Wrexham legend.
776
00:35:22,133 --> 00:35:23,771
Yeah, I'm really chuffed
for her.
777
00:35:23,772 --> 00:35:25,308
I'm really chuffed
for all the girls,
778
00:35:25,309 --> 00:35:27,078
and it'd be great to have
a double celebration
779
00:35:27,079 --> 00:35:28,547
at the end of the season.
780
00:35:28,550 --> 00:35:29,816
Thank you very much.
781
00:35:29,818 --> 00:35:32,987
Cheers, Tommy. Take care.
782
00:35:32,992 --> 00:35:35,160
They're working hard,
working as a unit,
783
00:35:35,163 --> 00:35:37,798
and frankly putting Rhyl
to the sword.
784
00:35:37,802 --> 00:35:39,236
Go on.
785
00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:42,275
Yes!
786
00:35:46,421 --> 00:35:49,122
Come on, Rosie.
787
00:35:49,126 --> 00:35:51,428
Yes!
788
00:36:04,659 --> 00:36:06,760
Yes!
789
00:36:09,101 --> 00:36:11,236
So the full-time
score is Rhyl 1,
790
00:36:11,237 --> 00:36:13,010
Wrexham 11,
which is an unbelievable way
791
00:36:13,011 --> 00:36:15,780
to end the Adran North League.
792
00:36:21,695 --> 00:36:25,531
However, unfortunately,
despite having won the title
793
00:36:25,537 --> 00:36:27,205
of the Adran Northern League...
794
00:36:27,208 --> 00:36:30,576
And that's a fantastic
achievement in and of itself...
795
00:36:30,580 --> 00:36:32,582
It doesn't yet mean promotion.
796
00:36:32,583 --> 00:36:34,689
There remains the playoff game
against the winners
797
00:36:34,690 --> 00:36:38,192
of the Adran South,
and that is Briton Ferry.
798
00:36:38,197 --> 00:36:41,232
So we've still got
one more game.
799
00:36:47,250 --> 00:36:48,483
Amazing.
800
00:36:48,484 --> 00:36:50,656
I mean, it feels like
all the hard work's paid off.
801
00:36:50,657 --> 00:36:51,925
We should have done it
last season,
802
00:36:51,926 --> 00:36:54,460
and... and to do it
in an 11-1 win today
803
00:36:54,461 --> 00:36:55,700
and get a goal for meself,
804
00:36:55,701 --> 00:36:57,437
it is a dream come true,
to be honest.
805
00:36:57,438 --> 00:36:59,174
And to do it for this badge
as well is...
806
00:36:59,175 --> 00:37:00,710
Yeah, it means everything to me.
807
00:37:00,711 --> 00:37:03,516
You know, playing for this club
and doing it for these people
808
00:37:03,517 --> 00:37:05,654
is... is something
I've always dreamed of doing,
809
00:37:05,655 --> 00:37:06,990
and the fact that I've done it
810
00:37:06,991 --> 00:37:09,760
is something
I'll always be proud of.
811
00:37:09,765 --> 00:37:11,366
We won the league.
812
00:37:11,367 --> 00:37:13,872
However, that didn't guarantee
automatic promotion.
813
00:37:13,873 --> 00:37:15,340
But we'd still won our league.
814
00:37:15,341 --> 00:37:17,613
And I thought that
that was really important
815
00:37:17,614 --> 00:37:19,448
that we celebrated that,
816
00:37:19,449 --> 00:37:21,253
for the girls to have
their celebration.
817
00:37:21,254 --> 00:37:23,322
Because if we didn't go up,
818
00:37:23,326 --> 00:37:25,376
it was still
an incredible achievement.
819
00:37:33,062 --> 00:37:36,955
There's a little message
for you here,
820
00:37:36,956 --> 00:37:40,091
from one of our chairmen.
821
00:37:40,092 --> 00:37:41,597
Hey there,
this is just a quick message
822
00:37:41,598 --> 00:37:43,232
for the Wrexham AFC women.
823
00:37:43,235 --> 00:37:45,670
I, um... boy.
824
00:37:45,674 --> 00:37:47,908
I just want to say
congratulations on... on, um...
825
00:37:47,911 --> 00:37:51,080
On one of the most incredible
and historic seasons,
826
00:37:51,085 --> 00:37:54,888
so far, um, we've ever had.
827
00:37:54,893 --> 00:37:58,963
Um, you know, by we,
I mean this club and you.
828
00:37:58,969 --> 00:38:01,036
You guys have been putting up
829
00:38:01,037 --> 00:38:02,742
what I guess could
only be described
830
00:38:02,743 --> 00:38:04,143
as basketball scores.
831
00:38:04,146 --> 00:38:05,981
It's been incredible.
832
00:38:05,984 --> 00:38:09,020
Um, and I just want
to say congratulations,
833
00:38:09,024 --> 00:38:10,891
and thank you,
834
00:38:10,894 --> 00:38:14,263
for putting your heart, soul,
and last drop of blood
835
00:38:14,264 --> 00:38:15,637
into every single one
of these matches.
836
00:38:15,638 --> 00:38:18,272
Um, each and every one of you
are heroes.
837
00:38:18,276 --> 00:38:21,379
And I'm sending you tons
of love from... from New York.
838
00:38:21,383 --> 00:38:23,217
- Love you, Ryan.
- There we go.
839
00:38:38,987 --> 00:38:41,923
Working in football
is incredibly difficult.
840
00:38:41,927 --> 00:38:43,794
It's... it's a lot of time.
841
00:38:43,797 --> 00:38:45,667
There's a lot of hours
that go into it.
842
00:38:47,872 --> 00:38:52,176
But it's all worth it when
you can help play some part,
843
00:38:52,177 --> 00:38:54,018
however small,
into growing the club
844
00:38:54,019 --> 00:38:56,089
that you have idolized
for your entire life.
845
00:38:56,090 --> 00:38:59,726
It means the absolute world.
It really does.
846
00:38:59,776 --> 00:39:04,326
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