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[commentator 1] The change from something,
it's been a highly charged atmosphere.

[supporters chant]
Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham!

- [commentator 2] Oh.
- [commentator 1] Offside.

I think James McClean could be
in trouble there.

I think he could be in real trouble.

Of course we encourage all our boys
to be nice, well-behaved, polite fellows.

[commentator 1] I think it may end up
being a booking for both of them.

But, you know,
sometimes you pick up a yellow card.

[Ker] A yellow card is a warning
for a minor infraction

like, um, a reckless tackle,
or-or time wasting,

or unsportsmanlike behavior.

[commentator 3]
It was a daft lunge, I thought.

[commentator 4] Uh, Boyle is gonna get
booked for dissent,

complaining on McClean's behalf.

[commentator 5] And I'm not surprised
to see the yellow card there.

[Ker] A red card is given
for more serious infractions

like dangerous play
or foul and abusive language.

[commentator 6] Oh, but O'Connor
and Cannon get in each other's way,

and then Cannon takes Armstrong out.

That's got to be a card.

Yeah. It's a red.

[Ker] If a player is shown a red,

they are immediately dismissed
from the game

and banned for at least the next game.

[commentator 7] Again, Cardiff back...
Playing dangerously at the back.

Hughes catches a player.

If a player receives a yellow card,
they merely receive a nominal fine.

But you have to be careful,

because if you get two yellow cards,
that becomes a red,

and you are then dismissed
and miss the next game.

Last year,
our disciplinary record was exemplary.

We actually received a Fair Play Award
in the National League.

This season, not so much.

[commentator 8] Oh, yeah. It's a red.
Barnett's sent off.

[Ker] Even Phil has received
his fair share of yellow cards.

What? It's an absolute joke.
It's too late.

[referee] Appreciate that one.

[referee] You need to leave him alone.

[Parkinson]
Yeah, but can I just say something, ref?

- You know...
- Yeah, you need to.

But no one has done it
with quite as much panache

as one of our new players: Jimmy McClean.

[commentator 9] Oh... Robs McClean,
who rugby tackles him.

[Ker] James plays, uh,
with his whole heart.

He's a fantastic player
and a wonderful person,

but he is a trifle forthright,
shall we say.

[commentator 10] A yellow card
for McClean. He's been booked.

[commentator 11]
Getting a yellow card, I suspect.

[commentator 12]
I thought he played the ball, but McClean...

[commentator 13] It's a yellow for both.

[commentator 14]
McClean's gonna get booked as well.

[commentator 15] Oh, McClean ends up
shoving his man to the ground.

[Ker] There's one more yellow card rule
you should probably know about.

[commentator 16]
Should he book him? And the answer...

Well, he is gonna book him, I think,
because he's continued to argue,

and that's stupid.

[Ker] If a player accrues ten yellow cards
over the course of 32 fixtures,

they then get
an additional two-game suspension,

which is coming at a pretty crucial time
in our season.

[commentator 17]
And that's a suspension, isn't it?

- Jimmy, you silly cunt.
- Stupid fucking idiot!

[Ker] If you wanna secure
automatic promotion,

you've gotta hold on
to third place or above.

And, uh, we've got
a very important game coming up.

[commentator] McClean will pick up
a two-game suspension.

He'll miss the Tranmere derby.

Well, that's a shame.

♪ Don't forget where you came from ♪

♪ Don't forget what you're made of ♪

♪ The ones who were there ♪

♪ When no one else would care ♪

♪ Don't be afraid to cry now ♪

♪ Even when the world comes crashing in ♪

♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪

♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪

[chanting] Wrexham! Wrexham!

[McElhenney] Remember when we didn't
show you that one game?

And then we didn't show it to you again?

- What the hell was that?
- What was that?

Yeah. Really sorry about that.

We just thought there were other things
you should see first.

But now it's finally time to show you
Wrexham versus Tranmere Rovers.

So it's the game against Tranmere today,
which is big game derby day.

But not quite yet.

First, we're going to explain
what a derby is.

So the definition of a derby is
a long-standing rivalry between two teams.

And it is derby day.

It is Newcastle taking on Sunderland
at Saint James's Park.

[Ker] It's often based on proximity
or competition over the years.

[fans sing] ♪ Every Gunner's a runner ♪

And our ones this season have been good.

[comentator] It was a proper derby.
Newport fought like hell.

[Ker] Newport County,
which is kind of a Welsh derby,

or a game like this with Tranmere.
Now, this is, uh... This is a real derby.

Um, because they live near us,
we live near them.

And they hate us...

You can shove your fucking lefty!

...and frankly, we hate them too.

[Aspinall] Silver to spotter one.

- [on radio] Yeah. Spotter one, silver.
- What have you got there, mate?

[Evans] You've got two trains
coming in now.

One on platform four from Bidston.

One on platform one from Chester.

Both expected to be really busy.

Got a train arriving
with, um, potential, um, risk fans on it

with bottles and having drunk quite a lot.

So, uh, I'm currently
at Wrexham General Train Station.

We designate matches based
on low, medium and high

in relation to policing the event.

Tranmere!

[Keene] Uh, this has been designated
a high-risk match.

Uh, it's technically a derby match
that's taking place,

so the number of fans attending
will be very high.

[fans sing] ♪ ...up your ass ♪

[Aspinall] They have had some disorder
and antisocial behavior

between the two teams previously.

Um, so that's what makes this high-risk.

♪ Wrexham is the name ♪

The chances of there being trouble
between our fans is high.

And when I say trouble,
I mean proper trouble.

[indistinct arguing]

PRODUCER: What are Tranmere's hopes
for the season?

[sighs]

Just anywhere,
as long as we beat these today

or get a result then,
I don't care what happens.

♪ Tranmere boys, we're on a bender ♪

♪ Ryan Reynolds is a sex offender! ♪

Up the fucking Tranmere! Super White Army!

If they go up, then they'll just find out

quickly, when they've got
bigger teams, 'n'

bigger budgets, 'n' that.

That they're not as big as they think are.

They're a non-league club. At heart.

With three stands, by the way.

Y'know, I'm not having anyone tell me
that a stand with no roof

is a stand.

That, that's Sunday league.

They (Wrexham)
are not a Football League club.

[officer] Get away, now! Move it, now!

Move away!

[Aspinall] So you've got a group
of problematic individuals here.

A bit of a pinch point.

So you've got Wrexham risk fans here.
You can see them gesturing, et cetera.

So you've got a line of officers here
to prevent these going this way.

Please, Tranmere down that way.

Had there been no police there,
you'd have had a really bad disorder.

You, police, come on!

Yes!

Come on!

- Hi, Mannie.
- Morning, morning.

- How are you today? Good.
- I'm good.

- How can I help you today?
- If I can get the drum.

I'm Mannie Thomas. I'm 17 years of age.

- There she is.
- Do you know, it's heavy.

Yeah. You wouldn't think
a little thing like this, would you?

And I play the drum at the Wrexham games

as part of the Wrexham's
12th Man fan group.

[chanting]
We're going up
as fucking champions!

When it was my first ever game on it...
You know, I was about 12.

The drum was bigger than me.

I used to, uh, watch other fans
on YouTube.

Have a little practice.

Uh, get a pillow in my hands and just...

Yeah, just have
a little play around with that.

And, uh, I just got better at it.

Wrexham, Wrexham...

The feeling when drumming...
You're conducting the crowd.

You're the one who's getting
the crowd upbeat for the team,

helping them to just give 'em
that little extra push.

It is a thrill.

I like to think that I am a die-hard fan,

because this club, it is...
It does mean something to me.

A lot. Really, it does.

We try to make the atmosphere
as tense as possible.

We try to make the other team fear
what Wrexham is

as a town and in that stadium.

[commentator]
Welcome to an intriguing derby match.

Wrexham going for the title
against Tranmere Rovers,

who just did Wrexham a favor on Tuesday,

beating Mansfield Town,
the league leaders.

But that shows how dangerous they are.

[chanting]

[Ker] Although Tranmere
are not in the running for top three,

they would like nothing more
than to spoil that for us.

Every three points could be the difference
between promotion and play-offs.

Go on, Wrexham!

[Parkinson] Fuckin' hell!

[commentator] Good defensive work
on the cover.

Long ball forwards.
Fletcher can't reach it.

Ball intercepted by Young as well.

Wins it back.
Finds Fletcher, edge of the area.

Cute back heel to Mullin.

Helps it on.
Mendy in plenty of space on the left.

Cuts on his right foot.
Dinks to the far post.

Will it be kept in? Barnett keeps it alive
and Young heads it.

Good block.

Six yards out.
It was a good contact, that. Good stuff.

And Jennings goes
for what looks to be a beautiful pass.

Cannon's got to be solid here.
And he isn't!

Shot comes in!

And Tranmere lead!

- What the hell was that?
- What was that?

Error by Cannon.
The bench are up, going crazy.

So Wrexham fall behind early on
at the Racecourse.

[chanting]
Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham!

[commentator] Three-man wall now
for Wrexham.

It's wide to the goal,
but it's a shooting position perhaps.

It's crossed in instead,
and headed on towards goal.

Off the line brilliantly by Cannon.

Wow!

So, Young corner, left-hand side.

Blatant shove on Lee by the keeper,
who then...

Lee pushes his man over. Is it Yarney?

Oh, there's a bit of afters there.
Fletcher gets pushed away.

It's a proper derby.

It's a real scrap, isn't it?

Finds Barnett on the goal line.

Crosses to the far post.

Fletcher's blocked off
and is complaining about a foul.

[Parkin] How can you not fucking see that?

Fletcher's looking to hit it in the net.
It's a fucking joke.

Ref. Ref, you know on crosses,

are you allowed to just grab somebody
to stop them heading the ball?

- I just need to know the rules.
- [referee] You know...

[Parkinson] What? Not even looking
at the fucking ball.

[Parkin] For fuck's sake.

- [referee] Look, I'm not shouting...
- No, I'm calm.

...so if you wanna have a conversation,
we can have one...

[Parkinson] I thought you've been
fucking... Played some unbelievable stuff.

Keep doing what you're doing.

All we need to do is play with intensity

but turn down the franticness
a little bit.

Maintain the speed in your play,

but let's have
a little bit more composure.

For the moment,
we're just a little bit too wired up.

I understand it.
Ignore the ref. Just keep playing.

[commentator] The teams are out
for the second half.

[chanting] Wrexham! Wrexham!

Wrexham!

[commentator] Now three-on-three.

Mullin running at the defense,
the two strikers split.

He finds Dalby on the left. Mullin merges
Walker out of the way and runs in the box.

Dalby rips a cross to the far post.

And Wrexham continue to knock at the door
without creating the chances.

Come on!

[commentator] Midfield, Bolton.
Good positive first touch.

Good ball to Lee, in space,
25 yards out on his right foot.

Takes a deflection!

No! No, no, no, no!

Wrexham will need an absolute miracle
as they've given it away oddly here.

- [whistle blows]
- Puts it out,

trying to knock it off a defender.

But it's the final whistle anyway.

Tranmere win at Wrexham.

And, well, Wrexham fans...
Some of them booing.

Felt horrible, that.

It's got to be said, we just didn't, uh,
have enough quality up front.

[commentator 2]
It's kicking off down there at the moment.

[commentator 1] Right.
Real trouble on the edge of the box.

[Parkin] Hey, fuck off! Fuck off!

Hey, fuck off!

- Fight.
- [Parkin] Get him away!

[commentator] Does Palmer seems to be
in the heart of that?

[Parkinson]
Hey. Hey! Get him away. Get him away.

[Mullin] I think after the game,

they decided to celebrate
like they'd won the league,

when I think they were in about 17th
in the league,

which is quite mental.

They had a little discussion,
and it was all done,

but it also shows what it means
to teams like that to be... to beat us.

[reporter] There was a bit of a brawl
on the pitch in the end

after the final whistle.

Are you able to shed any light
on what happened?

No, I'd gone down the tunnel,
so I don't know.

Obviously, with a local derby,
it's something you don't wanna happen,

but emotions were running high.

- Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
- Come on.

[podcast host] Okay. So we somehow lost
to Tranmere Rovers,

but at least we're still hanging on
to third place

because MK Dons beat Crewe Alexandra.

[Edwards] I've been quite calm recently
about defeats and stuff like that,

but there was just something
about the one yesterday

which just left a bad taste in the mouth.

[host] Tim, do you think
we missed McClean?

Do you think we missed that sort of drive?

[Edwards] Yeah.

I just think he brings an element
of cunningness and guile

and shithousery that maybe the others...

not lack, but he's just an expert at it.
He's just next-level.

That was a bad clap, that first one.

- Who are you?
- James McClean.

James McClean is an iconic figure.

[commentator] Sweeps it
into the near post. Headed in!

Wrexham take a deserved lead!
And it's James McClean.

When his name was first mentioned to me,
my eyebrows shot up.

That a player like that would
be interested in coming to us...

Had an unbelievable career
in the Premier League with Stoke,

and Sunderland, and Wigan.

And he was Wigan's Player of the Season
last season.

[Parkinson] James McClean.

He's stayed at the top of his game
and he's been phenomenal for us.

I know what I would like to be
remembered for, me football.

But reality tells me
that I'll be viewed quite different.

[supporters booing]

The first thing the club
needed to do was know

what we were getting into
when we signed James.

His signing will be controversial
in some people's mind.

[chanting] Wanker. Wanker. Wanker.

[reporter] Footballer James McClean
has received death threats

for his decision not to wear a poppy
on his shirt.

The automatic indicator
of a person's political view

was whether they wore a poppy
or whether they didn't.

And the poppy identified you

as somebody who believed
in supporting the British Army.

It is a way of supporting veterans

in many working-class communities
in England.

There would be the memories of soldiers
who were killed.

But it has a completely different meaning
in Northern Ireland.

How we view the poppy in Derry is
we call it the "blood-stained poppy."

It's just something that I can't wear

because of the history
that went on in my hometown.

The British occupation in Ireland came
about, lot of hurt and a lot of pain.

One in particular, Bloody Sunday

Civil Rights march
and the British Army opened fire

and killed fourteen innocent people.

Six people from my community
were shot dead that day.

[Gorman] In Derry, wearing the poppy
identified you

as someone who supported
the actions of the British Army.

From where I grew up,
that's how we view it.

So, that wasn't going to change because
I came to England to play football.

[reporter] He refused to acknowledge the
English national anthem before a game.

If he doesn't like what England
stands for, why go to play in England?

If he has principles,
stand by your principles by all means.

Someone wrote to me and said,

they're going to tie me up

and burn my house down

and make me watch
while my wife burned to death.

I was like... come on.

You've moved to a few clubs.

- You're still getting the abuse.
- [McClean] Yep.

[Kielty] Where's your head in all of that?

It's not going to change.

I'm well used to it.

I'm well-versed on how to handle it.

I'm 34 now,
I've achieved so much in my career.

Finish it.

Where I don't have to prove anything.

What I have to prove is
to my teammates now at Wrexham,

my manager, and the fans at Wrexham.

I've got four kids.

Three girls and a boy.

Everything I do is for them.

They're my soul.

[Erin McClean] He's two different people.

He's what the people think of him
and what he actually is.

At home, he's so...

Literally, doesn't go anywhere.

He goes between here
and the gym out in the garage,

and back in here, watches football.

He's very boring, isn't he?

- Daddy?
- Mmm.

Mmm. Yeah. [laughs]

Since I've joined Wrexham,

the Wrexham fans have been
absolutely amazing with me.

James McClean, aha

running down the wing, aha

makes the Wrexham sing, aha

I'm pretty sure you've heard the chant.

James McClean, aha!

James McClean!

[commentator] James Mc... Yeah!

McClean!

It's been unbelievable and

I want to repay that by helping the team
get wins on a Saturday because

if we win, they're happy

and if that's the case, we're all happy.

[Clair]
When you get to that line, open up.

Put it in. Otherwise, we do more.

We're just about to go into phase two.

We've got a semifinal first
before that, though.

So it's really important
that the girls are here.

They're training hard.
They're working hard.

I need an oxygen tank.

The way Genero Adran Premier League works
is there's eight teams.

We'll all play each other, home and away,
for the first half of the season.

Then the league splits.

Top four then obviously play
to try and win the league.

Bottom four, obviously, trying to stay up
and avoid relegation.

We knew that we were gonna be in
for a tough battle this season.

This particular league
is much more physical.

The game is much quicker,
so we've had to really adapt to that.

[commentator] ...to just get around
the side. That's brilliant work.

We did need to recruit, and we needed
to make the team a little bit stronger.

[commentator] ...gives ball to Carra Jones.
Great chance, left foot!

1-nil to Wrexham!

[Owen] Carra Jones, a very tricky winger
that's gonna contribute lots of goals

alongside Rosie, who's a real goal threat.

[commentator] Delivers to Suckley!

Ah, yes. 3-nil. Wow.

Ava Suckley.

She's 21 years old, plays at a very high
level at such a young age already.

[commentator] That's a great first touch
by Allen to open things up.

[Owen] Keren Allen. She is
very, very ferocious out on the pitch.

She is our new captain.
Very, very pleased to have her with us.

She's brought a whole new dynamic
to the squad.

[Allen] I'm very physical.

Always like a good battle.

Whatever you need me to do, um,
I'll do it.

[commentator]
Sight on goal. One-on-one. Can she finish?

Oh, yes, she can!

[Allen] Coming into the Welsh Prem,
everyone was like,

"Oh, they'll probably get relegated.
They'll be sitting near the bottom."

[commentator 1] Jones wins it back.
Hughes, that's a nice... Great idea!

[commentator 2] What a goal.

[Allen] But now I'm thinking,
like, top four. I think we can do it.

- Yes! Yes!
- Yeah!

- Yes!
- Yes!

[Owem] This weekend,
it's a huge match against Aberystwyth.

Competing with them
to get into that top four position.

So, yeah, it's key for us
to come out on top against Aberystwyth.

[commentator] Welcome to the Rock,

the women's team here at home
to Aberystwyth Town.

If we do draw or win this match,

Wrexham will have guaranteed their place
in the top four end-of-season play-off.

[Dale] We cannot start flat today.

So let's make sure that
when we get chances, let's be ruthless.

At first, I wouldn't have said
that there was pressure

when we first started in the league,

because I don't think people expected us
to be where we are.

I guess there's pressure now.

Making the top four is vitally important
to our entire season.

Come on, Wrexham!

- [whistle blows]
- [commentator] And away we go.

Immediately Scourfield stands it up.

Carra Jones on the right.
Lightfoot on the left.

That's a good flick on.

Sharp won't get there. Ooh!

That was a chance. A big chance.

[Dale] We knew
that it would be a physical game.

[commentator] Ah, typical tackle
by Davies. That's brilliant.

Probably not going
to be the most prettiest games to watch.

- Come on, come on!
- Rosie Hughes will chase after this.

Shove in the back by Hughes.

Allen loves to drive forwards
in these positions and does so,

and goes past Duggan easily.

Nicely played. Now, space here.

Jones...

Oh, it hit the post.

Hughes unmarked on the edge of the area
if Lightfoot can pull it back.

And she can.

Hughes, right-footed.

Another chance!

Oh! Puts it wide!

Wrexham have had more of the game,

but there's no question Aberystwyth
have asked a lot of questions.

[Dale] Yeah.
Listen, I don't think we're playing bad.

We've created some good chances.

We've just gotta be a little bit
more ruthless now.

A little bit more creative
in the final third.

[commentator] Here we go.

Wrexham kicking off the second half.
Rosie Hughes on the ball.

[Dale] Come on, then! Next one!

[commentator]
Isaac delivers a great ball in!

Big save, that!

Don't matter, doesn't come forward!

Come on. Press, press.

[Dale] Aberystwyth will eventually
wear you down and break you down

because of the way that they play.

[commentator] Pritchard fighting away
with Moralee-Hughes.

- Are you fucking joking?
- Ref, how?

- How?
- Hey!

[commentator]
Is that a foul? Ref says not.

He's gonna cause an injury, him.

The Aberystwyth game was really intense.

[commentator] Scourfield... there we are...
wins the ball back.

Had her shirt pulled too.

Quite a scrappy game of football.

I feel like it was a bit of a game
of ping pong at times,

going end to end.

Be aggressive, be aggressive. Good.

[commentator] Pritchard's in support.

Suckley does well to hold off Scourfield.

Looking for Pritchard!

Couldn't quite get there. Unlucky.

Set it... Lil, Lil, Lil. Lil.

Lili Jones will deliver.

It's a decent shot towards goal.

It's in!

[cheering]

Carra Jones scores!

Wrexham strike from a set piece.

And Wrexham take the lead. Carra Jones.

Wrexham, with two games to spare,

have got through to the second phase
of the season in the top half.

[Dale] Their character was tested
that day.

To be fair to the girls,
they stood up to it.

[commentator] A big win for Wrexham.
An historic win for Wrexham.

[Owen] It's hugely significant.
It's making a statement to the league.

It's making a statement to the supporters
and to other clubs

that we're not here to mess around.

Initially, the expectation was top four.

But now I'm thinking, like, top two.

Like, I do... I wanna get top two.

[Dale] Winning today
is a massive step. Yeah.

We're minimum third now, okay?

Really important now
that we don't take our foot off the gas.

But what a fucking start we've made.

- Fantastic. Well done, everyone.
- Well done, girls.

Well done, all of ya.

Fantastic. Lovely. Thank you.

Thank you.

What's our team, Dad?

We've got James McClean back
from suspension,

which is handy 'cause, uh, Jacob Mendy
got a slight injury last week.

And the rest is the same,
and we've just gotta pick the bench

because George Evans is back
from a long injury,

which is great for us.

He can cover a lot of positions, can't he?

Yeah, he can play at the back,
he can play across the midfield,

so he's a great player
to have him back in the squad.

It's always a big game, but it's lovely
that we've got everyone together.

It's not very often we're all here,
to be honest.

- Is it? [chuckles]
- No. No.

I can't remember last time.
Was it Christmas?

Yeah. A while ago.

- Yeah.
- [Abby] Yeah, I saw you at Christmas.

- Yeah.
- Did you watch the Tranmere game?

[Abby] I was flying,
but I watched the first half.

You were flying? Yeah.

- I was there. I was there.
- You were there.

- Loyal supporter, always there.
- I was there.

Mansfield are kind of
an attack-minded team,

but they'll leave space for us as well.

Where other teams we've played recently
have gone, right, just sit off the ball,

let us have the ball,
and try and soak up pressure.

These won't do that.

[George] But the problem we've had
against teams that sit back,

they've had against Colchester.

So they'll be saying
exactly the same thing,

'cause they've scored the most goals.

- [Parkinson] Yeah, that's it.
- So...

It'll be two teams going full out to win,

um, which is what it's all about, so...

Looking forward to a good day today,
aren't we?

- We are.
- Yeah.

The result determines the weekend,
as everyone knows well.

- Go, Wrex!
- Whoo!

- Go Wrexham!
- Yeah, baby!

So at this point of the season,

it appears that there are four teams vying
for the three promotion spots.

Barring a late surge
by any other spoilers.

Mansfield, who are currently
in first place.

MK Dons,

who, as you remember,

were a real pain in the bottom
in the first game of the season.

Stockport continue to impress.

[commentator] Oh, what a goal that is!
Callum Camps!

Twelve in a row for Stockport County.

[Ker] In fact, earlier this season,
they tied for the longest winning streak

in League Two history,
winning 12 games in a row.

Thinking about and talking about Stockport
being the last game of the season,

I can feel two sties making their way up
and into my eyelids.

Yeah.

I think I can skip the sty

and just go right for good old-fashioned
1950s sort of stress.

- Just straight to the chest. Yeah.
- Not a bad way to go.

[Ker] Today, it's Mansfield
who' come to the Racecourse desperate

to take home three points for themselves.

If we lose this game,
there's a real danger

we'll fall into fourth place
behind MK Dons.

[Mansfield fans] ♪ Everywhere we go ♪

♪ Watching super Mansfield ♪

♪ Putting on a show ♪

[Parkinson] Mansfield are the toughest
side I've seen us play this season.

I think the Friday game

is almost this season's
Notts County blockbuster from last year.

I think it's got that feel about it.

So, it's Mansfield versus Wrexham.
It's at Wrexham.

It's a big game for both clubs.

We need to keep winning to stay top.

Wrexham need to win
to stay in top three, like we do.

So it's both sides, and it's gonna be
last man standing out there today.

- Come on!
- Come on!

- Do you think we're going up?
- Yeah.

Do you think Wrexham are going up?

- No.
- No.

[commentator 1] Who else is excited
for this one?

Time to shine, Red Army.

- Cae Ras will be deafening.
- [commentator 2] Yeah.

It doesn't get much bigger than this,
does it now?

[commentator 1] It certainly doesn't.

[commentator 2] There's so much
to fight for up and down the tables.

...might army, Wrexham...

[commentator 1] James McClean is back
after a two-game suspension.

It's good to have his experience
and physicality on the pitch

for this high-stakes,
top-of-the-table battle.

Fasten your seat belts.

This is going to be interesting.

So here we go.

Come on, Wrexham!

Feeds it wide to Bowery.

There's a chance to take on Bolton.
Instead he works it wide.

Back to Bowery.

He's got options in the middle
if he wants to use them.

Instead, Keillor-Dunn loves
to just string things together,

but he's forced to play it back
to his own half by the energy of Cannon.

And McClean with a hard tackle on Hewitt.

Now, then, what does the ref do there?

Both stay down, but Hewitt really took
a heavy whack there from McClean.

And what's the referee's view
of this gonna be?

Flint is right in his face.

- What was your view of it, guys?
- I don't know.

I thought
he was going for the ball fairly.

And it is a yellow.

[Ker] And with that, the yellow card tally
starts once again for Mr. McClean.

Are you booking him as well?

[commentator 2] But McClean's
gotta be careful now.

He's got to play a full game
with a yellow card.

[commentator 1]
And Lee continues his good run.

Taking on Flint and Bowery,
and he's pushed in the back.

Flint's in the box.
Flint is barged by Mullin.

Ref gives a foul against him.

Fuckin' hell. This is a free-for-all here.

Akins has a poor touch.

And he's taken Bolton out late.

What about that? What about that?

- [whistle blows]
- And the referee blows...

Flint punches the ball
out of Palmer's hands.

And Mansfield are taking the game to us
and putting plenty of pressure on.

- He's fouled in a shooting position.
- [whistle blows]

[commentator 2] Has to be a yellow card.

[commentator 1] It will be yellow.
That's silly from Clarke.

Hey!

Fucking hallelujah.

- [commentator 1] It's a bit feisty, innit?
- [commentator 2]Yeah, it is.

It's exactly what you want
at a big game like this.

[commentator 1] Cannon... But nobody
is ahead of him, so he pokes it wide.

Look at the pace of Bolton.

Bowery blocks him off,
but that's poor play by him.

Bolton shrugs him off,
and now he can play a cross in.

At the far post, Lee's unmarked!
It jumps behind him!

Overhead kick...

It's on target but lacks power.

Come on, team! Let's go! Come on!

Now, here's Max Cleworth coming forwards,

sliding it beautifully
around the back of the defense.

Cannon has four players attacking the box.

He finds Mullin...

Yes! Yes!

Yeah! Get in there!

Paul Mullin strikes!

Brilliant play from Wrexham!

A glorious defense-splitting pass.

Cannon with an outstanding pull back.

Defender missed it at the near post,
and Mullin slots it home.

Ninety-eight and counting.

As we restart
for the second half of this blockbuster,

Wrexham leading at the break,

he's gonna put pressure on.

Akins, who's dropped into the back
it looks like.

Brilliant work by Mullin who tackles,
and Wrexham come forwards again.

Ball ricochets loose.
Brilliant touch by Lee.

Cannon running at his man.

McLaughlin slips, and Cannon manages
to force it on to Bolton.

And he's taken out! Is that a penalty?

Referee blows his whistle.

- And points!
- [cheering]

Flint took out Bolton.

[commentator 2]
That was very clumsy, wasn't it?

[commentator 1] Nonetheless,
Wrexham have got a penalty,

and Mullin will take it.

Mullin makes his way back
to the edge of the area.

Pym on his toes.

Mullin waits for quiet.

Steps up...

scores!

Ninety-nine Red goals for Mullin!

Drilled it into the roof of the net!

Pym!

Mullin's completely shaken off
that rough spell he was going through.

[chanting] Wrexham!

And that is how you turn up
for a big game.

[Ker] That was a massive victory
for Wrexham,

but we've still got six games to go.

Yeah, Mullin!

- Come on!
- Up the town!

Come on, the town!

It's a hard-earned victory.

We didn't get too down
when we lost to Tranmere.

Wankers.

[Parkinson] So we're not gonna
get too high after today.

♪ Everywhere we go ♪

And now it's about preparation

for what will be a terrific game
at Doncaster on Tuesday.

Right. That today is a massive game, mate.

That is... That is top-three deciding game.

[Parkinson] But listen,
we'll go there and take the spirit.

And, you know, the Wrexham Army
will be right behind us.

And, you know,
looking forward to it already.

We're gonna win the League.

And now you're gonna believe us.

And now you're gonna believe US!

We're gonna win the League!

- [Brimmer] How have you been?
- [McElhenney] Great.

- Look at all this.
- Good.

- There's working going on in here.
- You know what?

- Gotta pay the bills.
- Shall we have a seat?

- Let's do it. Let's do it.
- Sit down?

So, tell me about why you're interested
in Wrexham AFC.

You know,
we've been really focused at Ally

on, um, trying to create equity

between the men's
and women's sports landscape.

[McElhenney] We have been
so impressed by the way

that the women's team have performed
in the Adran Premier this season.

And, apparently, we're not the only ones.

The kind folks at Ally Bank
have generously offered to partner with us

to give our women's team a little boost.

Well, I mean, you look at what's happening
in women's sports right now.

It's been incredible.

This is the ratings monster. Right here.

[American analyst 1] At least two
of the games were the most watched

women's basketball games ever.

More viewers even than last year's
World Series or NBA finals.

[American analyst 2]
It's a record setter for women's sports.

Ninety-two thousand-and-three people there
to see volleyball.

[Vicky Gomersall]
What does that record crowd tell us

about the trajectory, do you think,
of the women's game at the moment?

Only going one way, and that is up.

PRODUCER: Tell us about a big surprise

you might have for the women's team.

A big surprise that we might have
for the women's team?

Well, I can't tell you
because it's a surprise.

[Dale] Good.

[Owen] Now you can break.

Sorry.

[Owen] We've got something
to tell the girls today.

You know,
it's something very exciting for us.

There you go. Not too far.
You're... You're good there.

Good. Good, good, good.

Right. Okay.

Um, the reason why we've brought you here
after training

is because we've got a massive,
really exciting thing to let you know.

We are going to America in the summer.

- [whooping]
- [Owen] So...

[laughter]

Oh my gosh.

You excited?

Next question. Would you say
that your reckless spending

has led us to the point of needing
an ally like Ally?

- My reckless spending?
- Yes, Mr. Let's-Send-Everyone-To-Vegas.

No, I think it means that with Ally's
help, we're able to make history

by bringing the Wrexham women's team
to the US this summer,

which is both exciting
and economically responsible.

Mr. Let's-Do-A-Show.

- "It won't cost you a thing. Not a dime."
- Okay. Thank you to Ally.

Thank you to Ally. No further questions.

[Reynolds] Mr. No-Further-Questions
has no further questions.

Yeah. How exciting? Right?

United Airlines?

Can you imagine?

[laughter]

Are we flying first class?

[Owen] We've never played
outside of Wales before.

So yeah, it's a really, really,
really big thing for us.

[Jones] It was mad. I don't think anyone
really knew what to say.

Going out to America to play
in a Wrexham shirt

is what dreams are made of, really.

Get your flip-flops ready, girls.
We're going.

We are treating this, and it is...
It is our part of our preseason.

So there'll be games out there
that will give us a real test.

Playing against US teams,
I think it's going to be tough,

but, you know,
you're not gonna get any better

unless you play against the good teams.

So, yeah, I'm looking forward to it.

You've massively earned this.

We've still got a long way to go,
obviously,

but let's go and make sure
that we go out to the States

on the back of our best ever finish
that we can possibly imagine.

Hopefully, that'll be top. Why not?

Really important that we focus now.

Stay driven,
stay hungry to the end of the season.

And achieve what we want to achieve,

and then we'll enjoy it
when it comes round.

[murmuring, laughing]

Let's go.

[podcast host] So, it's been a bit
up and down for Wrexham of late.

Yeah, we lost against Tranmere,

but we had a really good win
against Mansfield,

who are fighting for the title.

Now we're on the road again.

[podcast host 2]
Yeah, in form Doncaster lying 15th place

despite spending most of the season
in relegation territory.

Hi, folks.

Some will say it's
an easy three points for the Reds,

but they have to tread with caution

before turning their sights
on the last real threat of the season,

Stockport County.

[commentator] Good evening
from the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster.

As Wrexham look to bolster
their promotion hopes.

So much to play for
for both teams this evening.

And that's what makes the old cliché of,

"Every game's a cup tie
towards the end of the season."

Long ball into the channel.
It's gonna run beyond Palmer.

Paul Mullin's carried on
into the penalty area.

Here's Mullin. Hooks it back.

Had little support.
It's forced behind Cannon to Lee.

Bolton outside the area.

Paul Mullin trying to get outside
on the right-hand side.

Does so, but not the best pass by Bolton.

[Parkin] Fucking hell.

[commentator] Lee goes deep
to the back post instead.

Will Boyle heads it back across.

Can Palmer get there? He can't.
It's just a dropped wide.

- Got to score.
- Wrexham! Wrexham!

We've got to fucking score.

[chanting] Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham!

Allowing play to continue. Mullin to Lee.

James McClean.

It's behind Paul Mullin.
Intercepted again.

Fucking hell.

[Parkinson]
What are we fucking doing here?

[commentator] Now Cannon over the top,
but Palmer's stopped his run.

Go all the way. Go all the way!

Just don't give it up.

Adelakun. Up against Bolton again.

Onto his right foot. Low cross.
Nice. Good play.

Maxwell.

Left-footed cross. Deep this time.

Over Will Boyle.

- [cheering]
- It's gone in off the post!

Fucking hell!

And he couldn't have placed
that header anymore perfectly.

Arthur Okonkwo had no chance

as it hits the foot of the post,
right on the stroke of halftime.

[Parkinson] Too many
sloppy, cheap fucking giveaways.

Too many. If the whole team's doing that,
the whole mentality is, "We're not at it."

We're not fucking at it.

We're fucking patting ourselves on the
back after a great win on fucking Friday.

We look loose.

We look as though we don't
really fucking care, and I know we do.

Every one of us need
to sharpen our fucking game up.

Come on.

[commentator] You can hear the atmosphere
here inside the Eco-Power Stadium.

[chanting] Wrexham!

He's gonna cross this
first time on his left foot,

deep to the back post.

O'Connor gets his head to it,
keeps that ball alive.

Played only as far as Barnett.

Barnett takes it on his right foot,
then hits it alone. It's just wide.

Well played. Good! Come on!

Looking for Mullin.

Tries to get away from Olowu.
Did really well. Not been given.

He's won the corner,
but a foul given against him.

And for his angry protest,
he's gonna earn a yellow card as well.

Mullin furious.

[Mullin] It was really disappointing.

Obviously, if you're getting closer
and then you go into a game...

Like every game, you want...
You want to try and win.

[commentator] Tom O'Connor.
Left-footed corner.

It's low to the near post.

Not dealt with comfortably.
It's back heeled. And it's Paul Mullin!

[cheering]

The offside flag goes up,
and he didn't need to touch it.

He didn't need to touch it.

If Mullin hadn't celebrated,
I don't think the flag was going up.

Tell me he's not touched it.

Mulls, what are you doing?

I kicked the ball in the goal.
Got given offside.

I still don't believe it was offside,
but I should've just let it go in.

[commentator] Ben Tozer. Cross-field pass,
looks for Fletcher at the back post.

Fletcher's gonna get there.

Fletcher's header. Brilliant save.

[Mullin] Fletcher's had
a great header saved

in the last moments of the game,
which would've got us a draw.

- [whistle blows]
- There is the full time whistle.

A blow for Wrexham.

Yeah, frustration's the word.

[Ker] So, again, our away form
comes back to haunt us.

And we've got five games to go,

and that really is probably
the last one we can afford to lose.

We've gotta go away to Crewe. We've gotta
welcome Stockport to the Racecourse.

So there's no doubt we're gonna
be fighting right up until the end.

Yeah.

It's just like that little bit fucking
more determination...

A little bit more determination
to fucking (inaudible)...

(Inaudible)... Wasted a
chance tonight... (inaudible)

Wasted a fucking chance.