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[Football] Wrexham
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Saladpack Seagull
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Really interesting posts so far (more than I thought there would be) but I'm still curious to know if anyone still "owns" a bit of the ground. As the era concerned is now (like many of us!) fading fast into the semi-distant past, it may well be that things have moved on and none of us still have a physical stake in the Racecourse Ground.
Saladpack Seagull
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This is one half-and-half scarf which IS acceptable!
Neville's Breakfast
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Saladpack Seagull
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What’s the plan ? Club together the land and build a few houses ?
I've been rumbled!
Shropshire Seagull
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I recall being there a few years ago for a cup game - it was the night where several player arrests were made back in Brighton on the team bus return in the early hours for the infamous Jury's Inn business [and Barnes claiming the 3 points were all that mattered].
Singing with the Wrexham:
"He's fat, he's round, he's gonna sell the ground - Gutte-man, Gutte-man"
Interspersed with: "Who ate all the pie's - Gutteman!" and "You fat barstard - you fat barstard"
Singing with the Wrexham:
"He's fat, he's round, he's gonna sell the ground - Gutte-man, Gutte-man"
Interspersed with: "Who ate all the pie's - Gutteman!" and "You fat barstard - you fat barstard"
Stato
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Series 15 of this is available on UK Netflix from today!
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Has it kept it's chaotic style? I've watched about half the series so far and although imo it's a bit hit and miss, some of it is truly hilarious.
Wrexham yesterday signed Thomas O'Connor, from Burton - a lad that I know personally, as he's a friend of my wife's family in Ireland.
The fee is reported to be £500k - a new record fee for a non-league club. Its a mind boggling figure for a 5th tier side to be spending on a young player. And he will not have left Burton to move for a pay cut, either.
Let's hope Reynolds and McElhenney don't get bored of their new hobby too soon, or those fans are heading for yet more pain, down the line.
The fee is reported to be £500k - a new record fee for a non-league club. Its a mind boggling figure for a 5th tier side to be spending on a young player. And he will not have left Burton to move for a pay cut, either.
Let's hope Reynolds and McElhenney don't get bored of their new hobby too soon, or those fans are heading for yet more pain, down the line.
Stato
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Up to about Series 12 it was fairly consistently brilliant. Patchier afterwards as more writers got involved and Glenn Howerton took some episodes off. There were still some brilliant episodes. Reviews of the new series suggest a return to form. I'll be bingeing this week to see if they're right. The Christmas Episode has become a tradition in our house. It's sick stuff, but, as you say, very very funny.
Stato
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Would be good to see Wrexham back. Lets hope they are investing in a way that will be sustainable.
They also just spent £300k on Ollie Palmer, a 30 year old striker who has spent most of his career being not particularly prolific in League Two. We briefly had him at Grimsby in our first non-league stint, and he’ll be a decent player at this level, but they’ve paid at least 3x his natural value there, with little chance of any future re-sale value.
In that sense it’s not great value, however you have to remember that Wrexham are not currently subject to the usual football or economic norms. They are ultimately being funded not by their Hollywood owners, but by the Amazon TV deal that their presence makes possible. To keep that going in the long-run, they need to create some momentum which these signings will almost certainly help them do.
It’s frustrating being in this league again when there’s so much money sloshing around at other clubs, but ultimately I do think that despite the crazy figures there’s a sustainability to what Wrexham are doing and relatively little risk associated with it.
portslade seagull
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Can't believe they have that much loose change to spend
DarrenFreemansPerm
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Reynolds and his wife, Blake Lively
, are worth about £200m plus Rob is worth about £50m. Should be enough to see them through for a little while.Wrexham Chief Exec is daughter of Burton Chairman
good business for Burton if fee true at 500k - pays off 400k Burton chairman put in to see them through covid
though Burton have now lost Lucas Akins, guy to Wrexham ( he was good, think Burton got him on a free from Southampton ) and Jebbison who was recalled to Shef Utd yesterday - Jebbison was just coming good with three goals in six games too
good business for Burton if fee true at 500k - pays off 400k Burton chairman put in to see them through covid
though Burton have now lost Lucas Akins, guy to Wrexham ( he was good, think Burton got him on a free from Southampton ) and Jebbison who was recalled to Shef Utd yesterday - Jebbison was just coming good with three goals in six games too
attila
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Although there was a certain amount of healthy scepticism from the original activists when the takeover was announced I can confirm that the people I am still in touch with from those days believe that the new owners have the club's best interests at heart - and the vast majority of the Wrexham fanbase are over the moon.
mikeyjh
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From my experience, I can't imagine anything that could possibly go wrong with this plan. 🫣
LamieRobertson
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Bought another player according to TS …spent 1M in total
redoubtable seagull
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It’s working for them. They have doubled their average attendance this season to 8200 from the 19/20 season. It’s their best average since 1980.
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