1 00:00:10,097 --> 00:00:12,142 Everybody knows the aim of the club 2 00:00:12,142 --> 00:00:14,840 is to get promotion out of the National League. 3 00:00:17,104 --> 00:00:19,410 With the new ownership coming in 4 00:00:19,454 --> 00:00:22,674 and funding, you know, put into the squad, 5 00:00:22,761 --> 00:00:26,156 expectations have risen. 6 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:30,726 But we try not to create a tension in the group. 7 00:00:30,769 --> 00:00:33,076 We're trying hard to keep the focus 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,122 on the process of each game. 9 00:00:55,533 --> 00:00:57,579 Obviously, at this point in the season, 10 00:00:57,666 --> 00:00:59,320 it would be better to be right in contention 11 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:03,541 at the very top, but as a manager, 12 00:01:03,585 --> 00:01:05,543 you've gotta be focused on what you need to do. 13 00:01:05,543 --> 00:01:07,893 Every game, it's a process. 14 00:01:21,951 --> 00:01:23,474 I speak to a lot of supporters 15 00:01:23,518 --> 00:01:24,910 in and around the ground, 16 00:01:24,954 --> 00:01:26,521 not just match days during the week, 17 00:01:26,564 --> 00:01:30,742 and I'm so determined to bring this town success. 18 00:01:30,786 --> 00:01:32,614 If results don't go well, 19 00:01:32,701 --> 00:01:36,008 I personally take the responsibility. 20 00:01:36,008 --> 00:01:37,314 As a football manager, 21 00:01:37,358 --> 00:01:39,838 you know, you're gonna get sacked. 22 00:01:39,925 --> 00:01:42,145 We gotta accept it's the nature of the industry. 23 00:01:42,145 --> 00:01:44,234 You know, the lifespan of a manager 24 00:01:44,278 --> 00:01:46,149 at any club gets shorter each year, 25 00:01:46,193 --> 00:01:47,933 and, uh, that's it. 26 00:01:52,764 --> 00:01:56,159 [singing] Every day it's a-gettin' closer, 27 00:01:56,203 --> 00:01:59,597 goin' faster than a roller coaster. 28 00:01:59,597 --> 00:02:04,820 Love like yours will surely come my way. 29 00:02:04,820 --> 00:02:07,083 Hey, a-hey, hey. 30 00:02:07,170 --> 00:02:10,434 Every day, it's a-gettin' faster 31 00:02:10,521 --> 00:02:14,395 Everyone said, "Go out and ask her." 32 00:02:14,438 --> 00:02:18,529 Love like yours will surely come my way. 33 00:02:18,573 --> 00:02:21,010 A-hey, a-hey, hey. 34 00:02:21,053 --> 00:02:26,320 Love like yours will surely come my way. 35 00:02:33,457 --> 00:02:35,111 The outcome thus far has been 36 00:02:35,198 --> 00:02:36,765 just to this side of acceptable. 37 00:02:36,808 --> 00:02:38,070 It's been more of a struggle 38 00:02:38,070 --> 00:02:39,289 than we would liked it to have been. 39 00:02:39,333 --> 00:02:41,204 But equally, we knew we had 10 games 40 00:02:41,248 --> 00:02:43,815 against tough opposition. 41 00:02:43,859 --> 00:02:47,297 And that being the case, 42 00:02:47,341 --> 00:02:48,951 where--where we've wound up at the end of it, 43 00:02:48,994 --> 00:02:52,084 sort of not ideal for us, 44 00:02:52,128 --> 00:02:54,870 but it's not disastrous. 45 00:02:54,870 --> 00:02:58,090 The next 10 games, we do need to see 46 00:02:58,134 --> 00:03:00,441 a kind of marked improvement, I think. 47 00:03:00,484 --> 00:03:02,094 And if we don't get an improvement, 48 00:03:02,094 --> 00:03:05,750 then pressure mounts, you know, on all of us. 49 00:03:05,794 --> 00:03:07,535 But the guys that we've got here and the management staff 50 00:03:07,578 --> 00:03:11,278 that we've got here, we expect them to click. 51 00:03:11,321 --> 00:03:14,846 And if they don't, then awkward questions abound. 52 00:03:21,810 --> 00:03:23,768 We've got some good players. 53 00:03:23,812 --> 00:03:26,728 We've got a decent squad, but, you know, Hyde is injured, 54 00:03:26,815 --> 00:03:28,599 which is not gonna be short-term. 55 00:03:28,643 --> 00:03:31,602 Kwame is back, but it's unfair to expect him 56 00:03:31,646 --> 00:03:33,300 to go Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday. 57 00:03:33,387 --> 00:03:35,302 So we just don't know. 58 00:03:35,345 --> 00:03:37,391 God bless the January transfer window. 59 00:03:40,742 --> 00:03:44,398 Ultimately, a football club can only sign new players 60 00:03:44,441 --> 00:03:45,921 at two times a year: 61 00:03:45,964 --> 00:03:48,793 during the close-season before the season starts 62 00:03:48,793 --> 00:03:52,188 and then for this calendar month of January. 63 00:04:06,724 --> 00:04:08,248 The challenge, of course, is, 64 00:04:08,291 --> 00:04:09,771 we're only wanting to sign players 65 00:04:09,858 --> 00:04:13,383 that other clubs are already using or want to keep. 66 00:04:13,427 --> 00:04:14,950 Robert and Ryan are great for the club, 67 00:04:14,993 --> 00:04:17,344 and the financial support that we get is great. 68 00:04:17,431 --> 00:04:18,954 But they're also our biggest problem... 69 00:04:18,954 --> 00:04:20,303 Yeah, yeah. 70 00:04:20,347 --> 00:04:21,783 In that they create a level of expectancy... 71 00:04:21,870 --> 00:04:23,437 Yeah. 72 00:04:23,524 --> 00:04:26,440 And financial ability that other people believe we have. 73 00:04:38,234 --> 00:04:41,063 But everyone's-- then that's the key. 74 00:04:43,500 --> 00:04:45,676 Rob? Hi, Shaun, how are you? 75 00:05:09,918 --> 00:05:12,921 Mm-hmm. 76 00:05:12,964 --> 00:05:14,401 Well, I definitely feel fully in the loop. 77 00:05:14,488 --> 00:05:16,490 I don't know if I feel 100% comfortable. 78 00:05:25,020 --> 00:05:27,544 We play the rest of the season with this new squad, 79 00:05:27,588 --> 00:05:29,546 and we don't go up, 80 00:05:29,590 --> 00:05:33,724 we will be significantly over budget next year. 81 00:05:43,125 --> 00:05:44,169 yeah... 82 00:05:50,001 --> 00:05:50,741 Yeah. 83 00:05:56,878 --> 00:05:58,227 "After nearly 19 games, 84 00:05:58,270 --> 00:05:59,402 "there appears to be very little improvement 85 00:05:59,446 --> 00:06:01,099 "in the team's performance. 86 00:06:01,186 --> 00:06:03,972 If we can't change the players, we must change the manager." 87 00:06:04,059 --> 00:06:07,323 "Shit formation--haven't got the players to play it." 88 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:08,455 "Shocking stuff. 89 00:06:08,542 --> 00:06:10,718 "I want Parkinson out after Torquay, 90 00:06:10,718 --> 00:06:12,328 and I have not changed my mind--dreadful." 91 00:06:12,415 --> 00:06:13,677 "Too slow, appointing a manager 92 00:06:13,764 --> 00:06:16,419 who inherited a strange retained list." 93 00:06:16,463 --> 00:06:17,899 "What the fuck is going on here?" 94 00:06:17,942 --> 00:06:19,901 Oof. 95 00:06:19,944 --> 00:06:21,468 Rough. 96 00:06:21,511 --> 00:06:22,773 "If it's not a win, Parky needs to go, 97 00:06:22,817 --> 00:06:25,341 "and feel free to dig at me. I don't care. 98 00:06:25,428 --> 00:06:27,865 Stop being shit." 99 00:06:27,909 --> 00:06:30,651 I'm gonna have a T-shirt made that says, "Parky out." 100 00:06:30,694 --> 00:06:32,914 If you let him go now, I feel like-- 101 00:06:33,001 --> 00:06:36,439 first off, like, it was a coup that we even got him. 102 00:06:36,483 --> 00:06:37,701 Yeah. 103 00:06:37,788 --> 00:06:40,487 You let him go seven months later, 104 00:06:40,530 --> 00:06:43,141 I think it's just as bad a look. 105 00:06:43,228 --> 00:06:44,795 I think you can't do business like that. 106 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:45,883 Mm-hmm. 107 00:06:45,927 --> 00:06:47,102 You can't work with people like that. 108 00:06:47,102 --> 00:06:50,453 I don't mind giving him... time. 109 00:06:50,453 --> 00:06:51,715 The problem is that he's asking 110 00:06:51,802 --> 00:06:53,891 for a significant amount of money 111 00:06:53,891 --> 00:06:55,589 for the January transfer window. 112 00:06:55,676 --> 00:06:57,591 The decision we have to make is whether or not we-- 113 00:06:57,678 --> 00:07:00,245 not only do we keep him-- okay, that's one thing. 114 00:07:00,289 --> 00:07:01,986 - Mm-hmm. - Give him a full season, fine. 115 00:07:02,030 --> 00:07:06,513 But we're essentially doubling down not only for this season, 116 00:07:06,556 --> 00:07:09,516 but for next season, because the players we sign, 117 00:07:09,559 --> 00:07:11,300 it'll be two- to three-year contracts. 118 00:07:11,343 --> 00:07:14,912 He inherited 80% of a plan. Yes. 119 00:07:14,956 --> 00:07:17,001 By the way, that's--that's one of the things, so I-- 120 00:07:18,742 --> 00:07:20,396 Is this the kind of house you-- 121 00:07:20,483 --> 00:07:21,963 Ask Blake. I have no idea what-- 122 00:07:24,052 --> 00:07:25,662 Are you fucking kidding me? 123 00:07:25,706 --> 00:07:27,316 - Yeah. - Is-- 124 00:07:27,359 --> 00:07:29,971 It's a house of horrors. - Is this--is that a prop? 125 00:07:30,058 --> 00:07:31,276 No, that's a-- 126 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:32,582 No, this is supposed-- oh, I see, it's therapy. 127 00:07:32,582 --> 00:07:33,714 Ah, yes, exactly. - It's for ther-- 128 00:07:33,714 --> 00:07:36,064 it's for therapy. That makes a lot of sense. 129 00:07:37,108 --> 00:07:38,370 We decided that before 130 00:07:38,370 --> 00:07:39,589 we entertained spending more money 131 00:07:39,633 --> 00:07:41,417 on players for Phil in January, 132 00:07:41,504 --> 00:07:44,028 we needed to see some improvement from the team. 133 00:07:44,072 --> 00:07:46,161 Phil basically has until the new year to prove 134 00:07:46,204 --> 00:07:48,424 that he can do the job. 135 00:07:57,781 --> 00:08:01,176 Most important, the manager is trying to build a relationship 136 00:08:01,219 --> 00:08:04,440 with players to find out what makes them tick 137 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:06,224 on a individual basis. 138 00:08:40,998 --> 00:08:43,784 [singing] Coming 139 00:08:49,398 --> 00:08:52,923 Change is coming 140 00:08:55,883 --> 00:08:58,015 141 00:08:58,059 --> 00:09:01,410 Wrexham have the lead at the Recreation Ground! 142 00:09:01,453 --> 00:09:03,499 It was Aaron Hayden who headed it 143 00:09:03,586 --> 00:09:04,761 into the back of the net. 144 00:09:07,982 --> 00:09:08,939 And he fires back out-- 145 00:09:08,983 --> 00:09:10,375 into the net! 146 00:09:10,419 --> 00:09:12,900 With that, Wrexham have got a second goal! 147 00:09:14,815 --> 00:09:16,556 It goes into the back of the net! 148 00:09:16,599 --> 00:09:18,819 It's in! It's in again! 149 00:09:18,819 --> 00:09:21,212 And it's Hall-Johnson for Wrexham! 150 00:09:24,694 --> 00:09:26,740 What a goal for Wrexham! Volleys! 151 00:09:31,005 --> 00:09:33,747 And there is the touchdown. 152 00:09:33,790 --> 00:09:36,053 And the whistle is blown. 153 00:09:36,097 --> 00:09:40,057 It's been an absolutely incredible evening 154 00:09:40,057 --> 00:09:41,668 here in Aldershot. 155 00:09:41,711 --> 00:09:44,671 [chanting] Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham! 156 00:09:44,714 --> 00:09:45,846 After smashing Aldershot, 157 00:09:45,846 --> 00:09:47,412 things are looking up. 158 00:09:47,456 --> 00:09:50,198 Now Wrexham hoping to keep the momentum going 159 00:09:50,241 --> 00:09:52,200 as they take on Kings Lynn Town. 160 00:10:01,992 --> 00:10:04,647 Fucking yeah! 161 00:10:04,691 --> 00:10:06,475 Come on! 162 00:10:30,586 --> 00:10:33,633 Come on! 163 00:10:35,547 --> 00:10:37,724 When was the last time we scored five in two games? 164 00:10:37,811 --> 00:10:40,335 Never. Never in the history, never. 165 00:10:40,335 --> 00:10:42,598 Fuckin' amazin'. Amazin', bruv. 166 00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:43,686 Yeah! 167 00:10:43,730 --> 00:10:45,166 6-1! 168 00:10:45,209 --> 00:10:47,037 Let's go! 169 00:10:47,124 --> 00:10:50,345 Fantastic. Wrexham set a new club record. 170 00:10:50,345 --> 00:10:54,175 We scored 11 goals in back-to-back away games. 171 00:10:54,262 --> 00:10:56,351 Well, you can't complain about that. 172 00:10:56,394 --> 00:10:58,701 Well, those are the two weakest teams in the league. 173 00:10:58,745 --> 00:11:00,355 Oh, so you can complain about that. 174 00:11:00,398 --> 00:11:01,922 I'm just sayin'. What are you saying? 175 00:11:01,922 --> 00:11:03,793 That we should be beating these teams. 176 00:11:03,837 --> 00:11:05,665 We did beat these teams. Yeah, I'm just sayin'. 177 00:11:06,970 --> 00:11:08,798 You've been reading too many mean tweets. 178 00:11:11,279 --> 00:11:12,497 Coach! Hey, how you doing? 179 00:11:12,541 --> 00:11:14,369 How are ya? - Big fan. 180 00:11:14,369 --> 00:11:15,413 Rob--damn, man, I'm a big fan of yours. 181 00:11:15,457 --> 00:11:17,024 Yeah, a really big fan. 182 00:11:17,067 --> 00:11:17,720 Congratulations on the season so far. 183 00:11:17,764 --> 00:11:19,156 Thank you. I appreciate it. 184 00:11:19,156 --> 00:11:20,723 Yeah, we gotta keep it-- keep it stringing-- 185 00:11:20,767 --> 00:11:22,377 Kinda feels like the momentum's happening though. 186 00:11:22,377 --> 00:11:23,813 Right? - Yeah. 187 00:11:23,813 --> 00:11:24,988 - Goddamn, that was-- - It's happening, yeah. 188 00:11:25,075 --> 00:11:26,381 This is my-- 189 00:11:26,381 --> 00:11:28,209 I coached at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. 190 00:11:28,296 --> 00:11:29,384 Okay, yup. 191 00:11:29,427 --> 00:11:30,602 And this was my recruiting area. 192 00:11:30,602 --> 00:11:32,039 I liked it when I was recruiting, 193 00:11:32,082 --> 00:11:33,431 and I like it now, so... Well, when they love you, 194 00:11:33,518 --> 00:11:34,868 they love you. - Yeah. 195 00:11:34,955 --> 00:11:35,912 And then when they don't, they let you know. 196 00:11:35,956 --> 00:11:37,174 Right. 197 00:11:37,218 --> 00:11:38,785 But it's crazy that Coach Pederson-- 198 00:11:38,872 --> 00:11:41,744 I mean, 2017, I'm like, God, that was-- 199 00:11:41,788 --> 00:11:43,267 That wasn't that long ago. 200 00:11:43,267 --> 00:11:43,964 It was like yesterday. - I know. 201 00:11:58,282 --> 00:12:01,982 If you had to distill down one piece of advice-- 202 00:12:01,982 --> 00:12:03,766 What would it be? - What would it be? 203 00:12:03,810 --> 00:12:06,551 One, enjoy every minute of it. 204 00:12:06,638 --> 00:12:10,338 Sports, the reason it's popular is because it's unpredictable, 205 00:12:10,381 --> 00:12:13,645 and the moment you think you've got a really good team, 206 00:12:13,645 --> 00:12:17,649 um, you'll probably have some bad games, and it'll kill ya. 207 00:12:17,693 --> 00:12:20,565 I'm on a text chain with a group of my friends 208 00:12:20,609 --> 00:12:21,566 from Philly that I grew up with. 209 00:12:21,610 --> 00:12:23,220 Yeah. 210 00:12:23,220 --> 00:12:27,442 And over the years, I had the luxury of on Sundays, 211 00:12:27,442 --> 00:12:30,010 having any opinion that I want to have. 212 00:12:30,053 --> 00:12:31,054 Totally. 213 00:12:31,141 --> 00:12:32,447 About what plays are being run... 214 00:12:32,447 --> 00:12:33,578 Yup. 215 00:12:33,622 --> 00:12:34,884 What players should be benched... 216 00:12:34,928 --> 00:12:36,494 Yeah. - What coach should be fired. 217 00:12:36,581 --> 00:12:37,844 [chuckles] Yeah. - What's Howie doing? 218 00:12:37,931 --> 00:12:39,497 Yeah. - Right? 219 00:12:39,584 --> 00:12:42,326 Yeah. - And it's a release. 220 00:12:42,326 --> 00:12:44,502 Absolutely. - And it's easy for us, right? 221 00:12:44,589 --> 00:12:45,677 Yeah. - Because we have-- 222 00:12:45,677 --> 00:12:46,940 we can have very strong opinions, 223 00:12:47,027 --> 00:12:49,943 but now I'm on the other end of it, 224 00:12:50,030 --> 00:12:52,684 where those conversations that are having--that I'm having, 225 00:12:52,684 --> 00:12:54,338 those are-- those are real people. 226 00:12:54,382 --> 00:12:56,906 They're no longer characters on my television screen. 227 00:12:56,906 --> 00:12:59,604 It forces you to have to really 228 00:12:59,648 --> 00:13:02,042 think through a lot of decisions 229 00:13:02,085 --> 00:13:04,827 and think about things not just in the short-term. 230 00:13:04,871 --> 00:13:08,309 What's gonna gratify me for the next month of my life? 231 00:13:08,396 --> 00:13:10,267 What is best for the team over the course 232 00:13:10,267 --> 00:13:13,967 of the next 12 months, 24 months, five years? 233 00:13:14,010 --> 00:13:16,404 Um, and what are your values 234 00:13:16,447 --> 00:13:19,494 in terms of what kind of coach do you want? 235 00:13:19,537 --> 00:13:21,757 What kind of collaboration do you want? 236 00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:23,280 What kind of culture do you want? 237 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:24,978 - Mm-hmm. - That, to me, 238 00:13:25,065 --> 00:13:26,762 is something I never thought about as a fan. 239 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:28,111 Mm-hmm. 240 00:13:28,198 --> 00:13:29,504 But then you've gotta also then identify 241 00:13:29,547 --> 00:13:31,985 where do you think the trajectory is gonna go? 242 00:13:32,072 --> 00:13:33,247 And that's where the hard decisions are. 243 00:13:33,334 --> 00:13:34,944 Mm-hmm. 244 00:13:34,988 --> 00:13:37,294 If you thought you were on a upward trajectory 245 00:13:37,338 --> 00:13:39,166 and you had a down year 246 00:13:39,166 --> 00:13:41,298 and you'd say, "Okay, that was a down year, 247 00:13:41,342 --> 00:13:43,300 "but we're really on a upward trajectory 248 00:13:43,344 --> 00:13:45,085 with that coach and with that coaching staff," 249 00:13:45,128 --> 00:13:47,000 then, you know, you continue. 250 00:13:47,043 --> 00:13:49,002 If you reach the conclusion that you think 251 00:13:49,045 --> 00:13:51,004 you're on a downward trajectory, 252 00:13:51,047 --> 00:13:53,441 and you needed a fresh leadership... 253 00:13:53,484 --> 00:13:55,095 Mm-hmm. 254 00:13:55,138 --> 00:13:56,748 Then you gotta make a change. 255 00:13:56,748 --> 00:13:58,359 And don't be afraid to make a change. 256 00:13:58,446 --> 00:14:01,884 At the same time, don't be afraid to keep a great coach, 257 00:14:01,928 --> 00:14:03,712 like I did with Andy over the years. 258 00:14:03,755 --> 00:14:06,236 There was a lot of criticism-- "Why would you keep Andy Reid? 259 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,282 We didn't win the Super Bowl that year." 260 00:14:08,325 --> 00:14:10,240 Well, you know, many of the years, 261 00:14:10,284 --> 00:14:12,503 we were, uh, in the NFC championship game. 262 00:14:12,547 --> 00:14:13,940 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 263 00:14:13,983 --> 00:14:16,116 So you gotta--you kind of gotta decipher that, 264 00:14:16,159 --> 00:14:18,031 but make your own judgment, 265 00:14:18,118 --> 00:14:23,123 and don't shy away from really tough decisions. 266 00:15:16,393 --> 00:15:18,482 ...because you can drive yourself crazy if you do that. 267 00:15:18,526 --> 00:15:21,485 So I think you've gotta learn from it, take lessons, 268 00:15:21,529 --> 00:15:24,401 and move on quickly and don't look back too much. 269 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:33,410 And everybody, you know, 270 00:15:33,410 --> 00:15:35,847 wants to tell me of their passion for the club. 271 00:15:35,891 --> 00:15:37,327 And you can sense it. 272 00:15:37,371 --> 00:15:39,634 Yeah, he's well-known in the town apparently. 273 00:15:39,634 --> 00:15:40,809 Very well-known. 274 00:15:42,593 --> 00:15:43,725 I wish. 275 00:15:46,119 --> 00:15:47,163 But, uh-- 276 00:15:52,473 --> 00:15:54,562 It's a club which should never have dropped 277 00:15:54,605 --> 00:15:57,565 into National League, but it did, 278 00:15:57,608 --> 00:16:00,742 and it's been some tough years for everybody in the town. 279 00:16:09,229 --> 00:16:10,360 Yeah. - Yeah, no. 280 00:16:14,669 --> 00:16:15,365 She converted. 281 00:16:18,542 --> 00:16:19,195 Don't put that on camera, for goodness sake. 282 00:16:21,371 --> 00:16:23,025 Really? - Yeah, yeah. 283 00:16:23,069 --> 00:16:25,636 Football clubs in England and Wales 284 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,464 can lift a community. 285 00:16:27,508 --> 00:16:30,554 My job, and obviously, not just my job, 286 00:16:30,598 --> 00:16:32,469 the owner's job, and everybody playing for the club 287 00:16:32,513 --> 00:16:35,298 is to do everything we can to bring success to the area. 288 00:16:49,443 --> 00:16:50,183 oh, fuck. 289 00:16:58,713 --> 00:17:00,193 I own a bar in Philadelphia 290 00:17:00,236 --> 00:17:01,759 called Mac's Tavern, 291 00:17:01,846 --> 00:17:03,674 and it's modeled after Patty's Pub, 292 00:17:03,718 --> 00:17:05,067 the fictional pub from my show, 293 00:17:05,111 --> 00:17:06,851 Always Sunny in Philadelphia. 294 00:17:06,895 --> 00:17:08,462 Since I was in town, and since the last two games, 295 00:17:08,505 --> 00:17:10,551 the team had been on a bit of a tear, 296 00:17:10,638 --> 00:17:11,900 I thought it'd be fun to invite 297 00:17:11,943 --> 00:17:13,597 all of my old friends from Philly 298 00:17:13,597 --> 00:17:15,773 to come down to the pub and watch the game with me. 299 00:17:15,817 --> 00:17:17,688 It's a full sellout. 300 00:17:17,732 --> 00:17:20,343 And it's today? Yeah, it's a full sellout. 301 00:17:20,387 --> 00:17:22,258 If we score a bucket of goals like we have been doing, 302 00:17:22,302 --> 00:17:24,434 that place is going to go nuts. 303 00:17:24,478 --> 00:17:25,479 And that's what I wanna see today. 304 00:17:25,522 --> 00:17:27,046 That is what I'm hopin' for. 305 00:17:44,889 --> 00:17:46,674 This is where they usually start kicking it out, 306 00:17:46,717 --> 00:17:48,023 in the 25th minute. 307 00:17:48,067 --> 00:17:49,459 Yeah? - Yeah. 308 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,551 Right, so we're at the game now. 309 00:17:54,595 --> 00:17:58,773 It's the 35th minute, and it's currently 0-0. 310 00:18:20,577 --> 00:18:22,057 It's such-- 311 00:18:22,144 --> 00:18:24,277 apparently, it's such a home team advantage sport, 312 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,148 which-- Right. 313 00:18:26,192 --> 00:18:28,411 But the last two games we won were away, 314 00:18:28,498 --> 00:18:29,978 and we scored 11 goals. Right. 315 00:18:30,021 --> 00:18:31,414 This is home, and we can't-- 316 00:18:37,594 --> 00:18:41,424 So Wealdstone was a draw. 317 00:18:41,468 --> 00:18:44,427 But since I had to watch a 0-0 soccer game 318 00:18:44,514 --> 00:18:46,734 in Philadelphia in front of everyone I know, 319 00:18:46,777 --> 00:18:48,388 it counts as a loss. 320 00:18:50,346 --> 00:18:51,826 That seems very petty. 321 00:18:51,826 --> 00:18:53,219 Shut up, Ryan. 322 00:19:02,793 --> 00:19:04,578 Come on! Yeah! 323 00:19:04,621 --> 00:19:06,449 ANNOUNCER 1: Passes the ball, moves, and it's in! 324 00:19:06,493 --> 00:19:07,537 ANNOUNCER 2: Yeah! ANNOUNCER 1: A goal! 325 00:19:07,581 --> 00:19:10,758 And that's a great goal! ANNOUNCER 2: Yeah! 326 00:19:16,198 --> 00:19:20,202 Seventh place. Not bad. 327 00:19:20,246 --> 00:19:21,377 You're still mad, aren't you? 328 00:19:21,421 --> 00:19:22,683 It was in front of all my friends. 329 00:19:22,770 --> 00:19:24,641 That game was so boring. 330 00:19:24,685 --> 00:19:26,469 It was one draw. He won the other four games. 331 00:19:26,556 --> 00:19:28,036 All my friends were there. 332 00:19:28,079 --> 00:19:30,256 Okay, I think we should talk about this later. 333 00:19:30,343 --> 00:19:32,388 All of 'em. Everyone. 334 00:19:34,477 --> 00:19:36,653 And it's 2-0 to Yeovil. 335 00:19:36,697 --> 00:19:39,134 And fans start to leave now. 336 00:19:45,662 --> 00:19:47,055 It's Davies. 337 00:19:47,142 --> 00:19:49,710 And it's in. 338 00:19:49,797 --> 00:19:50,711 Young Will reversed. 339 00:19:50,798 --> 00:19:52,060 Ball's to Jordan Davies. 340 00:19:52,103 --> 00:19:53,670 Peels across this man. 341 00:19:53,714 --> 00:19:54,497 Jordan Davies chips the ball to the back post. 342 00:19:54,584 --> 00:19:56,020 Across the middle! 343 00:19:59,067 --> 00:20:01,678 Come on! 344 00:20:26,921 --> 00:20:27,617 George? 345 00:20:29,184 --> 00:20:29,967 Thank you very much. 346 00:20:32,361 --> 00:20:33,667 Phil and his son George 347 00:20:33,710 --> 00:20:35,277 come in on a regular basis, couple of times a week. 348 00:20:35,321 --> 00:20:36,670 Um, he has a bit of a superstition 349 00:20:36,713 --> 00:20:38,933 about what meal he has prior to a match. 350 00:20:38,933 --> 00:20:40,717 Oh, the main man's here. 351 00:20:40,761 --> 00:20:42,545 Get him on the camera. Oh... 352 00:20:42,632 --> 00:20:44,417 Come on, this is the man you wanna speak to. 353 00:20:44,504 --> 00:20:45,244 You see we got dressed up for this. 354 00:20:46,984 --> 00:20:47,942 So it's quite funny to see when he comes in, 355 00:20:47,985 --> 00:20:49,378 having his meals. 356 00:20:49,422 --> 00:20:50,945 Come join us. - I'll come join you, yeah. 357 00:20:50,945 --> 00:20:52,468 Yeah. We're really having a quick snack. 358 00:20:52,512 --> 00:20:53,513 Yeah, yeah. 359 00:20:57,604 --> 00:20:59,736 Thank you very much. - Thank you. 360 00:20:59,736 --> 00:21:02,391 - And not the granola. - Not the granola today. 361 00:21:02,391 --> 00:21:04,175 No, I have that every other day, don't I? 362 00:21:04,219 --> 00:21:05,612 Usually, if I make his meal, 363 00:21:05,612 --> 00:21:07,483 it's usually scrambled eggs on toast. 364 00:21:07,527 --> 00:21:09,093 They're really good, nice guys. 365 00:21:09,137 --> 00:21:09,877 Come in super friendly. 366 00:21:13,881 --> 00:21:15,143 Nice, it's good. 367 00:21:15,186 --> 00:21:17,014 We don't argue much at all, to be honest. 368 00:21:17,101 --> 00:21:18,929 There are a lot of people who ask me, "Do you argue?" 369 00:21:19,016 --> 00:21:20,757 And, uh, no. 370 00:21:20,801 --> 00:21:22,672 I don't think it's as much as people would expect. 371 00:21:22,716 --> 00:21:24,108 We've got a good working relationship, 372 00:21:24,152 --> 00:21:25,240 I would say, yeah. 373 00:21:45,826 --> 00:21:46,783 And there's the final whistle. 374 00:21:46,827 --> 00:21:49,308 County celebrate victory. 375 00:21:54,704 --> 00:21:56,619 Frustration, huge frustration for Wrexham. 376 00:22:01,276 --> 00:22:02,799 When we started this 10-game stretch, 377 00:22:02,799 --> 00:22:04,410 we were in 12th place. 378 00:22:04,453 --> 00:22:06,194 Phil's gotten us all the way up to third place, 379 00:22:06,237 --> 00:22:08,370 but we still can't beat the top teams. 380 00:22:08,414 --> 00:22:10,285 But what does that mean? 381 00:22:10,372 --> 00:22:12,505 It means we won't get promoted, is what it means. 382 00:22:12,548 --> 00:22:14,507 So what do we change? 383 00:22:14,550 --> 00:22:18,554 How do we get from third to first? 384 00:22:22,602 --> 00:22:24,778 And a frustrating first half ends. 385 00:22:24,821 --> 00:22:28,042 Yeovil Town 1, Wrexham, 0. 386 00:22:28,085 --> 00:22:30,000 Plenty of work for Phil Parkinson's side 387 00:22:30,087 --> 00:22:32,438 to do after the break. 388 00:22:35,092 --> 00:22:39,183 It's a fucking disgrace, an absolute fucking disgrace! 389 00:22:39,227 --> 00:22:40,663 We fucking turned up thinking, 390 00:22:40,750 --> 00:22:42,404 "We're gonna fucking stroll around, 391 00:22:42,448 --> 00:22:43,840 "we'll fucking play, 392 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,625 we're gonna fucking beat these no problem." 393 00:22:45,625 --> 00:22:47,235 They're fucking first to every ball, 394 00:22:47,278 --> 00:22:48,889 they won more fucking challenges, 395 00:22:48,976 --> 00:22:50,760 they fucking won more second balls, 396 00:22:50,847 --> 00:22:52,849 they fucking be bright on the fucking ball. 397 00:22:52,893 --> 00:22:54,938 If you're sharp and you're closing down 398 00:22:54,982 --> 00:22:57,463 and you fucking work, you're sharp with possession-- 399 00:22:57,506 --> 00:22:58,855 is that right or wrong, Tozer? 400 00:22:58,899 --> 00:23:01,075 Everybody has been loose in possession, 401 00:23:01,118 --> 00:23:02,337 'cause that bit hasn't been fucking right, 402 00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:04,600 first and foremost. 403 00:23:09,866 --> 00:23:11,302 I can't accept that performance, boys, 404 00:23:11,302 --> 00:23:14,784 'cause let me tell ya, I'm fucking ecstatic it's 1-0. 405 00:23:14,828 --> 00:23:16,133 Ecstatic, 406 00:23:16,220 --> 00:23:17,526 'cause we've been three out of 10. 407 00:23:17,570 --> 00:23:18,788 They've been fucking eight out of 10. 408 00:23:18,832 --> 00:23:20,094 They can't get much better. 409 00:23:20,137 --> 00:23:21,661 We can fucking get a lot better. 410 00:23:21,704 --> 00:23:22,792 Fucking sharp up on the ball. 411 00:23:29,495 --> 00:23:30,452 It's out to Paul Mullin. 412 00:23:30,496 --> 00:23:31,497 Mullin on his right foot. 413 00:23:31,540 --> 00:23:33,063 He places it in! Yeah! 414 00:23:33,107 --> 00:23:34,587 Yeovil aren't gonna be happy about that one. 415 00:23:34,630 --> 00:23:36,023 Wrexham have equalized! 416 00:23:36,066 --> 00:23:37,981 Get in there! 417 00:23:37,981 --> 00:23:39,461 Davies, Mullin, and Ponticelli fronting, 418 00:23:39,505 --> 00:23:41,768 leaving [indistinct] short. James Jones is making a run. 419 00:23:41,811 --> 00:23:43,465 McAlinden's in space the left-hand side. 420 00:23:43,465 --> 00:23:45,162 Liam McAlinden's picked out. 421 00:23:45,249 --> 00:23:46,555 McAlinden crosses, left foot, 422 00:23:46,555 --> 00:23:47,469 puts it across the goal to Ponticelli! 423 00:23:47,513 --> 00:23:48,470 To Jordan Davies, sends-- 424 00:23:48,514 --> 00:23:49,993 an own goal! 425 00:24:00,264 --> 00:24:01,744 - Whoo! - Yes! 426 00:24:01,788 --> 00:24:03,964 Yes! 427 00:24:04,051 --> 00:24:06,140 So we decided to stick with Phil. 428 00:24:06,183 --> 00:24:07,924 Not just because of the wins and losses, 429 00:24:07,968 --> 00:24:10,274 but also because of the team culture he's built. 430 00:24:10,318 --> 00:24:11,885 I particularly like the swearing. 431 00:24:11,928 --> 00:24:13,974 Fuckin' hell! 432 00:24:14,061 --> 00:24:15,366 We also decided to go ahead 433 00:24:15,410 --> 00:24:17,368 and buy that striker he was asking for. 434 00:24:17,368 --> 00:24:18,761 You remember in Braveheart 435 00:24:18,805 --> 00:24:20,284 when they introduce that character 436 00:24:20,328 --> 00:24:21,982 about halfway through, 437 00:24:22,025 --> 00:24:24,985 and it completely changes the trajectory of the movie? 438 00:24:25,072 --> 00:24:26,856 Yeah, that's the guy I'm talking about. 439 00:24:26,900 --> 00:24:28,292 The Irish guy. Remember that? 440 00:24:28,336 --> 00:24:30,251 Well, now we have our own version of that, 441 00:24:30,294 --> 00:24:31,426 and his name... 442 00:24:31,470 --> 00:24:36,779 Ollie Palmer. 443 00:24:36,823 --> 00:24:38,215 He's English, by the way. He's not Irish.