Wrexham thread

My best mate from university is a big Wrexham fan and I've watched them quite a bit down the years when not attending City matches. They were doing quite nicely in the third tier for most of the 1990s but in the 2000s were bought up by assets stripper who wanted to sell the ground and walk away with the profit. The team was starved of funds and ended up in non-league, where they became mired for ages, suffering several agonising play-off defeats.

I'm really happy for them that they're back in the league. They have a great capacity to generate commercial income at the moment and I wouldn't be surprised at all if they're clinching promotion back to League One this time next year.
 
petrusha said:
My best mate from university is a big Wrexham fan and I've watched them quite a bit down the years when not attending City matches. They were doing quite nicely in the third tier for most of the 1990s but in the 2000s were bought up by assets stripper who wanted to sell the ground and walk away with the profit. The team was starved of funds and ended up in non-league, where they became mired for ages, suffering several agonising play-off defeats.

I'm really happy for them that they're back in the league. They have a great capacity to generate commercial income at the moment and I wouldn't be surprised at all if they're clinching promotion back to League One this time next year.
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Several clubs have suffered from asset strippers. Brighton lost the Goldstone that way, Bury, Luton etc etc.
Do they all buy the clubs with deceptive words? Does the EFL exercise any control over this?
It could be controlled by a system of golden shares held by supporters trusts or the FA.
Seems to me a lot of people have been asleep on the job.
 
Nellies left peg said:
They could have bought any club and they would have gone up. Just so happens to be Wrexham who were lucky to be chosen. Just like Salford money buys success.Ben Foster is not a non league player so why would he be there? I’ve got no interest in this media frenzy for them and their Hollywood owners
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This criticism sounds oddly familiar…
 
Nellies left peg said:
They could have bought any club and they would have gone up. Just so happens to be Wrexham who were lucky to be chosen. Just like Salford money buys success.Ben Foster is not a non league player so why would he be there? I’ve got no interest in this media frenzy for them and their Hollywood owners
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You could be Redshirt fan taking about us in 2010:
They could have bought any club and they would have been successful. Just so happens to be City who were lucky to be chosen. Just like Cheslea money buys success. Yaya Touré is not a Europa League player so why would he be there? I’ve got no interest in this media frenzy for them and their Oil Money owners
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Every single successful club in football history has had big backers behind them. From Arsenal’s dodgy bribery scandal owners and their success that followed, to both Liverpool clubs and the Moores family and their success that followed, to United being saved from going bust twice and then having success…

Rectum have struck rich and fair play to them. Their owners and boardroom as well as management team and players will have worked day-after-day for this success and well done to them.
 
Nellies left peg said:
They could have bought any club and they would have gone up. Just so happens to be Wrexham who were lucky to be chosen. Just like Salford money buys success.Ben Foster is not a non league player so why would he be there? I’ve got no interest in this media frenzy for them and their Hollywood owners
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No doubt, just like HRH did in City, they saw the potential in Wrexham.
 
Blackley_Blue said:
So these yanks are alright then?

Fuck off Hollywood.
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The jury is still out but they seem to be doing things right.

They’re not saddling Wrexham with debt, they’re not dictating transfers or team sheets, and they’re engaging constantly with the fan base.

Most Yank owners of teams higher up tend to follow the same unfortunate formula, one that doesn’t work very well and is an affront to our sensibilities. It’s the opposite to what this lot have done so far though, so let’s see. It’s not a race thing
 
paska said:
The jury is still out but they seem to be doing things right.

They’re not saddling Wrexham with debt, they’re not dictating transfers or team sheets, and they’re engaging constantly with the fan base.

Most Yank owners of teams higher up tend to follow the same unfortunate formula, one that doesn’t work very well and is an affront to our sensibilities. It’s the opposite to what this lot have done so far though, so let’s see. It’s not a race thing
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Maybe I just don't like the royal treatment they are getting from the media, it's on rag/dipper levels. I saw an American news report earlier describing them as 'everyone in the UK's second team' FFS...

Bar Stockport last year (and that's only cos I have family who support them) I wouldn't have a clue who's won the National League in the past... I've only been reminded 26,000 times in the last 24hrs that Wrexham have just won it.
 
paska said:
The jury is still out but they seem to be doing things right.

They’re not saddling Wrexham with debt, they’re not dictating transfers or team sheets, and they’re engaging constantly with the fan base.

Most Yank owners of teams higher up tend to follow the same unfortunate formula, one that doesn’t work very well and is an affront to our sensibilities. It’s the opposite to what this lot have done so far though, so let’s see. It’s not a race thing
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Lol the jury is most definitely not still out.
 
Mayor West said:
Lol the jury is most definitely not still out.
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They’re still relatively new to this, and Ryan to the game itself. They’ve made the right moves so far, but it’s not an infinity pass for whatever happens here-on-out.

To a degree, when you’re doing things right the jury is always out in this game. In this case it is early days.
 
Not for me thank you. I don’t think any Welsh teams should be allowed into the English Leagues. Sheep shaggers the lot of them.
We have to listen to a rendition of their anthem be it Swansea, Cardiff or this lot every game is Wales v England. If you hate the English that much then fuck off back to your own leagues.
 
eyalluvitt said:
Considering who bankrolls them it should be F@ck off Hulu-wood
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You don’t like Mint Mobile or Aviation Gin?

They are kind of owners EVERY small club should want! We’ll see where it goes from here.

That said, one could say they’ve been a good thing for the entire National League (Home & Away) in the last year or two, which was a great thing for cash-strapped non-League football, was it not?

 
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