Welcome to Wrexham (2022) s02e08 Episode Script

1
[steamer hissing]
JULIE: We started off well
this season.
We've only lost
Is it two games away,
Chesterfield and Notts County?
We are contenders for
automatic promotion.
But Notts County will have
something to say to that.
JACQUI: I mean, you can't be
calling it just yet, can you?
It's a way to go, a lot
of points to play for.
- Well, February is a
massive, massive month for us,
absolutely enormous.
And unfortunately, we've got
ourselves into a situation.
- Overnight, we've had
temperatures of minus 8,
minus 9.
Pitch has failed a
pitch inspection,
so we've lost the game tomorrow.
- To pay tribute
to the late Queen,
there will be no football
matches this weekend.
- We had a pretty damn
great run in the FA Cup.
- [cheering]
- But, um,
we had to postpone
league matches every time
that we advanced in the cup.
This month is where that
cup success really, really
bites us in the ass.
- At such a busy time, as well,
we've got games back to back
now over the next few weeks
- Yeah.
- Tuesday, Saturday,
Tuesday, Saturday.
JULIE: Yeah.
- It couldn't be a worse time.
- And that's when injuries
creep in,
when they're playing so many
games close together.
- It puts terrific
strains on players
to keep going week in, week out.
It's difficult to be able
to give players the breather
that they want.
- Jordan, you know,
Jordan being out.
JACQUI: Oh, yeah.
JULIE: Well, at least
we've had people
to come in and take his place.
PHIL: Each game kind of
rolls into the next one.
And you've got to be
relentless if you're going
to get to where we want to be.
There is no time to have a
break, mentally or physically.
That comes at the
end of the season
when we have
a couple of months off.
It's about mentally being ready.
- So fingers crossed
everyone stays safe
for the next few weeks.
JACQUI: Yeah.
SINGER: Don't forget where
you came from ♪
Don't forget why ♪
You're made of the
ones who were there ♪
Well, no one else
would care ♪
And 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 ♪
[pensive music]
♪
- Hi.
- Good morning.
Great haircut.
- Oh, thanks.
- Yeah.
- Let's hope Phil will be in
his office when we get there.
WILL FERRELL: There he is.
PHIL: Oh, yeah,
nice to meet you.
- How are you?
Pleasure.
- Yeah, that was another
kind of surreal day,
really, when Will Ferrell
came in me office.
And we had a chat.
- You should be able to
handle them today, I think.
Yeah.
- We know what we've got to do.
WILL: Right.
PHIL: We know what we
- Sorry, gaffer.
PHIL: Oy.
- I just brought my son in.
Let's get a picture with
Will Ferrell and you, mate.
Is that all right?
- Let me take it
off all you guys.
There we go.
Oh, you're going
to love this one.
[snap]
Let me get one more.
OLLIE: You doing selfies?
He's doing selfies on my phone.
- [laughs]
- Say 1, 2, 3, cheese.
- Cheese.
[snap]
OLLIE: Oh, Brilliant.
- Will Ferrell is an
absolute superstar.
But you know, he walks
around in the dressing room,
talks to each of the players,
got them completely at ease.
- Sam.
- Nice to meet you, Sam.
- How are you?
- Hey.
Hey, Anthony.
Yeah, pleasure.
You guys are famous.
- Yeah.
- I just started laughing.
Like I just couldn't believe it.
He was like, oh,
you guys are famous now.
I was thinking, no,
we're not, Will.
You're the famous guy.
- Do you guys like Ryan
and Rob, or not really?
You can be honest.
PLAYER: It's all right.
- Rob is good.
Ryan dodgy Canadian, yeah.
- It's just quite surreal
in the best possible way.
It's a bit of a circus.
You never know what's
going to turn up next.
- Oh, look at that.
That is a beefy thigh there.
[laughter]
Yeah.
Get in there.
That's like a ham hock.
Now, is that
relaxing or painful?
- A bit of both.
- Or both, yeah.
OK.
You need a rub down?
- Come on.
- You sure?
[laughter]
- Come on.
- Are you sure?
These hands.
These are magic hands.
- I like the joking about.
And but then when it's time
to get my head down and focus,
we're all focused.
ANNOUNCER: Welcome to
the Racecourse Ground
for this afternoon's Vanarama
National League clash
between Wrexham and Wealdstone.
With the free kick out on the
left-hand side, Elliot Lee.
Against the crossings
there, and Mullin's there.
[cheering]
And it's in for Wrexham,
Paul Mullin.
[cheers and applause]
WILL: Kick it!
- Wealdstone just switched
off from the set piece,
a great cross from Lee.
- I was literally texting Ryan
MAN: At the same time.
- As they scored.
[crowd chanting]
[whistle]
ANNOUNCER: Strong tackle
on James Jones.
PHIL: We've got an injury.
We've got a fucking injury.
- Yeah.
ANNOUNCER: One player down
on the far side as well.
PHIL: Oh, fuck, Tommy's
feeling his hamstring.
MAN: Oh, fuck.
PHIL: Where's Matt?
MAN: Hell, man.
PHIL: Yeah, we need another
physio on the pitch.
On your go.
ANNOUNCER: A couple
of questions to think
about for Phil Parkinson.
- All I was thinking was,
who are we going to get in
to replace those two players?
Tommy, are you all right or not?
What have you done?
What have you done?
So yeah, it was a setback
in the game, but whew,
did we respond.
ANNOUNCER: James Jones,
can it be three?
Save, Dalby.
[cheering]
- Yes!
Yes!
ANNOUNCER: Phil Parkinson
said many times
how important using
this squad will be
during this busy month.
And two of the substitutes
have got on the score sheet
today.
And that is the final action
at the Racecourse Ground.
WILL: This is the
hardest step to get
out of the National League.
This is the steepest
hill to climb.
Yeah, you can just feel
now there's stakes here.
[person yeowls]
- You know, injuries in those
games or increasing the volume
of games and fatigue can
be damaging and potentially
game-changing for us.
There's no medals ever being
given out with eight games
to go.
It'll only really be worthwhile
if we get over the line
at the end of the season.
[birds chirping]
- OK, so today, I am
getting someone's garden
ready for the summer,
oiling all the furniture up
and just getting it ready
so it protects it from the sun,
and it brings out the grain
a little bit more.
You know?
I still hate painting.
But it's my trade, and it
allows me to earn money
for me and the boys, doesn't it?
Dad's got to pick up a
paintbrush, go to work,
and earn that money.
So that's why.
I don't think anyone
really likes their job,
unless you're Ryan or Rob
or because, you know,
you'd love that.
Or footballer or
But most people,
tradesmen, we don't
really like our jobs.
And anyone who does say
they like their job,
well, let me tell, you they're
lying, because they don't.
[soft dramatic music]
I'm a lot more recognized now.
I get a lot more love.
I certainly get a lot more
hate, people digging at me.
But what you saw in the
last series was the real me.
It was just ultra Shaun.
That's me.
I wasn't pretending to
be anything I'm not.
I was just me.
So if you think you've seen
the good, the bad.
I think you've seen all
five sides of Shaun.
But, um, I love it.
- Can I get a photo of you
SHAUN: You certainly can, mate.
- For me mother-in-law?
- You know, I love
interacting with people,
and I love talking
to people anyway.
- She said you're better
looking in real life
than on the program.
- Hey, I wish my ex said that.
- I did.
I said that.
SHAUN: Aw, thank you very much.
So obviously, I opened up
about my life.
How I was feeling then,
which was dark.
Some things I'm not proud of.
Did you find Spencer was
a little bit of a weasel?
- I did not.
No, I found him to be really
A lot of integrity.
When you wake up,
are you in a full sprint?
[laughter]
Or are you still lying in bed?
- Sometimes the idiot inside me
can take over a bit too much.
But the only way
I can let that idiot out
is by getting one too
many drinks down me.
[upbeat music playing]
So I'm trying never
to let him out again.
I'm just going to really
get after this now.
And I'm hoping never
to drink again.
- Good on you, fella.
- Yeah.
Cheers, mate.
- Woohoo.
- Appreciate it.
Cheers.
- Come on, Wrexham.
- Hey, take care.
[soft music]
♪
- Yay!
ANNOUNCER 1:
As ever, a fantastic
crowd here at the Racecourse.
[crowd singing]
ANNOUNCER 2: Well, I think
they're going to actually
try and keep the singing
going for the whole game
tonight is what they're trying
to do, the fans tonight.
ANNOUNCER 1: Yes?
Frankly, they need it because,
well, this is February.
ANNOUNCER 2: Yeah.
- And it's Saturday,
Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday,
Saturday, Tuesday constantly.
I think that any little lift
they can give the team
is fantastic.
[dramatic music]
- It certainly looks like,
to win the league this year,
you're going to have to get
well in excess of 100 points.
Because it's a two-horse race.
Both Notts County and
Wrexham are phenomenal,
just keep winning
hand over fist.
But again, there's just
that remarkable tense sense
that we can't afford
to make any slips at all.
It's this wonderful
who blinks first,
spaghetti western scenario,
ain't it?
♪
ANNOUNCER: Sweeps it
into the near post.
Had to go across the face.
And drill it in!
[cheering]
And Woking take the lead
in the seventh minute.
- Fucking hell.
What a fucking start
that is, by the way.
ANNOUNCER: Forde steps
up and drills it.
Yeah!
[cheering]
Brilliant goal by Anthony Forde!
Mullin takes a deep breath
on the edge of the area.
Steps up, right-footed.
Scores!
[cheering]
Right in the goal corner.
And Wrexham have taken the lead.
[crowd chanting]
This is such a test.
For now, the penalty,
which Brown will take.
He stutters.
Steps up.
And scores.
And Woking pull themselves
back into this game.
MARK: They've done
a number on us here.
It's so alien now
It's amazing to say that
To see us looking
second-best against anybody.
ANNOUNCER: And that's
the final whistle.
We dropped points for the
first time at the Racecourse
this season.
[clang]
- Because of this
kind of death struggle
we're locked in
with Notts County,
draws right now feel
sort of closer to defeat.
PHIL: Yeah, we're disappointed
with the way we played.
We didn't play well as we can,
in terms of on the ball.
And it became just a scrappy
kind of game, which obviously
Woking are very good at that.
We looked unbalanced tonight.
REPORTER: From set
pieces, though,
we've got a plethora of options.
And tonight, we saw
another one in Anthony
Forde with a brilliant free
kick to get us back on levels.
PHIL: Yeah, a great free kick
from Forde, pleased for him,
stuck it in the top corner,
gave us a great lift
going into halftime.
But we never really got
to grips with the way
they played tonight.
Gonna look at that and and
make sure that, on Saturday,
you know, we're better.
LAURA: I have to do
an Irish brunch.
The UK do rashers OK.
But yeah, definitely the
pudding, the good stuff.
[laughs]
[mellow music]
ANTHONY: I'm from a
place called Ballingarry
in County Limerick in Ireland.
I ended up signing for Wolves
when I was 15,
moved across to England.
LAURA: The night we met,
one of his friends was like,
oh, he plays for Wolves.
And I was like, what are they?
[laughter]
- Yeah, so Laura
has been, I suppose,
with me through the journey.
We got together when I was
18 when I went back home
for a summer on a night out.
And I keep telling her that she
couldn't take her eyes off me
when I met her,
but it was probably
the other way around,
if I'm being honest.
But, yeah,
we've been together since.
And it's been amazing.
- Safe to say I've got to
know a lot about football.
It's our life,
I guess, you know?
So when you have good days,
I have good days.
When you have bad days.
I have bad days.
But thankfully,
it's been really good
while we've been here
at Wrexham.
- Everything about here
has been better.
It's not just
playing, everything.
LAURA: Yeah, it's
a real team here.
And everyone has the same goal
and wants to get promoted.
But yeah, we love it up here.
ANTHONY: She's been
an absolute rock.
I've been lucky to
have her by my side.
LAURA: Oh, you're tired
after sleeping
for an hour and a half.
Oh.
- Now, we've got little
Patty here with us as well.
It brings you
even closer together.
- Hi, baby.
[smooches]
- We're obsessed with him.
That's not a smile, Patty.
I think it was two weeks
after Patty was born,
my brother rang me.
[tense music]
And he said that
he'd been to hospital
and he'd got leukemia.
So that was a
massive shock to us.
Then a few weeks later,
Laura had an MRI,
and she had a brain tumor.
LAURA: I knew
something wasn't right.
And I persisted with the
doctors and got my MRI done.
And yeah, now we're here.
- It just didn't
feel like it was
It was real.
LAURA: So yeah,
one of the side effects,
my left arm isn't
working so well.
So things like cutting,
the simple task,
isn't as easy as normal.
- It was obviously the worst
day of my life and her life.
And football has been a
massive part of our lives.
But when something
like this happens,
it goes out the window.
And there's a lot more important
things in life, of course.
- Football is our life.
And I had in my head,
I was kind of thinking
it would be a good distraction.
But some of our
friends in football
kind of took me aside
and were like, Laura,
if ever there's a time,
it's now,
to step away just for a
few weeks and just deal
with and process what's
happening to both his brother
and to me.
- How can I go out
and try and perform
when I've got
something so serious
in the back of my head?
It's unfair on myself
and the team, like
The support we've had from the
club have just been amazing.
And we don't know the
full results of things
at the moment.
So that's still
a case of waiting.
- Well, yeah, it's made me
appreciate you a lot,
in terms of, like,
you're a really good dad.
And no matter what happens,
I know Patty's
[voice breaks]
Really lucky to have you.
MAN: You're making us
all cry now.
[laughter]
- Sorry, everybody.
ANTHONY: [laughs]
[soft music]
♪
[upbeat music]
BOY: Come on!
SHAUN: Come on, mate,
come on, mate.
BOY: Charlie, down the line!
SHAUN: Charles!
Brilliant that, mate,
really, really good.
When my lad Charlie's
playing, I don't miss a game.
Do you know what I mean?
I don't I don't miss a game.
I make sure I'm
always here for him.
And it's great because
I used to play.
And it just reminds me
It's like, you know,
I live my life
through his eyes now.
So it's great.
Well done, Charlie lad.
Brilliant, son.
Right on cue that one.
I went to watch
Charlie play football.
And it was a sunny day.
And straight away, I was
thinking, oh, my God, this
I would kill for
a Wrexham lager.
Oh, my God.
And I was like
And I all day, I was fighting
like you wouldn't believe.
Because I was mentally drained
because I'd been just
It was been torture all day,
fighting back and to,
back and to.
Come on, mate.
Come on, mate.
I almost went, man.
I was like, don't mate.
You're not doing this.
Nice, Charlie.
Brilliant, lad.
I started shaking.
I was like,
I can't handle it, man.
And like it's
happening a bit now.
And I remember just coming
home and trying to put
my head through the telly.
Bad.
Come on, son.
[cheering]
Oh, get it there, lad!
But I did it, and I was
super proud of myself.
But God, it's not easy, man.
It's not easy.
Put it there.
Yes.
Brilliant.
Well done, yeah.
[kiss]
Great tackling, getting
the ball, loved it.
[kiss]
Let's do your lace. Come here.
But I'm working on it.
I'm always working on myself.
I go to therapy sessions.
I go to different people because
I just want to better myself.
I want to better
myself for my boys.
And I don't think many people
can put their hand on heart
and say they do as much
to change their life
as what I'm willing to do.
- Are we getting in the fun bus?
- Fun bus, love.
- [giggles]
- Come on, kiddo.
[rock music]
ANNOUNCER: About to
get things underway
at the recreation ground.
Young steps up.
Swings it under
the bar for Dalby.
[cheering]
Yeah!
Yes!
Wrexham!
[ding]
We have made changes today,
and interesting ones.
The first one,
Rob Lainton back in goal,
first league match since he
broke his wrist at Bromley.
- It's almost like
each game kind of rolls
into the next one.
ANNOUNCER: And Hosannah
has gone down.
PHIL: Too often,
we are being forced to use
up substitutions for injuries.
ANNOUNCER:
Space to drive into.
Gets the crossway.
Looking for Mullin.
[cheering]
Gets in touch.
And the penalty's for Wrexham.
And he does.
[cheering]
Davis lines one up.
Spill by Foster.
[cheering]
[cheering]
Miller strikes it.
[cheering]
PHIL: But like every game,
it is hard.
You've got to earn it.
And we had to dig
deep as a team.
And it's just about keeping
those wins coming in.
And we've done that tonight.
- To our innocent American
or North American eyes,
football may look like a
dainty ballet with a ball.
But it's a contact sport.
[gritty music]
It can be incredibly
brutal at times.
It's super hard on the body.
And we've had some really bad
injuries this season so far.
- I just wish
Notts County would have
some of the bad luck
we've been having, isn't it?
MAN: I know.
I don't think they've
had any injuries,
have they, and we've
- No, nothing, nothing
- There's been bottlenecks
this season where we've
been playing two games a week.
ANNOUNCER 1: Another
game is next Tuesday,
as well, against Chesterfield.
ANNOUNCER 2: Whew.
ANNOUNCER 1: Ooh.
ANNOUNCER 2: That was fouled.
Ref doesn't give it.
It looked like a poor challenge.
- We've been dealing with
illnesses and injuries
and really reacting
and adapting to that.
ANNOUNCER 1: Mullin finds him.
Lee hits it.
[cheering]
Yes!
ANNOUNCER 2: Oh, what a goal!
ANNOUNCER 1: Yes!
ANNOUNCER 2: That was a
lovely goal, wasn't it?
[ding]
- We just have to consistently
worry about ourselves
and do what we're doing
best on the field,
and not look over our
shoulder over at Notts.
♪
ANNOUNCER 1: Into Elliot Lee,
plays it to Mullin Lee
creating more space
if he can find him.
Elliot Lee with a shot!
[cheering]
And Wrexham take the lead!
- You have to grind every game.
You factor in how your body
feels and your tiredness
and fatigue, then you have
all the pressure of the game
It's not easy.
ANNOUNCER 1: And a brilliant
roll, gets a shot away.
And he's in again.
[cheering]
And there is no stopping
Sam Dalby at the moment.
Victory at the Racecourse
Ground for Wrexham.
That win means that Wrexham
[ding]
Go top of the Vanarama
National League.
[shouting]
MAN: Go!
- You know,
it's a 46-game season.
And that makes it unpredictable.
[whistles]
You know, there will be
problems and challenges.
Our best chance of success
is by depending on somebody
who would provide experience,
and a player who's
calm and relaxed everybody.
And that is Luke Young.
[players shouting]
♪
LUKE: I'm Luke Young.
I play midfield.
I'm the team captain, which
was a massive, obviously,
honor for myself.
PHIL: Young, he's a, um
a quiet guy, but does
his talking on the pitch.
MAN: Oh, what a ball, son.
Brilliant.
What a fucking ball that is.
Other side, Elliott Lee.
Youngie, what a ball, son.
- I admire Youngie because
he comes in, does his work.
He works so hard.
LUKE: But I've certainly been
at the wrong end of the table.
I never take
anything for granted.
I never took anything
for granted growing up.
And there's people
out there that
will give their left arm to
be in the position that I am.
So I'm still grateful
for it, and I'm still
working harder, if not as hard,
to carry on that journey
as a footballer.
OLLIE: He probably goes under
the radar a little bit.
But he just consistently
gives everything
for the football club.
He's a he's a
fantastic captain.
ANNOUNCER: He's got
plenty of assists
this season from corner kicks.
PAUL: He'll do whatever
it takes
to be victorious on the day.
And that breathes through
the squad, you know?
That's what captains do.
They lead by example.
And Youngie, he epitomizes that.
ANNOUNCER: Young, early ball.
That's right, good idea.
Mullin, right side of the box,
cutting inside,
running at his man.
It's a left-footed shot!
[cheering]
ROB: Luke Young
is the unsung hero
of this entire organization.
Luke's position in
midfield is just
one of those workmanlike gigs
that you just isn't flashy.
You just don't hear
his name that often.
But he's controlling the game.
ANNOUNCER: Quick free
kick taken, Luke Young.
[cheering]
ANNOUNCER 2:
Absolute thunderbolt!
RYAN: How much of a
workhorse is Luke Young?
Well, using this gorgeous
HP laptop and information
from our friends at STATSports,
we've broken down
Luke Young's performance
using the GPS tracker that
he wears during the game.
Those are those sports
bra-looking things
the guys wear.
They're also, of course,
for support.
They're very supportive.
[fans chanting]
ROB: Luke Young runs
an average of 8.2 miles
a match while running
145 yards per minute.
His average heart
rate is 175 beats
per minute, which is insane.
And his dynamic
stress load is 897.
RYAN: What is
dynamic stress load, Rob?
ROB: Yeah, no idea,
but that just sounds
super intense.
And I got to believe
897 is super high.
[gritty music]
- [whistling]
So I have just started
coaching Lenny's team.
And I love it.
It's something I've always
wanted to do, mate, always.
Whoa!
Come here.
Laces.
How many goals are you
going to score tonight?
[laughs]
I wanted to do it
for Charlie's team,
but I wasn't in the
right place to do it.
I couldn't commit to it.
Now I'm at a stage of my life,
and, listen, let's commit.
[whistle]
It doesn't matter how
many touches you take.
I just want you getting used
to the ball at your feet.
Even when it's running fast,
yeah, the ball's always here,
always glued to your foot.
Yellow!
JAMES: His mind seems to
be in the right place now.
He's focused.
Driven is probably the
better word for it.
- Mate, did you see
that tackle you made?
I think you took
That was awesome.
JAMES: Obviously,
getting away from the drinking
and everything that
was wrong in his life,
because, obviously,
it can take over your life.
And it was with him.
Obviously, he had a
hard time last year.
Obviously, he loves
his kids and to play
football with them.
- Let's go on, buddy.
You were absolutely fantastic
last time, you know?
JAMES: Yeah, he's jumped at it
and took it onboard.
And he's changed dram
Drastically, I'd say.
[laughs]
- So if you watched
football on Saturday,
did you see the whole Wrexham
team going towards the ball?
- No.
- No, you wouldn't have
seen that, would you?
Alls I want you to
do is get space.
You get space,
and I promise you,
the ball will come to you.
This is what I'm
really proud of.
The day I die,
whether it be tomorrow
or whether it be
in 60 years' time,
you know what they're
going to say about me?
He was one spot-on dad.
He was always there.
Oh, look at the score, yeah?
- [whines]
- So go get that ball.
Go and score.
Go, go, go, Lenny, go!
I want my boys to be ultra
proud of me and be like,
you know what, look what
my dad's achieved in life.
Look how my dad's changed
our lives because he had
the bottle and the courage
and the openness to go
after it, to change it for us.
Go on, guys.
Well, thank you for today.
Go and find your parents,
and I'll find you next time.
Yeah?
I'll see you next time.
- See you next time.
[exciting music]
[cheering]
ANNOUNCER: Yeah, up and under
towards Mullin!
[cheering]
- Oh, Paul Mullin!
ANNOUNCER: Can Wrexham see
this through, or, well,
will there be a twist
in the tale?
Chasing and he got there!
[cheering]
Oh!
ANNOUNCER: What a huge
moment, both in this game
and the title race!
They come away with
a point, but this
will feel like a loss.
[clang]
RYAN: Well, lucky for us,
Notts County also
drew 1-1 at Bromley,
so we didn't drop points,
which was very,
very un-Wrexham of us.
On to Dag and Red.
♪
ANNOUNCER: Kick it to Lee.
Sweeps, and it's nicely done.
[cheering]
He delivers a header!
[cheering]
Yes!
Oh, I'll tell you what,
Wrexham are on fire here.
[dings]
- So finally, we got to the end
of this brutal month-long slog
of nine matches in a month.
And we were just about
clinging to top spot.
[soft music]
♪
But things aren't
always that easy.
So just in time for our final
game, here comes the snow.
And boy, did it come.
- Obviously, quite freakish
kind of weather conditions.
The snow was, yeah,
very deep on the pitch.
I thought, oh, that's going
to be a big challenge.
- The weather was
absolutely foul.
- But the real problem
we had was there's
no other date for this game if
it doesn't get played today.
- And Chal, the groundsman,
said, well,
I'm gonna get 50 people in
to help move it.
And I thought, that's going
to take a lot of effort.
- Starting the
epic snow removal.
I think we've got
till 12 o'clock
really to make sure
everything's finished.
It's a bit frozen at the
moment, so it's tougher going.
But the sun'll come up
in a bit and start
to give us a hand as well.
♪
John had mentioned they
needed help at the ground
to get the snow off the pitch.
And it was a straightaway yes.
No one was paid to
be there to do that.
It was all for the
love of the club.
And that's just a
community feeling.
That's always been around here,
but it's definitely upped.
If we win, we're 7 points
clear of Notts County
before they kick off tonight.
So I think it's getting the
points in the bag as well.
- [indistinct].
- 2 and 1/2 hours now,
so it's pretty tiring.
But we need to get this game on.
PHIL: I must have admit,
when I turned up when I did,
I thought, there's no way this
is getting cleared in time.
But gradual progress, eh?
- This is some effort by
everybody, by the way.
There's only so many people
you can actually get to do it.
And listen, this has
surpassed everything
you could ever dream of.
What you're actually
seeing here,
though, is everybody coming
together, from club staff,
management, fans, together.
And you know,
everything looks good.
MAN: This was a push
for the whole community.
There is a lot of pressure on
us to deliver for the town,
you know?
We need to win this game.
- We was expecting the
worst here,
like when we saw the pictures
yesterday.
But fair play.
Wrexham have got
the pitch cleared,
and the game goes ahead.
So well done to them.
SUPPORTER:
We're going to win 1-0
because we can only
score one goal.
[laughs]
- I'm going to go
for 2-1, Southend.
- Two goals?
- Yeah.
- Where are we
gonna get them from?
- I don't know.
But they're going to go in.
[laughter]
- Oh, OK then.
ANNOUNCER 1:
It's pulsing here.
Here the ball stopped,
and we have got a game on our
hands.
Here we go, Wrexham
against Southend United.
- It was always going to
be different type of game
because of the conditions.
It was very, very tough.
ANNOUNCER 1: It looks
like a clash of heads
between Jordan Tunnicliffe.
ANNOUNCER 2: But they
both look quite hurt.
That's not good, is it?
- A hard game, a hard slog.
ANNOUNCER 1: Tunnicliffe
is sprinting off the pitch.
ANNOUNCER 2: Give him
stitches, I guess.
ANNOUNCER 1:
So down to 10 men,
but still trying to push on.
PHIL: We just had
to roll our sleeves up
and dig deep as a team.
Getting over the line
in challenging seasons,
you need players to say, yeah,
look back in years to come,
what about that contribution?
We dug fucking deep today.
We dug fucking deep.
When the season
comes to the end,
we'll look back at today at,
they're the fucking
wins which fucking matter.
[cheering]
- Let's go!
- We'd all like to win 5-0.
But 1-0 is a fucking
fabulous result, lads.
Fucking brilliant.
[applause]
Brilliant, fucking good.
REPORTER: Phil, I think,
yourself, the staff,
and the fans have earned
a Wrexham Lager tonight
after getting that game off.
- That was a huge
effort from everybody.
And yeah, it just
It kind of gave me a huge lift.
Today means a lot
because, you know,
it's just a performance
where I just
feel that everybody in the
club really pulled together.
I said to the lads today that
we looked at today's game
as the end of a run
of a lot of fixtures
in a short period of time.
Next week is going
to be about really
recharging the batteries and
getting ready to go again.
[laughter]
[exciting music]
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