captainmed Posted December 7, 2023 Posted December 7, 2023 48 minutes ago, Big E said: I hate Wrexham. Horrible place with horrible fans. However they are what modern football is. Shirt sales in the US etc will be massive now because of their documentary and celebrity owners. football is lost how we know it. Does it really matter where the money is coming from if it benefits the football team and local community? If we had a big cash injection and it promotes our club outside of the UK too I certainly wouldn’t be complaining. I do agree though Wrexham is a horrible place, very insular and needs investment, but so do many towns in the UK. Quote
Big E Posted December 7, 2023 Posted December 7, 2023 19 minutes ago, captainmed said: Does it really matter where the money is coming from if it benefits the football team and local community? If we had a big cash injection and it promotes our club outside of the UK too I certainly wouldn’t be complaining. I do agree though Wrexham is a horrible place, very insular and needs investment, but so do many towns in the UK. No issue at all just pointing out it is not how we knew football. The YouTube stars are a big part of modern football. Again no issue it’s just changed. my only issue is Wrexham are fucking vile. Went to uni there on day release from work. One of the most racist and grim places ever Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 7, 2023 Site Supporter Posted December 7, 2023 45 minutes ago, captainmed said: Does it really matter where the money is coming from if it benefits the football team and local community? If we had a big cash injection and it promotes our club outside of the UK too I certainly wouldn’t be complaining. I do agree though Wrexham is a horrible place, very insular and needs investment, but so do many towns in the UK. Think you're right. Can't say it bothers me if we sell a few shirts to ex pats or young "new fans". Those lads in Argentina for example. Can't blame the owners for using their presence to create income. It's more the media that immediately suck up to them that is a bit disturbing. At some point that same media will turn against them. Quote
captainmed Posted December 7, 2023 Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Big E said: my only issue is Wrexham are fucking vile. Went to uni there on day release from work. One of the most racist and grim places ever Agree. Was staying over for the friendly we had planned a few years ago and I still went when we called it off as hotel was pre-paid etc…. Was threatened in a pub and had to leave. There was only me and my GF there and about a dozen pisspots in Spoons. One because I was English. Two because I was from Bolton. It’s grim and racist as you say. Quote
Jol_BWFC Posted December 7, 2023 Posted December 7, 2023 Playing Devil’s advocate a little, what’s the difference between Wrexham and say Salford? Celeb owners chuck in some cash, TV / media interest, non-league team goes up to lower leagues. Love in for the former, but despise the latter. Is it just because Salford are a bunch of reds? I appreciate there is a bit more history with Wrexham, but if anything the Salford story is more of a “football” one, with the owners being local ex pros rather than overseas TV stars. Quote
Big E Posted December 7, 2023 Posted December 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, captainmed said: Agree. Was staying over for the friendly we had planned a few years ago and I still went when we called it off as hotel was pre-paid etc…. Was threatened in a pub and had to leave. There was only me and my GF there and about a dozen pisspots in Spoons. One because I was English. Two because I was from Bolton. It’s grim and racist as you say. They forced my lecturer out of their house bricking his windows etc constantly. Vile Quote
Members DirtySanchez Posted December 7, 2023 Members Posted December 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Big E said: No issue at all just pointing out it is not how we knew football. The YouTube stars are a big part of modern football. Again no issue it’s just changed. my only issue is Wrexham are fucking vile. Went to uni there on day release from work. One of the most racist and grim places ever I reckon Dereham in Norfolk could give it a good run for it's money I lived there for a year as my first job out of uni So I left and took a job in Hull 😃 Quote
tomski Posted December 7, 2023 Posted December 7, 2023 16 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said: I reckon Dereham in Norfolk could give it a good run for it's money I lived there for a year as my first job out of uni So I left and took a job in Hull 😃 Isn’t that where Mikey Carroll was from? Quote
Leyther_Matt Posted December 7, 2023 Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Jol_BWFC said: Playing Devil’s advocate a little, what’s the difference between Wrexham and say Salford? Celeb owners chuck in some cash, TV / media interest, non-league team goes up to lower leagues. Love in for the former, but despise the latter. Is it just because Salford are a bunch of reds? I appreciate there is a bit more history with Wrexham, but if anything the Salford story is more of a “football” one, with the owners being local ex pros rather than overseas TV stars. I think Wrexham being a reasonably sized club, and one who spent a disproportionately amount of time in non league in recent years compared to their history, very much counts in their favour whereas Salford are nothing more than a scaled-down English version of RB Leipzig. Quote
Members DirtySanchez Posted December 7, 2023 Members Posted December 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, tomski said: Isn’t that where Mikey Carroll was from? Think that was Swaffham, which is a bit further down the evolutionary scale Quote
tomski Posted December 7, 2023 Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, DirtySanchez said: Think that was Swaffham, which is a bit further down the evolutionary scale Ah fair. I thought I’d heard of said place but have no idea why and could only link him. Quote
Members DirtySanchez Posted December 7, 2023 Members Posted December 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, tomski said: Ah fair. I thought I’d heard of said place but have no idea why and could only link him. It's only a few miles down the road Quote
RoadRunnerFan Posted December 7, 2023 Posted December 7, 2023 Swaffham Country Fayre is highly recommended. But if you are able to unfurl 15 feet of thin sheet metal from a pocket sized box I'd avoid it. Quote
Dr. Feelgood Posted December 8, 2023 Posted December 8, 2023 13 hours ago, captainmed said: (Wrexham) It’s grim and racist as you say. It has many problems, but just to say I live in an extremely nice village nearby. Quote
tomski Posted December 8, 2023 Posted December 8, 2023 12 hours ago, L/H White said: ball 2, draw tomorrow Honestly weird this. I really have no interest in this and don’t want a fixture pile up but I can never want us to lose a game. Not sure who I want but can easier home game would be nice. Quote
Barnstoneworth White Posted December 8, 2023 Posted December 8, 2023 6 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said: It has many problems, but just to say I live in an extremely nice village nearby. Brymbo by any chance? My mate moved down there 18 months ago, bought a very nice house with (comparatively) very little money. Quote
Dr. Feelgood Posted December 8, 2023 Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Barnstoneworth White said: Brymbo by any chance? My mate moved down there 18 months ago, bought a very nice house with (comparatively) very little money. Haaaa. Brymbo. No, somewhat classier than that AND beneath the tree line. Marford/Rossett. Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 8, 2023 Site Supporter Posted December 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, DomRepWanderer said: Accy or Lincoln away Could have been worse, at least on paper. Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 8, 2023 Site Supporter Posted December 8, 2023 Just now, captainmed said: What’s the full draw? https://www.efl.com/news/2023/december/08/bristol-street-motors-trophy-round-of-16-draw-confirmed/ Quote
captainmed Posted December 8, 2023 Posted December 8, 2023 10 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: https://www.efl.com/news/2023/december/08/bristol-street-motors-trophy-round-of-16-draw-confirmed/ Thanks Quote
frank_spencer Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 17 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Could have been worse, at least on paper. Quite like Lincoln as a place Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 9, 2023 Site Supporter Posted December 9, 2023 40 minutes ago, frank_spencer said: Quite like Lincoln as a place Aye. Nice city centre. My comment was more about the relative difficulty other teams may pose. Quote
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