With My Little Pick and Shovel - A Cardiff City Story

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FOUR OUT AS HAWKINS PLANS MOVES
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Four players have left Wrexham in order to free up funds to make some moves as the transfer window starts to draw to a close

Kevin Pallen, Jake Humphries, Cory Greenwood and Alan Lyons have all left the club for a combined fee of £42,000

Kevin Pallen was the first to leave, joining Port Vale for a fee of £30,000

26 year old left back Pallen had found his chances limited this season due to the highly successful 3-5-2 system deployed by the Robins, with the left back making just 8 appearances this campaign

Second to leave was Jake Humphries, who was released by the club. Attacking midfielder Humphries was another victim of the system as he made just 4 league appearances before being cut loose by the Robins, he has since joined Yeovil Town

Third out of the door was centre-back Cory Greenwood. Greenwood had been touted as a possible future star at Wrexham, having made 18 league appearances after joining from Hull on a free transfer

Unfortunately the 24 year old never met his potential and has been sold to Telford for £5,000

Last to leave was left winger Alan Lyons, who has found his chances limited this season due to the signings of Matthew Westwood and Gary Thorne. Lyons has 46 league appearances for Wrexham since joining 3 seasons ago.

He has joined AFC Wimbledon for £7,000
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ROBINS ADD TWO
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Wrexham manager Matthew Hawkins has finally opened his chequebook as he brings in two players to bolster his squad

Wrexham manager Hawkins had earned the nickname "Wenger" with some Wrexham fans this season as he has brought in over £290,000 from selling players but hadn't spent that much in the transfer market

The first signing announced was that of 18 year old centre back Jamie Walsh from Cardiff for £22,000

Walsh had spent his entire career at Cardiff before joining Wrexham, with Hawkins seeing him as an understudy and eventual successor to Adam Curry as the left-sided defender in the Wrexham back three
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The second signing announced was the signing of winger Josh Munday from Scunthorpe United for £26,000

25 year old Munday has had a stop start career since leaving Portsmouth for MK Dons in 2019, appearing just 17 times for the MK Dons first team six seasons, whilst making a combined 42 appearances for Northampton and York in the Conference National

He had only made 5 appearances for Scunthorpe this season before being placed on the transfer list
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WREXHAM SIGN FOUR ON DEADLINE DAY
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Sky Bet League 2 side Wrexham have kept their fax machines very busy today, having brought in 4 players today

The first signing that was announced was the signing of 19 year old right winger Taylor Gregory, who joined from League 1 side Mansfield Town for £12,000

American winger Gregory joined Mansfield for free from American side Bellingham United 2 years ago but only made 1 appearance for The Stags during his time there
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The second signing announced was the signing of centre-back Gordon Moore from Plymouth Argyle for a fee of £4,000

21 year old Northern Irish defender Moore, who can also play as a sweeper, spent his entire career at Plymouth, making 5 league appearances over 5 seasons at Home Park
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The third player brought in was Adrian Younghusband, who's joined Wrexham on loan from Arsenal

18 year old Younghusband, who can play in both central midfield and further back, has joined to offer backup to Adam Crookes
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The last player brought in was central midfielder Emyr Huws, who's joined Wrexham on a free transfer

34 year old Huws had been available on a free for 6 months after his Chesterfield contract expired. The 47 time Wales international will add some much needed experience to the Wrexham midfield
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JANUARY
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An FA Cup Third Round match away to Villa. Fun times.

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Forest Green Rovers 0-0 Wrexham
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Milnes, Smith, Crookes, Westwood (Lyons 55), Roberts (Kelly 55), Giles
A pretty poor match to kick off 2028 as we draw 0-0 away to Forest Green, we need to do better than this

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Wrexham 2-2 Peterborough United
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Milns, Smith (Thorne 57), Crookes (James 84), Westwood, Roberts, Giles (Kelly 66)
A very good fightback as we were 2-0 down with just over 30 minutes to go, but we shouldn't have had to fight back as we dominated them but allowed them to score 2 silly goals

FA CUP THIRD ROUND
Aston Villa 0-0 Wrexham
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Milns, Smith, Crookes, Westwood (Thorne 74), Roberts (Kelly 59), Giles
A day out in Birmingham turned into a night out in Birmingham as we held Aston Villa to a 0-0 draw! An excellent defensive display allowed us to stifle Villa and we had a few chances to nick it ourselves. Roll on the replay!

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Wrexham 1-1 Yeovil Town
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Kemp, Halpin, Brougham, Curry, Peters, Milns, Smith, Berks, Westwood, Roberts, Giles
Four games, four draws this month, that just isn't good enough! We had the chances today but didn't finish them. Hence the 1-1 draw

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Sunderland 4-1 Wrexham
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Kemo, Halpin, Brougham, Curry, Peters, Milns, Smith (Thorne 67), Berks (Knott 67), Westwood (Hunt 67), Roberts, Giles
This result should have been the other way round. We had so many chances but missed them all, while Sunderland just went up the other end and scored screamers from long range. Frustrating.


FA CUP THIRD ROUND REPLAY
Wrexham 1-1 Aston Villa
Wrexham win 4-3 on penalties
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Milns (Smith 105), Thorne, Crookes, Westwood (Hunt 71), Roberts (Kelly 90), Giles
Mark Giles has cemented his place in Wrexham folklore, scoring a late equaliser against Aston Villa at the tender age of just 17 before oing on to score the first goal in the shootout and setting us up for a memorable FA Cup victory

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Wrexham 3-1 Oxford United
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Milns, Smith (Thorne 65), Crookes, Munday (Westwood 65), Roberts, Giles
A brilliant attacking performance gave us a solid 3-1 victory at home to Oxford as we start to revers our poor form. Mark Giles was excellent today, with 2 goals and 1 assist.

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Wrexham 4-0 Leyton Orient
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith (Hunt 64), Crookes (Milns 54), Munday, Roberts, Giles (Kelly 64)
Sometime we have these games where everything just, clicks. Today was one of those games. We made Leyton Orient look like amateurs and abosultely battered the, smashing in 4 goals in the process

FA CUP FOURTH ROUND
Wrexham 1-2 Nottingham Forest
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry (Brougham 66), Peters, Milns, Smith (Thorne 71), Crookes, Westwood, Roberts, Giles
We played magnificently and were unlucky to lose today, we probably deserved at least a draw but Forest's quality shone through, with England international Nicky Reed scoring the winner

LEAGUE TABLE
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A fairly poor month despite the performances in the FA Cup​
 
FEBRUARY
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No more cup distractions, just the league. Can we secure the playoffs?

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Bury 2-1 Wrexham
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Kemp, Berks, Walsh, Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith, Crookes (Milns 59), Munday, Roberts, Giles (Kelly 59)
We ween't good enough today as playoff rivals Bury edged past us at Gigg Lane. We just didn't quite click today, hopefully its only a blip

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Wrexham 0-1 AFC Wimbledon
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Milns, Smith (Huws 59), Crookes, Westwood, Roberts (Kelly 60), Giles
A few of the players signed in the summer window were second choices. Today's opposition are the reason that happened. The Wombles spent big in the summer and have been the only side keeping pace with Sunderland at the top of the league.

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Blackpool 2-2 Wrexham
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin (Moore 65), Curry, Peters, Milns, Smith, Crookes, Westwood, Roberts (Coveney 65), Giles
At last a point! Unfortunately we had to come from behind twice to even get a point against Blackpool. At least we showed character I guess

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Wrexham 3-1 Gillingham
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith, Crookes, Munday, Roberts, Giles (Kelly 56)
Back to winning ways? I certainly hope so! We played Gillingham off the park and went 3-0 up, with their goal only being a late consolation

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Dagenham & Redbridge 1-3 Wrexham
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith (Milns 59), Crookes, Munday (Westwood 66), Coveney, Giles (Kelly 66)
Billy Coveney finally showed why it was such a battle to get him this summer with two brilliantly taken goals to both equalise and take the lead as we comprehensively beat Dagenham away from home. Happy days!

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Wrexham 2-0 Cheltenham Town
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Kemp, Brougham, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith, Crookes (Younghusband 71), Munday, Coveney, Giles (Kelly 71)
Another game, another comprehensive victory, another goal from Billy Coveney! I'm starting to like this

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Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Wrexham
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Kemp, Halpin, Curry, Berks, Peters, Thorne, Smith (Milns 64), Crookes, Munday, Coveney, Giles (Kelly 59)
Another goal from Billy Coveney couldn't stop the rest of the team imploding as we go from 1-0 up to 3-1 down away to Donny. Very poor.

LEAGUE TABLE
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Not bad, not bad at all...

TOP SCORER:ROBBIE ROBERTS (13 GOALS)​
 
MARCH
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11 games left. Automatic, Playoffs, or nothing at all?

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Wrexham 2-1 Wigan Athletic
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Kemp, Halpin, Berks, Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith, Younghusband, Munday, Coveney, Giles
Wigan deserved to win, but Billy Coveney's top class finishing won the day for us as he bagged a brace against the Latics. Fortunate, but this happens to us all too often

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Luton Town 2-1 Wrexham
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Kemp, Halpin, Brougham, Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith, Berks (Milns 69), Munday, Coveney, Giles (Kelly 69)
We went 2-0 down fairly early and, despite Coveney's goal, we never really looked like fighting back, we really need to improve

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Wrexham 2-1 Morecambe
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith (Milns 63), Younghusband, Munday, Coveney (Roberts 40), Giles
A confident display to banish our recent poor ones. Both Coveney and his replacement scored to give us the victory over Morecambe, their late goal set the cat amongst the pidgeons, but we got through

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Crawley Town 1-0 Wrexham
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith (Milins 60), Crookes, Munday, Roberts, Giles (Kelly 70)
And we're back. We've got to turn this poor form around because it could really effect as we come towards the end of the season

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Wrexham 2-0 Stevenage
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith (Milns 73), Crookes (Younghusband 73), Munday, Roberts, Giles
That's better! Two goals in ten minutes from Mark Giles killed the match as we dominated Stevenage, not allowing them to attack as we execute a perfect professional performance

LEAGUE TABLE
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Automatic or Playoffs? We'll see

TOP SCORER: BILLY COVENEY (15 GOALS)​
 
YOUTH INTAKE
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Not a bad youth intake, there's a couple of players I'm pretty excited about

DYLAN MAXWELL
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This guy has a fair bit of potential and will probably be our backup keeper next season, hopefully he progresses well

IAN BIRD
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Another player with potential, the only downside is that he's an attacking midfielder and we don't pla with one, hopefully we can re-train him​
 
APRIL/MAY
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2 months. 6 games. Let's do this

SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Cambridge United 3-6 Wrexham
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith (Younghusband 56), Crookes, Munday, Coveney, Giles (Kelly 56)
Wow, what a game! 2-0 down in 20 minutes, only to be 3-2 up 25 minutes later! 3 goals in 5 minutes between the 71st and 76th minutes wrapped up the game. Brilliant.

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Wrexham 2-1 Forest Green Rovers
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin (Moore 67), Curry, Peters, Thorne, Smith, Crookes (Younghusband 67), Munday, Coveney, Giles
We were 2-0 up and playing well only for Forest Green to throw a cat among the pidgeons with a goal against the run of play 18 minutes from time. Fortunately we hung on for three valuable points

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Peterborough United 1-2 Wrexham
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Peters (Westwood 37), Thorne, Smith (Younghusband 61), Crookes, Munday, Coveney, Giles
It was a very tight game at London Road decided by a real poacher's finish from Billy Coveney. Unfortunately Carl Peters, who's been key since arriving from Port Talbot in the summer, is out for the rest of the season with a damaged achiles tendon

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Wrexham 1-0 Eastleigh
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Gregory, Thorne, Smith (Younghusband 81), Crookes, Munday (Westwood 61), Coveney, Giles
We really should have scored more here. 1 goal from 20 shots isn't clinical enough, but it was enough to get over the line against a dreadful Eastleigh side

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Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Wrexham
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Gregory, Thorne (Milns 71), Smith, Crookes, Munday, Coveney, Giles
This was a poor game which didn't really get going until the last 10 minutes, when both teams decided to actually go for it, with Bill Coveney bagging what seemed like the winner until Crewe equalised. Could that Coveney goal be very important though?

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We're up! What a season, we'll be in League 1 next season. *Gulp*

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Wrexham 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons
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Kemp, Berks, Halpin, Curry, Gregory, Milns, Huws (Thorne 60), Younghusband, Munday, Coveney, Giles
A huge crowd of over 10,000 came to watch us draw against MK Dons as we finish 3rd in League 2. Brilliant stuff

LEAGUE TABLE
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What a season. Absolutely amazing.

TOP SCORER: BILLY COVENEY (20 GOALS)​
 
EURO 2028 SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT
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The squad for EURO 2028 has been announced, with the party travelling to England soon to try and defend their European title

GOALKEEPERS
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Rikki MorrisWest Ham2887
Ryan RobertsSheffield United273

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DEFENDERS
NAMECLUBAGECAPS (GOALS)
Gareth CookSouthampton2316 (0)
Tom GiggsCardiff2340 (0)
Danny BellamySouthampton2335 (1)
Kyle DaviesLeeds2626 (3)
Robert PughWest Ham2559 (1)
Danny ThompsonCrystal Palace2847 (1)
Jamie McCoubreyLiverpool2837 (2)

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MIDFIELDERS
NAMECLUBAGECAPS (GOALS)
Chris PennockCardiff2236 (4)
Jamie ParryStoke2235 (10)
Dale ThomasStoke2213 (1)
Martin BamfordBournemouth2319 (7)
Adam FelgateCardiff2453 (2)
Kieron SellickCardiff172 (0)
Mitchell GrantCardiff2685 (12)
Gary LloydLeeds2749 (16)
Oliver O'LearySwansea269 (1)

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ATTACKERS
NAMECLUBAGECAPS (GOALS)
Tyler RobertsSwansea2966 (42)
Joe FeeleyAberdeen225 (6)
Stephen Al-WadiCardiff2412 (4)
Jamie ThomasHull3135 (39)

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EURO 2028 GROUP STAGE
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We've been given a decent group featuring Denmark, Turkey and Italy. Let's do this.

MATCHDAY 1
Norway 0-3 Wales
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Morris, Pugh, Giggs, Davies, Cook, Grant (McCoubrey 65), Felgate, Lloyd, Pennock (D.Thomas 75), Parry, T.Roberts (Feeley 53)
The perfect start to our campaign as we destroy Norway at Elland Road. Heroes of previous campaigns Tyler Roberts and Gary Lloyd got us going, only for a new hero to end the rout, with Joe Feeley scoring his 7th international goal

MATCHDAY 2
Wales 3-0 Turkey
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Morris, Pugh, Giggs, Bellamy, Cook, Grant, Felgate (O'Leary 84), Lloyd (Bamford 61), Pennock, Parry (Sellick 61), Feeley
3 goalscorers, all of whom played under me at Cardiff. Another top performance as we roll on in this competition

MATCHDAY 3
Wales 1-0 Italy
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Morris, Pugh, Bellamy, Davies, Thompson, McCoubrey, Felgate, O'Leary (Grant 65), Lloyd, Parry, Al-Wadi (Feeley 45)
An early goal from Gary Lloyd was another for us to beat Italy and to finish our group stage campaign with a 100% record

LEAGUE TABLE
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100% record. Top of the group. Happy days​
 
EURO 2028 KNOCKOUT STAGES
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Top of the group so an easier draw. Theoretically.

SECOND ROUND
Denmark 0-4 Wales
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Morris, Pugh, Giggs, Davies (Bellamy 65), Cook, Grant (McCoubrey 65), O'Leary, Bamford, D.Thomas, Parry (Sellick 65), T.Roberts
A top quality performance as a slightly rotated side hammered Denmark 4-0 at Old Trafford. This is a real statement of intent. Tyler Roberts is closing in on 50 goals for Wales. Can he get there in this campaign?

QUARTER FINAL
Wales 1-0 France
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Morris, Pugh, Giggs, Davies, Cook, Grant, Felgate (O'Leary 82), Pennock (McCoubrey 82), Bamford (Lloyd 63), Parry, T.Roberts
A very impressive performance at Wembley has put us into the semi final here we'll play... England. That is going to be huge. We played incredibly well today, nullifying France before hitting them on the counter, can we do it again?​
 
EURO 2028 SEMI FINAL
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WALES V ENGLAND
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Two old enemies face off at Old Trafford as they aim to reach the Euro 2028 final

Managers Pre-Game
Laurent Blanc (England Manager)-Owain Glyndwr, Aneurin Bevan, Tom Jones, Nessa from Gavin & Stacey, your boys are gonna take one **** of a beating
Matthew Hawkins (Wales Manager)-We've won this before, we can do it again

LINEUPS
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Wales go for the 4-5-1 which has served them well in the past while England opt for a defensive 4-4-f******-2

KICK-OFF
5th Minute-Bennett, inside to Sterling, he turns his man and lays the ball off for SPICE!!! 1-0!
14th Minute-Parry stands over the free-kick, he whips it in, its claered but ere's Parry again, he takes it forward.. hits it!!! WHAT A GOAL! Its 1-1!
18th Minute-Parry takes the corner, he plays to the near post for BELLAMY!!! 2-1!!!
39th Minute-Its played forward to Stabb, he plays a good ball out wide to Sterling, back to Stabb, he hits it! Saved!

HALF-TIME
Wales 2-1 England
Wales hold a deserved lead at the break

SECOND-HALF
59th Minute-Joshua Muntari replaces Steve Marlow for England
64th Minute-Dunmore plays it forwad, intercepted b Bamford, he beats his man, whips in a cross, Grant hits it! Saved. Parry! Saved again!
65th Minute-Teddy Swaine replaces Tom Stabb for England
68th Minute-Brown, forward to Sterling, inside to Swaine, he plays around the corner for Stabb! Great save Morris. Swaine! Saved again!
70th Minute-Double change for Wales as Robert Pugh replaces Mitchell Grant and Gary Lloyd replaces Martin Bamford
71st Minute-Greg Dale replaces Jon Rowley for England
79th Minute-Dale, forward to Brown, to Spice, Muntari makes an excellent run, hes beaten his man, he hits it.. OFF THE BAR!!!
80th Minute-Oliver O'Leary replaces Adam Felgate for Wales
89th Minute-Pennock loses it in midfield and England can break, its Sterling, to Swaine he hits from range! What a waste.

FULL-TIME
Wales 2-1 England
Wales hold on for a memorable victory

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EURO 2028 FINAL
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ITALY V WALES
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Italy will be trying to win their first European Championship since 1968 today, while Wales will be trying to retain their title

ROUTE TO THE FINAL

ITALYWALES
MD12-0 v. Turkey3-0 v. Norway
MD22-0 v. Norway3-0 v. Turkey
MD30-1 v. Wales1-0 v. Italy
GROUP FINISH2nd1st
SR3-1 v. Poland4-0 v. Denmark
QF2-2 (2-1 on Pens) v. Germany1-0 v. France
SF3-1 v. Spain2-1 v. England
Both Italy and Wales have had challenging routes to the final, who will come out on top?

LINEUPS
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Italy use a defensive 4-2-3-1 whilst Wales go with the 4-5-1 they used to beat Italy earlier in the competition

KICK-OFF
40th Minute-Kuen gets the ball in midfield, plays a good ball out wide for Bonacci, he checks back and plays it inside to Marchese, he looks up, plays a wonderful ball to the back post for FLORENZI!!!!! 1-0 TO ITALY!
41st Minute-Grant stands over the free kick, he floats it towrds the back post, its met by DALE THOMAS ON THE VOLLEY!!!!! 1-1!!! Wales peg Italy back immediately!!!

HALF-TIME
Italy 1-1 Wales
A frantic finish to the half means we go in at 1-1
SUBS: Domenico Berardi replaces Patricio Marchese for Italy. Wales remain unchanged.

SECOND HALF
55th Minute-Cook, to Grant, he plays a wonderful cross field pass for Parry, he gets it in towards LLOYD!! What a save from Donnarumma!
56th Minute-Thomas picks the ball up in midfield, plays the ball towards Parry, he skips past Arrigoni taken down by Rugani and the referee points to the spot!
56th Minute-Andrea Mariani replaces Andrea Simonato for Italy
57th Minute-Tyler Roberts has the chance to put Wales in the lead... AND HE DOES! 2-1!
57th Minute-Marco Verratti replaces Daniele Rugani for Italy
59th Minute-Verratti's corner is cleared but it comes back to hime, he whips it in, brought down by Berardi, hits it! Blocked by Lloyd and cleared by Grant!
62nd Minute-Danny Thompson replaces Mitchell Grant for Wales
65th Minute-Wales seem happy to defend now as Cook trudges over to take the throw in, he throws it to Dale Thomas, he turns and looks u- THAT IS A HORROR TACKLE FROM VERRATTI AND HE'S GOT TO GO.. AND HE DOES!!! Italy have imploded!
72nd Minute-Joe Feeley replaces Gary Lloyd for Wales

FULL-TIME
Italy 1-2 Wales
Wales lift their second European Championship

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ROBINS RAID NEWPORT
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Recently promoted Wrexham have shown their long-term vision as they splash £45,000 on three players from fellow Welsh side Newport County

The Robins, who are now tied for the honour of being the second highest Welsh club following Swansea's relegation to League 1, have returned from Newport with their brightest prospects. So, who are they?

The most expensive of the trio was Matthew Brown, who cost £16,000 and can play anywhere on the right hand side of the pitch.

Primarily a defensive player, the youngster can play at right back, right midfield, right wing and, crucially, right wing-back, a position Wrexham are thought to be looking to experiment with this season
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The second most expensive signing was that of Kris Parry, a striker who is natural as both an Advanced Forward and Target Man, two roles Robins utilise in their 3-5-2 formation

17 year old Parry has plenty to live up to, with all 4 first team strikers signed by Hawkins bagging at least 10 goals last season
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The least expensive signing was that of Blake Harling, who joined from the Exiles for a fee of £14,000

Harling, a goalkeeper, will do battle with local lad Dylan Maxwell as the Robins' "Keeper of Tomorrow"
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PRE-CONTRACT SIGNINGS ARRIVE
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The eight players we had agreed to sign for us for free on the expiration of their contracts have finally arrived. Lets meet the lucky guys.

ROB SHEPHERD - CENTRAL MIDFIELDER - SIGNED FROM MORTON
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24 year old Rob Shepherd has had a lot of potential for a long time but just hasn't been able to meet it despite appearing for a variety of clubs (Liverpool, Bournemouth and Morton). Hopefully he'll meet it here.

IAN DAY - CENTRAL DEFENDER - SIGNED FROM EVERTON
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We needed to strengthen defensively and Ian Day fits the ball. He's good, he's young and hes cheap. I'm surprised Everton let him go to be honest

NEIL MASON - CENTRAL DEFENDER - SIGNED FROM SWINDON
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Another good, young, cheap defender to bolster our defensive options

DANNY L'ANSON - WING BACK - SIGNED FROM IPSWICH
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We've been toying with using wing backs and that's why we signed Danny, just in case the 3-5-2 doesn't work and we have to change things

DAN DAVIES - WINGER/MIDFIELDER - SIGNED FROM BALA
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He's good, young and cheap. He's done well for Bala since joining them from Cardiff on a free 2 years ago and I feel he could definitely do a job for us

STEPHEN BRENNAN - CENTRAL MIDFIELDER - SIGNED FROM TNS
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Stephen cost us £3,000 but it was only compensation and we agreed the deal months ago so he counts. He;s gt bags of potential and will hopefully fulfil it here

JESUS ZAMORA - CENTRAL MIDFIELDER - SIGNED FROM MANCHESTER UNITED
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The sky's the limit for this kid if he progresses in the way my staff are telling me he should. He could easily become a Premier League player in the future. Watch this space

JUAN MANUEL - DEFENDER - SIGNED FROM ADARVE
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Last but not least is defender Juan Manuel. This guy can play anywhere in defence and has loads of potential.​
 
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WREXHAM SIGN WELSH TRIO ON LOAN
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Wrexham have today announced the loan signings of three players, of which two were at Wrexham last season

The first signing announced was that of striker Mark Giles, who's rejoined the Robins following a successful season last season, scoring 14 league goals and 16 in all competitions

The Wales Under-21 striker, who's scored 1 goal in 7 Under-21 appearances, became Wrexham's youngest ever goalscorer with his goal against Cheltenham Town last season, scoring at the age of just 17 years and 149 days old
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The second signing announced was that of Ryan Smith, who's rejoined Wrexham after an impressive season with the club last season

Wales international Smith, 20, made 39 league appearances for Wrexham last season, and, with his contract at Swansea expiring at the end of the season, is said to be considering making Wrexham his permanent home
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The final signing announced was that of 20 year old Wales international David Rogers, who's joined Wrexham on loan from Southampton until the end of the season

Rogers, 20, spent part of last season on loan at Rochdale in the Vanarama Conference, making just 4 appearances in an injury-hit season
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ROBINS SPLASH CASH
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Wrexham have spent a total of £380,000 on three players as Hawkins finally spends money on his squad

The first and most expensive signing was that of midfielder David Walker from York City for a fee of £190,000

Walker, 23, joined York last season following the expiration of his contract at Fulham and impressed at the Conference club, scoring 11 goals and bagging 12 assists in 39 league appearances for the Minstermen. He also won 7 Man of the Match awards and the York City Supporters' Player of the Season Award

Walker describes himself as a "box-to-box midfielder", a role that was filled poorly last season as Wrexham lacked a specialist
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The second signing announced was that of goalkeeper Karl Hodges, who's joined the club from Aberdeen for £140,000

23 year old Hodges has had an up-and-down career, making 3 Premier League appearances with boyhood club Bournemouth and keeping two clean sheets before being loaned out to League 1 clubs QPR and Mansfield before being released and joining Aberdeen

Wrexham have been lacking a goalkeeper since the expiration of Alfie Kemp's loan contract and, with Maxwell and Harling being too young and Marshall Hunt obviously being judged as not good enough, Wrexham had to act
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The final signing announced was that of centre back Brendan Lynch, who's joined the club from Cambridge United for £50,000

The Northern Irishman, who has been capped at Under-21 level, has had a varied career since leaving League of Ireland club Derry City, impressing at League 1 Colchester before taking a step down and joining Cambridge last season

He's made 169 league appearances throughout his career and is hoping to add to that with Wrexham
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CLEAROUT AT WREXHAM
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Five players have left Wrexham for fees this summer, who are they?

NAMESOLD TOFEE
Greg BerksSt.Johnstone£120,000
Gary ThorneOldham£90,000
Craig HuntKiddeminster£22,000
Derek HoldenEbbslfeet£16,000
Adam CurryMorton£9,500

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WREXHAM SIGN WORLD CUP WINNER
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[FONT=&quot]Wrexham have today announced the signing of World Cup winning midfielder Mario Gotze on a free transfer[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Gotze, 36, has joined the Robins on a one year deal following the expiration of is contract at Coventry[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]The European Golden Boy winner, who's enjoyed an illustrious career, is said to be looking forward to his time at Wrexham[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Gotze has had huge success throughout his career, winning 28 competitions and gaining vast experience[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Gotze began his career at Borussia Dortmund, making 83 appearances and scoring 22 goals for the Bundesliga club, winning 2 Bundesliga titles and 1 German Cup during his time there[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Gotze then joined Bayern Munich for £31m in 2013 and went on to make 264 league appearances and scoring 68 goals for the Bavarians. Gotze won 20 competitions whilst at Bayern, including 7 Bundesliga titles, 4 German Cups, 7 German Super Cups and 1 Club World Championship[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Gotze then moved on to Arsenal for £6m, making 19 league appearances and scoring 3 league goals for the Gunners as well as lifting the League Cup and a Champions League before moving on to Stuttgart and then Coventry
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