With My Little Pick and Shovel - A Cardiff City Story

SQUAD REPORT
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Now that we're about to embark on our first season in the Championship, I thought it would be a good time to go through the squad

GOALKEEPERS
1.Karl Hodges
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Undisputed number 1 keeper Karl Hodges joined us from Aberdeen 2 years ago and is a solid goalkeeper in the Football League. He's the only keeper in the first team squad but we have backup ready in the reserves

FULL BACKS
2.Ray Bloom
3.Lewis Richards
12.Will Powell
17.Richard Peake
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We have two very good full backs for this level in Richards and Bloom as well as two solid backups in Richard Peake and Will Powell, who can also play centre back. Richards and Bloom are both capable going forward as they proved last season and I hope they are as effective this time around

CENTRE BACKS
4.David Rogers
5.Brendan Lynch
16.Ian Day
34.Alekos Montesantos
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We have, in my opinion anyway, the perfect blend at centre back in our squad. Two good players at this level, a dependable backup and an up an coming player who looks set to be a superstar. We also have left footers and two right footers to improve the balance and ensure that an injury to Lynch doesn't leave us screwed in the left centre back slot

MIDFIELDERS
6.David Walker
8.Ryan Smith
15.Terry James
33.Stephen Hopkins
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A decent midfield with my only concern being a lack of depth in the box-to-box role. We only have David Walker who can play there naturally but David Rogers can play there which eases my concerns. Terry James is a coup and his experience is invaluable while Stephen Hopkins is just good to have around

WINGERS
7.Willie King
13.Niall Higton
14.Ceri Lacey
30.Carl Peters
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A solid selection of wingers and we have good depth on both flanks. Lacey and Peters have experience beyond their years whilst Higton and King have the rawness and youthful exuberance to be a real handful at this level. King will usually start on the right as Peters is barely a League 2 winger (Although he somehow managed 25 goals and 20 assists across 75 appearances in League 1) while there will be plenty of competition on the left

ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS
10.Jose Maria Martinez
Ollie Robson
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Its a bit of a shame that Robson will miss most of the start of the season through injury as he was sensational last season when he racked up 13 assists and won 12 Man of the Match awards. At least it means Martinez will have to hit the ground running if we want a good start

ATTACKERS
9.Mark Giles
11.Phillip Osbourne
18.Harry Kane
31.Billy Coveney
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Now this is where the squad really shines. We have a Wales international who's scored 52 league goals in 115 league games for Wrexham in Mark Giles. Last season's League 1 top scorer with 33 goals and Wales international Phillip Osbourne. England's all time record goalscorer with 91 in Harry Kane and fan's favourite Billy Coveney who's scored 47 goals in 98 games for Wrexham​
 
AUGUST
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Our first month in the Championship, my first month in the Championship for about 13 years and there are some HUGE teams in this division, here we go....

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Wrexham 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 76), Peters (King 57), Martinez, Higton, Giles (Osbourne 76)
I said that, with Ollie Robson out injured, Jose Maria Martinez had to hit the ground running and he certainly did that! A goal within 8 minutes of his debut sent this North Walian town into ecstasy as we win our first game in the second tier since 1982

LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND
Wrexham 1-1 Oldham Athletic
Oldham win 4-2 on Penalties
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Hodges, Brown, Rogers, Montesantos, Richards, Walker, Hopkins (Smith 45), King, Martinez, Lacey, Osbourne
My incredible record of getting knocked out in the first round of the League Cup continues as we succumb to a poor loss to a poor side

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Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith, King, Martinez (Osbourne 72), Lacey (Higton 62), Giles
We played very well today but just couldn't get any shots on target. A decent performance and if we continue with these we'll stay up. Nice to see Nathan Claudon again, remember him?

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Wrexham 1-1 Norwich City
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Hopkins, Peters, Martinez (Powell 57 [Brown 90]), Lacey, Giles (Osbourne 68)
My fault we didn't win today. 1-0 up and doing well and I bottled it, meddled with the system, dropped deep and were lucky to escape with a point

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Aston Villa 1-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James (Smith 58), King, Martinez (Osbourne 76), Lacey, Giles
I told you there were some huge clubs in this division and we visited one here as we played at the newly built 30,000 capacity George Ramsay Stadium. We grabbed all three points via a certain Mr. Giles.

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Wrexham 3-2 Crystal Palace
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James (Smith 72), King, Martinez (Coveney 76), Lacey, Giles (Osbourne 45)
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA BILLY COVENEY, COVENEY, BILLY COVENEY!!!! Boy-wonder Billy Coveney does it again as he puts Palace to the sword, scoring a brace in his first ever Championship game. Phillip Osbourne also scored his first ever Wrexham goal today

LEAGUE TABLE
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A very promising start to the season, well done lads.​
 
SEPTEMBER
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A decent August, will it be followed by a decent September?

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Middlesbrough 1-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch (Montesantos 79), Richards, Walker, James, Peters, Martinez, Lacey (Higton 55), Giles (Kane 59)
Another new stadium! Boro have left the Riverside after just 29 seasons there. The Middlesbrough Stadium is nice, especially when its full of jubilant Welshman following a crushing, 2-1 victory!

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Wrexham 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker (Smith 67), James, Peters, Martinez (Coveney 67), Lacey, Giles (Day 86)
We got absolutely battered but we held strong, hold our luck and hit Wolves on the break with Carl Peters, yes the man I described as "barely a League 2 winger" scoring the winner

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Luton Town 3-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Peters, Martinez (Coveney 63), Lacey (Higton 80), Giles
Very disappointing. To dominate, concede two goals in two minutes before half-time, come back but then lose our concentration and lose 3-2 is absolutely disgraceful

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Bradford City 1-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James, Peters, Martinez, Lacey, Giles (Coveney 53)
Another dominant performance but no points against a team we really should be beating. Shame.

LEAGUE TABLE
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Still a decent start​
 
OCTOBER
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We have some huge teams coming up this month, how will we get on?

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Wrexham 2-2 Everton
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James (Smith 69), Peters, Martinez (Coveney 58), Lacey, Giles (Osborune 79)
A solid performance against a HUGE club who really should be in the Premier League. To take the lead, go behind and then equalise against such a huge club shows great character.

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Burnley 1-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James (Smith 68), Peters, Martinez, Lacey (Higton 68), Giles
We fell behind early on but soon put that behind us and took the lead just over 20 minutes after falling behind. After that we stood strong, dug deep and defended well to take home all three points

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Wrexham 0-1 Sheffield United
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James, Peters, Martinez (Coveney 65), Lacey, Giles (Osbourne 65)
Its never good to lose at home but the Blades are flying at the minute and to keep it to 1-0 was pretty decent. We weren't at all clinical enough tonight, getting just 1 of our 11 shots on target That's not good enough.

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Wrexham 2-0 Barnsley
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell (Day 83), Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Kane 83), King, Martinez, Lacey, Giles
A very good performance bagged us a very nice three points. That combination makes me a very happy manager

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Ipswich Town 2-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James, King (Osbourne 77), Martinez (Coveney 59), Lacey (Smith 77), Giles
We played well but couldn't quite put the ball into the net which was a huge shame. Ipswich took their chances and we didn't, Ipswich showed their experience, we didn't.

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Wrexham 3-2 Swindon Town
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James (Smith 90), King, Martinez, Lacey (Higton 62), Giles
Oh Mark. He's flattered to deceive a few times this season but there was nothing deceptive about his performance here as he put Swindon to the sword, banging in a spectacular hat-trick and getting us the three points

LEAGUE TABLE
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We're doing pretty well

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (9 GOALS)
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NOVEMBER
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A tough month coming up and I'm not optimistic

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Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Day, Richards, Walker, James, King (Higton 58 [Coveney 71]), Martinez, Lacey (Kane 71), Giles
Two breakaway goals from Brighton broke our hearts and saw us fall to a crushing 2-0 defeat to the Seagulls

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Wrexham 0-1 Chesterfield
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James, King (Giles 63), Martinez, Lacey (Coveney 63), Osbourne
That's disappointing

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Reading 0-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James, Peters, Martinez (Kane 78), Lacey, Giles (Osbourne 55)
A very good game that would have goals if either side could finish. Unfortunately neither of us could

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Wrexham 0-1 Bristol City
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James, King, Martinez, Lacey, Osbourne (Giles 69)
Another tight game, this one decided by a dodgy penalty. Huge shame

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Preston North End 2-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James (Smith 69), King, Martinez, Lacey, Giles (Kane 69)
At least we scored. Sure we went behind and lost from a winning position, which is unacceptable but we did take the lead

LEAGUE TABLE
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Ugh

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (9 GOALS)​
 
There won't be any updates from tomorrow until about a week Thursday because I'm away, I'm carrying on this story until around December because, why not?
 
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DECEMBER
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We have three tough away games in a row this month and I'd be happy picking up 3 points from those 3

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Wrexham 3-1 Huddersfield Town
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers (Powell 84), Lynch, Richards, Walker, James, Smith (Robson 58), Martinez (Hopkins 84), Osbourne, Giles
A quality goal from Jose Martinez provided a delicious filling to Mark Giles' brace of goals. We played well, kept the ball and picked up all three points. Lovely.

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Fleetwood Town 0-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 65), James, Martinez (Robson 65), Osbourne, Giles (Powell 81)
My 1,000th game in management took me to... Wigan, where we continued our decent start to the month with a solid 2-0 victory in the rain, with Phillip Osbourne bagging two assists and the man of the match award

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Liverpool 4-4 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch (Day 62), Richards, Walker, James, King, Martinez, Lacey, Giles (Osbourne 62)
Wow! Two nearby teams (geographically) served up an absolute classic here at Anfield as we share the spoils in an epic encounter. To come from behind 3 times is pretty impressive but to come from 2 goals down with last than 10 minutes to go at Anfield is exceptional an that's exactly what we did. We had the chances to win and on another day it could have 7-4 to Wrexham

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Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 63), King, Martinez (Robson 75), Lacey, Giles (Osbourne 36)
The third leg of our three away games ended with a draw at another historic stadium as we visited Ewood Park and nicked a point to continue our unbeaten December

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Wrexham 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith, Martinez (Hopkins 69), Robson, Osbourne, Giles
A very poor game was settled by the only bit of quality on show as Mark Giles scored a late tap in following a wonderful passing move

LEAGUE TABLE
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Good.

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (13 GOALS)​
 
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ROBINS BRING IN IRISH TRIO
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Wrexham have today announced the signing of three players for a total of around £170,000

All three players have joined Wrexham from the Emerald Isle and arrived in Holyhead yesterday ahead of their medicals and announcement, so who are they?

The first announced was the least expensive signing, that of defender Colm Kavanagh, who has joined Wrexham from Dundalk for £4,000

The 18 year old spent three seasons at Oriel Park, making 2 appearances for Dundalk as well as winning a cap at Under 19 level for Ireland

The youngster can play anywhere across the back line and could prove to be a vital asset in the future
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The second signing announced was the signing of Gerard Kelly, who's joined Wrexham from Derry City for £13,750

Defensive midfielder Kelly, 18, has been touted as a "future Roy Keane" by the Irish press since his debut for Ireland Under-21s at the age of 17

Northern Ireland born Kelly has already made 37 senior appearances in the Irish Premier Division and looks a promising prospect
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Last but certainly not least is Lee Callaghan, who has joined Wrexham for the huge fee of £150,000

Callaghan, 17, has joined Wrexham from Dundalk following just one full season, in which he made 3 league appearances, scoring once

Callaghan, who made his senior debut in the Irish League Cup final, also has 3 Under 21 caps, making his debut against the Netherlands and the age of just 17
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WREXHAM SIGN LOAN STARS
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Wrexham have today announced the signing of two loan players, who have joined the Robins until the end of the season

The duo have both come from Premier League clubs and have come in to bolster the squad at the Racecourse

The first signed was Mike Salt, who's joined the Robins on loan from Leeds United until the end of the season

Salt, 18, can play in both central midfield and in behind the striker and has been brought in to provide backup in those spots
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The second signing was that of Matt Jenkins, who has come in from Bournemouth until the end of the season

Jenkins, like Salt, can play in both central midfield and in behind the striker and has been brought in to bolster those areas

Jenkins, 21, has never made an appearance for Bournemouth despite joining from Bolton for £575,000 back in 2028, instead making a handful of appearances at Blackpool, Crawley, Port Vale, Peterborough and Colchester United
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ROBINS BOLSTER ATTACK
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As the transfer window draws to a close, Wrexham have started to spend money on their first team as they bring in two strikers for a combined fee of £145,000

The first brought in was Danan Eaden, who has joined Wrexham from Plymouth Argyle for £60,000

Eaden, 23, has been brought in to provide backup following Billy Coveney's loan move to AFC Wimbledon and the retirement of Harry Kane, who has moved onto the backroom staff at Wrexham

English striker Eaden started his career at Chelsea before joining Plymouth following his release in 2029
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The second striker brought in was Laurence Ward, who has joined Wrexham from Hibernian for £95,000

27 year old Englishman Ward, who started his career at Arsenal, has also been signed to act as backup

The Sidcup born striker has had a varied career, turning out in all four divisions in the Football League as well as the Conference National, playing for Arsenal, Brighton, Bury and Kiddeminster, before finding home in Scotland with Hibernian, where the target man scored 28 goals in 111 appearances
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JANUARY
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The FA Cup rears its head once more and I am excited

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Norwich City 1-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Peake, Hopkins, James, Walker (Smith 62), Martinez (Kane 62), Osbourne, Giles
We scored straight from kick-off and then scored straight after Norwich's equaliser. Efficient.

FA CUP THIRD ROUND
Wrexham 1-0 AFC Bournemouth
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Peake, Walker (Powell 75), Smith, James (Hopkins 57), Martinez (Kane 57), Osbourne, Giles
We defended well and attacked efficiently, leading to another 1 goal win and another win in the FA Cup. Loving it.

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Wrexham 0-1 Aston Villa
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Smith, James, Walker, Robson, Osbourne, Giles
Villa were more efficient than us and that upsets me

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Crystal Palace 0-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Salt 72), James, Martinez (Kane 62), Osbourne, Giles
Two goals in five minutes pleased me. We played well and could/should have scored more but unfortunately it wasn't to be and Palace offered nothing except the two "harsh" penalties that were comfortably saved by Karl Hodges

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Wrexham 1-2 Middlesbrough
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James (Hopkins 79), Salt, Martinez (Robson 66), Osbourne, Giles
We dominated possession, had more shots and generally deserved all three points but Joe Feeley decided it wasn't to be as he scored with the last kick of the game to grab all three points for Boro

LEAGUE TABLE
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What a great first Championship season we're having

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (14 GOALS)
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FEBRUARY
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The squad is set as we enter the final stages of an interesting season

FA CUP FOURTH ROUND
Preston North End 0-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James, Salt, Martinez, Osbourne (Eaden 67), Giles
A solid victory over Championship strugglers Preston puts us into the next round where we will play... Arsenal.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Salt, James (King 64), Martinez (Powell 80), Osbourne, Giles
We fell behind to bottom of the table Wolves and I feared the worst. Fortunately our quality shone through as Wales internationals Giles and Osbourne fired us to a battling victory

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Wrexham 0-2 Luton Town
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James (Salt 69), Jenkins, Martinez (King 69), Osbourne, Giles
We dominated possession but just couldn't create anything as Luton took the few chances they created and took home all three points

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Sheffield United 5-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Jenkins (Walker 61), James, King, Martinez, Lacey, Giles
Well that's embarrassing. We matched Sheffield United today and I'm really not sure how they scored five as the 4-2-3-1 got a run out

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Wrexham 1-1 Bradford City
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Salt, James, Walker (Jenkins 61), Martinez, Osbourne, Giles
When things aren't going your way....

FA CUP FIFTH ROUND
Arsenal 10-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Salt, James 34, King, Martinez (Walker 70), Lacey, Giles
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Everton 1-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Jenkins, Salt (Hopkins 62), Walker, Martinez, Osbourne, Giles
I'm still embarrassed

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Horrendous

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (18 GOALS)​
 
MARCH
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We remain red-faced following our trip to the Emirates last month, will it have a huge effect on our season?

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Wrexham 0-1 Burnley
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James, Jenkins, Martinez (Robson 60), Osbourne, Giles
A dodgy penalty is all that separated us and the league leaders and I'm pretty happy with that

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Barnsley 2-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James (Salt 68), Jenkins, Martinez, Osbourne, Giles (Ward 3)
Mark Giles injured himself playing Osbourne in and that more or less summed up the match for us as we dominated the ball but failed to capitalise on this. 63% possession but a draw, poor.

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Wrexham 2-2 Ipswich Town
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, James (Jenkins 66), Salt, Martinez (Robson 66), Osbourne, Ward
I feel sorry for the Ipswich fans who came all the way from East Anglia to see their side lose a two goal lead in 2 minutes with just 5 minutes left. Poor guys.

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Swindon Town 1-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Powell, Richards, Salt, James, Walker, Martinez, Osbourne, Ward
A very tight game and a draw was a fair result. To lose the lead in the last ten minutes is a shame but it was fair

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Wrexham 0-4 Brighton and Hove Albion
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Salt, Jenkins, Martinez (King 66), Osbourne (Eaden 19), Ward
They battered us

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Chesterfield 1-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Salt (Smith 76), Jenkins, Martinez, Martinez, Coveney, Ward (Eaden 76)
Our injury crisis has led me to recalling Billy Coveney from Wimbledon and we saw a slight improvement (i.e. we conceded less than four)

LEAGUE TABLE
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Whats happened?

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (18 GOALS)​
 
APRIL/MAY
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I just want this season to end

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Wrexham 0-1 Reading
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Salt, Jenkins, Martinez, Eaden (Coveney 59), Ward
A game we deserved to win that we lost, pretty much sums up the second half of our season

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Bristol City 0-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, James, Salt, Walker (Jenkins 81), Martinez (Robson 73), Coveney, Ward
WE WON A GAME, WE WON A GAME, WE WON A GAME, WE WON A GAME, WE WON A GAME

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Wrexham 0-1 Preston North End
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, James, Salt, Walker, Martinez, Giles, Ward (Coveney 55)
****'s sake

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Huddersfield Town 1-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, James, Salt, Walker (Jenkins 64), Martinez, Coveney, Giles (Ward 80)
LAURENCE WARD IS MAGIC, HE WEARS A MAGIC HAT AND WHEN HE SIGNED FOR WREXHAM....

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Wrexham 1-2 Fleetwood Town
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, James, Salt, Walker (Jenkins 70), Martinez, Coveney, Giles
We're a disgrace

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Wrexham 0-0 Liverpool
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, James, Salt, Walker, Martinez (Osbourne 67), Giles, Ward
I feel sorry for the guys who have to make the highlights package...

LEAGUE TABLE
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What happened?

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (18 GOALS)​
 
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ROBINS BRING IN FIVE FOR NOTHING
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As the sun breaks at the beginning of the transfer window, Wrexham have announced the arrival of five players on free transfers.

The first signing announced was the signing of centre back David Foster on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract at Manchester United

22 year old Foster, who has been capped at Under 20 level by England, never made a league appearance for United in the 7 seasons he was on their books, instead spending time on loan at Dundee United and Blackpool
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The second player to sign for Wrexham as right back Jamie Fishwick, who has signed a three year deal with the Robins

The 22 year old will be a familiar face to both Robins fans and manager Matthew Hawkins, with Fishwick spending time on loan at Wrexham after Hawkins bought him from Accrington Stanley for £100,000

Things never went to plan for Fishwick at Cardiff following Hawkins' departure from the Cardiff City Stadium as he never managed to make an appearance for the Bluebirds
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Next to join the club was another familiar face, Ceri Lacey, who's joined Wrexham on a two year deal following the expiration of his contract with Huddersfield

Lacey, 23, spent last season with Wrexham on loan from Huddersfield, who'd bought him from boyhood club Swansea for £1.4m just two season previously

The winger has racked up 86 career league appearances across a variety of league as well as 13 Wales Under 21 caps
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Fourth to sign was youngster Shane Fletcher, who has joined Wrexham from Welsh Premier League club Newtown on a free transfer

Fletcher made his Newtown debut aged just 16 in March and went on to make three more for the club, bagging two assists and a Man of the Match award for the historic Welsh club
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Last but not least is another left winger, Antonio, who's joined from Portuguese Second League side Beira-Mar

17 year old left winger Antonio already has a cap for Portugal Under 21s and is held in high regard in his homeland and hopes to impress during his time in Wales
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ROBINS RAID CROATIA
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Over the years, Matthew Hawkins has garnered a reputation for nurturing young talent, having spotted players such as Greig Boyle, Marco Angerschmid, Mitchell Grant and Jamie Parry (to name a few!) at young ages before turning them into world-beaters, so its no wonder that he has started looking for younger talent for his Wrexham team

To do this, Hawkins has turned his attentions to the Adriatic coastal nation of Croatia, the nation his four newest recruits called home before joining Wrexham

The most expensive Wrexham's Adriatic purchases was Adam Buchta, who's arrived at the club for the princely sum of £500,000

Buchta, 17, can play in midfield and just behind the striker and already has 2 caps for the Czech Republic Under 21 side. Buchta has joined the North Walian side from 30 time Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb
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The next signing was a familiar name to Hawkins, David Krejci (No, not that one) arrived at the club for £180,000 from Dinamo Zagreb

Krejci, like Buchta is a Czech Republic Under 21 international, having made 2 appearances and scoring 1 goal for the side

Krejci can play in behind the striker and up front and looks a steal at £180,000
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The next signing was that of Ivica Gabric from NK Lokomotive for £230,000

Gabric, unlike the previous duo, has no youth caps for his country but was still held in high enough regard by Hawkins and his scouts to sign at such a young

Gabric describes himself as a deep lying playmaker in the style of one of Hawkins' former players, Wales international and World Cup winner Adam Felgate
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Last but not least is Ivan Celjak, who's joined the club from Croatian Second League side Sesvete for £40,500

Celjak, who can play on both the left wing and up front, has been capped by Croatia Under 20s and is held in high regard in his homeland
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Also signed these four

JAMIE SMITH FROM BRISTOL ROVERS FOR £60,000
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A very good defensive midfielder with bags of potential. Very determined and I hope he reaches his potential here

OZCAN KARAKAYA FROM PORT VALE FOR £85,000
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A solid prospect who can play in the middle or out wide. Lots of aggression, lots of flair, I like it.

MOHAMMED BOATENG FROM ALL-STARS FOR £100,000
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A very good young player who needs a work permit. Boateng has bags of potential and could be a world beater if he develops properly

TAMER RAMADAN FROM ISMAILY FOR £200,000
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Another brilliant youngster who needs a work permit. Ramadan is currently in Villarreal trying to get one
 
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FACCIN JOINS ROMA
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BBC Sport can confirm the transfer of Italian midfielder Fabio Faccin from the Racecourse Ground to the Stadio Olimpico following statements from both Wrexham and Italian giants AS Roma

The Italian Under 21 international has joined the Giallorossi for a fee believed to be £2.1m, one of the highest fees ever received by Wrexham

The deal has caused controversy however as it is believed that the Wrexham board went over the head of manager Matthew Hawkins when agreeing to sell, with sources detailing that Hawkins was busy negotiating with a deal with West Ham fr Faccin worth £2.5m with a 50% sell on clause when news came through that Faccin was on his way to Rome

Faccin joined Wrexham from Italian amateur side Renato Curi Angolana just a year ago and was believed to have a bright future ahead of him at the Racecourse
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ROBINS SIGN CARDIFF DUO

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Wrexham manager Matthew Hawkins took the trip down the A470 to his hometown of Cardiff and returned with two of his former players to bolster his squad. One on loan and one on a permanent deal.

First up, the permanent one. Wrexham have signed Welsh international goalkeeper Paul Llewelyn from Cardiff City for a fee of £160,000

Llewelyn, 22, had been on Hawkins' radar for some time, with Hawkins making enquiries about the goalkeeper from his first season in charge of Wrexham

The Cardiff born goalkeeper never made an appearance for Cardiff, instead making loan appearances for Bristol Rovers, Grimsby, Bury, Wolves and Reading
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And the second signing was that of a VERY familiar face as Mark Giles returns to Wrexham for his FIFTH loan spell with the club

Giles, 21, has made 155 league appearances for Wrexham, scoring 70 goals across League 1, League 2 and the Championship

Giles has developed an affinity for the North Walian side, with the 7 time Wales international remarking that it is "his dream" to see the Robins play in the Premier League

Wrexham will be paying a percentage of his wages as well as a monthly fee
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WREXHAM SIGN HUGHES
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Wrexham have joined in the deadline day spirit, completing one deal as they take advantage of their last chance to strengthen their squad

Wrexham have signed Mark Hughes on a two year deal from Swindon for £66,000

28 year old left winger Hughes has had a strange career, playing in Wales, England and Scotland before joining Wrexham.

Hughes started life at Haverfordwest, where he made 17 appearances before joining TNS, where he made 51 appearances, lifting the Welsh Premier League on three occasions

Then came his big break at League 2 Stevenage, where he spent 7 seasons, making 256 appearances before he joined Hibernian for £215,000 before joining Swindon for £325,000 two years later, where he made just 13 appearances over three seasons
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