Paul Mullin & James McClean show plenty of 'bite' and fight in Wrexham's humbling at Birmingham City

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  • Опубликовано: 7 янв 2025

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  • @elstongunn4485
    @elstongunn4485 3 месяца назад +5

    Wanted to listen to the opposition perspective as a Blues fan, thought most of this was fair. The only point I would make is Brady is heavily involved despite his small shareholding. He speaks to Wagner every day and Davies on a weekly basis. He was on the panel for the managerial interviews and has basically sent his fitness team over to revamp our fitness and recovery. He also made an appearance at a school in South Brum to speak to the kids. I enjoyed the game and occasion, good luck for the rest of the season 🤙🏻

  • @mjg2008121
    @mjg2008121 3 месяца назад +9

    I think we got a little taste of what the Championship will be like. Time to dust ourselves off and use this a great learning opportunity for the future

  • @louisfinnerty4143
    @louisfinnerty4143 3 месяца назад +28

    From a blues fan, i respect tim for his honest view on blues performance and his comments on McLean. You may not know but people died in IRA bombings in Birmingham so flashing an IRA tatto is disrespectful on every level. Also theres just no need for him to constantly get into fights. Anyway good luck for the season.

    • @fearlessindevotion
      @fearlessindevotion  3 месяца назад +3

      Yeah I think many weren't aware of that or conscious of it. So I can see why things threatened to spill over.

    • @fezbob-xu7tc
      @fezbob-xu7tc 3 месяца назад +5

      In what respect is a tattoo that says "Free Derry" an IRA tattoo?

    • @louisfinnerty4143
      @louisfinnerty4143 3 месяца назад

      @@fezbob-xu7tc use Google. Type in is free Derry related to IRA and you'll have your answer

    • @mikehughescq
      @mikehughescq 3 месяца назад +3

      @@fezbob-xu7tcbasic history. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Derry
      I suggest that on this occasion there is no doubt McClean stepped over the line in terms of sensitivity and just basic common sense. It’s the constant danger of trying to walk a line there is simply no need to walk at all. His provocations are not “entertaining”. They are provocations. Trying to argue over the meaning of a tattoo just makes us look more ignorant as a fan base. He is the team captain and this wasn’t an action appropriate to that position. End of story really. It was crass, unnecessary and damaging.

    • @louisfinnerty4143
      @louisfinnerty4143 3 месяца назад +1

      @@mikehughescq exactly this, need more fans to stop praising him and realise the damage it can do to your own team as well. I genuinely wouldn't support a player like that if he played for us. There's Jamie vardy shit housing which is fine, but McLean just takes it up a level.

  • @simonmcconnell8371
    @simonmcconnell8371 3 месяца назад +2

    One game doesn't decide a season. Good luck Wrexham. Keep right on

  • @mjg2008121
    @mjg2008121 3 месяца назад +7

    The newsletter is great. Really enjoying it

  • @sots2843
    @sots2843 3 месяца назад +16

    This defeat was a great situation. It exposed our weaknesses and now we know what we have to address to improve. This defeat will help wrexham grow to new levels.

    • @BruceMcFarling
      @BruceMcFarling 3 месяца назад

      Plus as Birmingham gells, not a lot of teams will be getting a point out of St. Andrews, so the lesson won't cost much in terms of points compared to Wrexham's rivals for the playoff spots.

  • @mikefarough8806
    @mikefarough8806 3 месяца назад +5

    Had the bar set for us early, now the boys know what the target level is

  • @RobertGalvan-s1v
    @RobertGalvan-s1v 3 месяца назад +5

    The realization of one's level is hard but necessary... PS. Fan of the newsletter... always look forward to the read and associated wit.

  • @NickDonellan
    @NickDonellan 3 месяца назад +6

    Hi lads. Tough match yesterday. How we react to this will be key to learning how we will finish this season, imo.

  • @phildavies100
    @phildavies100 3 месяца назад +6

    What happened to Elliot Lee?….games like this he really needs to step up to the plate , but Birmingham is a level above..

  • @davidwilliams7220
    @davidwilliams7220 3 месяца назад +1

    Andy is right chaps, it is as he says it

  • @mikehughescq
    @mikehughescq 3 месяца назад +2

    Like the match, ‘‘twas a podcast of thirds. Thought the initial match analysis was the finest I’d heard you do. Really good. I hadn’t dwelt on the Palmer issue but I think Andy was spot on and his solutuon may be too. Suspect it may wait a game or two longer as SPM clearly not quite match fit and, as per last season, trying a little too hard.
    My only disappointment was not hearing more about the atmosphere at St. Andrew’s. The pre match build up was very good - Mr. Blue Sky on a crystal clear Monday evening for goodness sake :) - but we should acknowledge that from 20 minutes onwards their fans were the best we’ve heard in seasons. I also had a cracking walk back through Digbeth with them and had to resist their determination to buy me a pint. I saw one item tossed (not thrown) from the tier above and frankly it was aimed at an idiot to the left of me who had been looking for it for an hour and finally got what he wanted. Heard some claims post match but Wrexham fans were challenging other Wrexham fans on that and it struck me as just the sort of BS people use after a defeat to try and provoke an issue. Credit also to the stewards and police who were all friendly and helpful. Makes such a difference.
    Some random thoughts:
    - weak point at the back was again O’Connor - gave them free crosses at key moments - but it was compounded by forcing McLean into the team at wing back. Continues to make us look like a one winger team at best and last night it cost a goal.
    - Rathbone was poor/headless again. We looked far better when Cannon came on but it strikes me that we’d have looked just as good much earlier had we started with McClean in the midfield.
    - disappointed to hear the view that Revan looked better than Mendy. Thought both looked great and Mendy brought Lee into the game in a way that neither McClean nor Rathbone had. The last third changes of Revan, Cannon, Mendy and Mullin could have been much more significant if made much earlier.
    - you know I’m not his greatest fan and he probably takes a hit for the first two goals, but, I really didn’t think Arthur could be blamed for the last one. That was just a perfect hit and sometimes you just have to hold your hands up and acknowledge it.
    - yes Birmingham were next level but to an extent they were no better than the first 15 from Bolton. Thd difference was we let Birmingham play whereas at Bolton we made early changes and fixed the issue. Suspect here that 0-1 wrongly papered over the fact we had the same issue.
    - I’m getting increasingly irate at how accessibility is being handled in away games. Fans on crutches and unable to stand located behind two rows of people with no issues who then stand throughout and block the view. Zero consideration from our fans but also clearly some very strange organisational issues.

  • @CryptikConstruct
    @CryptikConstruct 3 месяца назад +4

    Andy G definitely has the pronunciation correct.

  • @hometechUK
    @hometechUK 3 месяца назад +7

    BTW Andrew Gilpin pronounced F1 Alpine correctly.

    • @fezbob-xu7tc
      @fezbob-xu7tc 3 месяца назад +1

      I refuse to acknowledge that he got it right.

    • @Lupin788
      @Lupin788 3 месяца назад

      @@fezbob-xu7tc It's a French F1 organization and "al-peen" is the French pronunciation.

    • @louisfinnerty4143
      @louisfinnerty4143 3 месяца назад

      ​@@fezbob-xu7tcas someone that watches every F1 race it's definitely Alpeen

    • @fezbob-xu7tc
      @fezbob-xu7tc 3 месяца назад

      ​@@Lupin788 I know it's right, I just refuse to acknowledge it 😂

  • @grizlee1719
    @grizlee1719 3 месяца назад +1

    When SPM is fully fit - he starts with Ollie next to him. That's how Parky has designed it and how it works. Ollie is absolutely vital to attacking on set plays and defending against set plays.. Jack is an excellent strength to have off the bench to spell them. Nothing harsh about it. Not ready to concede we lose to BC at home. Learn and grow from the loss. Hope both teams are still bright stars on the stage when they meet again.

  • @XTR985
    @XTR985 3 месяца назад +4

    You could waffle on about this game all day however putting some perspective on it
    The match turned from a L1 match into a massive occasion
    Monday night away, owners, celebrities, Sky TV and social hyping the game up
    I thought the occasion got the better of our well oiled team and looked a little all over the place
    Birmingham came together and rose to the occasion
    As good as Birmingham looked they had 6 shots on target
    Will we meet another team this season that pulls us all over the pitch, make us look that uncomfortable and have that much quality on the pitch to score 3 goals from 6 shots
    Will we bounce back, yes
    Will they look this good and on fire all season, maybe maybe not
    A great season ahead
    Personally I wouldn’t criticise players individual performance as the team was pulled all over the pitch and that simply happens on occasion

  • @BruceMcFarling
    @BruceMcFarling 3 месяца назад +5

    It's "al-PEEN". It's a French company.

  • @curtisevanschicago
    @curtisevanschicago 3 месяца назад +4

    People are hungry for the next meme. Starving even. If Mullin had sneezed on his leg instead, that army of photoshoppers still would have descended. Ymosod di-baid. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @danta2er
    @danta2er 3 месяца назад

    The newsletter is awesome. 28p = 37 cents

  • @grizlee1719
    @grizlee1719 3 месяца назад

    Can fans in the U.S. get the newsletter? I tried to find a link and came up short.

  • @stopgof1
    @stopgof1 3 месяца назад +1

    Can confirm it is pronounced Al-Peen. Unfortunately for Rob & Ryans investment they are very much the Chester of the F1 world

  • @markLawley-g8u
    @markLawley-g8u 3 месяца назад

    Brum fan here, top six for Wrexham no problem.

  • @aled9056
    @aled9056 3 месяца назад +1

    Can’t get onboard with thinking Revan had a decent stint when he came on. He gave the ball away multiple times when he came on and went past his man zero times.

  • @willchannelle4874
    @willchannelle4874 3 месяца назад +2

    It's no surprise they won considering their striker cost nearly as much as the whole Wrexham team, not really a level playing field

    • @ninjaturtle574
      @ninjaturtle574 3 месяца назад +1

      oh cry me a river like Wrexham haven't bought their last two promotions
      Better team won end of the day even down to 10 men you showed little threat

    • @willchannelle4874
      @willchannelle4874 3 месяца назад

      @@ninjaturtle574 who's crying, just stating facts

    • @ninjaturtle574
      @ninjaturtle574 3 месяца назад

      @@willchannelle4874 Nah making excuses for poor showing..banging on about 1 players cost after all its a team game & you just didn't show up after that iffy first goal

    • @willchannelle4874
      @willchannelle4874 3 месяца назад

      Whatever!​@@ninjaturtle574

  • @danielbrown9368
    @danielbrown9368 3 месяца назад +1

    While Birmingham clearly played a level better, it also did not feel like Wrexham could not match them if they played their best, got the right mix of personnel on the field, and maybe a few bounces went their way.

  • @richardscott9973
    @richardscott9973 3 месяца назад

    Failure is nit falling down it is staying down...the next couple of games are important...

  • @chriswintle664
    @chriswintle664 3 месяца назад

    Came to the Racecourse Ground 1987. Linfield the best team in Belfast were playing a European match vs a Finnish team as barred from Windsor Park stadium. Ask the RA man McClean about Linfield. Kro

  • @RobertGalvan-s1v
    @RobertGalvan-s1v 3 месяца назад +1

    What is the next level for the women's Wrexham AFC team? how do they get to the EFL women's equivalent?

    • @LOSTshowfan
      @LOSTshowfan 3 месяца назад +1

      They are at the top level of Welsh football. Next aim is to win the level because that means playing in Champions League. That may be a few years off because Cardiff and Swansea are so far ahead in terms of development.

    • @BruceMcFarling
      @BruceMcFarling 3 месяца назад +1

      @@LOSTshowfan Yes ... one could even say that the next step to be clearly in amidst the top two is to take 2nd or the Cup, and then 1st and qualifying for Europe after that.

    • @RobertGalvan-s1v
      @RobertGalvan-s1v 3 месяца назад

      @@LOSTshowfan why cant they move to women's english league / FA?
      I presume, like the men's league, it is a step up and fully professional... or are there restrictions due to it being a welsh based team?

  • @johnwells2742
    @johnwells2742 3 месяца назад

    Andy is spot on on the F1 Team Aaalpeen. Pronounced correctly. My ❤ Wife Sue; watches every minute of practice/Quali’ 1/2/3 and Finally huge ammounts of replays!!
    Alpine was; the following … a Cadburys fruit and breakfast cereal and Ex- now not sold; Choccy bar, which were pronounced as Tim tried wickedly to change!! Same as the first ever Muesli breakfast cereal! That folks is knowledge 😂😂😂

  • @trekkingalbertosaur8870
    @trekkingalbertosaur8870 3 месяца назад +1

    Get Liam some crisps during the pod, so he doesn't have to snack on his fingers... lol.

  • @viperswhip
    @viperswhip 3 месяца назад

    They were basically beaten by a Championship team. Birmingham is going up almost for sure, they bought a lot of high-skill players.

  • @NOHOPHOTO
    @NOHOPHOTO 3 месяца назад

    It's AL PEEN.
    Along with R&R, Travis Kelce, Pat Mahomes are also investors. Americans first pronunciation is AL PYNE like PINE TREE. Anyway, they all had to learn how to say it too.
    Similar situ to Tim Brady, non-voting shares, marketing figures.

  • @nin_halo
    @nin_halo 3 месяца назад +1

    I watch lots of F1 content, especially on the official F1TV app, and they have always said Alpine like "peen" like a ball peen hammer.

  • @rexwondo5429
    @rexwondo5429 3 месяца назад +2

    Was at the game & when Wrexham scored I thought you were going for the early kill but you seemed to be happy and sit back which was suicidal. Your style needs to change as it won’t work in the championship. Still think you will go up & great support…..

  • @RobertGalvan-s1v
    @RobertGalvan-s1v 3 месяца назад

    different topic... you speak of the dominance of BCFC... last year the end of schedule class of the league was Doncaster.. (and surprised they did not make it thru playoffs) ... why are they not tearing up League Two this year.?

  • @denisecharles6992
    @denisecharles6992 3 месяца назад

    I was sat next to a couple of people who got hit by coins, one person it only just missed his eye. Also liquids- dread to think what! Very hostile hanging over the balcony above.
    We don’t know what was said to him, and the racial slurs to us was bad enough, so dread to think what was said to McClean.
    Birmingham are a classy team, and was good to watch, shame that their fans let them down

    • @mikehughescq
      @mikehughescq 3 месяца назад

      @@denisecharles6992 Fair enough. We saw one incident; no coins etc. but if you did then obviously that’s not great. Presume it was reported as we found the stewards really helpful?

    • @briancorrigan120
      @briancorrigan120 3 месяца назад +1

      I,m a Blues fan,l hope you don.t label all of us like that,-there are always idiots with every club,-l thought the Wrexham fans were great,KRO

  • @katiemckinney8332
    @katiemckinney8332 3 месяца назад

    I agree about the McClean perspective. I noticed last season just who he goes to hug or celebrate with. He has a fully different celebration with someone he sees as a peer than one he might feel as a leader of them. He is a great leader of the team, clearly, even if he has an edgy vibe with some situations. If you watch his body language you can tell he is such a leader and mentor in his own right.

  • @clj.4874
    @clj.4874 3 месяца назад

    100 percent it would work mulls and marriott, problem it would go against parky's thought process that we need a more physical threat, so i dont think we will see that combination. If we dont , mullin has to start ahead of marriott. Also last night night our midfield was over run, as our wingbacks were constantly on the back foot and hardly crossed the opposition half. When we playing the set up we are, the wingbacks have to get forward more , or our midfield 3 are in trouble.

  • @davidwilliams7220
    @davidwilliams7220 3 месяца назад

    Until Arthurs ricket, think we were playing well

  • @johnmorgan784
    @johnmorgan784 3 месяца назад +2

    Birmingham fans quiet till they scored, are you serious, Wrexham totally balled off the park till the sending off, and offered very little after that, the way Birmingham now play under Chris Davies has teams blowing out of there arses by 60 minutes and Wrexham were no different, they have a tremendous squad they currently have 4 or 5 players out who would get into most Championship teams, listening to the pod it's obvious Mullins is a massive miss for Wrexham and this is were Birmingham have a massive edge over every other team we had Leonard and Dyche amonst others as subs, your support was great but if the Renolds and co really want to go for it you have to spend its that simple, Id love Wrexham to get promoted but you would have one hell of rebuild on your hands in the Championship

  • @danta2er
    @danta2er 3 месяца назад +1

    Al-peen

  • @MrGranfield
    @MrGranfield 3 месяца назад

    Don’t beat yourself up on the Birmingham game they are a level above League 1.

  • @RobertGalvan-s1v
    @RobertGalvan-s1v 3 месяца назад

    AL PINE.. like AL the name .. Pine the tree

  • @markLawley-g8u
    @markLawley-g8u 3 месяца назад

    As a Brum fan I like Wrexham and hope you go up but I thought you were a bit one dimensional with no plan B.

  • @RobertGalvan-s1v
    @RobertGalvan-s1v 3 месяца назад +5

    RE: SPM vs Marriott.. Marriott is scoring goals... SPM scores hat tricks... we are wasting a weapon by not having SPM start.
    Tim - mens rea... are you a lawyer? or is that popular Welsh / English expression?

  • @michaels9291
    @michaels9291 3 месяца назад +2

    Tim you're a beta male. Wrexham beat Crawley 4-1 last time they played at Wrexham. 5-0, statement match. Mullin gets at least a brace. Somebody has to get one sooner or later on this team and it isn't going to be Marriot who takes 2 shots per match.

  • @davidmiddleton6479
    @davidmiddleton6479 3 месяца назад +2

    Mullin has to start Saturday. Mullin at 80% is better than Marriott. Tough call but who’s your best striker. This isn’t a popularity contest. It’s winning games of football. Keep Barnie, shift revan over Rathbone. Let cannon work himself back or move him for barnie. Only 2 changes id make. Crawley is no joke. Solid defensive side

  • @stevenhoughton1406
    @stevenhoughton1406 3 месяца назад

    Are you guys from Wrexham?. I expected to hear Welsh accents.

    • @andrewjones4860
      @andrewjones4860 3 месяца назад +1

      Do you expect everyone to sound like they're on Gavin & Stacey or something?
      Same reason Brummies don't sound like Cockneys or Scousers don't sound like Geordies, there's different accents & Dialects - not one universal English accent.
      NE Wales is fairly neutral IMO, though, you can go between different towns and villages, mere miles away from each other and hear differences.

  • @davidwilliams7220
    @davidwilliams7220 3 месяца назад +1

    Birmingham fans were shite all game except when they scored, and towards the end, we missed Manny the drummer but were still better than them

    • @mikehughescq
      @mikehughescq 3 месяца назад +1

      You must have been at a different game or watching on TV. They were great before kick off; quietish for 20 and then matched or out sang us for 70.

    • @simonmcconnell8371
      @simonmcconnell8371 3 месяца назад

      Jokes

    • @denisecharles6992
      @denisecharles6992 3 месяца назад

      Totally agree, they made St Andrews very hostile, throwing things at us, absolutely vile

    • @EmuGamesMaster
      @EmuGamesMaster 3 месяца назад

      Your ignorance is bliss. If you need a drummer to get an atmosphere that says alot about your fan base. 🤡🤡🤡

    • @PaulReid-u7q
      @PaulReid-u7q 3 месяца назад

      I'm a villa fan of 60 years and you are making a huge mistake thinking blues fans are soft when they come to your place you will need hard hats riot shields and that might not save you.i have witnessed the Zulus many many times up close and personal it's not nice. 32:20 ​@@mikehughescq

  • @michaelhill9488
    @michaelhill9488 3 месяца назад

    Lets not pretend you haven't built what you have on the back of a circus,its been central to everything you have done. The circus part of it has built revenue, its helping us generate silly amounts of sponsorship. We have nike,undefeated and Delta who generate double what Emirates airways generates. You need revenue to build because of FFP rules. Its clever stuff, and part of it all now. But you certainly are in middle of it, lets not be silly

  • @davidmiddleton6479
    @davidmiddleton6479 3 месяца назад +2

    Mullin has to start Saturday. Mullin at 80% is better than Marriott. Tough call but who’s your best striker. This isn’t a popularity contest. It’s winning games of football. Keep Barnie, shift revan over Rathbone. Let cannon work himself back or move him for barnie. Only 2 changes id make. Crawley is no joke. Solid defensive side