| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) 09:56 - May 23 with 12715 views | MaySixth |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:00 - May 23 with 8152 views | brazil1982 |
I wouldn't say I despise them at all - but the BBC coverage has gone way over the top. When they won promotion, 3 headline stories on the main BBC website, 5 on the football site and the victory parade was streamed on the red button. Way too much.
I think they will steam roll their way to the Championship where they will come up against big money and flounder.
And remember: Wrexham fans despise the English. |  | | |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:03 - May 23 with 8134 views | N2_Blue |
I’ve never liked them but that podcast is a car crash. Why people think they can speak to an audience about something they haven’t got a clue about I’ve no idea. It’s not like having a chat down the pub with your mates. Would expect much more from Ben Foster, disappointing.
As for the community stuff it’s crazy because they couldn’t be more wrong. They’ve picked Ipswich, one of the most community focused EFL clubs that have won numerous awards to make their point. Dumb is being far too kind
I hope Ed gives them some crap but I’m sure he’s got better and more important things to be concerned with. |  |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:07 - May 23 with 8090 views | MaySixth |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:00 - May 23 by brazil1982 |
I wouldn't say I despise them at all - but the BBC coverage has gone way over the top. When they won promotion, 3 headline stories on the main BBC website, 5 on the football site and the victory parade was streamed on the red button. Way too much.
I think they will steam roll their way to the Championship where they will come up against big money and flounder.
And remember: Wrexham fans despise the English. |
I hate everything about them. | |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:08 - May 23 with 8081 views | homer_123 |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:07 - May 23 by MaySixth |
I hate everything about them. |
'hate' is a very strong word. |  |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:12 - May 23 with 8062 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
They are generally popular, but its going to their heads.
They've achieved promotion to the football league, that's all. Same as Grimsby last year and Notts County this year.
Shows what hype can do.
Ben Foster has played a few matches for them, and seems to be taking all the credit.
I hope Foster apologises. |  |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:18 - May 23 with 8008 views | Vaughan8 |
The hype over Wrexham is way over the top.
Getting a striker on £4-5k a week from a league one team (amongst other players) and winning the league is hardly unbelieveable stuff.
Be interesting to see what happens when they don't start beating teams every week.
As for the Sheeran on=wnership stuff, just shows they're uneducated about it. Just out of interest, why did they bring that up? |  | | |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:41 - May 23 with 7922 views | BlueBadger |
If only they'd thought to have been taken over by a regime renowned for human rights abuses or a criminal associated with a violent despot rather than two slightly wacky actors, eh? [Post edited 23 May 2023 11:03]
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:44 - May 23 with 7879 views | BlueBadger |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:07 - May 23 by MaySixth |
I hate everything about them. |
Oh man, wait till you find out about Chelsea, Newcastle and Man City. [Post edited 23 May 2023 10:46]
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:57 - May 23 with 7800 views | BlueBadger |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:08 - May 23 by homer_123 |
'hate' is a very strong word. |
OP had never hard of Wrexham before this season, definite info. | |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:58 - May 23 with 7814 views | fezbob |
Wrexham fan here. It seems to me that Palmer's comments have been blown out of proportion, partly as it involves Wrexham and we're the current clickbait fodder.
Was what he said about Ed Sheeran's involvement at Ipswich ill-informed and inaccurate? Yes (I'm not sure he's the sharpest).
Were his comments malicious? I don't think so, it was just a passing remark about Rob and Ryan's level of involvement at Wrexham.
As usual though, it's easy to take a clip from a podcast, detach it from its original context and spark a bit of outrage.
To the people saying they hate everything about Wrexham, what is it in particular that you object to?
Is it two blokes who have done well for themselves investing in a non-league club and turning the team from perennial underachievers into a success story and doing positive things for the community along the way?
If it's the "media circus", I hardly see how they're to blame for that. That's outside their control.
As for hating the English, my parents and the majority of my family are English so that would be quite the identity crisis. We do boo God Save The Queen/King though a) as it seems to annoy our rivals and b) being subservient to a bloke with a gold hat is a bit weird in 2023. | | | |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:03 - May 23 with 7750 views | Funge |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:58 - May 23 by fezbob |
Wrexham fan here. It seems to me that Palmer's comments have been blown out of proportion, partly as it involves Wrexham and we're the current clickbait fodder.
Was what he said about Ed Sheeran's involvement at Ipswich ill-informed and inaccurate? Yes (I'm not sure he's the sharpest).
Were his comments malicious? I don't think so, it was just a passing remark about Rob and Ryan's level of involvement at Wrexham.
As usual though, it's easy to take a clip from a podcast, detach it from its original context and spark a bit of outrage.
To the people saying they hate everything about Wrexham, what is it in particular that you object to?
Is it two blokes who have done well for themselves investing in a non-league club and turning the team from perennial underachievers into a success story and doing positive things for the community along the way?
If it's the "media circus", I hardly see how they're to blame for that. That's outside their control.
As for hating the English, my parents and the majority of my family are English so that would be quite the identity crisis. We do boo God Save The Queen/King though a) as it seems to annoy our rivals and b) being subservient to a bloke with a gold hat is a bit weird in 2023. |
I find the media obsession with Wrexham pretty tiresome. Understandable, sure, but tiresome.
That said, you lot must be loving it; an obvious parallel with us insofar as you've been neglected for years, and now, like us, you've got owners who are invested in the club.
I can see you going up again next year; will start to get a little more competitive when you hit L1, though... |  | | |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:04 - May 23 with 7735 views | gainsboroughblue |
I hope this doesn't develop into some weird rivalry. |  |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:04 - May 23 with 7735 views | BlueBadger |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:03 - May 23 by Funge |
I find the media obsession with Wrexham pretty tiresome. Understandable, sure, but tiresome.
That said, you lot must be loving it; an obvious parallel with us insofar as you've been neglected for years, and now, like us, you've got owners who are invested in the club.
I can see you going up again next year; will start to get a little more competitive when you hit L1, though... |
The other parallel here of course, is the media circus we endured as 'Roy Keane's Ipswich'. At least Wrexham have actually achieved something whilst being part of the current fad. | |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:05 - May 23 with 7736 views | WeirdFishes |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:58 - May 23 by fezbob |
Wrexham fan here. It seems to me that Palmer's comments have been blown out of proportion, partly as it involves Wrexham and we're the current clickbait fodder.
Was what he said about Ed Sheeran's involvement at Ipswich ill-informed and inaccurate? Yes (I'm not sure he's the sharpest).
Were his comments malicious? I don't think so, it was just a passing remark about Rob and Ryan's level of involvement at Wrexham.
As usual though, it's easy to take a clip from a podcast, detach it from its original context and spark a bit of outrage.
To the people saying they hate everything about Wrexham, what is it in particular that you object to?
Is it two blokes who have done well for themselves investing in a non-league club and turning the team from perennial underachievers into a success story and doing positive things for the community along the way?
If it's the "media circus", I hardly see how they're to blame for that. That's outside their control.
As for hating the English, my parents and the majority of my family are English so that would be quite the identity crisis. We do boo God Save The Queen/King though a) as it seems to annoy our rivals and b) being subservient to a bloke with a gold hat is a bit weird in 2023. |
There’s certainly a tone of arrogance in the clip with an aura of ‘we’re a better club than Ipswich Town’…which is quite frankly hilarious to be honest.
Not that I care one bit about Wrexham, the media coverage is way ott but doesn’t effect me, to say that it’s out of the owner’s control is a bit rich considering they signed a deal with Disney. |  |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:05 - May 23 with 7725 views | BlueBadger |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:04 - May 23 by gainsboroughblue |
I hope this doesn't develop into some weird rivalry. |
Don't worry, it will. For the OP, anyway. | |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:07 - May 23 with 7699 views | Ryorry |
Bit out of the loop here, too much time in garden - any chance of a link please? |  |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:11 - May 23 with 7609 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:58 - May 23 by fezbob |
Wrexham fan here. It seems to me that Palmer's comments have been blown out of proportion, partly as it involves Wrexham and we're the current clickbait fodder.
Was what he said about Ed Sheeran's involvement at Ipswich ill-informed and inaccurate? Yes (I'm not sure he's the sharpest).
Were his comments malicious? I don't think so, it was just a passing remark about Rob and Ryan's level of involvement at Wrexham.
As usual though, it's easy to take a clip from a podcast, detach it from its original context and spark a bit of outrage.
To the people saying they hate everything about Wrexham, what is it in particular that you object to?
Is it two blokes who have done well for themselves investing in a non-league club and turning the team from perennial underachievers into a success story and doing positive things for the community along the way?
If it's the "media circus", I hardly see how they're to blame for that. That's outside their control.
As for hating the English, my parents and the majority of my family are English so that would be quite the identity crisis. We do boo God Save The Queen/King though a) as it seems to annoy our rivals and b) being subservient to a bloke with a gold hat is a bit weird in 2023. |
Chill out mate.
Most people aren't subservient to the King anyway. The option to stay silent is far more civilised than booing it. | |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:12 - May 23 with 7604 views | fezbob |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:03 - May 23 by Funge |
I find the media obsession with Wrexham pretty tiresome. Understandable, sure, but tiresome.
That said, you lot must be loving it; an obvious parallel with us insofar as you've been neglected for years, and now, like us, you've got owners who are invested in the club.
I can see you going up again next year; will start to get a little more competitive when you hit L1, though... |
If I'm honest, I find a lot of it quite tiresome too. The owners only have to fart and it would be a story at the moment. I'd argue there's a difference between us and the likes of Salford though.
Agree completely regarding it being tougher for us in League One. The owners have talked about getting us into the Premier League and that they'd need more investors to come in. I'd be quite happy just to see us back in League One though, as that's where we were when I started supporting Wrexham. | | | |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:16 - May 23 with 7540 views | fezbob |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:05 - May 23 by WeirdFishes |
There’s certainly a tone of arrogance in the clip with an aura of ‘we’re a better club than Ipswich Town’…which is quite frankly hilarious to be honest.
Not that I care one bit about Wrexham, the media coverage is way ott but doesn’t effect me, to say that it’s out of the owner’s control is a bit rich considering they signed a deal with Disney. |
Palmer isn't a stranger to outlandish comments. I think he recently said he'd back himself to get 20 goals a season in Man City's team (he wouldn't).
My point is that somehow taking his views as being representative of the whole club is just daft.
No-one thinks we're bigger than Ipswich - we've just spent 15 years in non-league for Christ's sake.
As for the Disney deal, I'm not sure what you're getting at? The documentary is the main vehicle for attracting extra investment into the club. | | | |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:17 - May 23 with 7538 views | BlueBadger |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:07 - May 23 by Ryorry |
Bit out of the loop here, too much time in garden - any chance of a link please? |
Some Wrexham podcaster made a very bad joke about Ed Sheeran, essentially.
You lot should thank your lucky stars EVERY day that I don't start an ITFC podcast. | |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:17 - May 23 with 7524 views | Churchman |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 10:58 - May 23 by fezbob |
Wrexham fan here. It seems to me that Palmer's comments have been blown out of proportion, partly as it involves Wrexham and we're the current clickbait fodder.
Was what he said about Ed Sheeran's involvement at Ipswich ill-informed and inaccurate? Yes (I'm not sure he's the sharpest).
Were his comments malicious? I don't think so, it was just a passing remark about Rob and Ryan's level of involvement at Wrexham.
As usual though, it's easy to take a clip from a podcast, detach it from its original context and spark a bit of outrage.
To the people saying they hate everything about Wrexham, what is it in particular that you object to?
Is it two blokes who have done well for themselves investing in a non-league club and turning the team from perennial underachievers into a success story and doing positive things for the community along the way?
If it's the "media circus", I hardly see how they're to blame for that. That's outside their control.
As for hating the English, my parents and the majority of my family are English so that would be quite the identity crisis. We do boo God Save The Queen/King though a) as it seems to annoy our rivals and b) being subservient to a bloke with a gold hat is a bit weird in 2023. |
I don’t have any problem with Wales or the Welsh people. I worked in Cardiff for a few months and enjoyed it. Snowdonia is beautiful. Newport is a hole but the taxi driver taking me to Celtic Manor on my first visit told me that when picking me up from the station! He was right.
Not been to Wrexham, but I have seen them play at least once (against Grimsby about 10 years ago at Wembley) and since our football teams have only crossed paths once, I believe, there’s nothing to despise from my perspective. As for their upturn in fortunes, I don’t know the details of the story, but good luck to them.
The Ed Sheeran comments by this bloke? if ever there was a lesson in do your research before opening the mouth, that was it. Thick footballer syndrome.
Edit: and no, apart from my two cats, I’m not subservient to anybody including King C and co. [Post edited 23 May 2023 11:23]
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:17 - May 23 with 7525 views | braveblue |
Why despise them? Great story. Netflix series very good. Overcame real disappointment last season. Good owners and great spirit in the town. I’m all for them. | | | |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:18 - May 23 with 7507 views | fezbob |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:11 - May 23 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Chill out mate.
Most people aren't subservient to the King anyway. The option to stay silent is far more civilised than booing it. |
I'm very chilled. Singing GSTK makes you slightly subservient, I'd argue. I've always thought Jerusalem would make a better English national anthem anyway.
As for the latter part, since when was football civilised? | | | |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:20 - May 23 with 7468 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:05 - May 23 by WeirdFishes |
There’s certainly a tone of arrogance in the clip with an aura of ‘we’re a better club than Ipswich Town’…which is quite frankly hilarious to be honest.
Not that I care one bit about Wrexham, the media coverage is way ott but doesn’t effect me, to say that it’s out of the owner’s control is a bit rich considering they signed a deal with Disney. |
If anything has been blown out of proportion this season, its the level of fanfare that promotion from the National League has attracted. Its not such a big deal.
Ryan and the other guy HAVE to be active, prominent owners, otherwise the TV show doesn't work. | |
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| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:22 - May 23 with 7454 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| And people wonder why Wrexham FC are despised... (n/t) on 11:17 - May 23 by BlueBadger |
Some Wrexham podcaster made a very bad joke about Ed Sheeran, essentially.
You lot should thank your lucky stars EVERY day that I don't start an ITFC podcast. |
It wasn't a joke, more a stupendously ill informed critique of Eds relationship with Ipswich.
Basically called him a failed owner. | |
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