Can Parky's Wrexham AFC Blinders slice through Birmingham City after crushing Shrewsbury Town?

[@huwdavies561]

Great from the Wrexham football professionals. Add trained journalists to Wrexham football punditry. Fearless in Devotion. Class

[@jonmerrell2598]

Thought Sam was very reserved as he usually is. Blues are gelling to a point plenty of work to do but have been getting better each game. Stansfield was a signing for next season but due to FFP rules its better financially to do it now. As for the game, blues need to just treat it as another game which it is

[@supersazm]

Cheers Jon

[@WoodyWindsor]

iFollow frustration felt in Canada also. Was able to get most of 2nd half on video, some without audio.

[@MountVicBlue]

Blues fan here, really enjoyed this. I am very wary of this fixture from a Birmingham point of view. Wrexham are playing well, scoring all types of goals and have defended well with little of the ball. They also know how to win as a group and have a shared ethos, which we are still building. That being said, our owners and manager have sought to slowly instill a culture of excellence into everything we do. Tom Wagner has invested across all aspects of the club over the past 12 months - in terms of fan experience, training facilities, player nutrition, as well as recruiting playing and coaching staff. The Rooney experiment, while terrible, was rectified within 15 games and resulted in them hiring a fantastic manager, Tony Mowbray, who sadly had to leave us due to health reasons early on. Blues players for Wrexham players to watch out for are: Marc Leonard (as Sam has said) but also Paik and Bielik - both should be playing for top championship teams. Paik is a South Korean international. Our left back, Alex Cochrane, has also been very impressive. It is going to be a great game. I wish Wrexham all the best for the season ahead, their rise has been a fantastic story.

[@mikehughescq]

Nice length again and effortlessly entertaining. Funny how we all see games differently though. Thought we bossed the Slops until the first goal. Then Dobson and Rathbone dropped far too deep for no obvious reason and created a massive hole which the opposition were too poor to exploit properly over the next 20. We gifted them far too many set pieces in that period in that exact space we vacated and better teams will exploit that. Perhaps controversially I’m still waiting for Dobson to put in more than 45 minutes. You get a half of brilliant tackles followed by dreadful distribution or brilliant distribution and terrible tackles. Yet to see more than 20 minutes of both in one half. He has disappeared most second halves so far. Saturday was typical. For 20 his distribution was superb. Then he put in the tackle for which there was no need and he was lucky to escape with a yellow. After that he was anonymous; barely tackled and some of his distribution was shocking. Rathbone will get better but for me and the various people around me he was no more than busy on his full league debut. Clearly capable of box to box play but nothing really clicked for him. Far from winning at a canter I thought we desperately needed the second and Hurst was right to say they were always in it until the third. O’Connell doesn’t get the run of the ball when he tries to lose a fight largely with his own legs and it could easily have been 2-1 and even more nervy. That said, how could you not enjoy the fact it was 3-0 about 7 seconds later! Brilliant. Where I’ll also disagree is about O’Connor. Our block of the Macron all commented that Wycombe, Bolton and Slops all targeted him as a weak point because of his lack of pace. McClean has done an awful lot of covering at left back in every game so I’m not buying that Tom is playing well. Slops weren’t very bright so they kept trying to target him in the air. He’s not great defending in the air but he found it a sight easier than on the ground. I’ve also always thought his hoofs from left back are bewilderingly poor. When he plays attacking midfield I think his passes there are often different class. Credit it where it’s due. Second half he did push up and it was transformative. Glided into space; set up several attacks and some of his passes were just superb. At the moment left back is his only way into this team but I think we’ll need an upgrade as he struggled badly many times last season and we kind of pretended it didn’t happen when it clearly did. Mrs. H., with zero interest in WAFC, took me to Bradford away when I was recovering from pneumonia and even she was moved to ask “Is there something wrong with him?” I think I’d have wanted to have heard something about Marriott and Palmer. I don’t especially rate the former but I hold my hands up when I’m wrong. Him and Ollie are enjoying something of a L1 renaissance. The pair of them ran their socks off; pressed high; chased back and could be seen doing that full tilt at 3-0. They’re either incredibly thick or magnificent examples. I’m going for the latter. Yes Max and Barney have stepped up but come on. Where’s the serious love for Ollie especially?

[@backatcha00]

Much love from America. You guys are great. Thanks for all you do.

[@CryptikConstruct]

Perfect timing, I'm at a job 45 minutes early. What to do.... Problem solved

[@huwdavies561]

Cardiff, Swansea , bring em on. New rivals also Wolves and Stoke.

[@WoodyWindsor]

Dobson pure class but Rathbone surely still finding his feet, can't put my finger on it.

[@josephlinekar5398]

Blues fan here. Great POD, very excited for tonight. Like many, I think this is your best chance to beat us with our new team being strangers to each other in the new system. Do Wrexham fans have many thoughts on the likelihood that Cardiff might come down and you might go up and miss out on some big 'derby' games there?

[@huwdavies561]

I personally don't think Max Cleworth will want to leave the juggernaut that is Wrexham AFC

[@rizkyperdana3066]

If there's interest in Cleworth in the January window, I hope the owners take no less than 10 million pounds for him. That's Premier League small money for such a big talent.

[@mikedown1250]

Never in my days would i thought that a bunch of English lads support a welsh club. World has gone crazy

[@fearlessindevotion]

I'll send you a copy of our birth certificates in the post if that'll make you feel any better. Or maybe you've just got bad hearing.

[@gerryg505]

iFollow is awful. Some teams have opted out and Wrexham should seriously consider this in the future.

[@elitzanicolaou7977]

I rarely complain about anything like it, but I emailed the club yesterday to ask for a partial refund. Haven’t had a stream without major issues yet and we’re 10% into the season. Appalling.

[@adaoraelliott9254]

@@elitzanicolaou7977 If you call/email ifollow and tell them you want to cancel because it never works and you missed games, they may offer you a refund.

[@thecallawaykid1763]

@@elitzanicolaou7977club are shocking at communication

[@JimEynon]

I don't know how aware you are of American Football, but the Mannings are Quarterback Royalty. Archie, Payton, and Eli. Eli had an 84 million dollar contract with the NY Giants for 4 years. Payton had a $96 million contract with the Denver team over 5 years. Eli Manning in a Wrexham jersey gets attention in North America.

[@loganleroy8622]

Don’t worry guys, at least for the American audience, Paramount+ worked perfectly. The only shame is we don’t get to hear Mr. Griffith.

[@LOSTshowfan]

The rest of the world (outside UK and US) relies on iFollow.

[@4ppych]

Missing the first half because iFollow is run by rabid macaques was extremely frustrating. When you file a support ticket, they SEND YOU AN EMAIL asking you to reply with all the same information you JUST ENTERED in the support ticket form. So not exactly a tightly run operation.

[@mikefarough8806]

Narrator: "Andy did not get over it."

[@justinduque441]

I have Paramount+ as a backup for Wrexham games! CBS Golazo has played them all so far...

[@LOSTshowfan]

Great for US but nowhere else.

[@seamusfahey6165]

have I missed something that you're not talking about Lewis Brunt for Tues?

[@davidwilliams7220]

What a witty kitty Andrew is

[@NOHOPHOTO]

Paramount+ worked 💯

[@NOHOPHOTO]

GOOD TITLE.

[@davidwilliams7220]

I disagree with Liam on the BSM trophy, it is the only cup competition we can realistically win, lets go all out to do so, we cannot win FA cup etc.

[@johnkandrac2296]

Great guest this week. The ifollow thing is pretty awful. I hope they can sort it out soon. Most of the reason I pay is to hear Mark's commentary, so I'm uninterested in paramount right now

[@LOSTshowfan]

Glad Andy could weigh in on iFollow. Complete shambles.

[@davidwilliams7220]

Sorry Tim he probably will, good boy

[@vhemingson]

Dare to dream, Lads, dare to dream…

[@markparry4320]

Cbs the way to go on L1 games

[@CryptikConstruct]

Rhys's down lights are rather annoying

[@channelup6089]

Get over it

[@davidwilliams7220]

5th biggest club in the Midlands

[@LOSTshowfan]

Three Emmys this time (not four). WTW did not win a directing award.

[@markparry4320]

proper Brummie lol

[@CryptikConstruct]

Is the Wrexham app available on android yet?

[@adaoraelliott9254]

I don't think they've actually made the app yet. On the website it still says coming soon.

[@phildavies100]

Football nr aberdyfi try Peniarth Arms at Bryncrug

[@Brumskis]

"Can.... Wrexham slice through Birmingham City?" No, not at all.

[@MRBLUESKY111]

Laughable that you try having a pop at us for spending on Stansfield and co You guys literally brought your way to this level. Now you don’t like it because there’s a bigger kid in the playground Hopefully we smoke you next week KRO 💪

[@fearlessindevotion]

Brought? Or bought? Talking through your arse. Hardly wafted open the chequebook in comparison. Be a solid result if you beat the leaders 😉

[@MRBLUESKY111]

Wrexham taking the moral high ground about spending money. Do me a favour 😂 🐑🐑

[@fearlessindevotion]

@MRBLUESKY111 don't be upset. There's a reason you are at this level now too. Both clubs were mismanaged. More fool us for enjoying the ride we've finally been afforded.

[@JayBritt-y4l]

I think you lads are getting a bit too big for your boots. 'if anyone deserves ifollow working it should be Wrexham' I'm smiling 😊 I think your global audience, just like the 'modern audience' doesn't exist 😂 However I appreciate what your club has achieved in recent years and wish you all the best! It's gonna be a real treat for you guys coming to St Andrews under the lights 👍

[@dscott6629]

Speaking as a Canadian who has followed Leeds for decades and now has Wrexham as my solid #2 team I think you're wrong about no global audience. And as far as Wrexham vs Birmingham whilst the Blues have to be a solid favourite this coming match, I think the game will prove to be decidedly uncomfortable for the home team. I predict the final score to be 2-1 with Birmingham pleased to get out with three points.

[@XTR985]

It does seem a little rich a Birmingham fan calling a bunch of excited podcasters a little big for their boots!!! 😂 With all the excitement within the Birmingham bubble, you’ve obviously become oblivious to all your own fan based and player hype you’ve created? Second place seems like failure apparently? Oh how the weight of expectation can hang heavy…. Also TBF I’d expect most teams will come to you and not consider a loss as failure, simply learn and move on to the next team, whereas you lot, imagine if we take a point back? Or even 3? I’m guessing wholesale meltdown within Birmingham… Black Tuesday

[@JayBritt-y4l]

@@dscott6629 have you been to many Leeds games? Or Wrexham games?😉 As for the match itself, I don't think any blues fan is expecting it to be a walk in the park. Especially given the start Wrexham have had, banging in a ton of goals averaging only around 30% possession. And blues being suspect defensively with their insistence on playing it out from the back in very dangerous areas. I'm looking forward to it though 👍 should be a good'n

[@WxmRed]

Our global audience doesn't exist?!!! Seriously?!! We are absolutely swamped in big-mouthed Yanks on every forum. There are loads in the Turf every single day. They think they know it all, when they'd never heard of proper football (or Wrexham) three years ago. They're irritating as fuck (and getting worse every season)...but we do like those dollars... 😉

[@JayBritt-y4l]

Hey, I thought the podcast was great 👍 Wrexham have every right to be excited! No malice here, just a bit of banter. I'm not sure exactly what you meant when you said rich coming from a Birmingham fan though you will have to elaborate... because blues fans certainly never get too big for our boots believe me😂

[@popenuj]

Wrexham 4 - Birmingham 1

[@JayBritt-y4l]

4-1?? I agreed 😉

[@go-andu1]

Deluded

[@JustMyFish]

Watch you don't fall out of bed.

[@JayBritt-y4l]

@@popenuj I agree the score will be 4-1...not 1-4