FINAL WHISTLE | Birmingham City vs Wrexham AFC

[@BCFCRoyalBlue]

Birmingham fan here. A fair and measured analysis of the match and well done to the Wrexham fans who added to a great atmosphere. Thank you so much to all of the Wrexham fans who commented and interacted with our podcasts. Fantastic fans and really looking forward to the return leg. Best wishes for the rest of the season (apart from the return leg of course)!

[@jamieopulence]

SOTV ❤

[@BCFCRoyalBlue]

@@Jph418 thank you very much, that is greatly appreciated. Best wishes.

[@welshknight1456]

Noticed Rathbone left the player who shot unmarked for the first goal.

[@welshknight1456]

How good has O'Connell been so far this season.

[@chrisbaker7136]

KRO Mate, we're on our way 🌍⚽🔵💙

[@dazo69]

Blues fan here and what i loved about this game more than anything was that it was an absolute brilliant advert for football and proof that football is alive and kicking outside the premier league. It had everything - goals, entertainment, a bit of glamour, a scrap, a sending off and 2 awesome sets of fans. All the very best for the rest of the season KRO

[@PACEUK22]

So many Wrexham fans on social media being humble and praising the blues! It’s so refreshing and encouraging for league 1 and football as a whole. KRO Wrexham, you’re pretty much every neutral’s favourite team and rightly so.

[@ninjaturtle574]

sadly some of the youtubers not doing same just banging on about money spent (on an entire new team) not just one player

[@JustMyFish]

changed their tune it wasn't humble prier to the game.

[@zuluwarrior1263]

@@JustMyFishvery true

[@GaryWard-y2t]

Enjoyed your summary of the game Mark. All the best for the rest of the season from a Blues fan. KRO

[@neilcook-ni3wv]

Very fair and balanced view of the game Mark, I was at the match as a season ticket holder. Great night great and a really important 3 points. Although we were fairly comfortable in the end Wrexham and their superb following really contributed to one of the most enjoyable games I’ve been to in years. I am finding there have been a lot of refreshing comments from a Wrexham viewpoint and despite the disappointment, good grace. In many ways our clubs are in a similar position with ownership and it would be great to travel upwards together. Great media exposure too. Don’t think we’ll be far apart come the return. Best wishes KRO

[@jameshealing6021]

Birmingham fan comes in peace. Would be great to see both ourselves and Wrexham come up together this season. Good luck for the rest of the season. KRO 💙

[@KyleDestroyer]

As a fellow blues fan I agree

[@JustMyFish]

I hope its us an Stockport 1st us and Stockport 2nd That way I win some money 🤣

[@terrycourt123]

Birmingham fan,Great pod cast and a very honest assessment,we Birmingham fans can’t believe the football we’re playing,I haven’t in many years seen a Birmingham team as good as this.May I wish you all the best for the season,see you in January.

[@MrTommyShamrock]

Hello, Blues fan here. Really an excellent analysis. Best of luck to Wrexham- great support on the night. 👍

[@grumpystrainset-4357]

Birmingham Fan here what a great game of football by both teams better then most premiership games good luck Wrexham see you in the championship next year KRO 💙

[@sots2843]

This game was a good thing for Wrexham. We got our butts kicked, but it highlighted the holes in our game. Up to this point we have been counterattacking almost exclusively. BCFC demonstrated that this approach will not work on good teams and that the best approach is to press them and force them to make a mistake. We will come out better if we can learn from this.

[@simonblues1]

What a balanced Wrexham response…. Fair play .. KRO

[@mimigization]

Fantastic summary of an excellent match. Wrexham did defend well and I can see why you haven’t conceded many goals, if you continue that in the future, you will reach at least the play offs. As a Birmingham fan, I can’t believe how far we have improved in the past few months. We have made some excellent signings and if we can avoid major injuries, we should win the league.

[@dassboot9]

Birmingham fan here. Overall it was a fantastic match / atmosphere all round. Credit also to the Wrexham who showed up. Overall I feel all being well both of us will go up.. let's see, KRO

[@Campers5]

I’m a Brum fan of 50 years. Probably the most honest assessment of a game I have seen. Superb detail. Well done. And good luck…… both sets of fans have had much pain over the years……and we showed the plastic premier league glory hunting fans what a real atmosphere was.

[@EmuGamesMaster]

Nice to hear an honest Wrexham fan with a proper welsh accent for a change. You get my respect a like and a sub for that fella.

[@nosmoking2933]

Dammit I agree. South Wales ist slightly better.

[@seamusfahey6165]

always look forward to these, Mark. Sharing your incredible knowledge and honest opinions brings the game alive for me (can't access actual games) so truly appreciate your efforts.

[@colinlawrence9182]

A very fair and measured video and to be honest I really think and hope Wrexham will get promoted which would be amazing considering where you have come from in such short space of time and to finish off your fans done you proud

[@jamieopulence]

Thanks for the great game, couldn’t of done that without the great Wrexham. Pretty sure Wrexham will be up around the playoffs or better come end of season! That’ll be a phenomenal result.

[@JayBritt-y4l]

This is the most objective take ive seen of any Wrexham fan so far👍👍 Good luck

[@kevinpaterson3300]

I’ve watched over the years since the yanks came to your club been wanting you guys to do well but you had to play us some day. But wishing you the best for the rest of the season and hope we both go up. It’s a long season so you’ve got nothing to worry about.

[@RichardStanczak]

Yes, it is disappointing to lose, but Birmingham are a quality side that I’m looking forward to see again when they visit Wrexham. Thanks for these Mark. I love to hear you on the game play by play. Keep up the great work.

[@markLawley-g8u]

Well said Wrexham fan from a Brum fan. I am sure you will be in the play off's. Good luck.

[@TheTiltonbigman]

Excellent review. Many of us Blues fans have watched your progress in the documentary and wish you well. A proper football club with great fans. Good luck for the rest of the season. Kro.

[@AutoAbsolute]

The attention this game brought to L1 was amazing. Atmosphere was great, blues fans won’t turn if we see effort. Best performance of our team I’ve seen in years. KRO

[@1kirkallen]

Excellent vlog

[@slightlyconfused876]

Never seen your work before but you are a mile more talented than the match analysts on Sky and the other TV channels. As others have said it was a great advert for League 1 football, exciting match and a great atmosphere from 2 sets of fans that are real supporters not tourist fans. Good luck for the rest of the season.

[@FutureIsBlue-tq1xy]

Great honest review. I'm sure Wrexham will also be fighting for automatic promotion. There's a very long way to go - It's a marathon not a sprint. Just think that was Iwata and Stansfields first league game. The Bielik sending off could be costly as we already have Sanderson and Buchanan injured so Ben Davies who hasn't had a preseason with Rangers will have to shake off the cobwebs and hit the ground running against a very physical Rotherham side. For your next video could you please turn the volume up as is very low.

[@nickharding1545]

I wonder what the noise will be like at the Wrexham home game against Birmingham . You will probably hear it in Birmingham. Well done to them - Wrexham still top of the league 🐑⚽

[@bluesmaff]

Excellent analysis and also very fair,I’m a Birmingham fan but will become a subscriber. Good luck for the season Wrexham.

[@paulboulton5003]

Fair play Mark, great analysis from yourself.

[@adaoraelliott9254]

I love when McClean trolls opposition fans but I can't imagine what Parky was thinking when he made him captain, he's a great player and a great role model in terms of fitness and play but he does love a yellow card and fight, not exactly keeping the peace on the pitch lol

[@tButanol]

You've put into words exactly how I've felt about this game. Great and fair assessment across the board. It was a game that was more competitive than it may let on at first. A couple of class plays was the difference. Defense was great especially being under pressure the whole game.

[@Mark-wd2tm]

Congratulations, Mark, on an extremely well-balanced vlog. It took us 20 minutes to get to grips with the game. However, it’s not the first time we’ve had to come from behind this season, which is why we fans continued to be vocal and support our team. It’s still early days in our team’s development, and I believe we have a few more gears to go. There were quite a few handbags towards the latter part of the game, to be honest. Regarding James McClean, he’s just not a nice guy due to his off-the-field beliefs. I’m sure that Wrexham will be fine this season and will cause a lot of teams problems.

[@stevecourtenay7393]

Fair comments Sir. Good Luck to Wrexham

[@stephenbutler6819]

im a blues fan .... great podcast a honest view too

[@valperks5416]

A really good and fair assessment a refreshing change as a Birmingham fan l have subscribed so l can follow Wrexhams season and look forward to the awau game you have a great bunch of fans and team good luck for the season KRO

[@MRBLUESKY111]

Great review of the game great voice on the Disney documentary too, all the best KRO

[@robertemuss4607]

I am a Birmingham supporter, have been for over 70 years, I want to thank you for your excellent take of the game . I hope Wrexham have a good season.

[@nicksmith8907]

Fair assessment. Alex Cochrane not Tom Cochrane. All the best for the rest of the season

[@ClarkPearson]

Yeah, but Tom Cochrane gave us "Life is a Highway" and "Lunatic Fringe". I just didn't know Mark was a fan!

[@amateurs7814]

Great analysis. Love from a blues fan 💙

[@mascara_problems7321]

The way I was yelling at the tv when I thought that Blue had kicked Mulls in the back. Overall I think the ref let things go too far. Parky will definitely be having words with the guys about keeping cool heads again. If we play smart we can win against these teams with big talent. In the last year I’ve become a great fan of Wrexham from all the way in ATX. Wrexham is absolutely on my travel bucket list now! Up the town!

[@danibarclay-scragg]

There was zero chance you were winning that game no matter how smart you played it. Blues had Wrexham chasing shadows

[@mascara_problems7321]

@@danibarclay-scragg baby cakes you are right, we were chasing shadows. It was also so far from our best and when we host the Blues at home, you will see what we can do! Good game to the blues this time because you played smart! ❤️

[@XTR985]

A great assessment of the game, and as we all know a game doesn’t define a season, and both teams will face a bump in the road on a journey to promotion Congratulations Birmingham a great performance on the night👏👏👏 However it was no 5-0 thrashing like we suffered last season against Stockport! Cutting through all the hype, the Birmingham game was 6 shots on target resulting in 3 class goals I’ve already forgotten Birmingham, move onto Crawley and think about have they got the same finishing quality in their dressing room?

[@krosid7345]

Very honest Mark, what concerns me is the sheep book in the background🤣All the best for the season KRO

[@nachovyofficial]

What the sheep are they singing?

[@keithjones8555]

Respect from Bham- love your progress and will see you Championship - your income will beat the best income in L1 but you are miles above that [- and I love it!!

[@markveganism5003]

I hope Wrexham come up with us ,great story it's the magic of football

[@karlfield1374]

Great summary , agree with most of it tbh , you were the best opponents iv seen this season , i think you will go up this season , you havnt got the tech capability but you ply well and word hard for each other as a unit . Good luck

[@ArmyofLove]

The volume is too low, On Birmingham, they were playing like a cup final and wanted to show a TV audience, star guests theyvareca big club

[@brent4723]

For Phil Parkinson's culture to take hold, these days are going to happen, and current Wrexham players who were part of the fifth and fourth tiers are essential to building that culture. Wrexham are progressing well, and a playoff spot is within reach. And their combativeness remained throughout. They'll learn well from this.

[@gdanielgs]

Greetings from.Mexico!!!

[@mattjordan1272]

Decent take on an excellent game. I think both teams will continue to be around the automatic promotion spots, Birmingham will be difficult to beat for sure

[@JoeyBirmz]

KRO Fella fair play to ya

[@phillbullen3776]

I don't think your gonna loose many points this season. You'll be right up there hopefully with us. I don't think you'll get a tougher game.

[@WEBBYBOOM]

Great blog, mucker ,Webbysportsroundup, my Roving Reporter G Matthias..Wrexham mad

[@alastairharris1866]

lovely analysis. Don't dwell too much on the handbags. I think we can understand that emotions were running high. I thought that perhaps those 3 goals knocked some of the fight out of the Wrexham players. Plenty of the season still to go though.

[@Kevinkinsella-f9k]

Wrexham fair play to them give it there best fan on both sides were brilliant let hope you get promoted with Blues good family club what an enjoyable game knocked the gloss off the premier league good advert for the Efl Kro

[@helenloughton2418]

Good honest assement of match birmingham simply best team in league .good luck inverness blues

[@davidchamberlain5425]

Birmingham fan here 🤔 I do believe Blues will win this league 👍 but Wrexham can come in second place no doubt 👍👍🤓

[@michaelmorby5061]

Paik meant his pass by the way for the 3rd goal

[@davehunter3369]

I think Okonkwo has been a criticised a little unfairly for our first goal. If the shot had been more to his left it would have been a lot easier for him to parry to the side. More about Stansfield's anticipation over the defenders

[@michaeltitmus4073]

Let’s have a little bit of reality here , Blues have been rubbish for the past 12 years ( due mainly to crap owners ) this team and the owners we now have is a dream come true . Wrexham have come from the National league with new owners which is amazing , dreamland for both of us ! You will be there or thereabouts at the end of the season no problem , good luck KRO

[@dancingdude4]

Fun fact, we also bought the first ever million pound player as well from forest many many years ago

[@stephengornall2529]

Don't you mean sold.

[@jamieopulence]

@@stephengornall2529lol ❤ He does! Super Trev

[@karlfield1374]

The funniest thing about the game was the Wrexham fans who in the first 10 mins missed hit a ball into touch and Wrexham sang what a waste of money … big mistake when he netted twice , lesson to learn is never diss a striker of that quality .

[@acerrimmer9066]

keep playing 90 m ins a game like the first 20 and youll be promoted

[@FreddieTalksxx2jh]

Unlucky Wrexham fans, no doubt you’ll be up there with us this season

[@JustMyFish]

Birmingham will win this league and I think Stockport will finish seconded Wrexham playoffs maybe with Huddersfield.

[@garyjohnson5948]

👏👏👏👍

[@SharonMartin-x9v]

Boyer Mountain

[@PaulElstins-gt2qc]

❤ YES MASSIVE RESPECT TO THE WREXHAM TOWN . BLUES 💙 STANSFIELD 2 GOAL'S YOU NO ITS RIGHT 👕 THE ROYAL BLUES 3 THE WREXHAM TOWN 1 29.4OO YES HAPPY TIMES 🥳 🤑 🤩 👍...

[@draco210882]

traducción al español...

[@Scoobay]

Birmingham city es número uno 💙

[@pop-up5982]

tf is true tinpot official channel 😂

[@danieldawes1776]

Alex Cochrane

[@alexspencer2575]

Welcome to big school Wrexham 😂

[@DonaldoJTrumpet]

Wrexham are in League One because they deserve to be. Just like Birmingham.

[@WrexhamAFCfanzone]

You really need to wait until the end of the season! Things can change so much, for both sides!

[@phildavies100]

Looking forward to the return fixture…but agree think Birmingham will win the league , class players….they spent their money well….but how many players in that line up was in our national league team…..?

[@Scoobay]

@@WrexhamAFCfanzoneof course. We’re both learning on the job. Momentum was with us this time. I’m sure we’ll both have adapted a lot by the time we come to your neck of the woods.

[@WrexhamAFCfanzone]

@@Scoobay it’s still so early that we are top of the table but could plummet. On the other hand we could stay right there. It’s not even going to be clear until New Year. If Birmingham can maintain their momentum they will get promoted. There was way too much hype for this game. The Hollywood talk did become boring in the end.