Wrexham returned to league and cup action this week with defeats against MK Dons and Rochdale respectively. On a positive note, Craig Morgan celebrated his call up to the Welsh squad with a return on loan to the club that launched his career. However, Smith’s small squad was dealt a further blow with news that Neil Roberts needs an operation on his troublesome ankle.
Craig returns to strengthen Wrexham’s defence which has been weakened by the loss of Denis Lawrence and injuries to key players. The retirement of Brian Carey has also been significant in that he brought so much experience to the team. Brian has remained at the club in a coaching capacity and has a big influence on the excellent young players coming through.
Big Brian joined Wrexham in 1991 on loan from Manchester United and immediately made a big impression. He later joined Leicester City after failing to breakthrough into a world class United team, before joining Wrexham permanently in a £100,000 deal in 1996. His signing was pivotal to the team that Brian Flynn built in the 1990’s and was key to much of the FA Cup and league success.
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Wrexham’s players had a good rest last weekend when the Bury match was postponed due to international call-ups. The rest gave Neil Roberts and Darren Ferguson extra time to recover from injuries, while Chris Llewelyn, Mark Jones, Ryan Valentine and Mike Ingham joined up with the Wales and Northern Ireland squads.
Wrexham’s Welsh contingent trained with Team Wales for the Slovakia match, but did not make the final squad, which was not a bad thing considering the final score! However, they can all feel proud to have made the squad and take confidence in the fact that Toshack and his management team are watching the young Dragons.
One former Wrexham legend now playing a key role in the Welsh set-up is Brian Flynn. Our former manager and midfielder was instrumental in the development of Colliers Park training ground and for unearthing players such as Brian Hughes, Gareth Owen and David Brammer. Flynn is now playing a key role in developing the young Welsh stars of the future for John Toshack.
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Wrexham Supporters’ Association is trying to put a Wrexham fan based in Cape Town in South Africa back in touch with his cousins who are believed to live in the Wrexham area.
Ronnie Edwards, a referee assessor and member of the Cape Town Tygerberg Referee’s Association, is trying to locate his father’s family whom he believes still live in the Wrexham area. Ronnie’s father, the late John Edward Edwards, was born and raised in Wrexham before he emigrated to South Africa to get married just after the Second World War.
John Edwards was the son of the late Emma Sarah Edwards and Samuel Edward Edwards of Wrexham. He had three brothers, Albert George, Cyril Raymond and Leonard Robert Edwards and three sisters, Brenda, Irene and Stella. Ronnie understands that his aunt, Irene, still lives in the Wrexham area and has a daughter called Wendy who is married to Christopher.
Unfortunately Ronnie does not know Wendy and Christopher’s surname, but understands that they have two sons called Steven and Mark. Ronnie would very much like to get back in touch with Irene and his cousins, Steven and Mark. Ronnie still follows Wrexham’s results from South Africa and has just become a member of Wrexham Supporters’ Association.
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“It’s just like watching Wrexham,” sang the Wales fans on Tuesday night when our national side beat Lichtenstein 4-0 at the Racecourse.
Super Stevie Evans capped a fantastic week with his first Welsh cap against the smallest national team in Europe. Evans was superb against Stevenage last weekend, his constant running eventually setting up Danny Williams’s goal. Against Lichtenstein, Evans looked every bit the seasoned international player and should be given another chance to shine in the not too distant future.
It was back to business last weekend after the Hall of Fame award night. Unfortunately Brian Flynn and Johnny Edwards were unable to attend due to previous engagements, so the Association is planning to present awards to these legends in the near future. Flynn has already received word of his award and is said to be making room in his trophy cabinet for the certificate!
The Association is very pleased to announce that Dave Mcguire won the 50/50 draw against Stevenage with winning number 04999. For those of you who don’t know Dave, he’s worked extremely hard in the Club Shop and thoroughly deserves his good fortune. Dave has also signed up almost 250 members for the Association this season from the Club Shop.
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70’s Glam Rock band SWEET will be rocking the William Aston Hall in aid of Wrexham Supporters’ Trust in October.
The concert takes place on Saturday 14th October 2006 at the William Aston Hall, Wrexham with doors opening at 7.30pm. Tickets are priced £15 in advance, or £17 on the night. A booking fee will be charged on any postal or telephone orders of £3 per order.
Andy Scott of SWEET is Wrexham born and they still have a large following both here in the UK and in Europe and have been touring home and abroad since the 70’s. Amongst Sweet’s greatest hits were Blockbuster, Teenage Rampage, Ballroom Blitz and Fox on The Run.
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