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Owain G

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  1. Well this has all gotten a bit fruity. If I may add a few observations of my own from an away perspective…. Firstly, regarding Wrexham fans being disappointed with the draw. I don’t think there was any disrespect but let’s face it, any lower league club wants to play one of the really massive clubs. And it’s not just about league position – for example Leeds would have been a bigger tie for us than say Brighton, Brentford or Bournemouth. Surely that would be the same for you guys? As a side note, I hadn’t really given any thought to the size of Blackburn as a town before. Having had a squint at Wikipedia I have to say that even with Jack Walker’s money you punched miles above your weight in the 90s. Secondly, the member-measuring competition around attendances that football fans are obsessed with these days. Yes Wrexham had some dire attendances in the dark days. But pretty much any club with a half decent fan base (so not Salford) will see attendances rise when a) the club becomes more successful or b) (at least for smaller clubs) for a cup run. The added dimension for Wrexham is obviously the Hollywood thing, but those guys knew what they were doing. They understood that the potential was there for attendances to rise significantly and they tapped into it. And despite the online “banter” it really isn’t due to 8000 yanks rocking up every week. (Oh, and a factual correction, Wrexham get nothing directly from the Disney series, but obviously benefit massively from the opportunities that brings in terms f merchandising, sponsorship and so on). Also we do have a bit more history than some give us credit for. We took nearly 20,000 to Old Trafford in 1969, not many fewer to Anfield the following year and 15,000 to a place called Burnley in 1974. That last one was hardly a glamour tie. Finally, why does nobody seem to talk about the actual match anymore? Personally, I think we’ll need a great performance, along with luck a Blackburn off day to get anything. We needed a 3 goal start and a red card at Coventry last year and were hanging on for dear life. Just my opinion. Anyway, see you Monday. Or as we say in Wrexham, “see you Monday la”. “cock wombles” – Ha! love it.
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