Wrexham (A)

[PedroTheFisherman66]

My fear is a linesman/lady sorry assistant ref with a personality complex.! After he/ she has flagged them offside numerous times with the home crowd baying he/she will eventually leave his /her flag down to placate the volatile home crowd..give them a couple off one on ones with our keeper they are bound to tuck one away, or get tom daley mullins diving over the keepers arms or legs for a pen ..!!!!

[Elite_Pie]

My fear is a linesman/lady sorry assistant ref with a personality complex.

Apparently the real ref at Wrexham is the one who awarded two penalties against us at Bromley in the 1-1 draw there. The first was a soft one, but I could see why it was given according to the strict laws of the game. The second was a clear refereeing error which some close up pics after the game seemed to prove. Tiernan Brooks got the ball first, so it was a fair challenge. My worry is that the ref might be a 'homer', and if Bromley could earn two cheap penalties Mullins will be licking his lips in anticipation!

Whatever the result, I hope it's decided by the players on the pitch rather than poor officials.

[jackal2]

Whatever the result, I hope it's decided by the players on the pitch rather than poor officials.

Judging by National League refereeing standards in general, the chances are slim!

The best we can probably hope for is a referee who gets all the wrong decisions in our favour!

[matt_magpie]

It’s clearly a very tough game and I expect Fridays results to certainly dictate how Wrexham play. On the basis both win there’s no way PP will come out gung ho, he’d obviously rip someone’s hand off for a draw if we both win Friday.
It’s just a crazy season, 2nds looking the most likely but in the same breath it’s not inconceivable we could be top by 3 points come Monday night, well we can dream.

[Davy500]

It’s clearly a very tough game and I expect Fridays results to certainly dictate how Wrexham play. On the basis both win there’s no way PP will come out gung ho, he’d obviously rip someone’s hand off for a draw if we both win Friday.
It’s just a crazy season, 2nds looking the most likely but in the same breath it’s not inconceivable we could be top by 3 points come Monday night, well we can dream.

Well well Matt Magpie, i thought you was crazy, and was going to ask you what you was drinking when you made this statement
Now with Wrexhams surprise loss at Halifax haha, on Monday night we could be top by 3 points , how quickly things can change

[MAD_MAGPIE]

There's always twists and turns in football and surprises and the Halifax win today plus us winning 3-0 to go top at Easter means the pendulum has swung just that bit in our favour. It's more a psychological swing.

We've simply got to go to Wrexham and try and get the win. It's the only game that we can have a direct impact on their season and results from now until the end of the season.

Todays' defeat may affect them psychologically because they've been knocked off top spot. The game in hand doesn't matter at the moment because they face us next. It means that their fans will be nervous if not more so than ours on Monday and that might be felt around the ground.

I said earlier in this thread that Wrexham have their weaknesses and something happened in the Halifax game that exposed them. That game will be ideal material for Luke Williams and the staff to study and see where we can exploit them.

Of course the defeat may draw a response out of them on Monday, but if we can go there and frustrate them and cause their crowd anxiety early on then that will really put the pressure on them.

[matt_magpie]

Well well Matt Magpie, i thought you was crazy, and was going to ask you what you was drinking when you made this statement
Now with Wrexhams surprise loss at Halifax haha, on Monday night we could be top by 3 points , how quickly things can change

Have to say I was being optimistic but fully believed Wrexham had at least one loss in them. We couldn’t have asked for better timing for the loss too, fingers and toes crossed for Monday now.

[SlockyNCFC]

It’s clearly a very tough game and I expect Fridays results to certainly dictate how Wrexham play. On the basis both win there’s no way PP will come out gung ho, he’d obviously rip someone’s hand off for a draw if we both win Friday.
It’s just a crazy season, 2nds looking the most likely but in the same breath it’s not inconceivable we could be top by 3 points come Monday night, well we can dream.

To quote Bon Jovi:

"Woah, we're halfway there..."