Welcome to Wrexham

So I'm just making the list

of who needs to be in for a review today.

So we've got quite a busy morning.

- How are you? You all right? - Yeah.

It's gonna be a busy morning.

I know, yeah. I figured out.

I hope you've had your breakfast.

- Yeah. -

My name is Gemma Bamford.

I'm the first team sports therapist

here at Wrexham Football Club.

This is my sixth season,

but it's my first season with the first team.

Yeah, and no bleeding last night, this morning?

No, no, fine. KEVIN: Okay.

All right, that's fine. I'm happy with that.

Kevin's the head physio within Wrexham,

so I'm sort of just under him.

So we'll both do assessments, we'll both do treatments.

And we'll both do the rehabilitation side of things.

You got to come and speak to me, Rhys.

Look how many people I've got to see.

- Still? - Don't get involved.

- Go on, Gemma! Love that! -

Being a female in a male-dominated environment

can be challenging at times.

You almost have to work a little bit harder

and say what you think,

even if you're disagreeing with someone.

At the end of the day, you've got a job to do.

Okay, next one on.

Certain times are not the nicest,

you know, dealing with feet.

I don't think anyone really wants to.

They're not the nicest area of the body.

It's like, you know, you just have to do it.

Every day, it's a-gettin' closer

Going faster than a roller coaster

Love like yours will surely come my way

A-hey, hey, hey, hey

Every day, it's a-gettin' faster

Everyone said go ahead and ask her

Love like yours will surely come my way

A-hey, hey, hey, hey

Love like yours will surely come my way

Past again. Davies takes a chance!

We're into March,

and Wrexham have just pulled off five straight victories...

Mullin one-on-one with the keeper!

Lifting them all the way to third place,

well positioned for the final stretch of the season.

As long as they can keep everyone healthy,

they should be challenging for a top spot come May.

Rob Lainton,

he's been absolutely outstanding, hasn't he?

Yeah.

I don't think you'll get a better keeper, if I'm honest.

Punched by Lainton. Stretched really well there.

Back to Mitchell, great stop by Rob Lainton.

It bobbles around in the goalmouth!

Lainton stretches! That's a hell of a catch.

- We got 18 games left. - We got 11 at home.

One word answer: are we going up?

- Absolutely. Thank you very much.

Yeah, pleasure.

So we went through the scan with you.

Nice and clear, yeah? Mm.

So the slight horizontal tear

you have the back in the knee in the meniscus is stable.

This one here?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

So if we won the league automatically,

I'd want to get it done straight away.

Yeah?

And whereas if we get to the playoffs,

I'd want it done straight after the playoffs...

The playoff--

Get knocked out, or the final,

so that we can get you back in the quickest time

for next season.

Gone through a few years of bad injuries,

and stop-start, stop-start,

and I just want to enjoy it again.

You can't let your mind go,

otherwise you won't do your job to the best of your ability

when your head's not in it.

I won't stop doing the things I'm doing.

Where's Dibble? He's not got his coat.

Rob's absolutely brilliant.

I know people say

you're both fighting for the same spot, but,

you know, me and Rob are good friends as well.

Sorry love, off, but--

Course you can. Just me on top.

In here. - Go away, camera.

No, it doesn't matter.

Doesn't matter-- Go away!

- You can get me. Watch out here--

- - Sugar. Right.

Oh, you're very tall. Yeah, very tall.

Get one of them in there.

- Look, he can-- - Who's he? Who's he?

Take a picture of the other goalkeeper.

There, that's Rob.

He's the other goalie?

All right.

Oh, my grandsons will love this.

- - Rob Lainton, too.

There we go. And who's that in the front?

- That's Shaun. Driver, driver.

- Oh. Is he a player? He's a driver.

He's both. Track seat.

Is he a--

Shaun Brisley, yeah.

- What's--is he a player? Shaun Brisley, yeah.

I'm gonna get him.

Yeah, get him as well.

For my grandsons, season ticket holders.

They'll be over the--oh, he's a handsome one and all.

Yeah, isn't he? Too, this.

Handsome one. Bravo. - You're all handsome.

See you later.

You hear that?

We're just doing team shape across the pitch, okay?

So Rob's going to go in that goal,

and we're gonna attack towards that goal.

I've had many setbacks in my career.

I've had--I've had bad spells in my career,

and here at Wrexham,

I just thought I was getting my chance,

but I'm just not playing.

How'd you feel?

You see other people like your friends

doing well and winning.

Right tomorrow, d'you know what I mean?

And then toes goes back.

It's--it's tough.

Why can't I play in that game?

I'm not gonna fucking play tomorrow.

For me, I just want to get back playing.

It makes me even more hungry to prove more people wrong.

- It's science-based, innit? -

These two guys in it, look.

Don't worry about Cam.

All three of us have been warriors

in FUT Champs on FIFA.

So you've got to play 20 games on the weekend,

and the more wins you get, the better packs you get.

But it's ridiculously stressful.

Never his ball. Blow the fucking whistle.

As you can hear by Tyler.

He's got a corner in the 122nd minute of extra time.

And you stay mentally stable, that's the main thing.

Yeah, well, you're supposed to stay mentally stable.

Yeah, but it's hard

when you've got to sit in a room with these two,

'cause they can get fucking annoying.

My mental stability is next to zero.

Football plays obviously the biggest part in it.

And 22 years of age,

I don't appreciate people telling me white lies.

I'd rather people just be honest with me.

So he started me in the FA Cup game,

said I was one of the better players on the pitch,

and then I didn't start again.

He just brought me off the bench whenever we were losing.

And now it's like the transfer window.

I'm 22 years of age. I want to go and play football.

And I'm not being allowed to go out.

It's just--you know, this job is so frustrating,

because you want to play football.

I don't care about money or anything like that.

I just want to play.

You know, I do try and stay positive, lads.

Pressure is on.

Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham!

Substitution of James--Jordan Davies.

The ball goes through to Coulson.

Lainton with an excellent save.

And Lainton again--and the ball's gone over the bar.

Rob Lainton puts his body--

Body on the line every single game.

Go, Wrexham!

Really taking one for the team there,

Rob Lainton.

Lainton's going to have to come off

in the 62nd minute.

This isn't good.

Christian Dibble is gonna be the man in goal for Wrexham.

Not one you want to see at all,

especially not for someone like Robbie.

Found it so hard to come by with injuries and luck.

Had a couple of times this season.

It's good to see that he's sat up.