Best football commentator of all time. Fact. Voice of Wrexham Football on IMDb! King of Bovril. Lion of Hightown. Bonjo-sceptic. Obese President afficionado.
So, in the most bizarre turn of events in my entire life (and that’s saying something because bizarre seems to follow me around), Mrs G & I are on the train to London to ATTEND THE RED CARPET PREMIERE OF THE NEW DISNEY FILM! World’s gone mad, Ted
#disneytrek
#askwxm
#WishMovie
Sadly, I have had to resign as a director of
@CalonFM
today as a consequence of an article written by one of the station managers which criticised Wrexham AFC with a series of inaccurate claims, which I have rebutted below.
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Just a quick personal message: I applied for the media team job at
@wrexham_AFC
which was advertised in March, and discovered today that I didn’t get it. This is the second time I’ve applied in the last year, and finally I accept, reluctantly, that I’ll never achieve my dream 1/
I just took a detour through town on the way back home. Wound my windows down, turned the volume to 100% and played “We are the Champions!”
You’re welcome, Wrexham.
Mark Lawrenson just said he can’t understand how a referee can change his mind after watching a replay......then demanded a red card for Quaresma but changed his mind after watching a replay.
#IRNPOR
I love this! I used to teach her: she’s an absolute superstar and a MASSIVE Wrexham fan! The look of delight on her face when she realises it’s a gift is priceless!
I’m very reluctant to make this sort of personal announcement on social media, but I hope my reasons for doing so will be clear:
Sadly, my dad died in the week. I know a lot of people on Twitter knew him from his support of
@Wrexham_AFC
: his first match was during WW2 so he had
I will continue to commentate and put some podcasts out. I’ve not spoken to anyone about that yet, but I’m hopeful that’ll be acceptable.
Right, I’m switching my devices off and taking a break for a bit while I soak it all in.
Bye for now!
#COYR
Councillor Hugh Jones, Wrexham Council Conservative Group Leader on rejecting Freedom of the City to R&R: "I wonder what sort of message that says to our schools and to our young people?"
I assume he also condemns the following poor examples to children:
1/2
.
@Wrexham_AFC
in the 5th tier of English football today.
2️⃣-0️⃣ (20mins)
2️⃣-5️⃣ (63mins)
6️⃣-5️⃣ (90+8mins)
Co-owner
@VancityReynolds
: "I just lost 9 years off my life. And I’m okay with that. Apologies to my family. Also, bury me in Wales."
📻🔊🔛🤣
I love how weird my life has become! Thank you so much for all your lovely comments - you're all far too kind, but I promise I'll try to live up to them!
Many thanks to
@RMcElhenney
and
@VancityReynolds
for teeing me up for the dramatic ending. Keep plugging away guys, I reckon there’s a future in broadcasting for you too!
I'm sad to say that my mum has passed away. She gave me such wonderful guidance and was a true example to me of how to show kindness and love to others.
I've reluctantly written this message out as there were so many people who knew her. There's no way I could notify them all.
That’s a very generous description-thank you very much! It was a genuine pleasure to talk to you, and everybody is remarking on how your coverage has been far more realistic and knowledgable than other media outlets, who focus on the “Hollywood” aspect and miss the point.
A massive day for
@Wrexham_AFC
it’s likely they’ll be promoted to the
@EFL
later so we spoke to podcast legend,
@DisneyPlus
doc voiceover + all round good guy
@m_griffiths92
about how important today is for the team and the place.
@NunnoDavid
Speaking as a teacher, I'd say the impact on young people in my school of Rob and Ryan's philanthropy is excitement, massively increased civic pride (kids used to ironically mock Wrexham - now they are thrilled to hail from here), and a sense of broadened horizons and greater 1/
A day/night long over due for everyone involved. But especially for all those fans who raised £s by walking mountains & putting house deeds up to keep the club alive - enjoy 🙌🏻 ❤️
Outstanding from
@ChristianDibble
. In any circumstances a terrific performance, but considering he had to respond after seeing what happened to Rob Lainton, & had to come off the bench unexpectedly, in misty conditions with the ball skidding on, an unbelievable effort. Chapeau!
I don't like how Notts County were
@d
to this. A great club, packed with top people who treat you right, that clubs should try to emulate, whose current side's superb (sadly!) They don't deserve to have their name unwittingly exploited to earn clicks for this embarrassing bigotry
Here's my piece on the reaction to episode 1 of
@wrexhamfx
. Apologies in advance as despite the overwhelmingly positive reviews, it's 2 negative ones (one of which is genuinely offensive) I end up dwelling on! Sometimes you just need a good rant,don't you?
The BBC's idea of impartiality is completely upside-down. You can only be impartial if there are two sides to an argument: matters of morality shouldn't be balanced by a counter-argument. Attenborough & Lineker weren't being political; they were being compassionate and moral.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I'm not able to make the trip to South Wales. I'm really disappointed as I was really looking forward to both matches. I'll be glued to the coverage on iFollow & using
#askwxm
to get in touch: please join me!
#wxmafc
@wrexham_afc
@WrexhamAFCWomen
Okay, so after taking a break from social media I see there has been a reaction to my last post.
The kindness people have shown towards me is massively appreciated, but I’ve also seen criticism of the club, which I am hugely concerned by. 1/
Posh start to the
#wxmtrek
as I’m already 7 minutes from the ground! Mrs G is going to do some archaeology stuff in Heysham while I go to the footy!
#askwxm
#WxmAFC
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Curious about
@Wrexham_AFC
? Here are the essentials:
If you watched
@wrexhamfx
and want to know more, this is for you. I thought it'd be useful to share the best places for news, video & podcasts to follow our remarkable journey with
@VancityReynolds
and
@RMcElhenney
!
This time tomorrow we'll be 90 minutes from the EFL, or our remarkable season will be over. The players will leave nothing on the pitch, & we must play our part. Back the boys, make some noise, & if you're not recovering from a sore throat in 24 hours, you weren't really there!
Very disappointed with
@wrexhamcbc
. Just drove through the town centre and there's absolutely no sign of a statue of
@shaunpearson5
and
@manny_smith6
. They've had an hour and a half, for heaven's sake!
.
@Wrexham
Many thanks to the off-duty nurses who helped my mum,
@m_e_griffiths
& I in the car park of the Maelor A&E yesterday.
The staff there do such a wonderful job in the most trying of conditions, but remain calm, helpful and friendly. I can’t express my admiration enough.
I thought I’d diversify into commentating on different sports. Might try lacrosse next!
Oh, and if you’re curious about baseball, why not pop along to the
#LondonSeries
? I’ll wave if I see you!
@NationCymru
@JALongshadow
As your pinned tweet boasts that you reach a million people, can I respectfully ask if you see fact-checking as being important? There are a lot of claims made in this piece which are verifiably untrue. It damages an excellent community station as well as Wrexham and its owners.
Shame on the despicable idiots who did this. I know that, when the time comes, we'll all rally behind the Rescue. It represents the best of this town, and for a second time it will rise again.
We are Sorry but the Miners Rescue Station will be closed The Station was broken into last night and suffered serious damage
We are waiting for the Police to attend.
@wrexham
@leaderlive
It was brilliant to go into work the morning after the Sheffield United game and see Paul Mullin waiting for me! The kids know that we did ourselves proud, and the future is ours!
#WxmAFC
The poignantly ephemeral nature of the FA Cup. Nothing remains of Farnborough’s cup run except for a single balloon by the skips.
I’m trying to appear deep. Humour me.
After a fortnight of painstaking creativity, my Wrexham promotion display is finally ready for display in my classroom window. I think we’ll all agree I’ve knocked
@PencilCraftsman
off his perch.
I am available for gable-ends.
Good win tonight-I KNEW it would be a good night when I got home from work& found a wonderful package from my good friend Brandon Wheeler, all the way from Rockville, Indiana.
I wore the white away band tonight &it enjoyed its first game! Thank you so much mate!
@AaronWh46147579
The game is ON!!!!! Lots of news outlets are reporting that all
@TheVanaramaNL
games are off, but they aren't! It's pouring down but the players are warming up, the pitch looks good, Declan Swans are belting out and the game is ON. ☔️
@Wrexham_AFC
I'm genuinely proud of this: I've spent around a year checking the facts, and trying to find an older one because I couldn't quite bring myself to believe it!
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