Humphrey Ker Weekly update - Pre-Season teaser - RedPassion.co.uk

Iesty · 15th April 2021, 13.56:44

https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/sport/1...xham-fans-say/

I wanted to start this week by welcoming the four new signings who've joined since last week's column.

As everybody knows, our status as a Welsh club playing across borders means that we are bound by Transfer window restrictions that don't effect the rest of the league.

Despite the resources the new owners bring in, we don't have the capacity to bring someone in on loan or sign someone permanently until the summer, unless they were unattached before Feb 1.

It would be nice to do something like that but one of the things that we are grateful for is that we see amongst the fanbase that they understand the predicament we are in, and the measures that we have taken over the last week are those that are available for the club.

It's a tricky set of circumstances, but we are delighted that we've been able to find some reinforcements and are confident they'll be able to help us push for the play-offs.

It was always going to be a real challenge for us to find a way to replace Kwame Thomas and his abilities and goals, so it was pleasing to see Gold Omotayo picking up the mantle and winning a flick-on for Dior Angus' goal on Tuesday night.

I thought Gold was a handful and he did everything that you want a targetman to do.

We had a couple of frustrating games where we worked hard and the players did everything asked of them but then came up short on the end of two 1-0 losses from set-pieces.

Then we had a game against Stockport that we all want to expunge from the memory!

A 4-0 win away at a promotion rival helps cleanse the palate but we have to kick on in these final games if we want to lock in that playoff spot.

Away from the pitch, we are putting plans in place for a club advisory board that is going to be made up of supporters from across the full spectrum of our fanbase.

We want to make sure that it is open to Wrexham Supporters Trust members, season ticket holders who are not in the WST, and fans from other fans' groups that maybe feel their voice has not been heard as much in and around the corridors of the club over the last few years.

We look forward to having a fans' board effectively that is going to be a dialogue; they can help to inform us about the direction they want to see the club going.

We want to make sure that we don't take the club in a direction that means it becomes unrecognisable to fans that have been the backbone of the place for many years.

Being able to have a forum in which we can talk with them about how we are doing things seems like an important thing to have going, and I think it has been done successfully at other clubs.

We are also starting to put into place our plans for pre-season and the start of next season.

That is made difficult by the possibility we may start on August 7 if we make it into the Football League or August 21 if we are still in the National League, so we are coming up with dual plans.

Fingers crossed we have to worry more about August 7 rather than August 21!

We are looking to arrange an exciting tour in pre-season, but whether or not we can do it is, to a certain extent, out of our hands.

The timescales of when and where people can and can't travel due to Covid 19 are constantly changing so our plans have to constantly evolve.

We may end up on the far side of the world, or we may end up with a wet weekend in Rhyl. Only time will tell!

Up the Town!

Hometown Unicorn · 15th April 2021, 14.07:39

Sounds like a USA tour is on the cards at some point in future. No surprise that.

RHYLRED · 15th April 2021, 14.33:54

Apart from the last paragraph, quite positive.

krux · 15th April 2021, 14.38:46

Need more performances that cleanse the palate

Funny_Old_Game · 15th April 2021, 14.39:31

‘Club advisory board’ sounds incredibly worrying and dangerous.

Drury-red · 15th April 2021, 14.47:46

I hope the fans who are invited on to the advisory board are selected with extreme caution.

Funny_Old_Game · 15th April 2021, 14.53:34

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Originally Posted by Drury-red

I hope the fans who are invited on to the advisory board are selected with extreme caution.

Spencer has already put his towel down, whilst Ulrich has offered 5 grand for a seat.

CRUMBS · 15th April 2021, 14.55:40

Maybe they should only do a season , that way you keep it fresh and stops what we all know can happen .

JonWrexhamfc · 15th April 2021, 14.56:32

Get Dougie on the advisory board.

15th April 2021, 13.56:44	#1-0 (permalink)
Iesty Moderator (info 1 & 2) Joined: Apr 2007 Racecourse Spot: Real Name: iestyn Twitter: @iesty83	Humphrey Ker Weekly update - Pre-Season teaser https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/sport/1...xham-fans-say/ I wanted to start this week by welcoming the four new signings who've joined since last week's column. As everybody knows, our status as a Welsh club playing across borders means that we are bound by Transfer window restrictions that don't effect the rest of the league. Despite the resources the new owners bring in, we don't have the capacity to bring someone in on loan or sign someone permanently until the summer, unless they were unattached before Feb 1. It would be nice to do something like that but one of the things that we are grateful for is that we see amongst the fanbase that they understand the predicament we are in, and the measures that we have taken over the last week are those that are available for the club. It's a tricky set of circumstances, but we are delighted that we've been able to find some reinforcements and are confident they'll be able to help us push for the play-offs. It was always going to be a real challenge for us to find a way to replace Kwame Thomas and his abilities and goals, so it was pleasing to see Gold Omotayo picking up the mantle and winning a flick-on for Dior Angus' goal on Tuesday night. I thought Gold was a handful and he did everything that you want a targetman to do. We had a couple of frustrating games where we worked hard and the players did everything asked of them but then came up short on the end of two 1-0 losses from set-pieces. Then we had a game against Stockport that we all want to expunge from the memory! A 4-0 win away at a promotion rival helps cleanse the palate but we have to kick on in these final games if we want to lock in that playoff spot. Away from the pitch, we are putting plans in place for a club advisory board that is going to be made up of supporters from across the full spectrum of our fanbase. We want to make sure that it is open to Wrexham Supporters Trust members, season ticket holders who are not in the WST, and fans from other fans' groups that maybe feel their voice has not been heard as much in and around the corridors of the club over the last few years. We look forward to having a fans' board effectively that is going to be a dialogue; they can help to inform us about the direction they want to see the club going. We want to make sure that we don't take the club in a direction that means it becomes unrecognisable to fans that have been the backbone of the place for many years. Being able to have a forum in which we can talk with them about how we are doing things seems like an important thing to have going, and I think it has been done successfully at other clubs. We are also starting to put into place our plans for pre-season and the start of next season. That is made difficult by the possibility we may start on August 7 if we make it into the Football League or August 21 if we are still in the National League, so we are coming up with dual plans. Fingers crossed we have to worry more about August 7 rather than August 21! We are looking to arrange an exciting tour in pre-season, but whether or not we can do it is, to a certain extent, out of our hands. The timescales of when and where people can and can't travel due to Covid 19 are constantly changing so our plans have to constantly evolve. We may end up on the far side of the world, or we may end up with a wet weekend in Rhyl. Only time will tell! Up the Town! __________________ There must, for instance, be something very strange in a man who , if left alone in a room with a tea cosy, doesn't try it on.

15th April 2021, 14.07:39	#2-0 (permalink)
Hometown Unicorn Tipped As Manager Joined: Aug 2010 Racecourse Spot: Real Name: Ronald McDonald Twitter: @	Re: Humphrey Ker Weekly update - Pre-Season teaser Sounds like a USA tour is on the cards at some point in future. No surprise that.

15th April 2021, 14.33:54	#3-0 (permalink)
RHYLRED Taking coaching badges (info 1 & 2) (info) Joined: Dec 2007 Racecourse Spot: Bamfords/excutive. Real Name: Les. Twitter: @	Re: Humphrey Ker Weekly update - Pre-Season teaser Apart from the last paragraph, quite positive.

15th April 2021, 14.38:46	#4-0 (permalink)
krux Tipped As Manager Joined: Jul 2012 Racecourse Spot: none given Real Name: none given Twitter: @	Re: Humphrey Ker Weekly update - Pre-Season teaser Need more performances that cleanse the palate

15th April 2021, 14.39:31	#5-0 (permalink)
Funny_Old_Game Name A Stand After Me (info 1 & 2) Joined: Nov 2008 Racecourse Spot: Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Humphrey Ker Weekly update - Pre-Season teaser ‘Club advisory board’ sounds incredibly worrying and dangerous.

15th April 2021, 14.47:46	#6-0 (permalink)
Drury-red Due a Testimonial Joined: Feb 2009 Racecourse Spot: In your seat Real Name: Tom Taylor Twitter: @Only1Carter	Re: Humphrey Ker Weekly update - Pre-Season teaser I hope the fans who are invited on to the advisory board are selected with extreme caution.

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CRUMBS Legend Joined: Aug 2012 Racecourse Spot: mold road stand Real Name: nev Twitter: @	Re: Humphrey Ker Weekly update - Pre-Season teaser Maybe they should only do a season , that way you keep it fresh and stops what we all know can happen .

15th April 2021, 14.56:32	#9-0 (permalink)
JonWrexhamfc Legend Joined: Mar 2009 Racecourse Spot: Yale Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Humphrey Ker Weekly update - Pre-Season teaser Get Dougie on the advisory board.