Wrexham:2012 Season Finale

Hello everyone and welcome back as I bring you the conclusion to the 2011 / 2012 season and the challenge for the NPower League 2 title.

As we entered the month of April the board announced they were delighted with the way I had guided Wrexham to the top of the table but once again gave a stern warning over the salary gap and insisted that the situation be addressed as soon as possible.

Salary Chart

We were at home to Acrrington as we embarked on our run for the title with Jacob Walcott returning to Reading and not surprisingly Ismael Fofana who I had on the bench for this game is now wanted. Given his form it had to happen sooner or later. Accrington came to play and put out a very attacking line up and had us pinned back for most of the game and after falling behind it was a Shane Williams 25 yard effort that rescued a point from what was really a very poor performance. The news came through that Stockport got hammered away at Bournemouth 4-1 so we were promoted!

Next up was a trip to Southend where once again we put in a very poor performance allowing the home side a massive 21 shots with 8 on target and 2 blocked. If it were not for Martin Hansen’s performance between the posts the result would have been very different. Oliver Nicholas headed in the only goal of the game from a Fofana free kick for an undeserved three points but it was enough to clinch the title to the delight of the travelling Red Dragon fans.

With the title now secure we still had three games to play and were truly embarrassed in front of our home fans as Yeovil took us apart in an easy 3-1 victory. We sort of made amends in a scintillating draw with our bitter rivals Shrewsbury but then saved the best for last with a 5-1 demolition of Burton at The Racecourse Ground to finish off a fantastic season in front of just over 8,000 fans which was our biggest attendance so far.

Final Table

Board Reaction

Manager of the year!!

Although the season is now over there is still work to be done with several players and coaches having contracts that are due to expire over the off season. I’m sure given the back to back promotions some of the players will be attracting the attention of bigger clubs so I think I’m in for a very challenging summer in terms of keeping both squad and backroom staff together particular as there is currently no available funds to renew any contracts.

Thanks for following along this past season and be sure to check back for the 2012 / 2013 pre-season report.