{"id":391506,"date":"2025-09-02T09:07:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/391506\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T09:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:07:12","slug":"wrexhams-story-can-make-wales-a-stronger-footballing-nation-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/391506\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrexham\u2019s story can make Wales a stronger footballing nation \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Craig Bellamy admits to being \u201ccaptivated\u201d by Wrexham\u2019s story and believes the influence of Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac will benefit the Wales national side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Wrexham signed Wales internationals Danny Ward, Kieffer Moore and Nathan Broadhead in the summer transfer window after going up to the Sky Bet Championship following three successive promotions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Ward and Broadhead are expected to miss Thursday\u2019s World Cup qualifier in Kazakhstan with injury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Signed, sealed, and served bold. Meet Kieffer Moore.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd34\u26aa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WxmAFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WxmAFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wrexham AFC (@Wrexham_AFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wrexham_AFC\/status\/1952731686246260991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">But should Moore play in Astana he would become the first Wrexham player to represent Wales since Steve Evans in 2008 when the Red Dragons were a non-league club.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/sport\/soccer\/celtic-announce-new-winger-after-deadline-but-no-striker-to-replace-adam-idah-SAQACBJSSZOMLMR5P25STVJR5Y\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Celtic announce new winger after deadline but no striker to replace Adam Idah\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/S62AFASSNJKZPMBXUOHOMID4GY.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/sport\/soccer\/rangers-complete-double-swoop-on-transfer-deadline-day-MZUTOLHY7JP7NGWQZANQWFAALY\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Rangers complete double swoop on transfer deadline day\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CULZG3OW6ZJWPMWO5PVNAC6NDY.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI think we\u2019re all captivated by the journey of Wrexham,\u201d Wales manager Bellamy said about the club\u2019s rise since Reynolds and Mac bought the then-National League club in February 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s been amazing for Welsh football and hopefully now in a number of years we\u2019ll see young players coming through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cSurely, whether it\u2019s Swansea, Newport, Cardiff, Wrexham, the better they do the better chance we have of being a stronger nation in football.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"cy\" dir=\"ltr\">CYHOEDDIAD CARFAN \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6<\/p>\n<p>O Astana i Abertawe. Ni&#8217;n barod \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wales \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f (@Cymru) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cymru\/status\/1960990755465417207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Moore has made a big impact since arriving from Sheffield United, with four goals in five games for Phil Parkinson\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 6ft 5in striker was on target again on Saturday as Wrexham claimed their first Championship victory by winning 2-0 at Millwall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bellamy said: \u201cThere isn\u2019t similarities to how I play to how Wrexham play. It\u2019s different ways, no right or wrong way for this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cBut the way Wrexham play will definitely suit Kieffer. I feel that when I\u2019ve watched him play for Wrexham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt will be nice for Broady (Broadhead) to get a consistent run of playing week in, week out.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Nathan Broadhead also joined Wrexham this summer\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GJCQJBTL2JMRXJ44W5VVI5UO3E.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"571\"\/>Nathan Broadhead also joined Wrexham this summer (Cody Froggatt\/PA) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWith the fee Wrexham paid it looks like he will get that, and that leaves me really excited because I believe there\u2019s a really good footballer there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cHe has the benchmarks, the intensity, to really flourish there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWardy had a tricky spell last year (at Leicester) and came through it mentally as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m delighted to see him playing for Wrexham as it\u2019s his club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Moore says he is \u201cloving\u201d life at Wrexham after watching their climb through the divisions of English football.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Kieffer Moore has scored four goals in five games since joining Wrexham\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/L7ILOAXB7NNX5IYPR3EIKBA7C4.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Kieffer Moore has scored four goals in five games since joining Wrexham (Nick Potts\/PA) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He said: \u201cI\u2019ve been following it all the way, it\u2019s been a monumental rise and now to be part of it is incredible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve been loving every bit of it and it (the Welsh connection) can only be a positive thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s about creating partnerships and me and Broady playing up front at Wrexham now can only help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Craig Bellamy admits to being \u201ccaptivated\u201d by Wrexham\u2019s story and believes the influence of Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[63413,748,51788,88821,63417,94,4884,13561,45066,115575,12994,126602,2312,10031,16,15,1764,18833],"class_list":{"0":"post-391506","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-2026-world-cup-qualifying","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-craig-bellamy","11":"tag-danny-ward","12":"tag-fifa-world-cup-european-qualifying","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-kazakhstan","16":"tag-kieffer-moore","17":"tag-nathan-broadhead","18":"tag-phil-parkinson","19":"tag-rob-mac","20":"tag-ryan-reynolds","21":"tag-soccer","22":"tag-uk","23":"tag-united-kingdom","24":"tag-wales","25":"tag-wrexham"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115133916501453716","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}