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Episode 287 - Truth behind Wrexham's mega £48m cash boost & Sheffield Wednesday preview

Ep. 288

Andy and Liam are joined by two special guests for this midweek FiD episode as we preview Saturday’s big game at Sheffield Wednesday.


First we look at that match with Mirror Sports editor and Wednesday fan James Whaling. He takes us through the whole horrible saga and explains it for the layman with echoes of what happened to us. But there is hope as the Owls enter administration.


He also tells us more about Josh Windass’ ‘celebrations’ before we delve into the transfer latest. Look away James, one of the names is Wednesday’s Yan Valery.


Then we look at Wrexham’s finances with Price of Football host and expert Kieran Maguire. He goes through the latest cash injection, Apollo share issue and examines the positives and negatives as Wrexham go massive.


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