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Wrexham: Beyond the Hollywood story, what are the club building?
15 May 2026 Off

Wrexham: Beyond the Hollywood story, what are the club building?

By Total Football News

That brings us to arguably the most important part of Wrexham’s long-term strategy: the academy.

The men’s first team may currently dominate the narrative, but academies define whether clubs can survive success.

Promotions can accelerate growth, but sustainable clubs build pathways that outlast individual owners, managers or players.

Wrexham’s reputation in identifying and nurturing talent from the wider north Wales area goes back decades with players such as Joey Jones,

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Ethan Galbraith: Swansea City to ‘keep on building’ with Northern Ireland midfielder
17 October 2025 Off

Ethan Galbraith: Swansea City to ‘keep on building’ with Northern Ireland midfielder

By Total Football News

“He’s somebody who moves well, he’s good with the ball, he can play in different positions, he’s good in small spaces,” Sheehan said.

“Sometimes when you bring players in from different leagues and it’s their first time in the Championship, it takes time and people develop at different speeds. But he’s somebody that’s come in and hit the ground running really.

“My only worry is managing his minutes so he

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West Bromwich Albion: Opinion – Baggies building from the back
15 October 2025 Off

West Bromwich Albion: Opinion – Baggies building from the back

By Total Football News

It was something of a “revolving door” summer at The Hawthorns.

Thirteen senior players departed West Bromwich Albion, if you include the three expired loans, and nine came in to replace them.

Of those nine incomings, four were centre-backs and two were full-backs. So, two-thirds of Albion’s summer business was concentrated on making our backline stronger and younger.

At the other end of the field, Albion allowed players who had

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