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North Wales Chronicle
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- North Wales Chronicle
Wrexham's transfer business is not over yet
Kieffer Moore became the club's eighth summer signing on Tuesday, with the club having already twice broken their transfer record to sign Liberato Cacace and then Lewis O'Brien, also bringing in experienced players like Conor Coady and Danny Ward. But with the club being strongly linked with Ipswich striker Nathan Broadhead – at the sort of fee which would raise that transfer record again – Parkinson said he hoped there was more to come. Signed, sealed, and served bold. Meet Kieffer Moore. 🔴⚪ #WxmAFC — Wrexham AFC (@Wrexham_AFC) August 5, 2025 'There's a number of deals we're looking into at the moment,' he said. 'I think it's a bit unfair going into the season to comment on other teams' players who are under contract. 'There's several opportunities we're looking at and hopefully we can make the right calls to continue improving what we've got.' Wrexham's season begins on Saturday with a trip to Southampton, their first fixture in the second tier since 1982 after three consecutive promotions for a club transformed under the ownership of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The grind of the Championship will present a tougher challenge than those already conquered by Parkinson's men, and working out realistic expectations for a club that has come so far so quickly is no easy task. 'I think it's difficult to predict, but I said that last season in League One,' Parkinson said. 'How are the players who've never played at the level going to adapt? How are the players we've brought in going to fit in? 'There's a lot of variables in place. The only thing I'm looking for as success for Wrexham is that by the end of the season we've continued to represent this great football club in the way we have over the last four years. And if we do that, I'll be very pleased and we'll see where that takes us.' While Parkinson leaves talk of a potential fourth consecutive promotion to others, he insisted there was no sense of pressure coming from the ownership to go for unrealistic goals. 'Of course the three (promotions) in a row is history, people are inevitably going to mention that, but we don't get carried away with ourselves,' he said. 'We never have. Other people on the outside may talk about that but we're just focused on what we have to do… 'I think one thing with Rob and Ryan, they've never put pressure on us, saying we've got to do this or we've got to do that. 'It's about getting the squad and the template we set out in the summer, what we're working towards – can we fill the blanks where we need players to come in and give us a chance to be competitive in the division? 'They're the conversations I have with Rob and Ryan rather than, 'We're going to do this, we've got to do that'. That's never been the way conversations have gone. They've just been supportive to help us build a competitive team squad.'
North Wales Chronicle
a minute ago
- North Wales Chronicle
Alan Sheehan says Swansea plan to build on buzz of Snoop Dogg becoming co-owner
The 53-year-old American rapper joined a growing list of celebrity investors in British football last month by becoming part of a Swansea ownership group that already included Croatia midfield great Luka Modric. Multi award-winning Snoop said Swansea's 'underdog' story 'really struck a chord with me' and his vast following on social media – 89 million on Instagram and 20.5 million on X – quickly learned about the Welsh club and his love for Joe's ice cream in the city. Swansea City is delighted to announce global rap superstar and multi-platinum selling artist @SnoopDogg has become the club's latest high-profile co-owner and investor. 👉 — Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) July 17, 2025 'To have Snoop and Luka on board is a massive benefit,' Swansea boss Sheehan said ahead of Saturday's league opener at Middlesbrough. 'There is a buzz, obviously. As a football club you have to become more appealing commercially, to be more competitive, and appeal to the wider nation. 'It's different to how it was maybe when I was a player, but I understand why, and I totally welcome it. 'Rome wasn't built in a day, but there are big plans for the football club. 'It's about building strong foundations and building that character and resilience within the football club.' Comparisons with Wrexham, who are owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, are unavoidable and already being made. The two Welsh clubs are Championship rivals this season after Wrexham became the first team in the top five tiers of English football to win three successive promotions. A docu-series tracking life at Swansea, on similar lines to the award-winning FX show 'Welcome to Wrexham', is understood to be already in the pipeline. Asked if Swansea – who were relegated in 2018 after seven seasons in the Premier League – were the 'new' Wrexham, Sheehan said: 'No, we're Swansea. We're not new anything. 'Now they're in our division, I suppose, it becomes more there now (rivalry), but we don't play them until December. So I won't really be speaking about them until December.' Modric – who joined the board in April following a takeover led by American businessmen Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen six months earlier – was unveiled as an AC Milan player on Monday after his trophy-littered 13-year spell at Real Madrid ended this summer. The 39-year-old has played his part in Sheehan's summer recruitment strategy, actively persuading players to join the Welsh club. 'Obviously, his transfer situation… he was unavailable to come here,' smiled Sheehan. 'We've had a few text messages and he's involved. 'Luka has spoke to some players, passed on his knowledge, what he knows about the football club, and the plans that we have for it. 'Snoop and Luka are very invested in the club. They care, they speak through the ownership and the ownership are very good to us.' So will Grammy-nominated Snoop soon be swapping California for Swansea to watch a game? 'I believe so,' said Sheehan. 'But I'm not sure which game yet. It would be very naive and narrow-minded to think two very successful people in what they do could not help us. 'Successful people have a lot in common – a work ethic, a grit, a determination to get where they want to get to. So with Snoop, Luka and the ownership there is a lot of positivity around the football club.'
Rhyl Journal
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- Rhyl Journal
Alan Sheehan says Swansea plan to build on buzz of Snoop Dogg becoming co-owner
The 53-year-old American rapper joined a growing list of celebrity investors in British football last month by becoming part of a Swansea ownership group that already included Croatia midfield great Luka Modric. Multi award-winning Snoop said Swansea's 'underdog' story 'really struck a chord with me' and his vast following on social media – 89 million on Instagram and 20.5 million on X – quickly learned about the Welsh club and his love for Joe's ice cream in the city. Swansea City is delighted to announce global rap superstar and multi-platinum selling artist @SnoopDogg has become the club's latest high-profile co-owner and investor. 👉 — Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) July 17, 2025 'To have Snoop and Luka on board is a massive benefit,' Swansea boss Sheehan said ahead of Saturday's league opener at Middlesbrough. 'There is a buzz, obviously. As a football club you have to become more appealing commercially, to be more competitive, and appeal to the wider nation. 'It's different to how it was maybe when I was a player, but I understand why, and I totally welcome it. 'Rome wasn't built in a day, but there are big plans for the football club. 'It's about building strong foundations and building that character and resilience within the football club.' Comparisons with Wrexham, who are owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, are unavoidable and already being made. The two Welsh clubs are Championship rivals this season after Wrexham became the first team in the top five tiers of English football to win three successive promotions. A docu-series tracking life at Swansea, on similar lines to the award-winning FX show 'Welcome to Wrexham', is understood to be already in the pipeline. Asked if Swansea – who were relegated in 2018 after seven seasons in the Premier League – were the 'new' Wrexham, Sheehan said: 'No, we're Swansea. We're not new anything. 'Now they're in our division, I suppose, it becomes more there now (rivalry), but we don't play them until December. So I won't really be speaking about them until December.' Modric – who joined the board in April following a takeover led by American businessmen Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen six months earlier – was unveiled as an AC Milan player on Monday after his trophy-littered 13-year spell at Real Madrid ended this summer. The 39-year-old has played his part in Sheehan's summer recruitment strategy, actively persuading players to join the Welsh club. 'Obviously, his transfer situation… he was unavailable to come here,' smiled Sheehan. 'We've had a few text messages and he's involved. 'Luka has spoke to some players, passed on his knowledge, what he knows about the football club, and the plans that we have for it. 'Snoop and Luka are very invested in the club. They care, they speak through the ownership and the ownership are very good to us.' So will Grammy-nominated Snoop soon be swapping California for Swansea to watch a game? 'I believe so,' said Sheehan. 'But I'm not sure which game yet. It would be very naive and narrow-minded to think two very successful people in what they do could not help us. 'Successful people have a lot in common – a work ethic, a grit, a determination to get where they want to get to. So with Snoop, Luka and the ownership there is a lot of positivity around the football club.'
