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2/17 Bristol City 2 – 2 Wrexham Here is the full, democratic, completely unbiased breakdown. 🥇 Ollie Rathbone: 43.8% That first-half finish? Left foot. Top corner. No hesitation. The kind of strike that makes you sit up straighter on the sofa and reconsider several life decisions. He’d already thrown himself at a header minutes earlier. He snapped into tackles. He prowled. He carried. And when the ball dropped in the box, he did not panic. Nearly half of you looked at that performance and said: “Yes. Him. We want him.” We understand. 🫦 🥈 Lewis O’Brien: 12.5% Silky without being showy. Busy without being frantic. The man just glides. Progressive carries. Quick combinations. That little snap of intent every time he turns on the half-spin. Assisted Broadhead’s saved effort and quietly stitched phases together like a man who knows exactly what he’s doing. Respectable. Refined. Leaving us slightly flushed about the face and neck. 🥈 Nathan Broadhead: 12.5% Level with O’Brien because of course he is. Lively. Sharp. Always appearing in pockets like he’s been summoned. Forced a strong save after the break and was central to several promising moments. Broadhead plays football like he’s got a secret to keep. And you lot love a good secret. The 6.3% crew: Max Cleworth George Thomason Ben Sheaf Sam Smith “The cameraman who let us watch Windass get changed” Democracy is beautiful. The write-in gets equal percentage to four actual footballers.

A 2–2 draw.
A midfield masterclass.
A rogue broadcast angle of Windass stripping down.

And once again, the Thirst Section proves that while the ranking table may fluctuate… our thirst never does.

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Mid-air. Suspended. Legs splaid, quads carved out of marble, kit lines sharp under the floodlights. His right fist is half-raised, jaw set in a shout, hair damp and pushed back like he’s run straight through the night air and come out glowing. His thigh muscles are doing architectural work. You can almost feel the turf he’s just left behind. There’s something about the elevation — the way he’s hovering, balanced, coiled — like gravity had a brief meeting and decided to stand aside in the face of glory. The kit is perfect. The stripes. The undergear. The socks. The stance. It’s athletic theatre. This is a man who has just hit top corner and would very much like you to know it. This is midfield monarchy in motion. Airborne edition. 🫦

43.8%.
Top corner.
Mid-air like gravity personally gave him a pass.

Ollie Rathbone, suspended above Ashton Gate and within our hearts.

The Thirst Section has spoken. 🫦

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white and blue watercolour background with pink and blue text on it that reads You're in the right place at the right time, and you care enough to do what needs to be done. Sometimes that's enough. Erin Morgenstern. The Night Circus.

Many of us are fighting A LOT of battles right now & it can get exhausting. Sometimes, just being there & doing your best is good enough. You don’t have to set the world on fire or win huge battles - there are millions of people out there who do nothing. Even 1 small act by you is something. ❤️

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07 Feb: Wrexham 1–0 Ipswich Town, FA Cup Round 4. 🥇 Ollie Rathbone: 50.0% 📝 Write-in: 4.5% “He’s here, he’s there, he’s every-f@cking-where, OLLIE RATHBONE” Combined total: 54.5% of all votes. Subbed at 68’, but for those 68 minutes he was pure midfield cardio in the home kit. Two shots forced strong saves at 40’ and 41’, another blocked at 61’, one skimming wide at 62’, defensive free kick won at 50’. Constant pressing, sharp turns, low centre of gravity, thighs pumping through challenges. He trampled that pitch like it owed him money. The chant write-in reflects exactly how it felt watching him. He was everywhere and he was built for it. 🥈 Josh Windass: 9.1% 34’ – Goal. Right foot. Centre of the box. Bottom left corner. Clean strike, no hesitation. Also involved at 1’ with an early effort, tested the keeper at 21’, and kept firing at 78’ with a header saved and another attempt blocked. Lively, direct, always hunting that second goal. 4.5% each: Sam Smith Callum Doyle Arthur Okonkwo Lewis O’Brien George Thomason George Dobson Ryan Longman Max Cleworth Ryan Longman supplied the assist at 34’. Sam Smith stretched the line early and forced defensive attention. Lewis O’Brien drew fouls in midfield and kept transitions sharp. George Thomason put in the defensive work and tested from range. George Dobson added bite and edge in the middle. Callum Doyle and Max Cleworth handled sustained second-half pressure. Arthur Okonkwo commanded late corners and secured the clean sheet while Ipswich pushed forward. Second half defined by blocked shots, bodies in the way, lungs burning, structure holding firm through added time. One goal. A wall of red shirts. Ninety minutes of intensity. The results reflect exactly what the eyes saw.

One goal.
Twenty-plus minutes under siege.
Ninety minutes of structure that did not bend.

#WTSMOTM: Ollie Rathbone 🔴🐉

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Ollie Rathbone’s mid-stride, charging toward the camera like he owns the entire pitch. Mouth wide open in a full-throated roar, neck muscles taut, jaw carved sharp with adrenaline. His dark hair is wild and sweat-tossed, curls pushed back just enough to show the intensity in his face. Eyes blazing. Expression feral. This is the exact second emotion turns physical. The red Wrexham shirt fits close across his chest and shoulders, fabric stretched over defined arms that are fully rigid as he surges forward. Both fists are clenched low and parallel to his sides, forearms rigid, biceps engaged. Every line of him looks coiled and powerful. White shorts sit high on muscular thighs that are driving hard through the turf. The number 20 is bold against the fabric, impossible to miss. Socks low, calves tight, one boot digging into the grass mid-push. The background is blurred stadium lights and shadowed figures. He is the only thing sharp. The only thing that matters. This is not a polite celebration. This is controlled aggression finally released. Chest tight. Arms flexed. Thighs working. Pure power in red. 🫦

Sixty-eight minutes of relentless graft.
Every blade of grass accounted for.
A roar that said it all.

#WTSMOTM: Ollie Rathbone 🔴🐉

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Sorry my loves I am working and The Empire has been providing not stop pain. The Rebel Alliance is working overtime. (I'll get the WTSMOTM results out shortly.) 😘

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🏆 Notable Wins A strong day overall, especially at the back. Anthony Forde: Win for Altrincham, tidy 19’ cameo Aaron Hayden: Win for Carlisle United, played the full 90’ Jack Marriott: Win for Reading, strong 90’ shift Will Boyle: Win for Shrewsbury Town, 90’ + FotMob POTM ⭐ 🧱 Full 90-Minute Shifts Plenty of durability on show. Aaron Hayden (Carlisle United) Luke Bolton (Mansfield Town) Jack Marriott (Reading) Will Boyle (Shrewsbury Town) Cameron Green (Solihull Moors) Tyler French (Solihull Moors)

Old Boys for Match Day 02/10. Alt-text has some shout outs of wins and full 90.

⭐ Standout of the Day: Will Boyle. 90 minutes, clean defensive contribution, and FotMob Player of the Match in a win. That’s as tidy as it gets.

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The gap between them was quite smol.

🏆 #WTSMOTM 07/02 Wrexham 0 – 2 Millwall Alright. We’ve stopped staring at the ceiling, so here it is. 🥇 First Place Kieffer Moore (15.8%) Everything we had went through him. Headers, shots, knockdowns, fouls won, bodies bounced off. He got blocked, saved against, smashed about, and still kept putting himself in the mixer. Didn’t get the goal, didn’t get the reward — but nobody in that ground doubted the effort. When one player soaks up the vote like this in a loss, it’s about fight. And Moore brought it. 🥈 Second Place (Joint) Ben Sheaf (10.5%) Sam Smith (10.5%) Sheaf was the glue. Calm when things got scrappy, winning fouls, trying to keep some shape while the game tilted. Not flashy just solid, and you notice that on days like this. Sam Smith gets this for those *moments*. Two late chances where the whole place held its breath. They didn’t go in, and that’s exactly why he got those votes. Belief. 🥉 Third Place Moore’s bloody but unbowed face (5.3%) Pulling this one out from the pack that follows and labeling it 3rd place. If one image sums up the night, it’s this. Effort, punishment, refusal to fold and still walking off empty-handed. 🎖 Honourable Mentions (5.3%) George Dobson: thrown on early after Matty James’ injury, straight into the fight, did the dirty work without fuss Lewis O’Brien: busy, involved, always trying to make something happen George Thomason: effort and intent, even if it kept getting blocked Oliver Rathbone: graft and shooting from range Issa Kabore: lively and direct, especially early on Kieffer’s nose: deserves its own insurance policy Those blind ARs: absolutely useless linesman Ryan Reynolds’ hoodie: emotional support garment Final word: No scapegoats. No pile-on. No one dragged for the sake of it. The votes read like a crowd that watched their team push, scrap, get unlucky, and then get punished. A bad result, yeah — but not a dead night, not a hollow one. We go again.

Your #WTSMOTM for Wrexham vs Millwall is

🥇 Kieffer Moore.

Tough night. Tough loss. Moore topped the voting by a short distance. Sheer effort, punishment absorbed, and never once hiding.

Not the result we wanted. We go again. 🔴🐉

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Chest out. Core locked. Neck braced like a suspension bridge. Ball dropping out of the rain and Kieff’s already set. Wide base, arms spread, every muscle doing a job. Defender hanging off his shoulder, hands on his back, and still he does not move. That’s balance. That’s strength. That’s a body built for this exact moment. 👀 No panic. No flinch. Just a striker using his frame the way it was designed to be used, absorbing contact, owning space, daring anyone to shift him. Pure centre-forward fitness. Built to be leaned on. 🫦 Kieffer Moore, your #WTSMOTM 🥇

Endless contact.
Zero backing down.
One striker built to be leaned on.

#WTSMOTM: Kieffer Moore 🔴🐉

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The small-percentage entries (~3% each)

Because you are who you are:
George Dobson’s ponytail (clearly doing leadership work)
Doyle’s lush bum (look, we’re not here to argue with data)
Elliot Lee (his aura blessed the win)
Dom Hyam (what)

Theses votes are emotional support choices.

Aww the danged alt-text got cut off.

Arthur Okonkwo — 9.1%
Clean-sheet appreciation hours.

Important saves when pressure came
Commanded the box
Didn’t let nerves creep in

Nothing dramatic, just competence and calm when it was needed most. Very attractive behaviour in a goalkeeper.

Yeeeeeeeees 🥹🫶🥰

31 January – Sheffield Wednesday vs Wrexham 🥇 Sam Smith: 21.2% Top of the chart and absolutely earned. Scored the only goal Big chance, zero panic Exactly where a striker should be when it matters This wasn’t about volume shooting or highlight reels. This was about being there, finishing cleanly, and letting everyone else do the screaming afterwards. Ice-cold. Clinically attractive. 🥈 Matty James: 18.2% The “control me, please” vote. Breaking things up Slowing things down Quietly telling the game to behave itself This is the performance you only fully appreciate if you’re watching closely, and judging by this percentage, plenty of you were. Calm. Organised. Extremely reassuring. 🥉 Callum Doyle: 15.2% A very steady night at the back, and yes, people noticed. Winning free kicks Managing pressure down his side Helping make sure nothing silly happened No heroics, no chaos, just good positioning and confidence. Also, apparently, an unforgettable presence. Democracy has spoken. Issa Kaboré: 12.1% Assist providers always get remembered. Set up the goal Non-stop energy Doing both jobs without complaint One good delivery. One decisive moment. Job done. Max Cleworth: 12.1% The dependable option. Solid defensively Involved at set pieces No mistakes, no nonsense Not flashy, but the kind of performance that makes managers sleep well and opponents quietly frustrated. Arthur Okonkwo: 9.1% Clean-sheet appreciation hours. Important saves when pressure came Commanded the box Didn’t let nerves creep in Nothing dramatic, just competence and calm when it was needed most. Very attractive behaviour in a goalkeeper. The small-percentage entries (~3% each) Because you are who you are: George Dobson’s ponytail (clearly doing leadership work) Doyle’s lush bum (look, we’re not here to argue with data) Elliot Lee (his residual aura was enough to influence the win) Dom Hyam (what) These votes aren’t tactical. They’re emotional support choices.

This was a tight, grown-up 0-1 away win, and the voting reflects that perfectly: one decisive moment up front, a lot of hard graft in the middle, and a defence that did not blink.

All delivered with just enough hydration to keep everyone happy. ❤️🐉

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Arms thrown wide, chest open, facing the crowd. Sam Smith stands there like a man who knows exactly what he’s done and is happy to let it wash over him. This isn’t frantic celebration. It’s possession of the moment. Feet planted, shoulders back, arms open, receiving the love rather than chasing it. Mud streaked kit because he came to WORK and he was right at the centre of a moment that mattered. The crowd before him, arms raised, faces open, mid-shout, mid-laugh. Physically, the image explains the goal as much as the commentary does. Broad shoulders and solid upper arms holding the pose without strain. Triceps and forearms taut from control and balance, not flexing. Core upright, steady, doing the quiet work of keeping everything composed just like in his performance. Below that, powerful thighs and dense calves built for arriving first and staying upright when it counts. Striker muscle. Functional, compact, earned. And that’s exactly how the match played out. One high-value chance. One clean finish from close range. No panic, no overthinking. He got there and did the job. After that, it was about control, discipline, and seeing the match out which Wrexham did to take the three points. Player and supporters locked together in mutual agreement: yes, this was enough. P.S. We could do with less nervy bits, tho.

One goal.
One moment.
One striker strong enough to carry it home.

#WTSMOTM Samuel Toby Smith. Isn't Toby just the most adorable middle name? 🥹🫶

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It was from the match with Derby County in September.

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This match was late, loud, heart-racing chaos, and the voting reflects that. The winner: Ollie Rathbone (37%) This is not just WTSMOTM appreciation. This is “put his name on the birth certificate as the daddy” levels of devotion. You’ve got: 1. “Ollie zoomy goal” 2. Mark Griffiths: “Ollie Rathbone have my children” 3. combined into a single gravitational force. That 90+5’ strike didn’t just win the match, it rewired brains. Low xG, maximum destiny. Fans love a screamer, but they worship a screamer that arrives after emotional collapse has already begun. This is "I will remember where I was when this happened" football. 2nd Place: Josh Windass (29.6%) Ah yes. The angry goal. This is pure catharsis voting. Windass at 90+3’ is the embodiment of: "Absolutely not, we are not leaving here like this." People voted for: the finish the fury the refusal You don’t get almost 30% without tapping into something primal. This was the goal that reopened belief. Rathbone sealed it, but Windass opened the way for hope again. 3rd place: Callum Doyle (14.8%) This is the "don’t forget how we got here" vote. Doyle’s equaliser at 54’ dragged Wrexham back into the game when it felt like it was going to be one of *those* away days. This slice belongs to people who remember momentum matters and who quietly mutter "centre-backs scoring is good, actually." Also: defenders scoring always hits different. The vibes & valor coalition (3.7% each) This section is art: "Doyle 1st goal; Windass angry goal; Ollie zoomy goal; Thomasson for taking the hit" Kieffer Moore and his sexy little perm Issa Kaboré Nathan Broadhead Lewis O’Brien These votes are doing emotional admin. They’re acknowledging: sacrifice hair work rate connective tissue moments and general “you had to be there” contributions Especially Thomason “taking the hit” being folded into a multi-goal entry? That’s football literacy with feelings. Big goals dominated Late moments outweighed consistency Hair remains undefeated

This wasn’t a calm, rational win.

Rathbone is now folklore

If the Leicester draw was “we survived on vibes,” this is:

“We conquered through chaos and will never shut the fuck up about it.”

Frankly?
No notes.

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You ain't got no Rathbone! Ollie! Ollie! Ollie! Ollie is captured sprinting towards the away end right after his match-winning goal like the emotion of the moment is chasing him and he’s trying to make his way to the stands before it overtakes him. One knee high, studs barely kissing the turf, body pitched forward. That’s pure adrenaline doing the driving. His mouth is open in a full, uncontrolled roar. Not for the crowd, not for the camera. Sound ripping out of him before his brain has caught up. You can almost hear it. That raw "OH MY GOD DID I JUST DO THAT?" The yellow of the away kit pops violently against the green of the pitch and the dark of the stands in the background. Ollie looks illuminated, spotlighted, like the match has narrowed to one figure and everyone else has been temporarily dismissed. Proper away-end celebration fuel. This wasn’t a clean, polite winner. This was commitment, timing, and absolute conviction. Explosive. This pic captures the instant after belief became fact. It feels stolen, urgent, emotional; exactly how that finish felt. NEVER EVER EVER EVER LEAVE A WREXHAM MATCH EARLY. Ollie Rathbone isn't just our Man of the Match. He dragged three fucking points out of the match whether it wanted to give them up or not. Unclean. Messy. Chaotic in just the right way. Perfect. Pic from Wrexham AFC IG.

Three goals.
Two in stoppage time.
One man absolutely refusing to let us leave without 3 points.

#WTSMOTM: Ollie Rathbone 🔴🐉

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