Wrexham has blown a Wembley date for Ryan Reynolds and Tom Brady – but is it important?

“Que Sera Sera …”

A solemn singing that has achieved Wembley that the Mecca of English football had several charisma on Wednesday evening when Wrexham and Peterborough United fought for the right to hit Birmingham City in the EFL Trophy final.

Most were throaty Welsh matters, as quick-fire destinations by Mo Faal and George Dobson at the end of the first half of WREXHAM's resignation ticket to a stadium that they last beaten for the FA Trophy final in 2022.

When four minutes after the interruption in the aftermath, Wrexham's leadership was halved with the kind permission of Malik Mothersille, but it still felt as if Phil Parkinson's team was on the way to booking this Hollywood derby with Birmingham.

Then, however, came a long striker and a comedy of defensive errors that made it possible to reach Bradley Ihionvia to reach the scores before the first of these four additional minutes passed.

On the game balance – the visitors had 17 shots for the eight of the hosts and 33 touches in the opposition laffach compared to Wrexhams 10 at night.

From the point of view, this was really an epic collapse that was covered by a penalty shootout, in which Jed Steer triumphed 4: 2 in front of Paul Mulllin and Elliot Lee as Peterborough.

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It enabled the 375 Peterborough fans their stunned hosts with 'Que Sera Sera', the terrace anthem that processes the classic hit by Doris Day again to end it with a joyful “We go to Wemb-Erthey”.

Thanks to the changing rooms that are located directly underneath, where the away fans are in the racetrack, these words have followed the home players down the tunnel and followed the showers.

“We were so close,” said Parkinson's. “We almost touched it. For me we threw the chance to get to Wembley. To admit two really bad goals.

“From a game that looked so comfortable to end with us, it is very difficult to go to Wembley. We don't have to accuse anyone other than accusing ourselves. It is a competition that begins reserved, but when you come into this phase, it has to hurt. And it does. “

The chances are good that not only Parkinson's and his players from this outcome will be intelligent. The producers of Welcome to Wrexham are undoubtedly planned a large Wembley episode in the upcoming fourth series, especially with David Beckham and Will Ferrell, who took part in the last visit to the club in the National Stadium for the final defeat 2022 FA Trophy against Bromley.

The EFL will never admit that much, but some will probably also be selected as part of the conductive body to see a final of Wrexham-Birmingham-and the following advertising that a meeting of Tom Brady, Ryan Reynolds et al.

Likewise, CBS Sports, the new EFL broadcast partner in the United States this season. So the interest in Wrexham on the other side of the pond, all 32 league -1 games with Parkinson's team were shown live, which makes them one of 72 EFL clubs with a record of 100 percent this season.

The consolation for CBS and Parkinson's – it is that it has little time to live at the disappointing exit to Peterborough, with Wrexham being in action again on Saturday at Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.

This is the first of seven lights for Wrexham in March. With excursions to Promotion -rival Huddersfield Town, Reading and Wycombe Wanderers, which were included in this full schedule, and a house against Stockport County, Wrexham has to be back.

Parkinson's news will go home when the players return to training on Thursday morning, and the 57-year-old, who preferred to concentrate his immediate words on what had gone against Peterborough and how there was no repetition against Peterborough.

“We gave a team that was a lifeline on his feet,” added the Wrexham manager. “But we won't let us beat ourselves. Not at all. Bolton is a great game for us. In fact, it's a great run.

“All boys are ready. We won't get involved at all. We just have to learn from it. You cannot take your eye of the ball on what you have to do. We did that in two moments. “

Parkinson's attitude kept his attitude of earlier rounds in the competition by making changes to the team in wholesale that defeated Mansfield Town last Sunday. Only Arthur Oconkwo, Max Cleworth and George Dobson kept their places when Wrexham took the opportunity to give players who have hardly been seen in the past few weeks.

The teenager Harry Ashfield and Mo Faal, the club's former record, were among those who had this chance to impress, and he solved the end to open the rating after Cleworth played the clear highlight for the hosts.

It is probably not to be seen on Saturday either, since Parkinson's return to his first choice Xi. The record signing of Sam Smith and Jay Rodriguez has returned to a collision transferred on television, which seems to be ideal to ensure that no hangover from Wembley is.

“I'm not just saying it because we went out, but the league is our priority of number one,” said Parkinson. “I said that before every round. We treated the league as a separate unit.

“We had a great victory in Mansfield and are in a confident form after winning three of the last four games in the league. We are confident. Bolton is a good side, but we too. “

(Top photos: Ryan Reynolds and Tom Brady; by Getty Images)