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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our Kop stone is considerably more under control than we are. 😂 We wanted to make sure everyone in the WTS would feel comfortable taking a photo with it, so we kept the thirst off the stone and went with something that belongs to all of us. Classy Kop stone. Thirsty hearts. 🐉⚽🐉 #WxmThirstSection

A design for the Wrexham Thirst Section’s Kop stone, featuring two black Welsh dragons facing each other and holding a football between them, above the words “WREXHAM THIRST SECTION” in bold black lettering on a grey stone background.

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Your Wrexham v Southampton Thirst Section MOTM. 🔥 🏆 Jacques Ekomié Top of the vote, arms up telling everyone to stay calm, while the that footballer build makes that instruction completely impossible to follow. WTS composure: 404 Not Found #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC #AskWxm

Our MOTM is caught mid-gesture with his whole upper body doing that infuriatingly composed athlete thing. Torso upright, shoulders set broad and slightly rotated, both arms extended out in front of him with the elbows softly bent. One forearm sits almost horizontal while the other reaches higher, palms open, fingers spread, as though he is physically trying to tell everyone to calm down while possessing exactly the build least conducive to anyone doing so.

And those arms. The fit of the short sleeves leave the shoulders and upper arms open to scrutiny, with the biceps and triceps visibly engaged just from holding the gesture. The taped wrist only adds to the footballer-at-work evidence file. His head turns into the movement rather than toward the camera, chin tucked slightly, so the whole thing reads focused and deliberate rather than posed.

Then the kit gets involved. The shirt hangs relatively loose through the torso, but the shorts have substantially less room for diplomacy. His weight is settled through one leg while the other comes forward, which loads the thighs differently and makes the muscle structure very obvious: one quad carrying the body, the other advancing underneath him. There is nothing static about it. Even while apparently asking for calm, his lower body is still walking through the moment.

Which means the Thirst Section has been presented with a man making a "steady, everyone" gesture while the shoulders, arms and thighs are submitting entirely contradictory instructions.

Sir.

We have just won.

Nobody was steady to begin with. Nobody is steady now.

And now you have raised both arms like you personally intend to relieve the cardiovascular emergency.

MOTM on the pitch, MOTM in the vote, and apparently MOTM of telling WTS to calm down while actively preventing it. 🔥🔥🔥

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Your Wrexham v Burnley Thirst Section podium. 🔥 🏆 Jacques Ekomié 🥈 Issa Kaboré & Callum Doyle 🥉 Sam Smith plus 3 write-ins for glorious chaos Equaliser headed home, scuba deployed in the rain, and WTS cardiovascular services overwhelmed. #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC #AskWxm

Thirsties, the scuba celly has arrived and it was catastrophically effective. He was caught mid-motion, body angled forward, torso pitched into the celebration, shoulders slightly rolled in, chest carried over his hips as the whole frame followed the line of that extended right arm. One hand came up to the face for the scuba detail, the other reached forward to complete the bit, and suddenly this was a full-body performance.

The red shirt clung to the movement, showing the bend through the upper body and the tension in the arms and shoulders, while the rain somehow made the whole thing even more outrageous.

And the lower half was working just as hard. The white shorts sat over fully engaged thighs, one leg stepping through while the other trailed behind on the toe, calves taut, balance held in that perfect split second between stride and pose. Hips drove the motion forward, knees stayed active, and the whole stance had that unmistakable footballer quality of looking loose and powerfully controlled at once.

Nothing about it was static. Even frozen in a photo, you can still feel the momentum: wet turf under the boots, the follow-through of the celebration, the body still humming with adrenaline.

Which means the Thirst Section was never going to survive this. The kit was already under enough pressure without adding rain, muscle engagement, and a themed celly with committed arm work. Red shirt, white shorts, thighs engaged, calves working, torso pitched forward, arms fully committed to the scuba.

Result: elevated heart rate, collapsed decorum, and several Thirsties requiring immediate assistance back to baseline.

Celebratory? Yes. Subtle? Absolutely not. Devastating? Beyond dispute. 🔥

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Your Millwall v Wrexham Thirst Section podium is officially in. 🔥 🏆 Jacques Ekomié 🥈 Josh Windass and Matty James 🥉 Kieffer Moore Three goals, one clean sheet, a knee-slide for the archives, and WTS composure left somewhere in London. #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC #AskWxm

Thirsties, this one was absolute cinema. He was caught mid-knee-slide, body arched back in full celebration, chest lifted to the sky like the moment physically could not be contained. One hand was flung up to his ear, mouth wide open in a roar, and the whole pose had that glorious split-second mix of power, release, and pure "are you not entertained?" energy.

The red shirt was stretched clean across his torso as he leaned back, every line of the movement visible through the twist and extension of the celebration. Shoulders opened, core engaged, neck taut, the whole upper body committed to the drama of it. Nothing about this was static. It was all motion, all force, all adrenaline. A goal celebration with absolutely no interest in subtlety.

And then the lower half joined the performance. Those white shorts and socks were doing the Lord’s work while he slid across the turf on both knees, thighs engaged, hips driving forward, legs folded underneath him in that wonderfully theatrical footballer collapse into glory. The shine on the legs, the grass contact, the grounded power of the slide — it all made the image feel even more physical, like you could practically hear the roar and the scrape of the turf.

In short: this was not just a celebration. This was a full-body event. A red-and-white missile of joy, confidence, and beautifully committed athletic drama. The Thirst Section did not stand a chance. 🔥

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

💔 The end of an era. Wishing him all the success wherever he lands. #WxmAFC

A photo of former Wrexham AFC player Elliot Lee standing in a player tunnel, waiting to go on the field. The view is from behind Lee, so his back is to the viewer and he is wearing a black shirt with Lee and 38 on the back

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Your Wrexham v Birmingham City Thirst Section podium is officially in. 🔥 🏆 Callum Doyle 🥈 Lewis O’Brien 🥉 Ollie Rathbone Equaliser buried, danger supplied, midfield menace deployed. WTS composure did not survive. Not the result we wanted. We go again. #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WxmAFC #AskWxm

Thirsties, the photographer has caught him mid-applause, still carrying the match in his body. Shoulders set, chest lifted, forearms working as his hands come together, the long sleeves somehow making the whole thing look even more unfairly put-together. There’s nothing posed about it. He’s walking, clapping, breathing hard, hair damp and pushed back, face still wearing that post-match concentration. The athleticism is doing all the talking.

And then we get to the lower half. Those white shorts are revealing exactly how much work has gone through the legs: thighs still engaged as he strides forward, one knee driving through, weight shifting onto the other leg, the whole frame caught between steps rather than politely standing still for the camera. Lean, balanced, compact, strong. Very much a body that has spent the evening tackling, carrying, covering ground and then casually wandering over to acknowledge the crowd as though the Thirst Section possesses normal blood pressure.

The applause is supposed to be for the supporters. Unfortunately, the visual evidence has reversed the transaction. We are now applauding him. Respectfully. Loudly. With absolutely no expectation of recovering our composure tonight. 🔥🥵

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Thirsties, Danny Imray has entered the frame and apparently taken everyone’s composure with him. 🔥 #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC #AskWxm

Thirsties, somebody needs to explain why Imray has been photographed doing something as innocent as chasing a football and somehow produced a full-body emergency.

Look at the positioning. Left leg planted and loaded, thigh doing an frankly unreasonable amount of work, right leg kicked back mid-stride, hips turning through the movement while his torso twists above them. That red shirt is stretched across the chest and pulled in at the waist, the tattooed arm is raised for balance, and the other hand drops casually by the hip as though none of this is causing difficulties for the viewing public.

And that’s the killer: he isn’t posing. He isn’t flexing. He isn’t even looking at the camera. He’s just completely absorbed in the chase while every line of his body is caught in motion: broad shoulders, tight waist, powerful legs, all balance and controlled acceleration.

So yes, Thirsties, enlarge the photo. Study the biomechanics. Develop a sudden scholarly interest in thigh engagement. Tell yourselves you’re analysing his centre of gravity while returning to the same image for the seventeenth time.

Imray is simply moving through midfield.

And our hearts, beautifully. 🔥

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Whoo! First vote of the new season! Let go Thirsties! #WxmThirstSection

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Aaahhhhh!!!! WHO DID THIS?! 😍 I’m so excited!!! Let the freckle counting begin! 👀

Screenshot of the bio of Bluesky user Zak Vyner’s Frenckles

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Friends, I have NEVER been more upset to miss out on this. Why couldn't they have had ONE stop in Canada like they did last time they came to North America? 😭 I'm gutted. Especially since Elliot made the Travelling Squad. #WxmThirstSection

Red graphic with US landmarks and the text Wrexham in the USA 2026 Travelling Squad
Tampa / New York / Philadelphia

red background with a list of Wrexham AFC players going on the Wrexham AFC In the USA 2026 tour:
Harry Ashfield
Ryan Barnett
Nathan Broadhead
Lewis Brunt
Callum Burton
Liberato Cacace
Bailey Cadamarteri
Max Cleworth
George Dobson
Callum Doyle
Dominic Hyam
Aaron James
Matty James
Davis Keillor-Dunn

red background with a list of Wrexham AFC players going on the Wrexham AFC In the USA 2026 tour:
Elliot Lee
Ryan Longman
Alex Moore
Lewis O'Brien
Arthur Okonkwo
Ollie Rathbone
Dan Scarr
Ben Sheaf
Sam Smith
George Thomason
Zak Vyner
Danny Ward
Josh Windass

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Hiya #WxmThirstSection! Do you know what today is?! It’s the TWO YEAR anniversary of THAT video appearing on Tiktok! What will you be doing to celebrate? 😆🧊🛀 Unfortunately, Elliot was left off the squad travelling to Helsinki today 😭 Should I do a photo post a day until we hear more news?

A still photo from the video that broke the Wrexham Thirst Section’s minds. Wrexham AFC football player Elliot Lee has just sat up from a frigid ice bath in an orange inflatable tub. The date of the video 2024-7-17 is circled in red with 3 red arrows pointing at it

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Happy Elliot Lee Signing Anniversary to all who celebrate! Made it to four years! 🎉🍻🐉🔥 Any favourite memories? Photos? Videos? 😉 #WxmThirstSection

A grid of nine photos of Wrexham AFC player Elliot Lee in various Wrexham outfits from the past few seasons

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Summer Elliot may be my favourite Elliot 📷 from Elliot’s IG #WxmThirstSection

Wrexham AF player Elliot Lee on summer vacation, sitting in an outdoor area, wearing a white baseball cap backwards and a white tank top. His long brown hair is loose and curly and he’s laughing and looking off to the side

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Wxm just posted a bunch of photos on IG of players arriving for pre-season. Here they all are. … er, anyone else think a large percentage of these photos are of players we’ll probably be losing before the season starts, either to loans or buyouts? 🥹 Buy also, helllooo Elliot! 😍 #WxmThirstSection

A collage of Wrexham players in casual clothes as well as a red training shirt

A clash of Wrexham players in red training shirts

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Gavin @olliedogbone.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Heavy heart. Legend forever! #askwxm

Super Paul Mullin celebrating promotion from the National League with Wrexham fans.

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

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Yarbtina for The Wrexham Thirst Section is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Preparing myself to be an emotional wreck after watching the first two episodes. Who’s with me? #WxmAFC #WelcomeToWrexham *deep breath* I’m ready. (I’m not ready 😭)

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Elliot just casually dropping gym pics on IG that look more like a modelling photo shoot😭 Happy weekend all! #WxmThirstSection

Wrexham AFC football player Elliot Lee is wearing a black a long-sleeve shirt and black shorts while working out with a black rubber ball in a dark gym. Dark and moody, his dark brown hair is slicked back in a bun and he has a serious, focused look on his face

Wrexham AFC football player Elliot Lee is wearing a black a long-sleeve shirt and black shorts while working out with a weights in a dark gym. Dark and moody, his dark brown hair is slicked back in a bun and he has a serious, focused look on his face

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George Dobson's Ponytail 🇨🇦 @tinarambles.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Zaddy James clinches the last Thirst Section MOTM for this Championship season. Really tho, the player of the season goes to our Slutty Little @pjfabulous.itch.io for the besteat, thirstiest ALT Texts and MOTM posts of all time, week in and week out. We love you. #WxmThirstSection

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Podium locked in. 👑 Matty James 🥈 Josh Windass 🥉 Issa Kaboré James ran the middle like everything had to go through him. Windass stepped up and hit it clean when it mattered. Kaboré flew down the side and put it exactly where it needed to be. #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC

The camera catches Matty James mid-flight, body twisted just enough to keep everything balanced and under him.

One leg lifted high, boot looking to cushion the ball like it’s been invited to dance. At first, the touch is soft and controlled. But you know that the rest of him is anything but. 🫦

Thigh flexed, calf tight, everything through that leg doing work just to hold the moment still. Upper body leaning in, shoulders engaged, shirt pulling across the chest and arms as he braces for what’s coming next. You can see the tension in it, not intentionally posed, just held together through movement. Arms slightly out for balance. Core locked, hips turned, already setting up the next move before this one’s even finished.

And then the focus. Head slightly down, eyes fixed on the ball, nothing else existing for that second. He knows the defender's right in front of him but that just means the next action’s coming quicker.

It’s control like he’s about to do something with it immediately. Everything in that frame is loaded and then the ball's just gone.

Pic from: https://www.instagram.com/p/DX1k8PdiB3J/?img_index=3

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Philip Roberts @realdreadpirate.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Congratulations to Coventry, Ipswich, and the teams who made the playoffs. As for Wrexham, of course, like Phil, I didn’t want it to end. But there’s so much to be proud of, grateful for, and to look forward to. What a journey. What a club. What a town! #askwxm

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

What a season! So happy & proud of the team for doing so well & exceeding so many expectations! Now we wait for team movement news 😭 & the summer friendlies! 😎 & remember, summer is a refreshing time for ice baths! 😉 #WxmThirstSection

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George Dobson's Ponytail 🇨🇦 @tinarambles.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

amazing game, amazing season. Wrexham should be so proud. honestly a bit relieved that was my last 4am wake-up and I dont have to put my cardiovascular health at risk for playoffs. cheers to the #AskWxm and #WxmThirstSection communities for a super fun season. ya'll are the best.

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Stephanie @bookfrolic.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy Friday friends! One game to go Reds - how we feeling? Just for fun - pick your boy band, #WxmAFC edition ... (and give them a name!) #WxmThirstSection

Current and former Wrexham AFC players Dan Scarr, Ollie Palmer, Harry Ashfield and Elliot Lee walk towards the camera, looking serious and focused. They're wearing various items from the grey and gold Wrexham training kit, but all are sporting the grey shorts, showing off their muscular legs.

Current Wrexham AFC players Lewis O'Brien, Kieffer Moore, George Dobson, and Dominic Hyam walk towards the camera as they inspect a playing field. The players are all wearing various items from the dark teal and red training and travel collection.

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

👑 MAN OF THE MATCH: OLLIE RATHBONE He levels it… and then sprints straight into a photoshoot he definitely didn’t sign up for. Mid-stride, full effort, shirt hanging on for dear life. Unsurprisingly, the section behaved exactly how you’d expect. #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC

Oliver Michael Rathbone. Mid-stride and fully committed body leaning forward eagerly. This is where we all want to be the ball he's chasing.

Shirt clinging across the chest and shoulders, fabric pulled tight from the sprint, every movement stretching it just enough to show the work underneath. Arms pumping, forearms tense, hands hands half-clenched like he’s ready to drive straight through the next challenger.

Quads doing most of the talking here with one leg driving down toward the turf, the other lifting through, calves tight, socks dragged low just enough to make it look deliberate. Studs having just kissed the grass, caught right in that moment between steps.

Hair pushed back but starting to fall forward again, sweat already in it, face locked in with an expression that is fully dialled in on what’s in front of him.

He’s mid-run, mid-game, and looks like he could just keep going straight through you if you got in his way. And, oh Ollie, we ain't gonna move.

Pic from: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXl_eiQCOj6/?img_index=3

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

👑 MAN OF THE MATCH: DANNY WARD 40’: Windass gives us the lead. Then it’s just Ward for the next 50 minutes. Saves, crosses, bodies in the box. Everything coming in, everything dealt with. Holds it. Keeps it. That’s the win. #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC

👑 MAN OF THE MATCH: DANNY WARD

Hands together, tape wrapped, just clapping it out like it’s another day… but you know what’s just happened. We're back in it. We're daring to believe. Again.

Everything’s been coming at him.
Crosses, headers, shots through bodies. All of it.

And he’s just stood there taking it, dealing with it, not making a thing of it.

Those socks pulled high as ever, yeah, the slutty little thigh-highs made an appearance, planted in the middle of it all while everything’s flying in.

There’s no big celebration in it. No chest out, no roaring.

Just that look of: job's done.

Because when it’s like that, constant, messy, dropping everywhere, someone has to hold it.

And today, it was him.

Your #WTSMOTM Danny Ward.

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Wxm all the way @liz-j-007.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Just wanted to make sure the #wxmthirstsection were made aware of these thirst-inducing photos 😁 @radiocarla.com @pjfabulous.itch.io And a bonus photo of the Stoke goalkeeper which I've entitled "I'm a little teapot short and stout, here's my handle, here's my spout"

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

👑 WTS MAN OF THE MATCH: GEORGE THOMASON At 31’, you see it drop to him. You’re not really expecting anything… then he fires it toward goal, you’re already halfway out your seat when Windass heads it in. Heavily involved throughout. He's Tommo! #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC

Mid-stride and absolutely built for it.

Ball just ahead, left foot ready to take it, right leg driving through. Everything about the movement shows control. Quads doing the work, calves engaged, that clean push off the turf where the whole lower body is firing properly.

Shorts riding slightly with the stride, legs fully on show, muscle switching on and off with each step, nothing soft about it. Just that kind of movement where power and control are happening at the same time.

Upper body tight and steady, shoulders set, arms locked in just enough to balance. Shirt pulling across the chest and back as he moves, fabric stretched where it needs to be. You can see the structure of it, not exaggerated, just solid and functional.

There’s weight behind every step, but it’s controlled. No scramble. No wasted motion.

Ball stays close because everything else is doing its job.

It’s proper athletic movement, the kind that looks good because it does the necessary work.

And yeah… when it looks like that, The Section are going to notice.

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I haven’t done a Friday Elliot post in ages so here’s a timely one to kick off the weekend! He’s thriving! 🔥 EFL L1 Goal of the Month (see goal highlight below). #WxmThirstSection

Doncaster Rovers player Elliot Lee (on loan from Wrexham AFC) stands in a green playing field, wearing a red and dark blue Rovers shirt, and holding a glass trophy from the EFL for SkyBet League One Goal of the Month.
Text below from Lee’s instagram post reads: Whack it as hard as you can and hope it doesn't end up in row Z. Wallop. Nice to win goal of the month!

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Cross after cross, Chance after chance, Eventually something gives. Today, it was us. But we're here. Watching, caring, voting. This is what the Championship looks like sometimes. It’s a rough run. No denying it. But we’re still here. #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC #AltText

That’s you. You're the MOTM.

4:00 AM. 7:00 AM. 12:00 PM. Whatever kickoff time was. That's you.
Mud still on the socks. Eyes saying "why did we do this to ourselves?"
Still sat there like you've played 90 minutes emotionally.

Wear your kickoff time like a badge of honour.
Towel over the shoulders like you've just come off after putting in a shift… except the shift was waking up or traveling for that performance.

Energy drink cans, coffee cups, snack wrappers everywhere. Alarm clock and phone screens glowing.

And yet… still here. Still showed up. Always will. Proper Section legend behaviour. Give yourselves a clap off.

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Five years ago Wrexham were fighting to even exist. Three years ago we were in non-league. Now we’re hurting because we got spanked in the Championship. Perspective doesn’t fix things. But it does fucking matter. It really does. #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC

🔥 MOTM — JOSH WINDASS

There’s just something about him, isn’t there.

That slightly upright, almost casual stance like he’s not even trying that hard, but still ends up being the most dangerous man on the pitch. Shoulders relaxed, chest open, that quiet confidence of someone who knows he’s got something.

Kit never quite sits normally on him either. Slutty white shorts clinging just enough after 90 minutes. Not pristine, not messy. Just worked. Shirt sleeves riding up a bit, showing those forearms that look like they’ve spent the entire match scrapping, holding off defenders, winning little battles no one else notices.

And the movement? That’s the real hook.
Not frantic. Not rushed. Just smooth. Gliding into pockets, turning at the right moment, always half a step ahead like he’s already seen what’s about to happen.

There’s a bit of edge to it to.
That look when he scores, not over the top, not screaming. Just a little nod, a little "well, yeah, obviously."

Main character energy without needing to shout about it.

Even today, in a game that got away from us, he still looked like the one player who might just drag something out of nothing. And honestly? That’s half the reason the votes pile in.

Because when everything else is chaos…
he still looks composed.

And yeah, let’s be honest, that helps.

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

2-0 down → didn’t fold. That matters. Scored immediately after halftime → mentality shift. Dobson redemption arc → football heritage. Point away at West Brom → we take that every day. If this is how we respond to going behind… Yeah. This team is ours. #WTSMOTM #WxmThirstSection #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC

Oh this one… this is pure, unfiltered Dobson chaos energy and we are absolutely here for it.

Mid-stride, body fully committed. You can see everything working at once. That forward lean isn’t accidental, it’s momentum driving through him, like he’s already halfway into the next action before anyone else has processed the last one. Arms out wide, palms up, part celebration, part “are you not entertained?”, part WTAF. Just owning the moment.

And physically? Built exactly how you’d want for that role. Thick through the legs. Thighs doing serious work, properly loaded from constant tackles, presses, second balls. Calves tight and defined, holding that balance as he pushes off the turf. That planted foot is doing all the stabilising while the other’s mid-swing, studs just off the ground. It’s controlled aggression in motion.

Core engaged the whole time. You can see it in how upright he stays even while moving at pace. No flailing, no wasted movement. Everything’s compact, efficient, purposeful. Upper body slightly twisted as he gestures, which just adds to that sense of tension and energy, like he could snap straight back into a sprint or a challenge in a heartbeat.

And the face? Mouth open, shouting, not just celebrating, commanding. That’s a man who’s dictated the tempo, thrown himself into everything, dodging a booking for his troubles, and still has the energy to demand more.

Hair tied back, shirt stretched across the frame of him, socks dragged tight over calves that have absolutely been through it. It’s not polished, it’s not pretty…

…it’s relentless.

MOTM not because he was flashy because he was everywhere, all at once, and impossible to ignore.

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Stephanie @bookfrolic.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WREXHAM AFC WOMENS TEAM!!! CHAMPIONS!!! 🏆🔥 #WrexhamAFC #WxmAFC #askwxm

Graphic celebrating Wrexham AFC Women’s team historic title win of the Adran Premier League

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Yarbtina @theyarb.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I have no words. So proud of this team. So proud of Barker! #AskWxm #WxmAFC #wxmafcwomen

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Happy Friday Thirsties! While I’m not particularly a fan of the Elliot man bun, I will say that I give this look my approval 10000% #WxmThirstSection

Doncaster Rovers player Elliot Lee leans forward, looking down, wearing a red and blue team shirt. His thick, dark brown hair hangs over his eyes in a sexy, messy way.

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Wxm all the way @liz-j-007.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Important matches during Int'l Break featuring #wxmafc players on BBC and/or Sgorio youtube (S4C online) - see images for times. Today 26 March: Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina Tomorrow 27 March: Wales U21 v Belarus Tues. 31 March: Wales U21 v Denmark & 🤞 31 March: Wales v Italy or NI on BBC #askwxm

Wales match at 19:45 on BBC 1 Wales, BBC 2, S4C, iPlayer, and Sgorio

Wales Under 21 matches 27th March at 17:30 and 31st March at 17:00 on BBC iPlayer, and Sgorio youtube channel

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

It was a Thirsty & Gorgeous weekend 😍

Doncaster Rovers players in the blue and navy blue kit and celebrate a goal. Elliot Lee is pointing at the crowd and is sporting a cheeky grin with his tongue slightly sticking out. His dark brown hair is pulled back in a bun.

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The Empty Ice Bath @stormhound38.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

So happy to see Elliot scoring goals and flashing that happy smile. 😭 #WxmThirstSection

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Wrexham leave with all three points. Windass cancels out the early blow, Smith buries the winner via Kaboré's assist, and Okonkwo turns into an actual brick wall when it matters. Your 03/21 #WTSMOTM with 21.7% of the vote is 👑ISSA KABORÉ👑 #WxmThirstSection #WxmAFC #WrexhamAFC #AltText

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Wheelie Wxm Fan @broadys-mitts.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Olly Rathbone on That Wrexham Podcast. Something excellent to listen to before Sheffield United! #AskWxm #WxmThirstSection youtu.be/wdnk3pRq0co

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Ollie Rathbone - Wrexham's Clutch Hero

YouTube video by That Wrexham Podcast

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Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Your #WTSMOTM for Watford vs Wrexham is Max Cleworth! Because when the night is grim, a centre-back thundering home a header is basically romance. #WxmThirstSection #WxmAFC #WrexhamAFC

There he is. Max Cleworth. Composed, unbothered, casually carrying both the ball and the emotional weight of the entire evening like it’s just another Tuesday.

Look at the posture: upright, balanced, scanning the pitch with that quiet, calculating calm. Not a man chasing the game. A man working it. The kind of centre-back who doesn’t panic, doesn’t rush, just glides forward like he’s already decided how this passage ends and everyone else is merely catching up.

Sleeves tight on the arms, socks pulled just so, boots kissing the turf; there’s a cleanliness to it. No chaos, no flailing. Just smooth, deliberate movement. You can practically hear the internal monologue: yes, I’ll step in here… yes, I’ll carry this twenty yards… yes, I will also score later, thank you very much.

And then the face: focused, slightly intense, the kind of expression that says he’s thinking about positioning, angles, timing… but could just as easily be thinking about absolutely nothing at all. Dangerous ambiguity. Elite trait.

This is defender thirst at its peak: control, composure, and the quiet confidence of a man who knows he’s about to win his duel, his header, and, apparently, your vote.

Max Cleworth. Centre-back. Goal scorer. Thirst generator.

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