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Live at The Turf

Fresh off our win Saturday, we now head down to the Kassam Stadium, where Oxford United will be waiting under the lights with their usual mix of energy and stubborn determination. When the sides met back in October at the STŌK Cae Ras, Wrexham edged it 1–0, the sort of narrow victory that feels satisfying at the time and slightly irritating for the opposition ever since. Safe to say Oxford will remember it.

Lurking somewhere near the touchline will also be Olly the Ox, Oxford’s horned mascot who spends matchdays stomping about the place trying to look intimidating. It’s a decent effort, though any creature that spends half the evening waving at supporters and posing for selfies slightly undermines the whole “fearsome beast” routine. Still, he’ll no doubt be doing his best to rally the home crowd.

For those not making the journey to Oxford, you can still catch every moment live inside The Turf. The screens will be on, the match will be front and centre, and the place will have that familiar away-night buzz where every tackle gets a reaction, and every half-chance gets a dozen instant opinions from around the room. So, if the trip down the motorway isn’t on your schedule, settle in at The Turf. Same match, same tension, just without the travel, and with a crowd that knows exactly when to celebrate, when to groan, and when to loudly remind the referee he may have missed something.

Hours
Butty Van
8am – 3pm

The Pub
12pm – 12am

FanZone
Closed

Live at The Turf

Saturday sends Wrexham to the Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry City’s modern home on the edge of the Midlands, for what is the second-to-last match of the regular season. The last time these sides met back on Halloween night at the STŌK Cae Ras, it turned into a proper five-goal affair, with Wrexham edging it 3–2 in a match that had more twists than a haunted house. Safe to say Coventry probably haven’t forgotten it.

Presiding over things on the Coventry touchline will be Sky Blue Sam, the club’s famously cheerful light-blue elephant mascot. Exactly how a Midlands football club ended up represented by a smiling elephant is still one of football’s great unsolved mysteries, but there he’ll be all the same, waving at the crowd and acting like this is perfectly normal behaviour for a large sky-blue elephant.

For anyone not making the trip to Coventry, you can still follow every moment live inside The Turf. The match will be on our screens, and the place will have that familiar away-night energy where every pass, tackle, and near miss draws an instant reaction from somewhere in the room. So, if the motorway miles aren’t part of your plans, settle in at The Turf instead. Same match, same tension, just without the travel, and with a crowd that will happily explain exactly what should’ve happened five seconds before it did.

Hours
Butty Van
8am – 2pm

The Pub
11am – 11pm

FanZone
Closed

Early May brings Middlesbrough to the STŌK Cae Ras for the final match of the regular season, which means one last afternoon where nerves, noise, and bold predictions all arrive in equal measure. The last time these two met up north back in October it finished 1–1, a result that felt like both sides had more to say but simply ran out of minutes to say it.

Missing from the trip will be Roary the Lion, Middlesbrough’s overconfident feline mascot. A pity, really. A lion turning up in Wrexham might’ve been entertaining, though he’d probably spend most of the afternoon pretending not to notice the noise coming from the stands. Still, it’s understandable, lions are known for courage, but even they know when to stay safely on their own turf.

We’re currently waiting to see whether the match will be televised, and if it is, we’ll be showing it on our TVs, so keep an eye on this page as we’ll update it as soon as we know. Either way, when The Turf is practically leaning against the stadium, it hardly matters. If you’ve got a ticket, this is the natural starting point before the short wander to the turnstiles, and the place everyone drifts back to afterwards to explain exactly how they would’ve taken that chance differently.

No ticket? You’ll still be right in the middle of it. When the STŌK Cae Ras erupts, the noise tends to roll straight through The Turf anyway. On the final matchday of the regular season, the football might be happening next door, but the matchday atmosphere lives right here.

Hours
Butty Van
8am – 3pm

The Pub
10am – 12am

FanZone
10am – 4pm