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There is a real awareness too of the necessity to improve the academy to speed up a production of home grown players to supplement signings and make more of the 'Wrexham-mania' among youngsters in a catchment area that has traditionally been a hotbed of talent - think Ian Rush, Mark Hughes and Neville Southall, and more recently, Harry Wilson and Neco Williams.

Meanwhile, the 'Class of 92' led by Gary Neville are aiming to take Salford City to the Championship by 2029.

Despairing at the end of a dire goalless Manchester derby, Gary Neville railed against not only the poor performances of the two teams but the state of Premier League football in general.

"This robotic nature of not leaving our positions, being micro-managed within an inch of our lives, not having any freedom to take a risk to go and try and win a football match is becoming an illness in the game," lamented Neville.

First, to address Neville's comments directly - are players now "robotic" and unable to take risks?