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IYKYK. Proud member of #WxmThirstSection. Stay thirsty, but also stay hydrated.
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Maybe the new crest on the third kit is cursed?

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Bad Luck Soccer Kick Fail
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September 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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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.

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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. 🔥
September 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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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.

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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. 🔥
September 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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🗳️The Wrexham Thirst Section Ballot’s available, Thirsties! Click-thru to crown your #WTSMOTM for Millwall vs Wrexham.

Available til 60 min after final whistle. Vote based on performance, appearance, celebration style; you decide.
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26/27 #WTSMOTM Voting Ballot
We are the Wrexham Thirst Section @wxmthirstsection.bsky.social‬❤️‍🔥 — the Chaos Collective living for every touch, tackle, and celebration that gets our pulses racing. ‪ We gather on Blue Sky to cele...
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September 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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💔

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
September 1, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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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.

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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. 🔥🥵
August 28, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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Thirsties, Danny Imray has entered the frame and apparently taken everyone’s composure with him. 🔥

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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. 🔥
August 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Whoo! First vote of the new season! Let go Thirsties!

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August 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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SMUDGE 🔥
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August 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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SMUDGE!!! 🔥

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July 26, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Aaahhhhh!!!! WHO DID THIS?! 😍

I’m so excited!!! Let the freckle counting begin! 👀
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July 23, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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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.

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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
July 21, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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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
July 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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😆😆😆😆😆
July 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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Oh HI ✌🏼

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Wrexham AFC player Elliot Lee is wearing a black shirt and shorts with red details and a black baseball cap backwards. His dark brown beard is full and thick, as is his long curly hair, which is loose under the cap. He’s flashing his trademark large smile and a V sign with his fingers.
July 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Happy Elliot Lee Signing Anniversary to all who celebrate! Made it to four years! 🎉🍻🐉🔥

Any favourite memories? Photos? Videos? 😉

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A grid of nine photos of Wrexham AFC player Elliot Lee in various Wrexham outfits from the past few seasons
July 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Summer Elliot may be my favourite Elliot

📷 from Elliot’s IG

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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 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 smiling and looking directly at the camera
July 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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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! 😍

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A collage of Wrexham players in casual clothes as well as a red training shirt A clash of Wrexham players in red training shirts
June 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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With heat waves all over the place, I hope everyone is staying safe and cool!
Stay Cool, Calm Composed Penguin
Alt: A cartoon blue penguin rises up from a big pool of ice cubes with the text Stay Cool above it
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June 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Heavy heart. Legend forever!
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Super Paul Mullin celebrating promotion from the National League with Wrexham fans.
June 26, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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⚠️ THIRST ADVISORY ⚠️

It's HOT AF out there, fam!

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Hydration station located here 👇

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June 24, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Ok. Big breaths everybody. The Transfer Window is open!

I’m ready.

(I’ll never be ready but I’ve accepted the inevitable.)

#WxmThirstSection #WxmAFC
Linda from Bob's Burgers: I'm Ready, Let's Go!
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June 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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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 😭)
May 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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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
May 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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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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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.

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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
May 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM