Wrexham secured a huge signing last Friday with Reading striker Sam Smith arriving in a club-record move from Reading.
Wrexham came into the January transfer window with Phil Parkinson seeking key additions for his promotion push.
Reports well in advance of January suggested that Wrexham wanted another striker to bolster Parkinson’s attacking options.
A number of names were linked and Wrexham ended up signing not one striker, but two.
Wrexham signed Sam Smith from Reading in a club-record deal, adding a proven League One goalscorer in the process.
Jay Rodriguez followed, joining from hometown club Burnley to bring another veteran presence to the Wrexham attack.
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Sam Smith on Wrexham fans
Rodriguez and Smith impressed Wrexham fans as they started up front together against Crawley Town, just 24 hours after signing.
The Premier League and Championship experience of former England international Rodriguez has turned heads, but Wrexham have made quite the commitment in Smith.
A proven goalscorer at Cambridge United and Reading, Smith could be the difference between staying in League One and clinching promotion to the Championship.
Smith has now reflected on his move to Wrexham and was asked for his thoughts having played at the STōK Cae Ras earlier this season.
Wrexham beat Reading 3-0 in a superb performance back in August and left Smith impressed.
Speaking on Wrexham’s official YouTube channel, Smith highlighted that Reading were simply ‘bullied’ by Wrexham on the day.
Smith added that Wrexham are so good at killing teams off and whilst Reading players were excited to play at the STōK Cae Ras, it ended up being a tough day.
Smith was surprised by the atmosphere at Wrexham too, adding that the fans were ‘very good’ inside the STōK Cae Ras.
“I was shocked by the atmosphere,” said Smith.
“I’d never played there, I thought it was quality and I felt like we just got bullied in the whole game as a team.
“As soon as we went down, we struggled to get back in the game and I feel like Wrexham are very good at just killing the game off.
“[The fans were] very good. I think we were all excited to play, obviously because of the hype around the club and it wasn’t a good day,” he added.
Sam Smith on ‘unusual’ factor of Wrexham transfer
Smith has already made his Wrexham debut and Parkinson will be looking for him to make a big impact going forward.
The move means that Smith will now be playing against teams that he has already faced twice with Reading – something that he finds ‘unusual’ about his move.
“I feel like another thing as well, I’ll be playing teams I’ve already played twice – that’s something that’s unusual,” said Smith.
Smith has already faced Leyton Orient, Charlton Athletic and Cambridge United twice in League One this season and will now play against them again with Wrexham.
Smith scored against both Charlton and Cambridge with Parkinson no doubt looking for him to repeat the trick when he faces them yet again this season.