 Smith returned to management on 8 October 2001 with Wrexham on a two @-@ year contract , replacing Brian Flynn who had resigned after 12 years in charge , with the club 23rd in the Second Division . He was tasked with keeping the club steady whilst it struggled with financial problems . He decided to cut back on the club 's youth coaching spending , and as a result Wrexham 's youth structure was downgraded from an Academy to a Centre of Excellence . He signed goalkeeper Marius <unk> , midfielder Jim Whitley , and gave striker Hector Sam his debut , but failed to keep Wrexham away from the relegation zone . With relegation confirmed , new signing Lee Jones scored all five goals in a 5 – 0 win over Cambridge United , leaving cause for optimism at the Racecourse Ground . 
