HARRY REDKNAPP will still be celebrating post-Jungle joy but 21 years ago he was screaming ‘I’m a celebrity...Get me out of here’ at Wrexham’s snow-bound Racecourse Ground.

As Wrexham head into tonight’s FA Cup second round replay at Newport County, we take a look back at some of the Reds great re-match memories over the years.

Redknapp’s Hammers came to town in 1997 - five years after they had beaten The Reds 1-0 in a replay at The Racecourse.

This time the pitch was covered in snow, the lines were painted blue and so was the air as Redknapp was furious that referee Mike Reed had given the game the green light.

His mood wasn’t much better when Bryan Hughes’ stooping header put Wrexham ahead early on. But Hugo Porfírio levelled to take Wrexham back to Upton Park.

Slaven Bilic played in that game when Kevin Russell smashed in a stunning last minute winner.

“We were struggling,” said Bilic. “We weren’t conceding a lot of goals but we couldn’t score and then Wrexham came and they scored at the end of the game, a great goal from 25 yards.”

Brian Flynn’s Wrexham went on to reach the quarter-finals that year only to lose out 1-0 at Chesterfield.

It was the third time they’d reached the last eight stage - and the time before in the 1977/78 season was an FA Cup run dominated by replays and Dixie McNeil.

Reds legend McNeil scored an amazing 11 goals in nine FA Cup ties before the Reds were controversially knocked out by Arsenal in a last eight tie at The Racecourse on March 11.

“I loved that FA Cup run,” McNeil recalled. “I was cup-tied for the League Cup so I never got the chance to play against Liverpool in the quarter-final at home.

McNeil scored in every round that season – at home to Burton Albion, away at Preston and two against Bristol City after the first leg at Ashton Gate ended in a thrilling 4-4 draw.

Then it was Newcastle United at St James’ Park but his two goals – including a last minute half volley to earn a 2-2 draw – wasn’t the highlight of his trip to the North East.

“I remember that equaliser,” recalled McNeil. “I hit it so hard that the policeman behind the net ducked and I think his helmet fell off!”

After his last minute leveller, McNeil couldn’t wait to make it two for joy against The Magpies.

And 10 days later, he scored with a superb volley in the first minute of a wonderful Wrexham team display that saw McNeil add another one in a 4-1 win.

“It was a mudheap of a pitch that night and the groundsman, Johnny Edwards, told us not to warm up in the goal area,” said McNeil. “But I ignored him because I always liked to get a feel of where the goal is and that’s why I scored that first. It was pure instinct and I hit it on the turn knowing where the posts were.”

A controversial last-minute leveller from McNeil against minnows Blyth Spartans meant another trip up north.

And the interest in Blyth’s cup fairytale was so intense, they switched the replay to St James’ Park. Cue McNeil.

“It was my best goal ever for Wrexham. We were up against it. 28,000 had watched the Newcastle tie but there were more than 40,000 there for the Blyth game and thousands locked out,” added McNeil.

“I remember Shinner picking up the ball, breaking out on the wing like only Shinner could do and he sent in a brilliant cross.

“I just hit in on the half volley from 25 yards and it flew in the top corner. It was the goal dreams were made of and it set us up for a home quarter-final against Arsenal.”

It was billed as the battle of the SuperMacs – Wrexham’s Dixie against The Gunners’ Malcolm.

Both scored but Arsenal won 3-2 – a result that ended McNeil’s cup final dream.

“We deserved to beat Arsenal but we had a goal disallowed and it was one of those days,” added McNeil. “Arsenal got Leyton Orient in the semis but lost out to Ipswich in the final. But at least we got a bit of revenge with Mickey and Steve Watkin in 1992!”

The magic of the FA Cup was a spell McNeil still conjured up with goals against Tottenham, Chelsea, Brian Clough’s European Cup champions Nottingham Forest - as well as a third round third replay winner over West Ham.

Replays haven’t quite gone Wrexham’s way in latter years with embarrassing defeats to minnows Eastwood and Stamford while they have also suffered second time unlucky exits to Wimbledon and Brighton.

Maybe it’s time to redress the balance at Rodney Parade tonight.