Wrexham owners McElhenney and Reynolds on their first season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nUnquestionably the two extremely famous actors at the forefront of the story play a starring role in the new documentary series Welcome to Wrexham, but it is by no means just the Rob and Ryan show. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
It sounded like the plot of a far-fetched Hollywood movie, but now the inside story of Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds’ takeover of National League side Wrexham is being told in full in this new Disney+ series.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe first two episodes dropped this morning – there are 14 more episodes to come in this series – with Wrexham’s owners promising the documentary puts its <\/span>“underdog story”<\/span>external-link<\/title><path d=\"M12 0v5h11.5l-5 5H0v22h22V17.5l-2 2V30H2V12h14.5l-7.8 7.7 3.6 3.6L27 8.5V20h5V0H12z\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-2.1.0.1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.3\"> in the spotlight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">BBC Sport Wales has watched the first five episodes to give you an idea of what you can expect.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-6\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-6.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-6.0.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/ED47\/production\/_126434706_gettyimages-1399764971.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/ED47\/production\/_126434706_gettyimages-1399764971.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/ED47\/production\/_126434706_gettyimages-1399764971.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/ED47\/production\/_126434706_gettyimages-1399764971.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/ED47\/production\/_126434706_gettyimages-1399764971.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Rob and Ryan at a Wrexham game\" class=\"qa-srcset-image\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-6.0.0.0\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-6.1\">Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney had never met in-person when they agreed to buy Wrexham together, having become friends via social media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-7\">A candid Rob and Ryan<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">In terms of the two leading men in this documentary, it really is access all areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">“There is a version of this story where we are the villains, it doesn’t work and then we go ‘what do we do? we have to sell it,’ and then we are the bad guys,” McElhenney warns Reynolds early in the first episode.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">The film-makers have seemingly unlimited access, with the glimpse behind the curtain firstly revealing that the Welcome to Wrexham documentary was filming before the takeover was even confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">We see the sales pitch, the moment the pair find out they have been approved by the fans, their first visit, their first game, every single moment is captured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">It is clear throughout that their passion and enthusiasm for the venture is genuine, with McElhenney saying recently that he and Reynolds <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/62623766\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.$link-2.0\">are “in this for the rest of our lives”.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">Reynolds’ reflections on football ownership at the end of episode four suggest he understands what he has got involved with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">“I have only been owner of a football club for a short time, but so far I have found it to be very time consuming, emotionally exhausting, financially idiotic and utterly addictive.” <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-16\">Sport is a genuine passion for both<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.0\">McElhenney and Reynolds might not have known the offside rule or how tough it is to get promoted from the National League when they took over Wrexham, but it was clear sport has already been a passion for both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.0\">McElhenney, a product of Philadelphia, refers often to his family and their shared passion for the Philadelphia Eagles, naming their Super Bowl victory as one of the top five moments of his life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19.0\">For Reynolds the connection to sport is equally deep, as he reflects on how sporting success allowed him to feel “validated” by his late father. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20.0\">“The main place I got validation from my father was when I was good at sports, so I played sports long past the point where I was really driven to do sports,” he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21.0\">“It carried on all through showbusiness, an unquenchable thirst for validation. My father has been dead for years [he died in 2015] but that stuff doesn’t really go away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22.0\">“He would have thought all this was wild.” <\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-23\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-23.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-23.0.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/16277\/production\/_126434709_p096qwpg.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/16277\/production\/_126434709_p096qwpg.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/16277\/production\/_126434709_p096qwpg.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/16277\/production\/_126434709_p096qwpg.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/16277\/production\/_126434709_p096qwpg.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Humphrey Ker\" class=\"qa-srcset-image\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-23.0.0.0\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-23.1\">Mythic Quest writer Humphrey Ker’s passion for football led to the idea of Rob McElhenney buying a football club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-24\">Ker the spur for the takeover<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-25\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-25.0\">If you’ve ever wondered, ‘why did they decide to buy a football team? How did they pick Wrexham?’, then you will certainly be satisfied. The answer, quite simply, is Humphrey Ker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-26\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-26.0\">A writer on McElhenney’s show, Mythic Quest, Ker’s enthusiasm for football – “I would always be watching it in the writers’ room” – piqued the interest of McElhenney who became more and more interested the more he learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-27\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-27.0\">“The idea of promotion and demotion, that was incredible to me,” McElhenney says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-28\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-28.0\">But as McElhenney delved a little deeper, it became clear that in order to succeed in buying a fan owned club – and first winning their approval, necessary for the takeover to take place – he would need more capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-29\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-29.0\">“I have TV money, I realised we needed movie star money,” he jokes. “Super hero, movie star money.” <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-30\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-30.0\">Enter Ryan Reynolds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-31\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-31.0\">However, Ker remains a key focus in the show, becoming the Hollywood pair’s man on the inside at the Racecourse Ground where he introduces himself to the players as “Rob and Ryan’s representative”.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-32\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-32.0\">No attempt is made to hide the laughter of the players as he exits his first meeting with them, with scenes such as that adding a feeling of authenticity, that scene is straight out of The Office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-33\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-33.0\">Ker, like McElhenney and Reynolds, happily admits to learning on the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-34\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-34.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-34.0.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/3A69\/production\/_126435941_gettyimages-1238389699.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/3A69\/production\/_126435941_gettyimages-1238389699.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/3A69\/production\/_126435941_gettyimages-1238389699.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/3A69\/production\/_126435941_gettyimages-1238389699.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/3A69\/production\/_126435941_gettyimages-1238389699.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Racecourse Ground\" class=\"qa-srcset-image\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-34.0.0.0\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-34.1\">The Racecourse Ground is the world’s oldest football stadium that still hosts international matches, Wales played their first home match there in 1877<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-35\">This is not Ted Lasso… and puts Wales on the map<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-36\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-36.0\">If you are Welsh and you’ve ever been abroad, you’ll know that the Welsh national identity is not always understood and you are still liable to be asked what part of England Wales is in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37.0\">This show will address that issue somewhat, because it is going to present Wales and especially Wrexham, to a worldwide audience who might not be football followers at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-38\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-38.0\">Certain words that form part of the football lexicon – ‘nil’ for example – are translated both for an American audience ‘zero’ and into Welsh ‘dim’ in one of several little touches that show reverence to the beautiful game and the beauty of Wales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39.0\">The football club and town is showcased, non-league football is showcased, the complexities of promotion and relegation in English football are explained and indeed, celebrated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40.0\">No attempt at all has been made to Americanise football, it is never soccer in this documentary, evidenced by the fact there are several references to manager – not coach – Dean Keates, who is sacked, not fired, in episode two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-41\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-41.0\">This is also not your quintessential Disney, in the sense that the language is extremely colourful throughout episodes one to five, swearing is definitely permitted, making some of the funniest lines in the show unrepeatable in print. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-42\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-42.0\">There are definitely laughs and it might be a fish-out-of-water concept, but this is not Ted Lasso. Despite McElhenney and Reynolds’ best intentions, deep wallets, big signings and managerial changes, Wrexham remain in the National League.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-43\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-43.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-43.0.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/FC86\/production\/_124364646_shutterstock_editorial_12578125bh.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/FC86\/production\/_124364646_shutterstock_editorial_12578125bh.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/FC86\/production\/_124364646_shutterstock_editorial_12578125bh.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/FC86\/production\/_124364646_shutterstock_editorial_12578125bh.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/FC86\/production\/_124364646_shutterstock_editorial_12578125bh.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Kerry Evans with Wrexham co-chairman Ryan Reynolds at the Racecourse Stadium.\" class=\"qa-srcset-image\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-43.0.0.0\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-43.1\">Kerry Evans with Wrexham co-chairman Ryan Reynolds at the Racecourse Stadium.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-44\">A spotlight on the supporting cast<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-45\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-45.0\">Welcome to Wrexham truly showcases the people that make Wrexham Football Club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-46\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-46.0\">The club staff, from the players to the directors, ground staff, the fans, the people in the burger vans, they are all featured, with cameras almost always seemingly filming in the local pub, The Turf. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-47\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-47.0\">Disability liaison officer Kerry Evans is a star turn, as is Turf owner Wayne Jones and supporter and fan Shaun Winter, who perfectly encapsulates the scepticism felt over the Hollywood takeover as well as candidly talking about weightier life issues, including his own mental health. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-48\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-48.0\">Every effort has been made to try and convey what football means to the supporters of one of the world’s oldest football clubs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-49\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-49.0\">A big spotlight is also given to the players and manager Phil Parkinson – clearly reluctant to take the job knowing it came with a starring role on Disney+ – and many personal moments are captured. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-50\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-50.0\">Paul Rutherford is introduced, kids, kid on the way, mortgage to pay, is sent off in a crucial game and is then released. Watching Rutherford’s despair in the dressing room as his red card impacts Wrexham’s promotion prospects, is brutal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-51\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-51.0\">Even the usually taboo subject of money, is very much on the table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-52\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-52.0\">Seeing five of Wrexham’s lesser paid players – in less than glamorous shared accommodation – discussing at best, bemoaning at worst, new signing Paul Mullin’s reported salary, is eye-opening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-53\"><span data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-53.0\">There is no question Welcome to Wrexham really is going to put the football club and town on the map, even if they are still working on a Hollywood happy ending.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-54\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:11.875%;\" data-reactid=\".27tzfyrtb4o.0.0.0.1.$image-54.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/7A0C\/production\/_112244213_soundsheaderv1-nc.png\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/7A0C\/production\/_112244213_soundsheaderv1-nc.png 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/7A0C\/production\/_112244213_soundsheaderv1-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7A0C\/production\/_112244213_soundsheaderv1-nc.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/7A0C\/production\/_112244213_soundsheaderv1-nc.png 976w\" alt=\"Around the BBC - 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