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|Title = Dream
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|8|24}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = During the 2020 [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 lockdown]], actor [[Rob McElhenney]] gets inspired by his ''[[Mythic Quest]]'' writing colleague [[Humphrey Ker]] to purchase [[Wrexham A.F.C.]], a Welsh [[association football]] team: while the team has an illustrious past, it has been lingering outside the [[English Football League]] for many years. To aid with the purchase, McElhenney enlists fellow actor [[Ryan Reynolds]], and the two formally extend the offer to the club's owners, the Wrexham Supporters Trust. The news of the offer is met with confusion and some ridicule in the media, but the two insist their offer is serious – the offer is eventually voted on, and is accepted with over 90% of the vote.
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|Title = Reality
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|8|24}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = With their ownership now settled, McElhenney and Reynolds – both admittedly clueless about football – bring in an expert to help aid the team: former EFL CEO [[Shaun Harvey]] is brought in as an advisor to the board, while Ker becomes executive director. As fans express their discontent with the current state of the club, and players are concerned that the new ownership might be detrimental to their career, Wrexham arrives to the final game of their season against [[Dagenham & Redbridge|Dag & Red]]: If Wrexham wins, they qualify for the NL playoffs that could result in their promotion. The team, however, goes one goal down, immediately followed by the [[Penalty card#Red card|ejection]] of [[Paul Rutherford (footballer)|Paul Rutherford]] for an irresponsible tackle. [[Jordan Ponticelli]] equalizes in the last minute, but the game ends in a draw, and Wrexham finishes the season in the eighth place, missing out on the playoffs and staying in the fifth tier for the 14th year in a row. As a result, manager [[Dean Keates]] and his staff, along with around a dozen players, are dismissed.
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|Aux1 = {{hlist
|Title = Rebuilding
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|8|31}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = After the disappointment of the [[2020–21 Wrexham A.F.C. season|2020–21 season]], the board begins to rebuild the team: [[Fleur Robinson]] from [[Burton Albion F.C.]] is brought in as CEO, and after a search for a new manager, the board sets their sights on [[Phil Parkinson]], a manager who has achieved promotion with various teams three times in his career. Parkinson initially turns down the offer; McElhenney, however, is unsatisfied, and persuades Parkinson personally through a lengthy phone call, who ultimately signs with the club. They also sign [[Paul Mullin (footballer, born 1994)|Paul Mullin]], the top scorer of [[League Two]].
The episode also profiles Wrexham fan and single father Shaun Winter, and the club's disability liaison officer Kerry Evans.
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|Title = Home Opener
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|8|31}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = The team begins the crucial [[2021–22 Wrexham A.F.C. season|2021–22 season]] at home against [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], which ends with Mullin equalizing for a 1–1 draw. Technical problems immediately arise as it becomes apparent that the [[football pitch|pitch]], relaid for about [[Pound sterling|£]]100,000, is falling apart, and needs to be relaid again for double the cost. McElhenney and Reynolds begin a media campaign to bring attention to the team around the world, landing sponsorships with [[TikTok]] and [[Expedia]], and raising the profile of the club, directly translating into [[merchandising]] sales. Players begin to speculate that Mullin must've been brought in using an exorbitant signing fee, but Mullin insists that his choice was solely based on the fact that playing for Wrexham allows him to be closer to his family and young son. As the team is struggling to find its footing, McElhenney and Reynolds both admit being worried about the future.
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|Aux1 = {{hlist
|Title = Fearless
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|9|7}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = The episode profiles a number of Wrexham fans: Michael "Scoot" Kett is the singer of local band [[The Declan Swans]] who is currently struggling through [[chemotherapy]] after a [[cancer]] diagnosis; Annette Gardner is a volunteer for the club who found solace in the fan community after her husband's death; Sam Halton is a teenage superfan who also plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. The team's goalkeepers, [[Rob Lainton]] and [[Christian Dibble]], are also profiled, explaining the role of a goalie as the player whose sole mistake can decide a match; Lainton also notes his problem with injuries in the past. In a match against [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]], the team concedes a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] while one goal down, but the shot is saved by Lainton, and Mullin equalizes in the second half. The episode ends with fans expressing hope about the team, and Scoot being announced he's officially cancer-free.
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|Aux1 = {{hlist
|Title = Hamilton!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|9|7}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = The episode explores the past ownership of the club: When the club is sold to businessmen Alex Hamilton and Mark Guterman in 2004, it becomes apparent that the two treat the club merely as a business asset, and concoct a plan to turn the club's legendary stadium, the [[Racecourse Ground]], into real estate; press and fans accuse Hamilton of [[asset stripping]]. Fans eventually organize a city-wide protest against Hamilton and pressure him into resigning; the club is then turned over to the Wrexham Supporters Trust, making the club fully fan-owned. While the fans view this positively, and in 2014 the supporters fundraise £127.000 in a day to keep the club from going under, it soon transpires that the Trust doesn't have the funding or focus to be able to push the club forward, and both the team and the stadium begins an inextricable slide down in quality, with one of the stands, the "Kop", being in such state of disrepair that it can no longer safely host audiences.
In present day, McElhenney and Reynolds attempt to regain ownership of the Racecourse – owned at the time by [[Wrexham Glyndŵr University]] – but are increasingly frustrated by the protracted bureaucratic process. In the end, the months-long effort is successful, the club regains the ownership of its stadium, and Harvey presents the chairmen with an architect's rendering of plans for a new, renovated "Kop" stand.
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|Aux1 = {{TableTBA|N/A}}
|Title = Wide World of Wales
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|9|14}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = The episode focuses on the country of [[Wales]] itself with allusions and parodies of other television programmes: [[John Green]] explains the difference between Wales and the [[United Kingdom]], and the brief history of the country; journalist and Wales native [[Maxine Hughes]] hosts a [[cooking show]] with McElhenney and Reynolds and teaches them how to make [[Welsh cake]]s; the two owners also appear in their own version of ''[[SportsCenter]]'' with a montage of the team's best plays that year so far, and finally wrap up with their own [[late-night talk show]], hosting singer [[Charlotte Church]], who performs "[[Men of Harlech]]".
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|Aux1 = {{TableTBA|N/A}}
|Title = Away We Go
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|9|14}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = After spending months watching games from across the Atlantic, McElhenney and Reynolds finally arrive to Wales, to see Wrexham play in person against [[Maidenhead United|Maidenhead United F.C.]]; their arrival is met with an immediate media buzz, but their enthusiasm is soon crushed when the team goes two goals down and [[Bryce Hosannah]] is sent off; while the team miraculously equalizes with a man down, Maidenhead still wins after Josh Kelly's 75th minute goal. After the game, McElhenney and Reynolds both admit to each other that they weren't prepared for how emotionally taxing being present at a game is.
The episode also looks into the culture of football fans travelling for away games, and profiles defender [[Aaron Hayden (footballer)|Aaron Hayden]] and team bus driver Mark Vaughn.
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|Aux1 = {{hlist
|Title = Welcome Home
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|9|21}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = McElhenney and Reynolds finally arrive to Wrexham: after an emotional visit to the Racecourse, they visit the town and find it flooded by fans, visit [[St Giles' Church, Wrexham|St Giles' Church]], view the newly created [[powerchair football|powerchair]] club's practice, and end the first day with drinks with the fans at [[Turf Hotel]]; during the day they are met with appreciation and enthusiasm, but fans also give them an unvarnished expectation that the team should do well soon, because it hasn't so far – former president Spencer Harris advises them to keep a personal touch, but don't be afraid to make changes to the club.
The next day, they meet with Harvey and Parkinson to discuss their approach to the next [[transfer window]] and how they should budget for it; they then hold a [[press conference]] at the Racecourse for journalists, and visit the team during one of their training sessions. As they finally meet the players, with McElhenney jumping in to join them for a few exercises, both Parkinson and the players express that finally meeting the owners face-to-face and finding how they easy they are to get along with gave them a boost in motivation.
As the team prepares to the home game against [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay]], however, Harvey brings bad news: The league reviewed the red card at the Maidenhead game, and concluded that in fact Paul Mullin should have been sent off – Hosannah is exonerated, but Mullin is suspended for two games. McElhenney and Reynolds get to address the crowd before the game against Torquay, but the game disappointingly ends with a 1–1 draw. While the owners ultimately convey their joy of having visited Wrexham and their trust and belief in the club, the episode ends with a number of fans expressing their discontent about the season's results up to that point.
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|Aux1 = {{hlist
|Title = Hooligans
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|9|28}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = Police begin an investigation in Wrexham, after a Wrexham fan is assaulted by other Wrexham fans after the game against Torquay. The episode then explores the relationship between football and the so-called [[ultras]] and [[hooligan]]s: A focus of the profile is Jonny Taylor, a Wrexham fan who is currently banned from the club's stadium after an incident in 2019, and his girlfriend Saskia Barkley, who is a [[police officer]] – Barkley disapproves of the way Taylor behaves, and their relationship is eventually cited as a reason why Barkley isn't promoted to [[detective]] after she fails [[vetting]].
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|Title = Sack the Gaffer
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|9|28}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = Twelve games into the season, Wrexham's results aren't reassuring fans about the new direction of the club; as the club deals with numerous injuries and the January [[transfer window]] nearing, McElhenney and Reynolds are faced with having to defend their long-term hiring decisions – such as coach Phil Parkinson, who is seen by fans as not living up to his promise. The owners, among themselves, wrestle with the situation and the monetary implications of it, and decide on giving Parkinson the next 10 games as a chance to prove the team's worth. McElhenney also visits the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and asks the advice of coach [[Nick Sirianni]] and owner [[Jeffrey Lurie]]: Lurie reassures McElhenney to think long-term, even if the short-term results aren't satisfying.
The team wins seven out of the designated ten games, with two losses and a 0–0 draw against Wealdstone – the latter being a point of humorous contention for McElhenney who invites all his friends to his bar to watch the game, only it to turn out to be "so boring". The series of wins gets Wrexham up from 12th to third place, and the team demonstrates an exceptional fighting spirit against [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil]] by turning a 0–1 game around to 2–1; this reassures the fans and owners alike for the owners to greenlight Parkinson's investment into a new [[Forward (association football)|forward]]: [[A.F.C. Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]'s [[Ollie Palmer]].
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|Title = Wins and Losses
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|5}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = Palmer's signing at £300,000 sets a new signing fee record for the team, and he immediately begins to rack up goals after revealing a great chemistry with Mullin. Wrexham local player [[Jordan Davies (association football)|Jordan Davies]], however, is revealed to be struggling after he and his partner, Kelsey Edwards, receive news that there are serious problems with Edwards' pregnancy; their baby, Arthur, is eventually [[stillbirth|stillborn]], which devastates them; they are, however, comforted by the outpouring of support from the club and fans alike, and they decide to fundraise for [[Sands (charity)|Sands]], a charity dedicated to help parents who have suffered the same circumstances.
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|Aux1 = {{hlist
|Title = Bad Breaks" / "Worst Team in the League
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|5}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = As Wrexham continue to march towards the top spot in the league, peripheral issues begin to arise: defender Cameron Green expresses dissatisfaction with the lack of playtime he's been getting, while goalkeeper Lainton suffers a dislocated wrist during the game against Bromley, which takes him out of the team for at least three months. This puts in Christian Dibble in goal for the remainder of the season; Dibble expresses his struggle with fans' criticism in reaction to mistakes he's made in the past.
Things come to a head at the game against last place team [[Dover Athletic F.C.|Dover]], when Wrexham's quick 2–0 lead is suddenly met with Dover scoring five goals in a row, including a hat-trick by Michael Gyasi, with one of them coming after Dibble accidentally punches defender [[Ben Tozer]] instead of the ball. Wrexham, unbelievably, comes back into the game and wins it 6–5 due to a Jordan Davies brace in [[injury time]], but fans continue to blame Dibble for the team's struggle.
Overall, however, the buzz around the team's potential promotion begins to grow in the city, with fans starting to experience hope again. Green and Parkinson mutually agree to release Green from his contract, and Green goes on to play for [[St Albans City F.C.]]
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|Aux1 = {{hlist
|Title = A Hollywood Distraction
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|5}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = Reynolds arrives in Wrexham to film a [[Television advertisement|commercial]] for [[1Password]] with the team, to some minor chagrin of the staff, who feel it's an unnecessary distraction – McElhenney, similarly, provides humorous running commentary throughout the whole episode complaining about Reynolds going to Wrexham without him. The team gears up to the [[2021–22 FA Trophy#Semi-finals|FA Trophy semi-final]] against [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport]]: Dibble's standout performance keeps Wrexham in the game, and after a strenuous 90 minutes, Mullin suddenly wins the game for the team after scoring two goals (one assisted by Dibble) in injury time, putting Wrexham into the FA Trophy final at [[Wembley Stadium]]. A visibly emotional Reynolds, having witnessed the game in person, admits that while he initially treated Wrexham as purely as a project of [[philanthropy]], he now finally understands the emotion behind the game of football.
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|Title = Daggers
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|5}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = The city and the team prepares to the last two league games of the season – the first against league leader [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport]], and the second against last year's spoilers [[Dagenham & Redbridge|Dag & Red]]. A win against Stockport at home will allow Wrexham to be in contention for the league champion title, which would result in automatic promotion into League Two – the team handily delivers the match 3–0 with Mullin scoring and a Palmer double.
Leading up to the final match, fans and staff alike are aware that Wrexham doesn't control its own destiny: If, in the game played simultaneously to Wrexham's, [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport]] defeats [[Halifax F.C.|Halifax]], no matter how Wrexham's game finishes, they can only place second and will be forced to play in the playoffs for promotion. This nightmare scenario soon becomes reality as fans watching both games soon become aware that Stockport takes an early lead in their game; while a deflated Wrexham finishes the Dag & Red game with a 0–3 loss, the supporters continue to give the team a standing ovation, now fully confident in their team for the remaining matches.
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|Aux1 = {{hlist
|Title = Hello Wembley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|12}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = Wrexham arrives to Wembley Stadium for the [[2022 FA Trophy final]] against [[Bromley F.C.|Bromley]]; the attendance also sees [[Will Ferrell]], [[Kit Harington]], [[David Beckham]], [[Jason Sudeikis]], as well as McElhenney's and Reynolds' wives [[Kaitlin Olson]] and [[Blake Lively]]; with the city of Wrexham fully and vehemently behind the team, both McElhenney and Reynolds admit they underestimated the weight of playing at Wembley.
The match itself proves difficult, with both teams giving the best they got, with goalkeepers Christian Dibble and [[Ellery Balcombe]] instrumental in keeping the game goalless, until Bromley striker Michael Cheek scores in the 64th minute; McElhenney notes that he's not yet seen Wrexham win in person. Desperate to win, Parkinson [[Substitute (association football)|substitutes]] in striker [[Jake Hyde]], who in the last minute finds a stray ball and equalizes with a diving header – only to be disallowed due to [[offside (association football)|offside]]. Bromley goes on to win minutes later, much to the crushing disappointment of fans and staff alike.
Beckham suggests to the owners to go down and talk to the deflated team, which they do; fans, while let down, continue to express their support and excitement for the final stretch of the season.
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|Aux1 = {{hlist
|Title = Wromance
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|12}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = After footage of McElhenney embracing Reynolds – instead of Olson, his wife – at the FA Trophy final goes viral, McElhenney and Reynolds dedicates the episode to explore [[platonic relationship]]s between men, bringing in author [[Liz Plank]] to help explain the dynamics of their "[[bromance]]"; Plank contends that societal pressures keep men from being able to express affection towards each other, as it isn't deemed "masculine" enough, and that sports allows a [[safe space]] to be able to do that.
The episode also explores the paternal relationship lineage, and how sports is used as a conduit for men to spend time with their fathers and sons: Reynolds, McElhenney, Parkinson, Davies, Winter, Halton, Scoot and Wrexham fan and DVD-shop owner Rob Clarke all admit that their interest in sports was always driven by their respective fathers; in a vignette, Racecourse groundskeeper Paul "Chal" Chaloner is shown to act as a father figure to his apprentice Harry Jones.
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|Title = Do or Die
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|12}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = With the season and the FA Trophy final behind them, Wrexham arrives to its biggest challenge yet under the new ownership: the [[2021–22 National League#Semi-finals|playoff semi-finals]] against [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby]] – whoever wins gets to play in the playoff finals for promotion. Grimsby chair Jason Stockwood describes Grimsby as a town and club with a similar background to Wrexham, and muses about whether McElhenney and Reynolds will be there for the club when the wins don't come and fans turn against them. The owners and Harvey discuss the financial necessity to win the playoffs: The National League provides no membership residuals to clubs playing, but the [[English Football League|EFL]] does, which means Wrexham loses about a million pounds each year they're not in the EFL. It becomes more apparent than ever: Wrexham must win.
The match kicks off – interspersed with interviews with fans and players – and becomes a frenzied game of back-and-forth: Mullin takes the lead for Wrexham with an early penalty, but Grimsby striker [[John McAtee]] quickly equalizes, leading into an 1–1 half time. In the second half, former Wrexham defender [[Luke Waterfall]] puts Grimsby in the lead, but Tozer puts Wrexham back level again. Then it's Mullin putting Wrexham ahead with 3–2, but Grimsby equalizes after [[Ryan Taylor (footballer, born 1988)|Ryan Taylor]]'s header, and then [[Emmanuel Dieseruvwe]] takes the lead for Grismby, with Davies equalizing to a 4–4 full time. In [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]], both teams struggle to overcome the other, until Waterfall is left unmarked in the final minute and heads the ball into the goal for a 5–4 victory for Grimsby – Grimsby eventually goes on to win the playoffs and be promoted to League Two, while Wrexham stays in the National League.
While the team is devastated, McElhenney tells them that what they achieved is more important: they gave the entire community of Wrexham hope for the future, and the city is now fully behind the football team – fans admit that despite the defeat, they have hope and optimism about going in to [[2022–23 Wrexham A.F.C. season|the next season]].
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|Aux1 = {{hlist
|Title = Welcome Back to Wrexham
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|9|12}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = Following the failure to get promoted out of non-league in the 2021–22 season, Wrexham A.F.C. doubles down on ensuring the best roster to achieve promotion: [[Mark Howard (footballer, born September 1986)|Mark Howard]] is brought in as a new goalkeeper to replace an injured Lainton and a departing Dibble, while midfielder [[Elliot Lee]] arrives to strengthen the offensive line – Lee immediately turns a match against Eastleigh around, but Howard struggles to get a good start for the season. Fans continue to remain hopeful, and embrace the club's sudden international exposure, which helps the town financially, but the board of directors is worried that the club becomes unsustainable if promotion isn't achieved this year, based on the expenses to build a competitive squad and renovate the stadium.
[[Charles III|King Charles III]] arrives to honor Wrexham becoming a [[City status in the United Kingdom|city]], and visits the Racecourse Ground; Reynolds and McElhenney, after going through a crash course on royal [[etiquette]], hope that the visit helps their bid to the [[Levelling Up Fund]] to renovate the Kop stand be viewed more favourable; while the full renovation would require £20 million, running out of time, they fund the initial demolition of the old Kop themselves. McElhenney continues to be frustrated by the British bureaucracy, and their bid is eventually rejected, leaving the Kop renovation in limbo.
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| Wrexham 2–1 [[Eastleigh F.C.|Eastleigh]]
|Title = The Quiet Zone
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|9|19}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = This episode profiles Millie Tipping who is a teenage Wrexham fan diagnosed with [[autism]] at an early age. She uses her Wrexham fandom as an outlet for her condition; her mother notes that after she was cut from the football team, something which gave her stability and socialization, she began to withdraw but being a fan allowed her to be more confident and outgoing. Similarly, Mullin shares his struggles about his young son, Albi, who was also diagnosed with [[nonverbal autism]]. When Mullin goes public with the diagnosis, and adorns his boots with his son's name, it encourages Tipping to approach Mullin and bond over their shared situation. She then gives him a goodie bag of things for Albi that help her cope with her condition and her prediction of a 5–0 victory comes true.
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| Wrexham 5–0 [[Solihull Moors F.C.|Solihull Moors]]
|Title = Nott Yet
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|9|19}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = Eleven games into the season, Wrexham is top of the league with nearly no contest in sight; supporters of other clubs are ambivalent about the Hollywood injection: while some see it as pay-to-win and an additional motivation to beat Wrexham, others appreciate the positive effects on the communities and non-league football as a whole. Wrexham's perfect season, however, is spoiled by an unexpected rival: [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] and their star striker [[Macaulay Langstaff]], who have been on Wrexham's heels in the table. As their first head-to-head arrives at [[Meadow Lane]], everyone is keenly aware that the two teams will likely decide the championship among themselves, and that their first clash is critical to the rest of the season. In the match, Langstaff takes the lead for Notts early, and Mullin's response in the second half is called offside, leaving the away game as a 1–0 loss.
The episode also profiles Mark Griffiths, the long-time [[Sports commentator|commentator]] of Wrexham's games; it also shows The Declan Swans record a new song "Mullin 10", which Mullin himself is shown approving of in the studio.
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| [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] 1–0 Wrexham
|Title = Shaun's Vacation
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|9|26}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = After a year of work, Harvey finally gets to go on holiday to [[Tenerife]] with his wife, leaving Ker in charge. Immediately on the first day of Harvey's absence, McElhenney arrives to Wrexham to film a prank for Reynolds' birthday involving a [[blimp]] with Reynolds' face - in character as the scarred version of [[Deadpool]] - on it, violating Welsh [[aviation law]]. The next day, during an away match against [[Boreham Wood F.C.|Boreham Wood]], unaware of the [[English football on television#3pm "blackout"|3pm blackout law]], McElhenney suggests putting the private live feed from the documentary cameras up on the televisions in The Turf. In both cases, Ker reluctantly contacts the vacationing Harvey to intervene.
Two days later, Mullin posts an [[Instagram]] photo of his new [[Football boot|boots]] emblazoned with the phrase "F*** THE [[Conservative Party (UK)|TORIES]]", causing a national uproar, worsened by the photo being taken at the Racecourse and Reynolds putting a [[Like button|like]] on it, both of which imply a club endorsement. In the resulting [[public relations]] chaos, Harvey threatens to cut his vacation short and travel back to Wrexham, but Ker successfully implores Reynolds to get McElhenney to talk Harvey out of it and let the club do damage control. Ultimately, McElhenney witnesses a 3–1 win against [[Halifax F.C.|Halifax]].
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| [[Boreham Wood F.C.|Boreham Wood]] 1–1 Wrexham
|Title = First Losers
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|9|26}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = As Wrexham trails Notts County on the league table, fans worry that the team will once again "do a Wrexham" and let victory slip in the last minute, as it has happened many times during the club's history. McElhenney similarly muses on his past year where he has watched Wrexham place second both in the National League and the FA Trophy, [[Wrexham A.F.C. Women]] place second in the [[Adran Premier|Adran North]], [[Philadelphia Union]] [[2022 Philadelphia Union season|place second]] in both [[2022 Major League Soccer season|the MLS league]] and the [[MLS Cup 2022|MLS Cup]], the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] [[2022 Philadelphia Phillies season|lose]] in the [[2022 World Series|World Series]], and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] lose [[Super Bowl LVII]] – most of which he witnessed in person.
The episode interviews people who demonstrated a desire to win despite setbacks: Actress [[Susan Lucci]] - known for having [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|19 Emmy nominations for Lead Actress]] before winning one - describes using her losses as a motivation to work harder; newcomer Wrexham defender [[Jacob Mendy]] talks about being a [[Gambia]]n [[immigrant]] to [[Spain]] and the [[United Kingdom]], and working as a [[cleaner]] and [[construction worker]] while pursuing a football career; and [[Dorking Wanderers F.C.|Dorking Wanderers]] owner/manager [[Marc White]] tells the story of creating his club from scratch and going from the [[Crawley and District Football League]] (then the 17th tier of [[English football league system|English football]]) to the [[National League (division)|National League]], gaining a record setting 12 promotions in 23 years in the process.
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| [[Dorking Wanderers F.C.|Dorking Wanderers]] 3–1 [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]
|Title = Ballers
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|3}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = While the Wrexham men's team is chasing promotion, the [[Wrexham A.F.C. Women|women's team]] is aiming to do the same, trying to qualify to the [[Adran Premier]], which would allow the team to go [[semi-professional]], as opposed to their current [[Amateur sports|amateur]] status: lead goalscorer [[Rosie Hughes]] works in [[HM Prison Berwyn]] as a guard, while child prodigy midfielder Lili Jones works as a [[kitchen porter]]. The players also have deep Wrexham connections: Jones' father, Gareth "Powsy" Jones, was a dedicated Wrexham fan before his suicide in early 2021, while defender{{efn|Erroneously referred in the episode as a midfielder.}} Mia Roberts is the daughter of Wrexham legend [[Neil Roberts (Welsh footballer)|Neil Roberts]], captain of the ill-fated team who were [[2007–08 Football League Two|relegated to the National League in 2008]].
Under the management of Gemma and [[Gareth Owen (footballer, born 1971)|Gareth Owen]], the team is looking to have a perfect season, despite the substantially smaller crowds and destitute conditions they play in; after defeating season rival [[Connah's Quay Nomads F.C.|Connah's Quay]], the team clinches the top spot of Adran North in a staggering 1–11 win against [[Rhyl F.C.|Rhyl]], and earns the chance to compete in the promotion playoffs against [[Briton Ferry Llansawel A.F.C. (ladies)|Briton Ferry Llansawel A.F.C.]].
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| [[Wrexham A.F.C. Women]] 5–2 [[Llandudno F.C.|Llandudno F.C. Women]]
|Title = Giant Killers
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|10}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = Concurrent to the National League, Wrexham competes in the [[FA Cup]], a [[single-elimination tournament]] with every English football club from all tiers participating; over the decades, Wrexham has become known for its "[[FA Cup#Cup runs and giant killings|giant killings]]", unexpectedly eliminating much higher tier teams, such as the surprise [[Wrexham A.F.C. 2–1 Arsenal F.C.|1991 victory against Arsenal]]. The team is drawn together in the third round with [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], an [[EFL Championship]] team three tiers above Wrexham, with Coventry playing home. During the match, Wrexham goes into the game with tremendous energy, with [[Sam Dalby]] and Elliot Lee taking an early lead, and [[Thomas O'Connor (footballer)|Tom O'Connor]] and Mullin rounding it up to a 4-1 by the 60th minute; the match tightens, however, when Coventry closes up to 4-3, and it takes Howard's last moment saves to keep the score as a victory - as both McElhenney and Reynolds are watching from the United States, an unexpected [[ESPN]] broadcast disruption adds to their anxiety, but the team eventually prevails. The town is ecstatic about the results, and everyone looks forward to the next opponent in the fourth round: [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], a team who also plays in the EFL Championship, but is expected to be promoted to the [[Premier League]].
The game at the Racecourse starts nightmarish: [[Oli McBurnie]] takes the lead for Sheffield in the second minute, and both [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-backs]] Hayden and [[Jordan Tunnicliffe]] have to come off with an injury. With a 0–1 half time, the team comes out aggressively to the second half, and [[James Jones (footballer, born 1996)|James Jones]] eventually equalizes. O'Connor takes the lead for Wrexham, but [[Oliver Norwood]] brings Sheffield up level; Sheffield's [[Daniel Jebbison]] is [[Penalty card|sent off]] for running into Tozer. Mullin puts victory and another giant killing in reach with a 86th minute goal, but [[John Egan (footballer, born 1992)|John Egan]] equalizes for Sheffield in [[injury time]], sending the two teams to a [[replay (sports)|replay]] at [[Bramall Lane]]; despite the disappointment, a visibly shaken Reynolds, who witnessed the game in person, on the verge of tears tells the players in the locker room that what they have achieved that day is extraordinary. In the replay, Wrexham holds up for most of the game, but loses 3–1 in injury time; both fans and the team agree that they have more than measured up to their opponent, pointing to Sheffield captain [[Billy Sharp]] who taunts Wrexham supporters after the final whistle, and gives some incensed remarks to the press, which he is eventually [[Fine (penalty)|fine]]d for by [[The Football Association|The FA]].
Now eliminated from the Cup, the team turns its focus back on getting promoted out of the National League.
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| [[Wrexham A.F.C. 2–1 Arsenal F.C.|Wrexham 2–1 Arsenal (1991–92 FA Cup Third Round)]]
|Title = The Grind
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|17}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = In the manic race against Notts County, as a result of a number of match postponements due to the FA Cup run, pitch conditions, and the passing of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth]], Wrexham has to face nine matches in the period of a month, with two matches per week; the physical demand gradually increases the number of injuries on the team. Midfielder [[Anthony Forde (footballer)|Anthony Forde]] eventually goes on hiatus when his brother is diagnosed with [[leukemia]], and his wife is diagnosed with a [[brain tumor]] and loses some motor function on her left side of the body. Before the match against [[Southend United F.C.|Southend]], temperature drops to {{convert|-24|C|F}} and the entire Racecourse pitch freezes with a thick layer of snow; as the match cannot be postponed, the club calls on everyone on club management, staff and fans to help with the chore of shoveling the snow; around fifty people, including Harvey, Parkinson, Gemma Owen, and women's captain Kim Dutton, take part in the operation and clean the snow off the pitch by noon; the team wins later that day, collecting 23 points from the possible 27 in the nine games, finally taking over Notts at the top of the table by four points with ten games to go.
The episode profiles team captain [[Luke Young (footballer, born 1993)|Luke Young]], detailing his "workhorse" mentality and immense physical work statistics per game, and returns to profile fan Shaun Winter, who reflects on his appearances in the previous season of the show, how they helped him face his [[alcoholism]], and his current efforts as a coach for his son's football team.
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| Wrexham 3–1 [[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]]
|Title = Glove Triangle
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|17}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = After a year-long injury, Lainton returns to take back the number one goalkeeper spot from Howard; while Howard has been having an outstanding season, he's supportive of Lainton. At a match against [[Bromley F.C.|Bromley]] at [[Hayes Lane]] - the same place where Lainton was injured with a [[concussion]] in 2020 and a fractured wrist in 2022 - during a seemingly routine kick nearing half time, Lainton feels a pain in his knee: during half time, physio Mulholland immediately diagnoses a torn [[Medial collateral ligament|MCL]]. Lainton is subbed off for Howard, and is forced to miss the rest of the season.
Both fans and staff continue to trust Howard, but the club wants to ensure squad depth in the position, and takes an opportunity to sign retired former [[England national football team|England]] national [[Ben Foster (footballer)|Ben Foster]]; Foster credits Wrexham for kickstarting his legendary professional career, having played for the club in 2005, but has been retired for nine months at the age of 40, and has been spending his time running a successful [[YouTube]] channel and - like Howard - a [[podcast]]. Media and football fans are skeptical of the move, labeling it a "money grab", but Foster makes it clear on his podcast that his financial terms on the contract are modest, and that his main motivation is to get the club promoted. Howard openly supports Foster becoming the number one, also arguing that promotion is the main goal, and the two discuss the situation on Howard's podcast.
In Foster's first match against [[York City F.C.|York City]], he keeps a [[Shutout|clean sheet]] contributing to a 3–0 win; both him and fans speculate that the team may be good enough not just for [[EFL League Two|League Two]] but [[EFL League One|League One]]. For that to happen though, the team first has to win the next two games against [[Halifax F.C.|Halifax]], and, more critically, against their season nemesis: Notts County.
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| [[Bromley F.C.|Bromley]] 1–2 Wrexham
|Title = Gresford
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|24}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = The episode explores the relationship of the football club and the memory of [[Gresford disaster|the tragedy of the Gresford Colliery]]: on 22 September, 1934, a gas explosion in the [[Gresford Colliery|Gresford coal mine]] causes the mine to cave in, trapping and killing 266 men - men who traded their [[Shift work|shifts]] to be able to witness a Wrexham football match earlier that day.
McElhenney and his father visits the memorial and learns about the event; McElhenney's father explains that his great-grandfather was also a miner in [[County Donegal|Donegal]], but also draws a parallel with the [[working class]] lives that have been lost in the [[Vietnam war]]. They learn that while one of the colliery wheels from the mine have been restored as a [[memorial]], the other is currently abandoned; McElhenney explains his plans to restore the wheel and place it behind the renovated Kop, to connect the memory of the tragedy closer to the club.
On the match played on the anniversary of the disaster, Wrexham beats [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay]] 6-0, as the crowd sings along to "[[Yma o Hyd]]".
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| Wrexham 6–0 [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay]]
|RTitle = {{efn|[[Welsh language|Welsh]] for "Rise"}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|24}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = As the women's team prepares for their final league game to set a historic 100% win record, another record is in sight: The club arranges for the game to be played at the Racecourse, allowing the team to set an attendance record for a women's football game in Wales. The players all express anxiety about the chance to play in front of such a large home crowd, and the stadium eventually is filled with 9,511 ticket holders - near double the previous record. At the game, T.J. Dickens [[Chip (association football)|chip]]s Connah's Quay keeper Grace Murphy in the fifth minute to get Wrexham the lead, but Ella Harvey equalizes soon after; Wrexham eventually wins the game by a half-pitch solo run by Hughes, setting the win record, and preparing the team for the eventual [[Adran Premier|Adran]] playoff final against [[Briton Ferry Llansawel A.F.C. (ladies)|Briton Ferry Llansawel A.F.C.]].
The playoff game, taking place at [[Latham Park]], proves to be the toughest challenge the team faced, and Wrexham - for the first time in the season - is forced to defend, with some goalkeeping heroics by Delyth Morgan. In the second half, Hughes locks on a stray ball and her [[Cross (association football)|cross]] is deflected into the goal by Rebecca Pritchard; Briton Ferry applies tremendous pressure in the remainder of the game, but Morgan keeps a clean sheet, and the team eventually finishes with a 1–0 win, earning promotion to the top Welsh women's football league, the [[Adran Premier]].
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| [[Wrexham A.F.C. Women]] 2–1 [[Connah's Quay Nomads F.C.|Connah's Quay]]
|Title = Hand of Foz
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|31}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = With five rounds remaining in the season, both Wrexham and Notts County are both on track to break the 103 point record set by [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood]] in [[2011–12 Football Conference|2012]], but everyone is aware that whoever wins the head-to-head encounter is likely to earn automatic promotion; Wrexham's confidence is shaken when three days before the Notts game, the seemingly routine away match against [[FC Halifax Town|Halifax]] turns out to be a shocking 1-3 loss. McElhenney and Reynolds arrive in Wales for the match, and are awarded [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Borough]] for Wrexham, but both them, the players, and the fans admit they can only ever focus on the upcoming title race; management reiterates that promotion at this point is necessary to keep the club financially sustainable.
In the match on [[Easter Monday]], the first half brings a tense battle, with Wrexham disputing many of [[referee (association football)|referee]] Scott Tallis' calls; just as the half is about to end, [[John Bostock]] scores for Notts from a free kick. Wrexham comes out full swing in the second half, with Mullin equalizing and Mendy taking the lead, but [[Kyle Cameron]] brings County level. Lee takes the lead for Wrexham again, but six minutes into added time, the referee awards Notts County a penalty after [[Eoghan O'Connell]]'s handball. Fans and staff watch in horror as [[Cedwyn Scott]] steps up to take the penalty, but Foster dives the right way and saves the shot, winning the game for Wrexham, and putting promotion now in direct reach.
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| [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] 1–0 Wrexham
|Title = Family Business
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|7}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = The episode focuses on some of the family relationships of the people around the club: Reynolds's mother Tamara admits being the emotional support for her children, acknowledging that their father Jim had difficulties being emotionally connected; CEO Robinson talks about her heritage at [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]] where her father Ben is chairman; Lee talks about his father 21-time English international [[Rob Lee]].
Ollie Palmer admits to similarities in the difficulties of his current life - commuting between London and Wrexham, and having less time with his family as a result - to his growing up where his father Andy Palmer, a Protection Officer to the [[British royal family]], had often had to sacrifice his family time to his job. Andy eventually divorced Ollie's mum Sue, after admitting to himself that he was a [[closeted]] homosexual; after the initial shock, all three maintain a good relationship today, and Ollie talks about feeling a kinship to McElhenney, whose mother also came out of the closet.
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|LineColor = CFB7A0
|Title = Worst Case Scenario
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|7}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = After a scoreless draw against [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]], Wrexham must win at least two games of the upcoming three for promotion; management reiterates that they effectively gambled their financial plan on getting promoted, and bring in sponsors to offset the cost. McElhenney develops a [[stye]] under his eye from the stress.
Forde returns to the team after his six-week sabbatical; he highlights that Reynolds helped him and his partner get a [[second opinion]] on her tumor, and that the results were reassuring. The team prepares for the game against 22nd place [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil]], an easy win in theory, with ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' cast members Olson, [[Glenn Howerton]] and [[Charlie Day]] in attendance for the match. The team keeps the pressure up in the match, but half-time still ends scoreless after many missed chances. Forde finally breaks the deadlock in the 60th minute, with Jones and Mullin rounding up the score to a 3–0 home win, putting Wrexham just one win away from the coveted promotion.
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| [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] 0–0 Wrexham
|Title = Up the Town?
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|14}}
|ShortSummary =
|ShortSummary = With only three points remaining to promotion, Wrexham faces [[Boreham Wood F.C.|Boreham Wood]] at the Racecourse {{ndash}} Boreham Wood is widely believed to have the league's best defense and best goalkeeper, [[Nathan Ashmore]]. Notts County players Langstaff, Bostock, Scott and head coach [[Luke Williams (footballer, born 1981)|Luke Williams]] talk about the risk of the playoffs; Williams also talks about consoling Scott about his missed penalty against Wrexham.
The decisive match against Boreham Wood begins with an immediate shock as Lee Ndlovu [[Chip (association football)|lobs]] Foster and takes the lead for the visitors with less than a minute played. Wrexham begins to apply pressure against a tenacious Boreham Wood defense, and Lee equalizes in the 15th minute, leading to an 1–1 half-time. In the second half, the pressure eventually breaks through as Mullin scores twice, putting Wrexham minutes away from the coveted promotion. When referee Scott Jackson blows the final whistle at 3–1, emotions run high as the euphoric supporters [[Pitch invasion|invade the pitch]], carrying the players on their shoulders, with the 15 year curse ending with Wrexham's promotion back to the football league.
In the epilogue, 40,000 people show up for the celebratory [[open top bus]] [[parade]] for both the men's and women's teams' promotions {{ndash}} in attendance is Davies, with his newborn daughter, who was born on the morning of the parade {{ndash}} and Notts also [[2023 National League play-off final|achieves promotion in Wembley]] against [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] after Scott scores the winning penalty in the [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|shootout]].
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| Wrexham 3–1 [[Boreham Wood F.C.|Boreham Wood]]
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==ProductionProduksi==
===DevelopmentPengembangan===
The seriesSerial isini produceddiproduksi byoleh [[Boardwalk Pictures]], theperusahaan company also behinddibelakang ''[[Last Chance U]]'' anddan ''[[Chef's Table]]''.<ref name="Awful Announcing-2022" /> [[Maximum Effort]], asebuah perusahaan film companyyang foundeddidanai byoleh Reynolds isjuga alsoturut co-producingikut andmemproduksi marketingdan thememasarkan serial seriesini.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wrexham FC: Welcome To Wrexham By Maximum Effort Productions |url=https://www.thedrum.com/creative-works/project/maximum-effort-productions-wrexham-fc-welcome-wrexham |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722101939/https://www.thedrum.com/creative-works/project/maximum-effort-productions-wrexham-fc-welcome-wrexham |archive-date=July 22, 2022 |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=The Drum}}</ref> FX hastelah commissionedmeminta twodua seasonsmusim ofuntuk theacara showini.<ref name="whatsondisneyplus.com" /><ref name="Kanter-2021" /> McElhenney confirmedmengkonfirmasi plansrencana foruntuk amusim second seasonkedua, followingsetelah therilis fullkeseluruhan releaseepisode ofdari themusim firstpertama, onpada October13 13,Oktober 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Wrexham to return for a second season says Rob McElhenney |url=https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23044495.rob-mcelhenney-confirms-season-two-welcome-wrexham/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013090032/https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23044495.rob-mcelhenney-confirms-season-two-welcome-wrexham/ |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=The Leader}}</ref> TheProduser executiveeksekutif producersacara of the series were stated toini beadalah Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds, Nick Frenkel, John Henion, [[Andrew Fried]], Dane Lillegard, George Dewey anddan Sarina Roma.<ref name="The Leader" /><ref name="Kanter-2021" /><ref name="FX-2">{{Cite web |title=Meet the Crew behind Welcome to Wrexham on FX |url=https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/welcome-to-wrexham/crew |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013104429/https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/welcome-to-wrexham/crew |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=FX}}</ref> Henion wasjuga alsomerupakan thepengarah [[showrunner]]acara foruntuk seasonmusim 1,<ref name="FX-2" /> withdengan Bryan Rowland anddan Josh Drisko runningmenjalankan seasonmusim 2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_2YZ3tbRL4|title=Bryan Rowland ('Welcome to Wrexham' director): Emmy nomination 'absolutely amazing and terrifying'|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
Alex Webb ofdari ''[[Bloomberg News]]'' estimatedmengestimasi thatbahwa theacara showini wouldakan bringmemberikan Reynolds anddan McElhenney apendapatan revenue ofsekitar £600,000, whichyang wouldakan haveberpengaruh contributedlumayan considerablyuntuk tobudget theklub club's budgetpada thattahun yearitu.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Webb |first=Alex |date=November 12, 2020 |title=When Ryan Reynolds Buys a Soccer Team, Dollars Await |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-11-12/why-hollywood-s-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-want-to-buy-wrexham-fc |url-status=live |access-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707150352/https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-11-12/why-hollywood-s-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-want-to-buy-wrexham-fc |archive-date=July 7, 2023}}</ref>
===FilmingSyuting===
FilmingSyuting foruntuk theserial docuseriesdokumenter ini dimulai beganpada DecemberDesember 2020,<ref name="BBC Sport" /> withdengan thekru film crewtampil appearingbersama alongsidepemilik thesaat owners'berkunjung firstpertama visitkali tomengunjungi thetim teampada at thepertandingan Wrexham v. [[Maidenhead United F.C.]] matchpada in OctoberOktober 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandler |first=Andy |date=October 27, 2021 |title=Maximum Effort: Reynolds and McElhenney watch first Wrexham game |url=https://www.herald.wales/entertainment/maximum-effort-reynolds-and-mcelhenney-watch-first-wrexham-game/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705053952/https://www.herald.wales/entertainment/maximum-effort-reynolds-and-mcelhenney-watch-first-wrexham-game/ |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=Herald Wales}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Longmire |first=Becca |date=May 18, 2021 |title=Ryan Reynolds And Rob McElhenney To Star In New Docuseries 'Welcome To Wrexham' After Buying Soccer Club |url=https://etcanada.com/news/781696/ryan-reynolds-and-rob-mcelhenney-to-star-in-new-docuseries-welcome-to-wrexham-after-buying-soccer-club/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191221/https://etcanada.com/news/781696/ryan-reynolds-and-rob-mcelhenney-to-star-in-new-docuseries-welcome-to-wrexham-after-buying-soccer-club/ |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=ET Canada}}</ref> InPada ansebuah interviewwawancara withdengan ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Reynolds admittedmengakui thatbahwa hedia wasawalnya initiallytidak uncomfortablenyaman withdengan thepengaturan all-accessdokumenter yang documentarymengakses settingsegalanya.<ref name="variety">{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Andrew |date=June 19, 2023 |title=‘Welcome to Wrexham’: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney on Getting Vulnerable, Rejuvenating a City and Gearing Up for Dramatic Season 2 |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/awards/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-welcome-to-wrexham-season-2-1235647288/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629193046/https://variety.com/2023/tv/awards/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-welcome-to-wrexham-season-2-1235647288/ |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref> DiscussionsDiskusi aboutmengenai dismissalspergantian ofpemain playersdirekam wereoleh recorded on camerakamera, butnamun wereakhirnya ultimately cutdipotong, tountuk keep focus on the effect of the decisions on the players, rather than onmenjaga thefokus executivespada makingefeknya theterhadap decisionspemain.<ref name="variety" />
===PostPasca-productionproduksi===
ForUntuk Seasonmusim 1, soundperekaman recordingssuara foruntuk thepertandingan matchesmenggunakan were done withmikrofon single mono [[microphone]]s, whichyang werekemudian thendicampur mixedpasca inpertandingan postuntuk tomenampilkan soundsuara wideryang andlebih lebar representdan themerepresentasikan penonton yang lebih largerluas crowdslebih betterbaik; SeasonMusim 2 willakan featuremenampilkan fullperekaman suara [[surround sound]] recordings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Jensen ('Welcome to Wrexham' sound mixer): 'You’ve got to flip the script' | GOLD DERBY |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oQyvMg3Dw |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> EditorsEditor foundmenemukan the firstbahwa episode ofpertama theacara showsangat challengingsulit tountuk plandirencanakan, anddan endedberakhir updengan leavingbanyak mostpotongan ofadegan thedari footage from themusim 2020-2021 seasondi onruang the cutting room floorpotong.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Anthony Brown and Curtis McConnell ('Welcome to Wrexham' editors) Emmy nominees interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkK7rYnS2Tk |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> TheRuangan editorseditor roombanyak haddikunjungi aoleh mixpenggemar ofdan footballbukan fans and non-fanspenggemar, whichyang helpedmembantu withmenyeimbangkan balancingcuplikan thepertandingan matchdengan highlightscerita with thedari humansisi storiesmanusianya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Wrexham Editors Mohamed El Manasterly and Curtis McConnell |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Z_ubCqxVM |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
==MarketingPemasaran==
===SeasonMusim 1===
The all-access "[[fly on the wall]]" docuseries was first announced by McElhenney and Reynolds on May 18, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hollywood duo announce Wrexham TV show |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57164040 |url-status=live |access-date=July 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705212503/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57164040 |archive-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Wrexham: Release date & how to watch Ryan Reynolds-Rob McElhenney documentary TV series |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/welcome-to-wrexham-release-date-watch-ryan-reynolds-rob/blt588621d689775dae |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705190631/https://www.goal.com/en/news/welcome-to-wrexham-release-date-watch-ryan-reynolds-rob/blt588621d689775dae |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |access-date=July 4, 2022 |website=Goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2021 |title=Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds to release 'Welcome to Wrexham' docuseries |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/rob-mcelhenney-ryan-reynolds-welcome-to-wrexham-documentary-series-2943308 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191004/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/rob-mcelhenney-ryan-reynolds-welcome-to-wrexham-documentary-series-2943308 |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |access-date=July 4, 2022 |website=NME}}</ref> Later that month, an announcement trailer for the series was released onto Reynolds' YouTube channel, titled "Welcome to Wrexham". The roughly two-minute parody [[sketch comedy]] involves McElhenney and Reynolds announcing the docuseries, as well as former [[BBC News]] and [[S4C]] journalist Maxine Hughes, who acts as a "pretty disgruntled" [[Welsh language]] translator for the pair, but adds some "creative" translations to the pair's words.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 19, 2021 |title=How a journalist got to tease Wrexham FC's star owners |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-57168549 |url-status=live |access-date=July 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191507/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-57168549 |archive-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2021 |title=Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney include reluctant Welsh translator in video announcing Wrexham TV series |url=https://nation.cymru/news/ryan-reynolds-and-rob-mcelhenney-include-reluctant-welsh-translator-in-video-announcing-wrexham-tv-series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705192046/https://nation.cymru/news/ryan-reynolds-and-rob-mcelhenney-include-reluctant-welsh-translator-in-video-announcing-wrexham-tv-series/ |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=Nation.Cymru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2021 |title=Wrexham documentary about club takeover commissioned for two seasons |url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-05-18/wrexham-documentary-about-club-takeover-commissioned-for-two-seasons |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191648/https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-05-18/wrexham-documentary-about-club-takeover-commissioned-for-two-seasons |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=ITV News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kathryn |date=June 22, 2021 |title=When you can see the Wrexham AFC documentary in the UK |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/reynolds-mcelhenney-soccer-football-documentary-20874729 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622175548/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/reynolds-mcelhenney-soccer-football-documentary-20874729 |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=WalesOnline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Cathy |last2=Gilpin |first2=Andy |date=May 19, 2021 |title=Welsh mum answers ad for translator and ends up working with Hollywood star |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/ryan-reynolds-wrexham-football-deadpool-20628613 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814211023/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/ryan-reynolds-wrexham-football-deadpool-20628613 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=WalesOnline}}</ref>
InPada DecemberDesember 2021, FX releasedmerilis asebuah video promopromosi foruntuk theserial seriesini, titledberjudul "It's Never Sunny in Wrexham".<ref name="Jones-2021">{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Branwen |date=December 9, 2021 |title='Danny Devito', a pub and a bit of Welsh – the Welcome to Wrexham trailer |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/danny-devito-pub-ryan-reynolds-22408859 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209115451/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/danny-devito-pub-ryan-reynolds-22408859 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |access-date=July 4, 2022 |website=WalesOnline}}</ref> TheKlip shortpendek berdurasi 30-second clipdetik involvedmelibatkan lookalikesorang oforang theyang mirip dengan pemeran ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' cast, includingtermasuk aorang yang mirip dengan [[Danny DeVito]] [[lookalike]], setdengan insidelatar thedi [[Turf Hotel]] locatedberlokasi nextdisebelah toStadion milik Wrexham A.F.C's Racecourse Ground.<ref name="The Leader" /><ref name="Nation.Cymru-2021">{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2021 |title=Watch: Hilarious Welcome To Wrexham trailer featuring 'Danny DeVito' |url=https://nation.cymru/culture/watch-hilarious-welcome-to-wrexham-trailer-featuring-danny-devito/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706164348/https://nation.cymru/culture/watch-hilarious-welcome-to-wrexham-trailer-featuring-danny-devito/ |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=July 4, 2022 |website=Nation.Cymru}}</ref> InPada theklip clipini, theorang lookalikeorang castyang looksmirip confusinglymelihat atdalam akebingungan televisionpada screenlayar showingtelevisi theyang truemenampilkan castpemeran ofasli thedari Americanserial series starringAmerika McElhenney, staringmelihat backdari frombelakang their [[Philadelphia]]dari [[Irish pub|Irish bar]] di [[Philadelphia]]. TheKlip clipini alsojuga includes themenampilkan twokedua ownerspemilik. TheAdegan scenesyang involvingmelibatkan theorang lookalikeyang castmirip anddengan thepemeran twodan ownerskedua werepemilik filmeddirekam inpada OctoberOktober 2021 as theketika twokedua ownerspemilik visitedmengunjungi Wrexham.<ref name="The Leader" /><ref name="Nation.Cymru-2021" /> When the lookalike of Danny DeVito visited Wrexham, he was confused for the real actor.<ref name="Jones-2021" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2021 |title=Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's docuseries 'Welcome To Wrexham' gets new trailer |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-docuseries-welcome-to-wrexham-new-trailer-3114813 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513202039/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-docuseries-welcome-to-wrexham-new-trailer-3114813 |archive-date=May 13, 2022 |access-date=July 4, 2022 |website=NME}}</ref> Describing the series, Nick Grad, [[FX Entertainment]]'s original programming president said "Rob and Ryan will take fans inside the sport as never before, pairing their genuine love for the game with the welcome challenge of building on the heritage of this club".<ref name="Kanter-2021" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney star in Welcome to Wrexham trailer |url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/news/tv-film/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-welcome-wrexham-release/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705192043/https://www.radiox.co.uk/news/tv-film/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-welcome-wrexham-release/ |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |access-date=July 4, 2022 |website=Radio X}}</ref>
On JulyPada 20, Juli 2022, thecuplikan officialresmi trailer for theuntuk program wasini releaseddirilis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=July 20, 2022 |title='Welcome To Wrexham': Trailer Drops For FX And Disney+ Docuseries On Rob McElhenney And Ryan Reynolds' Purchase Of Struggling Welsh Soccer Club |url=https://deadline.com/video/welcome-to-wrexham-trailer-fx-disney-plus-rob-mcelhenney-ryan-reynolds/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726222424/https://deadline.com/video/welcome-to-wrexham-trailer-fx-disney-plus-rob-mcelhenney-ryan-reynolds/ |archive-date=July 26, 2022 |access-date=July 26, 2022 |website=Deadline}}</ref><ref name="FX">{{Cite web |title=FX's "Welcome To Wrexham" Trailer Released |url=https://whatsondisneyplus.com/fxs-welcome-to-wrexham-trailer-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726165522/https://whatsondisneyplus.com/fxs-welcome-to-wrexham-trailer-released/ |archive-date=July 26, 2022 |access-date=July 26, 2022}}</ref> TheSinopsis series'resmi officialserial synopsisini readmenyatakan "FromDari Hollywood toke Wales, fromdari thepinggir pitchlapangan toke theruangan locker roomloker, thedari frontruang officekerja to theke pub, Welcome to Wrexham willakan trackmengikuti Rob anddan Ryan kursus kilat sebagai Ryan’spemilik kub sepakbola dan crash course in football club ownership and the inextricablyNasib connectedtim fatesdan ofkota ayang teamterkait anderat amengandalkan towndua countingaktor onuntuk twomembawa actorsharapan toserius bring some serious hope and change todan aperubahan communitypada thatkomunitas couldyang usedapat itmenggunakannya".<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2022 |title='Welcome to Wrexham' Trailer Follows Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as They Buy a Football Club |url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/7/welcome-to-wrexham-trailer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726222424/https://hypebeast.com/2022/7/welcome-to-wrexham-trailer |archive-date=July 26, 2022 |access-date=July 26, 2022 |website=HYPEBEAST}}</ref>
[[The Walt Disney Company]], whichyang ownsmemiliki FX asdan welljuga asjaringan the sports networkolahraga [[ESPN]], movedmemindahkan tiga threepertandingan [[FA Cup]] matchesyang involvingmelibatkan Wrexham toke networksjaringan [[ESPN2]] anddan [[ESPNews]] tountuk helpmembantu promotemempromosikan theserial seriesini.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2022 |title=Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham to Play on ESPN2 |url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/7/welcome-to-wrexham-trailer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129134620/https://hypebeast.com/2022/7/welcome-to-wrexham-trailer |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |website=Front Office Sports}}</ref>
===SeasonMusim 2===
TheCuplikan firstpertama teaseruntuk trailermusim forkedua thetayang secondselama seasonpertandingan was aired during the half time ofpra-musim Wrexham's pre-season game againstmelawan Chelsea onpada July19 19,Juli 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2023 |title=Watch: First trailer for season two of Welcome To Wrexham |url=https://nation.cymru/sport/watch-first-trailer-for-season-two-of-welcome-to-wrexham/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720215656/https://nation.cymru/sport/watch-first-trailer-for-season-two-of-welcome-to-wrexham/ |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2023 |website=Nation.Cymru}}</ref> OnPada July22 22Juli, itsecara wasresmi officiallydiumumkan announcedbahwa thatmusim thekedua seasonakan wouldmulai begintayang airingpada on12 September 12.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2023 |title='Welcome to Wrexham' Season 2 Sets September Release Date |url=https://collider.com/welcome-to-wrexham-season-2-release-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721230708/https://collider.com/welcome-to-wrexham-season-2-release-date/ |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |access-date=July 21, 2023 |website=Collider}}</ref>
==Rilis==
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==ExternalPranala linksluar==
* {{Official website|https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/welcome-to-wrexham}}
* {{IMDb title|14674086}}
{{EmmyAward Unstructured Reality Program}}
{{Wrexham A.F.C.}}
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