How long can Wrexham's Hollywood dream last?
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2023
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson talks to club commentator and voice of the Welcome to Wrexham documentary, Mark Griffiths, about how his club and town has changed since the take-over. Plus, Sky's sports correspondent Rob Harris on how Wrexham can hope to improve their finances whilst continuing to climb the leagues.
Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott
Interviews producer: Alex Edden
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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| 0:57.0 | participant age in a quiet corner of northeast wales the beautiful game has been |
| 1:05.5 | sprinkled with just a little Hollywood magic we love the idea of telling the story of a working class town, of a working class club, |
| 1:13.6 | because we feel like everybody around the world can identify with that. |
| 1:17.6 | In February 2021, non-league-side, Wrexham Association Football Club |
| 1:21.6 | was bought by the actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. |
| 1:25.6 | Two and a half years later, in a story straight from the silver screen, |
| 1:29.3 | they made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup |
| 1:31.7 | and secured promotion to League 2, to the absolute delight of fans. |
| 1:37.1 | Champion! |
| 1:38.0 | Champions! |
| 1:39.9 | Fifteen years, we've finally done it. |
| 1:42.4 | I can't believe it. |
| 1:43.7 | But what Rob and Ryan have done for us is just unbelievable. |
| 1:47.0 | Do you know what? It's not just about the football club, it's the community. |
| 1:49.6 | They've pulled the whole area together. |
| 1:55.4 | Attendance at their games has soared to 10,000, and the small site now has some very big supporters, many of them overseas, |
| 2:03.1 | thanks in part to the documentary Welcome to Rexham, which the actors have been filming, |
| 2:08.1 | following the club's rise since the takeover. But as with cinematic epics, for every high, |
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