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SHAUN:
Thank you.
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EMPLOYEE:
No worries.
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Have a good day.
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SHAUN: Every test
that my wife and I did
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and every question
that we asked,
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what Wrexham's like,
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met the criteria of a--of a--
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of a town with
a working-class background
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and, you know,
wanting to improve--
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wanting to improve itself.
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And every--every--
every transaction I've had,
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every discussion I've had
has only--
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has only strengthened
that view.
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[soft music]
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So we have--
this is the Racecourse Ground.
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♪ ♪
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NICOLA: When we met,
he was the club secretary
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for Scarborough Football Club.
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And, um, we met--I actually
interviewed him for a mortgage.
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[indistinct chatter]
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And my boss declined
his mortgage
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because football was not
a stable industry.
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[laughs]
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♪ ♪
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So obviously,
Shaun being Shaun,
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wouldn't accept that.
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And, uh, he fought
for his mortgage.
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And, um, he took the girl out.
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Always falls on his feet,
this boy.
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Always falls on his feet.
Doing good things.
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NICOLA:
Shaun works and then works
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and then works again, basically.
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That is what he does.
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He is probably
the most hardworking person
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I've ever met.
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SHAUN:
Look at this.
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NICOLA:
He's so knowledgeable.
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He's always three steps ahead
of everybody else.
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PERSON: Who was your best
helper today, Chal?
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Uh, Shaun.
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NICOLA:
He will answer emails
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from getting up first thing
in the morning,
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and obviously,
with the time difference
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for Rob and Ryan,
uh, quiet often in the night.
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You're setting this club up
to give it
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the absolute best chance
of promotion.
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Then at the end of the day
as well,
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when America's waking up,
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quite often we find
that we're doing
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calls and Zooms
way into the evening as well.
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Nic all right,
kids all right?
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Yeah. Oh, great, yeah.
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I just don't see
so much of 'em.
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[laughter]
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And this really start--
[chuckles]
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Started as a temporary gig
for him.
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Oh, he was supposed
to do this for six weeks...
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RYAN: Yeah.
ROB: Maybe at the most.
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And then it was like, well,
I'll do it for six months,
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and then we'll see
where we're at.
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And now he realizes,
it's a full-time,
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- lifetime position, I hope.
- Yeah.
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No, I hope so too.
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Effectively,
what you're doing is,
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you're just showing
the complete flexibility
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that we have to be able
to accommodate
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anything and everything.
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I don't know where
we would be without him.
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I don't know where we'd be
without him as well.
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Shaun is, uh, one of one.
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SINGER: ♪ Don't forget
where you came from ♪
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♪ Don't forget what
you're made of ♪
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♪ The ones who were there ♪
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♪ When no one else would care ♪
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♪ Don't be afraid to cry now ♪
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♪ Even when the world
comes crashing in ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ Don't forget to sing
when you win ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ Don't forget to sing
when you win ♪
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[bright music]
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♪ ♪
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HUMPHREY:
So at the end of last season,
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I think it was
around June, uh,
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Shaun let the club know
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that he was planning
to go on holiday
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for the first time
in a long time.
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He and Nicola had identified
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the week of October the 21st
for that trip.
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It was very important
to Rob and Ryan and me
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that we really kind of protect
that week for Shaun and Nicola.
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We're back here
with Ryan Reynolds
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and the other guy.
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Come on.
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Where?
Wait, want me to go up here?
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There you go.
Yeah, that's good.
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HUMPHREY: Everybody knows
when it comes to Wrexham,
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Rob and Ryan are very much
joined at the hip,
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bit of a double act.
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And similarly,
so are Shaun and I.
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Shaun is doing
many of the things
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that I am not capable
of doing.
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Is that a fair assessment?
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Fair? It's fair,
but everything's teamwork,
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as we know.
HUMPHREY: Yes.
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Um, you know,
I'm not a huge fan
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of the good cop/bad cop analogy
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that sometimes gets
thrown around.
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I think it's closer
to really Shaun is like
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the Hand of the King
from Game of Thrones.
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You know, he's the...
[sucks teeth]
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The secret power
behind the throne.
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Yes, I know
Varys was never technically
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Hand of the Throne,
all you Game of Thrones nerds,
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but he does look
like Shaun Harvey,
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so just deal with it.
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But, uh, with him going away,
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you know, that means
I have to be the Hand.
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In what was quite
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a Game of Thrones-y
development,
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the day Shaun left
for his holiday,
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Rob got in touch with me
and announced he was arriving,
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without having told Ryan
or Shaun
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for some strategic reason
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or something
I had yet to ascertain.
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By the way, that is difficult.
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You know when you've got
a toddler, and--
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and they're sort of desperate
for an ice cream,
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there's, like, a busy road
in front of them.
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Sometimes you've just gotta,
like, steer them
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towards
the pedestrian crossing.
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[indistinct chatter]
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Rob revealed that he had come
to the Racecourse
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to help stage a--
a humorous prank
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for the benefit
of Ryan's birthday,
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which was coming up
in a few days' time,
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uh, that involved a blimp
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that was gonna fly
over the Racecourse
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with a very unflattering
picture of Ryan on it.
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[sighs]
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And just as a reminder,
last year...
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Today we celebrate
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Mr. Co-Chairman,
Robert Lucinda McElhenney,
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with this memorial urinal.
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HUMPHREY: Ryan surprised Rob
on his birthday,
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commissioning a urinal
with a fancy plaque
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etched with Rob's face.
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And yes, I recognize
this is all fun stuff
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that generates more exposure
for the club,
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but I think
I don't like pranks.
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That's always been
a big thing for me.
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I'm not a big--I'm not
a big prank war person.
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- Here's the blimp.
- Here's the--
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here--here is the blimp.
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Cannot be denied,
this is the blimp.
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This is--yeah.
HUMPHREY: Yes.
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It's very convincing, isn't it?
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[laughter]
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PERSON: Oh, that's so terrible.
[cell phone buzzes]
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HUMPHREY:
Meanwhile, on my phone...
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What would you do here?
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I've got one co-owner sneaking
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behind the back
of the other one
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and the other one asking
about it.
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[dramatic music]
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Also, reminder,
I am a working actor,
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and while I have already
been in an episode
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of It's Always Sunny
in Philadelphia,
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I've never actually been
in a Deadpool movie, so...
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So I did the only
logical thing.
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♪ ♪
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Yep, I am comfortable
with the word "hero."
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[playful music]
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ROB: To celebrate
my cochairman's birthday,
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may I humbly present to you
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the Ryan Rodney Reynolds
memorial blimp.
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♪ ♪
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A hideous but surprisingly
inexpensive way
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for the world to finally see
Ryan Reynolds
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as he's meant to be seen.
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And so we christen
this flying Ryan face
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for the world to see.
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So I don't--I don't think
it's gonna break.
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Ah, fuck it.
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[laughter]
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HUMPHREY: Um, now,
all of these glorious ideas
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had been, uh,
formulated and plotted out
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and planned
and put into practice
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without consulting me,
without working out
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whether or not
we were allowed to do this,
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what the local
Welsh aviation laws,
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uh, involved in regards
to blimp flying.
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And to make matters even more
uncomfortable for me,
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I'm having to run cover
for Rob,
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as our other cochairman is
very curious
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why Rob may or may not
be in town.
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I'll tell you what--do you know
what I--I really think?
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I'm looking forward to everyone
getting off our grass.
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I've always said--
listen, I'm all for--
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I'm--I am down for fun.
I'm a fun guy.
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But I'm very protective of--
of the club.
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So I took command
of the situation,
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and I immediately called Shaun.
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Uh, and then over there
is the blimp.
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Do you see the--
they can't see you.
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Only--only I can see you.
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Don't you worry.
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[seagulls squawking]
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Um, and there's the blimp
with Ryan's face on it.
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[dramatic music]
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NICOLA:
We were in Tenerife,
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having a holiday away
the two of us.
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Um, it's normal.
Everything starts quite well,
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um, until we had
a little bit of a drama.
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ROB:
Fly high, my friend.
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You're free now.
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[bright Latin music]
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Happy birthday, Ryan!
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♪ ♪
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NICOLA: You can usually tell
how extensive the drama is
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depending on how far
around the pool he walks.
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It was quite small, so he did
a lot of laps of that pool.
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[laughing]
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HUMPHREY: Unfortunately, my
biggest fears were confirmed.
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There were several
Welsh aviation laws
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we might have been breaking
and the possibility
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there could be fines
and/or arrests.
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♪ ♪
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And I've been lying to Ryan.
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As a reminder,
as far as their holiday goes,
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this is day one.
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[clicking]
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[bright piano music]
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MARK GRIFFITHS:
Big challenge this weekend
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versus Boreham Wood,
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who fancy themselves as
challengers for the league.
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We need to get some momentum
going today, don't we?
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ANNOUNCER 2:
We certainly do, and again,
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this is gonna be
a really tough task here
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for the--for Wrexham.
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Hi.
PERSON: Hey.
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ANNOUNCER 2:
We're at a stage
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where we're still warming up,
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so I think they're gonna
give us a bit of a test.
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[indistinct chatter]
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HUMPHREY: Rob is in town,
but actually the team isn't.
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We're away at Boreham Wood.
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Boreham Wood is a big game
because they are one
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of our potential rivals
for the championship,
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along with Notts County
and Chesterfield.
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So there's a lot of attention
on this game.
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GRIFFITHS:
It's certainly a test
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that I think
we need to approach
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in a more positive,
front foot manner
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than we did in the previous
away big games.
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[whistle blasts]
But here we go.
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Wrexham knock it back to--
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[indistinct chatter]
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I wish we could get it
up on the TV.
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HUMPHREY: Which brings us
to the thorny issue
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of Article 48.
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[soft orchestral music]
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Article 48 is the law
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that states
that you can't broadcast
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3:00 p.m. Saturday kickoffs
in the UK.
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This was to protect
the live crowd scene,
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the idea being,
if it was on telly,
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people maybe wouldn't
bother to go
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to the stadium to watch it.
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ROB: Uh, h-hold on.
I--I have to jump in here
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real quick just
to make things 100% clear
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for any of the American
fans out there.
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["Star-Spangled Banner"]
That's right.
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You can't watch
the games on TV...
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[buzzer blares]
Anywhere...
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["God Save the King"]
But especially not in the UK,
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even if it's a sellout.
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[buzzer blares]
That's right.
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And for all the European fans
watching out there...
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["Yankee Doodle"]
I'm sure I sound
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like a typical
American asshole,
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but don't you want
to watch the games?
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I mean, come on.
You wanna watch the games.
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Right?
[eagle screeches]
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We've done a deep dive
into Article 48,
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and there--there is a way
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to protect the integrity
of the sport
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while also being able
to watch the--
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you know, sorry.
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Sorry, sorry, sorry.
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That's a whole other episode.
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We were talking about Shaun.
Let's get back to Shaun.
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HUMPHREY: Every game
the club plays is filmed,
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um, but that feed
of that game is made available
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to the club for club usage,
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and Rob and Ryan have access
to that feed.
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So that's how they would
often watch games
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when back in the United States.
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Now, Rob got very excited
at the prospect
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of streaming this game
in the Turf.
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And Wrexham being
a small town, word got around.
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And before you knew it,
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uh, everybody in the town knew.
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All of a sudden, my--
my phone starts beeping
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and then lighting up
like a Christmas tree.
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[notifications chiming]
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Ultimately, a case of,
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oh, no, what's happened now?
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PRODUCER:
So what was your reaction
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to the second time
Shaun got called?
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[tense music]
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NICOLA:
I don't think I knew
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how much the work would
take over, in all honesty.
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I wonder when Mendy's
coming back.
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Well, actually,
what Rob wanted to do was akin
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to sticking two fingers up
at the authorities
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and something that I couldn't
allow to happen.
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ROB: Oh, oh.
I gotta jump in again.
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That's not what I was
trying to do.
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I--I don't even know
what that means.
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What does this mean?
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ALL:
Fuck off.
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It's "fuck off"? Why?
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See?
I--I wasn't trying to create
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an international
broadcasting uproar.
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I--I just wanted
to watch the game.
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I just--I didn't think
it was a very big deal.
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And then Shaun called me
and said...
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And I said, I don't know,
I don't think it'll get out.
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I don't--is it really
that big of a deal?
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And he said...
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And so now I'm actually scared
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because Shaun is scary.
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I mean, look at him.
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Okay, so we didn't get
to watch the game
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and instead listened to it
on the radio,
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which I have to admit
is kind of fun,
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'cause it makes it feel like
it's 1947 or something,
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but either way,
I missed the lone goal
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because I was in the bathroom.
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[people cheering]
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Article 48 says
that it's not gonna happen.
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HUMPHREY: Anyway, yeah,
cooler heads prevailed,
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and Rob and the Turf ended up
listening to the match,
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which I was delighted about.
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GRIFFITHS:
And that is the final whistle.
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Wow.
Wrexham, I think,
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will have grounds
to feel really disappointed
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that they didn't get
the 3 points.
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HUMPHREY: Incidentally,
we drew against Boreham Wood,
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1-1, which means that we, uh,
still haven't beaten
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any of our closest competitors
yet this season,
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which is far from ideal.
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00:13:48,362 --> 00:13:50,597
We lost Chesterfield,
lost Notts.
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We--we drew today.
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HUMPHREY: So to recap, Shaun
has been gone for two days,
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and so far there's been
a healthy dose of lies
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and subterfuge from at least
one of our owners
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and very nearly violations
of both Welsh aviation law
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and international
blackout regulations.
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And worst of all,
two phone calls to Shaun
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on his sacrosanct holiday.
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And, uh, we haven't even gotten
to the bad part yet.
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[clicking]
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[dramatic music]
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00:14:21,628 --> 00:14:24,231
The surprise
on Ryan's birthday was a blimp,
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00:14:24,231 --> 00:14:27,200
which for UK viewers, is just
a stupid fucking balloon.
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You know, Rob thinks
he's very funny,
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and--and, you know,
usually he is, by and large,
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but I think, um, by this stage
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of having two days of dealing
with his shenanigans,
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my sense of humor was
at an all-time low.
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Um, but on the plus side,
you know,
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Shaun's third day
of his vacation was--
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was pretty quiet.
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And that is where things
took a turn--again.
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[clicking]
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Should footballers be able
to put political messages
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on their boots?
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00:14:59,132 --> 00:15:00,701
Okay, so football club Wrexham,
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owned by, uh, Ryan Reynolds
and some other guy,
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00:15:03,737 --> 00:15:05,906
uh, banned striker Paul Mullin
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from wearing boots emblazoned
with a political message.
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I think we've got the image.
REPORTER 2: Mm.
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REPORTER 1:
Uh, he said, "Eff the Tories."
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Paul, uh, unfortunately,
you know, on his boots,
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it had, uh, "Fuck the Tories."
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And you can't say
"Fuck the Tories,"
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'cause the phrase
"Fuck the Tories" is a very,
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uh, explosive phrase, because--
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Before we get into all that,
I should probably just
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give you a quick primer
on British politics.
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UK politics is dominated
by two parties.
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You have
the Conservative Party,
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who are on the right
of the political spectrum,
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and you have the Labour Party,
who are on the left.
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The UK government is
the Conservative Party,
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also known as the Tories.
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Our local MP is a Tory,
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but most of our fans are
probably Labour voters.
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So Paul Mullin, who's very much
a Labour supporter,
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decides to post a picture
of his new boots to Instagram,
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00:15:51,651 --> 00:15:53,653
and, you know,
a very innocuous
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00:15:53,653 --> 00:15:54,688
picture of his boots.
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00:15:54,688 --> 00:15:57,257
Uh, but if you were
to swipe to the right...
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00:15:58,125 --> 00:16:00,427
Yes.
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00:16:00,427 --> 00:16:03,363
SHAUN: The picture was taken
actually at the football club,
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00:16:03,363 --> 00:16:06,634
which could suggest
that it was club-endorsed,
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00:16:06,634 --> 00:16:09,737
when of course,
we had absolutely no idea.
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REPORTER 1: Okay, so football
club Wrexham, owned by...
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HUMPHREY:
So this time, I don't think
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anybody had to call Shaun.
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He called me.
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00:16:16,043 --> 00:16:17,344
Paul Mullin from wearing...
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00:16:17,344 --> 00:16:18,913
HUMPHREY: I know from talking
to Nicola that
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she, you know, woke up
and rolled over in bed
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00:16:21,715 --> 00:16:23,250
at about 6:00 in the morning
in, you know,
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00:16:23,250 --> 00:16:24,451
the lovely Mediterranean,
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sunlight falling on her face,
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00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:30,323
to find an empty bed
with Shaun out on the balcony
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00:16:30,323 --> 00:16:35,195
talking to people from,
you know, the UK government,
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00:16:35,195 --> 00:16:38,132
Welsh government,
the local council,
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trying to put out fires
left, right, and center.
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00:16:41,936 --> 00:16:45,538
I obviously posted
the photo onto social media
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00:16:45,538 --> 00:16:47,341
and received a call
from the club quite quick,
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00:16:47,341 --> 00:16:49,376
to be fair to them,
just saying all, like,
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00:16:49,376 --> 00:16:52,113
the Wrexham, like, things
in the background is, like--
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00:16:52,113 --> 00:16:53,647
I was like, oh,
I didn't realize.
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00:16:53,647 --> 00:16:55,149
Obviously it's not
representative of Wrexham.
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00:16:55,149 --> 00:16:56,183
It's totally me
and my opinion.
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So I removed the photo
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00:16:57,951 --> 00:17:00,254
and just put another one up.
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00:17:00,254 --> 00:17:02,322
I woke up the next day,
it blew up,
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00:17:02,322 --> 00:17:04,458
and next minute, I--
I couldn't put the telly on
436
00:17:04,458 --> 00:17:05,592
without it being
on every channel.
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00:17:05,592 --> 00:17:07,161
Is that not technically
a uniform?
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00:17:07,161 --> 00:17:08,362
So the club gets to pick--
REPORTER 2: Yes, exactly.
439
00:17:08,362 --> 00:17:09,463
Yeah,
you just wear a uniform.
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00:17:09,463 --> 00:17:10,865
It was cute.
He's adorable.
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00:17:10,865 --> 00:17:13,234
But he's behaving like a child,
and you just can't.
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00:17:13,234 --> 00:17:16,904
It's born partly from his,
uh, Liverpudlian roots.
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00:17:16,904 --> 00:17:20,073
[crowd singing]
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00:17:23,210 --> 00:17:24,778
GRIFFITHS:
It's a chant that's been sung
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00:17:24,778 --> 00:17:26,247
at a lot of Liverpool games.
446
00:17:26,247 --> 00:17:28,649
I think it's a special thing
to be from Liverpool,
447
00:17:28,649 --> 00:17:30,684
and it means a lot to--
to the people of Liverpool.
448
00:17:30,684 --> 00:17:31,752
They're really proud of it.
449
00:17:31,752 --> 00:17:33,253
The best city in England.
450
00:17:33,253 --> 00:17:35,589
Well, we don't want to be
a part of England, but...
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00:17:37,124 --> 00:17:38,758
SHAUN:
Paul is more than entitled
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00:17:38,758 --> 00:17:41,562
to his own political views.
453
00:17:41,562 --> 00:17:45,733
What we can't allow to happen
is for those political views
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to be delivered
using the club's platform.
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00:17:49,570 --> 00:17:53,140
So I was hoping
I can just quell
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00:17:53,140 --> 00:17:55,542
this little fire
that's burning.
457
00:17:55,542 --> 00:18:00,047
All of a sudden,
Ryan liked the picture.
458
00:18:00,047 --> 00:18:02,716
[dramatic music]
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00:18:02,716 --> 00:18:04,885
[splutters]
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00:18:04,885 --> 00:18:06,954
I gave it a like on Instagram.
461
00:18:06,954 --> 00:18:09,256
I didn't know that that would
cause a ripple effect.
462
00:18:09,256 --> 00:18:11,191
- Um...
- It did.
463
00:18:12,993 --> 00:18:16,296
HUMPHREY: Do you know
what an Instagram carousel is?
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00:18:16,296 --> 00:18:17,598
Uh, it's all right
if you don't.
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00:18:17,598 --> 00:18:19,533
But you would expect
someone like Ryan Reynolds,
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00:18:19,533 --> 00:18:21,301
with his hundred million
Instagram followers,
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00:18:21,301 --> 00:18:23,470
would know exactly
what one was.
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00:18:23,470 --> 00:18:25,172
SHAUN:
Now I need a fire engine
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00:18:25,172 --> 00:18:26,640
to put an inferno out.
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HUMPHREY:
So Shaun left on Friday.
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00:18:28,475 --> 00:18:31,444
It's now Monday, and he's
threatening to come home.
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00:18:36,584 --> 00:18:38,084
HUMPHREY: So things were
looking pretty bleak
473
00:18:38,084 --> 00:18:39,753
for Shaun's vacation.
474
00:18:39,753 --> 00:18:41,755
I've not really been
killing it
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00:18:41,755 --> 00:18:43,457
in my time as the Hand.
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00:18:43,457 --> 00:18:46,726
But the most critical thing was
making a statement.
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00:18:48,796 --> 00:18:50,730
HUMPHREY: "The photographs
taken at the Racecourse Ground
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00:18:50,730 --> 00:18:52,432
"were done so without
our knowledge or approval.
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00:18:52,432 --> 00:18:53,800
"The club also acknowledge
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00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,769
"that everyone is entitled
to their own opinion,
481
00:18:55,769 --> 00:18:59,439
whether that be employees
or supporters."
482
00:18:59,439 --> 00:19:03,544
So the statement went down
okay-ish, I guess.
483
00:19:03,544 --> 00:19:05,512
I mean, as well as statements
like that can go down.
484
00:19:05,512 --> 00:19:07,648
The Tories felt like
we hadn't gone far enough.
485
00:19:07,648 --> 00:19:10,617
Our left-leaning
fan base decided
486
00:19:10,617 --> 00:19:12,486
that we'd hung Paul
out to dry.
487
00:19:12,486 --> 00:19:14,355
So of course,
it's at this point
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that Shaun calls and says
he's cutting his holiday short
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00:19:16,490 --> 00:19:18,859
and he's coming home
the next day.
490
00:19:18,859 --> 00:19:22,162
This is sort of our
"all is lost" moment really.
491
00:19:22,162 --> 00:19:23,831
Rob and Ryan had, characteristically,
492
00:19:23,831 --> 00:19:25,733
been causing chaos.
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00:19:25,733 --> 00:19:28,502
But worse, we had a political
firestorm to deal with,
494
00:19:28,502 --> 00:19:31,739
and you know,
Shaun was having to cut short
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00:19:31,739 --> 00:19:35,308
his first holiday
in God knows how long.
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00:19:35,308 --> 00:19:40,247
So that's when I decided
to channel my inner Varys.
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00:19:40,247 --> 00:19:41,748
I knew if I was gonna
prevail upon Shaun
498
00:19:41,748 --> 00:19:43,417
not to return to Wrexham,
there was no point
499
00:19:43,417 --> 00:19:45,019
in contacting him directly--
500
00:19:45,019 --> 00:19:48,188
or even to go to the "king."
501
00:19:48,188 --> 00:19:50,624
You know, if you want something
from the king,
502
00:19:50,624 --> 00:19:52,726
you start with the queen.
503
00:19:52,726 --> 00:19:54,494
But when approaching
the queen,
504
00:19:54,494 --> 00:19:57,932
you must approach indirectly
505
00:19:57,932 --> 00:19:59,800
and delicately.
506
00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,803
[dramatic music]
507
00:20:02,803 --> 00:20:05,872
♪ ♪
508
00:20:05,872 --> 00:20:09,609
But it takes a deft hand
to lead the queen to water.
509
00:20:20,788 --> 00:20:22,489
I told him what a shame
it would be if Shaun was
510
00:20:22,489 --> 00:20:24,424
to spoil his holiday,
and, you know,
511
00:20:24,424 --> 00:20:26,092
he being ever the superhero,
512
00:20:26,092 --> 00:20:27,661
got in touch with Rob,
513
00:20:27,661 --> 00:20:30,497
who called Shaun and demanded
he stay in Tenerife.
514
00:20:34,601 --> 00:20:36,803
So the system works.
515
00:20:36,803 --> 00:20:38,071
[clicking]
516
00:20:38,071 --> 00:20:41,041
[upbeat Latin music]
517
00:20:41,041 --> 00:20:42,309
♪ ♪
518
00:20:42,309 --> 00:20:43,810
And now, to cap it all off,
519
00:20:43,810 --> 00:20:46,080
at the game on Tuesday night,
we're losing 1-0,
520
00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:48,115
and it's raining.
521
00:20:48,115 --> 00:20:50,450
But Rob is nothing
if not confident,
522
00:20:50,450 --> 00:20:52,252
and he made a prediction.
523
00:20:56,457 --> 00:20:57,791
HUMPHREY:
We all know that the club
524
00:20:57,791 --> 00:20:59,726
getting promotion this season
is the true focus.
525
00:20:59,726 --> 00:21:01,194
ANNOUNCER:
Drop to the shoulder.
526
00:21:01,194 --> 00:21:02,930
Trying to keep it
away from Spence.
527
00:21:02,930 --> 00:21:04,331
[crowd roaring]
528
00:21:04,331 --> 00:21:06,266
Paul stops the ball.
529
00:21:06,266 --> 00:21:08,702
Gets his head up,
gets the crossing.
530
00:21:08,702 --> 00:21:10,437
[indistinct shouting]
531
00:21:10,437 --> 00:21:12,806
Goal!
[crowd cheering]
532
00:21:12,806 --> 00:21:14,874
HUMPHREY: In football,
wins are a wonderful thing
533
00:21:14,874 --> 00:21:17,611
because they help
to wipe the slate clean
534
00:21:17,611 --> 00:21:19,846
the previous week,
change the agenda,
535
00:21:19,846 --> 00:21:22,082
change the topic
of conversation.
536
00:21:22,082 --> 00:21:23,851
ANNOUNCER:
Davies to Palmer.
537
00:21:23,851 --> 00:21:24,852
Palmer holds the ball up well.
538
00:21:24,852 --> 00:21:25,919
Here's Davies.
539
00:21:25,919 --> 00:21:28,822
Davies!
[crowd roars]
540
00:21:29,623 --> 00:21:33,159
HUMPHREY: So after a week
of trials and tribulations,
541
00:21:33,159 --> 00:21:35,362
it was nice to get back
to doing what we do best,
542
00:21:35,362 --> 00:21:37,697
which is winning
football matches.
543
00:21:38,899 --> 00:21:41,202
ANNOUNCER:
Young. Good cross--Hayden!
544
00:21:41,202 --> 00:21:42,869
[crowd roaring]
545
00:21:42,869 --> 00:21:44,671
HUMPHREY: So now Rob thinks
he's prescient
546
00:21:44,671 --> 00:21:46,006
or m-magic or something.
547
00:21:46,006 --> 00:21:47,274
I don't know.
I mean, I guess
548
00:21:47,274 --> 00:21:48,575
Game of Thrones had
magic in it.
549
00:21:48,575 --> 00:21:50,710
You know, he's--he's Bran,
the little boy,
550
00:21:50,710 --> 00:21:51,912
on the back of Hodor.
551
00:21:51,912 --> 00:21:54,615
He--he can see into the future apparently.
552
00:21:54,615 --> 00:21:56,316
The other cochairman got
to convince himself
553
00:21:56,316 --> 00:21:57,818
that he'd saved
Shaun's holiday,
554
00:21:57,818 --> 00:21:59,753
so that was nice for him.
555
00:21:59,753 --> 00:22:01,087
And you know, ultimately,
556
00:22:01,087 --> 00:22:02,823
Shaun did have
his holiday saved.
557
00:22:02,823 --> 00:22:04,625
And so that was also
a nice thing.
558
00:22:04,625 --> 00:22:06,026
And was I responsible
for those things?
559
00:22:06,026 --> 00:22:07,561
I mean...
[laughs]
560
00:22:07,561 --> 00:22:08,929
That's not for me to say.
561
00:22:08,929 --> 00:22:11,431
That's for you to decide.
562
00:22:11,431 --> 00:22:13,333
But I will say,
I'm quite glad to go back
563
00:22:13,333 --> 00:22:16,003
to just being Shaun's sidekick.
564
00:22:16,003 --> 00:22:17,671
It's--it's a lot less stressful.
565
00:22:17,671 --> 00:22:21,174
[Lindsey Buckingham's
"Holiday Road"]
566
00:22:21,174 --> 00:22:28,282
♪ ♪
567
00:22:28,282 --> 00:22:32,886
LINDSEY:
♪ I found out long ago ♪
568
00:22:32,886 --> 00:22:37,791
♪ It's a long way down
the holiday road ♪
569
00:22:37,791 --> 00:22:47,668
♪ Holiday road ♪
570
00:22:47,668 --> 00:22:49,503
♪ ♪
571
00:22:49,503 --> 00:22:51,204
[child giggles, seagull cries]