RYAN: You remember the last episode
with Arthur celebrating his 100th birthday
at the Racecourse?
Now, we know what you're thinking.
Why didn't we show the match so you could watch
as the team clinched a heroic win just for Arthur?
[camera shutter clicks] Well, here's why.
ALL: Wrexham!
ANNOUNCER: Cannon's got to be solid here.
And he isn't!
Shot comes in!
[all groan]
- What the hell was that? - What was that?
ANNOUNCER: Goodness me! [crowd clamoring]
Tranmere win at Wrexham.
Wow.
RYAN: We'd been doing so well,
worked our way up to third place,
but losses like this could ruin our chances at promotion
and this one definitely ruined a nice old man's birthday.
But we're actually getting ahead of ourselves here.
All this was much later on in the season,
and we're not ready to show you that yet.
Let's back up a bit.
Uh, a bit more.
This is a story that starts long ago,
the year after Wrexham AFC was founded.
153 Welsh people decided to go on a journey
to protect their culture and language from the English.
They hopped on a boat called the Mimosa
and sailed many, many miles to Patagonia to start over.
But what they came across
was a harsh and barren landscape.
Still they persevered, working long and hard
to build a new home for themselves.
Since then, these Patagonian settlers
kept the spirit of Wales alive
even though many of their descendants today
have never actually been to Wales.
MATIAS: This is Moriah Chapel,
and it's the oldest Welsh chapel
that still stands.
I'm a direct descendant
from the first settlers that came here in 1865.
I just always think how scary it must have been.
There was nothing there.
The Welsh settlers were so determined
and so resilient to protect and preserve their culture,
they took Wales with them.
They brought it here, and they built it back up from scratch.
To say that I am Welsh and to feel Welsh
and to never have been in Wales,
for me, it's embedded within me
because all the sacrifice that these people made,
I wouldn't be here without it.
[light music]
[energetic music]
DAVID: [speaking Spanish]
David Mardones, [indistinct],
"Hi, greetings from Welsh Patagonia."
Uh, "We continue to support Wrexham from my group,
Patagonia Wrexham Support Group."
Brilliant, David. Nice one.
Being here in Patagonia,
you're so far away that you do feel detached,
not only from Wales but from the rest of the world.
[light music]
HUMPHREY: When Rob and Ryan learnt there was
a Welsh-speaking community in Patagonia
and they speak Welsh and maintain many aspects
of Welsh culture, they were, frankly, very surprised.
They were also surprised that
many of them had never been to Wales,
so they invited them to Wales
for our biggest national holiday,
Saint David's Day.
[computer rings]
RYAN: Hello, everyone.
We want to fly you to Wales for Saint David's Day
and to watch a Wrexham game at the Racecourse.
[speaking Spanish]
SINGER: ♪ Don't forget where you came from ♪
♪ Don't forget what you're made of ♪
♪ The ones who were there ♪
♪ When no one else would care ♪
♪ Don't be afraid to cry now ♪
♪ Even when the world comes crashing in ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪
[indistinct chatter]
Yeah, I'm leaving now. PERSON: Good. Good luck.
- Cheers, mate. - Work it out, son.
Good luck. JACOB: Cheers.
Keep winning. Keep winning, boys.
JACOB: Cheers, bro.
Little bit, mate.
[upbeat electronic music]
I was born in Gambia.
I lived there until I was six years old.
For me, it's always been a dream,
you know, to be able to represent my country
in the African Cup of Nations.
AFCON is the biggest tournament in Africa.
It involves all the best African teams
and great stars,
a lot of good players from all over the world.
We have a lot of great stars, like Mo Salah,
Sadio Mané, Victor Osimhen.
I'm--I'm happy to be the first player ever
to represent Wrexham in the AFCON.
HUMPHREY: When players are called up
for international duty,
it's obviously a massive honor for them,
but, um, uh, they can't play for us, the club.
So, you know, we're thrilled for Jacob to be going to AFCON
but just want to make sure that, uh,
you know, we don't suffer in his absence.
Have the best time. PERSON: Good luck.
Can I come with you? JACOB: [chuckles]
- Good luck. - Not allowed to bring her on?
Have a safe-- do not get injured.
- I won't. - Don't get an illness.
- I won't. - Come back good.
I will.
And come back with more goals in your locker.
- I will. - Good luck, Mendy.
- Thank you. See you later. - See you.
PERSON: Bye.
[Five Revolutions' "Fwe Bena Zambia"]
♪ ♪
JACOB: I've never been to Ivory Coast before.
♪ ♪
It reminds me a bit of Gambia as well.
It brings back memories from my childhood.
♪ ♪
But, uh, my plan is obviously
to end in Gambia when I retire from football.
And, you know, going back to the motherland
and feel like, uh, you are where you belong,
and, you know, it is very emotional.
♪ ♪
ANNOUNCER: Welcome to the Charles Konan Banny Stadium
in the Ivory Coast.
Can Guinea or the Gambia find the win today?
A massive thing to be proud of
not just for me and for my family
but for my whole tribe, you know?
In Gambia, there's a few tribes.
And mine is called Manjaco or Manjak.
Me representing Gambia as well, another Manjaco,
that's something I'm really proud of.
ALL: ♪ To the Gambia ever true ♪
[crowd cheering]
ALL: Gambi! Gambi! Gambi! Gambi!
Gambi! Gambi! Gambi! Gambi!
I'm super, super excited.
Jacob Mendy is starting today for the Gambia.
Yes, Gambia's gonna win today!
Gambia's gonna win today!
ANNOUNCER: Well, this is it.
The Gambia are the lowest-rated side
according to FIFA,
and they're in desperate need of points this time around.
[horn blowing]
Fadera switched wings.
Now there's a little bit of room.
But there's not a lot of men in the box.
He's found a shirt in white, though.
And a strike off goal for Jacob Mendy.
Go, Jacob, go!
[upbeat music playing]
[suspenseful music]
JACOB: Every time I was looking to the fans,
you just see people dancing and dancing and singing and--
[all singing excitedly]
ANNOUNCER: To the byline he goes
and thumps it in, and a proper shot
on target for the Gambia.
♪ ♪
Inside, the fullback to Guinea.
And they've got to take them. Might they do so now?
Guilavogui into the middle!
And they have done!
[crowd cheering]
Guinea have opened the scoring!
Finally, the breakthrough is made.
And Guinea have beaten the Gambia.
JACOB: We wanted to win that game,
and, uh, we--we--we did our best,
and we put whole effort.
But people still were supporting us and dancing
and repping to us and cheering us,
and, you know, I feel really proud.
[bittersweet music]
♪ ♪
When I was six and I was a kid in Gambia,
I never thought I'd play for--for Gambia.
Um, now I'm here, and, you know,
you just stop for a minute and you think,
"I--I got to represent my country."
[uplifting music]
[crowd cheering]
♪ ♪
Right now, this is the peak.
Uh, I get to play for--for Wrexham,
get to play for my country.
It's a massive feeling, that.
♪ ♪
Home.
PERSON 1: Hello. Welcome. Hello, everybody.
PERSON 2: Hi. Hi, everybody.
STUDENTS: Hi.
So I'm super happy that you're here today
for this exciting opportunity,
'cause we're gonna launch a book.
PERSON: This book that we're celebrating today
called "The Lucky Dragon," it's our first book
in Welsh and in English.
HUMPHREY: Here at Wrexham Football Club,
we are big advocates for the preservation of Welsh
and Welsh culture, so what we've done
is partnered up with HP
and a publishing company called NABU
to find new and fun ways to get kids to engage
with the Welsh language, uh, through technology.
So they're using an HP device
to color pages of "The Lucky Dragon" NABU book.
Is it exciting?
Have you ever colored anything in like this before?
No.
And we're going to select one of the drawings and print
a one-off edition for the school
with the selected drawing on the front of the book.
How would you like to meet and see some players?
[students cheering]
Yes!
HUMPHREY: So we've asked some of our players
from both the men's and women's team
to come down and add to the fun.
I am the unluckiest kid in town.
I promise I'm telling the truth.
Well, I got so excited that I felt like I wanted to scream,
'cause, like, I love the players and I love Wrexham.
This, yeah.
And he signed right there.
PRODUCER: Two signatures?
Yeah! PRODUCER: How come?
I just asked him, and he--and he did it.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Everyone look this way.
Three, two, one.
[students cheer]
CROWD: Wrexham! Wrexham!
HUMPHREY: Um, exciting game today,
away to Newport County.
This is an opportunity for us to go top,
uh, if we-- if we're successful.
And in other good news, we've, uh--
we've heard that, uh, Arsenal
will not be exercising their option
to bring Arthur back from loan,
so he's staying with us
through to the end of the season,
which is a huge boost to everyone.
ANNOUNCER: Clark looking for the run over the top.
Ben Tozer heads that one clear.
Will Boyle's heavy touch.
[speaking indistinctly]
It was the linesman who gave the foul, I think.
ANNOUNCER: And the referee's got a decision to make now.
He's clearly won the ball, but at the same time,
he's followed through to the man as well.
And he could be in trouble.
PHIL: Hey, tell him it's not a red fucking card.
ANNOUNCER: The referee speaks to him.
PHIL: No! No! ANNOUNCER: Red card.
Will Boyle sent off
after 17 1/2 minutes of this derby.
He won the ball cleanly. REFEREE: Listen. Listen to me.
- I am. - Need to relax
and calm yourself down. - I am. I'm calm.
Need to leave him alone.
Can I just say something, Ref?
Yeah.
ANNOUNCER: Parkinson gets a yellow card.
And it's advantage Newport now,
with Wrexham being down to ten men.
All right.
Yeah, I think you're never out of a game,
even with ten men.
You know, football's littered with--with comeback stories
and playing against a bit of adversity.
And we've shown that ourselves many times over the years.
So I think the lads have got that belief that
if we stick to the game plan
or what we've worked on in training,
whatever's happening in the early part of the game,
we're good enough to come back into games.
ANNOUNCER: Delaney just inside the Wrexham penalty.
A cross chance, his left foot.
[thud echoes]
Headed in front of Ben Tozer. It's in.
Seb Palmer-Houlden...
right in front of the Wrexham supporters.
ANNOUNCER 2: We've seen Arthur Okonkwo
make some stunning saves, but I don't think
a goalkeeper in the world is getting there.
That was a brilliant header.
[both speaking indistinctly]
[tense music]
ANNOUNCER 1: Cleared down the line to Mullin.
Mullin can't quite get a touch.
He's done enough to spin away from his man.
That's good covering defense.
ANNOUNCER 2: And I think for Wrexham,
it's about soaking up that pressure
and then take the chances when they come,
'cause that is so crucial.
PHIL: That's nice!
ANNOUNCER 1: Paul Mullin ducks away,
goes for the long-range lob.
Townsend gets back to save it.
Frustrating afternoon for Paul Mullin.
Let's go, lads! Come on!
ANNOUNCER 1: They just nullified
any sort of opportunity all-around for Newport.
Wrexham's really trying to trouble them.
Fucking unbelievable!
HUMPHREY: This is our first loss of 2024.
We had the chance to go top today,
and Newport County put a stop to that.
It's disappointing, to say the least.
PERSON: We were really, really bad yesterday.
You can't disguise that. It was just crap.
There's a lot of pressure on Mullin to perform.
He's doing his best.
Is his best good enough at the moment?
No, but that's not his fault alone.
That's a team effort.
PHIL: Sometimes things go against you so much
and the mountain is too big to climb.
And it just was today with--with those circumstances.
But listen, we move on to next week.
PLAYER: Watch the runner! Watch the runner!
PERSON: Disappointing weekend, though.
We lost to Newport 1-0. That was pretty grim.
PERSON 2: And whichever way you look at it,
you know, it's a fifth league defeat.
I think that's seven in total for the season.
Probably one of the most
uninspired performances under Parky.
I probably even include the Stockport hammering in that
'cause at least we gave it some kind of go.
PERSON 3: Why are we so bad away from home
compared to at home?
Wrexham are the best-performing home team
and the worst-performing away team.
43 goals and 35 points at home
but just 11 goals and 17 points on the road.
ANNOUNCER: Penalty to Wrexham.
That was kind of predictable.
So it's, uh--it's over.
PERSON 2: It's a good test of Parky's credentials right now
because we don't lose games in a row.
You know, the detractors come out again.
And is this-- is this a mini crisis?
PERSON 3: It think it's a mini crisis
if we lose at Salford.
PERSON 2: That's--that's a mini crisis.
[crowd booing]
ANNOUNCER: Wrexham are in desperate straits
and need something remarkable.
Knocks it first time over the top.
Tozer wins that well. Evans helps it on quickly.
Vassell slips and Mullin tries to run through the middle.
PHIL: Go on, Mulls!
ANNOUNCER: And he runs straight into Tilt.
STEVE: Mulls, just knock it straight.
Let's go! Come on!
ANNOUNCER 2: Might be time to change shape soon,
though, as well maybe.
ANNOUNCER 1: Yeah, it's not working.
ANNOUNCER 2: It's not far from kitchen sink time, is it?
PERSON 1: One of the complaints that's been leveled
at the team and Parky this season
is perhaps a lack of willingness to be flexible
when things aren't going right.
ANNOUNCER 1: And the Wrexham players and fans
are getting really frustrated, I think.
HUMPHREY: [sighs] So after this loss,
that drops us down to fourth place.
Um, and now we are--
we are in the playoffs only.
PERSON 1: Look at the squad we've got.
Look at the budget we've got. Look at the money we've spent.
We were told this squad was being built for League One,
so we need to get there.
We don't go up, that's massively disappointing.
PERSON 2: Well, you got Paul Mullin.
You definitely feel there's--
there's a yard of pace that's been lost.
You know, you watch him week in, week out,
and you think he's not quite as quick as he was.
Doesn't matter, 'cause he's still a clever player
and he's still--he's still a natural goal scorer.
STEVE: Move the ball! Quickly!
Nice and bright. One and two touch.
[energetic music]
ANNOUNCER: It feels like an eternity
since we've played at the Racecourse.
And it's good to be home,
but now it's a test, if only psychologically,
just for Wrexham to remind themselves
of how strong a team we are, I think.
STEVE: Keep the tempo up, up, all of us moving in quickly!
ANNOUNCER: Wrexham need to stop the run of defeats.
Carries it inside.
Evans has got a chance to switch to Barnett and does so.
Wrexham are looking snappy.
A high line from Barnett.
Can Wrexham work a through ball?
Yes, they can!
Mullin to Barnett on the last defender.
Hits a shot!
Good save. [crowd groans]
It was a game where I think the performance level
was-was good.
We had, in the course of the 90 minutes,
so many entries into the opposition penalty box.
But the moment didn't come.
ANNOUNCER 1: Their final ball's been
quite poor, hasn't it?
ANNOUNCER 2: Mullin could have done better there, but...
The longer that goes,
you could feel that Bradford gained a little bit of belief.
ANNOUNCER 1: Piling on the pressure.
We need to make these count now.
PHIL: I think the lads understand
we're gonna freshen the team up.
ANNOUNCER 1: Would you be looking to make changes now?
ANNOUNCER 2: I don't know. Do you take Fletcher off?
ANNOUNCER 1: No, I don't think so.
ANNOUNCER 2: Absolutely.
ANNOUNCER 1: They're preparing a sub,
and it's gonna be brand-new signing
Jack Marriott on for Mullin.
Feels weird to be watching the last ten minutes
going for a win without Mullin on the pitch.
He's our talisman. He's our sort of star man.
Do you think the injury that he suffered in--in preseason
maybe affected him a little bit more than--than he let on?
When we--we've got everyone together,
we've got everyone fit, when everyone's firing,
then we're--we're a different prospect.
And I think Paul, you know--
I know from talking to him, you know,
he's--he's disappointed with--with the way
the season's panned out for him personally.
But I think that there will be ebbs, there will be troughs.
At some point, probably,
we're going to have a bad season
where things are challenging.
I think it's incredibly important
that we all collectively are mentally prepared for that.
ANNOUNCER 1: O'Connell heads it into Lee in midfield.
Put under pressure by McDonald.
Seems to be holding him.
Surely is holding him. Ref hasn't given it.
And Cook's one-on-one! Can he finish?
Okonkwo gets there.
But the rebound goes in.
And Wrexham go behind with 15 seconds left.
PERSON: As we approach three years
of the Rob and Ryan era,
there's an expectation on Wrexham to win every game.
It really is crisis mode for Wrexham right now, isn't it?
ANNOUNCER 1: Well, it's a long time since Wrexham
failed to score at home.
PERSON: With this loss,
Wrexham drop to fifth in the table,
and the clubs below us are quickly narrowing
that points gap, aren't they?
We've had three years of pretty much
un--uh, untrammeled success,
and this is really the first time
that our form has dipped.
Um, I've been struck by, uh, the speed at which
people have looked to call for the head of the manager
or write off players.
He's a dinosaur.
He won't change the way he plays.
He won't bring substitutes on till 20 minutes from the end.
Uh, he's made changes too late, in my opinion.
With Mullin and-- Mullin and Fletcher up front,
they getting tired.
PRODUCER: What's the answer, mate?
A new--new manager. Boom.
We've got very used to--to years of easy living,
and now the hard times, um, are pinching a little bit.
STEVE: Make sure you don't get your fucking heads down.
You can't carry on winning, winning, winning,
winning, winning like we have been doing
for two and a bit seasons.
There is gonna be bumps in the road at some stage.
The strength of the squad and the character of the squad
is how you come through them bumps in the road.
PERSON: We have to turn this around.
It's as simple as that.
What we don't need is three away games in nine days,
so of course, that's what we've got.
ANNOUNCER 1: Wrexham come into this game
on the back of four straight defeats.
Phil Parkinson's response, he makes four changes.
Ryan Barnett and Paul Mullin dropped to the bench.
ANNOUNCER 2: That's got to feel like a massive blow
to a star player like Mullin.
There's a saying that people say
if--if they're missing chances,
don't worry about it with center forwards.
But for me, it's sort of the opposite.
Um, if I'm missing the chances, then it's time to worry,
because it's not what I do.
Um, I sort of felt like maybe,
'cause I hadn't scored for a few games,
gaffer lost faith in me, like.
I think that sort of lit a switch in me
to take it on the chin and get on with it.
Well, it's not about me.
It's all about the team's success.
ANNOUNCER 1: As Young has a look up and signals.
Sweeps it into the near post,
and it's in!
Wrexham take a deserved lead!
It's James McClean lunging in at the near post.
[crowd chanting]
PERSON 1: So often this season,
we've been rubbish away from home.
Finally at MK Dons, we're good.
We're great, in fact.
ANNOUNCER 1: In the box, drills it.
The keeper makes a good save.
PERSON: And yet we still can't find a way to win.
ANNOUNCER 1: Payne 25 yards out,
punches it in, a nice little clip round the corner.
Where--there's a chance and slams it in.
And Wrexham are gonna be so disappointed.
STEVE: Too fucking easy here!
PERSON: Been so many missed opportunities
away from home this season.
ANNOUNCER 1: Wrexham draw at MK Dons.
PERSON: I feel like I should be happy with a draw,
but I'm really not.
It feels like a loss.
It feels like we've dropped points.
ANNOUNCER 1: We've got to keep this into perspective, guys.
That was an excellent performance.
But you look at Phil Parkinson looking so frustrated.
We should have won that by a mile.
PERSON: There just seems to be now this nervousness
in a group that desperately needs
to find some confidence again.
PERSON 2: There's that seed of doubt now with Wrexham
that we know we can be beaten.
ANNOUNCER 1: Last time we played here, we lost 4-1.
Mendy, back from international duty,
crosses right-footed.
Oh, it's a hell of a save.
PHIL: Oh!
ANNOUNCER 1: It's dinked in, stands at the far post.
Dangerously driven in!
And it's there!
I think it's Jonny Williams who taps it in.
Fucking hell!
ANNOUNCER 1: That was a beautifully worked free kick.
And Gillingham are celebrating
like they just won the league.
[whistle blows]
There is the final whistle.
Wrexham lose on the road again.
PERSON: It's a very difficult week, maybe, as a Wrexham fan.
PERSON 2: Yeah, it's not good, is it?
You know, um, I'm getting messages all the time
of people that have put bets on us to go up
and saying should they cash out and, you know,
have the wheels come off and all that sort of thing.
PERSON 3: We're just a bit cursed right now.
Normally, I'd feel confident we can get results
against one of the worst teams in the league,
even away from home, but at this point,
I can't say I am that confident.
ANNOUNCER 1: Another away game,
another distant journey,
Wrexham away to Forest Green Rovers.
Forest Green Rovers, second bottom of the league.
We're looking to go up automatically.
You've got to try and put away teams
that are down the bottom of the table.
And so Phil Parkinson has rotated the team around.
Paul Mullin comes in for Steve Fletcher.
Young--oh, that's a mistake by Young,
and Wrexham are under pressure here.
The ball played in round the back of the defense.
Osaoabe hits it...
and, oh, goodness me, scores.
Well, wake a mistake and immediately are punished.
[tense music]
Right now, we are in the lowest point
of our entire tenure.
I'm not a football expert, so what the fuck do I know?
But I can't--we don't--no one can seem to figure out
what is going wrong.
Certainly, our away form has been a little trashy.
But, God damn it, I love this club
with every cell in my body.
And I--I want to--
it's like I die when they lose.
ANNOUNCER 1: There's not much time left for Wrexham.
Is that a penalty?
ANNOUNCER 2: That's got to be a penalty--yes, it is.
ANNOUNCER 1: Oh, it was a reckless challenge, that.
ANNOUNCER 2: Awful challenge.
ANNOUNCER 1: Mullin was after it.
A two-footed challenge, just lunging in.
Mullin with the penalty. He sets himself, steps up.
ANNOUNCER 2: Scores! ANNOUNCER 1: Yes!
Wrexham get the equalizer.
Blows for the final whistle.
The 93rd-minute equalizer for Wrexham.
[sighs]
I don't know, though, Neil.
I mean, that is, from us,
giving away a silly goal in the third minute
to us just not putting enough threat
on Forest Green, frustrating.
We just have to do better.
Um...
and I think that, uh, Rob and I need to show our face.
We need to go to the town and go, um...
to the Racecourse and just be there.
We got work to do, but we'll figure it out.
OK, bye.
RYAN: Remember our Welsh friends in Patagonia?
Let's get them to Wales.
[upbeat music]
ALL: Wrexham, Wrexham, Wrexham, Wrexham!
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[laughter]
PAUL: I got David the shirt last year.
Uh, posted it in the local post office in Wrexham,
and the pure excitement on his face
came shining through when he got it.
I was so--so pleased when he got it.
PAUL: It strikes a chord with us here,
knowing that we've got friends
on the other side of the world.
They think about Wales and where they came from.
We think about them too.
♪ ♪
RYAN: Look, the truth is,
our boys are a little down right now.
We haven't been playing our best,
and that can take a toll on morale,
not just on the team but throughout the whole town.
So we've sent in the big dog, Mr. Rob McElhenney.
I wish I could be there myself,
but unfortunately, I'm currently ensnared
in an edit suite, making sure that Rob
doesn't seem better than me in "Deadpool,"
which I just, unfortunately, had to cut him out of.
Is this how he finds out?
Of course.
It just felt like the right time
to visit Wrexham and spend some time
with the team and the people.
Do you like the football?
There's also a rumor going around
that the son of a close personal friend
might be coming to town for a visit.
- Cheers. Thanks very much. - Of course.
I love Wrexham. I consider it my second home.
I think it's just one of those places
that just draws you back and always welcomes you back.
But it felt like morale had really dropped at that point.
And I was-- I was really concerned.
So, um, we wanted to go down there and, um--
and show our support.
Good to see you. ROB: Good to see you, buddy.
Good luck tomorrow. - Thank you.
Good to see you.
I can't wait for the game tomorrow.
How you feel? - I'm good. I'm good.
Are you gonna be there tomorrow?
- Yeah! - OK, good.
I'm sure I'll come. It'll be 4-0.
Fuck these guys, right?
[laughter]
There's Tommy.
How's--OK, the haircut.
You changed the haircut? - Yeah, haircut just yesterday.
ROB: As the cochairman of a football club,
it's good to show your face
and give some support in person,
especially when they're struggling a bit.
One of the things that we love most about this team
is their character, so it's always important
for us to remind them that we are 100% behind them.
[upbeat music]
Hi!
♪ ♪
[laughter, indistinct chatter]
[stately horn music]
PERSON: Here we go. No pressure.
PERSON: What a pleasure.
ROB: Hi, how are you?
PHIL: This is Mr. Rob McElhenney, our cochairman.
HUMPHREY: Um, so Prince William
is here in Wrexham today
because it is Saint David's Day,
which is obviously the Welsh sort of national, uh, holiday.
I don't think--we don't get the day off
on Saint David's day, which is a bit of a swiz.
As Prince of Wales, Prince William
has got to come and press the flesh,
kiss babies, and do all that
sort of business that princes do.
Has the journey been as exciting as you--
as it looks on the outside?
ROB: Oh, it's far exceeded
anything we could have ever, uh, imagined.
That's great.
It's great, what you guys are doing, really is.
You know, for us, it's great
that Wrexham Football Club has--
and Wrexham as a whole has become a place
that the royals, uh, put on their itinerary
when they're coming to visit Wales.
[indistinct chatter]
Ah, look, Humph. How are you? It's been a while.
HUMPHREY: How are you? WILLIAM: Good to see you.
HUMPHREY: And you. Welcome.
ROB: Can I point something out?
'Cause people are like, "Rob must be 5'2"."
I want you to look at something.
Ryan is a giant.
We've got a bit of a--
Look at the-- this is the ceiling.
[laughter] I can touch the ceiling.
No, but he is.
These are giant men that I have to stand next to.
Giant men.
When we first met, we were both probably--
Yeah.
Well, you were probably that big.
- You were probably-- - You were always that high.
I went to school with Prince William.
I have known him since I was seven or something like that.
We--I mean, we literally shared a bedroom
from probably seven till ten.
WILLIAM: Did you think, when you started out on the--
on the crazy idea with Rob, that it would end up like this?
No. [laughter]
No, I mean, Rob was like,
"We should buy a football team."
And I was like, "Ha-ha-ha-ha."
And then he bought one. [chuckles]
WILLIAM: You give so many football fans,
um, whose team maybe aren't in the--in the glory days
that they want to be or used to be
the--the hope and the optimism that one day,
you can be back in-- PERSON: Right.
In those echelons again, so...
Yeah, Wrexham's well and truly on the map.
PERSON: Well, Andy, it appears
some royalty has arrived in Wrexham.
The Prince of Wales has been spotted in the Turf.
ROB: You know what's easier? A shot of Four Walls Whiskey.
PERSON: And the prince of Wrexham, Rob McElhenney,
is also here for our home match
against Accrington Stanley.
He will be unveiling the temporary Kop's
new sponsorship, the Fourth Wall.
ROB: Wow, that's a stand now.
Like the little hints from the--
the original Kop? ROB: Yeah.
BRYAN: Like the little edges in the background?
PERSON: We hope he brings a little luck to the club
after some average performances in recent weeks.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
MATIAS: So we went to the parade.
Someone from the staff comes to me and he's like,
"Here's your flag."
"My flag?" "Yes, you're holding the flag."
"Like, the flag, the Welsh flag?"
"Yes."
And he gives me a huge flag, as tall as me.
So I was already like, OK, OK, OK.
Keep it together. Hold it together.
PERSON: I'd like to welcome Wrexham Council's guests,
who have come all the way from Patagonia.
Bienvenido a Wrexham.
[cheers and applause]
MATIAS: And then the singer comes along,
and he starts singing, and I was like, OK, I'm done.
I just grabbed David. David was next to me.
I grabbed him really hard. He was also crying.
And I started bawling, crying my eyes out.
I was like, OK, just let it go in the middle of the square.
[crowd singing in Welsh]
[dramatic music]
ANNOUNCER 1: It's a beautiful day at the SToK Cae Ras
as fourth-place Wrexham
prepare to take on Accrington Stanley.
Vamos. Vamos, Wrexham!
ANNOUNCER 1: It's a hugely important match
because given Wrexham's history of failure
in the playoffs...
ANNOUNCER 2: Grimsby look to have won it!
ANNOUNCER 1: We can't afford to remain
outside the automatic promotion spots.
With our away performances
continuing to offer us nothing,
this home game is an absolute must-win
to get us back into the top three.
CROWD: [singing indistinctly]
Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham!
♪ ♪
PHIL: I think today is about, fucking for ourselves,
putting in a complete performance, isn't it?
A complete performance. And let's go and win.
Playing at home makes me feel powerful at times.
You know, it makes me feel like we, um--we can be unstoppable
if we get on top of teams and play the right way.
And I always feel like going on that pitch
that no matter what the score is,
no matter what time of the game,
we can always win and I can always score a goal.
Ultimately, the responsibility then falls with me
because I'm the one who, um, hasn't been scoring.
Listen, I want to say this to you now, right?
It sticks in my fucking throat
how these cunts celebrated on the pitch
when they beat us at their place,
and it fucking really does.
[crowd booing]
All right, fucking there is no mercy here today, right?
I don't-- I want everything bang-on
with and without the ball.
And go kill the fuckers off, right?
That's fucking it. Fucking come on, boys.
PLAYER: Come on, boys! STEVE: Come on, lads!
PHIL: Come on, let's go, eh? STEVE: Just fucking beautiful.
ANNOUNCER 1: Welcome to commentary
of Wrexham versus Accrington Stanley.
Wrexham fans all around the stadium waving their scarves.
CROWD: Wrexham! Wrexham!
ANNOUNCER 2: It's a great sight and a nice way
to whip up a bit of atmosphere before the game begins.
ANNOUNCER 1: Wrexham have won only two
of their last nine games.
They're surely eager to redeem themselves today.
ANNOUNCER 2: Let's get back to normal service, eh?
As Mullin gets us underway, back to Cleworth.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
ANNOUNCER 1: O'Connell goes over the top.
Palmer looks offside. ANNOUNCER 2: Great ball.
ANNOUNCER 1: That's a great ball, there's no offside.
Palmer in the box, right-hand side, drills it.
Good save by Vítek.
ROB: He wanted that all the way.
Let's get 'em!
Come on!
ANNOUNCER 1: McClean punching it to the corner of the box.
Cleworth's still there. Barnett's outside him.
Uses him.
Barnett sweeps a cross in...
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[crowd cheering]
PHIL: Fucking come on!
1-0, Mullin! [laughs]
ANNOUNCER 1: Mullin scores his 93rd goal for Wrexham!
[crowd cheering]
Simple, wasn't it, though?
CROWD: Wrexham!
[cheers and applause]
ROB: All right, that's how we get it started.
ANNOUNCER 1: Shipley against Barnett.
That's a recipe for trouble for Accrington
if Boyle wins the header.
ANNOUNCER 2: Great ball over the top.
ANNOUNCER 1: McClean lifts over the top.
Deft ball for Mullin to take.
But he's into the box. And he hooks it!
[crowd groans] Oh, so close! That was superb!
That was fucking nasty.
ANNOUNCER 1: Absolutely superb by Mullin.
This is three center backs up the pitch
trying to get forwards.
Oh, hang on a second as McClean picks a pocket.
And now Mullin's running across.
Hits at the edge of the box!
[dramatic music]
[crowd cheering]
Sensational! - What a goal!
[triumphant music]
ANNOUNCER 1: Attaboy, Mullin!
CROWD: [chanting indistinctly]
Wrexham!
ROB: ♪ He's back ♪
ANNOUNCER 1: You know what I said about getting revenge?
- Yeah, yeah. - I think, uh--
- Totally. - I think we are.
Away-swinging corner from Elliot Lee
headed away well by Tommy Leigh.
Cannon feeds it back to Elliott Lee, the taker.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[crowd cheering]
Mullin hat trick!
Hat trick!
[crowd cheering]
Wow!
That's why he's the greatest footballer in the world.
[upbeat music]
CROWD: ♪ We've got Mullin ♪
♪ Super Paul Mullin ♪
♪ I just don't think you understand ♪
♪ He plays in red and white ♪
♪ He's fucking dynamite ♪
♪ We've got super Paul Mullin ♪
Wrexham!
[whistle blows] ANNOUNCER 1: That's it, wow.
Well, that was a real case of normal service being resumed.
4-0 for Wrexham, a brilliant performance.
A hat trick from Mullin.
And that was terrific.
HUMPHREY: We finally take all three points,
lifting ourselves out of the playoff spots.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
ROB: Oh, goddamn. That's got to feel good, huh?
Yeah.
- Oh, that's got to feel good. - Big guys.
Been playing for a while. - Go have your beer.
I'll--I'll come talk to you afterwards.
- We'll be in there. - Everybody had a great game.
That's incredible when that all comes together like that.
I did. I said 4-0, didn't I?
[echoing] It'll be 4-0.
Fuck these guys.
We put up the Fourth Wall--
the, uh--the Four Walls Fourth Wall.
[light music]
HUMPHREY: I think one of the key factors
of the end of the losing streak
has been the return home
and our fans, uh, who supported us
through thick and thin away from home,
but at home, definitely are our 12th man.
The new temporary Kop stand adds 2,500 supporters,
and their voices make a huge difference.
But probably more importantly, it was Paul's goal,
because strikers in particular thrive on confidence,
and confidence comes from scoring goals.
PAUL: I want to score 'cause I want to win.
And I say many times, I don't care who scores the goals
if we can win the games, and that--that's what I aim to do.
And every team goes through spells like that.
And, um, thankfully, today we've managed
to score quite a few and enjoy the afternoon.
CROWD: Yes, yes, yes!
HUMPHREY: And so yeah, you can't ask
for a much better way to kind of break
a little bit of, um, a hoodoo than scoring 4 at home.
ROB: It turns out, you're pretty good luck,
so we might have to fly you out here for every game.
- [laughs] - Nice to see you.
Nice to see you. Congratulations.
What a great game.
[indistinct chatter]
Nice to meet you. DAVID: Nice to meet you.
[speaking Spanish]
RYAN: Whether we get promoted or not,
there's something magical about a place
that draws fans from Patagonia...
ALL: ♪ Olé, olé, olé, olé ♪
RYAN: Kid from Gambia,
TV star from Philly,
and the royal family together.
[crowd cheering]
And to be able to bring people together like that
is a pretty special thing.
♪ ♪
[rock music]
♪ ♪
[crowd cheering]
[child giggles, seagull cries]