1 00:00:12,142 --> 00:00:12,925 Is Ryan here? 2 00:00:13,056 --> 00:00:14,840 Not yet. 3 00:00:15,014 --> 00:00:15,884 Typical. 4 00:00:17,538 --> 00:00:18,409 The power dynamic begins. 5 00:00:20,541 --> 00:00:22,804 Ryan and I have never met in person, 6 00:00:22,935 --> 00:00:24,980 but we did buy a football team together. 7 00:00:25,155 --> 00:00:26,417 Maybe not the smartest thing to do. 8 00:00:28,723 --> 00:00:30,943 Yeah. 9 00:00:31,074 --> 00:00:32,336 - Looks fine. - Oh, guys, 10 00:00:32,510 --> 00:00:33,728 you're gonna need a bigger crew for this. 11 00:00:33,902 --> 00:00:36,340 - Oh, hi. - Oh, God. 12 00:00:36,514 --> 00:00:37,950 - There he is. - Oh, my. 13 00:00:38,037 --> 00:00:39,517 It's so weird to see you 14 00:00:39,691 --> 00:00:42,041 without the Disney princess filter. 15 00:00:42,172 --> 00:00:43,521 - Yes, on your Zoom. - I know. 16 00:00:43,695 --> 00:00:44,565 - What do you think? 17 00:00:44,739 --> 00:00:45,827 Oh, my God. 18 00:00:45,958 --> 00:00:47,612 - How's it going? - Good. How about you? 19 00:00:47,699 --> 00:00:49,309 This--I think we're wearing-- this is similar colors. 20 00:00:49,483 --> 00:00:51,616 Right, see, this is why it was just meant to be. 21 00:00:51,746 --> 00:00:52,747 I'm going with the Clubber Lang body. 22 00:00:52,921 --> 00:00:54,097 He's not that tall. 23 00:00:54,184 --> 00:00:55,750 - No. - Wow. 24 00:00:55,837 --> 00:00:57,100 No, not with your 6-inch lifts. 25 00:00:57,187 --> 00:00:58,101 - What? Well, yeah. - No. 26 00:01:00,190 --> 00:01:01,582 Hello, my name is Rob McElhenney. 27 00:01:01,756 --> 00:01:03,323 And my name is Ryan Reynolds. 28 00:01:03,410 --> 00:01:05,064 And earlier this year, we became owners 29 00:01:05,195 --> 00:01:07,110 of a football club in Wrexham, 30 00:01:07,284 --> 00:01:08,763 and we thought it was only appropriate 31 00:01:08,937 --> 00:01:10,983 for our Welsh fans to have a translator. 32 00:01:23,691 --> 00:01:25,171 - Wow. 33 00:01:25,345 --> 00:01:26,868 - It's a beautiful language. - Lengthy. 34 00:01:26,999 --> 00:01:29,044 Getting Wrexham out of the National League 35 00:01:29,219 --> 00:01:31,612 and into the EFL is-- is the goal. 36 00:01:31,786 --> 00:01:34,311 Then it really is about putting Wrexham 37 00:01:34,441 --> 00:01:36,095 on a world stage should build this team, 38 00:01:36,226 --> 00:01:39,794 and it's an underdog story, and that's something I love. 39 00:01:56,028 --> 00:01:58,335 - What the fuck was that? - I don't know, man. 40 00:01:58,465 --> 00:02:00,337 Did you hire--who hired her? I don't... 41 00:02:00,467 --> 00:02:01,381 - She's looking at you like... - Looking at me? 42 00:02:45,730 --> 00:02:48,472 Not sure what to get your special someone this holiday? 43 00:02:48,646 --> 00:02:50,865 Tired of them opening the same old scarf or sweater? 44 00:02:51,039 --> 00:02:54,739 Try Ifor Williams Trailers. 45 00:02:54,869 --> 00:02:56,523 Ifor Williams Trailers 46 00:02:56,654 --> 00:02:58,830 has been Britain's leading trailer manufacturer 47 00:02:59,004 --> 00:03:01,311 for over 60 years. 48 00:03:01,441 --> 00:03:03,965 Nothing says "I'm thinking about you" 49 00:03:04,096 --> 00:03:07,708 and your horse like Ifor Williams Trailer. 50 00:03:07,882 --> 00:03:09,884 Tilt bed, Beavertail, tipper, horse box, 51 00:03:10,058 --> 00:03:11,538 livestock, you name it. 52 00:03:11,625 --> 00:03:14,672 So if you're looking to really wow them this year... 53 00:03:14,759 --> 00:03:15,934 And you own livestock... 54 00:03:16,108 --> 00:03:17,892 - Visit... - Ifor Williams. 55 00:03:17,979 --> 00:03:19,372 Why are Rob and I pitching 56 00:03:19,546 --> 00:03:21,113 a North Walian trailer manufacturer? 57 00:03:21,287 --> 00:03:23,333 Well, because we just became owners 58 00:03:23,420 --> 00:03:25,944 of Wrexham Association Football Club, 59 00:03:26,118 --> 00:03:27,467 and they're our team sponsor. 60 00:03:27,554 --> 00:03:30,078 You may have never heard of Wrexham, 61 00:03:30,253 --> 00:03:31,689 the Racecourse Ground or... 62 00:03:31,863 --> 00:03:34,344 - Ifor Williams. - But you will. 63 00:03:34,431 --> 00:03:36,563 So to the Wrexham Supporters Trust, 64 00:03:36,650 --> 00:03:39,262 thank you for your faith and trust in us. 65 00:03:39,436 --> 00:03:40,959 We are humbled 66 00:03:41,133 --> 00:03:42,961 and we're already getting to work. 67 00:03:43,135 --> 00:03:45,006 Holy . 68 00:03:45,137 --> 00:03:45,833 This is really happening. 69 00:03:49,272 --> 00:03:50,098 Thanks for gathering. 70 00:03:51,317 --> 00:03:53,363 Um... 71 00:03:53,493 --> 00:03:56,496 your employment by the football club 72 00:03:56,583 --> 00:04:00,413 is not affected by this sale. 73 00:04:00,587 --> 00:04:05,636 You will remain employed by Wrexham AFC. 74 00:04:05,810 --> 00:04:07,725 Okay? So there's no change to your terms of conditions 75 00:04:07,812 --> 00:04:10,380 of employment, but I fully understand 76 00:04:10,467 --> 00:04:13,034 that in any change people do feel, 77 00:04:13,165 --> 00:04:15,950 um, a little bit, uh, nervous about change, 78 00:04:16,037 --> 00:04:17,648 and that is fully understandable. 79 00:04:21,042 --> 00:04:23,958 It was quite emotional actually, talking to the staff 80 00:04:24,045 --> 00:04:25,873 'cause most of these people have been with us 81 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:26,961 for a long time. 82 00:04:30,878 --> 00:04:32,097 Yeah. 83 00:04:41,193 --> 00:04:44,327 I trust Humphrey with lots of things. 84 00:04:44,414 --> 00:04:45,371 - Hey. - How are you? 85 00:04:45,545 --> 00:04:47,199 Yeah, I'm Humphrey. 86 00:04:47,373 --> 00:04:48,548 Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Dan. 87 00:04:48,722 --> 00:04:50,202 - Hi, Dan. - Hi, are you all right? 88 00:04:50,289 --> 00:04:51,551 - Nice to meet you. - Yeah, it's nice to meet you. 89 00:04:51,725 --> 00:04:53,510 Because I didn't know anybody at first, 90 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:54,598 I wanted to make sure I had somebody 91 00:04:54,772 --> 00:04:56,121 that I could trust on the inside. 92 00:04:56,208 --> 00:04:58,471 Hello. 93 00:04:58,645 --> 00:05:00,125 I'm Humphrey. I'm--I'm, uh, I'm over from-- 94 00:05:00,299 --> 00:05:02,345 I'm like Rob and Ryan's guy. 95 00:05:02,519 --> 00:05:04,521 That's how I'm describing myself for now. 96 00:05:04,651 --> 00:05:07,437 It's nice to work out what we can do to help. 97 00:05:08,786 --> 00:05:11,266 Yeah, basically. Yeah, yeah. 98 00:05:11,441 --> 00:05:16,054 That said, he admittedly doesn't know fuck all 99 00:05:16,228 --> 00:05:18,709 about operating a football club either. 100 00:05:20,319 --> 00:05:22,887 Old Christmas decorations. 101 00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:26,673 So we needed somebody with a vision 102 00:05:26,804 --> 00:05:29,589 of what it is to run a football club. 103 00:05:31,069 --> 00:05:33,680 And Shaun Harvey was way overqualified 104 00:05:33,767 --> 00:05:35,726 for this particular position, but... 105 00:05:38,076 --> 00:05:39,556 I said, "Let's just give it a shot." 106 00:05:41,688 --> 00:05:42,646 I worked in the football industry 107 00:05:42,820 --> 00:05:44,691 for 26 years, 108 00:05:44,778 --> 00:05:46,867 and every day, there was a different problem. 109 00:05:47,041 --> 00:05:48,869 By the time I was 29, 110 00:05:49,043 --> 00:05:50,305 I was the managing director 111 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,264 of Bradford City Football Club, 112 00:05:52,351 --> 00:05:54,614 making decisions at the Premier League table 113 00:05:54,701 --> 00:05:57,661 along with Chelsea, Manchester United, 114 00:05:57,835 --> 00:05:59,837 Liverpool, and all the household names of today. 115 00:06:01,491 --> 00:06:04,885 From there, I moved to Leeds United till 2013 116 00:06:05,059 --> 00:06:06,191 and then became the CEO 117 00:06:06,365 --> 00:06:07,410 of the English Football League. 118 00:06:10,848 --> 00:06:13,546 I remember my first conversation with Rob. 119 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,070 It was more about how can we benefit the community 120 00:06:16,157 --> 00:06:18,290 and make a positive difference 121 00:06:18,377 --> 00:06:19,465 than it was "Do you think we could be playing 122 00:06:19,639 --> 00:06:21,728 in the championship in three years?" 123 00:06:21,815 --> 00:06:24,078 I said, "Have you got that in writing?" 124 00:06:24,252 --> 00:06:26,516 For when all this potentially pans out 125 00:06:26,646 --> 00:06:28,561 and they genuinely don't make any money. 126 00:06:31,651 --> 00:06:33,392 In a moment of weakness, 127 00:06:33,523 --> 00:06:36,917 I've committed to look after the club until such time 128 00:06:37,091 --> 00:06:40,530 as they are able to find a CEO 129 00:06:40,617 --> 00:06:43,228 and effectively to look after their investment 130 00:06:43,402 --> 00:06:45,317 going forward. 131 00:06:51,671 --> 00:06:53,630 - Oh. Shit. 132 00:06:55,893 --> 00:06:58,112 It feels like you're standing in front 133 00:06:58,199 --> 00:07:00,985 of all the coolest bad boys at school. 134 00:07:01,115 --> 00:07:03,117 And, if like me, you spent much of your schooltime 135 00:07:03,204 --> 00:07:04,902 pretending to be a dinosaur, 136 00:07:05,076 --> 00:07:08,558 it feels like a real reversion to "Hi, I'm the dork." 137 00:07:08,688 --> 00:07:09,689 - You got it. - Morning, gents. 138 00:07:09,863 --> 00:07:11,343 - You all right? - Yeah. 139 00:07:11,430 --> 00:07:13,606 Quick introduction. This is Humphrey. 140 00:07:13,780 --> 00:07:15,826 He's coming in as chief executive director, is it? 141 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,392 - Just executive director. - Executive director. 142 00:07:17,567 --> 00:07:18,568 I don't wanna build myself up too much. 143 00:07:18,698 --> 00:07:20,308 - Okay. - Just want--yeah, hi. 144 00:07:20,483 --> 00:07:21,484 Hi, everybody. 145 00:07:21,571 --> 00:07:23,355 Um, my name's Humphrey Ker. 146 00:07:23,529 --> 00:07:26,184 I am gonna be working with you guys. 147 00:07:26,358 --> 00:07:28,752 Basically, my role is I'm gonna be Rob and Ryan's 148 00:07:28,926 --> 00:07:30,580 kind of representative. 149 00:07:30,754 --> 00:07:32,407 I've worked for Rob for a couple of years now 150 00:07:32,582 --> 00:07:34,366 as a writer on one of his TV shows. 151 00:07:34,453 --> 00:07:36,150 So that-- I'm not gonna lie to you, 152 00:07:36,237 --> 00:07:38,152 that is my principal qualification 153 00:07:38,239 --> 00:07:40,590 for becoming involved with the club. 154 00:07:40,764 --> 00:07:43,201 But my role is not gonna have really anything to do 155 00:07:43,375 --> 00:07:44,507 with what goes on on the field, right? 156 00:07:44,681 --> 00:07:46,030 I'm not the CEO. 157 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:47,292 Uh, I'm not the Director of Football. 158 00:07:47,379 --> 00:07:48,946 I'm nothing like that. 159 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:50,991 I'm just basically here to represent their interests, 160 00:07:51,165 --> 00:07:54,908 uh, and the club's interests going the other way. 161 00:07:55,039 --> 00:07:56,997 So I'm gonna be a conduit between what you guys need 162 00:07:57,171 --> 00:07:58,999 and what Dean needs, uh, 163 00:07:59,173 --> 00:08:01,393 and what the incoming CEO needs from them, 164 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,700 uh, and you know, what it is that they want to achieve here, 165 00:08:03,830 --> 00:08:05,440 which is the same thing that you guys wanna achieve, 166 00:08:05,615 --> 00:08:08,487 which is to win games, win promotion, 167 00:08:08,618 --> 00:08:11,272 uh, and to, you know, get the best out of this club 168 00:08:11,403 --> 00:08:14,449 for the club and for the town as well, so yeah, that's me. 169 00:08:14,624 --> 00:08:16,626 I'll leave you in Dean's very capable hands 170 00:08:16,756 --> 00:08:18,192 and get out of your hair. 171 00:08:18,366 --> 00:08:19,106 All right, cheers, everybody. Thanks. 172 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:20,194 Bye-bye. 173 00:08:50,137 --> 00:08:50,921 I see. 174 00:09:27,044 --> 00:09:29,307 You nearly fell over, did ya? 175 00:09:29,481 --> 00:09:31,048 - Oh! Get that off me head, you. 176 00:09:31,135 --> 00:09:33,050 No, no, no. None of that, lad. 177 00:09:44,017 --> 00:09:44,757 Go on. 178 00:10:02,819 --> 00:10:03,689 You're a little madman, aren't you? 179 00:10:03,863 --> 00:10:05,691 Right, come on now. 180 00:10:05,865 --> 00:10:06,779 Let's get you ready, kid. 181 00:10:10,609 --> 00:10:12,567 This is all of the, um, clips 182 00:10:12,742 --> 00:10:15,048 from when Jordan's been growing up, 183 00:10:15,179 --> 00:10:17,964 different photos of-- well, not just his football. 184 00:10:18,138 --> 00:10:19,531 There is--he did other things like go to school 185 00:10:19,618 --> 00:10:22,186 and Christmas concerts and-- and this isn't even all of it 186 00:10:22,316 --> 00:10:23,840 because there's another cupboard full. 187 00:10:31,151 --> 00:10:33,371 I grew up in Wrexham. 188 00:10:33,545 --> 00:10:35,765 It's a great experience to play for your hometown 189 00:10:35,939 --> 00:10:37,375 'cause I know what it means to the fans. 190 00:10:37,549 --> 00:10:39,159 It's my club. It's my town. 191 00:10:39,333 --> 00:10:42,336 It's what my life has been, so when they get frustrated, 192 00:10:42,510 --> 00:10:45,905 I'm just as equally as frustrated, so yeah. 193 00:10:46,079 --> 00:10:47,907 Chanting along with all my mates. 194 00:10:48,081 --> 00:10:49,213 We used to get the bus down 195 00:10:49,343 --> 00:10:50,344 and we used to go to the games. 196 00:10:50,431 --> 00:10:51,737 It was great. 197 00:10:54,218 --> 00:10:55,567 For me for playing for Wrexham, 198 00:10:55,654 --> 00:10:58,439 it's--it's more than going out there 199 00:10:58,570 --> 00:10:59,876 and for myself, for the team. 200 00:11:00,006 --> 00:11:01,965 It's doing it for all my friends, my family, 201 00:11:02,139 --> 00:11:04,010 and the people of the town. It's-- 202 00:11:04,141 --> 00:11:05,577 to me it's more than the football club 203 00:11:05,751 --> 00:11:08,711 'cause it's been my life for many, many years now. 204 00:11:10,147 --> 00:11:12,366 Wrexham's a sleeping giant. 205 00:11:12,453 --> 00:11:16,370 With the new owners, it's a massive thing for us. 206 00:11:16,457 --> 00:11:18,721 So I can't wait for that on a personal note. 207 00:11:18,895 --> 00:11:20,592 Under 11s. 208 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,377 Look how tiny you are compared to everybody else. 209 00:12:11,469 --> 00:12:12,862 - Gents. - Moving out! 210 00:12:12,992 --> 00:12:14,211 - How are you? - Can't complain. 211 00:12:16,648 --> 00:12:18,650 The football season is still ongoing 212 00:12:18,824 --> 00:12:20,478 and we are hoping to get to the playoffs. 213 00:12:20,652 --> 00:12:22,654 Anything being said about the tenure of the manager 214 00:12:22,741 --> 00:12:24,874 and the personnel here? 215 00:12:24,961 --> 00:12:28,094 There's been no discussion about people's futures. 216 00:12:28,225 --> 00:12:30,227 We're going to support the manager 217 00:12:30,401 --> 00:12:33,665 and the playing staff to give them every incentive 218 00:12:33,839 --> 00:12:35,580 because that's how we get this club promoted 219 00:12:35,754 --> 00:12:37,016 to the Football League 220 00:12:37,103 --> 00:12:39,062 at the earliest possible opportunity. 221 00:12:44,067 --> 00:12:45,938 It's interesting coming in mid-season 222 00:12:46,112 --> 00:12:48,158 because I have received messages telling me 223 00:12:48,332 --> 00:12:50,551 to fire these people and furlough everybody 224 00:12:50,682 --> 00:12:53,946 and play the kids or sack x, y, and zed. 225 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:55,687 And it's not just the management structure. 226 00:12:55,774 --> 00:12:57,907 It's not just the players. I mean, there are-- 227 00:12:58,081 --> 00:13:00,344 there are people who have beef with almost every element 228 00:13:00,474 --> 00:13:02,912 of this club in some level. 229 00:13:03,042 --> 00:13:05,566 I just hope that in God knows 230 00:13:05,653 --> 00:13:07,351 how many months' time we can get some of these players out. 231 00:13:07,438 --> 00:13:10,267 Look at the management team. It's not good enough. 232 00:13:10,441 --> 00:13:11,659 Positive in what you do. 233 00:13:11,834 --> 00:13:13,705 Mistakes will happen. 234 00:13:13,879 --> 00:13:14,880 Get your teammates out of the shit. 235 00:13:15,054 --> 00:13:17,013 Yeah. 236 00:13:17,143 --> 00:13:18,710 The sooner we can get out of this bloody league, the better. 237 00:13:18,884 --> 00:13:20,059 At the moment, it feels like 238 00:13:20,233 --> 00:13:22,018 the heart's been ripped out of our club. 239 00:13:22,148 --> 00:13:23,802 We keep seeing this. We keep--we keep seeing 240 00:13:23,933 --> 00:13:26,457 these little unbeaten runs with too many draws, 241 00:13:26,631 --> 00:13:28,546 not enough wins. 242 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,548 We definitely need some signs. 243 00:13:30,722 --> 00:13:32,463 Uh, we're going nowhere. 244 00:13:35,509 --> 00:13:38,077 We need a major change in direction in this club. 245 00:13:38,164 --> 00:13:40,297 They seem to be like rabbits caught in a-- 246 00:13:40,384 --> 00:13:41,689 caught in a headlight. They don't know what to do. 247 00:13:41,864 --> 00:13:43,126 Nobody knows what to do. 248 00:13:43,300 --> 00:13:44,127 Hopefully that money 249 00:13:44,301 --> 00:13:45,955 is gonna pay the manager off, 250 00:13:46,129 --> 00:13:47,304 fuck him off and get someone else in, 251 00:13:47,391 --> 00:13:49,741 but listen, if it happens, it happens. 252 00:13:49,915 --> 00:13:51,525 If it doesn't, it doesn't. 253 00:13:51,612 --> 00:13:53,614 It fucking needs to be changed 254 00:13:53,745 --> 00:13:54,877 from top to bottom. 255 00:13:54,964 --> 00:13:57,183 Take your fucking staff with ya. 256 00:13:57,314 --> 00:13:59,142 None of you don't wanna do it anymore. 257 00:13:59,316 --> 00:14:01,840 It really is trying times at the moment. 258 00:14:01,971 --> 00:14:06,062 You're going into each game almost defeated as you start. 259 00:14:06,192 --> 00:14:07,672 Please give us hope. All we want is hope. 260 00:14:12,546 --> 00:14:13,286 Do I believe in this group? 261 00:14:13,460 --> 00:14:15,462 100%. 100%. 262 00:14:17,812 --> 00:14:19,118 They'll find a level of consistency 263 00:14:19,292 --> 00:14:20,641 that I feel will get us to where we want to be, 264 00:14:20,772 --> 00:14:21,686 coming into season. 265 00:14:25,429 --> 00:14:26,909 Yes! 266 00:14:26,996 --> 00:14:27,953 Fucking get it! 267 00:14:28,127 --> 00:14:30,564 Get it! 268 00:14:30,651 --> 00:14:31,348 Well done! 269 00:14:33,437 --> 00:14:35,134 It's not about the start. It's about how we finish. 270 00:14:41,445 --> 00:14:43,403 After the takeover, the decision was made 271 00:14:43,577 --> 00:14:46,711 that whilst ever we had a realistic chance 272 00:14:46,885 --> 00:14:48,800 of getting to the playoffs, 273 00:14:48,931 --> 00:14:52,412 there would be no change of manager. 274 00:14:52,586 --> 00:14:55,111 But if we do not get to the playoffs, 275 00:14:55,241 --> 00:14:57,940 Dean Keates was going to have to be relieved of his duties. 276 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:07,732 You know, truth be told, 277 00:15:07,906 --> 00:15:09,168 a lot of these players 278 00:15:09,342 --> 00:15:11,431 are probably thinking, 279 00:15:11,605 --> 00:15:13,390 "I'm not gonna be here next season." 280 00:15:13,564 --> 00:15:14,957 They either don't feel like they're good enough 281 00:15:15,131 --> 00:15:16,393 or feel that we're likely to just go around 282 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,222 splashing the cash or-- or whatever it may be. 283 00:15:19,396 --> 00:15:20,832 And just life at this level of football 284 00:15:20,963 --> 00:15:22,660 is one-year contracts. 285 00:15:22,834 --> 00:15:23,922 We got a bunch of people's contracts 286 00:15:24,053 --> 00:15:26,533 - that are ending in two months. - Mm-hmm. 287 00:15:26,707 --> 00:15:27,839 One of the things I was really impressed by--Shaun Pearson, 288 00:15:27,926 --> 00:15:29,493 when I first spoke to him was him saying, 289 00:15:29,623 --> 00:15:31,451 "This takeover is great for the town, 290 00:15:31,625 --> 00:15:33,714 "and it's great for my kids 'cause I live in this town, 291 00:15:33,845 --> 00:15:35,673 "but I don't know if it's great for my football career 292 00:15:35,847 --> 00:15:37,457 "because you guys are gonna want 293 00:15:37,631 --> 00:15:39,938 to probably get different players in." 294 00:15:40,069 --> 00:15:42,723 There is--there's a lot of that sentiment through the squads. 295 00:15:42,854 --> 00:15:44,508 You know, they're like, you know, 296 00:15:44,595 --> 00:15:45,988 "I could've been here for three to five years and"-- 297 00:15:46,162 --> 00:15:48,816 - Well, they still could be. - Absolutely. 298 00:15:48,991 --> 00:15:50,470 - Absolutely. - They perform and they-- 299 00:15:50,644 --> 00:15:52,211 and they get in the playoffs and make a run, I mean... 300 00:15:52,385 --> 00:15:52,995 Right. 301 00:15:54,474 --> 00:15:55,606 It's hard to argue with people who are winning. 302 00:15:55,780 --> 00:15:57,869 Right. 303 00:16:02,178 --> 00:16:03,483 The whole town waits with bated breath 304 00:16:03,657 --> 00:16:06,225 as we enter the final match of the season away 305 00:16:06,312 --> 00:16:08,749 to Dagenham and Redbridge. 306 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,664 Is that Pete Jones, a table of six? 307 00:16:10,751 --> 00:16:11,883 Yeah. 308 00:16:12,057 --> 00:16:13,102 Underneath the window. 309 00:16:13,276 --> 00:16:15,104 Opposite that, is that Pete Finchit? 310 00:16:15,234 --> 00:16:16,670 - Yeah. - If Wrexham win, 311 00:16:16,801 --> 00:16:18,759 they're in the playoffs. 312 00:16:18,890 --> 00:16:19,978 Anything less, and the season, 313 00:16:20,109 --> 00:16:22,676 and perhaps Dean Keates, are over. 314 00:16:22,763 --> 00:16:24,591 Um, you can open up, Rich, if you want. 315 00:16:24,678 --> 00:16:27,116 Jan, open, please. 316 00:16:27,203 --> 00:16:28,117 - Let's go. - What are we doing here? 317 00:16:28,247 --> 00:16:29,901 113 in today, guys. 318 00:16:34,514 --> 00:16:36,603 Come on, Wrexham. 319 00:16:39,650 --> 00:16:41,478 When there's a lot of change about to happen, 320 00:16:41,652 --> 00:16:45,047 continuity gives you the best chance of success. 321 00:16:45,134 --> 00:16:46,744 After the takeover, 322 00:16:46,918 --> 00:16:48,920 there was a conscious decision made 323 00:16:49,007 --> 00:16:51,705 to try and provide Dean Keates and the players 324 00:16:51,836 --> 00:16:53,577 with as much support 325 00:16:53,707 --> 00:16:56,188 for the balance of the season as possible. 326 00:16:59,713 --> 00:17:02,238 Dean and the team went on a great run. 327 00:17:02,368 --> 00:17:05,328 All that built to this last game of the season. 328 00:17:05,502 --> 00:17:07,895 A win, and we are in the playoffs. 329 00:17:14,772 --> 00:17:16,121 Every single team's trying to do their best 330 00:17:16,295 --> 00:17:17,514 to get to these playoffs with the rewards 331 00:17:17,601 --> 00:17:19,994 of possibly going into the Football League. 332 00:17:20,169 --> 00:17:21,126 But this is a huge game for Wrexham 333 00:17:21,300 --> 00:17:22,127 in terms of the season they've had 334 00:17:22,301 --> 00:17:23,955 with the buys that have come in. 335 00:17:24,129 --> 00:17:25,391 In their hands, if they win, 336 00:17:25,522 --> 00:17:26,697 they will be heading to the playoffs. 337 00:17:26,871 --> 00:17:28,394 We've got 4:20. 338 00:17:28,525 --> 00:17:30,570 We got 10 minutes till kickoff. 339 00:17:30,744 --> 00:17:32,398 It's a little early. 340 00:17:32,572 --> 00:17:35,097 But I'm glad we got up early enough to have breakfast. 341 00:17:35,184 --> 00:17:36,620 Jordan Davies, I think, 342 00:17:36,750 --> 00:17:38,317 probably worth a mention-- creative player, 343 00:17:38,491 --> 00:17:40,319 young talent, 22 years old. 344 00:17:40,493 --> 00:17:42,539 Seven in his last nine he's scored. 345 00:17:42,713 --> 00:17:44,062 Come good at the right time. 346 00:17:44,193 --> 00:17:44,802 Definitely, and that's exactly 347 00:17:44,976 --> 00:17:46,760 what Wrexham need. 348 00:17:46,847 --> 00:17:47,848 He's been a massive part of everything that they do. 349 00:17:51,069 --> 00:17:52,114 All together, come on! 350 00:17:54,203 --> 00:17:56,074 No current National League club 351 00:17:56,205 --> 00:17:57,858 has been in this division longer than Wrexham, 352 00:17:57,989 --> 00:18:02,994 their 13th season in a row at this level. 353 00:18:03,168 --> 00:18:06,650 Their whole season is on the line in this final. 354 00:18:06,824 --> 00:18:09,218 They'll hope it's still a top-seven finish this time. 355 00:18:09,305 --> 00:18:10,915 I gotta put on my white jersey. 356 00:18:11,916 --> 00:18:13,570 Wrexham is in the green. 357 00:18:13,744 --> 00:18:16,355 Okay, here we go. 358 00:18:16,529 --> 00:18:18,531 Come on, boys. 359 00:18:18,662 --> 00:18:20,142 It'll be a compelling couple of hours 360 00:18:20,229 --> 00:18:21,795 in the race for the playoffs. 361 00:18:29,847 --> 00:18:32,154 - And Johnson to-- 362 00:18:32,241 --> 00:18:33,285 To the middle. 363 00:18:36,810 --> 00:18:38,421 Okay, now here's our-- we have a corner kick. 364 00:18:40,423 --> 00:18:42,033 So it's Young to take the corner. 365 00:18:42,120 --> 00:18:44,383 It's a deeper one this time, towards Omotayo. 366 00:18:46,255 --> 00:18:48,170 Netting where the captain up from the back. 367 00:18:49,606 --> 00:18:51,608 Well, it's tense. 368 00:18:51,782 --> 00:18:53,653 It's nervous. It's edgy on this final day 369 00:18:53,827 --> 00:18:55,394 of the campaign for Wrexham. 370 00:18:55,481 --> 00:18:58,223 And it's the Daggers nil, Wrexham nil. 371 00:19:05,491 --> 00:19:06,057 - We know we come. - Yeah. 372 00:19:10,061 --> 00:19:11,497 Come on, boys. 373 00:19:13,630 --> 00:19:17,242 We fucking believe ya, Wrex. We have 'em! 374 00:19:17,416 --> 00:19:19,070 After 13 seasons, 375 00:19:19,244 --> 00:19:22,291 Wrexham have had as a club in the National League, 376 00:19:22,465 --> 00:19:24,206 and as it stands, much can change 377 00:19:24,380 --> 00:19:27,818 in the next 45 minutes. 378 00:19:27,948 --> 00:19:31,125 A change being made as well by Dean Keates at halftime 379 00:19:31,300 --> 00:19:33,650 and it's the experienced Paul Rutherford. 380 00:19:33,737 --> 00:19:35,391 He's coming on here. 381 00:19:35,521 --> 00:19:36,218 Somebody who's been with Wrexham 382 00:19:36,392 --> 00:19:38,698 since the summer of 2016. 383 00:19:38,872 --> 00:19:40,570 Would love to be in his fifth season with the club. 384 00:19:40,744 --> 00:19:42,702 Come on! 385 00:19:42,876 --> 00:19:44,008 The playoff places, but much can change 386 00:19:44,182 --> 00:19:47,098 in the next 45 minutes. 387 00:19:50,275 --> 00:19:51,537 The Wright over to take the shot, 388 00:19:51,668 --> 00:19:53,713 and now Balanta. 389 00:19:53,887 --> 00:19:55,541 And Wright. 390 00:19:55,628 --> 00:19:57,500 - And it's in! 391 00:20:05,551 --> 00:20:07,597 And on a day of such significance 392 00:20:07,771 --> 00:20:09,686 for Wrexham, it's Dagenham and Redbridge here 393 00:20:09,773 --> 00:20:11,557 who take the lead. 394 00:20:11,644 --> 00:20:14,691 Five minutes into the second half. 395 00:20:14,778 --> 00:20:15,996 Hey! 396 00:20:16,127 --> 00:20:17,998 Fucking plenty of time. 397 00:20:18,129 --> 00:20:19,957 - Just fucking relax! 398 00:20:20,131 --> 00:20:23,047 Young looks primed and ready. 399 00:20:23,134 --> 00:20:24,483 And it's... 400 00:20:24,657 --> 00:20:27,747 Young with the ball into the box... 401 00:20:31,490 --> 00:20:33,362 Oh, that was not a good challenge. 402 00:20:33,536 --> 00:20:34,754 He could be in some real trouble here. 403 00:20:34,928 --> 00:20:36,147 Rutherford, it's a red. 404 00:20:36,278 --> 00:20:37,279 A little high. 405 00:20:37,453 --> 00:20:38,497 A red card? 406 00:20:38,584 --> 00:20:40,760 Yeah, he got a red card, 407 00:20:40,934 --> 00:20:42,719 which means he's immediately ejected from the game 408 00:20:42,806 --> 00:20:44,721 and we are down a man for the rest of the game. 409 00:20:44,895 --> 00:20:46,244 And this is threatening 410 00:20:46,375 --> 00:20:47,158 to get very messy indeed here 411 00:20:47,289 --> 00:20:49,029 for Wrexham on the final day. 412 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,815 So now we're down a person, down a goal. 413 00:20:51,902 --> 00:20:53,730 Experienced player at this level 414 00:20:53,904 --> 00:20:55,340 doesn't need to do this. 415 00:20:55,514 --> 00:20:56,733 It doesn't look good, Adam. 416 00:21:18,668 --> 00:21:19,669 Fuck off! 417 00:21:24,500 --> 00:21:25,979 That's yellow card shown here. 418 00:21:26,153 --> 00:21:27,720 Davies . 419 00:21:29,722 --> 00:21:31,333 One goal in the current circumstances 420 00:21:31,507 --> 00:21:33,509 wouldn't be enough for Wrexham, 421 00:21:33,639 --> 00:21:34,684 but it'd certainly be a big step in the right direction. 422 00:21:36,686 --> 00:21:39,428 Wrexham here having to throw everything at this. 423 00:21:39,515 --> 00:21:41,081 Get the ball! Get the fucking ball! 424 00:21:41,212 --> 00:21:42,648 That's a great pass as well. 425 00:21:42,822 --> 00:21:44,781 And then get the ball over towards Ponticelli. 426 00:21:45,912 --> 00:21:48,350 Goal! No way. 427 00:21:51,657 --> 00:21:53,224 And they've got the equalizer. 428 00:21:53,355 --> 00:21:54,965 It's hope here for Wrexham. 429 00:21:56,662 --> 00:21:58,011 Come on, boys. Come on, boys. Come on. 430 00:21:58,142 --> 00:22:00,536 Fucking come on! 431 00:22:00,666 --> 00:22:02,364 That goal on its own 432 00:22:02,538 --> 00:22:04,931 won't be enough, but it's a glimmer-- 433 00:22:05,105 --> 00:22:09,022 a glimmer of hope here for Dean Keates and Wrexham. 434 00:22:09,109 --> 00:22:10,372 See, this is-- you know, never give up. 435 00:22:11,982 --> 00:22:14,376 Never give up. 436 00:22:14,463 --> 00:22:16,726 You're in. Right, right! 437 00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:18,249 And now, of course, they still-- 438 00:22:18,380 --> 00:22:19,381 No way. 439 00:22:19,468 --> 00:22:20,817 Here's Vilhete. 440 00:22:20,991 --> 00:22:22,340 No way. No way. 441 00:22:22,471 --> 00:22:24,342 - No way. 442 00:22:24,473 --> 00:22:25,822 And Pearson's 443 00:22:25,909 --> 00:22:28,477 and Ponticelli was there as well! 444 00:22:28,651 --> 00:22:31,262 On the deflection, almost took it into the path of Pearson. 445 00:22:31,349 --> 00:22:33,830 - God, we had a--we had a run. - Could this be? 446 00:22:34,004 --> 00:22:35,701 Wrexham have to score 447 00:22:35,788 --> 00:22:37,399 or their playoff hopes, their promotion hopes 448 00:22:37,573 --> 00:22:39,270 are over. 449 00:22:39,444 --> 00:22:41,707 - Come on! Come on! 450 00:22:41,838 --> 00:22:42,665 Surely this will be the last chance 451 00:22:42,839 --> 00:22:45,711 to get it forward. 452 00:22:45,885 --> 00:22:47,060 - It's a hard time for this. Yep. 453 00:22:47,191 --> 00:22:48,192 Can they do it? 454 00:22:51,500 --> 00:22:52,414 Pearson with the header. 455 00:22:55,460 --> 00:22:56,418 Will it bounce here for Wrexham? 456 00:22:56,505 --> 00:22:57,636 - No, it doesn't! 457 00:22:59,290 --> 00:23:01,771 Their promotion dream is over. 458 00:23:02,467 --> 00:23:04,513 Fuck off! 459 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:05,644 On the final day. 460 00:23:08,952 --> 00:23:10,649 It will be a 14th straight season 461 00:23:10,736 --> 00:23:13,304 in the National League for Wrexham. 462 00:23:15,959 --> 00:23:18,962 And Wrexham's promotion hopes in tatters. 463 00:23:22,269 --> 00:23:23,532 Well, it's gonna be a tough, tough day now 464 00:23:23,619 --> 00:23:25,316 for Wrexham to recover from this. 465 00:23:25,403 --> 00:23:29,320 Just this game, you look at not being good enough. 466 00:23:29,407 --> 00:23:31,104 Big moments in the game that have cost you, 467 00:23:31,278 --> 00:23:33,759 especially the red cards to Rutherford. 468 00:23:33,890 --> 00:23:35,761 But you look over the course of the season, 469 00:23:35,935 --> 00:23:36,893 that's when you look now-- when you look 470 00:23:37,067 --> 00:23:38,285 at the League table, have they been good enough? 471 00:23:59,045 --> 00:24:01,874 We just got knocked out of the playoffs by one point. 472 00:24:11,536 --> 00:24:13,495 Hi, Ryan. 473 00:24:13,582 --> 00:24:14,757 Hello there. 474 00:24:14,931 --> 00:24:19,718 I do not like losing. 475 00:24:19,805 --> 00:24:20,632 This is true. 476 00:24:22,155 --> 00:24:22,852 We-- 477 00:24:25,158 --> 00:24:26,943 We will aim to avoid losing as much as possible 478 00:24:27,073 --> 00:24:28,335 for next season. 479 00:24:31,382 --> 00:24:32,122 Yeah. 480 00:25:08,201 --> 00:25:10,334 There's so much riding on a team's relegation 481 00:25:10,508 --> 00:25:12,205 or promotion. 482 00:25:12,292 --> 00:25:16,079 If we don't win, what are we gonna do? 483 00:25:16,253 --> 00:25:17,428 Our goal is to get the fuck out of this league. 484 00:25:17,559 --> 00:25:19,822 Like, that's it. 485 00:25:19,996 --> 00:25:22,825 If you don't get promoted... 486 00:25:22,999 --> 00:25:24,827 that's our fault. 487 00:25:27,656 --> 00:25:28,874 Telling somebody that their services 488 00:25:28,961 --> 00:25:32,269 are no longer required-- that's really hard. 489 00:25:32,443 --> 00:25:33,487 But that's the world of football. 490 00:25:33,662 --> 00:25:35,228 That is the game. You know, we weren't 491 00:25:35,315 --> 00:25:39,145 going into the season to finish seventh or eighth, 492 00:25:39,319 --> 00:25:42,366 so the view was a new manager would give us that best chance 493 00:25:42,453 --> 00:25:43,802 of success. 494 00:25:47,980 --> 00:25:50,766 Not everybody can come on the journey with us. 495 00:25:50,896 --> 00:25:54,247 Dean and Andy and Carl did a very solid job, 496 00:25:54,421 --> 00:25:57,468 but what was previously an acceptable standard 497 00:25:57,642 --> 00:26:01,385 of--of performance is now no longer that. 498 00:26:06,259 --> 00:26:07,826 It makes it really challenging though 499 00:26:07,913 --> 00:26:09,262 as a--as a co-chairman 500 00:26:09,436 --> 00:26:10,829 when you're letting players go. 501 00:26:12,701 --> 00:26:15,704 When you're in the fifth tier, it's--it's-- 502 00:26:15,791 --> 00:26:17,270 a lot of these players are playing for their lives. 503 00:26:17,444 --> 00:26:19,490 They don't have these Premier League contracts 504 00:26:19,577 --> 00:26:21,927 that they can, you know, fall back on and go, 505 00:26:22,101 --> 00:26:23,886 "Oh, it's, you know, could retire tomorrow."