1 00:00:07,007 --> 00:00:10,760 {\an8}In 1882, Otto Isler and Ivan Levinstein, 2 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,513 {\an8}two German immigrants to the UK 3 00:00:13,513 --> 00:00:16,891 {\an8}who were unimpressed by the selection of local ales, 4 00:00:16,891 --> 00:00:19,310 {\an8}set out to replicate 5 00:00:19,310 --> 00:00:22,647 {\an8}the lagers they loved from back home. 6 00:00:22,647 --> 00:00:26,693 {\an8}The result was Wrexham Lager, 7 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:29,070 which they sold under the slogan, 8 00:00:29,070 --> 00:00:32,866 "Absolutely pure and wholesome." 9 00:00:32,866 --> 00:00:35,785 Over the next few decades, their endeavor grew. 10 00:00:35,785 --> 00:00:40,290 Wrexham gained in popularity, not just at home but abroad. 11 00:00:41,249 --> 00:00:43,877 It traveled the British army. 12 00:00:43,877 --> 00:00:47,839 Yes, it was enjoyed by local Welsh laborers, 13 00:00:47,839 --> 00:00:51,092 but it also was beginning to find customers as far away 14 00:00:51,092 --> 00:00:55,722 as Peru, the Sudan, and Australia. 15 00:00:55,722 --> 00:00:59,559 In 1911, at a make-or-break moment for the lager, 16 00:00:59,559 --> 00:01:03,772 its place as a household name alongside Guinness, Molson, 17 00:01:03,772 --> 00:01:07,067 and Carlsberg finally seemed assured 18 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:09,569 when the White Star Line chose Wrexham 19 00:01:09,569 --> 00:01:13,114 to be the beer of choice on its biggest, 20 00:01:13,114 --> 00:01:15,408 boldest bet yet. 21 00:01:21,081 --> 00:01:24,292 ♪ Don't forget where you came from ♪ 22 00:01:24,292 --> 00:01:27,045 ♪ Don't forget what you're made of ♪ 23 00:01:27,045 --> 00:01:29,923 ♪ The ones who were there ♪ 24 00:01:29,923 --> 00:01:33,093 ♪ When no one else would care ♪ 25 00:01:33,093 --> 00:01:36,262 ♪ And don't be afraid to cry now ♪ 26 00:01:36,262 --> 00:01:40,433 ♪ Even when the world comes crashing in ♪ 27 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,856 ♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪ 28 00:01:51,611 --> 00:01:55,990 ♪ Don't forget to sing when you win ♪ 29 00:02:00,703 --> 00:02:03,123 {\an8}Fairly even game over the 90 minutes, 30 00:02:03,123 --> 00:02:07,502 {\an8}but the ball didn't stick for Wrexham in the final third, 31 00:02:07,502 --> 00:02:08,711 {\an8}and a disappointing result. 32 00:02:09,754 --> 00:02:12,173 But it sends Notts County top of the National League. 33 00:02:12,173 --> 00:02:14,425 I've always been a massive cynic 34 00:02:14,425 --> 00:02:15,927 because of Wrexham's past history. 35 00:02:15,927 --> 00:02:17,554 We've had a lot of false dawns. 36 00:02:17,554 --> 00:02:19,806 {\an8}Like, I don't wanna curse it 37 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:21,891 {\an8}because I--I've seen what happens before. 38 00:02:22,767 --> 00:02:24,686 It'll be a setback not to go up straightaway now. 39 00:02:24,686 --> 00:02:26,020 I mean, if you don't go through the playoffs, 40 00:02:26,020 --> 00:02:27,605 it could be quite crushing. Think you've been 41 00:02:27,605 --> 00:02:29,440 in the playoff semifinals against Luton. 42 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,234 Yeah. We always played Luton. 43 00:02:31,234 --> 00:02:32,569 It was always bloody Luton. Yeah. 44 00:02:32,569 --> 00:02:34,070 Well, this is typical Wrexham. 45 00:02:34,070 --> 00:02:35,280 This is what Wrexham do-- 46 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,991 another heroic, frustrating failure. 47 00:02:37,991 --> 00:02:39,868 I'm trying to keep it grounded, 48 00:02:39,868 --> 00:02:42,912 but we've not-- we've not won anything yet. 49 00:02:42,912 --> 00:02:45,165 You know, we-- we could do a Wrexham. 50 00:02:45,165 --> 00:02:49,127 The records for the most points ever won by a team 51 00:02:49,127 --> 00:02:52,046 that didn't get promoted in the history of the top five levels 52 00:02:52,046 --> 00:02:55,258 of English football is Wrexham, ten years ago. 53 00:02:55,258 --> 00:02:57,802 That 2012 season, we had 98 points, 54 00:02:57,802 --> 00:02:59,179 and we ended up in the playoffs. 55 00:03:02,932 --> 00:03:04,767 {\an8}We hate playoffs at Wrexham. 56 00:03:04,767 --> 00:03:07,145 {\an8}We can't stand the thought of postseason. 57 00:03:07,145 --> 00:03:08,479 {\an8}There are so many instances 58 00:03:08,479 --> 00:03:10,106 {\an8}of those near misses. 59 00:03:10,106 --> 00:03:11,566 {\an8}You know, I think all of that is just-- 60 00:03:11,566 --> 00:03:13,484 it's in keeping with what I think is a very-- 61 00:03:13,484 --> 00:03:16,988 it's a very British mentality at times of, you know, 62 00:03:16,988 --> 00:03:21,492 everything's bad, um, don't expect better for yourself, 63 00:03:21,492 --> 00:03:23,786 just get on with your life until you're dead. 64 00:03:28,958 --> 00:03:31,127 - Go, birds! - Go, birds. 65 00:03:31,669 --> 00:03:34,631 The last 365 days, 66 00:03:34,631 --> 00:03:36,090 the teams that I have supported 67 00:03:36,090 --> 00:03:39,344 have come in second place. 68 00:03:39,344 --> 00:03:43,556 In the National League, Wrexham. 69 00:03:43,556 --> 00:03:46,267 {\an8}Grimsby look to have won it! 70 00:03:46,267 --> 00:03:49,562 {\an8}In the FA trophy, Wrexham Men's. 71 00:03:49,562 --> 00:03:51,689 {\an8}It's worthy of a Hollywood script, all right, 72 00:03:51,689 --> 00:03:54,442 {\an8}but it's Bromley that are the stars. 73 00:03:54,442 --> 00:03:58,655 {\an8}The Women's League, Wrexham, second place. 74 00:04:00,823 --> 00:04:03,493 {\an8}The Philadelphia Union... 75 00:04:03,493 --> 00:04:06,246 {\an8}Cal's clipping it up! Boom! 76 00:04:06,246 --> 00:04:09,207 {\an8}They lost in the championship, second place. 77 00:04:09,207 --> 00:04:10,416 {\an8}Oh, and I was there, by the way. 78 00:04:15,046 --> 00:04:16,422 The Philadelphia Phillies, 79 00:04:16,422 --> 00:04:18,800 who lost in the World Series, second place-- 80 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:20,677 I was there too. 81 00:04:20,677 --> 00:04:23,263 In fact, I caught the first pitch. 82 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:26,099 And the Philadelphia Eagles, who lost in the Super Bowl. 83 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:27,725 {\an8}And the Kansas City Chiefs 84 00:04:27,725 --> 00:04:30,645 {\an8}have won Super Bowl LVII! 85 00:04:30,645 --> 00:04:32,897 {\an8}And yes, I was there, as well, 86 00:04:32,897 --> 00:04:35,316 {\an8}but I couldn't bear to have a camera in my face. 87 00:04:35,316 --> 00:04:37,777 {\an8}I'll tell you what, losing hurts worse 88 00:04:37,777 --> 00:04:39,362 {\an8}than winning feels good. 89 00:04:39,362 --> 00:04:43,116 {\an8}Coming in second means that you lost first. 90 00:04:43,116 --> 00:04:44,993 {\an8}The Bills wanna know why you were labeled a good team 91 00:04:44,993 --> 00:04:46,577 {\an8}if you make three Super Bowl trips 92 00:04:46,577 --> 00:04:48,371 {\an8}but a bad one if you lose all three. 93 00:04:48,371 --> 00:04:51,374 They're gonna become the synonym for all teams forever 94 00:04:51,374 --> 00:04:53,167 who don't win the big game. But that's ridiculous. 95 00:04:53,167 --> 00:04:54,877 If you ain't first, you're last. 96 00:04:55,503 --> 00:04:56,921 That's what coming in second is. 97 00:04:56,921 --> 00:05:00,550 And it doesn't-- it doesn't feel great. 98 00:05:00,550 --> 00:05:02,635 It feels almost more devastating 99 00:05:02,635 --> 00:05:06,723 than coming in tenth, where the expectation wasn't there. 100 00:05:06,723 --> 00:05:08,099 Because the first thing anyone wants to know 101 00:05:08,099 --> 00:05:09,600 - is who was first. - Yes. 102 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:10,810 It ain't you. 103 00:05:10,810 --> 00:05:12,895 I've had a lot of movies that came in second. 104 00:05:14,188 --> 00:05:15,898 That also sucks. 105 00:05:15,898 --> 00:05:17,650 Like, on a--like, an opening weekend or something? 106 00:05:17,650 --> 00:05:18,901 Yeah, you're, like, in opening weekend, 107 00:05:18,901 --> 00:05:20,361 and it's, like, a great opening, 108 00:05:20,361 --> 00:05:22,697 but you're second, so no one cares. 109 00:05:22,697 --> 00:05:24,532 They're just gonna talk about the one that's first. 110 00:05:24,532 --> 00:05:28,578 {\an8}Tonight marks the 12th time this talented actress 111 00:05:28,578 --> 00:05:30,621 {\an8}has been honored by her peers 112 00:05:30,621 --> 00:05:33,082 {\an8}with an Emmy nomination-- 12 times. 113 00:05:33,082 --> 00:05:35,960 {\an8}Who could I possibly be talking about? 114 00:05:38,755 --> 00:05:41,299 My name is Susan Lucci. I'm an actress. 115 00:05:41,299 --> 00:05:44,052 Hey, let's talk about disrespect 116 00:05:44,052 --> 00:05:46,179 and what your tramp of a daughter did 117 00:05:46,179 --> 00:05:49,223 to my daughter Bianca, after all Bianca did 118 00:05:49,223 --> 00:05:50,892 for that piece of trash. 119 00:05:50,892 --> 00:05:53,478 {\an8}Starting in 1978, Lucci was nominated 120 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:56,314 {\an8}for a Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Dramatic Actress 121 00:05:56,314 --> 00:05:59,901 {\an8}six out of the next eight years and lost each time. 122 00:05:59,901 --> 00:06:02,403 {\an8}The situation was becoming so perverse, 123 00:06:02,403 --> 00:06:05,406 {\an8}Lucci was winning standing ovations for losing. 124 00:06:05,406 --> 00:06:07,742 {\an8}Oh, thank you! 125 00:06:07,742 --> 00:06:10,370 {\an8}By the ninth year of being nominated and not winning, 126 00:06:10,370 --> 00:06:14,290 I will say that I would hear the other person's name called, 127 00:06:14,290 --> 00:06:16,209 and I really-- I just would go numb. 128 00:06:17,543 --> 00:06:20,505 I'd always tried not to let myself 129 00:06:20,505 --> 00:06:23,716 get swept up in the frenzy, but, of course, I did. 130 00:06:23,716 --> 00:06:26,969 But every time that I wouldn't win, I would take it to heart. 131 00:06:26,969 --> 00:06:30,723 And I would go back and try and do better, you know. 132 00:06:35,311 --> 00:06:38,606 {\an8}Uh, not usually, not-- in fact, only once. 133 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:41,401 {\an8}Mm-hmm. 134 00:06:42,068 --> 00:06:43,486 {\an8}Mm-mm. 135 00:06:43,486 --> 00:06:45,863 {\an8}All right, moving on. 136 00:06:45,863 --> 00:06:47,740 {\an8}I was determined to make it happen in reality. 137 00:06:47,740 --> 00:06:49,033 {\an8}It's what I always wanted to do. 138 00:06:49,033 --> 00:06:50,952 {\an8}It's what I love to do most. 139 00:06:50,952 --> 00:06:54,038 {\an8}I remember being a really-- I mean, really little-- 140 00:06:54,038 --> 00:06:55,832 I was the first one up in the morning. 141 00:06:55,832 --> 00:06:57,875 I would turn the TV on right away, 142 00:06:57,875 --> 00:07:00,920 and, uh, then my mother would take me to Broadway shows 143 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:02,755 when I was--summer vacation. 144 00:07:02,755 --> 00:07:05,383 But in terms of TV and wanting-- 145 00:07:05,383 --> 00:07:09,095 as an early, early motivating factor, 146 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:13,474 I would think, "I wanna be in that box. 147 00:07:13,474 --> 00:07:15,143 "I don't wanna be out here watching. 148 00:07:15,143 --> 00:07:16,644 I wanna be doing that." 149 00:07:16,644 --> 00:07:18,020 Yes, here we go. Touch. 150 00:07:18,020 --> 00:07:20,106 Good. Yeah! 151 00:07:20,106 --> 00:07:23,484 Touch. Good. Finish! Better. 152 00:07:23,484 --> 00:07:26,696 I often thought that what we do as actors 153 00:07:26,696 --> 00:07:28,865 is very akin to athletes. 154 00:07:28,865 --> 00:07:30,408 We are our own instrument. 155 00:07:30,408 --> 00:07:33,161 What we do with ourselves is what is shown. 156 00:07:33,161 --> 00:07:35,204 And it's very disciplined. 157 00:07:35,204 --> 00:07:36,789 Don't let the speed go! 158 00:07:36,789 --> 00:07:37,915 Go on, Mac. 159 00:07:37,915 --> 00:07:39,167 You're part of a team. 160 00:07:39,167 --> 00:07:41,586 At the same time, you have an opportunity 161 00:07:41,586 --> 00:07:43,212 to do something individual. 162 00:07:43,212 --> 00:07:44,589 Kill 'em! 163 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:48,134 {\an8}Let other people perceive you as you want. 164 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:50,803 {\an8}I perceive you as the most resilient, tough-minded bunch 165 00:07:50,803 --> 00:07:53,973 of SOBs that ever participated in sports. 166 00:07:53,973 --> 00:07:55,516 In sports, there's just so much 167 00:07:55,516 --> 00:07:57,727 that's out of anyone's control. 168 00:07:57,727 --> 00:08:00,480 I mean, you could do-- you could do everything right 169 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,732 and still never manage to achieve 170 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:04,650 what you're trying to achieve, and I think-- 171 00:08:04,650 --> 00:08:07,570 I think that can kind of get to your head. 172 00:08:16,037 --> 00:08:18,080 When the going gets tough in the game, 173 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:19,999 you wanna be on the touchline as a manager, 174 00:08:19,999 --> 00:08:22,084 and you wanna see those players who are gonna 175 00:08:22,084 --> 00:08:25,463 go that extra yard to-- to turn a draw into a win 176 00:08:25,463 --> 00:08:27,089 or a defeat in--into a draw. 177 00:08:27,089 --> 00:08:29,300 And that's the kind of mentality, 178 00:08:29,300 --> 00:08:31,719 the strength of character, the winning mentality, 179 00:08:31,719 --> 00:08:35,223 who on the pitch is not gonna accept defeat? 180 00:08:38,226 --> 00:08:40,228 Of course, you know, you've got to make sure 181 00:08:40,228 --> 00:08:41,729 players who you bring in 182 00:08:41,729 --> 00:08:44,023 have got the capability to do that. 183 00:08:46,484 --> 00:08:48,152 That's tough, but Mendy's there. 184 00:08:48,277 --> 00:08:49,278 Mendy from range. 185 00:08:49,278 --> 00:08:50,613 Oh, my goodness! 186 00:08:50,613 --> 00:08:53,950 Now Jacob Mendy will have a pop, and hits! 187 00:08:53,950 --> 00:08:56,160 But we watched Jacob a lot, and in the summer, 188 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:57,620 we were trying hard to get him, 189 00:08:57,620 --> 00:09:00,373 and we got knocked back several times by Boreham Wood. 190 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:02,208 We looked at other players. 191 00:09:02,208 --> 00:09:04,293 And I always went back to him 192 00:09:04,293 --> 00:09:07,421 because I liked the hunger he played with. 193 00:09:11,175 --> 00:09:13,344 My whole life has been a challenge. 194 00:09:13,344 --> 00:09:16,389 I've got a strong mentality because of, um, 195 00:09:16,389 --> 00:09:18,516 what I've grew up seeing. 196 00:09:18,516 --> 00:09:20,726 The example of my father, you know, 197 00:09:20,726 --> 00:09:23,145 taking us from Gambia to-- 198 00:09:23,145 --> 00:09:26,148 to Spain and then from Spain to the UK. 199 00:09:28,025 --> 00:09:30,027 I used to--to look at my father and see how hard 200 00:09:30,027 --> 00:09:31,445 he--he worked. 201 00:09:31,445 --> 00:09:34,365 You just have to have the same energy and same mentality 202 00:09:34,365 --> 00:09:38,244 that he has because, you know, you know he's doing it for us. 203 00:09:38,244 --> 00:09:40,955 Hooray! Ah! Season ticket! 204 00:09:40,955 --> 00:09:42,582 Season ticket! 205 00:09:42,582 --> 00:09:44,417 Obviously, moving from country to country 206 00:09:44,417 --> 00:09:46,168 is--is always hard. 207 00:09:46,168 --> 00:09:50,423 When I actually moved to London six years ago, 208 00:09:50,423 --> 00:09:53,050 I saw how hard it is to-- to move to a different country 209 00:09:53,050 --> 00:09:55,177 as an adult and, you know, 210 00:09:55,177 --> 00:09:57,763 having to--to work to pay the rent. 211 00:09:59,849 --> 00:10:03,102 I used to, obviously, play and work at the same time. 212 00:10:03,102 --> 00:10:04,520 So I had two jobs as well. 213 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:05,730 I was doing a cleaning job, 214 00:10:05,730 --> 00:10:07,481 and I used to work about 12 hours a day, 215 00:10:07,481 --> 00:10:10,026 so it was harder for me to find a club, 216 00:10:10,026 --> 00:10:12,278 and it wasn't great, you know. 217 00:10:12,278 --> 00:10:15,281 I liked the story of him coming over to England, 218 00:10:15,281 --> 00:10:18,451 playing in--in non-league in-- in Wealdstone, first of all, 219 00:10:18,451 --> 00:10:19,577 working on a building site, 220 00:10:19,577 --> 00:10:21,454 and then moving to Boreham Wood. 221 00:10:21,454 --> 00:10:24,415 And I just felt his hunger and kind of rawness 222 00:10:24,415 --> 00:10:26,709 would fit in well-- would be a good addition 223 00:10:26,709 --> 00:10:28,044 to the group we had. 224 00:10:28,044 --> 00:10:29,211 You're my favorite player. 225 00:10:29,211 --> 00:10:30,296 Oh, my. Oh, thank you very much. 226 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:31,964 What's your name? Stefan. 227 00:10:31,964 --> 00:10:33,299 Stefan, nice to meet you. 228 00:10:33,299 --> 00:10:34,842 When I first came to the changing room, 229 00:10:34,842 --> 00:10:36,594 I saw Paul Mullin. 230 00:10:36,594 --> 00:10:39,221 He told me about how good was the club and, uh, 231 00:10:39,221 --> 00:10:40,681 how good was the people 232 00:10:40,681 --> 00:10:42,308 around the club and everything. 233 00:10:43,684 --> 00:10:46,395 But I couldn't understand one thing of what he said. 234 00:10:47,647 --> 00:10:50,775 So that was the first impression I had of--of, you know, 235 00:10:50,775 --> 00:10:52,985 the--the--the--the club and the team. 236 00:10:52,985 --> 00:10:54,862 So I was like, oof, I'm going to struggle 237 00:10:54,862 --> 00:10:56,280 just to understand them. 238 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:59,116 Mendy delivered one good ball from there already. 239 00:10:59,116 --> 00:11:00,951 This time, he cuts inside low to Palmer. 240 00:11:00,951 --> 00:11:02,620 Palmer on his right foot. He's gonna hit it. 241 00:11:02,620 --> 00:11:04,705 Great block by Gallagher, doesn't fall for Davis, 242 00:11:04,705 --> 00:11:07,041 does for Mendy. Mendy hits it. It's in! 243 00:11:07,041 --> 00:11:09,752 The first Wrexham goal for Jacob Mendy! 244 00:11:09,752 --> 00:11:11,253 You know, we share the same mentality 245 00:11:11,253 --> 00:11:12,630 and the same passion. 246 00:11:12,630 --> 00:11:13,714 Yeah. 247 00:11:16,342 --> 00:11:18,761 Which means, um-- I don't know if I-- 248 00:11:18,761 --> 00:11:22,264 my pronunciation was right, but it means, uh, 249 00:11:22,264 --> 00:11:23,974 "My name is Jacob." 250 00:11:23,974 --> 00:11:25,976 In? - In Welsh. 251 00:11:25,976 --> 00:11:27,353 Obviously, I wasn't part 252 00:11:27,353 --> 00:11:28,896 of what happened the season before. 253 00:11:28,896 --> 00:11:31,941 And that is it! Wrexham's season is over! 254 00:11:31,941 --> 00:11:35,319 Second place, it feels like basically you're losing. 255 00:11:35,319 --> 00:11:37,071 It's last. That's the worst feeling. 256 00:11:37,071 --> 00:11:39,281 You know, you work hard and you just had it there. 257 00:11:39,281 --> 00:11:41,075 It's a horrible feeling that you don't recover 258 00:11:41,075 --> 00:11:42,910 in days and days and days. 259 00:11:42,910 --> 00:11:44,954 You know, you can see, um, the disappointment 260 00:11:44,954 --> 00:11:46,414 in everyone's faces. 261 00:11:46,414 --> 00:11:48,416 But at the same time, I thought it was something positive 262 00:11:48,416 --> 00:11:51,627 because I knew they wouldn't like to feel the same way. 263 00:11:51,627 --> 00:11:53,671 Looking for Mendy. Mendy. 264 00:11:53,671 --> 00:11:55,256 I knew from the first day 265 00:11:55,256 --> 00:11:56,757 that I wanted to come to Wrexham. 266 00:11:56,757 --> 00:12:00,636 I wanted to play for a team with a winning mentality. 267 00:12:07,143 --> 00:12:08,519 I'm only here to win. 268 00:12:13,315 --> 00:12:16,569 So with all this talk about, you know, coming in second 269 00:12:16,569 --> 00:12:20,281 and "losing," there's a team 270 00:12:20,281 --> 00:12:22,032 towards the bottom of our table... 271 00:12:22,032 --> 00:12:24,160 Who are actually winners. 272 00:12:26,829 --> 00:12:28,164 Bring it up, bring it up, bring it up. 273 00:12:28,164 --> 00:12:31,792 Hit second! Second! Right, right, right, right! 274 00:12:34,420 --> 00:12:36,380 {\an8}One of the great things about the National League is, 275 00:12:36,380 --> 00:12:39,675 {\an8}it is this melting pot of different teams. 276 00:12:39,675 --> 00:12:41,135 You've got former league teams 277 00:12:41,135 --> 00:12:42,553 that have fallen on hard times, 278 00:12:42,553 --> 00:12:44,513 which you would count us as one. 279 00:12:44,513 --> 00:12:46,223 And--you know, and you've got teams like Dorking Wanderers, 280 00:12:46,223 --> 00:12:48,392 who have undergone this incredible transformation 281 00:12:48,392 --> 00:12:50,436 over the last 20 years, um, 282 00:12:50,436 --> 00:12:52,438 of going from being a Sunday league 283 00:12:52,438 --> 00:12:54,857 amateur group of friends to now a, 284 00:12:54,857 --> 00:12:57,777 you know, professional team on the cusp of--of league football. 285 00:12:57,777 --> 00:13:00,362 I think it's a great story. It's a community club. 286 00:13:00,362 --> 00:13:02,615 Um, they've come up from so low down. 287 00:13:05,826 --> 00:13:07,036 Dorking is a small town 288 00:13:07,036 --> 00:13:09,121 located 21 miles outside of London, 289 00:13:09,121 --> 00:13:11,248 which is about four hours away from Wrexham. 290 00:13:12,458 --> 00:13:13,876 Apart from their beautiful countryside, 291 00:13:13,876 --> 00:13:16,170 Dorking is home to, arguably, the most ambitious 292 00:13:16,170 --> 00:13:17,463 {\an8}football team in all of England. 293 00:13:20,007 --> 00:13:21,759 Aspirations very much in line with the town 294 00:13:21,759 --> 00:13:23,594 and team's symbol, the Dorking cockerel. 295 00:13:26,472 --> 00:13:28,140 Right, let's go. Jump into the shape. 296 00:13:28,140 --> 00:13:29,517 {\an8}Get it right. 297 00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:36,524 {\an8}Shit! No good, no good, no good. 298 00:13:36,524 --> 00:13:39,360 It's no good, come back, come back, stop. 299 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:40,528 Well, we're gonna go one more time. 300 00:13:40,528 --> 00:13:43,280 It's a bit fucking frosty for me, right? 301 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,492 Get the width, lads. Get the standards. 302 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:49,036 Okay? Come on, men! Let's go. 303 00:13:49,036 --> 00:13:51,080 Yeah, I think, with Phil, they've got a manager 304 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,040 with a--a drive and determination-- 305 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,960 he's a part owner, as well, um-- 306 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,795 to keep--keep progressing. 307 00:13:57,795 --> 00:13:59,672 Let's go! Put your foot into it! 308 00:13:59,672 --> 00:14:01,882 Perfect! Double that arch. Good. 309 00:14:01,882 --> 00:14:06,053 Winger, let's go! Let's go! Let's go! 310 00:14:06,053 --> 00:14:10,599 I'm Mark White, the, uh, owner, chairman, and manager 311 00:14:10,724 --> 00:14:11,725 of Dorking Wanderers Football Club. 312 00:14:11,725 --> 00:14:14,144 Keep going! Keep going! 313 00:14:14,144 --> 00:14:17,982 I started the club from scratch 23 years ago. 314 00:14:17,982 --> 00:14:21,443 {\an8}We started 12 divisions below the National League, 315 00:14:21,443 --> 00:14:24,864 where we are now, so it would be the equivalent 316 00:14:24,864 --> 00:14:28,158 of any sport that is the lowest possible level 317 00:14:28,158 --> 00:14:29,660 and just done for fun. 318 00:14:29,660 --> 00:14:32,746 We're like a real, you know, fairy tale in terms of, 319 00:14:32,746 --> 00:14:35,916 {\an8}like, we had no stadium, no ground, no nothing. 320 00:14:35,916 --> 00:14:38,002 We didn't know what to expect. 321 00:14:38,002 --> 00:14:39,503 We just thought we'd have fun with it. 322 00:14:39,503 --> 00:14:41,964 And then we got the bug. 323 00:14:41,964 --> 00:14:43,674 We kind of kept winning. 324 00:14:43,674 --> 00:14:48,304 {\an8}We've actually got--it's 12 promotions in--in 23 years. 325 00:14:48,304 --> 00:14:52,016 So we've been promoted pretty much once every two seasons, 326 00:14:52,016 --> 00:14:53,851 which is a British record. 327 00:14:53,851 --> 00:14:55,686 And, uh, we're proud of that. 328 00:14:55,686 --> 00:14:57,730 And that's really how it's all taken off. 329 00:14:58,856 --> 00:15:00,482 Dorking Wanderers, 330 00:15:00,482 --> 00:15:02,276 they've developed this winning mentality. 331 00:15:02,276 --> 00:15:04,153 They've proven, uh, 332 00:15:04,153 --> 00:15:06,113 that against all odds and adversity, 333 00:15:06,113 --> 00:15:07,531 that they are gonna go out there 334 00:15:07,531 --> 00:15:10,576 and give everything of themselves, 335 00:15:10,576 --> 00:15:13,078 which is inspiring to us 336 00:15:13,078 --> 00:15:15,956 because Wrexham has had a historically 337 00:15:15,956 --> 00:15:18,000 tough time in the last few decades. 338 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,294 That's passion, and passion, I think, is super important. 339 00:15:20,294 --> 00:15:23,255 Passion gets shit done all the time. 340 00:15:23,255 --> 00:15:24,423 Oi, fuck off! 341 00:15:24,423 --> 00:15:26,175 Isaac, get closer, man! 342 00:15:26,175 --> 00:15:27,635 Fucking get closer! 343 00:15:27,635 --> 00:15:29,470 Passion also scares the shit out of people. 344 00:15:29,470 --> 00:15:31,430 Terrorize 'em, seriously! 345 00:15:31,430 --> 00:15:34,141 Um, passion inspires people. 346 00:15:34,141 --> 00:15:35,643 What are we doing? 347 00:15:35,643 --> 00:15:36,977 You know, he--he gets fired up. 348 00:15:36,977 --> 00:15:39,104 They wanna drop into a block, fuck that! 349 00:15:39,104 --> 00:15:40,314 Put it on 'em! 350 00:15:40,314 --> 00:15:42,107 Like, if something goes wrong on the pitch, 351 00:15:42,107 --> 00:15:43,525 something goes wrong with the club, 352 00:15:43,525 --> 00:15:45,945 that--that guy still believes he's gonna win. 353 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:47,363 Looking to fight. 354 00:15:47,363 --> 00:15:50,074 Hey, don't fucking shit yourselves! 355 00:15:50,074 --> 00:15:52,368 Don't fucking shit yourselves! 356 00:15:52,368 --> 00:15:54,578 Marc's an extraordinary character in many respects 357 00:15:54,578 --> 00:15:58,290 because he's so, in many respects, 358 00:15:58,290 --> 00:16:00,334 divorced from, like, the conventional way 359 00:16:00,334 --> 00:16:01,627 of doing things in football, 360 00:16:01,627 --> 00:16:04,630 and it's--it's yielding incredible results. 361 00:16:04,630 --> 00:16:09,093 I've managed every single game for, like, 23 years. 362 00:16:09,093 --> 00:16:11,804 Even when I've been suspended, I just-- 363 00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:13,389 I just hide in the stadium. 364 00:16:13,389 --> 00:16:15,015 Even when I'm not allowed in the ground, 365 00:16:15,015 --> 00:16:16,392 I just put a fucking disguise on. 366 00:16:16,392 --> 00:16:18,102 I've got to be there. That's how it works. 367 00:16:18,227 --> 00:16:19,228 Do you know who you remind me of? 368 00:16:19,228 --> 00:16:20,396 Go on. 369 00:16:20,396 --> 00:16:21,855 {\an8}Del Boy Trotter. - Mate, fucking-- 370 00:16:21,855 --> 00:16:22,982 {\an8}Right? 371 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:24,358 {\an8}But what about Alf Garnett, then? 372 00:16:24,358 --> 00:16:26,193 {\an8}Eh? You havin' a fucking laugh, eh, mate? 373 00:16:26,193 --> 00:16:27,319 {\an8}Fair Deal Frank. 374 00:16:29,905 --> 00:16:31,365 {\an8}Well, it depends. It's seasonal. 375 00:16:31,365 --> 00:16:32,533 Do you know what I mean? It's seasonal. 376 00:16:32,533 --> 00:16:34,535 In the winter, it's fucking easy, right? 377 00:16:34,535 --> 00:16:36,537 It's--it's hat, coat, the whole shebang. 378 00:16:36,537 --> 00:16:38,706 In the summer, it's not--it's not ideal. 379 00:16:38,706 --> 00:16:41,125 It's a lot tougher. 380 00:16:41,125 --> 00:16:42,793 I wouldn't show the owners this stuff 381 00:16:42,793 --> 00:16:45,337 because they'll be thinking Parky ain't as good as me. 382 00:16:45,337 --> 00:16:47,464 And that--that--that's when it becomes an issue. 383 00:16:47,464 --> 00:16:49,633 Marc and his team have been a breath of fresh air. 384 00:16:49,633 --> 00:16:52,011 There's--they've got a great story. 385 00:16:52,011 --> 00:16:53,637 And I'm sure, in the coming years, 386 00:16:53,637 --> 00:16:56,348 they'll be looking to make themselves a league club. 387 00:16:56,348 --> 00:16:57,850 This year, we've probably got 388 00:16:57,850 --> 00:16:59,935 a lot lower resources than other clubs. 389 00:17:01,937 --> 00:17:03,731 When we first get promoted to a new division, 390 00:17:03,731 --> 00:17:05,983 we--we try to consolidate where we are. 391 00:17:05,983 --> 00:17:08,444 If we stay in the division, that was our goal. 392 00:17:08,444 --> 00:17:11,905 And the next year, we'll piss people off by winning more, 393 00:17:11,905 --> 00:17:13,699 and that's what we always do. 394 00:17:13,699 --> 00:17:15,325 Dorking, they probably don't-- 395 00:17:15,325 --> 00:17:16,493 well, obviously, they don't have the-- 396 00:17:16,493 --> 00:17:20,539 {\an8}the financial resources that, uh, certain clubs do. 397 00:17:20,539 --> 00:17:23,125 {\an8}Uh, but the resource they do have in spades is, 398 00:17:23,125 --> 00:17:25,294 kind of, they have this culture of success. 399 00:17:25,294 --> 00:17:27,046 You know, they--their first year at this level, 400 00:17:27,046 --> 00:17:29,506 they're the only team to beat Notts County so far. 401 00:17:29,506 --> 00:17:30,883 We haven't even done that. 402 00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:32,217 {\an8}And then, you know, come the end of the season, 403 00:17:32,217 --> 00:17:34,303 {\an8}they may have done us a huge favor there. 404 00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:36,305 {\an8}What everyone here in town is fighting to change 405 00:17:36,305 --> 00:17:39,308 {\an8}is that pessimism that creeps up 406 00:17:39,308 --> 00:17:41,310 {\an8}-when things go wrong. And the referee... 407 00:17:41,310 --> 00:17:42,728 {\an8}-ANNOUNCER: He's glowing. Has he had enough? 408 00:17:42,728 --> 00:17:44,354 {\an8}-ANNOUNCER: Yep. Yes, he has. 409 00:17:44,354 --> 00:17:48,233 {\an8}Well, a 0-0 draw for Wrexham, disappointing. 410 00:17:48,233 --> 00:17:49,777 Very disappointing, Mark. 411 00:17:49,777 --> 00:17:51,153 Yeah, it's a shame. 412 00:17:51,153 --> 00:17:52,863 You know, we--we should have stayed on top of the league. 413 00:17:52,863 --> 00:17:55,908 But we're one point behind them now, or was it-- 414 00:17:55,908 --> 00:17:58,160 yeah, one point behind Notts County now. 415 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:00,120 We're jumping over each other. 416 00:18:00,120 --> 00:18:01,914 One of our guys, our producers, sent, like, 417 00:18:01,914 --> 00:18:03,582 the sweetest, like, hey, we'd love to interview Notts. 418 00:18:03,582 --> 00:18:05,167 You guys are having an amazing season, blah, blah, blah. 419 00:18:05,167 --> 00:18:06,502 - I loved it. - And they were like, ugh. 420 00:18:06,502 --> 00:18:07,753 The--the--the response is so good. 421 00:18:07,753 --> 00:18:09,171 It's so great. 422 00:18:09,171 --> 00:18:10,589 Fuck you-- 423 00:18:10,589 --> 00:18:11,965 Fuck you and your sh-- 424 00:18:11,965 --> 00:18:14,843 you can shove your shite documentary up your arse. 425 00:18:14,843 --> 00:18:16,762 Yeah, yeah. 426 00:18:16,762 --> 00:18:19,723 We need to seize the moment. 427 00:18:22,101 --> 00:18:25,187 There--there comes a point where the story of a team 428 00:18:25,187 --> 00:18:28,649 that always tries to achieve something and never does 429 00:18:28,649 --> 00:18:30,192 becomes a nonstory. 430 00:18:34,279 --> 00:18:38,492 And the outstanding diva is... 431 00:18:38,492 --> 00:18:40,494 the streak is over! Susan Lucci! 432 00:18:44,331 --> 00:18:47,334 I have always been "never take no for an answer" type. 433 00:18:47,334 --> 00:18:49,294 It's true. Mm-hmm. 434 00:18:49,294 --> 00:18:51,505 I'm not somebody who will ever throw up my hands 435 00:18:51,505 --> 00:18:53,674 and say, "That's it." 436 00:19:40,470 --> 00:19:42,931 {\an8}Captioned by 3Play Media