♪ Sure he'’s got a pretty face ♪
♪ That people know they know ♪
♪ They think they recognize him From his big-time TV show ♪
♪ But despite the accolades ♪
♪ Despite the load of fame ♪
♪ One thing that they Do not know ♪
♪ Is how to say his name ♪
♪ Pronouncing all those N'’s and E'’s ♪
♪ And H'’s can perplex '’em ♪
♪ So here'’s A little birthday gift ♪
♪ From all your mates In Wrexham ♪
♪ It'’s McElhenney ♪
♪ McElhenney ♪
♪ While ways to massacre
♪ And mispronounce it There are many ♪
- McElaney. - ♪ It'’s McElhenney ♪
- McElenney. - ♪ McElhenney ♪
McHelenny.
♪ If there was doubt Now there won'’t be any ♪
♪ It'’s McElhenney ♪
♪ First, it'’s Mack-le like a tackle ♪
♪ When we take '’em To the ground ♪
♪ Then Henney, like the penny ♪
♪ That he'’s in for With the pound ♪
♪ It'’s M-C, E-L-H-E, double N, E-Y ♪
♪ You'’ll probably fuck it up But give it a try ♪
♪ Here we go! It'’s McElhenney, McElhenney ♪
♪ While ways to massacre ♪
♪ And mispronounce it There are many ♪
♪ It'’s McElhenney ♪
♪ McElhenney ♪
♪ If there was doubt Now there won'’t be any ♪
♪ It'’s McElhenney ♪
- ♪ Is it Mickle? ♪ - ♪ No ♪
♪ Only a prick'’ll Call him Mickle ♪
- ♪ Is it Haney? ♪ - ♪ Hell no! ♪
♪ It'’s always rainy Calling him Haney ♪
♪ Mack instead of Mick Then Henney does the trick ♪
♪ So get the name correct ♪
♪ And show the man Some damn respect!♪
♪ It'’s McElhenney ♪
♪ McElhenney ♪
♪ While ways to massacre
♪ And mispronounce it There are many ♪
♪ From the Racecourse To The Turf ♪
♪ To the ends Of the bloody Earth ♪
♪ If there was doubt Now there won'’t be any ♪
♪ There won'’t be any ♪
♪ '’Cause now you know It'’s McElhenney!♪
♪ Mack-le like a tackle Henney like a penny ♪
♪ McElhenney ♪
♪ It'’s McElhenney! Hey! ♪
I'’m not fucking singing.
♪ 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 ♪
[narrator 1] Wrexham is a town
that has slumbered for a long time.
[bleating]
And is once again being awoken.
[cheering]
[commentator 1] Champions!
Wrexham are promoted!
[narrator 1] While the spotlight may well be firmly on Wrexham,
bringing all eyes with it,
the former bustling mining town
is finding many areas are still suffering.
Something our plucky cochairmen planned to rectify
with some very practical business decisions.
Nowhere is their instinct to waste time
and money more perfectly illustrated
than in the birthday wars.
Battle one commenced with Ryan
dedicating a urinal in Rob'’s honor
before Rob returned the fire with his big red balloon.
Last year, Ryan conjured up some Hollywood magic
by mobilizing a musical army.
- It'’s called, "It'’s McElhenney." -"It'’s McElhenney."
Hopefully, that'’s how you actually pronounce it '’cause--
We wrote the whole song.
Yes, that'’s Oscar winners Pasek and Paul,
the same Pasek and Paul responsible for the music in Dear Evan Hansen ,
La La Land ,
The Greatest Showman and one Emmy away from an EGOT,
who wrote a little song for Rob'’s birthday.
♪ H-E, double N, E-Y ♪
Is Rob good enough for this?
[narrator 1] But this year, in a classy counterattack,
Rob is taking all that exposure
and focusing it firmly on the heart of the town
to make more of an impact
than a silly stunt involving a big-time celebrity.
[Pratt clears throat]
[pen clicks]
- What am I doing here? - Um...
You know how Ryan and I are always
doing these elaborate things for each other'’s birthdays?
- Yes. - Yes. Okay.
- So, this year-- - I don'’t-- I don'’t know, but I'’m excited.
- Tell me. - Oh.
Um, this year, uh, my idea involves a park.
Oh!
Oh.
And '’cause I was on P--
[narrator 1] Okay, so maybe one big celebrity megastar.
Chris helped reveal that Rob is building a park
in Ryan'’s honor in Wrexham,
so they can have movies, pop-up restaurants
and community events that will hopefully
drive a ton of foot traffic to revitalize business
in the area of the town where it'’s needed.
But the big question is, if you build it, will they come?
Come on, let'’s have a kick.
- Come on. - Go on.
It'’s a Wrexham ball as well.
Again.
- Ah. Poor. - Not a very good-- [chuckles]
- Take care. - Welcome to Wrexham.
- And you too. - [chuckles] Yeah.
I'’m Andy Williams.
I'’m the mayor of the city of Wrexham
and the county borough.
I used to hear people saying
if you asked them where they came from, they would say, "We--
We live just outside Chester."
But now you'’ve got people that live just outside Chester
saying that they live just outside Wrexham.
I think the easiest way of describing the link
is the club is the community and the community is the club.
So, this is the site of Rob and Ryan'’s new park.
- Yeah. - [Williams] It'’s, uh--
It'’s a far cry from where it was.
It was a derelict and dilapidated area.
[narrator 2] There'’s an area in the center of Wrexham
that was once, for 33 years, an important public hall
until, in 1906, it tragically burned down.
It then served the community
as the Wrexham Hippodrome Theater
and film venue for a hundred years all the way until 2008,
when it also tragically burned down.
The site has largely remained closed
to the public since that time.
I'’m really, really looking forward
to seeing this progress into, uh,
Rob and Ryan'’s vision, really, for the community.
Looking better already.
[Williams] So I think it'’s pride.
Pride of belonging.
Pride of being part of what the city of Wrexham is becoming.
Football'’s a massive part of it now. There is--
- [laughs] You never know, you never know. - Can'’t be-- Can'’t be 15.
- It might come. It might come. - Yeah. Can'’t be only 15.
Let'’s say, if we keep on getting promoted. Then, more people--
Yeah. Well, I hope so '’cause I got a bet on them go-- qualifying.
I'’ve had them on since they were--
before they got promoted last time.
Oh, I can'’t say.
I think one of the risks that we run at Wrexham
is the danger of the popularity of, uh, the documentary
and the growth of-- of interest in Wrexham from around the world
prices out local people--
fans, people that have been part of the club
for much longer than we have.
And we have to be on our guard at all times,
as I say, to center local opinion,
local, uh, uh, thinking,
and ensure that, you know, the tail doesn'’t wag the dog.
The first aspiration when we started was to get into the EFL.
And it'’s only when we got into the EFL
that our horizons have broadened.
If we'’d have turned around and said
we want to make as much progress through the EFL
as quickly as possible,
then we'’ve always got a position to defend.
But, no, that was never going to be Rob and Ryan'’s style,
you know, and Rob'’s in particular.
We want to get to the Premier League,
and we want to get there as quickly as possible.
You know, you set yourself a target of that nature,
you'’re putting a metric down
for people to measure you against.
And how long are people prepared to wait
until it'’s a case of Rob McElhenney
and Ryan Reynolds failing their objective
of getting Wrexham to the Premier League?
Wrexham have just been promoted into the football leagues,
and there'’s one question on everyone'’s lips
and that is, when can we expect them in the Premier League,
and how much will it cost for Wrexham to make it
from the fourth tier up into the Premier League?
Well, we handed this problem to Tifo'’s financial expert, Abhishek Raj.
He crunched the numbers and he came back to us
with a few estimations.
So he estimates for Wrexham
to get from League Two to League One,
it'’s gonna cost around $10 million.
The same again from League One to the Championship.
But once you get to the Championship,
those costs rocket right up.
So he reckons that once you get to the Championship,
the cost of getting into the Premier League
is then gonna be around $150 to $200 million.
Now, I'’ve included these figures in dollars
because the owners of Wrexham are American.
Now, those owners are, in fact,
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney,
who are very famous actors in the United States, I'’m told.
Which is good news when you'’re in the National League
because they have a lot of money,
but relatively to the Championship,
they do not have a huge amount of money.
[Harvey] Getting stuck in the Championship,
from a footballing perspective,
a lot of fans would accept.
You know, playing Championship football week in, week out
was a distant pipe dream for Wrexham fans
before Rob and Ryan came along.
- Shaun. - Hey, Phil.
[Harvey] The challenge of us getting stuck
in the Championship is the financial cost.
Even now,
there'’s already investment in the ground and the staff
and bringing in high-caliber players like Boyle and Evans.
Also, bringing in players with Premier League experience
like James McClean, Fletcher and Arthur Okonkwo.
[players chattering]
Rob and Ryan had put over eight million pounds
into Wrexham Football Club
to get us into-- to get us into League Two.
And although Rob and Ryan seem to have a lot of money,
the net worth of Premier League clubs is exponentially higher.
Most Premier League clubs have owners
worth billions of dollars.
That'’s billion with a B, not million. That'’s a lot.
That dwarfs Rob and Ryan'’s pocketbooks.
Rob and Ryan are going to be taking bigger and bigger risks
the higher they go up in the leagues
because there is a vast difference between
Hollywood actor money and, say, oil money.
From a financial point of view, it seems clear
that Wrexham are well set up to fly through the divisions
and get through to the Premier League.
They may even do it in record timing.
We'’re looking at a best estimate
of between seven and ten seasons
before we see Wrexham in the Premier League
playing sustainable Premier League football.
[Harvey] You know, we'’re putting it all in to try and be successful.
You know, at some stage, if they aren'’t successful in doing that,
people may just turn on them.
It'’s difficult to see that at this moment in time,
but that'’s the reality.
Football clubs fall out with their owners on a regular basis,
and there'’s no reason that Wrexham won'’t go down that same route
unless we get everything right.
[podcaster 1] Well, here we are, everyone. Uh, what'’s been going on?
Looking back at the performances
on the pitch over the last several weeks,
have Wrexham turned a corner?
[Edwards] I think we have.
We picked up points in nine straight matches
starting with that impressive win over Salford City a month ago.
We'’re getting a bit spoilt now.
[commentator 1] ...by Davis, who'’ll see if he can
find Mullin edge of the area, right-footed shot... goal!
[Edwards] It'’s been pretty amazing,
especially to get that win against Notts.
[podcaster 1] It'’s not just the strikers that are on fire.
Okonkwo has kept four clean sheets since coming aboard.
It was a big bold move, but it paid off.
[commentator 1] It'’s saved. Okonkwo!
Instead, Evans works a lovely ball to Mendy.
He drills it across.
That'’s a brilliant goal by Tozer!
[Edwards] With this win on Remembrance Day,
that'’s eight straight matches without defeat.
With Wrexham looking good in attack,
and Okonkwo very, very solid in goal,
the Red Dragons are on fire.
[fans shout]
[Trainor] Such a great part of town.
[Swarberg] It really is. These were all mostly vacant
- before we got the land. Yeah. - Wow. Uh-huh.
[McElhenney] Um... Oh.
- Here'’s the sign. Coming soon. - [Swarberg] Yeah. That'’s it.
[McElhenney] "Ryan Rodney Reynolds Memorial Park."
Soon is relative, but, yes, coming.
[Trainor] The more people that come here,
the more people that are gonna start coming here.
That'’s the idea.
We want to revitalize this whole area here.
And as you can see, even with some of the construction
that'’s happening, there are already stores that are popping up.
And, I mean, there-- there was no signage on these,
you know, when we first started the process.
Next week, there'’s a town hall,
uh, where I will interact with, you know,
the townsfolk, local businesses...
- [McElhenney] Hmm. - ...get their feedback.
You'’re the face of the-- of the operation.
- I'’ll dress up, you know. I'’m not gonna-- - Great. Can we send Kelsey?
It'’s match day, okay? We'’re not gonna-- I'’m not having to wear this.
Okay.
We want to do something motivating
and powerful for this community and town.
But you can'’t just snap your fingers and make something like that happen.
- We wanted to work with the council... - Oh, okay.
...to turn it into like an actual park.
Yeah. So we wanted to be sure
that we were getting community feedback.
In the winter, that'’s a perfect ice rink.
- [Swarberg] Yes. - What about putting in, um,
seasonal fruit trees?
I don'’t think we can go as big as trees
'’cause those take a lot to bare fruits.
Would it have kind of water facilities?
We always used to have a play session on there, like--
Around the shopping area, they put pianos.
There'’s a queue now. This is the first queue of the day.
[Swarberg, bystanders laughing]
- That'’s a-- That'’s a massive slide. - [Swarberg] Oh, my gosh.
They enter through the back of his head.
And they slide down his long tongue
almost like he'’s vomiting children.
I mean-- We'’re-- I mean, we'’re considering everything.
We'’ve only been used to that space being derelict...
- [Wrexham fan] Yeah. - ...which is very sad.
Because there'’s lots of small businesses here
that are really trying to expand their business
and make the town, the city even better
and a greater place to live.
[person 1] Do you want a tomato-- potato?
[person 2] Can I have a knife, please?
[person 3] Could you pass a red pepper?
[person 1] Lovely. I'’m so hungry.
- [person 3] '’Cause the boys always ate-- - [person 1] So hungry.
I'’m Valerie Creusailor.
- [person 4 laughs] - [laughing]
- And I'’m Standish Creusailor. - [laughs]
[Valerie] Yeah. Husband and wife.
Thanks for having us.
[Valerie] We bring in the flavors
from our Zimbabwean culture into Wales.
Sharing our authenticity of food and love for food,
adding those layers and layers of flavor.
- Celebrating life. - [laughing]
[Valerie] Celebrating flavors of Africa in Wales.
[laughs]
Wrexham needs a spice shop. It does.
[Valerie] You got the key?
[Valerie] I'’m the cofounder of Goch & Co.
- Come on. Come through. - [Stan laughs]
[Valerie] This is our little shop.
And we have our chutneys, our condiments, our jams,
and we bring in the flavors
from Zimbabwean culture into Wales.
So I moved here because of school,
- but I also came here for love. - [Stan laughs]
I met Stan when I was 12 years old,
and we'’re childhood sweethearts.
I came because his family was based in Wrexham as well.
- 32 years we'’re married now. - [Stan] 32 years we'’re now--
[Valerie] And then we just fell in love with Wrexham
and the people in it.
Coming to Wrexham was a bit of a risk
because there were not many people of color around.
We didn'’t know if people would accept a Black woman
running a business.
I had to prove myself.
I wanna learn more about what Wrexham is about.
I wanna bring the wealth of my culture
and share it with you as well.
Coming into Wrexham,
I found most of the foods was lamb and boiled potatoes.
Coming from Zimbabwe, we'’re used to strong flavors.
And bringing those flavors to Wrexham was a gamble
because we didn'’t know if people would accept
what we had offering
because it'’s a different culture coming into the Welsh arena.
We thought, well, maybe if we start with a mild sauce,
maybe we'’ll get acceptance.
And then over time, we'’ll build tolerance,
I suppose, when it comes to heat.
- [people chattering] - [Valerie] And then now,
we'’ve got nine different flavors from really extra mild to wild.
It'’s about the flavor. You get the sweetness.
- You get the fruit. You get the chili. - [laughing]
[Valerie] When we moved to Wrexham from Zimbabwe 30 years ago,
there was a nightlife,
there was an atmosphere, community.
There were amazing shops to actually go.
I used to spend hours in town.
Restaurants were really buzzing.
But over the years, it'’s seen a decline.
A lot of the nightlife has literally almost died.
Wrexham was not perceived as a place to be.
Since we'’ve had Ryan and Rob,
everywhere we go, the moment you mention
we are Goch & Co and from Wrexham,
they'’re like, "Yes. Wrexham."
Everyone is really hyped about what'’s happening in Wrexham.
And because of that, I think it'’s drawing people
to want to invest in Wrexham.
And we want more of that.
I would love to see Wrexham the way it was 30 years ago
with more vibrance, more color.
And now it almost feels like it'’s coming back,
but it'’s not quite back yet. It'’s not quite there.
We'’ve still got a long way to go.
[Edwards] They'’ve sold out the away end, again.
Morecambe fans and others in League Two
are desperate to come here.
We'’ll have over 10,000 diehards at the Racecourse.
The Reds find themselves in fourth place,
just outside the automatic promotion places.
Hopefully, a win today will get Wrexham
back into the top three.
[Parkinson] I wanna see this team today
have to drag themselves off the pitch at the end.
Do that, we'’ll have a great chance of getting the points. Let'’s go.
Come on, let'’s go. Let'’s go.
[commentator 2] And as the teams come out, Morecambe are fourth.
But they'’re not so much long ball
as they are really happy to kick off.
Mullin laying it back to Hayden.
On to Evans. Evans fakes the play switch and finds Cannon.
Tees up McClean choosing possession.
He measures it wide to Mullin on the corner of the box.
- Shoot to the far post. Cannon attacking... - [crowd cheering]
And it'’s in!
Yeah!
- Get in! - [yells]
Andy Cannon with his first goal for Wrexham!
What a lovely buildup that was.
Here'’s Cannon on the right, and he'’s done well to control it.
Drills in, Mullin hits it.
It'’s a goal! The perfect shot!
What a ball in by Cannon. Drilled it into him first.
When Mullin gets that sort of service, he does get to it first.
Oh, dear. Forde has gone down
off the ball after chasing that.
Let'’s hope he hasn'’t done a muscle.
With all the changes Phil has had to make
this season due to injuries,
it'’s remarkable we'’ve been able to hold it together.
You wonder how long that can keep up.
It'’s floated in under the bar and headed towards goal.
And well held by Okonkwo. Good ball, Cannon.
Gonna help it on quickly to Mendy. This is good.
Mendy, right-hand side, taking on Senior. Cuts in.
He can hit this, left foot. He beats another man. Hits it.
- [crowd cheers] - Yeah!
Jacob Mendy! That'’s what he does!
Stick him on the long flank.
He dumped Bedeau on the floor! That was class! What a romp.
What a goal.
Mullin feeds it forward. Gets a return pass. Hits it.
[crowd cheers]
Get in, Paul Mullin!
[chanting]
Moves it up front to Mullin.
Great first touch, can hit it...
[cheering]
Oh, what the fuck!
Brilliant! O'’Connor with the superb pass that led Mullin.
[shouting]
What a goal!
Kept it moving, but goes to the edge of the area. Back heeled.
Dalby. Can he hit it? No, squares it. James Jones...
[crowd cheering]
Six-nil!
[cheering]
[singers singing in Spanish]
[Ker] The more success we have,
the bigger the target is on our heads...
[singing in Spanish continues]
...the bigger the risk, not only for us
and the investments we'’re making as a club,
but also the investments the community is making at large.
Meaning the less inclined people are
to reduce their expectations
of what we are and what we should be achieving.
I think that this football club
and this whole thing, the documentary,
all of it is never more than two or three steps away
from catastrophe.
[singing in Spanish ends]
A hair'’s on your shoulder.
Yeah, I was just thinking that-- Um, that'’s definitely not mine.
- [crew laughing] - [laughing]
- [drill whirring] - All right, mate.
This is the beginning of what'’s gonna be the new venture.
A wine bar.
We opted for the vault 33. It'’s a beautiful building.
It dates back to the late 1800s where it was a bank.
Those racks will be what carry the champagne and the wine.
It'’s very industrial, the feel that we'’re going for.
You know, we'’d seen a lot of pictures of the building as it was,
and we always wanted to make sure
that we respect its heritage.
Have you spoke to Wayne then? '’Cause I haven'’t.
I'’ll say, "Look forward to catching up."
- How are you? You okay? - Yeah. I'’m good.
- I like your floor. Is this brand-new? - Went in yesterday.
There'’s going to be a wood flooring herringbone that will fly through.
It'’s great that you'’re here, mate,
'’cause I wanted to pick your brains about everything really.
Purely beer or you gonna do food?
I think the food side of things
is something that maybe is a phase two.
You'’re probably doing it right. I mean, don'’t run before you can walk.
There'’s so many different aspects
to running a business in hospitality.
You have to pay taxes, PAYE. You have to pay into the system.
- That'’s how it works. - Yeah, yeah. The security--
It'’s a huge cost, um,
but, sadly, you need it, where you have risks.
Pissed up football fans, sometimes they can'’t behave.
That'’s probably my one biggest sort of anxiety, concern.
It won'’t happen overnight.
- There'’s gonna be mistakes. - Yeah.
I guess it'’s a million miles away from, well,
any sort of thing you'’ve done.
It is. It is absolutely.
[muted conversation]
[Roberts] Football was all I ever knew.
I'’m looking at this as a new career for me.
I think for the footballers, you'’re in such a bubble.
You know, running out onto the Racecourse pitch
with X amount of fans, you can'’t replicate it.
And then somebody turns a switch and it'’s gone.
And you know you'’re never going back into anything similar.
The industry that I'’m going into now,
there'’s been a lot of sports people
that have tried to kind of go down that road.
And a number of them successful,
but probably a greater percentage that weren'’t.
Everybody goes through different ups and downs with businesses.
None of us know what the future holds.
- [McElhenney] Hey. - [Roberts] Rob.
- How you doing? - [Roberts] I'’m good.
- Good to see you, brother. - Great to see you.
[McElhenney] It'’s really beautiful.
Yeah, it'’s become more of a love affair now,
in terms of restoring it to,
you know, what was its sort of former beauty.
Having owned a bar for a good, uh, 15 years,
I can tell you that it'’s more of a love affair
- than it is anything else. - [both laugh]
The bar without the top yet,
so we gotta find a nice workable top for it.
The reason a bar is called a bar has nothing to do with this.
It'’s this bar down here
where the cowboys would put in their boots.
- Did you know that? - No.
Now, I'’m saying that with such certainty
- um, because I heard it once. - Ah, okay.
But see, if you just say something
as if you'’re 100% sure...
- Confidence. - ...then-- then it'’s true.
We'’re just missing a Four Walls bottle.
- It just so happens... - [Roberts laughs]
...that we have a bottle of Four Walls here.
Why don'’t we put the rum on this side
with the whiskeys right in the center?
[McElhenney] When I first started acting,
really what I was doing was working in bars.
I spent a lot of time in rooms just like this.
- You'’re changing the taps. - Yeah.
The bartender would be like, "We'’re out of Guinness."
You gotta run downstairs and redo the taps.
Yeah. I'’m-I'’m learning now, and I'’ll be in The Turf today
doing a couple of hours before the game serving.
[McElhenney] There'’s just so much history in these buildings.
You can utilize the history.
It feels good. [sniffs]
It smells good.
We haven'’t even had a chance to talk about Mia
and how she'’s doing.
- But I found out... - Yeah.
...about Mia not making the club,
the same way that she found out.
And I went and saw it and was, like, "This can'’t be true."
Um, not-- not that I make any of those decisions,
or that it was the right or wrong decision,
just about communication.
- [Roberts] Yeah, yeah. - How she found out,
which didn'’t feel right to me.
[Roberts] I had to have my dad'’s hat on,
making sure I was there for her if she needed me,
- not getting too involved. - [McElhenney] Mm-hmm.
Because she'’s a 20-year-old young woman
that needed to sort of learn
as well how to deal with those situations.
And, for me, that was probably the--
the best thing to come out of it all
is that she handled it in such a way
that made me sort of step back and say, "Wow, I'’m..."
I was proud anyway, but I'’m even more proud now.
And she'’s studying and living in Manchester.
She'’s on a degree for international football business.
She'’s still doing what she loves,
and at the same time she'’s--
- Maybe a little bit of future proofing. - [McElhenney] Mm-hmm.
You know, Ryan and I-- It'’s easy for us to say,
"Well, we'’re not there day-to-day.
Um, we'’re not the ones that are--
We'’re hiring people to make those decisions
or create those pipelines."
But ultimately, if we pass the buck like that
and don'’t take responsibility or accountability,
then that'’s irresponsible.
We have to make sure that
that doesn'’t happen to the next person.
[Roberts] Now that'’s refreshing.
- That'’s refreshing. [chuckles] - We'’re trying.
Some of the players that are at Wrexham now,
they'’ve got some fantastic businesses
that sort of complement and run alongside their football.
And that'’s a sign of the game off pitch has changed.
Whereas when I was playing,
you had to solely focus on what was going on on pitch.
I think for the footballers, long-term,
I think-- I think it-- I think it'’s a good thing. I do.
[Palmer] Rob had a meeting with us last season.
It was amazing. He'’d come out, and he said, "Listen, lads."
I wanna have a quick conversation with you
that has nothing to do with what'’s happening on the pitch.
"Ryan and myself--" Rob--
"wanna help you grow businesses."
I work in the same business, um,
as you do insofar as our careers are short,
and we need to maximize our potential
as much as we possibly can.
So whether that means actual advice,
we'’re here for you.
Or actual, you know, exposure.
Or help getting some of those things started.
We wanna help you build your ability
to generate revenue for your family,
both in the short-term and in the long-term.
I'’ve had champions that don'’t even fucking pay us.
Yeah, what a fucking bloke. Great bloke.
- All right. - Hey?
I gotta go. I gotta shoot this advert.
- Okay, bye. - Bye.
[Palmer] We'’re not millionaires.
We retire with not much of an education,
35 to 40 years old.
- Who fucking drew that? Is that me? - I drew this. That'’s you.
[Palmer] That fucking horrendous.
Without being in any other industry.
And you'’ve gotta restart. So you have to build something.
So the main body of the film is Humphrey is gonna be there,
explaining what HP have done for Wrexham,
and then what Wrexham are doing for them.
And one of them is we'’ve rearranged their staff
into a 3-5-2 formation to maximize performance.
- [people chattering] - [director] Cameras are set. And action.
Okay, guys. We'’re gonna drop into a 3-5-2.
So can I get three chairs at the back there, please?
Yeah, one more on the right side.
One into the middle here. Over this way a little bit.
Okay.
Trust me, this is gonna work.
But we need our desks.
- [director] That'’s good. - [laughing]
You ask, I'’ll deliver.
Ah.
Here you go. It'’s yours.
- Thank you very much. - [laughing]
Very kind. Thank you so much.
The monitors.
Those two, apparently, have got to be returned,
but if you let me know...
Spectre.
This is so cool.
I really need this for my business.
So if you flip it all the way round, it does a 360 view.
Your screen, you can bend all the way underneath the keyboard.
I'’m gonna bend this? Bend it all the way?
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Go on.
Then you can have it in, like, a tablet mode then when it'’s turned on.
- Shit. And I can watch stuff? - Yeah. [laughing]
Retirement sort of means,
you know, just sort of reprioritizing your life.
Ninety-nine percent of people in this world can'’t just say,
"I'’m gonna retire."
Particularly in this sport.
In football, anything can happen.
A bit wobbly.
[Palmer] So obviously, I'’m spending a lot of time
up here and away from my family.
And I'’m wanting to use my time wisely.
So we come up with an idea to start a clothing brand
related to Wrexham and something to represent
North Wales as a-- as a clothing brand.
Can we do the sleeve trick with this one?
I love this oversized. Like--
- But it'’s massive though. - I love it.
- This is a medium. - I would wear this.
- I would wear this like this. - Like that?
A little messy bun, bit of a gold hoop...
- [assistant] Yeah, me too. [giggles] - ...gray joggers. [laughs]
This is going to be fixed.
A little bit like that.
So I'’m just doing a photo shoot for my autumn-winter range.
Um... Yeah, I'’m really excited
because these are now my very own, um, fabrics.
My very own fit.
Every kind of little bit of detail you can see
is what I'’ve created.
Feel like Ryan Reynolds, you know?
- Nice. - In. Out.
How about as the light goes at the end there
with the water in the background? That would look so--
With your light on it, it would look so good.
Caitlin wants to be creative director.
Caitlin'’s obviously fantastic.
She does the hair and makeup for-- for the models
and gives us, me and my business partner,
uh, her opinions on stuff.
Very lucky to have her.
[Caitlin Palmer] The clothing brand
is the next part of his life.
Ollie has worked incredibly hard.
He'’s really stressed all the time.
So it causes, for me, such anxiety,
'’cause we'’ve got children and just thinking
what life is gonna be like after football.
[Palmer] Running the business, for me, it'’s a gamble.
- [photographer] It sounds like marching. - [assistant laughs] It does.
Worst-case scenario is probably lose the 40 grand
that we put in. [chuckles]
Um... You gotta be prepared to take risks.
You gotta be prepared for the fall back
and the criticism that will come with that.
But you don'’t really get anywhere in life
without taking a few risks.
[reporter 1] We'’re in the middle of a blistering streak,
despite Parkinson shuffling his lineup
because of injuries to key players.
[reporter 2] Yep, Wrexham crept into second place in the table,
only behind our old sparring partners, Stockport County.
[reporter 1] If this keeps up, we'’re in pole position
to secure a very welcome promotion
for the second straight season.
- Where are we? - Harrogate.
Come on. Big win tonight, Wrexham.
[whistling, cheering]
[commentator 3] Referee Martin Woods checks his watch.
And Harrogate will get the game underway.
[crowd cheering]
Kicking from left to right
as you look from the gantry.
And immediately, the ball rolls back
into Arthur Okonkwo'’s grasp.
Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham! Wrexham!
There'’s a bit more distance on it.
He'’s shaping for an overhead kick. He'’s made a foul as well.
You'’ve gotta make it clear you get your arms up. You gotta get your arms up.
Headed backwards, and Mullin looks to intercept.
So it'’s been dropped for Ollie Palmer instead.
Poor touch by the Harrogate defender. McClean makes
an overlapping run. It'’s come through.
Oh, it'’s Andy Cannon, edge of the box.
Finds the bottom corner.
And Wrexham lead.
[cheering]
From that corner, nice little ball through Mendy'’s legs,
but Andy Cannon read it well.
It'’s Hayden forward. Hayden'’s the target.
It'’s gone beyond everybody, in fact. He'’s headed it back.
And Elliot Lee'’s the man to pounce.
Yeah!
I think it was McClean that kept it alive at the back post.
Come on!
Takes the ball back.
Thomson gonna cross deep this time.
Okonkwo comes out to meet it.
Got a little kick for his trouble.
Good commanding goalkeeping otherwise by Okonkwo.
[Mark Howard] Arthur comes for a cross, picks up a low cross,
and as he picks it up, he takes a knee to the face.
You could see in his face that he was in pain.
It seemed like he went down for a ball
and got grazed across the face, from our vantage point.
And then it turned out that he was dazed
from getting clocked in the face.
- Where'’s-- Arthur, sit yourself up. - [Okonkwo] You sure?
- [medic] Yeah, Okon. - [teammate] Well done.
[muffled comment]
Bloody injury. Johnny, can I have you, please?
Johnny, have you, please?
I was always worried about getting injured
in the sense that, as a goalkeeper,
you don'’t want to let down the manager, the team,
which is obviously not possible.
[medic] Just close your mouth, open and close it.
Okay, can you move your jaw left to right?
Do you know where you are?
[Okonkwo] I'’m fine. I just want to sit up.
Sit yourself up for a second. Just stay sitting.
[Reynolds] You can see him spitting a bit of blood.
Still we thought maybe he split his lip or something.
He also kept grabbing his jaw
and tried moving it around and I was like,
"Yeah, that'’s not a good sign."
I was really in pain. I couldn'’t talk anymore.
But I didn'’t want to come off the pitch.
I really wanted to stay on and try and help the team
as much as I can.
For the fans, I know how much they sacrifice
to come and watch our games.
I know how invested they are in the club,
and I wouldn'’t want to be the one to let them down.
[fan 1] That'’s too fucking easy, that, though, innit?
Kev came to me right away and asked me,
"Do you think you'’re good enough to continue?"
And in my head, I'’m like, "Just get through the game."
But in the end, I told him,
"Nah, something'’s not right here."
[commentator 3] ...pulls back for the opportunity.
[crowd cheering]
[commentator 4] Okonkwo barely moved for that.
This injury looks to be something of an issue.
Doesn'’t know where he is. Dizzy, lightheaded, feels sick.
You'’re not gonna be able to continue like that.
- No. - No.
It turns out he'’s got a fracture through his jaw.
The young man broke his jaw-- Or someone broke it for him.
We'’ll get you to see the doc as well.
Gaffer. Gaffer.
You have got to start thinking second concussion, yeah?
More likely from the impact.
[Edwards] When something like this happens, it really brings home
how risky and fragile this whole endeavor is.
Luckily, we have Mark Howard to step in.
But no matter how much you plan and prepare and invest,
sometimes the fates are against you.
Arthur coming off with a broken jaw,
it was the worst-case scenario.
So halftime, so, yeah, it was just more of a,
"Right. I'’ve got to turn it on now. I'’ve got to get warm.
I'’ve got to get ready and make sure
that I can do my job to the best that I can do."
[doctor] Teeth might be a bit loose. You'’ve got a little split in the gum.
Looking at the jaw, you'’ve got an injury there.
[Jones] This kid was starting to build up a good rapport
with Tozer and Hayden and the other defenders.
You know, we'’re on a really good run.
We'’re up to sort of like second or third. We'’re scoring goals.
Mulls is back firing. So, yeah, it'’s a bit of a kick that one.
[commentator 3] Thomson, a chance to whip this free kick in.
[whistle blows]
Everyone on the edge of the box.
Thomson across the six-yard box, headed in.
- It'’s in. - [crowd cheering]
Nothing Mark Howard could do about that one.
Right into the bottom corner.
It'’s Anthony O'’Connor who scored it,
and within 90 seconds of the restart...
[Edwards] Arthur has been a critical part of the team'’s great recent form,
including four clean sheets.
Now we'’ve drawn a match we should have won after he went off,
and that'’s just one of the many risks you take.
We started off the season with an injury to Paul Mullin,
and we suffered mightily.
[whistle blows]
[Edwards] Hopefully, Arthur'’s injury tonight
doesn'’t have the same effect.