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[cheers and applause]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

SINGER: ♪ Don't forget
where you came from ♪

♪ Don't forget
what you're made of ♪

♪ The ones who were there ♪

♪ When no one else
would care ♪

♪ Don't be afraid to cry now ♪

♪ Even when the world
comes crashing in ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Don't forget to sing
when you win ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Don't forget to sing
when you win ♪

So Rocky 1, he loses.

Rocky II, he wins.

So season one, we lost.

ANNOUNCER:
Grimsby look to have won it.

Setting up for season
two, where we won.

[crowd roaring]
ANNOUNCER: Champions!

ROB: And now here we
are in season three.

Is this where we
fight Hulk Hogan?

Well, yes.

It's where we open by
wrestling Hulk Hogan.

[grunts]

SPEAKER:
There's not much more to say.

SPEAKER: When you go up
a level and you make mistakes,

you get punished.

Welcome to Football League.

And then eventually
we fight Mr. T.

MR. T: I'm the champ!

I'll beat you like
I did last time.

ANNOUNCER: To end the season,
Wrexham want

to get back at Stockport
for that 5-0 beating.

OK, and then next, the season
after this, we'll fight Drago.

I don't know
what the parallels

are going to be, other than
this is most likely the worst--

the worst season.

Oh.

I'm taking a selfie now.
That's quite cool though.

Life isn't a
smooth ride, is it?

The big obstacle
with losing my dad.

A lot of people say,
you know, with grief,

that it gets easier.

But I think for me,
it's actually getting harder,

you know?

DIONNE: The last couple
of years have been difficult

for us as a family.

We draw strength
from one another.

ANNOUNCER:
And Lili Jones has scored.

LILI: I don't think my mum

gets the recognition
she deserves.

She's genuinely one-of-a-kind.

I don't think any
of this would have

happened without her.

OLIVER: My photographs
of the club

grew into kind of an
obsessional project,

although I've still yet to
stand inside the Racecourse

Ground or even attend a match.

This is the beginning
of my next chapter.

[soft music]

ALISON: I think it's quite
surreal that three years ago,

Millie was at quite
a low point in her life.

You went through dark times.
- Yeah.

ALISON: It was pretty awful.

But there was a light,

wasn't there,
at the end of the tunnel?

Yeah.

It's for Mullin.

Wow.

Thank you.

ALISON: She's overcome that.

She's come a long way.

MICHAEL: When I was ill, I had
these tubes down me throat.

I thought I might not
be able to talk again.

[cheering]

Me voice gradually
started coming back.

You know, you never know
what's around the corner,

but it's not always negative.

There's always positive
things as well.

RYAN: People want
to experience

a piece of the club.

And they want to
feel like they're

a part of this-- this
magical, wonderful story

that is unfolding
before our eyes.

ROB: This is a team
and a town that always

is going to put on a good
fight and see what happens.

♪ ♪

We're off to Colchester.

Hopefully a win this time.

Can you tell me about how
long the journey is today?

I don't even want
to think about it.

But just get on and then see
what time we end up there.

[laughs]

SPEAKER: Wrexham will make
the long trip

to Colchester today.

You feeling confident?
SPEAKER: I don't know.

We tend to get there
around about 12:00,

so five hours.

231 miles.

Oh.

SPEAKER: Our away struggles
continue to plague us

a little bit.

The loss at Doncaster
wasn't great.

And now we have
to go away again,

and this time, we have to win.

RYAN: And even though
people keep telling us

we don't know
what we're doing,

we keep bringing in people who
do know what they're doing.

That's why we brought
in Phil and Shaun.

And look how that turned out.

My friend and trainer,
Don Saladino, at Life Fitness

donated a ton of equipment.

And Gatorade helps us with
the sports science of it all.

We have HP helping out
with our infrastructure.

We're trying to go global
with our online presence.

We have experts
upgrading the stadium.

You know, we may not always
know what we're doing--

[notification whistles]

But these people
certainly do.

And all they have
to do right now

is win a goddamn
away match, please.

Five games to go.

We need the points.

We need 12 points out of 15

to be certain to go up, so

we could do with a win today.

We're currently
sat in third place,

two points ahead of MK Dons.

I'm sure you remember
them from earlier.

[grunts]

It seems our
Hulk Hogans are expected

to win easily today in
their game against last

placed Forest Green Rovers.

SPEAKER: Colchester are
on the lower part of Division.

We're at the top.

So both are
fighting for points.

They want to come out
of the relegation zone.

We want to go up.

ANNOUNCER: So here we go.

Colchester kicking towards
their own supporters.

About to get things underway
as the ball is fed backwards.

[dramatic music]

SPEAKER: A win today means
we'll keep our place

in the top three.

But if we lose
and MK Dons win, we'll drop

down to a playoff position.

Given our history
in the playoffs,

that's not something any
of us particularly fancy.

[crowd chanting]

ANNOUNCER: There's so much
at stake for Colchester.

You almost prefer to
play teams in mid-table

at this time of year.

When you're fighting
for your life,

you're going to be chucking
everything forward,

everything at this game.

And that's what Wrexham are
going to be up against today.

ANNOUNCER: Yeah, absolutely.

I mean, at this stage
of the season,

results matter so much more.

But this atmosphere, wow.

[crowd chanting]

ANNOUNCER: Back inside,
Read finds Smith

with a shooting opportunity,

close them down.

McGeehan headsets,
good hands by Okonkwo.

And then Evans over the top.

It's a great ball.

Mullin on the chase,
one on one with the keeper.

Oh, and he miscontrols it.

Barnett stayed
up with him here.

Takes on his man, shapes
the shot, puts it wide.

Oh, what a moment that was.

Paul Mullin on 99
goals in a Wrexham shirt,

he may be able
to cross the line

and get his hundredth
goal, which will

be a fantastic achievement.

[crowd chanting]
Wrexham, Wrexham!

ANNOUNCER: Wrexham
monopolizing possession now.

O'Connell has a great
ball down the line.

And Mendy's hamstring is gone.

Oh, no.

What a shame that is.

It was a great ball down
the line by O'Connell.

ANNOUNCER: As soon as he
accelerated out of that,

he's pulled up.

ANNOUNCER: The gasp
from the crowd

when it happened as well.

He looks visibly distressed.

He holds his shirt
to his face.

What a shame.

That's an awful way
to end the first half.

Wrexham have shown threat
but will be disappointed

not to have scored.

With a look
at the live scores,

MK Dons have gone up 1-0.

This is now a must-win
match for Wrexham.

Wrexham from the kickoff,
gonna be long again.

A bit chaotic, this.

Come on!

ANNOUNCER:
Colchester can start

again from the halfway line.

Helps it on nicely.

McGeehan does well to feed
it to Akinde with the return

pass is strong.

But Akinde can hit this.

It's in!

Akinde slams it.

Okonkwo got down low,
got his right hand to it,

but it ricocheted off his
hand and into the net.

And, well, Wrexham are
going to have to find

an extra gear here now.

That's just going
over the top.

Barnett looks to pick him out.

Keeper can't come for that.

The defender heads
the ball away.

Mullin heads it.

So close to the 100th
goal for Mullin.

Mullin, get in the box!

[dramatic music]

ANNOUNCER: On his right foot,
hits across to the far post!

And Mullin scores his 100th--

Paul Mullin, Wrexham equalize.

And an historic moment,
the eighth Wrexham player to

score 100 goals.

It's an outstanding
achievement to get 100

goals as quickly as he's done.

ANNOUNCER: He sets himself,
steps up, scores!

Mullin with his first
goal for Wrexham.

SPEAKER: It's almost like
the more importance

there is on the game--

ANNOUNCER: To Mullin, what a--

yeah!

[cheering]

SPEAKER: The more likely you
feel he is to score a goal.

He kind of thrives on that.

ANNOUNCER: Mullin,
right there!

♪ ♪

ANNOUNCER: And just
as he did for his first

Wrexham goal,
he immediately picks

the ball up after his 100th.

No time to celebrate,
he knows

the win is more important.

[shouting indistinctly]
Come on, work!

[crowd chanting]

ANNOUNCER: Here's Evans
to the near post.

Palmer's shirt being pulled.

It gets a flick
across the way.

It's in! It's in!

Max Cleworth.

Cleworth's first
ever league goal.

And that is it.

MAX: I can't really
describe it, to be fair.

A bit of relief, excitement,
like, even not just because it

was my first league goal,
but at the moment

in the game that
we needed to win,

just managed to
run into the corner

and have a little
moment with the lads.

But, yeah, apparently, the
celebrations on the bench

were even better, so.

Come on!

ANNOUNCER: Mullin's 100th goal
and Cleworth's first,

there's a certain
poetry to this moment,

our current superstar forging
the path for the 21-year-old

with a bright future,
just as it's gone throughout

Wrexham's 160-year history.

SPEAKER: First to be a young
lad like that and pop up with

a match-winning goal in a very
key moment of the season,

unbelievable, and I'm so
pleased for him, honestly.

ANNOUNCER: And Wrexham win!

A huge, huge away win.

How's that for
improvement on the road?

Nothing's over yet.

But that was special.

[cheers and applause]

SPEAKER: Yeah, we've hit
many milestones this year

with Phil Parkinson
getting to 100 wins,

Paul Mullin scoring 100 goals.

But someone else already scored
100 goals before Paul did that.

ANNOUNCER:
Hughes has a [indistinct].

ANNOUNCER: What a goal.

ANNOUNCER: That's what
Rosie Hughes does.

SPEAKER: And that person is,
of course, Rosie Hughes.

PHOEBE: Rosie is just
a goal-scorer.

I mean, the confidence that
she has in front of goal.

SPEAKER: She is the seventh

player to score 100 goals
in Wrexham

and the first female.

And she's done it
in ludicrous time.

100 goals in 46
games is phenomenal.

SPEAKER: To average two
goals per match

and reach 100 goals
in record-breaking

time is absolutely stunning.

She is a big character around
the squad, isn't she?

But I think that actually
adds to her performance

and to the team's performance
because we just kind

of all kind of go with her.

Right, so how have you
found this season, girls?

I didn't expect
us to do so well.

Like, in all honesty,
I thought we'd go up and be,

like, near relegation.

And then to finish top
three, I'm surprised.

SPEAKER: The Wrexham
women have had

a really good campaign.

If you think about it,
it's their first ever season

in the Adran Premier League.

It's a massive step up,
and they finished in third.

SPEAKER: We've more than
competed in the league

that we've gone into.

We got a ridiculous
amount of points, scored

a ridiculous amount of goals.

GEMMA: To see the players out
there and being very

comfortable and competing
at the top level,

yeah, I'm hugely proud of that.

ANNOUNCER: Can she finish?
Oh, yes, she can.

SPEAKER: Yeah,
it's not just the league

where they've exceeded
expectations.

They've done really well
in the cup too.

We had a decent cup run,
haven't we really?

The FAW Women's Cup is
a separate cup competition.

It's very different
to the league.

You play teams that are
not only in your league

but in other leagues as well.

ANNOUNCER:
On and off the line.

Incredible, it's McKenzie.

ANNOUNCER: Scores!

As a women's section,
we've never won the Cup Final.

SPEAKER: Yeah,
it's a chance to end

the season with a trophy,

but it's also a chance to get
a bit of revenge

against the team that has
really been

their nemesis, Cardiff City.

Can't shake them off.

Yeah, the Bluebirds have
dominated the top tier

of Welsh women's football
for quite a while.

They've got three league
titles, one Adran trophy,

and if they beat Wrexham,
it's their fourth Welsh Cup.

[dramatic music]

- Hey.
- Hello.

- Good to see you.
- How are you?

- Brilliant.
- Excited.

- Should be interesting.
- I know.

- Big match.
- Super excited.

I'm really privileged to
have been asked by the club

to help Mark on some
of the commentary

duties, which is, you know,
super exciting for me.

I never thought that would be
something I'd end up doing.

It's nice to still have
a bit of involvement,

feel a part of it, you know?

OK, listen in.

This is a big
occasion, all right?

It's a perfect
opportunity to round

off a very, very good season.

I can see in all
your fucking eyes.

The desire today is
fucking unbelievable.

Let's take the game to them.

We're going to be taking
that fucking trophy home.

Fuck Cardiff, this is our game.

MARK: Hello and welcome
to the Welsh Cup Final.

Wrexham for the
first time playing

in this massive, massive
fixture against the giants

of Cardiff City.

I'm Mark Griffiths
and I'm joined,

of course, by Mia Roberts.

MIA: Wrexham definitely
today coming in

as massive, massive
underdogs given

how their season sort of gone
against Cardiff this year.

MARK: Cardiff then get
things underway.

We need to make sure that
we stick in this final

for as long as we can.

♪ ♪

Wrexham's defense have
lost their shape.

This is dangerous.

Walk the edge of the area,
goes wide, beats Fuller,

and scores.

LILI: There's something
different about us

when we play
Swansea and Cardiff.

We're a bit as if we
respect them too much.

We're still competing
with them though.

We're giving them a good game.

It's not easy for
them to turn us over.

MARK: Dangerous moments on
transition here as Cardiff

burst into the box.

Brilliant tackle by Allen.

MIA: Unbelievable.

♪ ♪

MARK: She sweeps it in, lots
of movement in the goalmouth.

Keeper comes, punches it
half clear, drops loose,

and it's blocked from
Allen and hooked just wide.

Oh, that was so close.

Oh, I thought it was in.

MARK: What a first half
by Wrexham.

Cardiff have the
goal but, for me,

Wrexham were the better team.

♪ ♪

Come on, Wrexham!

MARK: Allen bursts forward
with interception.

Feeds it through
Carra Jones now.

Has got Pritchard to her right
and feeds it to Pritchard.

Into the box, tight angle.

Heavy first touch.

Big, big tackle that.

Drive, drive, drive!

MIA: Honestly, I'm on the
edge of my seat here.

MARK: Lightfoot gets to the
box, sends it to the keeper.

Makes a key save.

Use goes to then in, Small
and mishits this as well.

Long range shot comes back in.

It's in!

[cheers and applause]

Wrexham are heading for defeat
in this, our first ever,

Welsh Cup Final.

But it's the most
honorable defeat that you

could possibly imagine.

There is the final whistle.

MIA: Yeah, I really
hope they can lift

their heads up and not
be disheartened with how

this game has finished.

Because, my word, what
performance they've put in

and how proud they've made
all those Wrexham fans today.

SPEAKER: Talking to lots of
the players afterwards,

you know, I think
they were frustrated

because they had played
so well

and come away with nothing.

But there was an enormous sense
of pride, enormous sense of,

like, well, that's just laid
down a little bit of a marker

for next season,
that, you know,

this is a team that could
compete with the very best

in the country.

Listen, no fucking disgrace
in that performance whatsoever.

SPEAKER: Finishing third
and making a cup final,

that's a fantastic achievement,
certainly first year.

But now the pressure's on.

We've set our own standards.

We've raised our own bar.

We've got to build on
that for next season.

ANNOUNCER: Hello and welcome
to the Stok Cae Ras

as Wrexham entertain
Forest Green Rovers.

SPEAKER: Today is the day that
Wrexham could be promoted,

but it's a little bit
of a long shot.

Ready for some maths?
Well, here we go.

Fact number one is Wrexham has

to beat Forest Green Rovers.

Fact number two is that
MK Dons need to lose or draw

against Mansfield Town
as long as Wrexham wins

against Forest Green Rovers.

And fact number
three is Barrow needs

to lose or draw against
Gillingham as long as Wrexham

win against Forest Green
Rovers and MK Dons

loses or draws against
Mansfield Town.

All of these things need
to happen for Wrexham

to have enough points
that no other team

could bump them out of the
automatic promotion spots.

If MK Dons or Barrow
are victorious,

then Wrexham wouldn't
be promoted this week.

Make sense?

Great.

SPEAKER: What do you think?

Should we go to
this game or not?

I don't know.

It's almost
mathematically impossible.

OK, next one then?

OK, we'll go to the next one,
we'll go to the next one.

[dramatic music]

We need to look after our
own house and everything else

will follow.

We're going up today,
and if we don't,

I owe you a bottle of whisky.

I think we will.

SPEAKER: Any team in the top
five can drop points.

SPEAKER: For the players,
it's a lot of pressure.

We've had to grit it out.

It's going to be tough.

It would be nice to do it two
years in a row, wouldn't it?

- Yeah, yeah.
- After waiting so long.

SPEAKER:
It's a big ask, to be fair.

And a few results have got
to go our way out there.

That's not usually
the Wrexham way.

Go on then, boys, eh?

Come on.

Yeah.
Good.

OK.

Nothing, nothing
gets handed to you.

And I really want a return.

We have got to earn
it today with a level

of our fucking performance.

Nothing gets given.

Let's go and fucking
play with hunger

and fucking a real fucking
desire against these,

and fucking send them
packing with fuck all.

Come on.
- Come on, boys!

Come on!
Let's fucking go.

Let's go.

Right from the start.

[crowd chanting]

Wrexham!

MARK: And out come the teams,
Wrexham and Forest Green.

A terrific noise from
the Wrexham fans.

And this could be a day
of days for Wrexham.

But first and foremost,
it is no given.

That's the truth
of the matter.

Don't be deceived
by Forest Green's

league position.

They are competitive.

Get out.

Come on, Wrexham!

MARK: And away we go.

Mullin pops it back.

Come on!

MARK: Here is Ryan Barnett
with a long one.

Go on, Mulls.

MARK: And it's cleared over
the top of Mullin, holding

it up on the right-hand side.

He's got a man, touch tight.

Holds him off well though,
and lays off for Barnett,

who bursts past his man.

Shoots in the cross.

Good header and away
by Keogh for a corner.

SINGER: ♪ I'm only heating
up under the stars ♪

[crowd chanting]

SINGER: ♪ It's my time,
go time, show time ♪

MARK Here comes the inswinger
from O'Connor again.

And it's headed away
from the keeper.

Mullin from a tight angle.

Snaps it back, and it's
blocked on the line.

SINGER: ♪ Get on your feet ♪

[cheers and applause]

Get in there!

MARK: Valiantly,
but brilliant from Mullin

to keep that alive.

[indistinct]

And Wrexham has a big lead

in this massive match.

Wrexham!

MARK: Lots of nervous fans
here checking their phones.

They'll be looking
at the other games

that could impact on us today.

ANNOUNCER: And here come
MK Dons's Dean.

Oh, wow, what a goal that is.

And that's Dons for Mansfield.

MK Dons are up 1-0.

Jonny Williams with a
determined run.

It's Williams saved by Farman.

Barrow living dangerously.

Gillingham nil, Barrow nil.

SPEAKER: At this point, the
two games we need to go our

way are not going our way.

And Forest Green are
facing relegation,

so they'll continue to fight.

♪ ♪

SINGER: ♪ Yeah, ah,
we in this together ♪

♪ Yes, we all got
something on the line ♪

♪ We all got
something to defy ♪

♪ We all got something
in the moment ♪

♪ To the fullest go
and never satisfied ♪

Go then, and look.

MARK:
Lee from deep cutting inside.

Wow.
[laughs]

And now here's Lee.

Brings the edge out
here, lays it wide.

McClean under the bar.

SINGER:
♪ Yeah, whatever it takes ♪

[crowd roaring]

♪ ♪

Cannon feeds
it back to edge.

And O'Connell
shakes it on target.

3-0!

♪ ♪

O'Connor swings it in.

O'Connell climbs.

Oh, can he flick it on?

Driven by, and it's 4!

Wrexham are having a ball.

[crowd chanting]
Wrexham!

MARK: At halftime, we're
feeling comfortably ahead

of Forest Green.

Now all eyes are on the
other two matches that

will decide our fate today.

Here comes Andrews.

He's around the keeper.

He does and scores.

The Bluebirds trail,
Gillingham 1, Barrow nil.

ANNOUNCER: And for Boateng,
Hewitt-- goal!

Now then, 1-1, game on!

♪ ♪

MARK: So the live table looks
rather tasty for us now.

Of course,
we would be promoted

if the scores stay like this.

Ryan.
[laughter]

I can't believe
we're not there.

Fuck.

I mean, it wasn't like
a sure thing, you know?

Yeah.

It was a kind of, yeah, it
might happen, it might not,

you know,
and you-- I mean.

ROB: Why do you think
I'm sitting

in Los Angeles, California,
and not in Wrexham, Wales?

[laughter]

MARK: And that's what this is.

OK.
Call me later.

All right.
Miss you, love you, bye.

He's literally shooting
right now.

- [laughs]
- Oh my God.

He said he's standing there--

I know the directors.

And I told him to
give him a second.

And he's like, I'm staring
at a camera right now.

MARK: We got the start
that we wanted,

and we've got a really try
to take advantage of that.

Barnett sweeps it
in under the bar.

Easy clearance by Lee,
who brings it down edge

of the area to tackle.

Mullin is there.
Big block that.

Terrific block.

Mullin, I thought, was odds
on to get his hat trick.

And he scored.

A block on the edge
of the area by--

it was in there.

Oh, won back by McClean.

Wrexham attacking again now.

Lee brings it forwards.

Mullin edge of the area.

He hits a left-footed shot.

Easy take for the keeper.

There's a real
celebratory atmosphere here.

Something's got off.

Masterson inside
the penalty area.

Can he deliver?
Oh, goal.

It's Gillingham 2, Barrow nil.

ANNOUNCER: There's a scramble
inside the box.

Another shot.
A third shot.

And he scores!

Mansfield lead
by 2 goals to 1!

- Mansfield are winning.
- By what?

Mansfield are winning 2-1.

So that's good?

- And Barrow losing.
- So we're up?

Oh, dear Lord, we're up.

Oh, Jackie, how long
do we got to go?

MARK: Still a long way to
go in the other matches.

But we're
looking at two goals.

Oh, Andy, you know, you
should be tempting fate more.

Events are turning our way.

The crowd is really roaring.

This will stir
the Wrexham players

to finish this game off.

Come on.

♪ ♪

[crowd chanting] Wrexham,
Wrexham, Wrexham, Wrexham.

He's got space.

Swings it into
the goal farther.

Barnett.

Yeah!

What a goal!

♪ ♪

What a goal.

♪ ♪

Everyone's cheering again.

What's happened elsewhere?

SPEAKER: It's official.

Gillingham beats Barrow 3-0.

And Mansfield got another
goal to make it 3-1.

SPEAKER: You know what?

I don't want to tempt fate,
but I think we're going up.

I think those 11,000 people
around us might just be right.

There it is.

The fans are going mad here.

PAUL: I think when they
got-- they took me off,

I turned around to
the bench and was

asking the scores because
we didn't actually

pay any attention.

Even at half time, the
gaffer didn't mention it.

Nobody spoke about it.

OKONKWO: I think just a random
fans right behind my goal,

asking what's the score.

And you know, they'll
give me a number, like--

SPEAKER: I think it was
Mansfield scored

to make it 3-1 that was
sort of a Jesus Christ moment.

Like, I didn't expect
that to happen today.

MARK: Crowd now,
listen to this.

SINGER: ♪ Bring it out
on stage ♪

McClean--
passes wide to McClean.

Goes in.

[crowd roaring]

He sets it.

At last he's got that
first goal of the season.

Oh, I'm absolutely
delighted for him.

Oh, yeah, he's going
crazy down there.

Mansfield is up 4-1
against the MK Dons.

And unless they score
three goals in 30 seconds,

we're promoted.

We're promoted.

MARK: For Wrexham, and now
batting time away from

securing back-to-back
promotions for the first

time in our history.

The noise here though,
I've got to say.

Just listen to that.

I can barely hear you, man.

Yeah.

A day of days in
Wrexham's history.

[whistle blows]

There is the final whistle.

It's happened!

The fans are on the pitch.

Wrexham win

and we are up!

Yes!

Whoo!

MARK:
Fans from around the world

have played
their part in this.

Wrexham Football Club, wow.

What a time to be alive, eh?

Yeah.

[laughs]

MARK: Back-to-back promotions.

This is special.

Drink it in.

Enjoy yourselves tonight,
Wrexham fans.

Because you don't see
back-to-back promotions

very often.

Oh my fucking God.

[laughter]

MARK: Mr. Reynolds,
Mr. McElhenney,

I'm sure you're
watching.

Can we just say, on behalf

of all Wrexham fans,
thank you.

SPEAKER: Thank you so much.

SINGER: ♪ Ooh, I feel again ♪

♪ Yeah, with you,
I can feel again ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

[cheers and applause]

ALL: We are going, Wrexham,
we are going up!

We are going, Wrexham,
we are going up!

MARK:
And here come the heroes.

[cheers and applause]

What a scene.

SINGER: ♪ Ooh, I can
feel again ♪

♪ Yeah, with you,
I feel again ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah, with you ♪

♪ I feel better ♪

♪ I feel again ♪

We know what's
next, don't you?

Back to back to back.

Oh, this town!

ROGER: Think it's a truly
transformative achievement.

One season back in
the football league,

you're moving up
already another level,

back-to-back promotions
for the first

time in the club's
159-year history.

We're back to where
we were 20 years ago.

Been a long, hard slog,
but what a fantastic season.

It was hard to
think that we'd go

up twice and go back-to-back.

But the thing that Parkey's
done with the club is amazing.

SPEAKER: You know, the town is
united at the moment.

What's happening at
the football club

is a catalyst for something,
something a bit bigger.

I think we're
suddenly becoming

the best
versions of ourselves,

you know, because this, for
me, is the best thing I've

been a part of for a while.

You know, it was a bit
of an emotional day,

another-- another great day.

SPEAKER: It's a big step
up to League One.

We're going to struggle.

We'll find out where
we are in League One.

And I think, you know,
a couple of players

coming to the end
of long contracts,

you know, you could
see them not being kept on.

SPEAKER: The planning for
next season is ongoing.

There's a lot of work to
be done in the summer.

We've got several
players out of contract.

SPEAKER: We haven't ended up
being here by chance.

You know, a lot
of players going.

New players will be arriving.

But it's that continued
evolution that the squad

has to go through.

It feels harsh and it's
never the easiest few days,

but everybody who's been
inside that dressing room

understands the journey
the football club's on.

SPEAKER: The jump from League
Two to League One

is a harder challenge
than National

League into League Two.

And we've got to be
prepared for that.

We've got to, as a group,
make the right decisions

to keep the club progressing
in the right direction.

SPEAKER: Yes, and so, last
game of the season, Stockport,

there is a little bit of needle
between Stockport and Wrexham.

Losing 5-0 at Stockport
earlier in the season

was one of our sort of
real shocks to the system.

Everyone wants a win today,
but we've got the championship,

and that's what's
most important.

MARK: And plenty for Wrexham
to prove against Stockport,

not least carrying this
rivalry into next season.

Go, Wrexham!

SPEAKER: We're going to tangle
with these guys next year.

You know, beating them at
home in front of our fans

seems like a great
way to end the season.

SPEAKER: Today is my first
time getting into the race

course ever.

I'm, you know,
I'm scared of crowds.

I don't like loud noises.

The camera allows me--

it makes me feel like I'm
allowed to be somewhere.

[crowd booing]

[chatter]

Just try and capture
the general atmosphere.

Rob's going to be here,
so I'll just stand around

with all these other people and
just wait very, very patiently.

- Bye, y'all.
- Rob!

Bye!

SPEAKER: Today is just
about pride.

So it should be a
belter of a match.

[crowd chanting]

Oh, Luke's-- Luke's starting.

So this Stockport
game is going

to be the last game for
some of these players

that they play or are
involved with Wrexham.

MARK: And here we go.

♪ We have just
kicked off Stockport ♪

MARK: For the tight press,

high up the pitch,
and Eoghan O'Connell

gives it away.

Lovely footwork by Camps.

Gets past McClean
down the right.

McClean's in.
You won't catch him.

Fed in nicely.

Jumps on-- it's in!

It's in!

Stockport take the lead.

That was excellent
work by Camps.

And chanting rings
around the stadium.

[crowd chanting]

This is why I
don't do crowds.

Going to Stockport.

Cannon wins it back.

The frantic start we'd expect.

Gone outside him and take
three defenders with him.

Inside Young,
he takes a touch.

Gets in the box.

Great dribble by Young.

And he tackles him.

And Palmer should have scored.

Oh my God.

Fucking hell.

How did that get saved?

Just kick the ball
in the back of the net.

Please.

Palmer should have scored.

- Hi, Rob.
- Hi.

- Brittney.
- How are you?

Nice to see you again, Rob.

Nice to see you too.

How's it going
over there, at Stok?

So happy.

At the end of the day,
it feels like we're doing

cool shit with cool people.

Yeah, and that feels good.

That's what it
feels like to us, too.

[laughs]

How did that get in there?

Now, this is-- thanks to
the good people at Vistaprint

and Ryan Reynolds.

[laughs]

Has it started again?

Oh, yeah.

Wait!

Oh, we missed a goal.

So if you've been
paying attention,

you know that making
the sponsors feel good

is important,
and I love Brittney,

but sometimes it gets
in the way of the football.

[upbeat music]

MARK: Ollie Palmer
slams it home.

What a pass from O'Connell.

[crowd chanting]

I didn't even
know we restarted.

It came at horrible
highs, and he

stooped and had to declare.

But that's a good ball
by Young to Cannon,

helps out, then
feeds it inside.

Now involved.

It's a three on three, and
this time it's a big ball.

Cannon drills it.

Cannon slams it
through Hinchcliffe's hands!

[cheers and applause]

Andy Cannon against
his old club.

Yeah!

Andy Cannon
scores a screamer.

They are celebrating
up at the owner's box.

Upward bound, baby.

Come on, let's finish it out!

I'll call you later.
Love you.

Bye.

MARK: Can we close
off the season

by beating the champions?

This is the last game.

So, yeah, it's a very
bittersweet occasion

for a lot of these guys.

You know, some,
I think, are reaching

the end of their careers.

Some still have many more
fruitful years to enjoy.

Some are just at the
start of their careers.

MARK: Headed away to the edge
of the box by Cleworth.

Evans tackled brilliantly
by Young.

You know, Luke Young, he's
been captain of this club.

He's been Player of the
Season multiple occasions.

MARK: Look out behind Mateo.

Young hits it low.

It hits a defender.
It's gone in.

I do want to be playing.

I do feel like I've got
a few more years in me

left yet to regularly play.

And as much as I would
love to stay and still

be a part of this journey,
I'll have nothing

but praise to say
about everything

involved with the club.

What a year to bow out and
have that success behind you.

And Ben Tozer is
on the bench, who's

been our captain for the
last couple of seasons,

along with Luke,
you know, was ever

present in that National
League season

when we got promoted.

BEN: When I came to the club,
my goal and ambition

was to get the
club to League One

and play a massive
part in doing that.

And to have achieved that,
for me, it's incredible.

No bitterness whatsoever.

Just I understood my role
off the pitch.

And I feel like
I've done that well.

MARK: Okonkwo knocks it long.

And the 2023-2024 season ends.

Well done, boys.
Well done.

Well done.
Well done.

See you next year.

MARK: Wrexham beat the
champions, Stockport County,

in a hell of a game.

And, of course, Stockport
won't be going anywhere.

This rivalry is
quite something.

[cheers and applause]

With that refresh
of players that

happens every summer
gets more difficult.

It gets more complicated.

And, you know, this
summer is-- this

is the hardest
because we're saying

goodbye to some
absolutely central

figures in that success.

You know, people
like Rob Lainton,

Jordan Tunnicliffe, Callum
McFadzean, Aaron Hayden.

It's been a very
memorable three years,

and I can now move on
to my next chapter,

not in sadness, but
in pride and happiness

of what I've achieved over my
last few years at the club.

And I wish the club all
the best for the future.

Also our star goalie, Arthur
Okonkwo, his loan is over.

And we don't know where
he's going to sign.

But the one thing for
certain is all those

that players feel spoken to

can be
really proud of the part

that they've played
on this journey.

They will rightly wear the
title of kind of legend here.

They will always be part of
that double promotion team.

I hope that none
of them will ever

have to buy a drink within a
100 mile radius of the stadium.

There's already been
a couple of managers

that have rang me about all
the players we've let go,

asking me
about them as people.

And, obviously,
there's-- they know

what they're like as players.

So there's going to be a lot
of opportunities for them.

But, unfortunately, in
football, you've got to evolve

and you've got to
keep moving forward.

As a personal
achievement, this is big.

Like, it feels great to
have pushed past something.

My heart's like going.

We know every ending
is not going to be

perfect for every player.

And this is a business
where tough decisions

have to be made.

Regardless, starting
a new chapter is hard.

Congrats, man.

Congrats.
I'm so happy for you.

- I'm coming.
- Yeah?

- Yeah.
- Drinking?

Yeah, I just had two shots.

[laughter]

But so many of them
will always

be a part of the great
legacy that is Wrexham.

You've been here from
the very beginning, man.

Nah

It's just, it's
so incredible, so--

Yeah, see what's been
to-- no, it's class.

I got to see you
start playing.

Oh my God, I'm so happy.

[soft music]

♪ ♪

Just a toast to everybody
here, the team behind the team

is so important.

I mean, you know,
the success would not

have happened without the
strength of the staff.

Cheers, everybody.
Thank you very much.

Cheers.

Yes, so while the
lads get sent to Vegas,

the coaching staff go
on a wild,

barely controlled weekend

to Spain to play a lot
of golf and start

talking about next season.

Did you go with them?

Yeah, I'm going to go
on to that in a second.

You got invited
to go to Marabella?

And I didn't?

Oh.

Did you pay?

[laughter]

We've come a long
way, gentlemen.

But we've also got to
evolve and improve the squad

because we're going into a very
competitive division with a lot

of big clubs, a lot of clubs
who've been in the championship

in recent years.

For me, it's about, from day
one, when we get back, when Kev

starts testing the
lads, they come

back fit, come back motivated.

We always say that the week
is made by the result

of the weekend, isn't it?
- Yeah.

So we're going
to do everything

we can to win because it
lifts everybody in Wrexham.

It lifts the staff.
And that's our job.

And win-- it's
about winning for me.

And that's what
we've got to do.

SINGER: ♪ I do what it takes ♪

♪ Falling too fast
to prepare for this ♪

♪ Trippin' in the world
could be dangerous ♪

♪ Everybody circling
this vulture biz ♪

♪ Negative, nepotist ♪

And what are your predictions
for Wrexham in League One?

I'm going to say
they're going to do it.

I do.
I think they're going to do it.

SINGER: ♪ Whip, whip,
run me like a racehorse ♪

It's a whole new world.

League One can be an absolute
meat-grinder of a league.

We are going
to have to fight

for every single point we get.

I don't think there will be
too many 6-0s on the cards

for us next season.

SINGER: ♪ Whatever it takes ♪

The one thing you
can't buy is momentum.

We've got positivity
on our side.

We've got everybody believing
we can be successful.

Can we go back to back to back?

Yes, we can.

SINGER: ♪ Whatever it takes ♪

It'll be harder for
success next year,

but you never know,
do you, with this club.

This is a
dare-to-dream scenario.

RYAN: We're all in.

We want blood,
and we want it now.

Let's go.

You know, the whole
world is looking

at Wrexham at the moment.

It's an enormous amount of
pride, not only to the club,

to the city.

The football has changed
the city completely.

Not just on match days,
on every day for every,

every single person in the
community, whether they

follow football or not.

And the football has had
an impact on their lives

one way or another.

Whoo!

ROB: League One is going to
be a huge challenge for us.

But Wrexham has
never and will never

back down from a challenge.

RYAN: They've overcome 15
years in the National League,

a terrible mining disaster,
personal challenges,

economic issues.

And while Wrexham
embraces its history,

it's always looking
to the future.

No team at this level has ever
gone back to back to back.

But it doesn't mean
it can't be done.

I'm excited
about League One.

SINGER: ♪ You take me
to the top ♪

♪ I'm ready for whatever ♪

But I also think that there
is enormous scope to fuck this

up beyond all recognition.

SINGER: ♪ I do what it takes ♪

ANNOUNCER: Fabulous, let's--

ANNOUNCER: See all those--
their kids have a game

of football on the pitch.

ANNOUNCER: Yeah, yeah.

Well, they're having
a great old time,

aren't they, those guys?

And still those kids play on.

Some finish, oh,
what a tackle that was.

You see that in front
of the goal?

Oh, great work.

Look at that.

ANNOUNCER: Oh,
challenge that was.

That is a proper--
that embrace tackle.

that is.

They all look about
the same age.

ANNOUNCER: They do,
don't they, eh?

ANNOUNCER: Future Wrexham
players, guys.

Just playing football

for the fun of it.

And that's how it should be.

[child giggles, seagull cries]