Well he’s at the top of the top of the tv business in Hollywood. It takes a certain level to get there. Think of how many people want his job or how many people he had to beat out to get it.

@LudiCrust. If you are talking about his job as executive director at Wrexham, he didn't beat anyone out. He had worked for Rob for year and was the person instrumental in setting up a matrix to choose a lower league club to purchase. He, therefore, was a logical person to send over to Wrexham as a liaison between the owners and the club. That is how he described his job in the first season of the documentary.

No thrills 😂😂😂

he was on the tifo podcast a few years ago, came across as a decent guy in that, its still on youtube, a good listen/ watch

the guy doesn`t even know the history of his own club. Read my earlier post. He knows about as much about Wrexham`s past as most of their plastic USA fan base ( most of whom will disappear as soon as Disney`s camera crews) do.

I'm in Tasmania. Same story.

@@manningbartlett522 and New Zealand also !!

Same here. Greetings from Thailand.

They talk about ryan reynolds.they are not talking about wrexham out of knowledge of the club. Reynolds sells up and the whole world instantly forget what and where wrexham is

@@bartman01021988 Football doesn't work like that. When I first became a Manchester United fan in the 70s, I had no idea of its history or of the Munich air disaster. My school in North Wales was full of United supporters. None of us knew of the history but we'd been introduced to United in one way or another. An uncle of mine had the opinion that United only became the biggest club in the world because of Munich. Suddenly, everyone knew about the club. This may turn out to be no different, although as a result of a happier accident.

I think many Wrexham fans hold him in higher esteem than the owners because he was the one who did the groundwork, the research, and then settled on Wrexham.

You must have missed that Star Wars audition bit 🤪

@@RayLombardy hah, i guess so?? Now i have to figure this out lmao

@@daviddavies3637 he’s not that aware otherwise he would have know that Wrexhams average attendances during their spell in , what is now, The Championship was just over 12 thousand (and that was only in their first season. It reduced every season until they got relegated by which time it was down to 6) he would not have made that statement about it being 35k.

@@OxtonSWA Yup. I know. However, football works in mysterious ways. An uncle of mine many years ago once said of Man United that the reason they became the biggest club in the world was because of Munich. The show and the owners here are having the same effect. I'm not saying that Wrexham are going to become the biggest club in the world but you forget one thing. It's the only professional club outside the Welsh leagues in North Wales. Most of us already support them in one way or another but have typically chosen either Manchester United or Liverpool (no idea why any Welsh person would support Liverpool after Tryweryn) as our primary team. It won't take a huge amount of effort to make those people turn up more often to Wrexham games. They are the flag bearers for the whole of North Wales.

And he is very tall.....apropos of nothing 😊

Just proof of their stupidity

@dazediss6629 You okay pal?

@@dazediss6629 why do you have to be so mad?

@@robertcarter4423 I think what he means is Americans and counties where football isn't a traditional sport will support whoever is popular, whereas supporting a sports team in Europe has a deeper eternal meaning as most support their local clubs, although that seems to be changing more and more, look at inter Miami for example team made out of the blue, bought in one of the best players in history and then people flock to the club, without actually supporting the club itself and only following popular figureheads such as Messi, Ronaldo in the saudi league and the Wrexham's owners (Hollywood Celebrities).

Was you a fan when they was 💩

@@hms9891 shut up will you, there building the games on a worldwide scale and you've been a dick to new fans. All fans are welcome new and old, and old fans should support the new ones on the journey.

​@hms9891 he probably never heard of them before the doc but now he has he's following them what's the point?

were* ​@@hms9891

Plastic fan.

And do you know, Sir. The word “soccer” was first used in England to separate rugby football (founded first) & association football. So if anyone has a go at you for calling the game soccer, tell them 👍

@@jonhayes7322The English love getting mad at the Untied States for calling the game the name they gave it. Not so much with Japan or Australia tho. Funny how that works.

@FastHatTrick howdy from rva, neighbor. Up the Roos!

Check out Alemannia Aachen, you are in for a treat

@@jonhayes7322 yeah and Ottawa used to be called Bytown - but nobody calls it that now. The world calls it Football. The NFL - how the hell they even considered using "Football" in that is beyond imagination. It's more "National Throw-Ball League"

Thanks

Dude went to Eton with Prince William.. So that's a clue... Crazy thing is that Prince William remembers him.

@@gerrygoodlow3322 no I didn't

Was that in Fibrax by any chance?

@@robbiewxm84 yeah mate

@@hughesy8411 Danny being a Chester lad must have loved listening about Wrexham's renascence.

Danny Murphy - Legend (despite his Chester Roots 🤭) very knowledgeable about the game and the North West Football scene in general 👏👏

I 100% agree. Solid catchment area for a championship team but anything more wouldn't be sustainable. I'd also love to see each of the rugby provinces play a game at the Racecourse over the season.

@@84TimoS the premiership doesn’t excite me to be honest. If Wrexham could achieve being a stable championship side then I think most real Wrexham fans would be beyond happy. And personally I don’t think Wrexham needs anything more than a 25,000 capacity stadium. Being a championship side with a max 25,000 capacity would be more than I could have ever dreamed of. Especially when we were rotting in the conference

Being a consistent upper table team in the championship would be perfect. Getting to the Prem could be great however staying there is a whole other situation. Blackpool fc made it and are now playing in league one.

But always look to what Luton town did. And we have a slightly bigger stadium then they have right this moment so if Luton can do it, we can too.

A 25,000 seater stadium would be great but you have to bear in mind that, while Wrexham's record attendance is around 34,000, their average attendance the last time they were in the old second division was around 10,000. But with the global spotlight on them, they may well be able to fill a 25,000 seater stadium if they get to the Championship.

18 episodes in 2 days😂

@@markhughes9092 Last time I was that obsessive, me and the wife did an all nighter watching 24.

@@daviddavies3637 I used to get the box set for Christmas of 24 then watch it for the next 24 hours while the girlfriend went visiting🤣

Amazing what Dick Knight and then Tony Bloom have done to the club. Best run club in England

Me too. I remember those awful times

Same story with Bournemouth, start of 2008-09 season Bournemouth faced a 10 point deduction and potential dissolvement as a club. Then 7 seasons later, they become a top flight club for the first time in the clubs history. The definition of an underdog story.

@@RedCharLang Yeah Bournemouth went through hell as well. What they have achieved has been phenomenal. I think to go next level they need a new stadium with a decent capacity.

@@Warp75 Bournemouth is planning on building a new one next to their current stadium once the new training grounds are built (one step at a time) also the stadium might have an estimated 18,500 seats plus room to expand later on.

League 1 will be difficult for them, but I do see them getting promoted, that's when serous investment needs to be made in the club and it's infrastructure as soon as possible. Because the Championship is filled former Premier League teams. I've been following what Rob and Ryan are doing with the moves and deals they're making and I think they are pre-preparing themselves and the club to consolidate themselves firmly in the Championship. Then They'll make a move to the PL.

More people should mention this, it's definitely not "plastic" Americans have genuinely connected

The same could be said for a lot of northern England clubs, you just don’t (understandably) know enough uk history/society/politics.

@@johnthompson457 Which is why a number of their fans do feel resentful, one club got a lucky break, they haven't.

@@johnthompson457 Most English were born into families that support a particular club. Americans don't have that particular history so we choose clubs in Wales, England, or Scotland to support that share our historical experiences and values. Also it is not unusual for Americans to support two or three clubs in different countries and have a club in Wales, Italy, Spain, Germany, etc.

​@@Eradicus how is supporting the one team owned by Hollywood stars not plastic?

You'd hope so

Same, and that would be fiiire!

There's definitely an argument that Wrexham have a higher ceiling than both of them, partially because you have 700,000 people in North Wales dying to express their Welshness and they love football.

🤣🤣🤣. Wrexham's as a football club and their so-called Holywood owner's characters will only be tested from next onwards. League 1 and the championship is a different ball game entirely. You need to understand how long does it takes for Luton. The last time they were in the top flight was during the old 1st division. Will the Wrexham owner's able to sustain for at least 10 to 20 odd years? Will about to figure it out 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

@Ayah_Mia They were already tested by failing to get promoted the first time.

That's from national league to football league you plonker.. Just let see how things working out from now on.. Doughnut

Oh and I’ve also bought my shirt and wear it faithfully on game days!

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Wrexham still owe £9m to the owners and are actually posting losses (around $6.4m). FFP dictates that they can only spend 50% of their turnover on players (which includes wages). Wrexham could probably feasibly spend around £2-3m on players next season which is good compared to the rest of the league, however League 1 has some massive clubs in it with wealthy owners and good players. Look at Birmingham, Wigan, Reading, Posh (if they don''t go up), Bolton (if they don't go up), Barnsley (if they don't go up) Charlton... These are difficult teams to beat with big fan bases and it will cost a lot more money to lure Championship players down to League 1 than it did to lure League 1 players down to League 2.

However can they sustain their success. Current team is getting older, not a lot of youth, academy is yet to be up and running, Ryan and Rob have to find more funds to sustain a run to premier league I want them to be there however get the infrastructure right so not only do they get there, they have the resources (academy churning out players, better stadium) to stay there I look forward to their success, these are great owners

You also need to build out things like scouting networks and youth facilities to be a viable PL club, and those things take time.

Bournemouth and Luton are probably punching above their weight, but Brentford and Brighton are both extremely well run clubs who aren't at all out of place in the Prem.

Rob and Ryan recently had an interview on Collider About the expansion of the stadium. Rob said he wants to expand the stadium capacity to around 45,000 - 55,000. That's massive for Wrexham, rob said they will start with the Kop and then do the Techend.

​@TheHabsification I saw this interview and was pleased to hear about the plans to expand the stadium. This will be the most expensive part of getting ready for promotion to the Championship and Premier leagues.

Plans are afoot to have many more ordered from the supplier (which was already at least doubled this last season from the previous one) plus having a N America distibution centre...along with other countries aparently.

the ground is fine for league 1

They have already restarted their Academy and youth teams. Their u18 squad is on the verge of winning their league this year. Two players in the current Wrexham squad are already products of the Academy. They have been working on securing the space to build a Training facility as well. This is why Humphrey was saying they are a sleeping giant.

Swindon, Bradford too.

Bournemouth

There it is the great British jealousy always pops it head up

@@James-bc1jk Wales is part of Britain.... Not sure what your point is.

@@James-bc1jk I think he was just making a point that it's definitely possible.

Don't know about the "all over Wales" bit...the S Wales clubs have their own fans, but certainly from mid wales upwards is def on the cards

All over Wales 😂 WOW! That would be huge.

@@Red_Snappa . This. They can forget gaining support from South Wales. SE Wales is Cardiff/Newport. SW Wales is Swansea and that's not going to change. Swansea of course have already proven what Wrexham hope to achieve is possible by rising from the bottom division to the top in a short space of time. In fact they've done it twice. What Wrexham need to do is attract the fans who Humphrey quite rightly (and astutely) identified early in the interview. Those who pass Wrexham by on their way to watch the Manchester or Merseyside teams.

40k give over

They are in debt yes, but there’s a lot of income like sponsorships that aren’t on their direct financials

*league 1. We're not french pal 😅

Salford haven’t got the fan base Wrexham have. We’ll be nothing like them and never will be.

That's not how it works. Wrexham are going into league 1 in a completely different situation to Ipswich.

@@jmo4952 Wrexham have been in league one many of times. And the last time we were in it we had dodgy owners and were the first team ever to have points deducted. Ended up winning the LDV trophy that even after we had to sell our star players

Ipswich is a better known, bigger club with a bigger fan base. Wrexham can be a Premier League club, but it's difficult to maintain that status. Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are going down to Championship now in 2024 and they're bigger than Wrexham. Bournemouth went down after 8 years with Eddie Howe, but somehow came up again, so there's a hope with Wrexham with 2 Americans involved. Great to see a Welsh club in the top division after Swansea and Cardiff City!

It has everything to do with the owners' status. Don't kid yourself. They could have chosen any other club and the situation would be exactly the same.

@@lukemclellan2141 well, speaking as someone who is actually on the other side of the world and knows what I'm talking about, I'm sure the initial interest would have been peaked just as much, but if there weren't the people and stories and passion that the people and players of Wrexham have displayed the last few seasons, it would have dropped off, not gotten larger and larger...

@@chelakkthewookiee the stories you speak of exist at every club. The only difference is you can watch Wrexham's on the TV. Anyone on the other side of the world only cares because Wrexham have owners known to you. If Rob and Ryan chose any other team, you'd be saying the same thing about them and their stories.

@@lukemclellan2141 you're sort of proving my point, mate... I get up at 2am every Sunday morning to watch the club, not the owners... My initial point was that that's what has hooked everyone in long term, and people saying that it's just because of the owners that people are sticking around, does a disservice to everyone else involved...