WEBVTT 00:00:03.341 --> 00:00:06.302 Building 69 is where we used to edit "Sunny," 00:00:06.469 --> 00:00:07.721 and then you took that over. 00:00:07.762 --> 00:00:09.556 We made it nice. You made it nice in there, yeah. 00:00:09.723 --> 00:00:10.432 - They gave us a budget. 00:00:10.473 --> 00:00:12.267 They gave us some of that sweet Deadpool money. 00:00:12.308 --> 00:00:13.518 - Yeah, we didn't get any of that. 00:00:14.144 --> 00:00:16.980 This is my favorite building on the whole lot. 00:00:17.105 --> 00:00:19.190 - Oh. Oh, Nakatomi Plaza. - Nakatomi Plaza. 00:00:19.232 --> 00:00:20.358 - Any Die Hard fan out there will know 00:00:20.400 --> 00:00:21.526 exactly what happened. 00:00:22.152 --> 00:00:23.903 - Yippee-ki-yay, mother... 00:00:29.284 --> 00:00:31.077 - Yeah, this is the first soundstage 00:00:31.119 --> 00:00:32.537 I ever got to work on. 00:00:33.371 --> 00:00:34.539 - This is where you did-- 00:00:34.539 --> 00:00:35.957 - Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place. 00:00:36.041 --> 00:00:38.084 There's a plaque over here. - Yeah, let's find the plaque. 00:00:38.418 --> 00:00:39.252 - There we go. 00:00:39.252 --> 00:00:41.004 - Oh, they got it here. 00:00:41.504 --> 00:00:42.839 Here's the beauty of this. 00:00:42.881 --> 00:00:44.174 So you look at this, and you think, 00:00:44.174 --> 00:00:45.717 "Wow, that's, like, a beautiful piece 00:00:45.717 --> 00:00:47.302 "of, like, steel or bronze. 00:00:47.343 --> 00:00:48.553 It's patina-ing." 00:00:49.304 --> 00:00:50.096 It's plastic. 00:00:50.138 --> 00:00:52.015 Oh, no! It's * plastic. 00:00:52.098 --> 00:00:53.266 Yeah. Look, it bends. 00:00:53.725 --> 00:00:54.768 - Let's steal it. 00:00:54.768 --> 00:00:56.728 - I mean, you could rip this thing right out of the wall. 00:00:56.770 --> 00:00:59.481 - Look at this fake-- - Yeah. 00:01:00.190 --> 00:01:01.483 You * broke it. 00:01:01.649 --> 00:01:02.859 *... 00:01:02.901 --> 00:01:04.110 Ah... 00:01:04.569 --> 00:01:05.695 At least you have a plaque. 00:01:07.489 --> 00:01:09.699 This is Hollywood to a tee-- 00:01:10.366 --> 00:01:12.494 - beautiful on the outside... - Jesus! 00:01:12.535 --> 00:01:14.704 - And just shit. - Oh, my God! 00:01:14.746 --> 00:01:16.331 You just scratch at the surface-- 00:01:16.372 --> 00:01:19.250 - I mean, how much does it cost to put a real-- 00:01:19.542 --> 00:01:20.585 I never felt it before. 00:01:20.585 --> 00:01:22.337 You're right. It's not even plastic--it's rubber. 00:01:22.378 --> 00:01:24.005 Yeah, it's rubber. 00:01:26.800 --> 00:01:28.510 No, we need a legacy to put that back on. 00:01:28.551 --> 00:01:30.762 You just scratch at the surface, and underneath it is-- 00:01:30.804 --> 00:01:32.972 I feel so much less special. 00:01:33.056 --> 00:01:35.225 Thank you for that ice-cold bucket of humility. 00:01:35.308 --> 00:01:36.726 Yeah. 00:02:49.424 --> 00:02:51.259 It's magnolia. 00:03:22.081 --> 00:03:23.499 Well, Rob and Ryan 00:03:23.541 --> 00:03:25.293 have an awful lot on their plate. 00:03:25.335 --> 00:03:27.045 It's been a summer of upheaval, 00:03:27.086 --> 00:03:29.047 with half the playing staff released. 00:03:29.088 --> 00:03:31.883 The big question on Wrexham fans' minds, though, 00:03:31.925 --> 00:03:34.093 is whether the owners' star quality 00:03:34.093 --> 00:03:37.931 can attract a big name to replace Dean Keates. 00:03:37.972 --> 00:03:40.433 It's a shock Dean leaving, wasn't it? Or was it? 00:03:40.433 --> 00:03:42.477 - Well, no, I don't think it was a shock. 00:03:42.518 --> 00:03:43.978 I think it was... 00:03:50.944 --> 00:03:54.280 - But who are they gonna get in instead? 00:03:55.031 --> 00:03:56.032 Well... 00:03:57.242 --> 00:03:58.201 Yeah. 00:04:14.550 --> 00:04:18.346 - So it's time to rebuild. 00:04:18.346 --> 00:04:19.806 Hey. 00:04:20.056 --> 00:04:21.224 Yay. 00:04:21.266 --> 00:04:24.394 - We desperately need that CEO in place to be able to deal 00:04:24.394 --> 00:04:25.895 with the day-to-day, you know, businesses 00:04:25.937 --> 00:04:27.397 of running the football club. 00:04:27.480 --> 00:04:29.983 You know, they're gonna have to come with a special set of skills, 00:04:30.024 --> 00:04:32.568 and they need to rebuild a club in the National League, 00:04:32.610 --> 00:04:35.405 which isn't a skill set that a lot of people have got. 00:04:35.405 --> 00:04:37.615 - Can we find a very capable CEO 00:04:37.657 --> 00:04:41.035 who can also maybe be a striker? 00:04:41.703 --> 00:04:43.621 - That would be a good cost-saving exercise 00:04:43.663 --> 00:04:44.914 if we could, you know-- 00:04:44.956 --> 00:04:47.458 - Ryan, if you can find a 20-goal-a-season CEO, 00:04:47.500 --> 00:04:48.751 that's the ideal. 00:04:48.793 --> 00:04:51.212 - I feel like we fixed Wrexham, guys. 00:04:51.212 --> 00:04:53.423 So I'm gonna just jump off, and I'll see you guys later. 00:04:53.464 --> 00:04:54.674 Okay. Good. 00:04:54.674 --> 00:04:55.883 Mic drop. It was great. 00:04:55.925 --> 00:04:57.135 - That was easy. 00:04:57.343 --> 00:04:59.804 So we thought it was gonna be a difficult search, 00:04:59.804 --> 00:05:02.807 but it actually turned out quite easy. 00:05:02.807 --> 00:05:05.059 Fleur Robinson was a no-brainer. 00:05:05.101 --> 00:05:06.644 - I'm Fleur Robinson, 00:05:06.686 --> 00:05:08.855 Commercial Director of Burton Albion Football Club. 00:05:08.896 --> 00:05:10.481 I've worked in football for over 26 years 00:05:11.524 --> 00:05:13.609 and, during that time, had many roles, 00:05:13.651 --> 00:05:16.279 but I haven't played in goal or mown the pitch. 00:05:16.404 --> 00:05:19.532 Fleur Robinson, CEO, she comes from Burton. 00:05:19.824 --> 00:05:21.826 She comes from a big football family. 00:05:21.868 --> 00:05:25.455 She's probably the smartest football CEO in the business. 00:05:25.496 --> 00:05:27.874 She's so smart that she asked not to be featured too much 00:05:27.915 --> 00:05:29.417 in the documentary. 00:05:29.625 --> 00:05:32.503 So I didn't know that that was an option. 00:05:37.091 --> 00:05:38.426 - Well... - Hello. 00:05:38.426 --> 00:05:39.677 - Hi. 00:05:39.719 --> 00:05:42.096 - Here we are again-- really loving these Zooms. 00:05:42.180 --> 00:05:44.891 - What we needed was a manager to come in 00:05:44.974 --> 00:05:47.643 who had a track record of being successful 00:05:47.852 --> 00:05:49.187 because that in its own right 00:05:49.228 --> 00:05:52.273 must give you a better chance of success. 00:05:52.315 --> 00:05:55.777 - In the process of trying to find us a new manager 00:05:56.069 --> 00:05:57.445 at the moment, we received... 00:05:57.487 --> 00:05:58.696 Did we say it was 100 applications? 00:05:58.738 --> 00:06:00.239 - Yeah, I think, last time I counted-- 00:06:00.281 --> 00:06:01.699 and to be really honest, I've stopped counting-- 00:06:01.741 --> 00:06:03.785 It was at 100. - Yeah. 00:06:03.826 --> 00:06:05.620 I support the boldest choice. 00:06:05.787 --> 00:06:08.706 I just support whatever is going to march this team 00:06:08.748 --> 00:06:10.792 proverbially down the field. 00:06:11.459 --> 00:06:14.003 - Alongside all the applications we have-- 00:06:14.045 --> 00:06:16.964 and there were some good applicants in there-- 00:06:17.215 --> 00:06:21.052 but we recognized that if we could persuade Phil Parkinson 00:06:21.052 --> 00:06:23.262 to come to Wrexham Football Club, 00:06:23.721 --> 00:06:27.183 that would give us the best chance of success. 00:06:27.225 --> 00:06:29.477 Phil Parkinson can celebrate. 00:06:29.519 --> 00:06:32.563 The lowest-ranked former Premier League club 00:06:32.605 --> 00:06:34.273 begin to make their way 00:06:34.315 --> 00:06:36.609 back up the football league pyramid. 00:06:36.651 --> 00:06:39.404 Phil Parkinson, with championship experience-- 00:06:39.529 --> 00:06:41.864 he's improved teams year on year 00:06:41.906 --> 00:06:44.700 and knows how to win games. 00:06:45.618 --> 00:06:47.870 Colchester United have been promoted 00:06:47.912 --> 00:06:49.580 to the Championship 00:06:50.039 --> 00:06:53.501 for the first time in the club's history. 00:06:54.001 --> 00:06:56.462 - He has a track record that is better 00:06:56.504 --> 00:06:59.507 than that of a National League manager. 00:07:02.802 --> 00:07:04.554 Most managers work their entire life 00:07:04.595 --> 00:07:06.722 hoping to achieve just one promotion, 00:07:06.764 --> 00:07:09.851 and Parkinson has done it three times. 00:07:09.851 --> 00:07:12.728 So, obviously, all of us were very keen on Phil Parkinson. 00:07:12.770 --> 00:07:14.981 We made what we felt was a very appropriate approach, 00:07:15.231 --> 00:07:17.900 and he said no. 00:07:19.944 --> 00:07:21.946 We're looking for someone that has gravitas 00:07:21.988 --> 00:07:25.616 and someone who's gonna be able to, like, inspire, lead, 00:07:25.658 --> 00:07:30.621 direct in all the ways that you want from a manager/head coach. 00:07:30.663 --> 00:07:32.915 You know, I talked about Phil Parkinson. 00:07:32.957 --> 00:07:34.750 you know, he's won back-to-back promotions. 00:07:34.792 --> 00:07:36.210 He's done it in multiple clubs. 00:07:36.210 --> 00:07:38.629 Like, he is a top, top coach. 00:07:38.671 --> 00:07:41.466 And we basically said, "What do you want? 00:07:41.507 --> 00:07:42.717 We'll give it to you." 00:07:42.758 --> 00:07:45.428 And he's just like, "Well, is it a real thing? 00:07:45.428 --> 00:07:47.430 "Is this gonna be 18 months, they're gonna get bored? 00:07:47.472 --> 00:07:49.056 "Like, what if they don't get promoted "at the end of the season, 00:07:49.098 --> 00:07:50.558 are they gonna just, like, disappear?" 00:07:50.683 --> 00:07:52.268 You know, he's-- - Taken a job yet? 00:07:52.351 --> 00:07:53.936 - No, not yet. 00:07:54.562 --> 00:07:57.815 - Can you put me in touch with... 00:07:58.191 --> 00:07:59.567 Phil Parkinson? 00:07:59.609 --> 00:08:00.735 I can try. 00:08:00.860 --> 00:08:01.819 Okay. 00:08:01.861 --> 00:08:03.196 - I can try. 00:08:03.446 --> 00:08:05.198 - I think it's worth a conversation. 00:08:05.239 --> 00:08:06.324 - Mm-hmm. 00:08:11.412 --> 00:08:12.663 Phil. 00:08:12.955 --> 00:08:13.956 Hey. 00:08:14.499 --> 00:08:16.792 It's Rob McElhenney. 00:08:17.460 --> 00:08:19.128 How are you? 00:08:20.755 --> 00:08:22.673 Thank you for taking the time to talk to me. 00:08:22.715 --> 00:08:26.677 Currently, I am in prep for another season of "Sunny." 00:08:26.677 --> 00:08:30.681 So we're in the writing process right now. 00:08:30.723 --> 00:08:32.975 It was a tough sell insofar as we were asking him 00:08:33.017 --> 00:08:34.977 to drop down two or three leagues, 00:08:35.019 --> 00:08:37.688 and some people could look at that as steps backwards. 00:08:37.730 --> 00:08:39.023 But 00:08:39.023 --> 00:08:40.316 I just kind of laid out for him 00:08:40.358 --> 00:08:43.110 what our vision for the club is 00:08:43.361 --> 00:08:45.530 Boy, Rob just kind of went after him 00:08:45.613 --> 00:08:47.406 like a dog with a bone. 00:08:47.532 --> 00:08:49.492 I think something about Rob that a lot of people don't know 00:08:49.492 --> 00:08:51.953 is that Rob will not get off the phone 00:08:51.994 --> 00:08:53.663 until he gets what he wants. 00:08:53.996 --> 00:08:55.498 I remember he called me when I was 16, 00:08:55.540 --> 00:08:57.667 and when I got off the phone, I was in my mid-40s 00:08:57.708 --> 00:09:00.169 and owned a Welsh football club. 00:09:00.336 --> 00:09:01.921 So, you know, 00:09:01.963 --> 00:09:03.548 do not underestimate Rob-- 00:09:03.589 --> 00:09:04.966 I want to say McElhenney 00:09:05.591 --> 00:09:07.009 is the name. 00:09:07.843 --> 00:09:10.638 - Yes. Well, it was great talking to you, too. 00:09:10.680 --> 00:09:12.098 Okay. 00:09:12.932 --> 00:09:14.475 Okay, great. Thank you. 00:09:14.892 --> 00:09:16.060 Bye. 00:09:17.895 --> 00:09:20.106 Well, we talked for about an hour and a half. 00:09:24.277 --> 00:09:25.945 I think I sounded like an *. 00:09:29.323 --> 00:09:30.366 I don't know. 00:09:30.783 --> 00:09:31.826 I really have no idea. 00:09:36.539 --> 00:09:37.915 I definitely sounded like an *. 00:09:43.004 --> 00:09:45.756 Football is for a lot not just about the football. 00:09:45.798 --> 00:09:48.009 It's about meeting in the pub at 11:00, 12:00 00:09:48.009 --> 00:09:49.677 on the day of the game. 00:09:49.885 --> 00:09:52.263 It's not just pouring a pint and having a chat. 00:09:52.305 --> 00:09:53.848 It's everything, you know-- a counselor. 00:09:54.056 --> 00:09:55.850 You know, people need an arm round their shoulder. 00:09:55.891 --> 00:09:57.476 People want to confide in you. 00:10:01.188 --> 00:10:02.148 Yeah. 00:10:06.277 --> 00:10:07.653 Oh, yeah. 00:10:11.240 --> 00:10:13.034 No. 00:10:16.579 --> 00:10:18.998 * hell. 00:10:19.498 --> 00:10:21.167 Look at that. 00:10:21.542 --> 00:10:23.044 No, leave it there. 00:10:50.404 --> 00:10:52.239 - It's the kits that's different. 00:10:52.239 --> 00:10:53.991 But the goalkeeper's kit looks like-- 00:11:12.134 --> 00:11:13.678 - Yeah, man, 1-0. 00:11:13.928 --> 00:11:15.179 Go on. 00:11:26.732 --> 00:11:28.275 Go on. What is it? - Six. 00:11:28.317 --> 00:11:30.069 - Oh, the island again. Go on, kid. 00:11:31.320 --> 00:11:32.655 Lenny's storming this. 00:11:40.663 --> 00:11:42.289 Come on. Bedtime. 00:11:42.331 --> 00:11:43.290 Come on, kiddo. 00:11:43.916 --> 00:11:44.875 Come on, Charl. 00:11:44.875 --> 00:11:46.711 Hup, two, hup, two, hup, two. 00:11:57.638 --> 00:11:59.098 It's a beautiful day 00:11:59.140 --> 00:12:00.558 here in Wrexham, 00:12:00.599 --> 00:12:01.892 but that's not what's on our minds. 00:12:01.934 --> 00:12:05.271 Preseason training begins in just a few days' time. 00:12:05.604 --> 00:12:08.107 Are we gonna see a new manager unveiled by then? 00:12:08.149 --> 00:12:11.569 Will the restructuring of the squad have begun? 00:12:21.078 --> 00:12:23.289 - Emmett. 00:12:23.330 --> 00:12:25.207 Phil Parkinson--confirmed. 00:12:25.249 --> 00:12:26.292 Yay. 00:12:26.417 --> 00:12:27.376 Phil Parkinson. 00:12:27.418 --> 00:12:29.545 We've hit the jackpot, haven't we? Let's be fair. 00:12:29.962 --> 00:12:31.797 Just brilliant, innit? I mean, it's absolutely brilliant, innit? 00:12:31.839 --> 00:12:33.799 Phil Parkinson. 00:12:33.841 --> 00:12:35.885 - New manager. What do you think? 00:12:35.926 --> 00:12:36.927 Yeah, 00:12:37.178 --> 00:12:38.387 very exciting. 00:12:38.637 --> 00:12:39.638 Very exciting. 00:12:53.277 --> 00:12:55.404 He knows, yeah. 00:12:55.446 --> 00:12:56.822 Yeah. 00:13:04.205 --> 00:13:05.873 Wrexham here having 00:13:05.873 --> 00:13:09.210 to throw everything at this, as Jarvis takes it on. 00:13:10.127 --> 00:13:11.212 That's a great pass as well. 00:13:11.253 --> 00:13:13.756 And they kick the ball over towards Ponticelli. 00:13:14.131 --> 00:13:15.841 And they've got the equalizer. 00:13:15.883 --> 00:13:17.343 Growing up, I can remember 00:13:17.384 --> 00:13:19.345 going to watch games with my dad 00:13:19.386 --> 00:13:21.263 and my brother and friends. 00:13:21.472 --> 00:13:23.349 My mum and dad actually 00:13:23.349 --> 00:13:25.226 were Preston North End fans, 00:13:25.267 --> 00:13:26.769 which that's over in Lancashire, 00:13:26.811 --> 00:13:28.395 and they were season-ticket holders 00:13:28.437 --> 00:13:30.272 at Preston when they grew up, 00:13:30.314 --> 00:13:32.942 and, you know, so it's always been in my family. 00:13:32.983 --> 00:13:36.278 And I always had a desire to be a footballer. 00:13:37.196 --> 00:13:38.072 Primed and ready... 00:13:38.072 --> 00:13:40.032 When Rob and Ryan took over the club, 00:13:40.074 --> 00:13:43.494 it was big news in the football world. 00:13:43.619 --> 00:13:45.246 Position could not have been better. 00:13:45.287 --> 00:13:48.207 When I came in and obviously looked at the squad 00:13:48.249 --> 00:13:50.459 and the infrastructure, 00:13:50.459 --> 00:13:52.336 there's a lot of work to be done 00:13:52.378 --> 00:13:55.172 to make us serious contenders. 00:13:55.756 --> 00:13:58.342 The people of Wrexham I just think have been amazing 00:13:58.342 --> 00:14:01.887 in terms of the welcoming they've given me and Steve. 00:14:07.351 --> 00:14:09.436 Good, lads, good! Better! 00:14:10.062 --> 00:14:11.730 Each day in training, 00:14:11.772 --> 00:14:13.983 I just want us to keep concentrating on the process. 00:14:14.024 --> 00:14:15.276 Expectations have risen. 00:14:15.317 --> 00:14:16.485 Go on, then. 00:14:16.485 --> 00:14:18.821 And the ultimate goal is promotion. 00:14:18.863 --> 00:14:20.698 Go on! Go on! 00:14:20.739 --> 00:14:22.157 We're gonna work tirelessly 00:14:22.199 --> 00:14:23.993 to try and achieve that. 00:14:24.034 --> 00:14:27.037 But we're trying hard to keep the focus. 00:14:27.037 --> 00:14:29.415 Really important that we get the detail right. 00:14:30.082 --> 00:14:31.292 Guys, two lines! 00:14:31.333 --> 00:14:32.960 - Managers and players at this football club 00:14:33.002 --> 00:14:34.295 are under more pressure. 00:14:34.336 --> 00:14:35.838 And they're under more pressure 00:14:35.880 --> 00:14:38.257 because the expectation level is higher. 00:14:40.968 --> 00:14:43.220 We all understand the expectation of the club. 00:14:43.262 --> 00:14:44.972 Greens go to this end, 00:14:45.014 --> 00:14:46.724 two ten-minute games. 00:14:46.765 --> 00:14:48.225 This needs to be a proper game. 00:14:48.601 --> 00:14:49.768 Play. Away we go. 00:14:49.852 --> 00:14:51.020 - We've got to try and get something 00:14:51.061 --> 00:14:53.022 out of a couple of these players 00:14:53.022 --> 00:14:55.190 who haven't figured a great deal in the past, 00:14:55.232 --> 00:14:58.193 the last season. 00:14:58.193 --> 00:15:00.821 And we've got to find the key to unlocking their talent. 00:15:00.863 --> 00:15:02.740 Last minute, Greens! You got to get a goal! 00:15:02.781 --> 00:15:04.992 The atmosphere has been electric 00:15:05.034 --> 00:15:06.410 inside the ground, 00:15:06.452 --> 00:15:10.873 and I think just the positivity and the vibrancy-- 00:15:10.915 --> 00:15:13.542 what Rob and Ryan have brought to the area, you can feel it. 00:15:17.504 --> 00:15:19.298 The start of the season's nearly here. 00:15:19.340 --> 00:15:21.842 The ground staff are working extra hard 00:15:21.884 --> 00:15:23.886 to make sure the Racecourse looks its best 00:15:23.886 --> 00:15:26.722 for the first home game against Notts County. 00:15:29.058 --> 00:15:31.894 I don't use social media as well as my partner does. 00:15:31.936 --> 00:15:34.188 But I will say that... 00:15:34.229 --> 00:15:36.357 As I'm navigating through Twitter, 00:15:36.398 --> 00:15:40.110 a lot of the people are asking us to sign 00:15:40.444 --> 00:15:42.905 a man named Paul Mullin. 00:15:45.824 --> 00:15:46.992 Here's Paul Mullin. 00:15:46.992 --> 00:15:48.869 Oh. Brilliant! 00:15:49.536 --> 00:15:50.871 He can't stop scoring! 00:15:51.914 --> 00:15:53.415 Mullin again! 00:15:53.457 --> 00:15:55.084 He can score left foot, right foot. 00:15:55.125 --> 00:15:56.919 He can score at strange angles. 00:15:56.919 --> 00:15:58.879 He can head the ball in. 00:15:58.921 --> 00:16:00.589 Last year he scored 32 goals for Cambridge. 00:16:00.589 --> 00:16:02.549 He was the top scorer in Division Two, 00:16:02.591 --> 00:16:04.426 which is a division above this. 00:16:04.426 --> 00:16:06.470 - Yeah, I, too, get tagged 00:16:06.470 --> 00:16:08.847 in a lot of Paul Mullin-related tweets. 00:16:08.889 --> 00:16:10.474 You know, he's Cambridge United's 00:16:10.474 --> 00:16:11.558 top scorer last season. 00:16:11.600 --> 00:16:13.978 He's a top scorer in League Two. 00:16:14.019 --> 00:16:16.522 Whether or not he'd be interested in coming to us, 00:16:17.147 --> 00:16:18.816 that's something that remains to be seen. 00:16:18.941 --> 00:16:20.526 - There needs to be a little bit 00:16:20.567 --> 00:16:22.945 of expectation management. 00:16:23.445 --> 00:16:25.990 The top goal scorer in League Two 00:16:26.156 --> 00:16:27.908 should be going to the Championship 00:16:27.908 --> 00:16:29.910 or the top end of League One. 00:16:29.952 --> 00:16:33.038 - Yeah, he finished last season with 34 goals 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:34.957 in all competition at Cambridge United, 00:16:34.957 --> 00:16:36.291 won promotional league. 00:16:36.291 --> 00:16:38.627 - Wait, he finished with 34 goals? 00:16:38.669 --> 00:16:40.546 - Yeah, in all competitions. 00:16:40.587 --> 00:16:41.797 Yeah. 34. 00:16:42.006 --> 00:16:43.215 What the *? 00:16:43.382 --> 00:16:44.383 Wow. 00:16:44.425 --> 00:16:48.095 - Just be careful in how you set this up 00:16:48.137 --> 00:16:51.223 because Paul Mullin should be unachievable 00:16:51.265 --> 00:16:52.474 for Wrexham Football Club. 00:16:52.516 --> 00:16:54.184 - That might be a little bit impossible. 00:16:54.226 --> 00:16:56.103 - It's certainly going to be... 00:16:56.145 --> 00:16:57.479 - Expensive. - Very, very, very difficult. 00:16:57.521 --> 00:16:59.064 It'll take some persuading, 00:16:59.106 --> 00:17:00.607 even if you throw everything at him. 00:17:00.649 --> 00:17:02.401 And if we do throw everything at him, 00:17:02.443 --> 00:17:03.944 the budgets that we've set 00:17:03.986 --> 00:17:05.904 will completely out of the window. 00:17:06.447 --> 00:17:09.158 Yeah. - That's what I was hoping to hear. 00:17:17.708 --> 00:17:19.084 Here you go. 00:17:19.084 --> 00:17:20.419 There's your scarf. Ready? 00:17:20.461 --> 00:17:22.296 - My name's Kerry Evans, 00:17:22.337 --> 00:17:25.382 and I'm a full-time volunteer at Wrexham Football Club. 00:17:29.344 --> 00:17:32.431 I got contacted by Spencer Harris from the WST 00:17:32.473 --> 00:17:36.435 to say, "Is it okay to give Rob or Ryan your phone number 00:17:36.477 --> 00:17:37.895 to give you a ring?" 00:17:38.437 --> 00:17:40.272 I was like, "Sorry?" 00:17:41.648 --> 00:17:44.610 Oh, I hope this rain stops. 00:17:44.651 --> 00:17:47.613 We thought it was important to hire somebody 00:17:47.654 --> 00:17:50.157 who is gonna create accountability 00:17:50.199 --> 00:17:53.660 in terms of the stadium being accessible. 00:17:54.078 --> 00:17:57.039 She exemplifies the spirit of that town. 00:17:57.081 --> 00:17:59.208 So many people that worked at the club 00:17:59.666 --> 00:18:00.626 were actually volunteers, 00:18:00.667 --> 00:18:02.336 and Kerry was one of those people. 00:18:02.336 --> 00:18:04.213 So she was doing the exact job 00:18:04.254 --> 00:18:06.215 that we hired her to do already 00:18:06.256 --> 00:18:10.177 and had been for many years and was doing it for free. 00:18:10.219 --> 00:18:12.387 - I say to everybody, I'm a full-time volunteer 00:18:12.387 --> 00:18:14.389 because I do a full-time job. 00:18:14.431 --> 00:18:17.768 I work every day of the week, and I'm always at the matches. 00:18:17.893 --> 00:18:19.645 Hi, Chal. 00:18:20.270 --> 00:18:21.396 Yeah, you? 00:18:21.438 --> 00:18:24.066 I had a meeting with Humphrey and Fleur. 00:18:24.399 --> 00:18:26.485 They did offer me paid employment. 00:18:26.527 --> 00:18:28.987 - Okay. You all right? - Lovely to see you. 00:18:29.196 --> 00:18:30.322 See you later. 00:18:30.322 --> 00:18:32.241 We've obviously been on the benefit system 00:18:32.282 --> 00:18:34.701 because of our situation for many, many years, 00:18:34.701 --> 00:18:37.538 and it was very scary to think, 00:18:38.122 --> 00:18:40.040 "Am I capable of doing 00:18:40.457 --> 00:18:42.709 the transition of doing paid work?" 00:18:43.127 --> 00:18:45.254 I found that quite... 00:18:45.254 --> 00:18:48.257 sort of a heavy decision on my shoulders. 00:18:48.298 --> 00:18:52.094 It scares me. It scares me, the commitment of it. 00:18:54.138 --> 00:18:58.976 I really struggled with, could I cope with my health? 00:18:59.017 --> 00:19:02.146 And my family all said to me, "You're doing it. 00:19:02.187 --> 00:19:04.314 "You know, it's not a case of can you do it. 00:19:04.356 --> 00:19:06.108 You're doing it already." 00:19:06.150 --> 00:19:08.152 I can do one for a couple of games at a time. 00:19:08.193 --> 00:19:10.028 And then just when you want to go back, let me know. 00:19:10.070 --> 00:19:12.489 It will be a very proud moment 00:19:12.531 --> 00:19:15.033 to go back into full-time employment, 00:19:15.075 --> 00:19:18.162 something that I never, ever dreamed would be possible. 00:19:22.082 --> 00:19:23.667 Would you like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? 00:19:23.709 --> 00:19:24.710 - Yes. - Hell, yeah. 00:19:25.586 --> 00:19:28.338 Where are we with Paul Mullin? 00:19:28.881 --> 00:19:31.341 - Well, I mean, Phil's made contact with him. 00:19:31.383 --> 00:19:33.552 And Shaun has, rather more importantly, 00:19:33.552 --> 00:19:35.179 made contact with his agent. 00:19:35.470 --> 00:19:36.889 Somewhat unsurprisingly, 00:19:36.930 --> 00:19:40.225 the agent has been agenting pretty hard. 00:19:40.225 --> 00:19:43.729 It just comes down to the age-old question of, 00:19:43.979 --> 00:19:47.107 do we want to pay as much as they want us to pay them? 00:19:47.149 --> 00:19:49.651 - But he wants to move closer to his family, right? 00:19:49.651 --> 00:19:51.528 - Right. And truth be told, 00:19:51.612 --> 00:19:53.238 that's the only reason we've got a shot. 00:19:53.280 --> 00:19:55.699 We'll have to pay a premium to get him to drop divisions. 00:19:55.699 --> 00:19:58.202 - Okay. Do you think he's worth it? 00:19:58.660 --> 00:20:02.748 - If I were you and I owned the football team... 00:20:03.373 --> 00:20:05.375 yes, I'd buy him. 00:20:05.751 --> 00:20:06.752 Wow. 00:20:06.919 --> 00:20:07.794 Yeah. Because-- 00:20:07.836 --> 00:20:09.546 - You said that with conviction. 00:20:10.672 --> 00:20:11.465 Yeah. 00:20:11.506 --> 00:20:13.675 - I believe I heard you say, 00:20:13.717 --> 00:20:16.345 you would put your job on the line, right? 00:20:16.386 --> 00:20:18.555 Didn't he say that? - At no point did I say that. 00:20:18.597 --> 00:20:20.474 I said I'd spend-- Here's what I'm saying-- 00:20:20.515 --> 00:20:22.976 I'd happily spend your money on Paul Mullin. 00:20:23.018 --> 00:20:24.519 I mean, I got to talk to Ryan again, 00:20:24.978 --> 00:20:27.356 but I think he'll go for it 00:20:27.356 --> 00:20:29.191 knowing that you were willing to sign the contract 00:20:29.191 --> 00:20:31.068 that stated... - That I'd get fired-- 00:20:31.109 --> 00:20:32.778 - That you get fired if Paul doesn't-- 00:20:32.903 --> 00:20:34.238 - Yeah. - He might not be worth it. 00:20:34.780 --> 00:20:35.948 - He can be worth it. 00:20:36.573 --> 00:20:37.866 - Okay. 00:20:41.411 --> 00:20:42.412 Ready? 00:20:42.412 --> 00:20:43.288 Go. 00:20:43.330 --> 00:20:44.122 Go on. 00:20:57.594 --> 00:20:58.804 Cool, innit? 00:21:01.765 --> 00:21:04.059 Don't think you get many better views than this, do you? 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:20.450 Can we help you over? 00:22:21.553 --> 00:22:24.473 The pandemic's kept the fans for 18 months. 00:22:24.514 --> 00:22:26.725 But now, still full of excitement 00:22:26.767 --> 00:22:28.685 after Paul Mullin arrived, 00:22:28.727 --> 00:22:32.314 it's time for a party as they return home to the Racecourse. 00:22:32.481 --> 00:22:34.608 Football's more than a game. 00:22:34.608 --> 00:22:36.234 I think the famous Bill Shankly once said that, 00:22:36.276 --> 00:22:38.612 "It's not life and death--it's more important than that." 00:22:38.653 --> 00:22:40.197 I'm a huge football fan. 00:22:40.238 --> 00:22:43.283 So, to myself and to the people of this town, 00:22:43.325 --> 00:22:45.827 it's incredibly important, especially the club next door. 00:22:45.869 --> 00:22:48.497 - Fourteenth season in this non-league. 00:22:48.538 --> 00:22:50.832 - Isn't that the longest anybody's been down? 00:22:50.832 --> 00:22:52.709 - Probably. Probably. - I think so. 00:22:52.709 --> 00:22:54.628 - We've got to get up this time. 00:22:54.669 --> 00:22:56.046 - And we've got to get out. 00:22:56.129 --> 00:22:59.466 - This town, like no other town around, deserves a break. 00:22:59.800 --> 00:23:01.426 Economically and from a football aspect, 00:23:01.468 --> 00:23:02.594 we need a break. 00:23:02.844 --> 00:23:04.638 - Are we gonna win today, Arthur? 00:23:15.023 --> 00:23:16.316 There's no doubt 00:23:16.358 --> 00:23:17.901 who the headline signing is. 00:23:18.193 --> 00:23:20.654 Everyone's paying attention to Wrexham now, 00:23:20.862 --> 00:23:21.905 'cause Paul Mullin's here. 00:23:21.947 --> 00:23:24.282 But thanks to new manager Phil Parkinson, 00:23:24.324 --> 00:23:26.952 Wrexham fans will be seeing a lot of fresh faces 00:23:26.993 --> 00:23:28.286 out on the pitch today. 00:23:28.286 --> 00:23:29.788 Everyone is keen to see 00:23:29.788 --> 00:23:32.541 what this freshly rebuilt squad is capable of. 00:23:32.916 --> 00:23:34.459 - The buzz that's going round Wrexham at the minute 00:23:34.459 --> 00:23:35.794 is absolutely fantastic. 00:23:35.836 --> 00:23:37.170 So hopefully that can spur them on, 00:23:37.212 --> 00:23:40.590 especially with the crowd back in the Racecourse today-- 00:23:40.632 --> 00:23:42.050 might make for a good atmosphere. 00:23:43.718 --> 00:23:45.220 - He's got to win it, doesn't he? 00:23:45.470 --> 00:23:46.763 - So important. 00:23:46.805 --> 00:23:49.224 - New manager, all the changes in the stadium... 00:23:49.808 --> 00:23:51.184 new players... 00:23:51.309 --> 00:23:53.520 you know, he's got to win it. - Mm. 00:23:53.562 --> 00:23:56.523 - Please, please, please win the first match, you know, 00:23:56.565 --> 00:23:59.359 and then we're off to a good start, then, aren't we? 00:23:59.401 --> 00:24:01.361 Oh, please. 00:24:07.284 --> 00:24:11.037 - Fire in your * bellies and ice in your veins. 00:24:11.163 --> 00:24:12.372 So we're playing with passion, 00:24:12.372 --> 00:24:13.957 but we want to see that class as well. 00:24:14.124 --> 00:24:15.625 Let's get both of those two right tonight, 00:24:15.667 --> 00:24:16.960 and we'll have a great night. 00:24:17.002 --> 00:24:20.422 Come on, boys. Come on, boys. 00:24:20.422 --> 00:24:22.716 The noise is terrific here 00:24:22.757 --> 00:24:24.509 at the Racecourse. 00:24:24.551 --> 00:24:27.637 Two stands open, and they're packed full of people 00:24:27.679 --> 00:24:30.307 who want to hear and to be heard. 00:24:36.104 --> 00:24:38.982 As Mullin's about to get the game under way.