glamour of the the glitz and glamour of the high—profile us ports, you have to buy into it. the most recent one went for $6 million —— $6 billion. they have lots of money but they aren't in the sort of market, so there's usually high—stakes. there's usually high—sta kes. instead, there's usually high—stakes. instead, they want a version of the american dream but not in america, using english and welsh football. so what they are able to do is they might go to a lower league team like wrexham or chilling them, there are others among the bottom few tears, tagging, portsmouth, ipswich, layton owner dutch layton orient all have american owners. what they can do is make that bigger and take them all the way to the top. you can't do that in american sports, so it's fascinating to see more and more of them with either football experience

or business experience, and now hollywood star dust, as well, thinking that what english and welsh football, the english football pyramid gives them that they can't get in their own country, and rob mcelhenney is famously a fan of the philadelphia eagles, he wouldn't be able to do it with his own team in the nfl. they are able to go on a journey with a sports team here in the uk that's essentially impossible to create where they live. so there's an emotional investment that they make that is frankly difficult to replicate. they make that is frankly difficult to replicate-— to replicate. very shortly we will be “oininu to replicate. very shortly we will be joining our— to replicate. very shortly we will be joining our colleagues - to replicate. very shortly we will be joining our colleagues at - to replicate. very shortly we will. be joining our colleagues at wales today, as they are on the ground. as you can see that bus going through, i've just seen you can see that bus going through, i'vejust seen a you can see that bus going through, i've just seen a quote from the wrexham club president, the wrexham player turned manager, no president, he said the parade will be mayhem, it'll be quite noisy to say the least, and with the weather being fine, they and the fans will all be out watching the buses go by. it's

brilliant for everyone in the town, he says, "to me, i'm delighted and pleased for the young children coming through," which is a lovely quote. so we will now keep watching these pictures of the bus that is heading through wrexham, and will be joining my wales today colleague nick savini, who is in wrexham, and he'll take us through the next little bit of the bus parade as it heads through the city of wrexham. there good evening, what a way to end a football season, on a lovely night here in wrexham, there is an open top bus parade herein wrexham, there is an open top bus parade underway— here in wrexham, there is an open top bus parade underway— onboard are the players and the hollywood

owners, ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney. they are of course celebrating the tangible results of the investment from hollywood, which has come via promotion to the football league for wrexham after a gap of 15 years, made more sweet by the fact that they came so close this time last year. and you get a strong sense that people here in wrexham are just trying to squeeze as much enjoyment out of this promotion as they possibly can. it is of course an almighty celebration of this football club and what it has achieved, but it is also a celebration of wrexham and all the people in it. i'm outside of the resource ground, there a fantastic atmosphere, the champs havejust resource ground, there a fantastic atmosphere, the champs have just got under way, and the open top bus parade of a number of buses has started at about 6:30pm, sticking its way across the racecourse ground

and into the city centre where thousands of people are waiting to see their heroes. earlier on i caught up with some of the fans as they waited for the parade. there was huge excitement, this is what they had to say. it was huge excitement, this is what they had to say-— they had to say. it still a dream, i can't believe _ they had to say. it still a dream, i can't believe it's _ they had to say. it still a dream, i can't believe it's happening. - they had to say. it still a dream, i l can't believe it's happening. hasn't not sunk in — can't believe it's happening. hasn't not sunk in yet? _ can't believe it's happening. hasn't not sunk in yet? no, _ can't believe it's happening. hasn't not sunk in yet? no, not _ can't believe it's happening. hasn't not sunk in yet? no, not yet. - can't believe it's happening. hasn't not sunk in yet? no, not yet. it's l not sunk in yet? no, not yet. it's been a crazy _ not sunk in yet? no, not yet. it's been a crazy year _ not sunk in yet? no, not yet. it's been a crazy year because - not sunk in yet? no, not yet. it's been a crazy year because we - not sunk in yet? no, not yet. it's| been a crazy year because we had not sunk in yet? no, not yet. it's i been a crazy year because we had to fight all the way to the very end, it's crazy. fight all the way to the very end, it's cra . ~ ., v fight all the way to the very end, it'scra .~ ., it's crazy. what's the atmosphere been like over _ it's crazy. what's the atmosphere been like over the _ it's crazy. what's the atmosphere been like over the past _ it's crazy. what's the atmosphere been like over the past couple . it's crazy. what's the atmosphere . been like over the past couple days? it's been crazy because it's lasted almost a week until today, basically, and it keeps on going. how are you feeling?— basically, and it keeps on going. how are you feeling? excited, thank ou. how are you feeling? excited, thank yon where — how are you feeling? excited, thank yon where you _ how are you feeling? excited, thank you. where you from? _ how are you feeling? excited, thank you. where you from? were - how are you feeling? excited, thank you. where you from? were here i how are you feeling? excited, thank i you. where you from? were here from london, you. where you from? were here from london. here — you. where you from? were here from london. here to _ you. where you from? were here from london, here to spot _ you. where you from? were here from london, here to spot my _ you. where you from? were here from london, here to spot my brother - you. where you from? were here from london, here to spot my brother who i london, here to spot my brother who plays _ london, here to spot my brother who plays. we're just enjoying the atmosphere before watching going on the bus _ atmosphere before watching going on the bus. we can't wait, we travelled especially— the bus. we can't wait, we travelled especially come see it. i�*ve the bus. we can't wait, we travelled especially come see it.— especially come see it. i've seen

them before. — especially come see it. i've seen them before, but— especially come see it. i've seen them before, but this'll- especially come see it. i've seen them before, but this'll be - especially come see it. i've seen them before, but this'll be off i especially come see it. i've seen l them before, but this'll be off the scale _ them before, but this'll be off the scale there — them before, but this'll be off the scale. there will— them before, but this'll be off the scale. there will be _ them before, but this'll be off the scale. there will be thousands - them before, but this'll be off the . scale. there will be thousands here, some _ scale. there will be thousands here, some are _ scale. there will be thousands here, some are talking _ scale. there will be thousands here, some are talking about _ scale. there will be thousands here, some are talking about 20—30,000| some are talking about 20—30,000 out, massive — some are talking about 20—30,000 out, massive. he— some are talking about 20-30,000 out. massive-— out, massive. he had a little cry watchin: out, massive. he had a little cry watching it. _ out, massive. he had a little cry watching it, didn't _ out, massive. he had a little cry watching it, didn't sink - out, massive. he had a little cry watching it, didn't sink in. - out, massive. he had a little cry watching it, didn't sink in. the l watching it, didn't sink in. the thou~hts watching it, didn't sink in. the thoughts of — watching it, didn't sink in. the thoughts of some _ watching it, didn't sink in. the thoughts of some of the fans i spoke to just thoughts of some of the fans i spoke tojust outside thoughts of some of the fans i spoke to just outside the turf pub, the famous pub outside the racecourse ground a little earlier. as i mentioned earlier, the buses will come past year and make their way into the city centre. matt richards is there for us now, matt? just look at the scenes here, _ is there for us now, matt? just look at the scenes here, this _ is there for us now, matt? just look at the scenes here, this is - is there for us now, matt? just look at the scenes here, this is what - is there for us now, matt? just look at the scenes here, this is what it i at the scenes here, this is what it means for everyone here at wrexham here, they will keep on celebrating for some time to come. i've been enjoined here by a phantom dust three generations of fans who have been celebrating wrexham for

decades. stacy, how are you feeling today? i decades. stacy, how are you feeling toda ? �* , , decades. stacy, how are you feeling toda? , _, today? i can't believe it, 'ust over the moon. — today? i can't believe it, 'ust over the moon. can'th today? i can't believe it, 'ust over the moon, can't believe _ today? i can't believe it, just over the moon, can't believe we - today? i can't believe it, just over the moon, can't believe we are i today? i can't believe it, just over i the moon, can't believe we are here after— the moon, can't believe we are here after 15_ the moon, can't believe we are here after 15 years in the national league. _ after 15 years in the national league, just bonkers. i've been supporting wrexham because of my dad, supporting wrexham because of my dad. and _ supporting wrexham because of my dad, and then my family, my son and daughter— dad, and then my family, my son and daughter came and supported them, and it'sjust — daughter came and supported them, and it'sjust amazing, it's great daughter came and supported them, and it's just amazing, it's great to see everybody. and it'sjust amazing, it's great to see everybody-— and it'sjust amazing, it's great to see eve bod . , ., ., see everybody. tells about your dad, because he was _ see everybody. tells about your dad, because he was a _ see everybody. tells about your dad, because he was a huge _ see everybody. tells about your dad, because he was a huge fan. - see everybody. tells about your dad, because he was a huge fan. massive | because he was a huge fan. massive fan, unfortunately _ because he was a huge fan. massive fan, unfortunately he _ because he was a huge fan. massive fan, unfortunately he passed - because he was a huge fan. massive fan, unfortunately he passed away l because he was a huge fan. massive | fan, unfortunately he passed away in december_ fan, unfortunately he passed away in december last year, so he couldn't be here _ december last year, so he couldn't be here to — december last year, so he couldn't be here to see this today, so it's bittersweet. but happy they've done it, bittersweet. but happy they've done it. and _ bittersweet. but happy they've done it, and they've done it for him. know_ it, and they've done it for him. know you've been a season ticket holder since 2018, so you've seen a lot of changes. what's up and like since the club was picked up? it’s a since the club was picked up? it's a completely — since the club was picked up? it's a completely different _ since the club was picked up? it's a completely different atmosphere inside _ completely different atmosphere inside the — completely different atmosphere inside the ground. _ completely different atmosphere inside the ground. i— completely different atmosphere inside the ground. i remember. completely different atmosphere i inside the ground. i rememberwe would _ inside the ground. i rememberwe would get — inside the ground. i rememberwe would get there _ inside the ground. i rememberwe would get there before _ inside the ground. i rememberwe would get there before and - inside the ground. i rememberwe would get there before and see i inside the ground. i remember we i would get there before and see 3000 people. _ would get there before and see 3000 people. it's— would get there before and see 3000 people. it's nice — would get there before and see 3000 people. it's nice to _ would get there before and see 3000 people, it's nice to see _ would get there before and see 3000 people, it's nice to see there's - people, it's nice to see there's 10,000 — people, it's nice to see there's 10,000 there _ people, it's nice to see there's 10,000 there every— people, it's nice to see there's 10,000 there every week. -

people, it's nice to see there'sl 10,000 there every week. how people, it's nice to see there's 10,000 there every week. how does it feel that ryan — 10,000 there every week. how does it feel that ryan reynolds _ 10,000 there every week. how does it feel that ryan reynolds and _ 10,000 there every week. how does it feel that ryan reynolds and rob - feel that ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney are the current owners? it's just nuts, why did they pick us up? they— it's just nuts, why did they pick us up? they could _ it's just nuts, why did they pick us up? they could be _ it's just nuts, why did they pick us up? they could be anyone, - it's just nuts, why did they pick us up? they could be anyone, and i it's just nuts, why did they pick us . up? they could be anyone, and they picked _ up? they could be anyone, and they picked us _ up? they could be anyone, and they icked us. ,, up? they could be anyone, and they icked us. ,~ , ., , ., picked us. freya, show us what ou've picked us. freya, show us what you've got _ picked us. freya, show us what you've got here, _ picked us. freya, show us what you've got here, who's - picked us. freya, show us what you've got here, who's that? i you've got here, who's that? granddad. you've got here, who's that? granddad-— you've got here, who's that? granddad. ., �* , , ., ., ., you've got here, who's that? granddad. ., �*, ., ., ., granddad. that's your granddad on the cup you've _ granddad. that's your granddad on the cup you've made. _ granddad. that's your granddad on the cup you've made. let's - granddad. that's your granddad on the cup you've made. let's speak i granddad. that's your granddad on | the cup you've made. let's speak to jeff — he was obviously a huge fan here, weekend week out? he jeff - he was obviously a huge fan here, weekend week out? he would watch the racing, _ here, weekend week out? he would watch the racing, then _ here, weekend week out? he would watch the racing, then he'd - here, weekend week out? he would watch the racing, then he'd get i here, weekend week out? he would watch the racing, then he'd get on | watch the racing, then he'd get on the bus, _ watch the racing, then he'd get on the bus, sometimes— watch the racing, then he'd get on the bus, sometimes he _ watch the racing, then he'd get on the bus, sometimes he would i watch the racing, then he'd get on the bus, sometimes he would justj watch the racing, then he'd get on i the bus, sometimes he would just run down _ the bus, sometimes he would just run down the _ the bus, sometimes he would just run down the road — the bus, sometimes he would just run down the road to _ the bus, sometimes he would just run down the road to watch _ the bus, sometimes he would just run down the road to watch them, - the bus, sometimes he would just run down the road to watch them, and i down the road to watch them, and he'd see the — down the road to watch them, and he'd see the start. _ down the road to watch them, and he'd see the start.— down the road to watch them, and he'd see the start. what is it mean for ou to he'd see the start. what is it mean for you to be _ he'd see the start. what is it mean for you to be here, _ he'd see the start. what is it mean for you to be here, carrying - he'd see the start. what is it mean for you to be here, carrying him i for you to be here, carrying him with you? if i for you to be here, carrying him with you?— with you? if i could swap places with you? if i could swap places with him, i _ with you? if i could swap places with him, i would. _ with you? if i could swap places with him, i would. how- with you? if i could swap places with him, i would. how do i with you? if i could swap places with him, i would. how do you. with him, i would. how do you think ou'll feel with him, i would. how do you think you'll feel when _ with him, i would. how do you think you'll feel when the _ with him, i would. how do you think you'll feel when the bus _ with him, i would. how do you think you'll feel when the bus comes i you'll feel when the bus comes along? you'll feel when the bus comes alon: ? �* , , you'll feel when the bus comes alonu? �* , , ., , , along? i'll be “umping on the buggy! think ou along? i'll be “umping on the buggy! rhinkyou au— along? i'll bejumping on the buggy! think you all so _ along? i'll bejumping on the buggy! think you all so very _ along? i'll bejumping on the buggy! think you all so very much _ think you all so very much for coming out, enjoy the rest of the

evening's celebrations. back to you, nick. ~ . evening's celebrations. back to you, nick. ., , . �* nick. matt, thanks very much. i'm “oined b nick. matt, thanks very much. i'm joined by rod _ nick. matt, thanks very much. i'm joined by rod phillips, _ nick. matt, thanks very much. i'm joined by rod phillips, you've i nick. matt, thanks very much. i'm| joined by rod phillips, you've seen some open top parades and celebrations in your time, have you seen anything like this? this celebrations in your time, have you seen anything like this?— seen anything like this? this is like a premier— seen anything like this? this is like a premier league - seen anything like this? this is i like a premier league promotion party, isn't it? in a way, you can understand it, 15 years in the fifth tier, nobody expected wrexham when they were relegated into thousand eight to be in the national league for so long. they are the longest—serving club in that fifth tier, and the other thing is they have had a titanic battle for the title with notts county. they've finished with a record 111 county, that was all played out notjust on a non—league stage, but a global stage because of the takeover by ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney.

and it's such an integral part of the story, it's notjust promotion back to the premier league, but to do this with this hollywood back story. do this with this hollywood back sto . ~ , ,., , �* , do this with this hollywood back sto , story. absolutely. there's a reason wh the story. absolutely. there's a reason why the two _ story. absolutely. there's a reason why the two across _ story. absolutely. there's a reason why the two across the _ story. absolutely. there's a reason why the two across the road - story. absolutely. there's a reason why the two across the road gets i why the two across the road gets boatloads of american tourists. you could almost not script it, that wouldn't happen, they won the title and not lost in the playoffs. but it's actually created an even better finale for the second season of welcome to wrexham because they've done it in such style. just welcome to wrexham because they've done it in such style.— done it in such style. just behind ou, the done it in such style. just behind you. the three — done it in such style. just behind you, the three buses _ done it in such style. just behind you, the three buses are - done it in such style. just behind you, the three buses are just i you, the three buses are just coming, i don't know if you can see them there, it's also a celebration of the women's team as well which is

getting promoted. timer;r of the women's team as well which is getting promoted-— of the women's team as well which is getting promoted. they got promotion to the top tier— getting promoted. they got promotion to the top tier in _ getting promoted. they got promotion to the top tier in women's _ getting promoted. they got promotion to the top tier in women's football- to the top tier in women's football in wales, and it's interesting that the night the takeover went through a few years ago, i spoke to gemma owen who is in charge of the side back then, and he said this was not just a takeoverfor back then, and he said this was not just a takeover for the first team, they are putting money into the community centre and the women's centre, and it's flourished in line with the team in the national league. so this is beyond just a normal takeover. this is a takeover which, if you see welcome to wrexham, it's affected an entire community. wrexham, it's affected an entire community-— community. you and i will speak later, community. you and i will speak later. rob. _ community. you and i will speak later, rob, thank _ community. you and i will speak later, rob, thank you _ community. you and i will speak later, rob, thank you very i community. you and i will speak later, rob, thank you very much indeed. so the parade continues, but for now it's back to the studio. studio: you are like the bbc news as we follow the wrexham victory parade dutch life to bbc news. as we've been talking about all the time, they are now owned by two hollywood

stars. ryan reynolds spoke about how the promotion to the football league had an effect on him emotionally. i can't believe that i'm in a place in my life where any sports team, let alone one that i happen to somehow be co—chairman of, has affected me this deeply. ifeel like be co—chairman of, has affected me this deeply. i feel like there was a dna change when we lived through that barn would moment and that match. i don't know if i'll ever be the same again. i live in a state of constant, slightly perpetual state of elation. i don't want to come down from his cloud, i genuinely just don't want to come down from the cloud. . ~ just don't want to come down from the cloud. ., ~ , ., just don't want to come down from the cloud._ thank i just don't want to come down from the cloud._ thank you, i the cloud. thank you. thank you, there's been _ the cloud. thank you. thank you, there's been so _ the cloud. thank you. thank you, there's been so many... - the cloud. thank you. thank you, there's been so many... when i the cloud. thank you. thank you, | there's been so many... when we the cloud. thank you. thank you, i there's been so many... when we walk around the stadium, there are so many people who thanked us for this, and i always say the same thing, that i want to thank them because it's been one of the greatest

experiences i've ever had in my entire life will stop in to be known and associated with wrexham, like i mentioned earlier, like walking my kids to school and people saying that they are so proud to talk about wrexham with their kids — they are so immensely proud of that association, butjust how much wrexham afc women's victory meant to my girls was everything. to me that was the icing on an already pretty damn amazing cake.— damn amazing cake. ryan talking about the women's _ damn amazing cake. ryan talking about the women's victory, i damn amazing cake. ryan talking about the women's victory, and i damn amazing cake. ryan talking i about the women's victory, and rob mcelhenney also couldn't hide his delight at their victory too. {guild delight at their victory too. could make the argument _ delight at their victory too. could make the argument that - delight at their victory too. could make the argument that what i delight at their victory too. could make the argument that what the women were able to achieve this year was more _ women were able to achieve this year was more improvers of then with them and were _ was more improvers of then with them and were able to achieve. they have full—time jobs, and were able to achieve. they have full—timejobs, so and were able to achieve. they have full—time jobs, so these women are out there _ full—time jobs, so these women are out there engaged either in school or in a _ out there engaged either in school or in a full—time job, some with families— or in a full—time job, some with families who then play the football

as a hobby. and they went out there and, as a hobby. and they went out there and. like _ as a hobby. and they went out there and, like true professionals, they dominated the league. so the investment that we've put in thus far was— investment that we've put in thus far wasjust taking care of investment that we've put in thus far was just taking care of the basic— far was just taking care of the basic necessities, so the fact that next _ basic necessities, so the fact that next year— basic necessities, so the fact that next year we can elevate them to semiprofessional and continued to invest— semiprofessional and continued to invest them as they move up is the goat _ invest them as they move up is the coal. ., . invest them as they move up is the oal, , invest them as they move up is the coal. , ., , ., goal. the goal being that they are full-time focused, _ goal. the goal being that they are full-time focused, their _ goal. the goal being that they are full-time focused, their full-time| full—time focused, their full—time job is just the club. full-time focused, their full-time job isjust the club.— job is 'ust the club. interesting to see if job isjust the club. interesting to see if that does _ job isjust the club. interesting to see if that does happen, - job isjust the club. interesting to see if that does happen, there i job isjust the club. interesting to| see if that does happen, there we are, the live aerial pictures of the buses carrying both the men's and women's wrexham teams. let's bring hugh ferris back in who is in our sports centre in salford. nick savini was mentioning that this really does look like it could be a premier league team celebration — just remind us, this is the lowest league part of the whole football league, isn't it? this league part of the whole football league, isn't it?— league, isn't it? this is the top of non-league. _ league, isn't it? this is the top of non-league, but _ league, isn't it? this is the top of non-league, but that's _ league, isn't it? this is the top of non-league, but that's outside i league, isn't it? this is the top of| non-league, but that's outside the non—league, but that's outside the bottom of the league. as long as

you've got people 5—6 deep and the odd flayer covering this guy, it looks like a football trophy parade, wrexham will be in there for the first time after a 15 year absence when the season begins again next time around, and they will no doubt hope and maybe even expect that there will be potentially even more trophy parades as things get better and betterfor them over trophy parades as things get better and better for them over the trophy parades as things get better and betterfor them over the coming years. wrexham's most famous day up until this point, it must be said if you are old enough, would have been in the third round of the fa cup in 1992 when the team that had finished bottom of the league, they are just about tojoin in, 92nd place blade arsenal, the reigning champions— they finished first and it was wrexham who won that day in 1992, 2-1, wrexham who won that day in 1992, 2—1, many remembering the famous free kick scored by mickey thomas as

they one 2—1. that had been the story that defined the wrexham on a national and global consciousness up until this point, but now they have a whole new story to tell, and i imagine it'll last a little bit longer than 90 minutes on a saturday afternoon in january.— afternoon in january. you've mostly done our afternoon in january. you've mostly done your research _ afternoon in january. you've mostly done your research on _ afternoon in january. you've mostly done your research on all— afternoon in january. you've mostly done your research on all those i done your research on all those facts i done your research on all those fact ., ., ., | done your research on all those facts— i hadn'tl facts i am old enough! i hadn't realised they _ facts i am old enough! i hadn't realised they were _ facts i am old enough! i hadn't realised they were the - facts i am old enough! i hadn't realised they were the third i facts i am old enough! i hadn't i realised they were the third oldest professional team in the world. this is a team in — professional team in the world. this is a team in a _ professional team in the world. try 3 is a team in a town with such huge history, and we were hearing from so many who were talking about connecting with a local community that has been starved of league football over the last 15 years, but there are plenty more things besides that they have been longing for, and some of that has been found with the arrival of investment, but the personality and attention, and the funds that have flown into this north wales town on the back of two

very rich people from north america, but also the goodwill that they have brought from beyond north america. we've heard stories of people turning up and well—wishers from new zealand, from the united states and canada as well, so many people know the name wrexham, and now as we see these pictures of the buses going through past the turf and down into the town centre, you'll see that there is potential for investment in a place like wrexham, and it's coming from tourism, from the increased spotlight upon it, not just because of the football club but the story that so many people are buying into, not least because they are able to do so via streaming platforms, but because there is something essential. wejust heard from rob and ryan there about the emotional instincts that come from football fans, seeing your favourite football fans, seeing your favourite football club that you are often born into and you celebrate and commiserate with your entire life, those instincts are there, and now

for rob and ryan and their millions of dollars in pounds, they are there too. so they get it and they are trying at least to spend money so that those who have spent all that time over the last 15 years and more wishing better things for wrexham, they are able... they will think will make that investment worth it. you talk about fans coming from outside wrexham, i want to play a little clip of becky and sunny whom we spoke to earlier, they have come from virginia in the us, take a listen to what they said earlier. hate listen to what they said earlier. - decided to get on a plane so we could watch our favourite team, and celebrate with all the awesome people of wrexham. it’s celebrate with all the awesome people of wrexham.— celebrate with all the awesome people of wrexham. it's a great underdo: people of wrexham. it's a great underdog story _ people of wrexham. it's a great underdog story in _ people of wrexham. it's a great underdog story in the _ people of wrexham. it's a great underdog story in the town i people of wrexham. it's a great underdog story in the town is i people of wrexham. it's a great i underdog story in the town isjust so quaint — underdog story in the town isjust so quaint and welcoming. everyone we've _ so quaint and welcoming. everyone we've met — so quaint and welcoming. everyone we've met has been so friendly and engaging _ we've met has been so friendly and engaging with us, and they seem to really— engaging with us, and they seem to really welcome us into the wrexham family _ really welcome us into the wrexham family we _ really welcome us into the wrexham family. we feel right at home here.

vying _ family. we feel right at home here. vying with — family. we feel right at home here. vying with becky for for this travel are this couple, listen to them. they've travelled all the way from new zealand. they've travelled all the way from new zealand— they've travelled all the way from new zealand. ~ �* _, ., ._ new zealand. we've come all the way from new zealand, _ new zealand. we've come all the way from new zealand, you _ new zealand. we've come all the way from new zealand, you can _ new zealand. we've come all the way from new zealand, you can see i new zealand. we've come all the way from new zealand, you can see it - new zealand. we've come all the way from new zealand, you can see it on | from new zealand, you can see it on the badge there. we've come for a trip to the uk and europe, but we stopped by the racehorse grounds here, some history in the making. we watch the tv show, so yeah, we are honouring — i don't know about honouring — i don't know about honouring fans, but hopefully we are welcome here. so it's special to be here back in the football league for wrexham, so yeah, pretty awesome. brilliant. we've come all the way from new zealand, you can see it on the badge there. we've come for a trip to the uk and europe, but we stopped by the racecourse ground here, some history in the making. we watch the tv show, so yeah, we are honouring — i don't know about honouring fans, but hopefully we are welcome here. so it's special to be here back

in the football league for wrexham, so yeah, pretty awesome. brilliant. what's it like for you to be here after watching it on the tv? it’s after watching it on the tv? it's re after watching it on the tv? it's pretty exciting, i'm looking forward to having _ pretty exciting, i'm looking forward to having a — pretty exciting, i'm looking forward to having a look around, maybe we can peek _ to having a look around, maybe we can peek inside the grounds. i'm 'ust can peek inside the grounds. i'm just not— can peek inside the grounds. i'm just not stomach excited to be here -- i'm _ just not stomach excited to be here -- i'm just — just not stomach excited to be here —— i'm just excited to be here. these — —— i'm just excited to be here. these are _ —— i'm just excited to be here. these are the pictures again live from wrexham. i think those buses are going to take a little while to get through the city, but we will join nick savini back in cardiff. welcome to wrexham, extraordinary scenes here at the race course, there are thousands of fans here, there are thousands of fans here, the chanting that's been going on for the past few minutes as the buses snaked their way very slowly to try to get to the city centre, we

are half a mile outside at the racecourse ground. rod phillips is still with me, amazing scenes and it'll take a while for them to get into the city centre at this rate? it's a such a special place, that's where you expect most wrexham together to pay tribute to this team. ryan reynolds is leaving it to the player, he was in the second bus with his camera team. his constant companions with him for the documentary. they've clearly made the point, and they've said this before, they are obviously aware of the profile that they've got it, but this is about the players primarily who have done the bench. it says

everything that paul mullen and co. were at the front in the first bus, they were the ones that fans were looking up to, they're the ones taking the acclaim. notice the groundsman on the third a bus, they absolutely loving it. just such a big day for wrexham. this is 15 years in the making, this is a club that has pedigree, but this is a club that had brushes with oblivion. and these supporters in the streets, many of them but their family finances on the line to keep the club going, and that's why there's such an outpouring of emotion today. i love the fact that you know everyone, including the groundsman here at the racecourse, you're able to name check him on one of the buses. just to breathe it all in, really extraordinary scenes, isn't

to? it really extraordinary scenes, isn't to? , .,., ., , really extraordinary scenes, isn't to? , �*, really extraordinary scenes, isn't to? , to? it is extraordinary, it's a miah to? it is extraordinary, it's a mighty celebration, - to? it is extraordinary, it's a mighty celebration, and - to? it is extraordinary, it's a mighty celebration, and just j to? it is extraordinary, it's a - mighty celebration, and just think that eight clubs have gone to league 1 that eight clubs have gone to league �*i _ that eight clubs have gone to league i — tranmere, sometimes rivals of wrexham, where the last to do it. i know in league 2 will be thinking that wrexham will be the target. but we saw them on the bus, but let's hear now from ryan and rob when they spoke to reporters a few days ago. i can't believe that i'm in a place in my life where any sports team, let alone one that i happen to somehow be a co—chairman of, has affected me this deeply. ifeel like be a co—chairman of, has affected me this deeply. i feel like there is a dna change when we lived through that. if we can do that, whether it

takes five years or 20 years, that's the goal. the club has these two enormously valuable and wildly interesting branches, and they are doing the work, they've been promoted, they've won the league, they are astonishingly good. so you are ou they are astonishingly good. so you are you guys _ they are astonishingly good. so you are you guys actually _ they are astonishingly good. so you are you guys actually trying - they are astonishingly good. so you are you guys actually trying to - are you guys actually trying to convince gareth bale to come and play? i convince gareth bale to come and -la ? ~' convince gareth bale to come and .la 7 ~' , convince gareth bale to come and play? i think there is serious us from our side, _ play? i think there is serious us from our side, but _ play? i think there is serious us from our side, but i _ play? i think there is serious us from our side, but i don't - play? i think there is serious us from our side, but i don't know| play? i think there is serious us - from our side, but i don't know that there _ from our side, but i don't know that there is seriousness on theirs. i�*m there is seriousness on theirs. i'm also happy — there is seriousness on theirs. also happy for there is seriousness on theirs. i“n also happy for him to do exactly what he wants to do.— also happy for him to do exactly what he wants to do. ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney _ what he wants to do. ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney speaking. - what he wants to do. ryan reynolds| and rob mcelhenney speaking. let's go to matt richards.

a bit longer to wait for the buses, but after 15 years, it won't make much difference. what struck me today was many youngsters, teenagers here who were born after wrexham was last in the league, and we've got generations going back who are all absolutely in love with the football and have seen wrexham through good times and bad, there's been a lot of darkness in the past, but things tend to be looking up now. we've heard a lot from ryan and rob they're talking notjust about heard a lot from ryan and rob they're talking not just about the football, but the community and how they've taken them into their hearts. you can get a sense from the amount of people who have been waiting patiently here for a glimpse of them, that the feeling is certainly mutual. there is an electric atmosphere here, i don't think i've ever seen anything like it here, but it's certainly worth basking in the enjoyment because these times don't come around often. thank you, matt, let's have a final

word with rob, and may a word to the future destiny be a word to the future destiny be a word to the future in terms what happened. you said it feels like you've been promoted to the premier league, but actually italy man field, leak two, how do you think they'll do? —— mansfield, league to. you how do you think they'll do? -- mansfield, league to.— how do you think they'll do? -- mansfield, league to. you look at the manager. _ mansfield, league to. you look at the manager, he's— mansfield, league to. you look at the manager, he's recouped - the manager, he's recouped brilliantly. he's recruited well beforejoining newport, joining wrexham. 50 therefore they've got pedigree, they've got league to pedigree, they've got league to pedigree, so they are really well—equipped but you know that what wrexham are really well—equipped to take on league to next season. 50 take on league to next season. so it's a realistic proposal they could bounce up again, but you know that

they are talking about the premier league people in wrexham — how far could they get, what are the kinds of challenges ahead? i could they get, what are the kinds of challenges ahead?— of challenges ahead? i think they know, i think _ of challenges ahead? i think they know, i think ryan _ of challenges ahead? i think they know, i think ryan reynolds - of challenges ahead? i think they know, i think ryan reynolds and | of challenges ahead? i think they - know, i think ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney know that to contemplate the premier league, they would need more finances, they would need help. it's quite possible for wrexham to go to league i, possibly the championship, then it gets really expensive. in the premier league, you're taking on clubs backed by nation states, you're notjust talking about rich actors and hollywood producers. so there is clearly a plan, the world is their oyster at the moment, they've got global profiles, many teams don't have the profile wrexham have, so they can achieve more funding going into the premier league whether that's a few years down the line, we shall see. ., ., , , , shall see. finalword, very briefly, i'm shall see. finalword, very briefly, i'm sure you've — shall see. finalword, very briefly, i'm sure you've been _ shall see. finalword, very briefly, i'm sure you've been here - shall see. finalword, very briefly, i'm sure you've been here on - i'm sure you've been here on

wednesday nights with 3000 in the crowd, it's extraordinary where they've got to, isn't it? it crowd, it's extraordinary where they've got to, isn't it?- they've got to, isn't it? it is, i'll sa they've got to, isn't it? it is, “1 say it. — they've got to, isn't it? it is, i'll say it, wrexham - they've got to, isn't it? it is, i'll say it, wrexham are - they've got to, isn't it? it is, i'll say it, wrexham are a - they've got to, isn't it? it is, l i'll say it, wrexham are a club they've got to, isn't it? it is, - i'll say it, wrexham are a club with a brilliant history, and these players are making a new history for themselves. players are making a new history for themselves-— players are making a new history for themselves. ., , ., ~ , ., , . themselves. rob, thank you very much for our themselves. rob, thank you very much for your thoughts _ themselves. rob, thank you very much for your thoughts and _ themselves. rob, thank you very much for your thoughts and all _ themselves. rob, thank you very much for your thoughts and all the _ for your thoughts and all the expenses you've had. we don't know where the story ends, but there is huge optimism here at wrexham about the future, about where all goes, and people are just enjoying the moment and enjoying the celebration of what's been an extraordinary two years, and really an extraordinary season. what we've seen today has been made sweeter by the fact that they came so close this time last year, but this time it is the real thing. nick, thank you very much studio: we can see the pictures there of the three buses that are making their way through the city. rob and ryan, as we've been calling them, or on those buses at the

moment. i want to live now to bryn law, a football commentator and a long—time wrexham afc fan. what are you feeling as you see those three buses go through the city? those three buses go through the ci ? �* , , those three buses go through the ci? , , those three buses go through the ci?“ city? i'm pretty emotional because the amount — city? i'm pretty emotional because the amount of— city? i'm pretty emotional because the amount of coverage _ city? i'm pretty emotional because the amount of coverage of - city? i'm pretty emotional because the amount of coverage of the - city? i'm pretty emotional becausej the amount of coverage of the club that's getting promoted to the fifth tier of football is just unbelievable, and it's symptomatic of the things i have happened to my football club in the last two years. small town in north wales, the place where i grew up, very much a backwater, tough times and the rest of it, but these scenes now, for tens of thousands to be there, my mum somewhere in the crowd, two winning teams around the town this seasonis winning teams around the town this season is just absolutely brilliant, and anybody who's got any feeling or has grown up in wrexham is just blown away by what's going on at the moment. i’ue blown away by what's going on at the moment. �* , , ., ., .,

moment. i've 'ust seen a quote from barry horn. — moment. i've just seen a quote from barry horn. the _ moment. i've just seen a quote from barry horn, the former— moment. i've just seen a quote from barry horn, the former wrexham - barry horn, the former wrexham league fielder, and he said the word he's thinking of his surreal. there is a aood he's thinking of his surreal. there is a good friend _ he's thinking of his surreal. there is a good friend of— he's thinking of his surreal. there is a good friend of mine, - he's thinking of his surreal. there is a good friend of mine, and - he's thinking of his surreal. there is a good friend of mine, and i - is a good friend of mine, and i would have to agree with him because even though they've been around quite a while, i've chatted with him and all the rest of it, despite all that it and all the rest of it, despite all thatitis and all the rest of it, despite all that it is still somehow not seeming to make sense to those of us who have seen something very different indeed at wrexham, and i've been there with crowds of under 1000 been there with crowds of under 1000 been there with crowds of under 1000 been there with crowds of over 20,000, so seen contrast. but over the last few years, it's been real struggle. fans took back control of the club, things were looking very bleak in lockdown, then all of a sudden from nowhere, these two arrive, rob and ryan, and from that point onwards the transformation has been unbelievable, sensational. now we've

got tourists arriving in wrexham. i can't believe it, a scruffy little town like wrexham, tourists are turning up and they want to see the place, and they are buying into the welcome to wrexham thing. what a story, goodness me. if welcome to wrexham thing. what a story, goodness me.— story, goodness me. if you are 'ust 'oinin: story, goodness me. if you are 'ust joining — story, goodness me. if you are 'ust joining it — story, goodness me. if you are 'ust joining it is fl story, goodness me. if you are 'ust joining us, it is 7pm, i story, goodness me. if you are 'ust joining us, it is 7pm, you're i joining us, it is 7pm, you're watching bbc news and we're bringing you live coverage from the winning promotion to the football league for wrexham and britain law is with us. did you really have to pinch yourself when you heard first that rob and ryan wanted to actually invest in by the club? is interested beyond pinching because that's what i was at. it didn't make any sense at all of the time and they explained it and it began to make some sort of sense. but were still almost in a dream at the moment, and a sense. the transformation at the point that they did arrive in town remember,

that to go to the fence and asked permission from the