I have not yet watched the series; I certainly will. Something’s bothering me about this whole endeavor, though. I really like both Rob Mac and RR as actors and personalities. I fully get what they’re doing - it’s probably very close to what I’d want to do with disposable income, a passion for soccer, a love of storytelling, and an interest in building something special (if not lucrative).
But: it strikes me as off-note that a couple of very famous foreign guys come in to a very simple, self-contained thing and just start blowing it up and preparing it to be a big media property. There must be Wrexham supporters who like their club being a modest, local, community thing that isn’t a commodity. It’s one thing to have new owners that “save” your club. Ok, and they’re famous, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. But it’s another if they start using your club to promote their own story (which is now your club’s identity). And it’s yet another when they start publicly bickering with the league about the way it’s run.
The whole project strikes me as cloaking “shrewd investment” in a sentiment that looks like “pure love of the game”, with a healthy dose of savior complex thrown in.
Not quite the same, but the club I support was once given a lot of help in a time of need by a famous fan. (Brighton/Fatboy Slim) It was a different era, but it seemed very chill and good-hearted. Help at a time in need, here’s a few bucks, we’ll sponsor the shirt, no questions asked. This seems like a project with other motives.
I’ll probably watch the series and take everything I just said back. And when Wrexham is in the PL, selling tons of gear and making them look really smart, I’m sure I’ll concede the genius of this entire thing. It’s probably mostly envy that they can just parachute in and do this. Ugh. I’ll shut up until I watch.