It's always sunny in Wrexham, where Hollywood takeover has breathed new life into a community

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Along the wall of the Macron stand, amongst the bricks that bear messages to relatives who have passed and those who still make it here every other Saturday, sits a round, green plaque. It marks the centenary of Wales vs Ireland in 1906, the earliest film of an international that exists. This is the oldest surviving international football stadium in the world and Wrexham are the third oldest professional club.That history is not exactly shouted from the rooftops.

In June 2002, ownership of the Racecourse was transferred to CrucialMove, owned by Hamilton. Subsequently he also bought out the club’s lease to play in the stadium. The Trust ensured that the club survived , but between 2013 and 2018 Wrexham failed to even make the top six in the National League. Rob McElhenney had seen British writer Humphrey Ker watching football on a tablet during breaks on Mythic Quest and became fascinated. Ryan Reynolds wanted in too. Amongst all the hoopla, the celebrities and the Disney+ series, a simple message : “It was purely a desire to find a place that wore its heart on its sleeve as a football town and that needed a bit of a helping hand. Because that’s what we felt like we could give.

Latest department for Work and Pensions data indicates that 6,434 children aged under 16 are living in families with designated low incomes in Wrexham – almost 25 per cent of the child population. “I can’t pretend it’s not a bit weird,” Clarke says. “Not in a negative way, but certainly weird. This is Wrexham – we’re not used to things like this happening and that disbelief takes a while to get over.

They invested in the women’s team and formed the first powerchair football club in Wales. They made a point of including the Welsh language in promotional videos. They made donations to food banks and charitable donations to individuals, including to help a fan who required a specially-adapted bathroom in a new home.

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