“Welcome for Wrexham” scores big in Season Two!

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ is back for a new season! The show that highlights the oldest football club in Wales and the 3rd oldest professional football team in the world, has launched it’s second season on September 13th on FX, streaming on Hulu.

For those of you who don’t know what Welcome to Wrexham is – this is what FX says it’s about – “Welcome to Wrexham is a docuseries tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars take ownership of the town’s historic yet struggling footballclub.” Those two Hollywood stars that has increased the visibility of this football club are Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool and The Proposal). It’s about an underdog team that is fighting to get back up on top.

The first season focused on the rebuilding of the team, and introduced the viewers and new fans to the players, the various transfers that occurred, and the building of the staff that Rob and Ryan are in charge of. This show is for the people who are fans of that good underdog story and these men who are in charge of it, who bought the Wrexham Red Dragons, have no knowledge of football and have never worked together. The first season took us through the highs and lows of the winning and losing, the hope that they can get out of the 5th tier of football and get promoted. The first season ended with the devastating reality that they were so close, they could taste it, but to actually have their cake would have to wait. The promotion into a new league would have to wait.

The second season opens with the pressure of being so close and not succeeding in that promotion. The stakes for the second season of Welcome for Wrexham is that they have to get promoted or else the morale of the community might just bottom out. There is the acknowledgment that they have grown their fan base, they have grown more visibily, and the pressure of that, if they don’t succeed is monumental.

The first episode of the second season takes the viewers on a journey starting at the very beginning, with a match against Eastleigh; the match ended with a 2-1 win for Wrexham. Even with one match under their belt of the new season, this put the Red Dragons on and upward trajectory. The second goal of the season is to earn enough funding to move forward with the renovations to the club, including the reconstruction of the seating area that was in much need for a remodel. The audience will assumably go through the football season with the team, taking note of the wins and losses, and ultimately see if they get out of the league they were in.

Take a look at the season trailer and let us know what you think!