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[Monaco_Totty]

Only seen one episode, didn't want to watch before there was evidence on the pitch to justify the hype, but if the rest is as significant in terms of the story it tells of club, community AND new "stewards" (Mackilhenneys word) as this firat episode, I'll be watching the rest. If only LUFC had such "stewards".

To be fair, Wrexham's 4,000 supporters Trust members deserve much credit as they took over an insolvent business & turned it around before handing it over with cash in the bank after the global pandemic.

So not quite how the Reynolds & McElhenney saved Wrexham myth often portrayed continually by the media as they'd employed a brokerage firm to find them a club, Hartlepool, Arbroath of Scotland & some N.Ireland clubs being the unlucky ones dismissed apparently in favour of Wrexham.

Should have bought York City 😄

As a footnote for your interest in footballs global financing Wrexham owners Rob McElhenney & Ryan Reynolds recently bought a stake in a Mexican Liga MX club - so we'll see how their adventures go as "football clubs stewards".
https://www.theguardian.com/football...liga-mx-necaxa

[WTF11]

To be fair, Wrexham's 4,000 supporters Trust members deserve much credit as they took over an insolvent business & turned it around before handing it over with cash in the bank after the global pandemic.

So not quite how the Reynolds & McElhenney saved Wrexham myth often portrayed continually by the media as they'd employed a brokerage firm to find them a club, Hartlepool, Arbroath of Scotland & some N.Ireland clubs being the unlucky ones dismissed apparently in favour of Wrexham.

Should have bought York City ��

As a footnote for your interest in footballs global financing Wrexham owners Rob McElhenney & Ryan Reynolds recently bought a stake in a Mexican Liga MX club - so we'll see how their adventures go as "football clubs stewards".
https://www.theguardian.com/football...liga-mx-necaxa

I didn't suggest that the new owners "saved the club" and neither (so far, episode two watched also) has the documentary. What I was impressed with was that, as a fan owned club with a supporter owning group who, as you say, had rescued the club from "dubious" owners (LUFC could perhaps have benefitted from similar steps in the past!), they felt overwhelmingly that the proposal from McElhenney and Reynolds was acceptable. They could after all have rejected it having done as you said and generated a solvent club.

And it's hardly surprising that there would have been professional assistance at all stages (selecting potential investments targets, establishing the price for each, risk assessments etc etc), the new owners aren't exactly prime examples of takeover experts.

I'm surprised to see you injecting the kind of negativity I'm usually accused of. I don't imagine that all at Wrexham is sweetness and light, long-standing players were released very early on in the new "regime" and others have followed over the period where the club has gained back to back promotions, but the positive effects on the club, the supporters and the town in general can't be denied with media outlets suggesting that the model at Wrexham might be applied elsewhere to other lower league teams, to the benefit of those who aren't the beneficiaries of Sky largesse.

I say again, if only LUFC had been fortunate enough to gain similar stewardship.

[spaldy]

Never met the 2 "stewards" of Wrexham or farrel.

However, from what I can gather from Public domain they are much better suited for ownership of an FA club than our newest investor.