01x03 - Rebuilding

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Building 69 is where
we used to edit "Sunny,"

and then you took that over.
- We made it nice.

You made it nice in there, yeah.

They gave us a budget.

They gave us some of that sweet
Deadpool money.

Yeah, we didn't get any of that.

This is my favorite building
on the whole lot.

- Oh. Oh, Nakatomi Plaza.
- Nakatomi Plaza.

Any Die Hard fan
out there will know

exactly what happened.

Yippee-ki-yay, mother...

Yeah, this is
the first soundstage

I ever got to work on.

This is where you did...

Two Guys, a Girl
and a Pizza Place.

There's a plaque over here.
- Yeah, let's find the plaque.

There we go.

Oh, they got it here.

Here's the beauty of this.

So you look at this,
and you think,

"Wow, that's,
like, a beautiful piece

"of, like, steel or bronze.

It's patina-ing."

It's plastic.

Oh, no! It's f*cking plastic.

Yeah. Look, it bends.

Let's steal it.

I mean, you could rip this
thing right out of the wall.

- Look at this fake...
- Yeah.

You f*cking broke it.

- f*cking...
- Ah...

At least
you have a plaque.

This is Hollywood to a tee...

- Beautiful on the outside...
- Jesus!

- And just sh*t.
- Oh, my God!

You just scratch
at the surface...

I mean, how much does it cost
to put a real...

I never felt it before.

You're right. It's not
even plastic... it's rubber.

Yeah, it's rubber.

No, we need a legacy
to put that back on.

You just scratch at the
surface, and underneath it is...

I feel so much less special.

Thank you for that ice-cold
bucket of humility.

Yeah.

Every day it's a-getting closer

Going faster
than a roller coaster

Love like yours
will surely come my way

A-hey, a-hey, hey

Every day it's a-getting faster

Everyone said,
"Go ahead and ask her"

Love like yours
will surely come my way

A-hey, a-hey, hey

Love like yours
will surely come my way

It's magnolia.

Well, Rob and Ryan

have an awful lot
on their plate.

It's been a summer of upheaval,

with half
the playing staff released.

The big question on
Wrexham fans' minds, though,

is whether
the owners' star quality

can attract a big name
to replace Dean Keates.

It's a shock Dean
leaving, wasn't it? Or was it?

Well, no, I don't think
it was a shock.

I think it was...

But who are they gonna
get in instead?

Well...

Yeah.

So it's time to rebuild.

- Hey.
- Yay.

We desperately need that CEO
in place to be able to deal

with the day-to-day,
you know, businesses

of running the football club.

You know,
they're gonna have to come

with a special set of skills,

and they need to rebuild a club
in the National League,

which isn't a skill set
that a lot of people have got.

Can we find a very capable CEO

who can also maybe be a striker?

That would be
a good cost-saving exercise

if we could, you know...

Ryan, if you can find
a 20-goal-a-season CEO,

that's the ideal.

I feel like we fixed
Wrexham, guys.

So I'm gonna just jump off,
and I'll see you guys later.

- Okay. Good.
- Mic drop. It was great.

That was easy.

So we thought it was
gonna be a difficult search,

but it actually
turned out quite easy.

Fleur Robinson was a no-brainer.

I'm Fleur Robinson,

Commercial Director
of Burton Albion Football Club.

I've worked in football
for over 26 years

and, during that time,
had many roles,

but I haven't played in goal
or mown the pitch.

Fleur Robinson, CEO,
she comes from Burton.

She comes
from a big football family.

She's probably the smartest
football CEO in the business.

She's so smart that she asked
not to be featured too much

in the documentary.

So I didn't know
that that was an option.

- Well...
- Hello.

Hi.

- Here we are again...
Really loving these Zooms.

What we needed
was a manager to come in

who had a track record
of being successful

because that in its own right

must give you
a better chance of success.

In the process of trying
to find us a new manager

at the moment, we received...

Did we say
it was 100 applications?

Yeah, I think,
last time I counted...

And to be really honest,
I've stopped counting...

It was at 100.
- Yeah.

I support the boldest choice.

I just support whatever
is going to march this team

proverbially down the field.

Alongside all the
applications we have...

And there were some
good applicants in there...

But we recognized that if we
could persuade Phil Parkinson

to come
to Wrexham Football Club,

that would give us
the best chance of success.

Phil Parkinson can celebrate.

The lowest-ranked former
Premier League club

begin to make their way

back up
the football league pyramid.

Phil Parkinson,
with championship experience...

He's improved teams year on year

and knows how to win games.

Colchester United
have been promoted

to the Championship

for the first time
in the club's history.

He has a track record
that is better

than that
of a National League manager.

Most managers
work their entire life

hoping to achieve
just one promotion,

and Parkinson has done it
three times.

So, obviously, all of us were
very keen on Phil Parkinson.

We made what we felt was
a very appropriate approach,

and he said no.

We're looking for someone
that has gravitas

and someone who's gonna be
able to, like, inspire, lead,

direct in all the ways that you
want from a manager/head coach.

You know, I talked
about Phil Parkinson.

You know, he's won
back-to-back promotions.

He's done it in multiple clubs.

Like, he is a top, top coach.

And we basically said,
"What do you want?

We'll give it to you."

And he's just like,
"Well, is it a real thing?

"Is this gonna be 18 months,
they're gonna get bored?

"Like, what
if they don't get promoted

"at the end of the season,

are they gonna
just, like, disappear?"

You know, he's...
- Taken a job yet?

No, not yet.

Can you put me in touch with...

Phil Parkinson?

- I can try.
- Okay.

I can try.

I think it's worth
a conversation.

Mm-hmm.

Phil. Hey.

It's Rob McElhenney.

How are you?

Thank you for taking the time
to talk to me.

Currently, I am in prep
for another season of "Sunny."

So we're in the writing process
right now.

It was a tough sell
insofar as we were asking him

to drop down two
or three leagues,

and some people could look
at that as steps backwards.

But I just kind of laid out
for him

what our vision for the club is

and why we thought
that the town deserved it.

And we hoped that he was gonna
see the potential in that.

Boy, Rob just
kind of went after him

like a dog with a bone.

I think something about Rob
that a lot of people don't know

is that Rob will not
get off the phone

until he gets what he wants.

I remember he called me
when I was 16,

and when I got off the phone,
I was in my mid-40s

and owned a Welsh football club.

So, you know, do not
underestimate Rob...

I want to say McElhenney
is the name.

Yes. Well, it was great
talking to you, too.

Okay.

Okay, great. Thank you.

Bye.

Well, we talked
for about an hour and a half.

I think I sounded
like an assh*le.

I don't know.
I really have no idea.

Love like yours

will surely come my way

I definitely sounded
like an assh*le.

Football is for a lot
not just about the football.

It's about meeting in the pub
at 11:00, 12:00

on the day of the game.

It's not just pouring a pint
and having a chat.

It's everything, you know...
A counselor.

You know, people need an arm
round their shoulder.

People want to confide in you.

Yeah.

Ah!

Oh, yeah.

No.

f*cking hell.

Look at that.

No, leave it there.

It's the kits that's different.

But the goalkeeper's kit
looks like...

Yeah, man, 1-0.

Go on.

Go on. What is it?
- Six.

- Oh, the island again.
Go on, kid.

Lenny's storming this.

Come on. Bedtime.

Come on, kiddo. Come on, Charl.

Hup, two, hup, two, hup, two.

It's a beautiful day

here in Wrexham,

but that's not
what's on our minds.

Preseason training begins
in just a few days' time.

Are we gonna see a new manager
unveiled by then?

Will the restructuring
of the squad have begun?

Emmett.

Phil Parkinson... confirmed.

Yay. Phil Parkinson.

We've hit the jackpot,
haven't we? Let's be fair.

Just brilliant, innit?

I mean, it's absolutely
brilliant, innit?

Phil Parkinson.

- New manager.
What do you think?

- Yeah, very exciting.
Very exciting.

- He knows, yeah.
- Yeah.

Wrexham here having

to throw everything at this,
as Jarvis takes it on.

That's a great pass as well.

And they kick the ball
over towards Ponticelli.

And they've got the equalizer.

Growing up, I can remember

going to watch games with my dad

and my brother and friends.

My mum and dad actually
were Preston North End fans,

which that's over in Lancashire,

and they were
season-ticket holders

at Preston when they grew up,

and, you know, so it's always
been in my family.

And I always had a desire
to be a footballer.

Primed and ready...

When Rob and Ryan
took over the club,

it was big news
in the football world.

Position
could not have been better.

When I came in and
obviously looked at the squad

and the infrastructure,

there's a lot of work to be done

to make us serious contenders.

The people of Wrexham
I just think have been amazing

in terms of the welcoming
they've given me and Steve.

Good, lads, good! Better!

Each day in training,

I just want us to keep
concentrating on the process.

Expectations have risen.

Go on, then.

And the ultimate goal
is promotion.

Go on! Go on!

We're gonna
work tirelessly

to try and achieve that.

But we're trying hard
to keep the focus.

Really important that
we get the detail right.

Guys, two lines!

Managers and players
at this football club

are under more pressure.

And they're under more pressure

because the expectation
level is higher.

We all understand
the expectation of the club.

Greens go to this end,
two ten-minute games.

This needs to be a proper game.

Play. Away we go.

We've got to try
and get something

out of a couple of these players

who haven't figured
a great deal in the past,

the last season.

And we've got to find the key
to unlocking their talent.

Last minute, Greens!
You got to get a goal!

The atmosphere
has been electric

inside the ground,

and I think just the positivity
and the vibrancy...

What Rob and Ryan have brought
to the area, you can feel it.

The start
of the season's nearly here.

The ground staff
are working extra hard

to make sure the Racecourse
looks its best

for the first home game
against Notts County.

I don't use social media
as well as my partner does.

But I will say that...

As I'm navigating
through Twitter,

a lot of the people
are asking us to sign

a man named Paul Mullin.

Here's Paul Mullin.

Oh. Brilliant!

He can't stop scoring!

Mullin again!

He can score left foot,
right foot.

He can score at strange angles.

He can head the ball in.

Last year he scored
32 goals for Cambridge.

He was the top scorer
in Division Two,

which is a division above this.

Yeah, I, too, get tagged

in a lot
of Paul Mullin-related tweets.

You know,
he's Cambridge United's

top scorer last season.

He's a top scorer in League Two.

Whether or not he'd be
interested in coming to us,

that's something
that remains to be seen.

There needs to be a little bit

of expectation management.

The top goal scorer
in League Two

should be going
to the Championship

or the top end of League One.

Yeah, he finished last season
with 34 goals

in all competition
at Cambridge United,

won promotional league.

Wait, he finished with 34 goals?

Yeah, in all competitions.

Yeah. 34.

What the f*ck? Wow.

Just be careful
in how you set this up

because Paul Mullin
should be unachievable

for Wrexham Football Club.

That might be
a little bit impossible.

It's certainly going to be...

- Expensive.
- Very, very, very difficult.

It'll take some persuading,

even if you throw
everything at him.

And if we do
throw everything at him,

the budgets that we've set

will go out completely
out of the window.

Yeah.

That's what I was
hoping to hear.

- Here you go.
There's your scarf. Ready?

My name's Kerry Evans,

and I'm a full-time volunteer
at Wrexham Football Club.

I got contacted
by Spencer Harris from the WST

to say, "Is it okay to give Rob
or Ryan your phone number

to give you a ring?"

I was like, "Sorry?"

Oh, I hope this rain stops.

We thought it was
important to hire somebody

who is gonna
create accountability

in terms of the stadium
being accessible.

She exemplifies
the spirit of that town.

So many people
that worked at the club

were actually volunteers,

and Kerry was
one of those people.

So she was doing the exact job

that we hired her to do already

and had been for many years
and was doing it for free.

I say to everybody,
I'm a full-time volunteer

because I do a full-time job.

I work every day of the week,
and I'm always at the matches.

Hi, Chal.

Yeah, you?

I had a meeting
with Humphrey and Fleur.

They did offer me
paid employment.

- Okay. You all right?
- Lovely to see you.

See you later.

We've obviously been
on the benefit system

because of our situation
for many, many years,

and it was very scary to think,

"Am I capable of doing

the transition
of doing paid work?"

I found that quite...

sort of a heavy decision
on my shoulders.

It scares me. It scares me,
the commitment of it.

I really struggled with,
could I cope with my health?

And my family all said to me,
"You're doing it.

"You know, it's not a case
of can you do it.

You're doing it already."

I can do one for a couple
of games at a time.

And then just when you want
to go back, let me know.

It will be a very proud moment

to go back
into full-time employment,

something that I never, ever
dreamed would be possible.

Would you like a peanut
butter and jelly sandwich?

- Yes.
- Hell, yeah.

Where are we with Paul Mullin?

Well, I mean,
Phil's made contact with him.

And Shaun has,
rather more importantly,

made contact with his agent.

Somewhat unsurprisingly,

the agent has been agenting
pretty hard.

It just comes down
to the age-old question of,

do we want to pay as much
as they want us to pay them?

But he wants to move closer
to his family, right?

Right. And truth be told,

that's the only reason
we've got a sh*t.

We'll have to pay a premium
to get him to drop divisions.

- Okay.
Do you think he's worth it?

If I were you and I owned
the football team...

yes, I'd buy him.

- Wow.
- Yeah. Because...

You said that with conviction.

Yeah.

I believe I heard you say,

you would put your job
on the line, right?

Didn't he say that?
- At no point did I say that.

I said I'd spend...
Here's what I'm saying...

I'd happily spend your money
on Paul Mullin.

I mean, I got to
talk to Ryan again,

but I think he'll go for it

knowing that you were willing
to sign the contract

that stated...
- That I'd get fired...

That you get fired
if Paul doesn't...

- Yeah.
- He might not be worth it.

He can be worth it.

Okay.

Ready? Go. Go on.

Cool, innit?

Don't think you get many
better views than this, do you?

Can we help you over?

The pandemic's

kept the fans for 18 months.

But now,
still full of excitement

after Paul Mullin arrived,

it's time for a party as they
return home to the Racecourse.

Football's more than a game.

I think the famous
Bill Shankly once said that,

"It's not life and death... it's
more important than that."

I'm a huge football fan.

So, to myself and to the people
of this town,

it's incredibly important,
especially the club next door.

Fourteenth season
in this non-league.

Isn't that the longest
anybody's been down?

- Probably. Probably.
- I think so.

We've got to get up this time.

And we've got to get out.

This town, like no other town
around, deserves a break.

Economically
and from a football aspect,

we need a break.

Are we gonna win today, Arthur?

There's no doubt

who the headline signing is.

Everyone's paying attention
to Wrexham now,

'cause Paul Mullin's here.

But thanks to new manager
Phil Parkinson,

Wrexham fans will be seeing
a lot of fresh faces

out on the pitch today.

Everyone is keen to see

what this freshly rebuilt
squad is capable of.

The buzz that's going
round Wrexham at the minute

is absolutely fantastic.

So hopefully
that can spur them on,

especially with the crowd
back in the Racecourse today...

Might make
for a good atmosphere.

He's got to win it, doesn't he?

So important.

New manager, all the changes
in the stadium...

new players...

you know, he's got to win it.
- Mm.

Please, please, please win
the first match, you know,

and then we're off to a good
start, then, aren't we?

Oh, please.

Fire in your f*cking bellies
and ice in your veins.

So we're playing with passion,

but we want to see
that class as well.

Let's get both
of those two right tonight,

and we'll have a great night.

Come on, boys. Come on, boys.

The noise is terrific here

at the Racecourse.

Two stands open, and they're
packed full of people

who want to hear
and to be heard.

As Mullin's about
to get the game under way.