Humphrey Ker has now claimed that Welcome to Wrexham would still be a ‘compelling’ watch for the viewers even without one key element.
Welcome to Wrexham season three landed on our screens at the start of May.
The show follows Hollywood superstars Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds through their journey of owning a football club and how they’ve impacted the community.
Unlike the All or Nothing Manchester City documentary on Amazon Prime or the Sunderland ‘Til I Die series on Netflix, Welcome to Wrexham doesn’t emphasize the football side of proceedings.
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It’s unique in the fact that a lot of their focus gets poured into the local community and how the football club can have a huge effect on a working-class town.
Wrexham have made their ascent towards League One look relatively easy, claiming back-to-back promotions for the first time in their history under Phil Parkinson.
This phenomenal rise is reflected in the documentary, but what if the club stopped achieving instant success and were stuck in the third tier for multiple seasons?
Humphrey Ker says why Welcome to Wrexham would still be ‘compelling’ without success
On their journey towards League One, there have been so many peaks and not many troughs.
Supporters have gone from experiencing misery to elation in the space of a few years and their transformation as a club has been surreal.
However, Wrexham face their toughest challenge yet next season and it’s going to be difficult to win promotion from the third tier, especially when competing against Huddersfield, Birmingham City and Co.
Naturally, their progression as a club will slow down and Humphrey Ker believes the club going through a tragedy would make for ‘compelling’ viewing.
Speaking to Chris Moyles on Radio X, the 41-year-old said: “We do get asked, ‘what happens when you get stuck in League One for three seasons and you can’t do this and that?’ But actually, I still think it will be compelling, because there will still be on these triumphs and tragedies and us dealing with the difficulty.
“It’s been easy street for two-and-a-half years for us really. And at some stage it won’t be, and I think that’ll make very compelling television. You’ll see me go from Mr Cheerful, cracks jokes, to ‘oh no!’ You know, we’re on a seven-game losing streak.”
Wrexham must saviour the highs
It isn’t often that many sides in world football get to experience consecutive promotions.
Indeed, it took the Reds 160 years to achieve that and it’s a moment they have to saviour as a football club.
Parkinson and his players are embarking on their toughest challenge yet in League One, and while the ambition is to reach the Championship, the chances of winning a third promotion in a row are slim.
It’s something that has never been achieved by any club in the top five leagues of English football, so for Wrexham to do that would be unprecedented.
Success has been the norm for the Welsh side in recent years, but upon their return to the third tier, supporters may have to prepare for mediocrity unless McElhenney and Reynolds have more magic up their sleeves.