Wrexham have had no trouble in attracting quality players to their project this summer.
Phil Parkinson has hinted at further transfers before the deadline but must be over the moon with the business the club has completed so far this summer.
Kieffer Moore joined Wrexham earlier this week to become the eighth signing of the summer, that includes Premier League quality players such as Lewis O’Brien and Conor Coady.
Wrexham is an attractive proposition for players and owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have a trick up their sleeves when it comes to convincing people to join their adventure.
Wrexham’s owners asked Michael Williamson to watch ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary before joining
Speaking on the latest episode of the ‘Fozcast’ alongside former Wrexham goalkeeper Ben Foster, chief executive officer Michael Williamson has revealed that he was asked to watch the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary before joining the club.
Williamson was approached by Reynolds and McElhenney over the role at the club and was living in Italy at the time following his stint with Inter Milan.
He admitted to not knowing much about the club and Williamson didn’t even know who Reynolds and McElhenney were.
Williamson explained: “Essentially they [Reynolds and McElhenney] said listen we will talk to you again on Monday but we think it’s a perfect fit.
“They said do me a favour, over the weekend binge-watch the documentary and I said ‘ok’ listen I’ll do and it’s interesting you know it’s a League Two club and I turned down opportunities to go back to Serie A clubs.
“I binge-watched the documentary and I was like ‘Oh my God, this is something special. This is really something unique. I get it.”
‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary is the envy of football
Clubs such as Sunderland and even the big boys in the Premier League like Manchester City and Arsenal have tried to produce these fly-on-the-wall documentary series.
However, none have had the success of Wrexham and it is down to the brilliant story-telling of the owners, but also the wonderful stories the town has to tell.
Wrexham enjoyed record commercial sales whilst over in Australia on their pre-season tour and a lot of the interest comes from a global audience watching the series.
Wrexham players such as Ollie Palmer have become recognised characters in the show as well as footballers on the pitch.
If its popularity continues to grow, it will be just another unique selling point that Wrexham AFC has to offer players and coaching staff in the future.