Wrexham players and staff came under the microscope as the club opened up to film TV series Welcome to Wrexham, and many may wonder how much it impacted them.
There have been two seasons of the hit show, which followed the progress of Wrexham as Phil Parkinson’s side achieved promotion from the National League, and included access to team talks, training and behind-the-scenes areas within the club.
Wrexham striker Ollie Palmer has now opened up on what it is like to have the documentary cameras everywhere during the week and in training, and claimed that they provided an overall benefit.
Ollie Palmer opens up on Wrexham documentary
Speaking on talkSPORT, Palmer claimed that whilst the cameras were around a lot, they were not too inhibitive when it came to acting differently in front of them.
“They are there a lot. I wouldn’t say 24/7, but they are there most days and they want to be involved with most of your life,” he stated.
“They will be in the changing room four training days out of five and they will be at 90 per cent of the games, so they are there a lot.
“You get used to it, they have become a bit of a fly on the wall. They try not to get in your way but a few times, I know people have turned around and whacked their head on one of the big cameras.”
Welcome to Wrexham’s access
Wrexham are not the first club to have had a fly-on-the-wall documentary made in recent years, with Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal also having shows made which featured previously unseen access.
Whilst some within those clubs have bemoaned the presence of the TV cameras, with Jose Mourinho even criticising them, Wrexham and Palmer clearly did not have an issue during filming for either series.
The show has helped boost Wrexham’s popularity in the United States, and they clearly did not impact results on the pitch during the side’s incredible promotion campaign.