My name is, uh, Chet Peterson,
and I'm, uh, here with, uh, Toyota.
Uh, and we've, uh-- we're in the Toyota suite.
And we've allowed, uh, the Wrexham folks
to enjoy our suite.
You'll notice we've got some great hamburgers over there,
uh, potato salad.
We really put out a great spread today.
And, um, I just met Ryan Reynolds--
that was a thrill-- and, uh, Sir David Beckham.
Pretty sure he's a sir.
At least that's what I called him.
Uh, so yeah,
I'm just here to make sure everyone has a good time.
BUDDY HOLLY: [singing] 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.
[soft dramatic music]
SHAUN: Wembley Stadium...
the home of football.
It's been the scene of some of the greatest games
that have formed the game.
SPORTSCASTER 1: And he's done it!
Southampton have won it. [crowd cheering]
SPORTSCASTER 2: Oh, brilliantly taken.
Absolutely brilliantly taken.
SHAUN: Wembley Stadium-- every kid's dream
who plays football, to be able to play on the turf.
It holds magical memories for those that have done it
and is that dream for many, many others.
And tomorrow, the players of Wrexham AFC
will get that opportunity.
[upbeat music]
[laughs]
I'm off to Wembley again.
- Again. - Oh, Jackie.
Whoever would have thought it?
LOCAL: Town's buzzing, you know?
I can't wait to go down myself.
It's gonna be good.
ROB: I finally get to see a game with my family.
We are used to watching the games at...
anywhere between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on a shitty feed.
And you don't really get the full experience
of watching Wrexham play.
That's a great fall, Dibso.
RYAN: Phil has brought this club a long way.
We beat the best to be here, you know.
Like, this is--this is how it's supposed to be.
PHIL: In English football,
every player's dream is to play at Wembley.
Every supporter wants to see their team play at Wembley.
JORDAN DAVIES: To have the chance to represent Wrexham,
my hometown club, at Wembley is just
something I was very excited for, you know.
And it's an honor, really.
FAN: Enjoy the day. - Cheers. Thank you.
FAN: Thank you very much. - Here you go.
Thank you. Thank you.
It is lovely today to see the players
and the interaction with the fans.
[indistinct chatter]
[Hermenst Thaggar's "Part of Something"]
It's not often you get the opportunity.
So yeah, very excited for tomorrow.
HERMENST THAGGAR: [singing] Somebody, somewhere.
[kids chanting] We've got Mullin, ooh!
Super Paul Mullin.
Just don't think you understand.
He plays in red and white.
He's fucking dynamite.
We've got Super Paul Mullin.
KID 1: No. KID 2: No.
HERMENST: [singing] We fit together, then we come apart.
The pieces scatter far and wide.
I think we're gonna win.
FAN: Cheers, mate. Thank you.
I always think we're gonna win though, don't I, so.
HERMENST: [singing] We come together.
We are part of something bigger
than ourself.
[applause]
[horn honks]
[hip-hop beat playing]
[atmospheric music]
NEWSCASTER: Well, the big day is officially here.
The FA Trophy Final between Wrexham and Bromley
will kick off in a few hours.
Thousands of fans are expected to journey to London,
not to mention our club owners,
as well as other celebrity guests
that are rumored to attend.
Wembley!
PLAYER: Wembley! - Wembley!
[singing] We're the famous Wrex, the best,
and yeah, we're going to Wembley.
NEWSCASTER: It's a good time to be a Wrexham fan.
Not only is the team still the favorite
to win promotion via the playoffs,
but today, we have the opportunity
to lift the FA Trophy
for the second time in our history.
[all chanting] We've got Super Paul Mullin!
BOTH: We've got Mullin!
I don't think I really understood the weight of it
until we stepped into that stadium.
We're at Wembley. Like, this is insane.
I mean, people spend their whole careers
hoping to enter this stadium at some point with their club.
God, I fucking wanna win, though.
[intense choral music]
Here it is.
Wembley Stadium is hallowed ground.
It was overwhelming in all the best ways.
[choral music continues]
You know, you could feel the sort of dreams coming true,
stepping out onto that pitch,
the fact that we get to at least be there,
uh, and that I got to look into each one
of our players' eyes and coaching staff's eyes
and see what it meant to them
before we stepped out on that pitch.
And that was powerful as hell.
[smooth jazzy music]
I--look, I have to focus on the buffet.
I-I don't even know if I'll be able to see any of the match.
Hey, Ryan, you know Kit? Have you guys ever met?
Hey, how are you, Kit? I'm a huge fan.
How are you, man? Nice to meet you.
In fact, I thought it was a football game,
as in American football.
But it turns out it's-- it's soccer.
RYAN: Hey, how are you doing, my friend?
DAVID: And you? RYAN: You all right?
I think it'll be a--
a low-scoring affair--
11 to 2?
RYAN: Wow.
He usually wears some sort of, like,
fucker of a jersey or something.
He usually shows up in something funny.
I was shocked.
My one prediction--
there'll be 20 red cards today.
Just remember the key points we spoke about the other day--
getting control of the game with the ball.
Physicality, intensity, and reaction.
It's great to be here. Occasion's fantastic.
[high-pitched beeping]
[cheering]
[intense music]
[crowd roaring]
SPORTSCASTER 1: Before battle commences,
time for the national anthems.
[cheering]
Whoo!
Yeah!
["Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" playing]
Don't you know the words? ROB: Yeah, it's, like,
[indistinct].
[all singing in Welsh]
[orchestra playing "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"]
JORDAN: Singing the Welsh national anthem
with 25,000 Wrexham fans at Wembley,
that'll stick with me for the rest of my life.
[cheering]
Wrexham! Wrexham!
[crowd roaring]
[whistle blows]
SPORTSCASTER 1: Bromley against Wrexham
in the FA Trophy Final--
Dragons and Ravens.
Sounds like an episode of "Game of Thrones."
[indistinct shout]
[Richard Macklin's "High Rize"]
RYAN: That's Ben Tozer.
He's our long ball.
Guy can throw the ball, like, to the moon.
It's just crazy to see.
SPORTSCASTER 1: Big opportunity,
but straight at goalkeeper Balcombe.
And that was the chance of the game so far.
PHIL: Mulls! Mulls!
Mulls!
RYAN: Agh!
So what are you, like, seeing?
Like, what do you see right now?
RYAN: Yeah.
ROB: Who did David play for?
ROB: Okay.
ROB: Oh, really? KIT: Yeah.
SPORTSCASTER 1: I think Parkinson will have
to earn his money at halftime.
He's got to get a tune out of these Wrexham players
that are looking rather flat at the moment.
Wrexham can surely only improve.
It is goalless at the break here at Wembley.
KAITLIN: Nothing-nothing.
Yes!
PHIL: Yeah, listen in, boys. Listen.
You've--you've done well, boys.
You've done really fucking well.
You know, a lot of good stuff.
When we got control of the game,
it's been good.
It's been good. We got our passes in.
We've got the overloads.
Like me and Steve were just sayin',
just that final pass when we get there,
that little bit of care on it and taking that extra pass
when we get in there, is what we need
to add to the performance.
Just regroup as a team, and we fucking go again.
SPORTSCASTER 1: Bromley have caused
plenty of problems for Wrexham so far.
PHIL: Get ready, boys. Hey, come on.
We might need a lift of energy, Reecie.
SPORTSCASTER 1: The game remains scoreless for now.
[suspenseful music]
Here comes the latest launch from Tozer.
A good one. It leads to a corner.
[indistinct] back on defensive duty.
Here's Mullin.
McFadzean.
Oh, into the side netting on this occasion.
I hate this fucking game.
RYAN: Hey!
SPORTSCASTER 1: It's 1-0!
Fucking hell, Lainton!
SPORTSCASTER 1: Bromley take the lead.
Bromley are beating Wrexham
in the final of the FA Trophy.
25 minutes left in the 90.
You know, I still have never seen them win.
In person.
Oh, God.
Oh, no. [laughs]
It's you. [laughs]
SPORTSCASTER 1: Wrexham have to respond.
They'll need something magical now to turn things around.
They've done it in the past. They'll have to do it again.
[suspenseful music]
I still believe.
Yeah, we got, like, probably ten minutes left.
We got fucking Ted Lasso here.
They can give-- - He's not helping.
ROB: No, he's not helping.
SPORTSCASTER 1: The whistle has gone
for a Bromley free kick here.
- Offside? - Yeah.
I'm never gonna understand that rule.
SPORTSCASTER 1: They still have a little bit of time
to save themselves.
They're giving absolutely everything, that's for sure.
Here's Palmer.
Whiteley winning the throw. ROB: What?
SPORTSCASTER 1: And Wrexham demonstrating
their frustration.
Nothing's going their way, is it?
That's football, lads.
You know who the bad luck charms are?
Will, Beckham...
Yeah. Totally, just blame it on them.
- Kit... - Yeah.
Jason.
- No more celebrities. - No.
SPORTSCASTER 1: A problem here. A head injury.
The referee has quite correctly stopped play.
SPORTSCASTER 1: Seems to be okay, Luke Young.
I think it was a collision with his own teammate
that did the damage.
SPORTSCASTER 2: And they are throwing everything now,
pulled a midfielder off, your captain,
replaced by Jake Hyde, just another forward
to be thrown on to try and find themselves a goal.
They're bringing on Jake Hyde.
So that's three strikers we have.
SPORTSCASTER 1: They have got to regain their composure
for another Ben Tozer long throw here.
Let's go, Ben. Come on!
There we go!
SPORTSCASTER 1: Got to keep the focus, Bromley.
Another dangerous delivery from Tozer.
RYAN: Yea--oh! SPORTSCASTER 1: Oh!
And what a magnificent save by Balcombe
right at the end.
Did you explode in your pants?
SPORTSCASTER 1: That's as close as they've come,
Wrexham.
Wrexham still believe here.
All of a sudden, Wrexham have started to create chances,
started to turn the screw.
PHIL: Jordy! Keep it moving here! Come on!
SPORTSCASTER 1: Bromley have to survive
for another two and a half minutes.
[suspenseful music]
Four men in the Wrexham forward line.
Three more in support.
Can Bromley hold out here under heavy pressure?
Balcombe with the save!
[cheering]
But it's in the back of the net!
[cheering]
But the offside flag is up.
It will not count from Jake Hyde.
They're celebrating up in the royal box.
They haven't seen the flag yet.
Somebody needs to have a quick word.
ROB: Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
RYAN: Whoo!
ROB: What?
KAITLIN: What?
SPORTSCASTER 2: If you're a Wrexham fan, Dan,
you'd be so frustrated.
I'll tell you what.
It's a close call.
[whistle blows]
SPORTSCASTER 1: It's all over.
And Bromley have done it.
It's worthy of a Hollywood script, all right.
But it's Bromley that are the stars.
More disappointment for Wrexham,
who have got to lift themselves
ahead of a postseason in the playoffs.
[atmospheric music]
This game doesn't matter.
It sort of felt like it mattered.
- Well--it really did. - It mattered to me.
It really, really did.
Wembley is an incredible place.
So yeah, to get there was-- was great,
and we took an amazing following down there.
But on that day, we didn't take the big moments.
And we had to turn our focus quickly to the Grimsby game
because, obviously, we knew that was coming very quickly.
Thank you for coming. JASON: I was--I was on my feet.
We all believed it. Then you-- then you [indistinct].
What do you say? ROB: Thank you for coming.
RYAN: Get out of here. DAVID: [indistinct]
RYAN: Do you typically go down? Or do you just--
- You all right? - Yeah.
RYAN: I know, I know. PHIL: It hurts.
RYAN: Yeah. - We'll all move on tonight.
ROB: Yeah, yeah. PHIL: [indistinct]
Yeah.
RYAN: That offside killed--I was...
I know.
All right. We'll say goodbye to the boys.
- Thank you. Appreciate you. - Yeah.
Thank you for--for everything. Appreciate it.
ROB: Gentlemen, I'll see you on Saturday.
The one that matters. RYAN: How you doing?
ROB: Great game, Dibs. - All right.
RYAN: For me and my family,
watching this up there was fucking crazy.
Maybe next year, though. Hey, I don't know, you know.
I don't know. Yeah.
It's pretty special, though.
This one doesn't mean shit.
It doesn't mean shit. Right?
Shake that shit off.
It's one fucking game.
In football, it can just be one mistake
that is the difference between winning and losing.
And so I think the way
that people think of it is differently.
We didn't necessarily lose.
We just had a bad result.
I like that.
So anyway, at Wembley, we had a--we had a bad result.
Everything else was fucking great.
Just gonna hop in the shower with the guys.
No? Okay, no. I'm not gonna do that.
Are some of the guys in here?
Played your heart out. Two more games.
I-I think I carry, like, a profound sense of--
of wanting to really deliver
for this community and for Wrexham.
And I think I really felt that.
That was tough.
I'm not gonna say anything profound
'cause I'm a dumb-dumb, but I want to say thanks for--
you played your fucking heart out.
That was amazing.
It does matter, actually.
That was incredible.
That was really incredible, Christian.
BARTENDER: You ready for a drink?
[laughter]
I'll have one of those as well, please.
I hope the players are really feeling bad.
And I know they are. I've seen some of 'em.
You can see their faces. - Yeah.
And I just hope, over the next two games,
they never, ever want to feel that again.
- Yeah. - And, you know,
we live to fight another day, so there we go.
FAN 1: My T-shirt says it all.
I'm Wrexham till I die.
But unfortunately, today, Wrexham just haven't turned up.
ANNETTE: I was so deflated.
You know, there's no other word for it.
Just--I shed a couple of tears.
It was like, get a grip, girl.
But, you know, it was a big day.
Unfortunately, just wasn't to be.
FAN 2: Uh, yeah, they're gonna be naturally disappointed.
But you've got to take stock and think.
We're definitely, as a club, heading in the right direction.
Um, and sometimes,
it's a marathon, isn't it? It's not a sprint.
[atmospheric music]
RYAN: When you see elementary school students
singing songs about going to Wembley
and seeing how much is riding on this--
I mean, people traveling all the way down to London
to see this match, and--
I'm bummed for the community.
And I take that super seriously.
So that--that's the thing that hurts the most.
But, you know, I can handle the loss
just objectively, no problem.
It's--it's the community that I sort of feel the weight of.
SINGER: [singing] Got me rock bottom.
When you call me, babe, I feel it.
Lose all control, babe.
I ain't never seen nothing quite like you.
Way your body talk.
The way you let it rule me.
Baby, let it soothe me.
Teach me.