In case anyone‘s wondering Hett is alive and well, and the cancer survivor is still an active content creator with FC 25 Coins the band getting tons of attention after this episode‘s premiere. It‘s impossible to know at which point during the seasons these interviews are filmed, but the creative and editing staff behind Welcome to Wrexham has done a great job at tying them together with the team‘s pivotal moments.
More than anything, by putting Wrexham‘s youngest fans, volunteers and community in the spotlight, this episode acts as the perfect preamble to “Hamilton” (no, not that Hamilton). The latter takes a small detour from today‘s affairs to look back at the club‘s tougher times, when Alex Hamilton‘s ownership almost destroyed the historied football team.
At the heart of it all is the club‘s stadium, the Racecourse Ground, the oldest international football arena in the world and part of what makes Wrexham AFC special, because let‘s not forget Reynolds and McElhenney purchased one of the sport‘s oldest professional teams. British stadiums are different to most football pitches in the world, because they are exclusively used for football, a trait that allowed architects to bring crowds right next to the players and that is often used in some of Welcome to Wrexham‘s shots to capture the excitement that brings.
Attending an English football match is a unique experience due to this, meaning a team's stadium is a crucial component of its entertainment and business model. The Reynolds and McElhenney duo clearly understood that from the get-go, which is why they made Wrexham buy EA FC Coins gaining back ownership of its stadium one of the core policies before the takeover.