Humphrey Ker has explained what will happen to hit show Welcome to Wrexham if the team endures a "seven-game losing streak" in League One.

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• Welcome to Wrexham is a huge success
• Club preparing for life in League One
• Ker says the club's lows make the documentary better

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney introduced the first season of Welcome to Wrexham in October 2022 and since its release it has been a huge success. The documentary has chartered their failed attempts to get out of the National League, followed by winning that division, and now their successful League Two promotion campaign is hitting TV screens in series three. Now, executive director Ker has spoken about how the team's ups and downs make the show more compelling, as they prepare for life in League One in 2024-25.

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  WHAT HUMPHREY KER SAID

  When asked if Wrexham hadn't been such a success story, would that go in the documentary, Ker replied on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X: "Oh yeah. So, I love the bits in the documentary where we win and get promoted and all the nice stuff, and it’s amazing to have this record of this thing that you’ve been part of. But actually, the best stuff in it, for me, is the stuff about the people, the fans, the real people, the trials and tribulations. I mean, football clubs are amazing things – it’s like a fishing net, and it runs through the whole community, and you scoop up all of these amazing people and stories and things, and that’s the best stuff.

  "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."

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Thanks to Reynolds, McElhenney, and the documentary, Wrexham have been able to gain a worldwide following and that has led to extra sponsorship deals and more revenue streams for the club. That has played a big part in them reaching League One but their toughest task is about to begin when they take on the English third tier.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  While Wrexham's players are currently enjoying their summer breaks after their League Two promotion success, behind the scenes the Red Dragons are trying to recruit the right players for next term. The first-team squad will then begin their pre-season campaign late next month.

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