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Post by whynot on Apr 24, 2023 22:49:32 GMT
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Congratulations to Wrexham hope your team does well next season with your Hollywood owners.
I know it's not Charlton related but it does not cost to be nice and I truly am happy for them.
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Post by reamsofverse on Apr 25, 2023 8:59:34 GMT
Reams Congratulation to Wrexham hope your team does well next season with your Hollywood owners. I know it's not Charlton related but it does not cost to be nice and I truly am happy for them. Cheers mate. Not exactly my team as people keep saying but they are my hometown club and one my Dad captained from 1968-1976. Hard not to be heavily invested in them given that is where all of my childhood memories were made and 50+ years later I work for them myself. They become part of you and were my life for many years. He's in the Hall of Fame there, a club legend and he's remembered and known as the greatest ever captain and centre half. There is a huge draw there obviously which some people just don't get. I haven't swopped them for Charlton, I just don't watch us anymore because of Sandgaard. The Wrexham lure and connection has always been there so I went back, jumped on the bandwagon even but I had more reason to do so than most. Loving the revival, just want to the same to happen to Charlton and all I have been doing is highlighting how easy it can be with the right people involved. |
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Post by squareball on Apr 25, 2023 9:53:15 GMT
There’s a video available on YouTube of the event in question. I don’t know how to link to it but it’s from 2002 Wrexham afc inaugural hall of Fame celebration for anyone who has interest.
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Post by reamsofverse on Apr 25, 2023 12:19:20 GMT
There’s a video available on YouTube of the event in question. I don’t know how to link to it but it’s from 2002 Wrexham afc inaugural hall of Fame celebration for anyone who has interest. Many thanks squareball. Never knew the video existed!! |
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Post by reamsofverse on Apr 25, 2023 23:06:37 GMT
Found this earlier and thought it well worth a read. Written back in January so since thne you can just add another 0 on. Again all I'm trying to show is what can be achieved with owners who care about the players, care about the fans and care about the area. All achieved for £2m. It's nuts.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney paid $2 million for the world's third-oldest football club.
But the team is in the 5th division of the English football pyramid and has almost no chance of making it to the Premier League.
Still, it was a genius move.
Here's why 👇
1) American investment in English football isn't new.
Half the Premier League now has American owners, including Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and more.
And the upside is clear:
• Global game
• Increasing media rights
• Lower valuations than NFL, NBA, etc.
2) But Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased Wrexham AFC, a 5th-tier club located in a blue-collar town ~30 miles outside Liverpool & Manchester.
Why?
Well, this wasn't about Premier League promotion — it was about creative storytelling & marketing genius.
Let me explain.
3) Wrexham is owned by the fans, so Reynolds & McElhenney met with 2,000+ supporters (on Zoom) in 2020 and made an offer.
They agreed to invest ~$2.5m in the club's players and facilities & even signed a 25-year stadium lease in Wrexham so fans knew they wouldn't move the team.
4) But the real play was a "Netflix-style" docu-series that tracked their purchase, investment in the club, and the team's journey back to prominence.
It's called "Welcome to Wrexham."
And here's the best part — the first season was a massive success, on-and-off the pitch.
5) Welcome to Wrexham debuted on FX in August.
The show received a 97% audience score & was immediately greenlit for season two.
The club probably made good money on the deal:
~$400k per hour of content
+ 8-part series
= ~$3.2m in revenue
But that's just part of their success.
6) Wrexham is now in 2nd place in the National League standings, and their social accounts have exploded:
Twitter: 45k to 209k (+364%)
Instagram: 27k to 208k (+670%)
TikTok: 0 to 459k
And most importantly, Wrexham has turned this increased attention into tangible revenue.
7) Wrexham AFC has signed kit sponsorship deals with several companies:
• TikTok
• Expedia
• Vistaprint
• Aviation American Gin
And the number of fans buying season tickets has nearly tripled:
2019: 2,609
2021: 6,892
2022: 7,420
So the local community is also buying in.
😎 This strategy has also provided the club with global reach—something Wrexham AFC would have never achieved.
For example, Wrexham’s FA Cup qualifier versus the Blyth Spartans on Saturday will air on ESPN2 & ESPN+
That means it will be available in ~100m households globally 🤯
9) This is the perfect example of someone taking a local sports asset and using strategic marketing and creative media to make it global.
But this didn't just benefit Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney — it benefited Wrexham AFC fans too.
And that's the best part.
The Wrexham story is INSANE:
• Bought for $2.5M
• Produced docu-series on FX
• Added 1M+ social media followers
• Tripled season ticket purchases
• Signed sponsorships with TikTok, Expedia, etc.
And now they've been promoted back to the EFL for the first time in 15 years.
(credit: Joe Pompliano ✍️)
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Post by smudge7946 on Apr 27, 2023 10:46:00 GMT
Found this earlier and thought it well worth a read. Written back in January so since thne you can just add another 0 on. Again all I'm trying to show is what can be achieved with owners who care about the players, care about the fans and care about the area. All achieved for £2m. It's nuts. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney paid $2 million for the world's third-oldest football club. But the team is in the 5th division of the English football pyramid and has almost no chance of making it to the Premier League. Still, it was a genius move. Here's why 👇 1) American investment in English football isn't new. Half the Premier League now has American owners, including Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and more. And the upside is clear: • Global game • Increasing media rights • Lower valuations than NFL, NBA, etc. 2) But Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased Wrexham AFC, a 5th-tier club located in a blue-collar town ~30 miles outside Liverpool & Manchester. Why? Well, this wasn't about Premier League promotion — it was about creative storytelling & marketing genius. Let me explain. 3) Wrexham is owned by the fans, so Reynolds & McElhenney met with 2,000+ supporters (on Zoom) in 2020 and made an offer. They agreed to invest ~$2.5m in the club's players and facilities & even signed a 25-year stadium lease in Wrexham so fans knew they wouldn't move the team. 4) But the real play was a "Netflix-style" docu-series that tracked their purchase, investment in the club, and the team's journey back to prominence. It's called "Welcome to Wrexham." And here's the best part — the first season was a massive success, on-and-off the pitch. 5) Welcome to Wrexham debuted on FX in August. The show received a 97% audience score & was immediately greenlit for season two. The club probably made good money on the deal: ~$400k per hour of content + 8-part series = ~$3.2m in revenue But that's just part of their success. 6) Wrexham is now in 2nd place in the National League standings, and their social accounts have exploded: Twitter: 45k to 209k (+364%) Instagram: 27k to 208k (+670%) TikTok: 0 to 459k And most importantly, Wrexham has turned this increased attention into tangible revenue. 7) Wrexham AFC has signed kit sponsorship deals with several companies: • TikTok • Expedia • Vistaprint • Aviation American Gin And the number of fans buying season tickets has nearly tripled: 2019: 2,609 2021: 6,892 2022: 7,420 So the local community is also buying in. 😎 This strategy has also provided the club with global reach—something Wrexham AFC would have never achieved. For example, Wrexham’s FA Cup qualifier versus the Blyth Spartans on Saturday will air on ESPN2 & ESPN+ That means it will be available in ~100m households globally 🤯 9) This is the perfect example of someone taking a local sports asset and using strategic marketing and creative media to make it global. But this didn't just benefit Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney — it benefited Wrexham AFC fans too. And that's the best part. The Wrexham story is INSANE: • Bought for $2.5M • Produced docu-series on FX • Added 1M+ social media followers • Tripled season ticket purchases • Signed sponsorships with TikTok, Expedia, etc. And now they've been promoted back to the EFL for the first time in 15 years. (credit: Joe Pompliano ✍️) Classic house of cards. Remove antman and the other one and the club is a week away from administration |
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Post by aaronaldo on Apr 27, 2023 10:47:51 GMT
I'm not jealous at all, honest.
*Goes to cry in a corner*
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Post by reamsofverse on Apr 27, 2023 10:55:49 GMT
Found this earlier and thought it well worth a read. Written back in January so since thne you can just add another 0 on. Again all I'm trying to show is what can be achieved with owners who care about the players, care about the fans and care about the area. All achieved for £2m. It's nuts. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney paid $2 million for the world's third-oldest football club. But the team is in the 5th division of the English football pyramid and has almost no chance of making it to the Premier League. Still, it was a genius move. Here's why 👇 1) American investment in English football isn't new. Half the Premier League now has American owners, including Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and more. And the upside is clear: • Global game • Increasing media rights • Lower valuations than NFL, NBA, etc. 2) But Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased Wrexham AFC, a 5th-tier club located in a blue-collar town ~30 miles outside Liverpool & Manchester. Why? Well, this wasn't about Premier League promotion — it was about creative storytelling & marketing genius. Let me explain. 3) Wrexham is owned by the fans, so Reynolds & McElhenney met with 2,000+ supporters (on Zoom) in 2020 and made an offer. They agreed to invest ~$2.5m in the club's players and facilities & even signed a 25-year stadium lease in Wrexham so fans knew they wouldn't move the team. 4) But the real play was a "Netflix-style" docu-series that tracked their purchase, investment in the club, and the team's journey back to prominence. It's called "Welcome to Wrexham." And here's the best part — the first season was a massive success, on-and-off the pitch. 5) Welcome to Wrexham debuted on FX in August. The show received a 97% audience score & was immediately greenlit for season two. The club probably made good money on the deal: ~$400k per hour of content + 8-part series = ~$3.2m in revenue But that's just part of their success. 6) Wrexham is now in 2nd place in the National League standings, and their social accounts have exploded: Twitter: 45k to 209k (+364%) Instagram: 27k to 208k (+670%) TikTok: 0 to 459k And most importantly, Wrexham has turned this increased attention into tangible revenue. 7) Wrexham AFC has signed kit sponsorship deals with several companies: • TikTok • Expedia • Vistaprint • Aviation American Gin And the number of fans buying season tickets has nearly tripled: 2019: 2,609 2021: 6,892 2022: 7,420 So the local community is also buying in. 😎 This strategy has also provided the club with global reach—something Wrexham AFC would have never achieved. For example, Wrexham’s FA Cup qualifier versus the Blyth Spartans on Saturday will air on ESPN2 & ESPN+ That means it will be available in ~100m households globally 🤯 9) This is the perfect example of someone taking a local sports asset and using strategic marketing and creative media to make it global. But this didn't just benefit Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney — it benefited Wrexham AFC fans too. And that's the best part. The Wrexham story is INSANE: • Bought for $2.5M • Produced docu-series on FX • Added 1M+ social media followers • Tripled season ticket purchases • Signed sponsorships with TikTok, Expedia, etc. And now they've been promoted back to the EFL for the first time in 15 years. (credit: Joe Pompliano ✍️) Classic house of cards. Remove antman and he other one and the club is a week away from administration Sadly,for you, you are chronically mistaken. Speaking from afar with no idea. |
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Post by smudge7946 on Apr 27, 2023 11:03:00 GMT
Classic house of cards. Remove antman and he other one and the club is a week away from administration Sadly,for you, you are chronically mistaken. Speaking from afar with no idea. History is full of people sp@ffing money on football then getting bored. Remember Rushden and Diamonds? |
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Post by reamsofverse on Apr 27, 2023 13:10:16 GMT
Sadly,for you, you are chronically mistaken. Speaking from afar with no idea. History is full of people sp@ffing money on football then getting bored. Remember Rushden and Diamonds? Not these owners. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2023 18:23:57 GMT
Sadly,for you, you are chronically mistaken. Speaking from afar with no idea. History is full of people sp@ffing money on football then getting bored. Remember Rushden and Diamonds? You clearly are a total and utter buffoon. |
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Post by reamsofverse on Apr 27, 2023 19:53:18 GMT
A second season worth millions!
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Post by smudge7946 on Apr 28, 2023 6:15:10 GMT
History is full of people sp@ffing money on football then getting bored. Remember Rushden and Diamonds? You clearly are a total and utter buffoon. Clearly you can't see anything with a couple of foreigners playing a real life game of football manage. Your comments demean not only yourself, but Charlton Athletic Football Club as a whole. Have you considered getting a m!//w@// season ticket. You would fit in Well there. |
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Post by reamsofverse on Apr 28, 2023 6:48:14 GMT
You clearly are a total and utter buffoon. Clearly you can't see anything with a couple of foreigners playing a real life game of football manage. Your comments demean not only yourself, but Charlton Athletic Football Club as a whole. Have you considered getting a m!//w@// season ticket. You would fit in Well there. Grow up fella and stop commenting on something you know absolutely nothing about. Act like an adult. |
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Post by seriouslyred on Apr 28, 2023 13:32:55 GMT
A second season worth millions! The third season may be worth far more?! I'd maybe put money on Wrexham making the playoffs but not top three automatic promotion. What I mean is that next season will be far tougher and far more dramatic for fly on the wall documentary. Certain players will run out of road and be replaced...Parkinson under pressure to design and deliver continuous improvement. And social media following will continue to grow at 33% every few months! If Canadian and US fans enthralled at non-league then how many will tune in to League Two? |
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Post by kings hill addick on Apr 28, 2023 14:55:30 GMT
A second season worth millions! Is it just me or does Reynolds look like he's pissed himself? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2023 7:09:25 GMT
You clearly are a total and utter buffoon. Clearly you can't see anything with a couple of foreigners playing a real life game of football manage. Your comments demean not only yourself, but Charlton Athletic Football Club as a whole. Have you considered getting a m!//w@// season ticket. You would fit in Well there. Keep of the Vapes lad, you will get suspension |
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Post by reamofverse on May 25, 2023 16:43:32 GMT
Sorry for bumping this guys.
Im actually ar Sandown Park this evening but my mate back home has just messaged me to say that Danone are going to sponsor Wrexham's stadium next season. Another major company investing in the owners.
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Post by smudge7946 on May 25, 2023 19:56:56 GMT
Sorry for bumping this guys. Im actually ar Sandown Park this evening but my mate back home has just messaged me to say that Danone are going to sponsor Wrexham's stadium next season. Another major company investing in the owners. Are they the people that make those funny little yogurts. |
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Post by kings hill addick on May 25, 2023 21:08:41 GMT
Sorry for bumping this guys. Im actually ar Sandown Park this evening but my mate back home has just messaged me to say that Danone are going to sponsor Wrexham's stadium next season. Another major company investing in the owners. Apparently it’s a coffee company. |
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Post by msfc on May 26, 2023 22:18:26 GMT
What do Wrexham fans think of renaming the ground to SToK Racecourse (SToK Cae Ras), especially as the coffee is not even sold in the UK.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2023 6:03:58 GMT
Sadly,for you, you are chronically mistaken. Speaking from afar with no idea. History is full of people sp@ffing money on football then getting bored. Remember Rushden and Diamonds? Wrexham Football Club sees ‘turnover rise from £2.5m to £20m’ during Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney chairmanship This ain't Rushden sunshine, this is a serious football club, with serious owner's |
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Post by smudge7946 on Jun 16, 2023 6:55:12 GMT
History is full of people sp@ffing money on football then getting bored. Remember Rushden and Diamonds? Wrexham Football Club sees ‘turnover rise from £2.5m to £20m’ during Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney chairmanship This ain't Rushden sunshine, this is a serious football club, with serious owner's Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity. Rushden had a similar turnover % rise. Let's see where Wrexham are in ten years. |
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Post by reamsofverse on Jun 16, 2023 7:39:17 GMT
The training ground Colliers Park is EFL standard and used by Wales as their Northern base. I wish Sparrows Lane was as good. One of the first things new signings look at is the training ground and it's facilities.
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Post by reamsofverse on Jun 16, 2023 7:41:05 GMT
Wrexham Football Club sees ‘turnover rise from £2.5m to £20m’ during Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney chairmanship This ain't Rushden sunshine, this is a serious football club, with serious owner's Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity. Rushden had a similar turnover % rise. Let's see where Wrexham are in ten years. That is a really daft post mate. Multi-million pound sponsors are queuing up to get involved. |
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Post by weststandfruitloop on Jun 16, 2023 11:21:22 GMT
One of the bizarrities of football ownership is that bigger clubs generate bigger losses. For example in their most recent accounts Chelsea lost £120m and Barcelona lost £400m in a year. (Man City bucked the trend by making a £40m profit but they're a rare exception.)
As for Wrexham, in 2020-21 (mostly pre-Hollywood) they had a turnover of £1.478m and a loss of £1.177m.
In 2021-22 (first full year of Rob & Ryan) turnover was £5.972m but loss was £2.914m (plus the owners loaned the club £3.670m).
I imagine the figures for both turnover and loss will rise hand in hand for 2022-23 and future years of growth.
Not making any point here other than I don't understand why people buy football clubs. The bigger you get the more you lose!
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Post by kings hill addick on Jun 16, 2023 12:41:58 GMT
One of the bizarrities of football ownership is that bigger clubs generate bigger losses. For example in their most recent accounts Chelsea lost £120m and Barcelona lost £400m in a year. (Man City bucked the trend by making a £40m profit but they're a rare exception.) As for Wrexham, in 2020-21 (mostly pre-Hollywood) they had a turnover of £1.478m and a loss of £1.177m. In 2021-22 (first full year of Rob & Ryan) turnover was £5.972m but loss was £2.914m (plus the owners loaned the club £3.670m). I imagine the figures for both turnover and loss will rise hand in hand for 2022-23 and future years of growth. Not making any point here other than I don't understand why people buy football clubs. The bigger you get the more you lose! I suspect that Man City's ability to make a profit will have something to do with the fact that the club will have little, or no, debts. Their owners 'donate' money to them. Barcelona were reported to have a debt of a billion euros, and the cost of their new stadium refurb is estimated to cost another 84m Euros a year. I don't know what the debt situation is with Chelsea but they do spend a lot of money on players and have done so for a couple of decades and don't have the world wide appeal that other clubs have. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2023 21:24:17 GMT
Wrexham Football Club sees ‘turnover rise from £2.5m to £20m’ during Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney chairmanship This ain't Rushden sunshine, this is a serious football club, with serious owner's Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity. Rushden had a similar turnover % rise. Let's see where Wrexham are in ten years. Established in the Championship |
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Post by dartford36 on Jun 19, 2023 13:35:49 GMT
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Post by aaronaldo on Jun 19, 2023 13:45:25 GMT
Cracks are emerging at Wrexham.. ...Sorry, couldn't resist!  |
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