Why Wrexham's Global Fanbase Is About More Than Fame And Glory

So was it nan Hollywood power that caused nan instrumentality groups to return off? Or was it nan documentary series?

"It's nan underdog story," explained Pedersen. "You want nan mini teams to succeed. It's a accepted club, and 1 of nan oldest."

But it wasn't conscionable nan communicative that nan Norwegian fans fell successful emotion with.

"We tin subordinate to nan Welsh people. When we are there, it's almost for illustration gathering different Norwegian. That's why we bask it truthful overmuch erstwhile we visit, because we're almost nan same.

"Norway is simply a mini state pinch tons of hard-working group - we spot ourselves nan same.

"They are truthful welcoming - their hospitality and friendliness. That's why I emotion nan Welsh people."

Paul Jones is nan president of nan Wrexham Supporters Federation (WSF), who clasp regular meetings for nan charismatic instrumentality groups and, successful turn, provender backmost immoderate thoughts to nan club.

The WSF was formed successful 2007, starting pinch UK-based groups specified arsenic London Reds and Manchester Reds. "Nowadays we're international," Jones says proudly.

"It's very surreal astatine times but I invited it pinch unfastened arms.

"It's gathered pace. Prior to Reynolds and McElhenney taking complete nan nine nan mean American didn't moreover cognize what Wales was, ne'er mind Wrexham - and that's wholly changed."

There are 25 supporters' groups arsenic portion of nan WSF - including nan Bavarian Red Dragons, successful Germany, and nan Ukrainian Dragons. But, extracurricular of nan WSF, location are instrumentality groups successful Iceland, Thailand, Australia and more.

"The first clip I visited Wrexham I fell successful emotion pinch nan people, first and foremost," explained Matthias Matthiasson, laminitis of nan Wrexham Icelandic Supporters Club.

"It's an astonishing municipality pinch amazingly benignant people, and nan group make nan club.

"I perfectly consciousness an affectional relationship to nan nine and nan group of Wrexham.

"Soccer is nan astir celebrated athletics successful Iceland and, conscionable for illustration successful Wrexham, nan teams are thing without nan supporters."