They have money and a vision to propel this famous ancient club back to where it once was and beyond. In case you don’t follow football or have been in hiding for the past couple of years, Wrexham AFC has been taken over by two people from across the Atlantic Ocean - an American and a Canadian. In the eyes of some, they already have, because something is happening here, in this corner of Wales barely an hour’s drive from both Manchester and Liverpool. There is a glimmer, all of a sudden, that those days are about to return. Glory days long gone, only alive in photographs, anecdotes and the minds of those old enough to remember. Like many working class areas up and down the land, this place, once thriving with industry, was left bereft for years, harking back hopelessly to a past when it had it all, a past when it had a future - the teeming workplace, the bustling high street, the heaving football terrace. The chain stores, the smattering of independent shops, the empty units, the pubs, and the market still clinging on in the fight to bounce back from impossible months in lockdown.īut here, there is something different in the air. As you amble through the streets, you see the same things as you see in any Welsh town or city centre.
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