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Huge wages, a manager who beat Jose Mourinho and the best fans around: How Hollywood-owned Wrexham won the National League title

Victory over play-off chasing Boreham Wood finally rubber-stamped Wrexham's return to the Football League for the first time since 2008 on Saturday.

Since Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds took over in north Wales, it has always felt inevitable that the club would rocket up the leagues due to the Hollywood pair's generous investment. And after disappointment last campaign, that rise has now begun - and we cannot wait to watch it all back on the docuseries!

Many ingredients are required for a successful promotion charge - even if you do have vastly superior resources to the majority of your opponents.

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To make it work you need top playing talent, an intelligent coach and support from the fans. Wrexham had all of this and more at their disposal this season...

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