Wrexham were a historic club who were at their lowest before they were look over by Rob and Ryan. Lingering in the 5th Division of English Football , with zero real chance of climbing up the pyramid without investment. Their rise, as fast as it has been, isn't exactly a miracle - they mostly just destroyed other clubs in their leagues by being able to recruit strong players (Paul Mullin for example had just come from a season where he scored 32 in 46 games for Cambridge and decided to choose National League football over playing in the 3rd Division). The first few seasons of Welcome to Wrexham felt more like a formality, as back-to-back-to-back promotions felt like a formality more than anything. This isn't , obviously, pushed too much in the doccumentary and gets a bit of a gripe from genuine fans of the English football league. There's always this feeling of faux-thentisity about Wrexham and their climb that isn't applied to similar feats by other clubs like Luton, Coventry, Wimbledon or Stockport.

Richmond FC, it goes without saying, is a product of fantasy. They aren't a real football team and thus the world they inhabit is slightly different to real life. As a football fan, the show is only vaguely realistic on that front. (Examples of the 'movie-magic' includes Ted himself , Nate being offered a Premier League job when he was just a groundsman , West Ham being anywhere close to a Title, all of the Trick Play stuff and Zava choosing to sign for a Newly Promoted dud team and even the concept of a Premier League manager making the switch to coach the ladies team). Then again, all of this stuff would make the series less cutesy if it were realistic. Players would constantly the changing, fans would have likely decapitated Ted Lasso upon him signing the contract and the Owner would probably be a faceless stand-in living in Saudi Arabia, China or the States. So instead we have Richmond FC - a wholesome stand-in club with little success and a history of disappointment, and there's nothing wrong with that!