I’ve never watched a single episode of Welcome to Wrexham – but I don’t want a happy ending in huge promotion clash

DAVE CHALLINOR has not watched a azygous occurrence of the documentary Welcome to Wrexham.

But helium hopes the Red Dragons’ invited to Stockport does not person a blessed ending successful Saturday’s promotion six-pointer.

The TV bid has been a deed connected some sides of the Atlantic, mostly acknowledgment to Wrexham’s Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

But County brag Challinor has not yet been sucked successful by each the hype.

He said: "I’ve ne'er met their owners. They were astatine 1 of the games erstwhile but our paths didn’t cross.

"And I’ve ne'er watched an occurrence of Welcome to Wrexham. There are tons of these benignant of documentaries and I’ve watched small bits astir them.

"All that worldly is an eye-opener but I’d inactive question myself whether it would beryllium thing I’d similar to bash successful presumption of the cameras being successful and astir you 24-7.

"So I’m blessed we don’t person that pursuing america about. However, each recognition to them if it gives them the accidental to enactment their ambitions into place."

Both clubs are seeking back-to-back promotions and Challinor has immense respect for Dragons main Phil Parkinson who, astatine 1 signifier successful Wrexham’s National League days, was adjacent to being sacked.

The much-travelled brag has done a superb occupation steering the North Wales club, contempt having to woody with the benignant of scrutiny you lone expect astatine Premier League level.

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Challinor said: "There is large anticipation and unit connected Phil and his players.

"They person a program to determination done the leagues, which has been successful.

"Some radical look astatine them successful a jealous benignant of mode due to the fact that their clubs haven’t been taken implicit by Hollywood stars.

"But, personally, you person to look astatine it and respect what they’ve done."

Challinor himself has done a good job.

Having got Hartlepool promoted backmost into the EFL, helium decided to driblet a part and portion Parkinson broke Wrexham’s 15-year exile from the EFL, Challinor ended Stockport’s 11 years successful non-league.

He took his men to the League Two play-off finals successful their archetypal play back, earlier pipping Wrexham to the rubric past term.

The Hatters spell into the crippled connected the backmost of a 5-0 location triumph implicit Bolton — aft getting hammered 5-0 astatine location by Wycombe.

Challinor said: "It sums up football. On a fixed day, you tin beryllium mediocre technically and not rather astatine it. But against Wycombe, they were bully portion we allowed mistakes to get connected apical of us.

"Against Bolton, we played with the property and individuality I’d expect."

Aston Villa guardant Louie Barry, 21, has been a immense deed successful his 2nd play connected indebtedness astatine Hatters.

While different boost for Challinor was keeping manager Andy Mangan — who astir joined Real Madrid’s coaching unit until his enactment licence was blocked.

The erstwhile striker worked with brag Carlo Ancelotti’s lad Davide, who is connected the Bernabeu staff, portion doing his Uefa coaching badges.

Mangan was besides heavy linked with the Shrewsbury managerial occupation earlier Gareth Ainsworth was appointed connected Wednesday.

But Challinor said: "I don’t deliberation helium wants to manage. He sees himself arsenic a coach.

"He formed a narration with Ancelotti erstwhile helium was doing his Pro Licence but Andy is blessed wherever helium is and plays a large portion successful what we’re doing."