International Fan's Guide to your first Wrexham AFC match

Follow me as I give you all my tips and tricks to my first time in Wrexham to see the iconic Wrexham AFC. Also get an idea on how much everything will cost you to get there.
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[@markyd504]

As a Wrexham fan who is a regular at the games, I would also say learn the songs and get involved. Go along to support the team not to just stand and watch in silence, you would enjoy it a whole lot more. A lot of tourists turning up at the Racecourse recently, we need everyone to make some noise for one last push to get Wrexham over the line for automatic promotion

[@redcardlucha3035]

Agreed mark, that was my biggest regret was not learning the chants beforehand.

[@AmokCanuck]

I'm constantly chanting along while watching or listening to games. Doesn't matter I'm 7000km away

[@Bandnamehere]

"A lot of tourists turning up at the Racecourse recently" sounds like you're bitching about this lmao you should be thankful people around the world are getting behind your now relevant 5th division club lmao

[@neilwilliams8741]

mark what about the fans who have followed the club through the shite..since the 70,s...i know a dozen who carnt eget tickets.with snitch n snatch and fleur prefering reynols cronies[countrymen[and of course the money people

[@markyd504]

@@neilwilliams8741 yes Neil, one of the downsides of the teams success at the moment. Amazing to see a full stadium, and actually quite emotional seeing that again, but this obviously makes it harder getting tickets. I missed out on notts county game but will be back there for Boreham Wood.

[@alansutton7046]

I love how Wrexham ends up in the subtitles, variously Rexom, Rexim, and so on but Wreck some is the best

[@RDeverall]

I live in wrexham and you've done it justice

[@redcardlucha3035]

Thanks so much, promise you I will be back. It’s an amazing place

[@davidbarton7838]

GLAD YOU ENJOYED MY COUNTRY. AND MY TOWN OF WREXHAM. 😊👊⭐

[@evotechcaeltd1583]

Glad you enjoyed the trip! My family and I were sitting behind you. You could hear my son shouting during the game! 😊

[@redcardlucha3035]

That's awesome!

[@wonton8983]

Diolch, excellent quality video at pitch level, real bugger your battery died. As an expat in Oz, it was great to see the sites of Wrexham. I left Wrexham in 83, I was a regular at Y Cae Ras and away trips, great times back in the 70's. As a kid, we used to push bike to watch the Lager Stand get built.

[@rerun3283]

I've been looking for a video like this. I can't wait to visit the new kop and the Wrexham Museum and Archives. This is a cool town.

[@redcardlucha3035]

My first thought leaving was that I must come back to see the new KOP

[@nickmanning3913]

Great idea posting this. Allot of us Canadian fans are putting this trip on our bucket list and I’m sure after this current season it will be a must. Really cool to see how it works and get an idea of what to expect

[@redcardlucha3035]

Thanks so much! Please feel free to shoot me a message here or on insta (RedCardLucha) if you need any help on planning your trip.

[@AmokCanuck]

$1000 flight fan Vancouver, I'm saving up for a trip next year

[@tjh8835]

Good luck with your channel man! & thanks for coming to Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@redcardlucha3035]

Thank you so much, I can tell you this. It won’t be the last. Wrexham match or not I’m going back to explore more of such a a beautiful area.

[@gaz4]

Great content, loved that you shared your experience with other fans here 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇸

[@ambyth3177]

Thanks for putting a spotlight on N Wales in such a positive light.

[@redcardlucha3035]

No need to thank me. I didn’t do anything but press record. It’s you all that make that place so special!

[@vhemingson]

Great little journey video and overview of your experience. Hats off to you for braving the cold, wet snow (not great shooting conditions!) to film your trip and forays into the streets and points of interest in Wrexham.

[@redcardlucha3035]

Thanks so much, appreciate the kind words. The weather was cold but the ppl were warm and welcoming. Totally worth it.

[@JesterFace9]

Really enjoyed this video. Nice to get the perspective of an international matchgoer. Would love to see more Wrexham content (not a lot of wrexham fan content going around)

[@redcardlucha3035]

I noticed that! And that was my biggest motivation for the video. Would’ve loved to record more content like places to eat but this was all done on the fly. Glad you enjoyed it and the kind words mean a lot.

[@neidleye]

As a US Wrexham fan who has never been to Wales, thanks so much for the valuable travel, tickets and lodging information. As a new International member, all remaining games this season are sold out, so hopefully next season there will be an opening. Or the following season when the new Kop opens. (Or I could see the lads this summer on their tour of the US playing Friendlies.)

[@samuelpinder1215]

I mean you have bootlegger

[@harimcdermott7341]

Thank you.. I can’t put into words how it’s been for us Wrexham folk over the past few years but this video is amazing.. it’s raw and honest.. I’ve seen a load of video that have been a bit much but this tops them all! Hope you enjoyed your time in Wrexham bro! It’s was a pleasure having you here

[@redcardlucha3035]

Enjoyed every second of it and can’t wait to go back. Thank you so much for the kind words. Means the world to me.

[@alee2258]

Thanks for the video. In the past, I resided and grew up near the residence of Rob McElhenney in South Philly, but currently, I am living in Northwest Arkansas. I think that Wrexham and Philadelphia share similarities in terms of their strong blue-collar work ethic and their enthusiastic sports culture.

[@momentinthewind7220]

Thank you for this content. My hope is to surprise my son with a trip. Your ticketing tips will give us an edge on trying to see a match from inside the Racecourse. Thank you!

[@redcardlucha3035]

That makes me so happy to hear, and that was my goal with this. Best of luck, you both will love it.

[@bluesmachine1006]

It’s nice to see our town(city) and club popular again. Not sure it’s ever been this popular even when we were in Europe, in the 70s!

[@bluesmachine1006]

Typical that you came here the one time it’s snowed in a loooong time 😂

[@redcardlucha3035]

The takeover has been remarkable. You know you’re mainstream when even my mom can tell me who Wrexham is 😂

[@malcolmrose3361]

I am incredibly impressed that you flew thousands of miles for a cold wet day watching a football game! I remember when I was about 8 or 9 being a regular at Luton Town (they were second division, and Malcolm McDonald was playing for them at the time, which shows how long ago it was). This was pre all seater stadia and I remember standing at the half way mark watching the games and shouting at the players (I think that my mum would have been shocked to know the chants I sang along to). What seems very funny to me is that your experience doesn't seem that different to my own back then. 50 years later I live in Southern Spain and watch Malaga (seemingly inexorably) slide down the divisions - and two very small local teams near the bottom of the Spanish pyramid (El Palo and Velez Malaga) who look like they're going to be promoted. But the basic experience is the same. One thing that made me curious - your comment on the beer prices in the ground. You implied that they were cheaper then the US equivalents - looking at them my personal reaction was that they were about what I'd think the norm for a pub in Wales, so a bit cheaper than I'd expect but nowhere near as expensive as in a regular London pub. Are beers in American sports stadia a rip-off?

[@redcardlucha3035]

I love football! It was going to take more than bad weather to stop me. To answer your question, the same size of beer would cost me around 8 or 9 pound. And that’s on the fair side, it can go up to 10 or 12 pound, for the exact same size beer. Stadium beer and food in the US is way over priced.

[@malcolmrose3361]

@@redcardlucha3035 Here in Spain, you can't buy beer inside stadia at all. So obviously everybody pre-loads nearby at bars and kiosks! 500ml (just over a pint) about €2.50, and very nice tapas - there used to be a great bar just opposite the stadium main entrance but sadly it's been replaced by a gambling shop 🥲

[@redcardlucha3035]

I go to many games in Mexico too, Spain is on my list, I’ve heard that many fans in Spain like to eat pumpkin seeds and bring their own sandwiches into the stadiums. Is that true? Sounds like an amazing experience

[@malcolmrose3361]

@@redcardlucha3035 Malaga might be a good option for you - from June there are direct flights from Newark to the city (or you can fly to Madrid and take an AVE fast train to Malaga - which will probably be faster, cheaper and cleaner than your UK trip to Wrexham), and it's certainly cheaper when you arrive than the UK for just about everything. If you time things well it might be possible to catch a Madrid match and Malaga in the same trip. Malaga are currently languishing near the bottom of the Segunda Division so tickets aren't hard to get at the moment. The ground capacity is about 30,000 so not super large (there's talk of bringing it up to meet minimum World Cup stadium criteria) and it is an easy twenty minute walk from the city centre. Games usually start at 18.30 on a Sunday evening so it's very easy to go to a game and then have dinner afterwards. The other two teams I sometimes watch are both lower league squads - Velez Malaga (about 25 miles from Malaga city) and El Palo (which is a suburb of Malaga with great bars and beach side restaurants which a lot of foreign visitors never see as they only go the city centre) - they're both doing well in their respective divisions (the Spanish "pyramid" is complicated) - they both have 2,000 seat grounds and are semi-pro. At the moment it can be more difficult to get tickets for their games than for Malaga! In many respects they feel much more like lower league games in the UK. Again, they play on Sundays but around noon (so the crowd ca have lunch after the match).

[@TheTrueWelshIdiot]

Subscribed and liked from a Welshman! Thanks for visiting!

[@redcardlucha3035]

Thanks so much, you have an incredible community and I hope more get a chance to visit.

[@DanielRoberts420]

Any foreign fans who want advice or need a ride, let me know! We are honored to have you

[@redcardlucha3035]

That’s incredibly thoughtful of you! I might have to take you up on that my next time in the town!

[@TheWhoda]

Great post definitely a bucket list thing for me. I love the history of it and the community behind the team. Been watching them this past season.

[@mht525]

Great content and commentry. Thanks the ground looks great and the new stand will be awesome. Go Wrexham 👊🇦🇺

[@Philip.Eriksson]

Great video. Defenitely worth a visit on some sunny days also! 😉

[@deejay30]

6:49 theres me haha love that, great video!!

[@jmac1961]

Excellent 👏👏

[@TheHarrip]

You crazy cat that was super interesting. I only live an hour away. Who knew wrexham was so pretty..

[@redcardlucha3035]

Agreed!

[@sharky6128]

Great video, we're going in Sept so I'll make sure to sign up as an I ternational member. CHEERS 🍻

[@redcardlucha3035]

Yes. Be sure to and if you buy more than 1 make sure to put them under different names. Here if you need anything else.

[@sidtw13]

First time ive heard wrexham described as beautiful

[@redcardlucha3035]

It’s very beautiful and the surrounding areas as well! I live in a concrete jungle so it was nice seeing hills and GRASS.

[@sidtw13]

@@redcardlucha3035 i live in chester so im biased

[@redcardlucha3035]

Aww I’ve heard. My old boss all the way in Texas was from Chester. Say no more 😂

[@robryanred]

Just come across this - nice work man!

[@redcardlucha3035]

Thanks. It’s been an idea of mine for years as I try to see as much football across the globe. Figured Wrexham would be a nice start. I really love this team/community so supportive from this first video. Can’t wait to go back

[@winterbas8927]

Very nice content

[@welshwonderkids6975]

Great video. Thank you my friend, hope your trip to Wrexham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Up the Worldwide Reds 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇧🇷

[@redcardlucha3035]

Can’t wait to come back someday

[@Red_Snappa]

Oh... so this is different...good idea and well done! What awful weather for your trip though - unlucky!! I was cold as a witches tit that day, horrible horrible day infact, with a monumental effort to clear the snow off the pitch by staff and volunteers in the morning, so that the match could even go ahead at all. At least we won though and btw, the Wrexham area is lovely in warmer weather too...honestly! Come back one day... #UpTheTown 😉

[@redcardlucha3035]

Glad you liked the idea, please subscribe as I’m planning to drop more vids like this for other towns, countries, etc. You have no idea how unprepared for snow I was, never even seen true snow in my life. Made the experience even more unforgettable I’ve said it many of times, incredible people you all at Wrexham. And I truly mean it

[@quash8]

​@@redcardlucha3035 Heh, true Texan. Howdy from Waco, thanks for the Wrexham content.

[@redcardlucha3035]

All the way down south in the rio grande vía houston!

[@exploringnorthwales7547]

Nice video

[@davidsivills3599]

Great vid, i'm from England and support Liverpool but i love Wrexham.

[@redcardlucha3035]

I’ve been a Liverpool supporter for nearly 15 years. Love that Wrexham is so near to Anfield. Worked out perfectly for me.

[@Bawamba]

So beautiful city!

[@CitroTeam]

Wales is beautiful. Ty.

[@bigjuicefolife]

Incredible. Will you be going back for another game? I'm in Atlanta and am thinking of making the trip.

[@redcardlucha3035]

That’s the plan! Want to bring the gf next year, hoping I can save enough cash to make the trip next season

[@anthonyherrera2125]

Hello, I have a question. I'm also from Texas heading to London in March. My plan is to catch Wrexham in March. I signed up for the international membership, which I see they only have 75 tickets set aside for each match. We're you and your buddy able to sit with each other? I noticed you can only purchase 1 ticket per membership. Also, just in case we don't get tickets out of the 75 that are available, do you have any recommendations for a backup plan? I don't see tickets available on 3rd party sights such as Stubhub, Seatgeek, etc. Any other tips, and I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks in advance!

[@RobertMein]

I'm looking at making essentially the exact same trip (TX to Wrexham). Did you buy plane tix after getting game tickets or just plan the trip and cross your fingers?

[@redcardlucha3035]

So I bought the plane ticket first, austin had cheap direct flights to London and wanted to take advantage. I was an international member with the club, but that doesn’t guarantee you tickets, basically gives you an upper hand to grab some. My logic was, if I don’t get a ticket I’m going to enjoy the city, see the turf and the racecourse, and try to catch other matches of any level. As you’ll see in future vids. (Spoiler alert) my advice, take the plunge, get the tickets and you’ll enjoy yourself. The folks in Wrexham are truly great.

[@NorCalPhil]

Any video inside the team store? I was curious if they had any shirts or other kit available. It’s all been sold out on the website for months now.

[@redcardlucha3035]

I had team store footage, I love collecting kits, they had more merch available however they were in less popular sizes. Like small or 3x You will for sure have better luck inside the team store rather than online however.

[@mitchellbirkhead9214]

Nice video man you got a sub from me.

[@redcardlucha3035]

Thanks so much, truly means the world to me for such a young channel. Cheers

[@loganleroy8622]

Okay, but how much did that all cost exactly? Like what’s an international membership and match day ticket cost?

[@redcardlucha3035]

Thanks for reaching out, international membership was $20 USD. The game ticket was $25 USD The tickets are emailed thru a PDF file and you can use your phone to scan thru the turnstile.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

We’ll always be a town 😂

[@robinsoncrueso2287]

My home My team My life for over 50 years UTST

[@redcardlucha3035]

UTST!

[@granitesevan6243]

Pro-tip: make sure you bring a coat. The weather in Wales is cruel

[@redcardlucha3035]

I found out the HARD WAY

[@granitesevan6243]

@@redcardlucha3035 😂😂😂 there's a reason the British military train here bro

[@davidlamers874]

im a green bay packer fan... come as the dumbest fer u want... well get u drunk and teach you DA WAY...why we the #1 stadium in Da League although management and players right now

[@CaptainMarmite]

The concession prices are typical for sporting events in the UK. Extremely overpriced ! £3:90 for a pint out of a plastic cup is not as bad as some I suppose. Try getting a drink at the likes of Chelsea for less than eight quid !!

[@redcardlucha3035]

I went to an mls game last weekend. Had to pay 12 pound for 1 beer. It’s getting out of hand.

[@aliencactus720]

There are hundreds of Wrexhams

[@schwingstelle8974]

NICE🫡

[@pennyroberts8763]

Wrexham starts with a sileint W so is spelt wrexham

[@redcardlucha3035]

I apologize, KZbin does automatic subtitles and didn’t catch it. :/

[@neilwilliams8741]

and proper wxm fans carnt get a ticket for love or money

[@Broski2322]

Americans safe in Wales ❤

[@Broski2322]

Ymyr o hyd 💪