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Promotion party! Inside the champagne-soaked celebrations of Hollywood fairytale as told by an Aussie

April 24, 2023·35 min·5 clips

Alex Conrad opens by taking stock of a massive week in football. Arsenal slip up at the Premier League summit again. Spurs fall apart again too. The real focus is Wrexham, where the club finally lifts the trophy after ending a 15-year exile from the English Football League. Conrad brings on Australian goalkeeper Kai Caldsbank-Park, who has been with the club since the start of the season. Conrad congratulates him and asks about the hangover. Kai says he does not drink and never has. He adds that plenty of other lads were hurting after the celebrations. The squad is already back in training because one more league game remains. Kai says the team lifted the trophy and celebrated on the pitch for about an hour. The conversation turns to Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. Conrad wants to know whether the Hollywood owners were part of the dressing-room scenes too. Kai says they are basically like one of the boys. He says it feels strange because they are just there, shaking hands and chatting like any other teammate. He explains that they were with the squad when the league was won. They danced, celebrated, partied, walked around the pitch, hugged people, and posed for selfies. Conrad jokes about how outrageous it is to be chilling with Hollywood superstars, and Kai agrees that they are down to earth and lovely. Kai says they have spoken in the dressing room before and have come in after sessions to praise the team. He says the emotional reaction from the owners showed how much the club means to them. The interview closes with Kai plugging his Twitch channel, Aussie G Kai, where he streams Fetha, COD, and other games for his community.

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Wrexham's promotion feels bigger, messier, and more human than the headlines.

Alex Conrad gets to the weekend's biggest story fast: Wrexham lifting the trophy, ending a 15-year exile from the English Football League, and wrapping it all in a Hollywood finish. Kai Caldsbank-Park gives it the right inside view.

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