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Wrexham celebrate, but just don’t forget The Dale

It is that nervy time of the year of promotions and relegations in the English Football League and a couple of contrasting stories in the lower divisions caught the eye last week.

Wrexham with their Hollywood backing naturally grabbed the headlines by hauling themselves out of the fifth tier National League after 15 years.

But we should not forget one of the teams they will be replacing in League Two, Rochdale, who are dropping out of the Football League after 102 years.

The Wrexham story featuring actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds has grabbed the imagination of fans around the world, partly through the documentary series about the club Welcome to Wrexham. Their progress has been followed particularly closely in the US.

Reynolds was almost lost for words as he celebrated their promotion after beating Boreham Wood in front of an ecstatic 10,000 capacity crowd…

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