Kick-off is a little under an hour away as the train hurtles towards Aldershot.
Onboard are the London Reds, Wrexham’s official supporters club in the capital. About 30 members are making the trip, plus a couple of interlopers.
One of the interlopers is Sion Jones, who hails from Felin-fach, not far from Aberaeron in west Wales. He’s supposed to be enjoying a family weekend in London, but has instead become an honorary member for the day, leaving his wife, kids and mother-in-law to explore London without him.
Sitting across from Sion is Aaron Visser, an Australian who has taken a major detour on his way home from a business trip in Copenhagen, Denmark, to watch Wrexham for the first time.
Like many around the globe, Aaron’s interest has been piqued by the Welcome to Wrexham documentary featuring Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. “I’d never heard of Wrexham before watching the show,” he says. “But I fell in love with the story and just had to be here.”
Barry Jones, co-founder and chairman of the London Reds, warns Aaron about the reality of supporting a club who have been in the National League, four tiers below the Premier League, for 15 years.
“Supporting Wrexham is rarely straightforward,” says Barry. “You do realise we’ll lose 1-0 and…
