It‘s always been obvious that Welcome to Wrexham has several tasks in hand, among them pushing the further familiarization of American audiences with football, hence why it‘s no surprise to see hooliganism, one of the FC 25 Coins sport‘s most fascinating and scandalous facets take the spotlight. Nevertheless, “Hooligans” does a great job at framing the phenomena from different perspectives, including that of owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, a Green Street Hooligans type of couple, and even a victim of its atrociousness.

See, hooliganism is not really a thing in American sports, and here Welcome to Wrexham does a fine job at depicting some of football‘s most insane rivalries such as Celtic and Rangers' religiously inspired animosity, while also showing footage from other parts of the world. It also takes a look back at the Heysel disaster that saw English clubs banned from European competition for 5 years, which admittedly harmed the nation‘s competitive potential, but also steered England towards turning football into the family-friendly event that is today.

That is because hooliganism is all but gone in modern English football, or at least it‘s nowhere near what it used to be 30 years ago with Germany also following suit, instead, the scandals of English hooligans have been replaced by their counterparts in Argentina, Turkey, Greece, Brazil, and Eastern Europe, for the most part. Still, while the Premier League has gotten rid of it, hooligans are still an issue at lower levels of competition, such as Wrexham‘s.

Welcome to Wrexham shows the efficacy of new methods to combat violence in sports, such as bans against radical supporters and careful police vetting that affects the young couple profiled in the episode, which really drives home the idea of change. It also underlines the enhanced reputational risks that Wrexham has to deal with under its new Hollywood ownership, as the club seeks to establish its brand beyond Welsh borders, thus coming across partly as a history lesson and also as an advert within the ad for the Reynolds and McElhenney era.

On the other hand, “Sack the Gaffer” brings home exactly the kind of Football Manager drama that makes Welcome to Wrexham so entertaining at times, as Reynolds and McElhenney struggle with cheap EAFC 25 Coins the idea of showing Parkinson the door. The bit sees McElhenney seek advice from the Philadelphia Eagles coach and owner amidst a wave of angry fan tweets hurled at Parkinson, although ultimately common sense prevails.