Article 6DP6T Jonathan Wilson answers your questions on Wrexham, US talent and tactical evolution

Jonathan Wilson answers your questions on Wrexham, US talent and tactical evolution

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To mark Thursday's launch of his new newsletter, Jonathan Wilson drops in to respond to Guardian readers' queries on the game

What do you think of the Wrexham experiment? Cynical self-promotion by two actors or a genuine heartwarming story? Evan, New Hampshire

So far, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney seem to have done everything pretty much right. They seem to grasp what a British football club is and its part in the community and to have taken to Wrexham the town. I don't think there's any reason to believe it's about self-promotion but, equally, I'm a little uncomfortable about the idea that a football club should be there as a content provider. The test will probably come if they find themselves sitting in mid-table at Christmas - do they then do something wacky to create a better narrative for the documentary?

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