WREXHAM'S pre-season tour of the USA is giving some fans their first experiences of seeing the club play live.

The opening match of pre-season - v Chelsea in North Carolina - may have ended in a 5-0 defeat, but Reds supporters were in good spirits nevertheless.

A crowd of nearly 51,000 people watched on as Wrexham faced a Premier League club - a clear sign of the incredible journey the club has been on over the last two years.

The takeover of Wrexham by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, coupled with the gripping Welcome to Wrexham documentary, has certainly helped put the club on the map.

And with that, has come new fans who have been showing their commitment to the club, having been inspired to back the Reds by hearing about their fairytale story to date.

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Fans - both from north Wales and overseas - have been coming together stateside to back the Reds.

Some of them have got in touch with us this week to tell us what they've been up to and share their pictures of the pre-season tour so far.

Marc Herman was all smiles as he managed to grab a picture with the landlord of the Turf pub, Wayne Jones (below), who has made his way to North Carolina.

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Wayne and the pub, which lies in the shadow of Wrexham's Racecourse ground, have become instantly recognisable through the Welcome to Wrexham documentary.

And North Carolina resident Kelsie Bailey (and her kids) managed to do the same ...

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Meanwhile, Aled Watson sent us in a selfie from the Kenan Memorial Stadium at Chapel Hill, where the match v Chelsea was played (Aled is on the right below).

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Andy Jones is one of the local Wrexham fans who travelled out to North Carolina for the opening match.

Sonia Cook, who lives in Indiana, got in touch to tell us: "My Dad was born in Wrexham and still has family there. I live in the States and so excited for the boys to be here. Saw them play in Wrexham back in October!"

Steph Harrison said: "My sister, who was born and grew up in Wrexham then moved over to Canada has bought tickets for Wrexham v United."

A little closer to home in Wrexham pre-match, Julie Ellis-Roberts said: "Staying up to watch it, can’t wait!!"