There are few other clubs on earth who have a song dedicated to the town’s beer, Wrexham Lager, which, to the tune of “Bread Of Heaven”, is belted out in the good times with the refrain “feed me ’till I want no more”. Although owned, until now, by the club’s Supporters Trust, the ostensibly admirable business model has spectacularly failed to bring success. The actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have completed their takeover of Wrexham in the National League. Action! The pair addressed fans a week ago and outlined their vision for the club, and have had the resounding backing from the majority of fans. "Every team will want to turn us over now. Most crucially, the duo have "guaranteed... the club cannot be relocated, renamed or rebranded". Five friends are bound together by a fragile pact of silence, Here are some of the finest results in sport which were thought impossible. Who is this Wrexham AFC that Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Just Bought? How, then, has National League side Wrexham become one of today's rarest things - a feel-good story? Explained: Why is Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds investing in Wrexham AFC? "I get the impression they looked at other clubs and obviously came to the conclusion that this was the right club for them and wanted to take it from there and move the club forward.". When Harris and the rest of the Wrexham board found out that the interested parties were Deadpool and Detective Pikachu star Ryan Reynolds and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator and star Rob McElhenney, they quickly realised the size of the opportunity on the table. "We found out the same as everybody else when it was announced publicly and no-one could believe it.". When asked, quite reasonably, by people as to why he bought Wrexham, McElhenney responded by stating: “Why not Wrexham?” Although perhaps he and Reynolds' new-found love of Wrexham is merely a front for their true love: modestly priced horse boxes. Composite: Wrexham AFC On the one hand they were always going to do that. I don't believe that... there are easier ways to make a documentary!". The Reynolds and McElhenney takeover of Wrexham AFC was finalized on 9 th February, with the pair making a £2 million equity investment. While neither of Wrexham's new owners profess to be football experts, they are clearly enticed by the idea of a challenge and seem to feel an affinity for the town itself, with McElhenney making comparison to the "blue collar" town being similar in mindset to his native Philadelphia. He was sacked the following day. "Our new show on FX is called Welcome To Wrexham… But for Deadpool hero Ryan Reynolds and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney (below), Covid distraction took the form of taking to YouTube to watch “highlights” of my football team: fifth-tier Wrexham FC. The pair have taken 100% control of the club from the Wrexham Supporters Trust (WST). How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. There also aren’t many small clubs who have dumped Arsenal out of the FA Cup, as Wrexham did in 1992. Why is modern football obsessed with nostalgia? "This is the third-oldest club on the planet and we don't see why it can't have a global appeal," said Reynolds. Ryan Reynolds is an award-winning Canadian actor, writer, producer and business entrepreneur whose credits include Marvel’s Deadpool. The new owners, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, have made a £2 million equity investment into the club under the terms of the deal. Following the Hollywood stars' acquisition of the oldest professional club of Wales in February, FX Entertainment has ordered a two-season access-all-areas documentary about Wrexham AFC.On Tuesday, the Deadpool … Fear and worries about coronavirus are the new normal, with sport far from immune from those issues and pressures at a time of great uncertainty. "So from that point of view I think there's something slightly odd about it.". "We can all be caught up in this fairytale bubble and think we are going to skip and dance our way up the divisions, but football doesn't work like that. Wrexham, who were founded in 1864, have been fan-owned since 2011 when the Wrexham Supporters Trust (WST) took control. The unlikely takeover of Wrexham AFC by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney has been formally approved by the Financial Conduct Authority. The pitch was effective, with WST members voted overwhelmingly to back the takeover with 98.6% of those who responded backing the bid. Wrexham fans have been happy with the pair being transparent about their aims. Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. "This deal, we had to get it and land it while it was in the offing and I am delighted we've managed to do that," Harris told BBC Sport Wales. For our club has been in a state of stagnant malaise for years now. There has been a ton of media about actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney buying Wrexham AFC, a Welsh soccer club that plays in the English football league system. In due course, Mr. McElhenney and Mr. Reynolds will put forward their vision for Wrexham AFC and proposal for members to vote on at a second Special General Meeting. What are a pair of genuine A-list Hollywood stars to do during lockdown? There is no doubting 2020 and so far, 2021, has been an unusual time for the entire world. The secret became public knowledge in September when Wrexham initially raised the matter with their supporters, and in this instance owners, who needed to vote on whether talks should proceed, with over 95% voting that they should. "When you factor everything together, we have a really bright future here," Harris said. "All we were told originally was that there was potentially a new buyer and we weren't allowed to know who it was. Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have completed their takeover of Wrexham. It's a blockbuster like no other -- Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have completed their takeover of Wrexham AFC, a Welsh football club currently playing in England's fifth tier. Wrexham manager Dean Keates on working with new owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Having promised to make Wrexham "a global force", there probably needs to be a sense of reality about how quickly the Dragons can begin flying up the football pyramid, even with Hollywood investment, which already helped Wrexham before the transfer deadline and indeed, the takeover, closed. The new owners of Wrexham AFC are set to star in a new documentary series about the club. But I know Rob and Ryan are up for that challenge.". And then there were the likes of Kevin Wilkin, under whose tenure we contrived to lose to the mighty North Ferriby United in the FA Trophy Final. That belief has ended up being true. The club are currently seventh in the National League and just inside the play-offs berths, as they bid to return to the Football League for the first time since 2008, having previously spent 87 successive seasons there. BBC Sport Wales explains how one of the world's oldest football clubs ended up being owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. They are very down to earth people.". "We got told about it and nobody could believe it and I'm not sure anybody still can now," captain Shaun Pearson said. Many activities spring to mind, most of them involving sunloungers, class-A drugs and, sod it, another bottle of Cristal. The events that led to Wrexham becoming famous in Hollywood overnight began many months ago when Wrexham director Spencer Harris was approached by an intermediary about a potential change in ownership of the club. Indeed, since our relegation from the Football League in 2008, nine different managers have attempted to get us out of the non-league wilderness. "These are ordinary people in an extraordinary job. "We need to temper expectations as well," Harris warned. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have been confirmed as the new owners of Wrexham AFC after a much-publicised takeover bid.. Aviation American Gin has launched a limited-edition Wrexham AFC bottle to celebrate the takeover of the National League club by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. And although to outsiders the rivalry of the cross-border “el clásico” between Chester and Wrexham may remind you of two bald men fighting over a comb, believe me when I say it matters. Read about our approach to external linking. "By all accounts Netflix pay somewhere in the region of £300,000-£800,000 an hour of content and selling an eight-episode series would make Wrexham profitable and that would transform them. However, former Wrexham player and director Barry Horne, the ex-Wales international midfielder, says the sum of money promised to the club will make a difference quickly. This is one of the most viciously contested rivalries in British football, to the extent that derby day games are the only fixtures in England and Wales policed as “bubble matches”, meaning that away fans can only arrive and leave via specially put on buses – to avoid any access whatsoever to home fans. How to get Ryan Reynolds red carpet-worthy hair, How Jurgen Klopp became Liverpool’s most inspirational manager of the 21st century, A Wrexham fan has some insights for the new Hollywood owners of the Red Dragons. There also aren’t many fifth-tier clubs who have beaten FC Porto in Europe, a feat managed in the 1980s when the club had a few impressive runs in the European Cup Winners Cup – qualifying through the back door by winning the Welsh Cup. When Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased Wrexham AFC last November, the common belief was that some sort of documentary would rise out of the sale. An old and reputed name in English football, but not doing so well in terms of money, and now in the lowest division of professional football – Wrexham FC has the potential to be a small investment that can pay major dividends. "From what I can gather it was an adventure they wanted to do and had done the background research," he said. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney made an impression on Wrexham fans with their repeated pledge to ‘always beat Chester’. "We were told that it was a big name and that we'd be amazed when we found out. Pearson feels the pair have been motivated by Wrexham's lowly status, rather than put off by it. The final pitch came in the form of a video presentation to the WST members, outlining their ambitions and promising to invest at least £2m in the club they hope to turn into a "global force". where they pledged to improve the club's Racecourse Ground home, provide "comprehensive financial support for the manager and his coaching team," and to increase the staff at the club. At the time of writing we are 14th in the Vanarama National League and it’s been a while (thanks to Covid, of course) since the unofficial fan anthem “Fluffy Sheep Are Wonderful” has been belted out from the main stand. The mighty Racecourse Ground (though it’s looking a bit tired these days) hosted Wales against Scotland in 1877; Wales have played there 93 times since then. Wrexham AFC's unexpected international spotlight is set to continue with the club and its Hollywood owners featuring in an access-all-areas docu-series. Two Special General Meetings of fan owner group Wrexham Supporters […] "The working theory seems to be that they want to make this documentary. Rory Smith, chief soccer correspondent for The New York Times, said on BBC Radio 5 live's Monday Night Club: "I find this story absolutely fascinating. Wrexham fans have voted overwhelmingly to sell Wrexham Association Football Club to Hollywood megastar Ryan Reynolds and actor Rob McElhenney. Number one: don't get your hopes up. In a strange announcement (though nothing out of the ordinary for the two comedians), the minute long video is almost entirely an … Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. The … Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are getting into the world of football.Earlier this year, the two officially took ownership of Wrexham AFC, a … may seem more difficult with McElhenney and Reynolds admitting they are far from football experts. "Is it the only reason they are doing it? "I think the documentary fits into their vision and we thinks it's an exciting opportunity to take the name Wrexham right across the world," Harris said. Sponsored by Ifor Williams Trailers Ltd for the last few years, most of the video the duo made to announce they’d bought the club was taken up with a tribute to the business whose name adorn Wrexham’s shirts. Last updated on 9 February 20219 February 2021.From the section Wrexham. Lionesses Steph Houghton and Jill Scott talk leadership. "With a good budget you should be able to get out of the division and that is what all Wrexham fans are hoping for.". Rob and Ryan have, quite rightly, guaranteed that we will always beat Chester under their ownership. The most crucial element is, naturally, to not expect too much right now from the third-oldest professional football club in the world. A total of 1,223 Wrexham Supporters Trust members - over 95% of those asked - voted for the move and 31 against at a special general meeting on Tuesday. Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have announced a new documentary series about their takeover of Wrexham AFC.. Reynolds (Deadpool) and McElhenney (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia) — the new owners of the Welsh football club — shared details of Welcome To Wrexham in a video on Twitter. LIGHTS! Certainly, to address the obvious, the fan ownership was a clear factor, with no money required to take control, allowing more capital for investment. Frankly, in the seemingly parallel universe we’re living in right now as Wrexham fans, it’s probably best not to rule this theory out. Ryan Reynolds … So while the how is easy to explain, the why may seem more difficult with McElhenney and Reynolds admitting they are far from football experts. It has been suggested that making the documentary is a key factor in the takeover, but director Harris thinks that is an unfair accusation. Camera! "That sort of budget would put them very close to top in the league, if not at the top and, of course, money talks. Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are all set to headline a docuseries about the football club Wrexham AFC, titled Welcome to Wrexham. COULD Wrexham AFC be set for a friendly with David Beckham's Inter Miami FC? Wrexham AFC is proud to announce that the RR McReynolds Company LLC has taken 100% control of Wrexham AFC Limited from the Wrexham Supporters Trust. Although the club have struggled in recent years, on the field and financially, they were not actively seeking investment. The trust wished the pair "the very best of luck in charge" and "look forward to what the future brings". Out of more than 2,000 trust members eligible to vote, 1,809 approved, 26 were against and nine abstained. Once the news was out the bag, both McElhenney and Reynolds posted about Wrexham on social media, making clear that this was a serious endeavour and hinting at their plans for the future. That game was only my fourth as a Wrexham fan and none of the 13,000 who were there that day will ever forget the sheer disbelief that genuinely resounded around Britain, as a thunderbolt free kick from Mickey Thomas and, two minutes later, a scrappy finish by Steve Watkin meant the Gunners (who had won the league the previous season while we finished 92nd out of 92) returned to London looking, appropriately, pretty sheepish. Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have been named as potential investors in Wrexham AFC, a Welsh soccer team currently playing in English football's fifth tier. Another clear motivation is to produce a documentary about the club, which manager Dean Keates says he is "open-minded" about. But, most importantly, Rob and Ryan need to remember that this is a small club with an utterly unique history. Wrexham fans have been happy with the pair being transparent about their aims in a mission statement,external-link where they pledged to improve the club's Racecourse Ground home, provide "comprehensive financial support for the manager and his coaching team," and to increase the staff at the club. As if things couldn't get more interesting in 2020, Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have become the new owners of National League side Wrexham AFC. "If £2m was invested in one season that would make Wrexham favourites for promotion," Horne added. The final pitch came in the form of a video presentation to the WST members, outlining their ambitions and promising to invest at least £2m in the club they. These attempts ranged from the desperately close-but-no-cigar 2011/12 season under Andy Morrell, when, thanks to a certain Jamie Vardy’s goals for Fleetwood, we failed to get promoted despite accruing 98 points (Fleetwood got 103). "We want Wrexham to be a global force.". https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/ryan-reynolds-wrexham-afc The Mold Road Stand and Kop at Wrexham FC (by Mark Barnes on Wikipedia). Related: Fast & Furious’ Next Spinoff Needs To Bring Back Ryan Reynolds Now, in a video posted to Wrexham AFC's Twitter, it seems Reynolds and McElhenney have bought a little something for themselves – an entire soccer team. Everything to know about Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's Wrexham A.F.C., a Welsh soccer team now owned by Reynolds and McElhenney. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. After years in the doldrums, Wrexham's happy Hollywood ending has materialised and from now on, fans will hope it's always sunny at the Racecourse Ground. Also, there are no other clubs who play at the oldest international stadium in the world. Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds has issued a succinct message little more than an hour after it emerged he wants to complete a takeover bid at Wrexham AFC. As for the players, they were just as surprised as everyone else. After 29 years of supporting the club, I do feel qualified to give Ryan and Rob, the new owners of Wrexham FC, some advice as to the “dos and don’ts” of the Dragons supporter experience. Talks progressed well enough that Harris and his fellow directors agreed to sign a non-disclosure agreement with the interested parties, not realising the need for secrecy was due to the prospective investors being Hollywood superstars. But it surely can’t have been this clip of us shipping four goals to Hartlepool United last season…. when Wrexham initially raised the matter with their supporters, and in this instance owners, who needed to vote on whether talks should proceed, with over 95% voting that they should. After having, apparently, scoured the whole of Western Europe in search of a team to buy, the duo must have seen something that attracted them to North Wales.

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