Ryan Reynolds has described his involvement with as the “greatest four years” of his life as the club get ready for life in the Championship. Wrexham on Saturday, with a 3-0 win over Charlton securing second place in League One.
and fellow Hollywood actor took over Wrexham in 2021 and have transformed their fortunes. The pair , and were there to enjoy yet another promotion.
The jump up to the tier below the is and will see Wrexham take on some heavyweight teams in 2025/26. The Wrexham owners on the weekend and, a few days later, Reynolds has now reflected on what they have accomplished.
“This club is the sum of its supporters. Before we showed up they’d saved it multiple times. It’s a temple as much as a football pitch,” Reynolds wrote on social media. “@Wrexham_AFC has been one of the greatest experiences of my life.
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“It’s hard to avoid immediately starting work on next season – but important to take the moment in… Looking back and looking forward feels really good right now. I think I speak for @RMcElhenney when I say, thank you for the greatest four years and here’s to many more.”
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor McElhenney added: “I have the greatest job in sports. All I have to do is sit back, watch the game and be eternally grateful. I’ve been blessed to meet the greatest people in the .”
The pair have invested a great deal of money into the Welsh club, bankrolling their efforts in the transfer market. Phil Parkinson has been in charge of the team throughout the period, guiding them from the National League to the Championship.
Winger James McClean is one of their high-profile players – and he had some glowing praise for the club’s owners on the weekend. "You see it with so many owners, they come in and promise you the world and they don't deliver," McClean told Radio Wales. "They've delivered. They deserve all of the credit in the world.”
He added: “It's unbelievable. This place was on its knees and went through dark times not so long ago. To now see where we've got to and to be a part of that and a part of history is absolutely phenomenal. You're in the game to be remembered for something, and now we'll be remembered for this.”
Parkinson knows how difficult next season will be. “I think everybody knows the jump [to the Championship] is huge,” Parkinson said. “I remember when I took Bolton up, it was [exhales] 'This is huge!" in terms of the physicality and power in the division.
“But I'm confident we will be well prepared for that. I think that a lot of tough decisions will be made this summer, in terms of who we bring in and how we add to this fantastic squad of lads we've got, but let's see if we can build a squad to compete at that level.”
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