After a particularly long, lively and liquid-filled evening celebrating Wrexham’s promotion from non-League to the EFL in 2023, some staff awoke to texts from the club’s owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The messages from the Hollywood actors reflected on what a great night it had been and hope the hangovers weren’t too bad. The texts were personalized, named to the individual, thanking them for their particular contribution in Wrexham’s rise. The recipients were truly touched. These big stars have big hearts.
The impact of Reynolds and Rob Mac (as he is now known) on Wrexham since they bought the distressed club and dilapidated stadium in 2020 is so much more than squad strengthening, lifting them three tiers from non-League to one rung below the Premier League and stadium redevelopment so that more than 10,000 watched Friday’s epic FA Cup third-round victory over elite-level Nottingham Forest. Reynolds and Rob Mac have done so much for Wrexham but what has won fans over is that they have done it with thought, enthusiasm and care.
