A terminally ill man has said he has been “blown away” by an outpouring of generosity from Wrexham Football Club and businesses in the city who have made his dying wish possible. A year after father-of-two Jay Fear had an operation to remove a cancerous mass in his appendix, he received the devastating news that the cancer had spread to his lungs and was terminal.
Given months to live, Jay modestly asked to go and watch Wrexham play and to “try and meet” club co-owner Ryan Reynolds. He has since received paid-for tickets thanks to generous fans and local businesses, and the Hollywood star has since privately sent Jay a video saying “I’m in your corner” and pledging to try and find him at Saturday's game, when Wrexham could seal promotion to the Football League.
After watching docuseries Welcome to Wrexham while recovering from his operation last year Jay, from Southampton, fell in love with the city, club and Wrexham FC’s owners Reynolds and Rod McElhenney. "I've loved Ryan Reynolds since his Van Wilder days, but it turns out he's a gent in real life too," Jay told WalesOnline.
