Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have spent more than two years in the spotlight since buying Wrexham AFC - but there is a little-known fact about the pair which makes their Hollywood takeover story even more unlikely.
At times, Wrexham’s co-owners seem inseparable - but they did not actually meet in person until April 2021 - six months after coming together to buy the oldest football club in Wales.
Rob McElhenney had the idea to buy a football club while watching original Netflix series Sunderland ‘Til I Die.