‘The owners are involved in everything’ Phil Parkinson reveals Wrexham’s recruitment blueprint – and what Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds said to make him ‘so determined’

Ryan Reynolds, Phil Parkinson and Rob McElhenney.

Wrexham have come a long way since defeat in the National League play-offs in 2022 – and boss Phil Parkinson will forever be grateful for the support he received from the club’s Hollywood owners at that pivotal moment.

Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds took control of the Welsh club in November 2020, appointing Parkinson as boss months later, but Wrexham were beaten by Grimsby in the play-offs at the end of the manager’s first season in charge.