“Told Him Wrexham Had Won” – Moments Before Death, Millionaire Actress Lied to Ailing Grandpa About Ryan Reynolds’ Team’s Result

Amid busy lives, some people find solace in soccer. Everyone has their favorite team, which becomes the anchor, providing a sense of belonging. A strong bond develops with the club over time as it gives us countless memories to cherish in the twilight of our life. Wrexham AFC’s die-hard fan Mike Robbins went through all this.

Avid Red Dragons fan Robbins supported the club throughout his life. And that’s the case for almost every Wrexham resident. There’s a sense of strong bonding between the club and the community. Recently, Robbins’ granddaughter told a gripping tale of a lie regarding world’s third-oldest soccer club hours before his death.

A tale of white lie about Wrexham and a bed-ridden Mike Robbins

British actress Emily Atack, granddaughter of Robbins, will feature on the famous BBC1 show Who Do You Think You Are. During the episode, Atack will explain about die-hard Reds fan and her grandad, Robbins. The Inbetweeners star said, “It makes me understand now, my grandad Mike was obsessed with watching Wrexham. It was everything to him.”

However, she never understood the reason behind the obsession. The episode will feature Atack visiting the Wrexham Cemetery, where Robbins is buried. She also discussed the final days of her grandad in the hospital. “When my grandad Mike was in the hospital, me and my sister were the last ones to hear his voice,” Atack said. 

Then she reveals the white lie about Red Dragons. “I told him Wrexhm had won that day. They hadn’t, but I told him they had. It was almost like he went off peacefully after that. He slowly slipped away from there,” she added. What could have been a better update to the die-hard Reds fan, although it was a lie? Atack and her sister found them in a bittersweet situation, but she decided to speak a well-intentioned lie to Mike Robbins. And that was what he might have wanted to hear before taking his last breath.  

Wrexham’s lifelong fan publishes book on highs and lows of Red Dragons

Peter Read is a well-known author who worked on the autobiographies of several soccer stars. Read is also an avid fan and has supported the club throughout its ups and downs. Be it the glory days in the 1980s and 1990s, relegation to the fifth tier, or the financial mess that questioned the club’s existence. He has seen it all.

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Peter Read also highlights the tenure of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in the book. His book Hollywood To Wrexham will help new fans to understand the club better. He also used the experiences of five other fans while writing the book. 

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