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WREXHAM, WALES – MAY 28: Ryan Reynolds, Owner of Wrexham gives a thumbs up prior to the Vanarama National League Play-Off Semi Final match between Wrexham and Grimsby Town at Racecourse Ground on May 28, 2022 in Wrexham, Wales. (Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images)

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WREXHAM, WALES – MAY 28: Ryan Reynolds, Owner of Wrexham gives a thumbs up prior to the Vanarama National League Play-Off Semi Final match between Wrexham and Grimsby Town at Racecourse Ground on May 28, 2022 in Wrexham, Wales. (Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images)
The Vanarama National League season is done and dusted. Wrexham AFC won the title and got the promotion to League Two after 15 years in the fifth tier. Notts County grabbed the remaining promotion spot. And Wrexham has started its preparations for next season’s squad upgrade priority. Recently, the club owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney discussed several aspects of how to further improve the team.
Reynolds and McElhenney had detailed discussions about the season, players, coach, and community. While The Deadpool star praised Wrexham and its people for the kindness they show despite going through hardships over the last few years, he also took a friendly dig at the USA and England, reviewing Wrexham’s remarkable season.
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Ryan Reynolds is all praise of Wrexham
Recently, Reynolds and McElhenney were on the Fearless In Devotion podcast recently. It was after the club’s players and owners enjoyed the celebrations in Las Vegas. They talked about transfers, the Las Vegas trip, the spirit in the locker room, and a possible chance of Taylor Swift performing at the Racecourse Ground. However, Reynolds spoke about the Wrexham people passionately while taking a shot at the US and England.
While speaking of Wrexham people, Reynolds said, “For me, it’s probably how impossibly kind the town is. It’s amazing to me to hear so many stories of locals just offering people a ride to the airport or a ride to their hotel. You can’t fake that. That’s the thing that I think I’ve been most impressed with somebody who grew up Canadian, and there’s a real kinship there that I feel between Wrexham and Canada.”
The love and passion Reynolds shares for the club is well known. But it goes beyond the club, as the owners have also invested in the community. The comments of the Deadpool star are a testament to how kind and passionate the people of Wrexham are. It has created a strong bond between the owners and the community.

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WREXHAM, WALES – JANUARY 29: Ryan Reynolds, Co-Owner of Wrexham pitchside ahead of the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Wrexham and Sheffield United at Racecourse Ground on January 29, 2023 in Wrexham, Wales. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Reynolds further shared some similarities between his native Canada and Wrexham. In the process, the star took a friendly jab at the US and England.
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Ryan Reynolds takes a friendly dig
“We both have much louder, bigger, attention-hogging neighbors. You guys have England. We have the United States. I think that creates a kind of camaraderie and a kind of identity within the country that you just can’t replicate. It’s just really special, and I see it in Wrexham and certainly in Wales,” Reynolds said.
Reynolds and McElhenney have a vision and plan to take the Red Dragons to the Premier League in the next ten years. The team has taken the first step by getting the promotion to League Two. Whether the world’s third-oldest club makes further strides next season remains to be seen.
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