Why Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney at Wrexham is ‘good crazy’ as Hollywood superstars embrace rare opportunity to experience ‘real’ life

The Hollywood superstars completed a stunning takeover at SToK Racecourse back in the spring of 2021. They have taken in quite the ride since then – with a visit to Wembley, record-breaking promotion, cup runs and countless transfers forming part of a sporting fairytale that would not look out of place on the big screen.

Wrexham are figuring on the small one at present, as stars of their own documentary series, and that production recently collected five Emmy Awards. Reynolds and McElhenney are writing blockbuster scripts, with two men accustomed to operating in a professional bubble revelling in the opportunity to experience something “real”.

Jones, who has become a celebrity himself after figuring prominently in ‘Welcome to Wrexham’, has told The Athletic of a remarkable story that continues to play out in North Wales: “Winning the Emmys is another crazy step in the journey for this football club and town under Rob and Ryan. Everything that happens around the owners seems to get crazier and crazier. A good crazy, if that makes sense. It’s brilliant for Wrexham, another positive way to put the town on the map. People worldwide, regardless of background, can always relate to ‘real’. Rob and Ryan love the town because it is real. Maybe they don’t quite get ‘real’ all the time in their world. Then, there’s the man in the street. I was talking to a tourist earlier today. He’s from Wyoming (a largely rural state in the north west of the U.S.) and was saying how Wrexham reminded him of his home town. An Emmy is a million miles away from real. But when a working-class town like Wrexham can be involved in something like this, it gives real people that little bit of hope.”

Wrexham are giving their ever-growing legion of fans plenty to cheer this season, on and off the pitch, with Phil Parkinson’s side currently sat second in the League Two table – two points adrift of leaders Stockport and with an FA Cup fourth-round clash with Championship side Blackburn next on the agenda.