‘Doesn’t sound silly’ – Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney tipped to throw money at League One after questions of whether Wrexham co-owners have stomach & funds for third-tier fight

The Hollywood superstars have enjoyed a dream ride since completing a takeover of the Welsh outfit in 2021. A record-breaking National League title triumph returned the club to the EFL ranks, with Phil Parkinson’s side now riding high in League Two.

Questions have been asked of whether Reynolds and McElhenney have the stomach and money for a third-tier fight, with former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan telling talkSPORT: “Let’s see how that plays out if they manage to get promoted out of League Two this season into League One where the costs go up and everything goes up exponentially. Let’s see how much appetite they’ve got because we know this is a project that’s being funded by an underpinning TV deal and when it becomes that the TV deal only goes so far, you’ve got to write out proper cheques with due respect to the scale of worth they’ve got, we’ll see how much ambition and how much enthusiasm they’ve got for it. Right now, what they've done is turned an ailing Welsh football club into something people are talking about. The other fella [McElhenney], well he carries his bag but Ryan Reynolds is the audience grabber. Profile carries you so far, in the end you’ve got to know what you’re doing and you’ve got to be prepared to put your hands in your pockets.”

Reynolds and McElhenney have not shied away from any challenge so far, and former Wrexham striker Lee Trundle has told the Fearless in Devotion podcast when asked if an upward trajectory can be maintained in League One: “I don't think it does sound silly, because when I joined Swansea, we were still at the Vetch Field. If you look at Wrexham, then they’ve probably got a better backing than Swansea had. I said at the start of the season that they would get promoted again this year. I don't think they’re a League Two team, if you look at the players that they've got and how the club's run. I definitely think that they can bounce up again and get themselves into League One and then have another push. As the football club grows and goes up the leagues, the fan base will too. The way Ryan and Rob do things, especially on the social media side, I think it’s excellent.”

Wrexham have 11 games left this season in which to collect enough points that will secure a top-three finish and automatic promotion. They will be aware that the playing field starts to level out in League One, with even more work required on and off the pitch in a bid to hit the ultimate Premier League end goal.