Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney face having to rename Wrexham due to language battle in Wales

The Hollywood actors completed a stunning takeover at the Racecourse in 2021 and have seen the faith and funds that they have pumped into the club rewarded with promotion back into the Football League – with a push towards the third tier of English football being pieced together in 2023-24.

The sight of “Wrexham” figuring prominently on fixture lists may, however, soon become a thing of the past. The Sun reports on how a petition boasting 1,300 signatures has been presented to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) by linguist Mihangel ap Rhisiart.

The campaign in question is calling for places such as Wrexham to be renamed as a show of “respect for Wales as its own nation with its own history and culture”. Welsh language minister Jeremy Miles has said of the argument for tinkering with the spelling of certain locations: “We should aim for one spelling when there are a few letters of difference.”

Wrexham would fall into that category as the proposed change would see the Clwyd-based city become known as Wrecsam. Reynolds and McElhenney have embraced Welsh culture since buying into a historic sporting institution and will continue to meet any demands made of them on and off the field.