‘Don’t know how you do it!’ – Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney receive sarcastic message from Accrington ownership rival after funding another promotion for Wrexham

The Red Dragons have risen straight through the fourth tier on the back of their record-breaking National League title triumph in 2022-23. While their exploits have captured the imagination of many, not everybody has delighted in the blockbuster script being written by Hollywood superstars in North Wales.

Accrington chairman Andy Holt has clashed with Reynolds and McElhenney at times, posting on the back of Stanley’s shock win over Wrexham in November – which saw questions asked of ticket price hikes: “Accrington 2 Hollywood nil. I think Ryan Reynolds should cut prices by a tenner at Wrexham. Safe journey home folks. Get that on Netflix Ryan lad.”

Holt refuses to bite his tongue after seeing Wrexham claim a top-three finish this season, and has responded to a celebratory social media post from Deadpool star Reynolds by saying: “Congratulations Ryan, I honestly don’t know how you do it! Fabulous achievement. Best of luck with the treble.”

He followed up that by saying: “Good luck to them. They’ve broken no rules, in my opinion the rules are wrong. You can put out a £100m team in L2 if you want. But you still have to win promotion and they did.”

Wrexham have put the spending power of their celebrity co-chairmen to good use, allowing them to blaze a trail towards League One, but the real tests are about to begin as they prepare to compete with rivals on a more equal footing in the third tier.