‘Wrexham badges on Marvel superheroes’ - Premier League promotion prediction made as ‘Ryan Reynolds and the other fella’ continue to write Hollywood script

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are calling the shots at SToK Racecourse, while NFL legend Tom Brady owns a minority stake at St Andrew’s. Birmingham have already secured promotion out of League One this season.

Wrexham are hoping to join them in the Championship for 2025-26, with the ultimate goal for both clubs being to make the top tier. Big money is being invested across two ambitious projects, while famous faces behind the scenes are attracting global interest.

Former Premier League chairman Simon Jordan, who spent time at the helm of Crystal Palace, has told talkSPORT of what happens from here: “I wouldn’t be surprised if the momentum propels them forward into the Championship and we see them again being really competitive in the Championship. Then you’ve got Wrexham coming up. All of a sudden you’ve got American owners everywhere.

“The thing about Wrexham, I sort of pooh-poohed it back in the day because I thought ‘you’re not going to get the traction’, and when it comes to putting your hands in your pockets, and if you do get up to the Championship, this is where the serious dough starts to come in.”

Jordan added: “We’ll see your appetite, your Hollywood guys normally use other people’s money rather than their own. In this instance, that may well be the case, but the traction that these guys have got, Ryan Reynolds and the other fella, is so enormous that you’re seeing Wrexham badges on Marvel superheroes inside mainstream films.

“The traction they’re getting is so significant that the commercial investments and the money that’s behind Wrexham can build a new stadium. I would not be surprised if either one of these clubs end up in the Premier League in the next two or three years.”

Reynolds and McElhenney are reportedly open to more investors joining them in North Wales, with deep pockets required in order to compete at the business end of English football. Both Birmingham and Wrexham have plans in place for stadium redevelopment work.