That this Welsh city is now recognized globally is a source of amusement and bemusement. Lifelong fans will often shake their heads in disbelief when asked about the impact the owners and their show have had on the club and the city.
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He had been pictured in the Turf, a pub near the ground, before the match, the latest Hollywood star to visit the bar which regularly features in “Welcome to Wrexham” – the TV documentary which follows the actors’ first season in charge. Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesĪccompanying Reynolds and McElhenney for this promotion-clinching match was Paul Rudd, star of Marvel’s “Ant-Man.” Wrexham's fans celebrate on the pitch after the club won the title. Seeds of doubt are hard to rid after years of near misses.įans descended to the city in numbers, hotels were booked up for the night, pubs were overflowing, and there were film stars in attendance too, as is often the case these days. There was optimism – this team has only lost three times this campaign and dropped just two points at home – but also some uncertainty. There was no mistaking the significance of the occasion: win and the championship would be Wrexham’s and a first promotion since it was relegated to the National League in April 2008.īut the team had been here before, and failed. The atmosphere building for a kickoff which had been moved to later in the day so it could be broadcast live on TV. Hours before kick-off, the sound of tooting horns and singing fans could be heard near the stadium.
Three further promotions and they will be in English Premier League easy to write, much harder to achieve. Wrexham will next season compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league. The historic small town club saved from the brink by its fans, once in the higher echelons of the English football league system only to tumble into the National League, its fortunes taking a downturn both on and off the pitch.īut then came Reynolds and McElhenney and Hollywood did what it does best, adding stardust and hope to create a magical conclusion to what is the end of a chapter, not the story.
It will be said that this was a tale made in Hollywood, but the truth is the story was always here, waiting for Hollywood. Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds celebrate with the trophy on the pitch. “For us to be welcomed into their community and to be welcomed into this experience has been the moment of my life.” “I think we can hear how it feels to the town and that’s what’s most important for us – I think this is a moment of catharsis for them,” McElhenney said. Television cameras showed McElhenney shedding a tear. Once the referee blew his whistle, a come-from-behind 3-1 win against promotion-chasing Boreham Wood secured, thousands of fans raced onto the pitch, the victorious players disappearing in the red mist as fans lit flares, waved banners, and lost themselves in the moment. “One thing that’s running through my head over and over again was at the beginning, people said ‘Why Wrexham, why Wrexham’ this is exactly why Wrexham, what’s happening right now, is why.” “I’m not sure I can actually process what happened tonight, I’m still a little speechless,” Reynolds told reporters after the game. On a raucous evening at the Racecourse, and with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney – the actors who have transformed the club since their 2021 takeover – in the stadium, Wrexham secured promotion to the Football League after a 15-year absence. Wrexham fans will likely be singing into the night, serenading their famous owners in the process, because the wait for promotion is finally over.
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