The whole world of football knows Wrexham.
Reynolds and McElhenney are good managers
When Rob and his friend Ryan decided to buy Wrexham, they knew full well they were like real-life Ted Lasso. Two comedians don’t understand football. But McElhenney is not only a funny and fit guy from the famous series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but also one of the creators of the show. And Reynolds didn’t just make good money off Deadpool, which in RPL associated with a talkative veteran, but also a decent organizer-producer.
So when McElhenney is asked whether actors like owning Wrexham, Rob strikes the right words, as a screenwriter should:
The word “owner” in relation to a football club makes no sense to me. How can I, an American born in 1977 in Philadelphia, own a football team born in late 19th century Wales?
I think Ryan and I are club employees. I enjoy being the chairman of the board much more than being a co-owner. The club belongs to the city. Our job is to ensure prosperity. The club must also be successful when we leave and other managers arrive.
Everyone would like such an approach, including RPL. Simply put, the actors don’t get into the football business, but they find money. It is important for a visiting millionaire to understand English football as a fan. With the Wrexham managers celebrating their promotion to League 2 with tears in their eyes, they did it. Reynolds and McElhenney don’t have to pretend they like football, which is what American billionaires in the UK do unsuccessfully.
They really don’t understand anything, but they have seen with their own eyes the power of football – how much the plot can be twisted even in the fifth division.
Foster, Mullin and Parkinson won the hearts of fans
A decade of failures behind it thanks to two actors. The fight between the ancient clubs Wrexham and Notts County for first place in the fifth league proved incredible. Such a plot cannot be transferred from life to feature film, as the writers will be accused of being “cinematic”. Judge for yourself. In the 97th minute of the decisive match against a direct competitor, the score is 3:2 in favor of Wrexham, but a penalty is awarded. So much intensity, as if we were talking about the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Ben Foster – a well known veteran has agreed to resume his career for Wrexham, he took a penalty. As a result, Phil Parkinson’s team scored 111 points in 46 games. They have only lost three times and have moved on to Ligue 2, where they will also have chances. Leyton Orient lead there, and a year ago the club were in thirteenth place. In addition to Foster, Wrexham have 28-year-old striker Paul Mullin. Last year he scored 28 goals, now 39.
Joyful fans rushed onto the pitch as it became clear Wrexham were leaving the Fifth Division. A whole series of Welsh documentaries is in the making. The attention allowed the club to catch up Manchester United and Chelsea, with whom they will play in the summer United States of America to the collections. Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn’t star in a commercial for a League Five club but he made an exception for Reynolds. Actors know what they are doing because world Cup-2026 will be held in Canada, United States of America and Mexico, soccer is relevant to the American market.
Rob and Ryan don’t have the money to build a club Premier League. But Luton are also underfunded like Chelsea, which doesn’t stop them from finishing third in the league and claiming entry into the English Premier League. It’s clear Wrexham is far from being that successful, first you have to move from League 2 to League 1, then go to the second division. The most difficult matches are ahead, there will be many defeats. But the players are enjoying themselves and the coaches have sent them to Vegas as a reward for a great season.
Wrexham has the perfect promoters in the world
Reynolds is well known, so the Welsh club has been given the attention it needs to develop. Beckham congratulated them on their promotion to the Fourth Division. Decent players, among whom you can find a new Vardy, will agree to play for Wrexham. Bale will obviously refuse to play for this Welsh team. But Gareth’s invitation to golf helped the club – there will be sponsors.
Wrexham will pay its debts over the next year. You can make plans based on the fame of the co-owners. Also their human approach – Reynolds found his gloves from the filming of “Deadpool” and gave to Foster as a keepsake, works within the team. The method is similar to the Brazilian Ronaldo, who shows signs of caring for the players of the clubs he manages in Spain and Brazil.
“Ted Lasso” has become the leading comedy of recent years United States of America, where not everyone understands football, as this is a good series. And when an unassuming Welsh club gives life to the cinema – a fabulous success, as they haven’t played in the Fourth League for 15 years, he becomes the main Rex in the quagmire. It will be difficult to raise power, because for this the actors will have to say goodbye to the players and, probably, the coaches.
But Reynolds is in no hurry. Albeit on the rise Premier League if it takes not five years, but twenty, then they have loyal fans. There are fewer empty seats in the stands, like in central games RPL. And there is a new passion. The original feature of love is that it makes happiness indistinguishable from unhappiness. McElhenney and Reynolds fall in love with football in front of hundreds of cameras they’ve long been accustomed to.
Unlike Americans like Boeli, who don’t know how to work with the public, these guys answer any question with humor. Reynolds has long been a favorite United States of America along with his wife Blake Lively, so Wrexham was lucky to have him. Let the talk Premier League only dreams, but there were clubs built from the ground up. It stands to reason that Wrexham needs an ingenious selection for great success.
But the fabulous season showed everyone that two comedians can go a long way. We got so carried away that we saw many more live matches than we originally planned. Football is a magical thing, even the boys of Vancouver and Philadelphia are attracted to it.
