When fellow Hollywood A-lister Rob McElhenney first suggested purchasing the football team Wrexham, along with a pitch for a documentary, it seemed like an “impossible dream” for Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds. The ultimate objective was to become a Premier League player.
After a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic on Saturday that earned them a record third consecutive promotion, Wrexham are one league away from achieving their lofty goal four years after purchasing the North Wales outfit.
Reynolds, who is best known for playing Deadpool in the superhero film Deadpool, said to Sky Sports after the game, “It just seemed like an impossible dream, and we do what we’re lucky to do… be storytellers.” And when you’re a storyteller, you examine this history from a different perspective.
Four years ago, we were holding a press conference and stating that our goal was to reach the Premier League. And there were, to be expected, a lot of titters, laughter, and giggles, but it starts to seem like a real, tangible thing that might actually take shape at this very moment.
The Red Dragons will compete in the Championship (second division) next year, something that was previously impossible when Wrexham were a non-league team that was struggling.
McElhenney laughed and said, “Well, that’s for tomorrow to think about,” when asked about being just one league below England’s haughty top flight. Simply enjoying the moment is what we have today. We could probably wait until 12:01 .
Reynolds responded, “We have to wait until tomorrow.” I’ll get rid of the whiteboard I used for half-time.
Due to the North American owners and the “Welcome to Wrexham” documentary, Wrexham’s popularity has skyrocketed on both sides of the Atlantic.
Reynolds and McElhenney are not present, as many sports teams do, but they are.
Reynolds’ wife Blake Lively, a fellow actor, and his wife were also at Saturday’s game, earlier this week, in New York, telling reporters that the stress was “like an 8-inch ulcer in my stomach.”
Before their crucial 2-1 victory over Blackpool on April 21, McElhenney had delivered a pre-game address to the players and spent the following week with them in Wales.
In the final moments of Saturday’s thriller, the Racecourse Ground crowd applauded the two, who were both down on the cheerleading pitch shortly after the final whistle and gave players giant hugs.
According to McElhenney, an American best known for his role in the sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, “Ryan and I have the easiest job in the world, which is to show up and watch this incredible football team and this incredible story continue to unfold.”
There is nothing that can console them, Reynolds added, so you go into that dressing room if you want to see what it means to them. You can see the grit and strength of these players in that area. They are completely overwhelmed by it.
The pair’s interview was ended by removing the microphone. Then Reynolds camedically removed the microphones, removed the grass, and returned them.
Source: Aljazeera
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