Release date: Monday, November 16, 2020 3:33 AM
Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were the new owners of wrexham after Supporters Trust of the National League Club approved their public takeover offer.
Wrexham Supporters Trust members voted 98. 6% to settle for deadpool star Reynolds and actor McElhenney, who told them last week that they were planning to turn the Welsh club into a ‘global force’.
One Trust member said: “Subject to final agreement, league and FA confirmation – RR McReynolds Company, LLC will take 100 percent control of WST’s Wrexham Football Club Limited.
“Both sides will now finish the main points of the take-in and we will tell Wrexham’s supporters as soon as possible. “
The proposed acquisition can lead to a 2 million pound investment in the fan-owned club since 2011, and a Netflix-style documentary on the Racecourse Ground.
Reynolds and McElhenney presented their vision of members’ trust on November 8 in a virtual meeting and told them they wanted to attend as many games as they could imagine and “take a pint with the fans. “
Players tweeted “Wrexham is the name” next to the shield of a club that was formed in 1864 and plays in the fifth tier of English football after his relegation from the Football League in 2008.
They also made the impression in a comic video on the official Twitter account of the club, sponsor of the promo kit, Ifor Williams Trailers.
Reynolds said, “Why do Rob and I present a trailer north of Walian?
To which McElhenney replied: “Well, because we only own the Wrexham Association Football Club and they are sponsors of our team.
“You may never have heard of Wrexham, Racecourse Ground or Ifor Williams, but you will. So at Wrexham Supporters Trust, thank you for your religion and accept as true in us. “
Welcome to Wrexham AFC, @RMcElhenney and @VancityReynolds ?
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– Wrexham AFC (@Wrexham_AFC) November 16, 2020
Reynolds added: “We are humble and we are already getting to work. Is it happening?”
The short video ended with a club song with the lyrics: “Here come the mighty champions, their voices to the anthem. March like a powerful army, Wrexham is the name.
Reynolds and McElhenney, known for their role in It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, had explained the principles of their acquisition aimed at protecting the heritage of the Welsh club, strengthening the values woven into the city and, once back, turning Wrexham into champions.
The Trust added: “The Board of Directors of the Wrexham Supporters Trust would like to thank Mr. Rob McElhenney and Mr. Ryan Reynolds, along with their advisers Inner Circle Sports and Walker Morris, for their professionalism and consideration and the time they have already devoted to the process.
“As Wrexham fans, we wish you all the luck at the helm of our football club and look to what the future holds. “
Reynolds and McElhenney are expected to be willing to use their own money, marketing and fame to return the team to the glory days of the 1977-78 campaign, when they reached the FA Cup quarter-finals and won the third title. department.
Wrexham competed in europe’s now-defunp European Cup Winners’ Cup and won the famous opposition to Porto and FC Zurich.
Prime Minister Mark Drakeford responded to the news of the inauguration by welcoming the duo to Wales and tweeted: “Really exciting times for the third oldest football club in the world. I can’t wait to see his progress. “
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