Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are well-known names in the US for their acting skills. The A-listers are proud owners of the third oldest soccer club in the world, Wrexham AFC. Reynolds and McElhenney recently got praise from the club’s forward for their ‘down to earth’ nature despite being high-profile celebs. 

 In a recent interview, Paul Mullin spoke about Wrexham’s owners and how they are trying to help the club and community. The forward, who is an integral part of the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary, is fond of the owners’ efforts in transforming the club and duos’ down-to-earth nature. 

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the grounded owners

Paul Mullin, the talisman of Wrexham, who has scored 55 goals in 71 appearances, is so far the best signing of the Reynolds-McElhenney era. Mullin recently, in an interview with talkSPORTS praised owners for being so humble. 

“They are great owners and they do keep in touch and have very open conversations, if you want to speak to them you can, they’re always there to give you a helping hand and sometimes they’ll check up on you and how the family’s doing which is fantastic,” Mullin said.

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Mullin, who appeared in a club ad with the Deadpool star, shared how his social media followers went up after Reynolds followed him. The 28-year-old forward feels Reynolds and McElhenney are not only committed to the club but to the community as well. They have been helping the food banks and surrounding areas in Wrexham. 

Speaking of their commitments, the forward said, “They work hard for their money and really want to get behind a sports team and their own team in Wrexham and they’re committed to it. Rob and Ryan as owners are really committed to this project too and are trying to give the people of the community hope.” 

Wrexham fans have high hope this time around to get promoted. The club is on the right track with the owners behind the club. 

Can Wrexham achieve the promotion to the third tier this season? 

Wrexham is currently second in the National League table behind Notts County. Both clubs have the same points, but County leads on a better goal-scoring record. However, Wrexham has a game in hand and can topple County from the top spot with a victory.

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Wrexham has been in top form this season and will look to finish top of the table for automatic promotion to the third tier. They are riding on the goal-scoring form of star forward Paul Mullin. Wrexham has already beaten the second-tier side Coventry in the third round of the FA Cup. 

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With the season approaching the business end, Wrexham supporters will hope for the results to continue. If the club achieves the promotion this season, it will be a tremendous achievement for the duo as owners. Let us know your thoughts on the ‘grounded’ claims made by the player for the owners.