In 2020, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney surprised the soccer fanbase by buying Wrexham A.F.C. Wrexham is a soccer club based in Wales. After the entire COVID saga, Wrexham and many other clubs in the National League were struggling financially.

The American celebrity duo came as saviors for the Welsh soccer club. However, the takeover path was not the easiest. The American duo had to first convince the official fan club of Wrexham before the takeover. For new owners, they put such a process in place because the previous owners had financially run the club into the ground and left.

However, Ryan Reynolds had some things to say after a few poor performances after the official takeover.

What did Ryan Reynolds have to say?

Since the takeover, Wrexham has become a sort of streaky team. The Welsh club go a good run where they beat teams by a decent margin. However, fans then need to calm themselves down because a bad run of form is around the corner. Wrexham finished 8 on the points table after the 2020-21 season. A constant run of poor performances let them down, leading to a poor finish on the points table. However, after just a few months in charge, Ryan Reynolds had some strong words to say.

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In the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary, Reynolds said, “I’ve only been owner of a football club for a short time. But so far, I’ve found it to be very time-consuming, emotionally exhausting, financially idiotic, utterly addictive”.

However, Wrexham A.F.C. had a much better second season under the American duo. Wrexham finished 2 on the points table and qualified for the playoffs. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get past Grimsby Town in the semi-finals. Wrexham also put on a show for the fans in the FA Trophy.

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The Welsh club managed to reach the final but lost 1-0 to Bromley. That was quite a big game for the club because it happened at Wembley stadium. High-profile soccer stars like David Beckham were also present in the stadium.

Why did the American duo buy Wrexham A.F.C.?

In 2020, the question in every soccer fan’s mind was ‘Why?’. No fan could really understand why would such a high-profile celebrity duo be interested in buying a tiny soccer club in Wales. However, Ryan Reynolds later revealed that he was always looking to find a soccer club that had a rich heritage in the game.

However, being an owner of a soccer club wasn’t going to be easy. There would be times when the team would have a phase of terrible performances that would lead to critical comments and an unpleasant social media wall to have.

But Wrexham is up and running again. The quality of the performances has considerably improved. The streaky runs of bad losses have stopped. It seems like Wrexham is set for a bright future ahead.

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