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The Independent
23 minutes ago
- The Independent
Ryan Reynolds says he and Rob McElhenney don't make Wrexham ‘football decisions'
Ryan Reynolds says he and fellow Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney do not make any 'football decisions' at the Championship club. Wrexham have had a meteoric rise under their Hollywood owners, becoming the first team in the history of English football's top five divisions to secure three successive promotions. Reynolds and McElhenney were at the SToK Cae Ras on Saturday to watch Wrexham play their first home game in the second tier of English football since May 1982. But there was no Hollywood ending as West Brom won 3-2 to leave the Red Dragons without a Championship point after two games. 'We have a very hands-off management style,' Deadpool star Reynolds told Sky Sports. 'Our job is to listen, learn, and tell the story. And that's I think a great position for any ownership group to be in, to really just be there to support and tell the story. 'We don't make football decisions. And it's actually the great gift of that is that we're able to have relationships with the players at Wrexham, whereas most people in our position can't. 'So we have a relationship with every single one of our players.' The Welsh club's commercial success – fuelled by Reynolds and McElhenney's celebrity status and the award-winning 'Welcome to Wrexham' documentary series – has allowed them to invest heavily in Phil Parkinson's squad with nine summer signings. Wrexham have broken their transfer record three times this summer and Wales striker Nathan Broadhead, signed from Ipswich in a deal worth up to £10million, made his debut against West Brom. McElhenney said: 'It's interesting to get accolades when you hear people say, 'Oh, you guys have done a pretty good job with the club. 'The truth is we don't really have anything to do with what happens out on the pitch. 'We've got our very specific job, which is to be clowns and to tell the story as best we can. 'But also to be as respectful as we possibly can to what Phil does on the pitch and what the executive team, Michael (Williamson) and Shaun (Harvey) and Humphrey (Ker) and everybody does off the pitch. 'We just have an incredible team and we just get to sit back and be fans and document the process.'
The Herald Scotland
37 minutes ago
- The Herald Scotland
Ryan Reynolds says he and Rob McElhenney don't make Wrexham ‘football decisions'
Reynolds and McElhenney were at the SToK Cae Ras on Saturday to watch Wrexham play their first home game in the second tier of English football since May 1982. Wrexham's celebrity owners Rob McElhenney (left) and Ryan Reynolds watch in the stands during West Brom's 3-2 win at the Racecourse Ground (Cody Frogatt/PA) But there was no Hollywood ending as West Brom won 3-2 to leave the Red Dragons without a Championship point after two games. 'We have a very hands-off management style,' Deadpool star Reynolds told Sky Sports. 'Our job is to listen, learn, and tell the story. And that's I think a great position for any ownership group to be in, to really just be there to support and tell the story. 'We don't make football decisions. And it's actually the great gift of that is that we're able to have relationships with the players at Wrexham, whereas most people in our position can't. Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds (centre) and Rob McElhenney (left) speaking with the club's former striker Steven Fletcher following the 3-2 home defeat to West Brom (Cody Froggatt/PA) 'So we have a relationship with every single one of our players.' The Welsh club's commercial success – fuelled by Reynolds and McElhenney's celebrity status and the award-winning 'Welcome to Wrexham' documentary series – has allowed them to invest heavily in Phil Parkinson's squad with nine summer signings. Wrexham have broken their transfer record three times this summer and Wales striker Nathan Broadhead, signed from Ipswich in a deal worth up to £10million, made his debut against West Brom. McElhenney said: 'It's interesting to get accolades when you hear people say, 'Oh, you guys have done a pretty good job with the club. Wrexham have yet to pick up a point in the Championship after opening defeats to Southampton and West Brom (Cody Froggatt/PA) 'The truth is we don't really have anything to do with what happens out on the pitch. 'We've got our very specific job, which is to be clowns and to tell the story as best we can. 'But also to be as respectful as we possibly can to what Phil does on the pitch and what the executive team, Michael (Williamson) and Shaun (Harvey) and Humphrey (Ker) and everybody does off the pitch. 'We just have an incredible team and we just get to sit back and be fans and document the process.'
BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
Cardiff boss 'very appreciative' of Chambers and Robinson
Brian Barry-Murphy insists Cardiff City are "very appreciative" of Callum Robinson and Calum Chambers despite leaving the duo on the bench until the closing stages of Saturday's win over Rotherham Robinson, last season's top scorer, is yet to start a league game this season while Chambers was dropped despite being named Cardiff captain earlier this came on after 82 minutes of the Rotherham triumph, while Chambers did not arrive until six minutes gave the two 30-year-olds limited roles despite picking another youthful starting side with an average age of just 22."It's a team that has a lot of young players but we are also very appreciative of our older players – Callum Robinson, Calum Chambers," the Cardiff head coach said. "They won't be happy at being on the bench but they have been exceptional in training and have given us healthy competition to allow us to pick the best team based on what we see in training and what we see from the opponents - and it's picked irrespective of age."That benefits the younger players, but it's the same for the older players. We are not going to pick anyone just because they are younger."It is just whoever is best and it is important for Calum and Callum to know that because of how good they have been."Robinson and Chambers will hope for more game-time in what is another busy week, with a trip to AFC Wimbledon (19:45 BST) to come on Tuesday before Cardiff travel to Luton Town next Saturday (12:30 BST).
