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Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney’s first captain hopes Wrexham reach ‘very top’ despite seeing Hollywood superstars limit his air time on award-winning documentary

League One

Wrexham

Exeter

Two <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/why-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-wrexham-good-crazy-hollywood-superstars-embrace-rare-opportunity-real-life/blt9147a42938846cdf" target="_blank">Hollywood superstars stunned the football world</a> when acquiring the non-league team from North Wales in 2021. Few knew what to expect at that stage, but a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/rename-the-racecourse-ryan-reynolds-course-wrexham-backed-ride-promotion-wave-reality-his-playing-field-levels-league-one/blt6de4637a4d48ce43" target="_blank">remarkable journey has been enjoyed</a> across three-and-a-half years.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Back-to-back promotions have carried Phil Parkinson’s side from the National League to League One, with emotional events – on and off the field – being caught on camera for the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/welcome-to-wrexham-shut-down-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-cameras-disappear-documentary-distraction-paul-mullin/bltc23f50702bf8b1df" target="_blank">award-winning ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary series</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Pearson briefly figured in that production and has told <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11769/13188164/shaun-pearson-exclusive-interview-ryan-reynolds-in-wrexham-and-a-coaching-journey-with-grimsby-years-in-the-making " target="_blank">Sky Sports</a> of why he will always back Reynolds and McElhenney, despite seeing them limit his time on screen before returning to Grimsby: “I could not speak more highly of them. What you see is what you get. I don’t think it’s a charade. They are really good people. I was one of the people who was right behind it from the start. They would film us walking the kids to school, days out with the family. When I was on an overnight trip, they would go and film with my family. They weren’t pushy, but we were open to that.“They never actually used much of the stuff from the first year for the series in the end. The guy who produced it sent me a message apologising for the amount of our time they had taken up. It was fine. I would have been more nervous if it had been used! But I had a wonderful time there. My little boy was born in Wrexham. The one thing I like to think that I have done is immerse myself in the community at both of my full-time clubs. I think supporters appreciated that. I hope they end up getting to the very top.”

WHAT PEARSON SAID

Wrexham are back in the UK after taking in a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-nightclub-party-wrexham-squad-phil-parkinson-invites-hollywood-owner-beer-friendly-win-vancouver-whitecaps/bltf7588b554fbf7e82" target="_blank">second pre-season tour of North America</a>. They have <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-tax-wrexham-charged-more-transfers-phil-parkinson-reacts-inflated-fees-recruitment-update/blt815e966be4373c64" target="_blank">completed more transfer business</a> this summer and are counting down the days to a 2024-25 opener against Wycombe on August 10.

WHAT NEXT?

Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney’s first captain hopes Wrexham reach ‘very top’ despite seeing Hollywood superstars limit his air time on award-winning documentary | Goal.com Nigeria

Shaun Pearson, who was Wrexham captain when Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took over, hopes the Red Dragons reach “the very top”.

Ryan Reynolds &amp; Rob McElhenney’s first captain hopes Wrexham reach ‘very top’ despite seeing Hollywood superstars limit his air time on award-winning documentary