Ryan Reynolds insists PREMIER LEAGUE is Wrexham's ultimate aim

Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds insists the PREMIER LEAGUE is his ultimate aim for Wrexham under his and Rob McElhenney’s ownership… as he admits people stop him on the streets of New York to discuss the Welsh club

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Ryan Reynolds has promised to give everything he has got to help take Wrexham, who are currently in the fifth division, all the way to the Premier League. 

The Deadpool star, along with co-chairman Rob McElhenney, have helped transform the Welsh team, and have had huge success documenting their progress in season one of their documentary series, ‘Welcome to Wrexham’.

Now, on the eve of an FA Cup 4th Round match against second division Sheffield United, Reynolds is dreaming about rising all the way to the very top to compete with Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal.  

 Ryan Reynolds (left) and Rob McElhenney (right) want to take Wrexham to the Premier League

 The Welsh team are in division five right now – but the Hollywood stars are daring to dream

‘We want to walk the walk, even as a fifth-tier club. We say this all the time, but we want to be in the Premier League, as crazy as that sounds to some people,’ Reynolds told ESPN. 

‘If it is theoretically possible to go from the fifth tier in professional football all the way to the Premier League, why wouldn’t we do that? Why wouldn’t we use our last drop of blood to get there?’

Wrexham are currently fighting to win promotion to the fourth division. They are top of the fifth tier National League, three points ahead of nearest rivals Notts County. 

And so they are a long way from the top tier Premier League – not that that is stopping Reynolds, McElhenney and the fan-base from dreaming. 

Wrexham managed to hold on after Coventry made it 4-3 and climbed back into the game

After a 4-3 win was secured, co-chairman McElhenney tweeted that ‘we’re just getting started’

This weekend the attention is on the knockout tournament that is the FA Cup, a competition that starts with 732 teams and is now down to the last-32.

Wrexham are the only non-league team – outside the top four divisions in England and Wales – left in the competition after they shocked Coventry City, of the second division, in the last round. 

Reynolds followed their win over Coventry from his New York City apartment, along with his wife Blake Lively and their three daughters.  

Sam Dalby headed Wrexham into a shock lead after 12 minutes before they found themselves 4-1 up early in the second half. They would go on to hold on for a 4-3 win. 

‘I was pacing around like some sort of rabid drug-snorting tiger,’ Reynolds joked.

Reynolds has become hooked on soccer since becoming co-chairman of the Welsh team and he has made no secret that his own journey has been a rollercoaster. 

‘Two years ago, I didn’t have this kind of passion for the sport, and in some ways, I see it as a plague,’ he added. 

‘In other ways, I see it as the greatest introduction that’s ever been made to me, at least from a sports perspective. It’s wild. I wish it didn’t dominate as many of my thoughts and deeds as it does these days, but you don’t make anything great without enthusiasm, they say.’

 The hit documentary ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ helped them land live match coverage on ESPN

Wrexham go into Sunday’s home cup match against Sheffield United as underdogs but manager Phil Parkinson is looking forward to the chance to cause more history in the competition. 

‘The owners, since they have come in, and all of us together are working hard to put Wrexham firmly back on the football map, and this is a great step in that direction,’ Parkinson said. 

‘We wanted a home tie because I just feel the Racecourse deserves a special FA Cup game, and we’ve got it, it’s going to be a cracking atmosphere. 

‘This place is full for the league games, but there’s always a special feel about FA Cup football.’

Wrexham against Sheffield United can be seen on ESPN+ on Sunday, with an 11.30am ET kick-off.  


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