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Wrexham\u2019s rise through the English football leagues continues, with the club now just one promotion away from reaching the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the North Wales club four years ago with what seemed like an ambitious goal. Now, after a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic on Saturday<\/a>, that dream is closer than ever. The win secured Wrexham\u2019s third straight promotion, earning them a place in the Championship next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reynolds, speaking to Sky Sports, reflected on their journey: “It just seemed like an impossible dream, and we do what we’re lucky to do is be storytellers.”  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added, “We were standing there doing a press conference four years ago, and said our goal is to make it to the Premier League. And there was understandably a lot of titters and laughter and giggles, but it starts to feel like a real, tangible thing that could actually come to fruition in this moment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrexham<\/a>\u2019s success story has captured attention around the world. The club\u2019s transformation from a struggling non-league side to Championship contenders has made headlines in both the UK and North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked about being just one step away from the Premier League, McElhenney said: “Well, that’s for tomorrow to think about. Today is just enjoying the moment. We could probably wait until 12:01.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reynolds joked back: “We have to wait ’til tomorrow? I’ll erase the whiteboard I put up at half-time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike many celebrity owners who take a hands-off approach, Reynolds and McElhenney have been heavily involved in the club\u2019s day-to-day life. Their commitment (and their dream)has helped lift Wrexham to new heights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wrexham\u2019s rise through the English football leagues continues, with the club now just one promotion away from reaching the Premier League. Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the North Wales club four years ago with what seemed like an ambitious goal. Now, after a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic on Saturday, that dream is closer than ever. The win secured Wrexham\u2019s third straight promotion, earning them a place in the Championship next season. Reynolds, speaking to Sky Sports, reflected on their journey: “It just seemed like an impossible dream, and we do what we’re lucky to do is be storytellers.”   He added, “We were standing there doing a press conference four years ago, and said our goal is to make it to the Premier League. And there was understandably a lot of titters and laughter and giggles, but it starts to feel like a real, tangible thing that could actually come to fruition in this moment.” Wrexham\u2019s success story has captured attention around the world. The club\u2019s transformation from a struggling non-league side to Championship contenders has made headlines in both the UK and North America. Asked about being just one step away from the Premier League, McElhenney said: “Well, that’s for tomorrow to think about. Today is just enjoying the moment. We could probably wait until 12:01.” Reynolds joked back: “We have to wait ’til tomorrow? I’ll erase the whiteboard I put up at half-time.” Unlike many celebrity owners who take a hands-off approach, Reynolds and McElhenney have been heavily involved in the club\u2019s day-to-day life. Their commitment (and their dream)has helped lift Wrexham to new heights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":31169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,159,169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-football-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nWrexham\u2019s Hollywood Owners Celebrate Promotion - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wrexham\u2019s rise through the English football leagues continues, with the club now just one promotion away from reaching the Premier League.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wrexhams-hollywood-owners-celebrate-promotion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wrexham\u2019s Hollywood Owners Celebrate Promotion - 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