Ryan Reynolds has written a heartfelt tribute to Wrexham after their third successive promotion was confirmed.
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Wrexham are heading into the ChampionshipHave risen from non-leagueReynolds posts emotional tributeFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱Getty ImagesWHAT HAPPENED?
Wrexham won 3-0 against Charlton Athletic on Saturday to confirm their promotion to the Championship. The Welsh club have now confirmed their third successive promotion and a fourth would see them heading into the Premier League.
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Wrexham have once again enjoyed a historic season and fans were left delirious after the final whistle, with Reynolds celebrating wildly alongside wife Blake Lively and co-owner Rob McElhenney. The Deadpool star also got behind the bar to pull a few pints for supporters looking to toast their success with a beer… or five.
WHAT REYNOLDS SAID
Reynolds wrote on Instagram: "We’ve been with Wrexham for what seems like the blink of an eye, but so much has happened. I remember the first press conference, we were asked what our goals were… and I think Rob jumped in with, 'The Premiere League.'
"People laughed. They had every right to. It seemed insane… But we weren’t kidding.
"I feel at home here. It’s a place that values community, decency and history. From the respect it pays to the Gresford Disaster, to the feeling of hope and miracles created by Mickey Thomas. These are big reasons Wrexham is growing into what it always was. It isn’t just a place with a history of ups and downs, it’s also a FEELING. And a feeling is sometimes as good or better than a memory.
"We made history. We’ve been promoted for a record third time in a row. That doesn’t happen without the wisdom of Phil Parkinson and his coaching staff, or the talent of Paul Mullin. It doesn’t happen without Max Cleworth and Arthur Okonkwo. Or Mark Howard who may have one of the hardest jobs there is. I watched Sam Smith create a frightening blend between football and martial arts, scoring our second goal yesterday.
"The Stadium feels like a church. I know so many of you now. Since February, 2021, I’ve watched babies become regulars. And some regulars depart us for good. We’ve had the honour to scatter ashes of loved ones across that field. I’ve even watched every available hand shovel snow off the pitch to keep a match from cancellation.
"Somebody said the Welsh have the “heart of a poet and the fist of a fighter.” That’s what I love about this place. I wish the whole world could visit Wrexham. Diolch."
WHAT ROB MCELHENNEY SAID
McElhenney was equally as emotional, but rather more low-key in his message.
He simply wrote: "I have no words." Then, the next morning, he posted on X: "I have a bit of a headache. Worth it."
