‘I get it now’ – Ryan Reynolds reveals one thing Wrexham director forced him not to do
Ryan Reynolds confessed Wrexham’s club director, Shaun Harvey, told him to stop wishing the opposition team good luck. The Hollywood star has made a habit of being too polite. Not only with his own players, but also those who stood in the way of promotion. Ryan Reynolds is often seen at Wrexham matches, as he was when promotion to the Championship was confirmed after their 3-0 win against CharltonGetty Wrexham were recently able to achieve a third successive promotion, finishing second in League One on 92 points. Reynolds, alongside his friend and fellow actor Rob McElhenney, took over the Welsh club in 2021. The two purchased the side for around £2million, now its value is believed to be closer to £100m and could soon rise to £150m. The Americans have been going back and forth to Wales for four years, slowly getting to grips with the UK’s sporting culture. However, Reynolds told the Daily Star there are still some things that slip under his American radar. He said: “At this season’s first home match Shaun Harvey (club director) came running over to Rob and I to tell us to stop wishing the away team ‘good luck’. “I was there [like], ‘Oh, just be horrible’. That’s football – oh yeah, I get it now.” Reynolds will make sure to put on his game face for next season as manager Phil Parkinson attempts the near impossible – a fourth consecutive promotion. Wrexham’s next season in the Championship will be another steep learning curve for everyone involved in the club’s running. But in an exclusive interview with talkSPORT, the club’s executive director, Humphrey Ker, told Hawksbee & Baker the club will not do anything to put themselves at risk as they try to bridge the gap. Wrexham have won 26 of their 45 League One matches this seasonGetty Asked if life in the Championship will be a step up, Ker told Hawksbee & Baker: “Oh definitely. Definitely. “We’ve felt that each year that we’ve gone up but the jump to the Championship is massive because you have a top third of temporarily-embarrassed Premier League clubs who have their parachute payments or their wealth of international footballers who have come down from the Premier League recently or they’ve come to the Championship for big money. “It’s incredibly important for us – we’ve spoken about this since day one and that’s sustainability. “It’s about making sure we don’t endanger everything that we’ve created here by overstretching ourselves.” Ker recognised the unique position Wrexham are in, being able to bring in funding from the outside thanks to the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary series and having famous actors as owners. Manager Parkinson recently hailed the influence of Reynolds and McElhenney, insisting they are a delight to work under. He told talkSPORT: “We’ve just gone about our business and done our job. “We’ve kind of tried to evolve the squad as we’ve gone up the leagues, but also try to maintain what the club’s all about, and the culture and the work ethic. “We’ve tried to build here by also adding extra bits of quality as we’ve progressed up the leagues. So it’s been really enjoyable since day one. “They’re great people to work for. They’ve been very supportive and they let us get on with our jobs and manage, which is great.”
Ryan Reynolds confessed Wrexham’s club director, Shaun Harvey, told him to stop wishing the opposition team good luck.
The Hollywood star has made a habit of being too polite. Not only with his own players, but also those who stood in the way of promotion.
Wrexham were recently able to achieve a third successive promotion, finishing second in League One on 92 points.
Reynolds, alongside his friend and fellow actor Rob McElhenney, took over the Welsh club in 2021.
The two purchased the side for around £2million, now its value is believed to be closer to £100m and could soon rise to £150m.
The Americans have been going back and forth to Wales for four years, slowly getting to grips with the UK’s sporting culture.
However, Reynolds told the Daily Star there are still some things that slip under his American radar.
He said: “At this season’s first home match Shaun Harvey (club director) came running over to Rob and I to tell us to stop wishing the away team ‘good luck’.
“I was there [like], ‘Oh, just be horrible’. That’s football – oh yeah, I get it now.”
Reynolds will make sure to put on his game face for next season as manager Phil Parkinson attempts the near impossible – a fourth consecutive promotion.
Wrexham’s next season in the Championship will be another steep learning curve for everyone involved in the club’s running.
But in an exclusive interview with talkSPORT, the club’s executive director, Humphrey Ker, told Hawksbee & Baker the club will not do anything to put themselves at risk as they try to bridge the gap.
Asked if life in the Championship will be a step up, Ker told Hawksbee & Baker: “Oh definitely. Definitely.
“We’ve felt that each year that we’ve gone up but the jump to the Championship is massive because you have a top third of temporarily-embarrassed Premier League clubs who have their parachute payments or their wealth of international footballers who have come down from the Premier League recently or they’ve come to the Championship for big money.
“It’s incredibly important for us – we’ve spoken about this since day one and that’s sustainability.
“It’s about making sure we don’t endanger everything that we’ve created here by overstretching ourselves.”
Ker recognised the unique position Wrexham are in, being able to bring in funding from the outside thanks to the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary series and having famous actors as owners.
Manager Parkinson recently hailed the influence of Reynolds and McElhenney, insisting they are a delight to work under.
He told talkSPORT: “We’ve just gone about our business and done our job.
“We’ve kind of tried to evolve the squad as we’ve gone up the leagues, but also try to maintain what the club’s all about, and the culture and the work ethic.
“We’ve tried to build here by also adding extra bits of quality as we’ve progressed up the leagues. So it’s been really enjoyable since day one.
“They’re great people to work for. They’ve been very supportive and they let us get on with our jobs and manage, which is great.”
