Wrexham takeover confirmed.

[bomberH]

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have been given the all clear for their Wrexham takeover. Can’t see a thread in it so apologies if I’ve missed it.



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For those unaware who the latter is, get yourself over to Netflix and binge watch Always Sunny now!

Definitely interesting purchase for the neutral. Success or not?

 

[Tucker]

Wrexham is a pretty historic club, if not one of the giants of the game so good luck to them. I hope things work out for them better than a lot of the other clubs who’ve had American takeovers.

 

[hughy]

I was listening to one of the guys from the Wrexham Supporters Trust on TS the other day, and their fans were overwhelmingly in favour of this takeover. So if it doesn't work out they've only got themselves to blame.

 

[Col_M]

Gif paradise!!!

 

[sausage]

This was the thread I originally made - just not an obvious title

2020's getting weird

Will probably mean little to you if you've never heard of the place, but it used to be local to me https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/sport/18743263.ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-confirmed-duo-seeking-take-control-wrexham-afc/

spurscommunity.co.uk

 

[mumfordspur]

Good luck to them.
I'm sure we lost to them in the FA Cup in the early 70s

 

[bomberH]

This was the thread I originally made - just not an obvious title

2020's getting weird

Will probably mean little to you if you've never heard of the place, but it used to be local to me https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/sport/18743263.ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-confirmed-duo-seeking-take-control-wrexham-afc/

spurscommunity.co.uk

Ah sorry, I had a quick look down and couldn’t see anything but in hindsight, yours was a perfect title!

 

[WinksyBoy]

There's a lot more to this than meets the eye IMO.

 

[spursfan77]

Good luck to them.
I'm sure we lost to them in the FA Cup in the early 70s

But I’m sure they beat the gooners in the cup in the 90s.

Anyway, good luck to them.

 

[PrettyColors]

Content mining.

 

[sausage]

There's a lot more to this than meets the eye IMO.

As mentioned in my thread, the rumour is that they are going to document running the club as either an on-going series or a film.

I believe the assumption is that they can powerhouse market it Stateside almost like an "American" team in England. That is, it's in the English league but isn't English enough to disassociate from being English, allowing a sense of 'ownership' for foreign fans that's not existed before with Fulham/Liverpool/Sunderland/Villa and so on.

All the need is a little nibble and interest and that's a lot of money coming in.

It's not like Wrexham are even a little club - one of the oldest around and, pre-Neville Dickens era, had an impressive infrastructure. Just a same the university built student flats in the car park. Wouldn't actually need loads of financial investment off-the-pitch until they got much higher up.

 

[VegasII]

But I’m sure they beat the gooners in the cup in the 90s.

Anyway, good luck to them.

They did

 

[spursfan77]

They did

Weirdly I remember listening to that game on the radio in my car and driving into my house as Thomas scored.

 

[wirE]

A bit of an odd buy from two Hollywood actors. I hope not that Charlie, Bird and Dennis are involved in the daily run of the club

 

[mill]

Weirdly I remember listening to that game on the radio in my car and driving into my house as Thomas scored.

Was there a lot of damage?

 

[Delboy75]

Excellent podcast really good story. Will definitely be keeping close eye on their progress.

 

[Gassin's finest]

This has got Netflix series written all over it.

 

[Delboy75]

This has got Netflix series written all over it.

Pretty sure they mentioned a documentary in the podcast. Yeah here about it. Also noticed already have some pretty big sponsors like tiktok. Gonna be very interesting what happens.

When you can see the Wrexham AFC documentary in the UK

Welcome to Wrexham will show Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney's journey with football team Wrexham AFC

www.google.co.uk

 

[easley91]

This has got Netflix series written all over it.

There is one in the works. Not sure what platform it will be on, I read it a while back. But there will be one.

 

[EssexSH27]

Disney Plus have it. They were filming at the game. Think Mac said somewhere the idea to buy the club came from getting into Sunderland till I die and seeing the community of a football club. Mac seems obsessed with them at the moment, I can’t see them going away. Seem to have trouble getting wins so a play off win might be best ambition. I wouldn’t be concerned if I was a Wrexham fan though, they’re good guys who want the best for them.