How Have Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Saved Wrexham? (in under

[@btd.explains.football]

Apologies for pronunciation of most of these names 😂

[@Lupin788]

You need to commit the song "It's McElhenney!" to memory! 😉

[@neverlistentome]

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[@sharinarnal1206]

I noticed the mispronounced "McElhenney" in the beginning of the video, but it was correctly said near the ending. I had only recently learned the correct way - we're all learning 🙃✌️

[@tcttvradio]

Hi can I use parts of this on my channel? Have you got the audio without the music? Well done!

[@WelshMan22]

@@Lupin788 "Mackle like the tackle and henny like the penny"

[@Mista4Acres]

It is not just Ryan, but Rob is the mastermind who initiated the buyover of Wrexham. Rob negotiated many critical deals for Wrexham.

[@stephenconway2468]

Exactly. I do think that Rob and Ryan use Ryan's name more as part of their plan on purpose.

[@NS-hq6mw]

Rob is a fking genius. A hard nosed deal making devil.

[@JonnyHavens]

He's sort of under appreciated in general. A lot of Always Sunny fans might not even realize that Rob was the creator of the show.

[@jbo4547]

​@@JonnyHavens i think every Sunny fan knows that Rob, Charlie, and Glenn created the show.

[@Smashmilk]

​@Jonny Havens one of the ceators, yes.

[@11matt11]

One quick mistake. Rob contacted Ryan about advertising at Wrexham, because Ryan had just set up a marketing company. Ryan wanted a prospectus on what he would be advertising for, and Rob sent Ryan a business plan for buying a club. When Ryan saw how well thought out it was, and the potential to make a billion from a small investment, he wanted in.

[@stephenconway2468]

Ryan was right.

[@lubov5569]

A billion?

[@nicholassmith7984]

@@lubov5569 Hyperbole.

[@thandontantiso3744]

I don't know about a billion but they gonna make a stupid amount of money when one they sell the club on.

[@Youtuber-lv6eh]

Thinking they did it for the money is wrong. They went into it to try do win but knowing they might loose everything

[@niksterfer6sir]

Honestly it’s rob who should get most the credit it was his idea. He spoke to top players trying to get them on and the manager. Ryan helped a lot financially but it all seriousness’s rob is the one

[@Lupin788]

They make a good team. Rob has the passion for sports in general while Ryan is a marketing whiz.

[@jonafangk1288]

It's 50/50.... Ryan do the financing and exposure... Rob do the dealings and the politics and what not 🤣

[@haroldjames7259]

not quite they got those sponsorships and fame solely to Ryan's appearance. its like Ryan was the car while Rob was the engine, each have important roles but mostly sold because of the car's appearance ( brand ) rather than being sold because of whats in the engine, but ofcourse for real enthusiats (more or less 20% of the consumers) knows Rob was the biggest factor.

[@nicholasjones7312]

Rob initially approached Ryan to see if he was interested in sponsoring the team. Ryan replied that he wanted more and bought into the board/ownership instead.

[@jbo4547]

They didn't buy into the club, they outright own it.

[@PyroBrit]

@@jbo4547 That may be true but, their attitude in their documentary about how they are just custodians of the club for its next chapter in history comes across quite strong. You can see in their interviews and attitudes to the players, staff, fans, and local community that they are sincere in their actions. A complete breath of fresh air in the footballing world. A very good example of a club, and community benefiting each other. There are many clubs who could share this ethos to make good their own setup if they can find a couple of good people with investment capital to help.

[@alaskanyeti907]

​@@jbo4547 correct, but that's how Ryan got interested. He bought into the idea of being an owner, and the rest is history.

[@hugodrax71]

It's been a very positive and fun ride so far. The key will be how Reynolds and McElhenney handle the not-so-good times in the Football League which will definitely be coming their way at some point.

[@yerrie1908]

He now knows football is much more than a business, it's life

[@ExtremePainGames]

I'm already emotional man. Did you have to add that DMX track. I'm freaking balling in tears here. 🤣🤣

[@CasaVipera]

This is because Deadpool just loves him some DMX.

[@niazpetkar53]

The GREAT Bill Shankley once said. "Football isn't a matter of life and death and assure you, it's much more than that"

[@kvoltti]

Rob and Ryan are smart enough to recognize good foundations. Put their money where their mouths are and invest in that foundation and wise enough to get people who will use that money effectively and stay out of their way.

[@walterkoziol3822]

Actually it wasn't like that. Nice sentimental thought but no. Like any business person he looked to see who had the higher attendance so they can start to get some instant cash. I'm sure Rob even looked at the season ticket holders history in holding onto those tickets. But whoever is the recruiter is, that is the real hero. The rest was just string it up to dumb luck that this turned out into a fantasy turned real story. And I wouldn't be a bit surprised that Ryan will use this to make 30M plus box-office recites by turning it into a movie.

[@johnk7187]

When you’re worth that kind of money it’s usually your financial guy that decides what is and what is not a smart investment.

[@kvoltti]

@@walterkoziol3822 late reply but... we're saying exactly the same thing. I was just mor poetic.

[@walterkoziol3822]

@@kvoltti Ah. 👍

[@DennisFeinsteinCEO]

Extremely happy for the town and FC on their promotion! I'm also hoping we get a "Welcome to Wrexham" for the women's team 👍

[@arnoldsbaltnegeris3962]

Although I found about it just recently, this is a club worth following. Nothing is impossible, unless the new owners decide at certain point that they have spent enough and leave the club. A few million bucks are enough to rocket through lower leagues, but the higher they climb, the higher will be the costs.

[@carolewynn9407]

Notts County 1 point behind Wrexham, fraction of the money 😂 unfortunately not automatically promoted. 😢

[@MrNibal01]

That's maybe not an analysis as such, but with all the content available out there regarding Wrexham AFC take over you managed to produce the best bundle of facts out there. Nice format. Hope you build on that and get a wider audience.

[@wayneedge4216]

Alot of people who are not fans dont realise foster had already played for us 18 years ago and won the LD Van's trophy

[@ireeeeen]

It would be so cool if 10 years from now they win the premier league!

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

TLDR, but the short answer is by spending a boat load of money (fairly wisely) on Infrastructure, Management and Players from higher leagues.

[@Danny-wv8ec]

Hope it always stays sunny in Wrexham, which will be the next vacation destination for my Lebanese arse.

[@gaz4]

Great content, and Wrexham FC is seeing their hard work paying off

[@Siv3001]

This is about to make a great movie

[@slicesofsib5572]

MARK IS A LEGEND IN THE MAKING, RYAN IS THIS PLUS ULTRA!

[@blackfalcon1324]

Rip notts co. Beating the previous ALL TIME points total and still not getting automatic promotion. I am sure they win playoffs

[@paulmiles6012]

Well done lads. The start of something special for you guys. 👍

[@lancethrust9488]

ERM...... LOTS OF CASH !!!!

[@jeffhawley2441]

You mentioned the money's for women's team but didn't mention that both the u19s and 1st teams won their leagues the later winning every one of their games or how the 1st team just got promotion

[@stephenconway2468]

Good comment. The investment is in the club and the community support. That means all teams. When R&R are there they watch all the teams. This is key. It makes smart business sense, but it does seem to be more than that for them. BTW, if Wrexham want to get to Premier League, then the women's team is the cheapest route.

[@supersimple1686]

How does this guy not have more subscribers??

[@NS-hq6mw]

Tbh, they aren't out of the woods yet. They are still down 3 to 4million quid on operating costs. If the revenue doesn't go up and soon, they could still be out of business and pulling out. But at least by then the club would be worth tens of millions in brand name recognition.

[@PyroBrit]

You are right! The brand is strong and rising much higher. They have captured the American market as has shown in the increase of American Tourism to the area. Their operating costs have to factor in the inflated wage bill for the National League but there will be television right payments from EFL-2 which is worth at least £1.1M so that's a start in the right direction. However, the new players signed for the next season I'm sure will also make a bit of a dent in that wage bill. With the new (Kop) stand adding an additional 5,500 seats that could be a full 50% extra income at each home game considering they have a sellout crowd at the moment. Merchandise will pay its way and how much are the sponsors dropping into the mix? I guess sponsorship contracts will be revised to factor in the new league so expect those payments to increase. TikTok would be crazy to drop them right now. Look also at the outside community changes. Number of shops closed in Wrexham in 2009 was 6.4%, during the pandemic it was 30% and in 2022 that was 18.9%. With the additional tourism to the area, you can expect many new businesses to open up especially as they have a railway station for easy access. My home town of Cirencester has 4.3% of closed shops (2022) but we rely heavily on Tourism to bring the punters in. Wrexham are building history and the whole area is login to benefit. Other towns in North Wales are significantly worse off than Wrexham with some town centres with close to 40% closed shops. The national average is 13.8% (2022) and for Wales it's 16.2% (2022). For me it's pure entertainment so I'll continue to watch the docs and youtube vids even though I've not followed a football team properly in my life. I've been to Wembley three times. Once to watch Evel Kneivel fail to jump 22 buses (1975) on a motorbike, a visit with the Scouts to tour the old stadium in the early 80's and lastly to watch my home town of Swindon gain promotion to the Premiership in 1993 against Leicester City. The only game I have ever watched live. Ticket cost was £19 with partial view as the old Wembley roof would obscure one corner of the pitch.

[@malahammer]

And do not forget what they have done for the community

[@Breaddc2]

@4 mins: "massive improvements from the 1920 season"

[@dichaelovic]

Their names brings in good players. Now i dont know it its true, but there are rumors that Gareth Bale will come out of retirement to play for them next season.

[@taltosr]

Wrexham made mcelheny famous iv never heard of him b4 😂😂😂😂

[@Triqkshot]

Lol he’s mostly a tv show actor I believe not movie star like Reynolds. Pretty sure he’s apart of very big shows though, rather famous.

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

I hadn't heard of him either, when I first saw him I assumed he was a UFC Cage Fighter from his looks and stature, but I'm assured I was getting him mixed up with someone else.......lol. Edit, that someone else was Chael Sonnen........ it's uncanny if you squint!

[@simongumbrell2955]

I'm a Brighton fan and I know your struggles done goldstone ground and withdean love to you all congrats on promotion it's good to have you back Wrexham see ya in the league cup 😊 love your Deadpool l can you get me his autograph he is cool great owner and Rob thank you ...for showing him this club 😊

[@chris6634]

Try and get things right when posting stories like this.... Hollywood duo Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds surprisingly bought National League outfit Wrexham earlier in the season. Speaking to the BBC about the takeover, McElhenney explained that he had fallen in love with Sunderland after watching the Netflix documentary Sunderland ‘Til I Die but because he could not afford to purchase the club, had switched his sights onto the Red Dragons instead: I remember the moment. I was sitting on the couch, I was watching Sunderland ‘Til I Die. And I was falling in love with this team and these people and the story. In all honesty it was the first time I had understood the concept of promotion and relegation. I didn’t know that that’s how the system worked. So I opened my computer and just started Google-searching promotion and relegation. I recognised that if you can get relegated, of course then you can also get promoted. Then I looked up how many leagues there are and realising there are five leagues with the National League included… that if you could ostensibly go down, you could go up. So even though I couldn’t afford to buy say Liverpool or Sunderland for that matter or Man City, Man U, maybe we could afford to buy a lower-league team and have them ascend through the ranks. And maybe there are a lot of clubs that might be in trouble because of Covid. Then I just looked up at her and said, ‘I think I want to buy a football team’. It was all within like 20 minutes. She was like, ‘Okay’. And I said, ‘No I think I am going to do this’.

[@jonafangk1288]

I would love to see them go up to premiere league... Just because of Reynolds 😊

[@deletebilderberg]

Once their pie in the sky business model collapses Wrexham are gonna need saving again.

[@trowawayrizzay]

Its macklehenny~ mackle henny

[@polishboy5]

This is what happens when people work together as a team! Well done Wrexham the team! The staff! The Town!…Cheers Rob and Ryan ……🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@thepakistaniwayneptunestud734]

the x in wrexham fc ... looks like deadpool

[@GiovanniV69]

Promoted! Wrexham is moving up!

[@philsharples7959]

And more importantly Bradford City......also not touched on getting Shaun Harvey in as CEO

[@ZacharyMention-ce5ri]

awesome video! hope you get more subs mate, well deserved.

[@alaskanyeti907]

Of course if the Wrexham Supporters Trust said no, then the answer is obviously going to be no. But they're not going to say no... because of the implications.

[@bantenggila1154]

Hope Wrexham can going to Championship league. Premier League is too far should going at Championship first.

[@jbo4547]

Well if they get promoted enough times you have to go to the championship first so that would be inevitable

[@adamscullion567]

It was actually rob that saved wrexham

[@jlirving]

I think within 10 years they will make it to the EPL.

[@N3trunner_]

Promoted ♥️♥️♥️

[@maninashedandyp]

Miles offside, Bournemouth should have e had two there's was onside

[@sullyone8373]

This is a great story. Now if they could just shed the Tik Tok connection.

[@FMxHavick]

Short answer… money

[@steveross8364]

A better question would be Why?

[@slingertennischronicles]

Great question. Wouldn't have anything to do with money would it? Anyone for a prawn sandwich?

[@kevind3974]

1:42 It’s official they are the best. They beat the record with 110 and a promotion Ironically enough the team they beat to get that ended the season at 106. They also beat the record

[@kevinwalton4538]

Money… You don’t need a degree in breathing to work the answer out!

[@williammiller3277]

Uhhhh, the pronunciation of poor Rob's name . . .

[@davidgriffiths2839]

Wrexham weren't ‘saved’. They could continue as they were under Trust (fan) ownership but would probably have continued to struggle. What R&R have provided is investment and hope👏

[@barryfinkle1755]

Actually I've seen several interviews with the top brass saying how the club was bleeding money an would fold under fan control in 3 to 5 years. This club was poorly ran. Someone had to buy it for it to survive.

[@davidgriffiths2839]

That’s the ‘Hollywood’ version. The club would have continued. Don’t get me wrong, being a season ticket holder and having supported the team for over 40 years I’m delighted with the takeover and the progress being made.

[@barryfinkle1755]

@@davidgriffiths2839 I call bs. You were Macclesfield. A club with Wrexhams history should have never been supporter owned. That was the first sign of death. You can't work in the red with a team owned by schmoes.

[@barryfinkle1755]

@@davidgriffiths2839 I'm definitely taking the word of the book keepers over some delusional fan.

[@davidgriffiths2839]

Rude. Wrexham FC made a £755,587 profit in their last full financial year pre Covid. I’ll stick to facts rather than hearsay.

[@B0ABYSANCHEZ]

*How HAVE 👍😉

[@tearuruoterangi7861]

From downunder,I'm a fan....great stuff mate..

[@orangehair2518]

If a team qualified for the Premier League could they reject moving up and just stay in the Championship?

[@sblack48]

Ok not a sport fan but didn’t it boil down to $$$?

[@moose10661]

Ryan Reynolds is Canadian, not American.

[@simpleton5682]

rob holding to wrexham? 😝

[@johnsearing9736]

Maybe listen to the song to learn how to pronounce his name properly haha. Well done though

[@TrymYoutubeMainChannel]

isn't it only 44 games in National League ?

[@guanyeuansim3912]

The national league has 24 teams and each team plays 46 games a season.

[@TrymYoutubeMainChannel]

@@guanyeuansim3912 the odd thing is google told me 44 :P

[@paulfranklin8636]

@@TrymKZbinMainChannel so if google told you 44...how do you get to 34 games??? maths really isn't your thing is it?

[@TrymYoutubeMainChannel]

@@paulfranklin8636 lol my bad on that x) sharp eyes btw didn't realize my typo I meant to say 44 ( I had that number in my head)

[@2wheelsgood.]

💰💰💰

[@r12e5p]

While ways to massacre and mispronounce it, there are many, it’s MACKelHENNey

[@fingersfinesilver]

Pronounced Macklehenney

[@TrymYoutubeMainChannel]

McElhenney*

[@fingersfinesilver]

@@TrymKZbinMainChannel That's how it's spelt - I wrote how it's pronounced.

[@TrymYoutubeMainChannel]

@@fingersfinesilver you mean how it sounds , not how it's written

[@fingersfinesilver]

@@TrymKZbinMainChannel Yes indeed sir

[@josh3306]

Money and their status. Don’t even need to watch the video

[@ThroatGoatNancy]

And they fkin did it!!!!!!!

[@Tampafan33]

That’s awful having TikTok splayed across a jersey man. That’s why i love American football and hockey also. You dont have all that bs advertising on the jerseys. Well plus how physical the games are

[@sean_43]

Yeah and in American football, it stops every couple of minutes and cuts to an ad break full of commercials. I'd rather have more uninterrupted action and shirt sponsors than a match that lasts twice the length it should do because of marketing requirements. So yeah, it's no surprise American football never took off outside of America and football is the world's most played and viewed sport.

[@s0n0n35]

Did I miss something? How are Sheffield Utd in the national league? 😬 they were premier league a few years ago

[@xlxpugxlx]

It was an F.A. cup run so Wrexham were playing teams above them by many places/leagues. Had they beat Sheffield they would have played Tottenham in the 5th round

[@s0n0n35]

@@xlxpugxlx hahahaha I got ya 🫡

[@SL0409]

Paid ludicrous money to league 1 footballers to drop down 2 leagues and play against part timers who play for clubs who can't get anywhere near to competing financially That's how they did it. Nothing special Ben foster is a Premiership level GK

[@carolewynn9407]

Non league are not part timers, it shouldn't be classed as non league, majority of teams are ex, so called "league teams ".

[@carolewynn9407]

For all that money, only just beat Notts County, and even with an ex PL goalie who's let more in than he's saved.😂 Shout out for Macauley Langstaff 41 goals this season for Notts, ex Gateshead player.