"When Ryan Reynolds Slides Into Your DMs, You Respond." - Rob McElhenney

Wrexham AFC co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney drop by for a chat about their crazy scheme to buy a soccer team, and the hit FX series they made along the way, "Welcome to Wrexham." Stick around for two more segments with Ryan and Rob! #WrexhamAFC #RyanReynolds #RobMcElhenney
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[@francyfrannyfranks]

When he said "I googled how to buy a sports franchise " I died laughing...omg...these two are livin life right!

[@cfcreative1]

The Democrats are wrecking this country. In debt? You will see when the economy collapses then go back and read what Trump said. Oh yeah you can't stand the guy.

[@libronamuyonga9277]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@EllieAngharad91]

It will never not be incredibly weird to hear my home town talked about on American late night TV.

[@g7parsh]

Right?

[@therealjetlag]

At least it's pronounced much the same way in both dialects. It would drive me nuts to hear an American talk about BirmingHAM and I'm an American.

[@pookhits]

Me too

[@MrJoshanthony734313]

Philadelphia?

[@PeterJPickles]

Heywood in Greater Manchester is made up for you lucky sheep s"""""" ;)

[@nildex34]

Love how Ryan Reynolds always uses the term "football" never soccer. Respect!

[@thilypad557]

Well he’s also not American so maybe that’s why lol

[@thilypad557]

Well he’s also not American so maybe that’s why lol

[@queent3343]

He'd be laughed out of Wales (Wrexham) if he didn't.

[@ChristopherMHeaps]

@@hideokojima6106 That’s correct. Elsewhere, he says he had to be told, “never soccer.”

[@lynnhubbard844]

@@queent3343 yep, the taught him well

[@Zeiru]

"I hope nothing catastrophic happens." *Queen of England dies*

[@Tao_Tology]

Nah, as sad as it is the Queen dying was not unexpected. The UK now having an even worse PM than the last guy........ that's tragic.

[@luciustitius]

Finally something catastrophic happening in Europe - grew some kind of boring here lately.

[@danielh8569]

Catastrophic... lol. Bitch im celebrating.

[@Giobemo]

At the tragic age of 96- Britain is in utter chaos!

[@serenacurran1]

Hardly catastrophic

[@lilmuc]

The pain on Ryan's face when Rob said their team is in the fifth tier is priceless

[@ayo3469]

lol

[@boardmandave]

I tell you what though the re-energise that town and now the team is top of the league and we're going to the one above

[@travismonk2804]

Fourth tier now baby

[@KGI_KlikoNL]

But also why the club was relatively cheap. A higher division team would cost them more to buy.

[@tiararoxeanne1318]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

“I hope there’s not some sort of catastrophic event.” Well, I suppose it depends on who you ask, but, uh… who wants to tell him?

[@adamgardiner5869]

2 of my favourite actors together, with Stephen Colbert back...life is good.

[@Screwby_Jones6200]

Life is Better with Milk Steak.

[@RealBradMiller]

@@Screwby_Jones6200 My favorite food. Even says so on my dating profile.

[@cfcreative1]

The Democrats are wrecking this country. In debt? You will see when the economy collapses then go back and read what Trump said. Oh yeah you can't stand the guy.

[@derekkelly9944]

I was there when they were promoted to the second tier in 1978 with my team Preston.....I have great memories of the warm and friendly Wrexham supporters. It's perfect that these two are involved to help the club's future .

[@kinyemibola4386]

Love football and loved Wrexham’s story. The show is great as it tells the story of the locals and workers there.

[@generalnawaki]

Canadian here, Football's the best damn sport on the planet and I have fought people over that. never after a game though, I mean people here only riot for hockey.

[@roofpizza1250]

It's a good watch.

[@mrbismarck]

@@generalnawaki What about if Canada win the World Cup this year?

[@generalnawaki]

@@mrbismarck Just that we are in is almost enough to satisfy. Winning the cup though? fudge it why not?

[@mrbismarck]

I watched Greece win Euro 2004, so why not! If I'm reading the chart correctly you can beat the USA in the semi-finals along the way.

[@wendydabee]

Relegation and promotion in a sport is AMAZING. Honestly, I'd love to see the NHL incorporate levels like the AHL/OHL, etc. and begin having it in their seasons. The possibility of losing 3 teams and getting 3 new ones every season is a great way to shake things up and make the sport even more interesting. IMO

[@emilydavison2053]

It seems strange and boring to me to just have the same teams in the league all the time. The English football league is extremely competitive and also has very loyal fans. You have to stay with your club even when they're doing badly. It's not uncommon for several generations of a family to support the same club.

[@swwacoach]

I want college football to go to it.

[@tvgcmma9215]

American owners of premier league teams tried and trying to bring it in over here with super league etc but so far fans been able stop it / will ruin sport if does get introduced

[@josephbrambil2868]

its a great system and makes it really interesting at the end of the season to watch the lower end teams fighting to not be regulated. Makes for some great futball. Also what I like is that even in the premier league there are special European tournaments that your club can qualify for based on your placement in the top 6 or top 7.

[@mtcanales99]

Pro-rel is an interesting facet and I could see hockey and college football (as suggested below) adopting it, but unfortunately American owners will never go for it because it is too risky financially. My guess is if England did not already have football/soccer and created the Premier League like the US did with MLS, they would have never incorporated pro-rel because of the possibility of losing money. Pro-rel is great for fans and creating competition and intrigue but I doubt any football club owner truly wants it. Even promoted clubs may lose money if they are sent back down. I'd be interested to see how Fulham, Norwich City supporters feel about yo-yoing every year.

[@70foolio]

Rob and Ryan are 2 of my favorite people in the world. When I am having a hard work day I always think what it would be like to work with people like Rob and Ryan (you know the Masters of sarcasm). But knowing truly that they have hearts of gold means they are great people.

[@cfcreative1]

The Democrats are wrecking this country. In debt? You will see when the economy collapses then go back and read what Trump said. Oh yeah you can't stand the guy.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

SCAM BOT.

[@ayo3469]

@@daniellamcgee4251 lol

[@Sindollx666x]

"Someone had vomited Vaseline into my eyes" is a great way to describe poor vision. 5:10 that explains the strange footage I've seen of ghosts running across the back of a football (soccer) fields outside of the USA.

[@crw45able]

Reminds me of Shallow Hal.

[@Tao_Tology]

I'm calling it now: this whole "buying a football team" is just a long set up for an Always Sunny episode Mac Hallucinates He Knows Deadpool Probably series 19 or 20. The reveal's gonna be wild

[@Norsy]

To make it better: Charlie dreams it up and it ends when Mac was about f*ck deadpool 🤣

[@RogerHerzler]

People: Ted Lasso is pretty great. Would probably be funny in real life. These guys: Hold my beer.

[@cynhanrahan4012]

We surely need more of this kind of rich guy.

[@HylianFox3]

And less Bezoses and Musks...

[@tomroberts2135]

seriously, why can't the new reality TV be "the Kardashians remake Birmingham" or something. Hell, do it for realz with a AAA baseball team here in the US, everyone would watch just for the games!

[@teedancingroses21teresasto98]

That is how 🤔 you describe a human, a man? More to you than your bank account just as there is more to him or any other ...

[@Bobisalive]

@@tomroberts2135 remake Birmingham? You'll need alot of material to fill in that hole....

[@saltcheese900]

Elon buying Man United?

[@rainecormier2935]

The show is AMAZING and these two have the best chemistry, seriously 😂

[@Miss_Distress]

I mean how could it not be amazing?!

[@gloonnug4797]

When your a puppet you have very little control of the things you say and do.. I’m extremely surprised Stevie hasn’t started interviewing children.. I mean THATS the goal right? Ask Stephen to breakdown the child abuse island that Trump visited so many times? ..then wonder why the island is being ignored?

[@ddraigmafon4725]

The relegation and promotion is what makes the English and Scottish football leagues so great. The highs and lows, cheering your team on week in week out, the excitement and joy of promotion, the tears and disappointment of relegation. That’s what makes it “the beautiful game”.

[@benjaminabarca1586]

yeah the exciting Scottish league where only 2 teams have won it in the past 30+ years

[@sunseeker9581]

@@htuah1 promotion ie teams goes up a league. Relegation teams goes down a league. Its how most countries do it. The higher the league the more money/tv coverage you get.

[@kingace6186]

Aren't you forgetting something? It is the Scottish, English, & WELSH futbol leagues. Wale's is The Cymru Premier.

[@ronandevine5760]

@@kingace6186 nah no one is forgetting the Welsh league, Welsh coefficient is 50th in Europe below Albania, Estonia, Georgia and Malta, lol

[@kingace6186]

@@ronandevine5760 And your ethics are below Serbia, Ethiopia + Eritrea, Morroco, and Russia. LOL. :)

[@kymbartley8104]

I love this documentary. I'm rooting for Wrexhan! Such a great little town full of hard-working people.

[@therealjetlag]

WrexhaM

[@damongnojek3912]

Rob and James did the Queen in.

[@amashiniwarthana]

Right 😂

[@harleyharlita]

as soon as he said it, I was like "omg this is before they realized the Queen has passed... they are totally going to get messed up about that"

[@damongnojek3912]

@@harleyharlita ya. We all saw the note before the monologue. Oh jeez… bummer deal.

[@SesshyLoverLioness]

@@harleyharlita yeppp

[@andrewrowland5109]

Love these guys and what they have done with Wrexham! A new football club I can support that is meaningful with such history! Rob and Ryan just also became some of my favourite people!

[@shinjisan2015]

1:50 right.... You took our Queen.

[@earthcandleco]

I just watched the first episode of Welcome to Wrexham. I’m so happy for the town & May Rob & Ryan take the team to the top! I remember well when my home team the “Bucs” won the Superbowl. It really is a shot in the arm for the whole city. Good luck to everyone involved 🍀

[@cfcreative1]

The Democrats are wrecking this country. In debt? You will see when the economy collapses then go back and read what Trump said. Oh yeah you can't stand the guy.

[@seabronc2484]

Rob : "I hope there is not some catastrophic world event" Queen : *dies*

[@cooldrop02]

It's so wild seeing these two together. McElhaney looks soooooooo different without the facial hair I've seen him with for the past twenty years.

[@Freiheit1232]

Their show is so good! I'm loving this ever-evolving story

[@coley673]

This show has been such a light and beacon of hope. I hope it just keeps going up for these guys!

[@cfcreative1]

The Democrats are wrecking this country. In debt? You will see when the economy collapses then go back and read what Trump said. Oh yeah you can't stand the guy.

[@mtcanales99]

I'm sure other actors could have made this kind of project work, but Rob and Ryan are PERFECT together. They balance each other out, are hilarious but serious, and Rob's Philly roots helped him understand Wrexham like only a few could which convinced the supporters to trust him. I vaguely knew of Wrexham before R&R, but I am definitely a fan now because you can tell they truly care.

[@thesmileyeffect]

I've really enjoyed the show. Haven't watched a game yet, but I am rooting for their success!

[@swiftdog49er51]

These two together is so perfect!!!

Long Story short: They just watched Ted Lasso. And said: "We want what they have..."

[@stevebuchmann9868]

Colbert calls him “Macalany”… he needs to listen to the song 😂

[@luannnelson2825]

Y’all need to interview John and Hank Green, who already did this with AFC Wimbledon.

[@tvgcmma9215]

Use to live round corner from plough lane and watched crazy gang few times - good that back there now

[@JAMANB]

1:55 … (insert Curb You Enthusiasm end credits theme song.)

[@GeneTHEHAMMER]

Golden ticket!!! Let's go, Thx Stephen for helping to keep us all sane

[@runnergo1398]

I'm a fan of all three on stage. Keep on keeping on!

[@krisfrederick5001]

Wolverine: "Do you ever shut up, pal?" Deadpool: "NO, not when I'm awake"

[@profanepersonality]

Two of my favorite comedic actors.

[@JG-gd3px]

If anyone is unaware, there are even more than 5 tiers/leagues in English football. Wrexham are in the Vanarama National league but there's a vanarama north and south league below that and then even more leagues below that again. It's such a big part of the sport. Also Wrexham are a Welsh team not English (obviously) and are one of only a few Welsh teams in the English leagues (Because they were founded before there was a Welsh league).

[@kar891]

Ryan Reynolds is such a girl dad. With his bracelets on display!!!

[@RaniaBhatti]

I didn’t even notice that, that’s so cute

[@Sara-wx9xb]

It's adorable! I love that he wears his daughters' bracelets! 💗

[@NorthWalesKid]

I live in north wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 about half an hour from Wrexham’s ground and it will never not be surreal that one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors owns that club

[@whiteandjade]

Dead Pool owning Wrexham is surreal.

[@jenbcamping]

The show has been super fun so far. It doesn't hurt that my family is from Philly and they are Eagles nutters like Rob, but it also makes him understandable and likeable.

[@liaf3iry]

they rlly just saw the plot of Ted Lasso and ran with it

[@zhaneljoseph]

I love the wristbands on Ryan's wrist, so cute he's wearing things his daughters had made for him

[@hoffmanfamily2452]

Best series on TV. Real Dreams. Real Hope. REAL People.

[@TheStringBreaker]

*Thats quite cool, and smart, of these guys to buy the club for $2.5MM - Crazy growth potential!*

[@jonashaas8143]

I'm pretty sure that is not how promotion and relegation in football generally works :D. More than likely their team will move up and down within a couple of leagues for many years. Unless they pump lots of money into the club in which case they might get promoted a few times. But the higher they climb, the more money there is in other clubs as well, making it increasingly difficult. It's a bit akin to buying penny stocks. Sure the growth potential theoretically is enormous, but practically none of them will really grow that much. So I really don't think these guys are in it for the money :D

[@tvgcmma9215]

@fensterfred yeah Brentford and Brighton best at moment running within a budget and making profit but one lost manager this week and Brentford manager prob next to be poached by a bigger team

[@DS9TREK]

​@@jonashaas8143it's doable. the original Wimbledon FC went from tier 7 to the Premier League (tier 1) and the new resurrected Wimbledon have gone from tier 9 to tier 4. Wrexham started in tier 5 and currently sit in tier 4 with a good chance of promotion.

[@biatch1966]

Ryan looks sensational in corduroy! So proud that he is from my city & country. ❤️ from Vancouver

[@gryphonberlin]

"Wrexham - darn near killed them.." ! Sorry - bad joke some Brits say ... But I must thank The show for the opening message, Britain thanks you.

[@cmel7841]

the show is blowing up, and if you are even slightly interested in the behind the scenes of sports, its GREAT. and there really isn't that much of the actual games on the show. and last i checked we still CANNOT watch the games here in the US, I don't think they have any broadcast yet being the 5th tier of Football. My hope is that they figure that out because I would watch.

[@therealjetlag]

Never been a footie fan, but now a proud Wrexham supporter 🎉

[@tamugray2650]

i love their doc!!

[@naomibee8881]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Okay, right away, great music! 🎶 💃🏽 🕺🏾

[@zaynabyasin]

So proud to be Welsh! Diolch yn fawr iawn i'r ddau yma!!!!! 💙 Also, Wrexham's now a city... 😄 xxx

[@joesdi]

Really great show today!

[@robinsoncrueso2287]

As a Wrexham lad and with 50 plus years of support.... Dai iwan Ryan and Rob Wrescam FC am Byth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 UTST

[@deadpanfish]

Oh that corduroy suit! Fantastic!

[@peds8345]

WTF... That applause was wild. Love to see it

[@PDVism]

As a European I find it bizarre that your sports teams don't have the rising to a higher or falling to a lower league. If all major teams always play in the league they are in, no matter how well or how bad they do, I can well imagine that there is lots of backroom dealings making sure that some of the 'lesser' teams take a dive.

[@sethp26]

Well the worse team usually loses anyway, so if that does happen it's well hidden and doesnt really matter lol

[@LuxLisbon26]

As an American I can only apologize for how this infected European football with the proposal of the evil super league....and for the repeated use of the word soccer

[@sethp26]

@@LuxLisbon26 brits created the word soccer lol

[@DiustheZ]

They'd make more money having the better team taking a dive.. the odds on the "lesser" team would be greater because they're "lesser" so the better team would need to lose.

[@emilydavison2053]

@LuxLisbon I thought Real Madrid wanted the super league - they are massively in debt. Anyway, defeating the super league became something all fans joined together in, and is almost a point of pride now.

[@BrilliantBuffoons]

The band playing Bernard Right, Spinnin from 1981! Yo I want more of that!!!

[@TXnine7nine]

6:55 Stephen’s like “you sure about that?” 😂

[@MaitriNancyLivingCoCreatively]

Shameless. Love them. Good will abounds. Go Rex ham. Go Wales. Irish here. I've watched. Bless you guys. Grow big. 💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@kevinngo1734]

ooooOOOOOOOO I hear y'all in the back with that Skee-Lo!!!!! Every single week I am impressed with Jon Batiste and his band's music selection! Jazz legends

[@dogsgobooom]

They’re really helping a town rediscover it’s pride.

[@bigstevee]

our town always had pride its just more people are seeing it now

[@apatternedhorizon]

Great show so far.

[@ChipCain]

Actual legends.

[@ktinxx]

Avid LSSC watchers will immediatley notice something - these were textbook movie actor entrances!! 👏😂

[@YETTheShow]

I love Welcome to Wrexham - great show.

[@Mark.G475]

It is good. I just watched episode 5 and 6 last night.

[@shannascott1556]

Did anyone else but me think Ryan was Rob & vice versa at first? They are both enchanting!

[@jackson857]

The show is on my list, I'm going to get to it soon.

[@susannet.401]

😊 they always make me smile 😃

[@lindseyryan82]

My family is from Wrexham. Love it there 🥰🥰🥰🧡❤️💛

[@SLYdevil]

GO WREXHAM!

[@Hoop_Headlines]

[Ryan & Rob knock on wood] [Queen dies]

[@evelynmonsivais9430]

I remember that week before it started also......wow.how time flies....🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💥💥💥💥

[@DrSwyts]

All things Philly baby!!! We love you Rob 💕

[@TheWelchProductions]

0:35 The band seamlessly transitioning into “I Wish” by Skee-Lo

[@TheRogueStatesman]

such a wonderful bromance...

[@sheerrossyness6487]

Love the I Wish intro--nice to see Louis and the bad continuing doing fun shoutouts in the music

[@snappo20]

Made me smile - I was expecting Rob to mention it, the band throwing shade at him for being shorter than Ryan! 😂

[@n0tk0sher]

I watched the first 15 minutes of the first episode of Welcome to Wrexham, and forgot I was watching it. I need to go resume right now.

[@prqshn]

To quote Bill Burr and his sex robot segment from Paper Tiger, “I love when they cross their legs”.😆

[@GrantBrown-dq9ut]

The fact that Wrexham just won the championship, makes this more special.

[@ColinPoole]

Rob and James killed the Queen!!

[@robertlee1497]

Corduroy? Bold choice Ryan. Last time i wore that i got beat up.

[@blakebetsworth9869]

In the next Deadpool movie, I think Rob could play "Bob, Agent of Hydra". I'm sure they could make the anti-hero sidekick thing work.

[@tomroberts2135]

This is some Andy Kaufman style stuff, it is unbelievable and great!

[@creatip123]

- rob and ryan bought a soccer team - meh..... - DEADPOOL and some dude bought a soccer team - hot damn, that's interesting... I'm in.....

[@lh2988]

My favorite show 😂

[@funnylookingfoetus]

'Paid in tuberculosis' has to be the funniest expression I've heard in a while.

[@ashleywaner1284]

Well, the knocking on the wood didn't work because the Queen died. 😅

[@JAppJohnAndrewPatrickPeters]

RYAN! you owe us at LEAST 4 more Deapools!! get on that shat! lol

[@barrythatcher9349]

I loved to be fly on the wall when Ryan told Blake that he's brought a football team.

[@JAppJohnAndrewPatrickPeters]

@@barrythatcher9349 lol right

[@kingace6186]

Now that was a very warm welcome.

[@TraceyOfficial]

THIS makes me happy

[@TheCommonSenseForRegularPeople]

As a football and Ryan Reynolds fan, I have started following Wrexham too.

[@henryhall298]

best part of this was you know some part of the pitch was rob going just think about the talk shows dude!?

[@Webster132]

Ryan looks like a GIANT next to him.

[@LoverOfBellies]

Also Wrexham is now a city I believe ✌🏻

[@TK-yh4hn]

These guys probably get into so much trouble 😅🤩😍💗💗💗. Fun trouble 😂!

[@nicholasgarcia6402]

dude!!!! the band played “Think Twice” by Donald Byrd, one of the all time greatest jams!! Heck ya!

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

Welcome to Wrexham is one of the best docuseries on tv right now. If you watch and don't root for that town and it's team, you are a robot.

[@pmbluemoon]

Me, from Virginia MN, thinking "How cute, 50,000 people is a small town 🤣" My town is around 8,000.

[@BadgerUKvideo]

To be fair it's now officially a city as of 01/09/22 (09/01/2022 for those not in "rest of world").

[@BadgerUKvideo]

@Peoples Republic of Ninj They stopped the cathedral thing when I was young. I think it was roughly 20 - 30 years ago. I'm going to say 1990 ish. You might be getting confused with The City of London and London, the city. The reason for The City of London being a city in it's own right is to allow for differing legal/ financial frameworks. edit: Just googled it. I was incorrect. It was 1889 when they stopped the cathedral thing. I must have got confused with when they made Rutland a county.

[@BadgerUKvideo]

@Peoples Republic of Ninj Errrrr. The government website says it's a city. ONS says it's a city. Wikipedia says it's a city. Humans call it a city. What source are you using? I thought the government website and ONS were the official sources. Is there a legal document that supersedes those two? edit: just googled it and the Queen raised the London borough to the tile of city in December 1963. I'm not aware of a higher authority than the Crown itself. Are you absolutely sure? edit: edit: I've found the legislation upon which she made that decision. It's the London Government Act 1963 (passed on 31st July) and it looks like that was the template they used for "Greater Authorities" or whatever we call them. I've got to be honest though, I studied UK politics years ago. I'm certainly no where close to an expert at this point and don't have time to read through the law specifically at the moment.

[@musicloverlondon6070]

@@BadgerUKvideo I'm British but you've found out more than I knew! 😊 Tbh I believe most people think of London as a city but often refer to it colloquially as 'London town'. It encompasses 'The City' of London (another colloquialism for the financial district) and The City of Westminster (with its cathedral). I don't know about the technicalities of the three areas these days but I think it's safe to say that the whole of London is a city in reality, if not on paper. 😊👍

[@BadgerUKvideo]

@@musicloverlondon6070 Yeah, same. I don't think there's even a point in thinking if "The City" unless you're a finance guy or a tourist.

[@johaniffsofiz]

When "google it" is the sincere answer...