• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney broke celebrity rule they set themselves

Home> Football

Published 16:58 18 May 2023 GMT+1

Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney broke celebrity rule they set themselves

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney brought in the rule at Wrexham but ended up being the ones breaking it.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have admitted to breaking a celebrity rule they introduced themselves.

The Hollywood pair made a number of promises when they purchased the Red Dragons in February 2021, one of which was a £2 million investment.

Others included increasing Wrexham's global appeal, renovating the Racecourse Ground and improving training facilities.

Advert

But there was one rule that the owners have ultimately ended up breaking and it stemmed from the FA trophy final defeat to Bromley.

Both were in attendance with their respective families and celebrated a last-gasp disallowed equaliser when Jake Hyde's header was ruled offside by the linesman.

Reynolds and McElhenney went mental but had to be told the offside rule by David Beckham, who was sat close to them.

Advert

From that point onwards, the duo made a pact to not have any celebrities present at games, feeling as though they were "bad luck charms".

Image: Alamy
Image: Alamy

However that has been completely abolished, with the likes of Will Ferrell, Charlie Day and Paul Rudd among the big names to have turned up at the Racecourse.

"We had an unofficial rule that we didn't stick to, Ryan after we lost at Wembley last year in the FA Trophy final," McElhenney said on the RobRyanRed - Wrexham AFC Podcast.

Advert

"We decided no more celebrities as they were bad luck charms, but I guess we don't have to worry about that anymore."

Reynolds chimed in: "Yeah, it sort of worked out. Will [Ferrell] saw a great game, I know that. Emma [Corrin] saw an amazing match as well. Glenn [Howerton], Charlie [Day], and Kaitlin [Olson] saw a great one, and then, of course, Paul [Rudd] and Joe Russo saw the one [title-winning game] to end it."

Image: Alamy
Image: Alamy

Day, who starred in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia with McElhenney alongside McElhenney, might not be getting invited back for another game though.

Advert

As revealed by McElhenney on the podcast, the 47-year-old nearly landed himself a police record after drinking alcohol in view of the pitch - completely unaware of the rule prohibiting it being introduced as part of The Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act of 1985.

Plenty of celebrities will likely be cheering Wrexham on in the summer as they are playing both Chelsea and Manchester United across the pond in lucrative pre-season fixtures in North Carolina and San Diego.

There's also the small matter of 'The Soccer Tournament', where Wrexham are competing and have even signed up their owners to play.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Wrexham, Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

X

@joshlawless_

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney discover who opponents will be in their Wrexham debuts
  • Wrexham now worth far more than £2 million Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney paid for them
  • Only two Wrexham players featured in the National League Team of the Year despite title win
  • Always Sunny in Philadelphia star risked criminal record during Wrexham AFC game

Choose your content:

20 mins ago
an hour ago
2 hours ago
  • GettyGetty
    20 mins ago

    Newcastle Fans Furious as Anthony Gordon Image Circulates After Liverpool Red

    Gordon was sent off in Newcastle's 3-2 defeat to Liverpool

    Football
  • GettyGetty
    an hour ago

    England's Predicted 2026 World Cup XI From 2021 Has Aged Terribly

    Several players on the list will likely feature for Thomas Tuchel next summer, while others have seen their careers take a different path.

    Football
  • GettyGetty
    an hour ago

    Man Utd Squad 'Shocked' by Ruben Amorim Decision as Dressing Room Feeling Leaked

    Patrick Dorgu admits the squad were left stunned by one summer departure

    Football
  • GettyGetty
    2 hours ago

    Thomas Tuchel Axes England Player From Squad Hours Before Andorra Game

    England face Andorra in a World Cup qualifier at Villa Park

    Football