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STORY: The goalkeepers and midfielders of the Welsh AFC Wrexham were amazed when Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds asked them to hand in their jerseys in the middle of the press conference marking their promotion to the fourth English division. Although – strictly speaking, the promotion souvenirs already belong to Reynolds – the actor owns Wrexham together with colleague Rob McElhenney. After a win on Saturday, the club can no longer be knocked out of first place. The 158-year-old club faced financial failure several times. In November 2020, Reynolds and McElhenney bought the club after their offer received overwhelming support from the club’s circle of friends. Most of them must have scratched their heads in astonishment at the time. From then on everything began to change for the former mining town, at least in terms of sport. KELLY JONES, FAN “There’s nothing this town wants more than for this club to do better. We’ve all been with this club through thick and thin since we were this big, every single one of us here. And I say To them that today means everything to this city, everything. Absolutely unbelievable.” CLAIRE DENOVAN, FAN “There were ups and downs, we were down in the league and up in the league but Ryan and Rob came in and turned the club upside down, there’s been a lot of money coming into the club , but the support is just incredible. The players are a team. We’ve never had that at Wrexham. We’re delighted that they’re moving up to the new league.” ELLIOTTE REES, FAN “This is the happiest day of my life. I’ve seen Wrexham rise, I’ve waited 15 years. I’m dressed up as Deadpool because I lost a bet. This is the best day of my life. ”