{"id":287503,"date":"2023-09-13T18:35:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T18:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=287503"},"modified":"2023-09-13T18:35:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T18:35:05","slug":"reynolds-mcelhenney-say-wrexham-were-fd-without-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/reynolds-mcelhenney-say-wrexham-were-fd-without-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Reynolds &amp; McElhenney say Wrexham were &apos;f****d&apos; without promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney admit Wrexham were &#8216;f****d from a financial perspective&#8217; if they didn&#8217;t get promoted from the National League last season<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reynolds and McElhenney have revealed the financial situation of Wrexham\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The co-owners admitted the club were &#8216;f****d&#8217; if they didn&#8217;t gain promotion\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off &#8216;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have admitted that their side were &#8216;f****d&#8217; if they did not seal promotion from the National League last season.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Parkinson&#8217;s men finished top of the league, securing their place in League 2 for the 2023\/24 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was not as easy as they would have hoped as they faced a tough battle with Notts County before eventually seasling the title.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the new Series of Welcome To Wrexham, which is available to watch on Disney Plus, the co-owners lifted the lid on how important promotion was to them.<\/p>\n<p>McElhenney said:\u00a0&#8216;From a financial perspective, if we do not get promoted this year, we are f*****&#8217;, to which Reynolds replied, &#8216;Yep, f***&#8217;.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/18\/75395799-12514753-image-a-2_1694626510616.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have admitted that their side were &#8216;f****d&#8217; if they did not seal promotion last season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/18\/75395797-12514753-image-a-3_1694626523794.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Phil Parkinson&#8217;s men finished top of the league, securing their place in League 2<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/18\/75395795-12514753-image-a-4_1694626530763.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Reynolds and McElhenney lifted the lid on their promotion push, discussing the club&#8217;s financial situation<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The pair continued to discuss their promotion season, with Hollywood star Reynolds saying:\u00a0&#8216;We&#8217;re heavily invested in building this club, the stadium itself, and if we don&#8217;t get promoted this year, the club is completely, totally and wholly unsustainable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So its really ratcheted up the pressure, not just for us but for the players on the field, the people in the community. This year we have to get promoted.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>McElhenney jumped in as he agreed with the point, doubling down on the sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If our goal from the very beginning was not just to win, not just to help bring some hope and optimism to the town, but to build a sustainable business, something that can continue long after we&#8217;ve gone,&#8217; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For us to put them in a position where if they don&#8217;t get promoted this year, that they are no longer sustainable in any real way, is counter to what our original promises were.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Parkinson&#8217;s Wrexham sit 7th in the League 2 table after three wins, three draws and a loss in their opening seven matches.<\/p>\n<p>They will be hoping that they can put together a good run of form to challenge at the top end of the table this year as they eye back-to-back promotions.<\/p>\n<p>Notts County, Wrexham&#8217;s rivals from last season, sit second in the league &#8211; and we could see the pair pull off incredible promotions this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12514753\/Ryan-Reynolds-Rob-McElhenney-Wrexham-League-Two-promotion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney admit Wrexham were &#8216;f****d from a financial perspective&#8217; 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