Welcome to Wrexham, season 2 review: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney front this vapid advert masquerading as a sports documentary
1 year, 3 months ago

Welcome to Wrexham, season 2 review: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney front this vapid advert masquerading as a sports documentary

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Enter, then, actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds – the latter of whom is Canadian-born, but now as American as apple pie and air conditioning – dispatched from the comfort of their Hollywood homes to save Wrexham AFC, a historic British football club on the brink of extinction. Back now for its second season, which charts the club’s successful bid for promotion, the Disney+ documentary Welcome to Wrexham is possibly the most lavish PR stunt in the history of celebrity culture. “If this was happening to one of our rivals,” a local supporter muses, in a moment of reflection, “we’d hate it.” Because Wrexham, with their shiny documentary, have been able to convince players like Elliot Lee and Jordan Tunnicliffe to drop down the divisions to play for them. “I don’t know how you don’t root for a town like Wrexham,” Reynolds argues, introducing a sickly roll call of supporters from clubs like Bolton Wanderers and Dagenham & Redbridge who praise the Wrexham project.

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Reynolds gives Wrexham locals early Christmas gifts and watches team play with famous guests
1 week, 2 days ago
Brady's bunch takes the spoils in season's first 'Hollywood derby'
3 months ago
Brady's bunch takes the spoils in season's first 'Hollywood derby'
3 months ago
The story of Wrexham’s 2024 U.S. tour: More rest, more excitement, more progress
4 months, 3 weeks ago
‘Wrexham’ owner, Phillies fanatic McElhenney enjoys ties to baseball’s top team this season
5 months, 1 week ago
Dear Tom Brady and Birmingham… this is what you can learn from Wrexham
7 months ago
Wrexham announce squad for $1MILLION tournament in USA where they could face Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund...or even a team managed by Sergio Aguero
7 months, 1 week ago
Ryan Reynolds reveals 'serious business' Wrexham must deal with after promotion... but makes gaffe while trying to take aim at the NFL
7 months, 1 week ago
How Wrexham transformed under Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds
7 months, 3 weeks ago
‘Welcome to Wrexham’ returns for a ‘nail-biter’ season, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney say
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham schedules three games in US and Canada in July
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Wrexham are still targeting the Premier League – but how can they afford it?
8 months ago
Is the Wrexham ‘fairytale’ good or bad for football?
8 months, 1 week ago
Ryan Reynolds celebrates ‘ride of our lives’ as Wrexham gains promotion to English 3rd division
8 months, 1 week ago
Owning Wrexham is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Club owes its celebrity owners more than $11M
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Wrexham journey looks so good Boyzone want Chorley to follow us – Phil Parkinson
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Wrexham’s Hollywood owners revel in the team’s latest big win in FA Cup
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham riding a wave of euphoria in charge through English soccer leagues
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to Wrexham’s biggest heroes are neither the A-list owners nor the players
1 year, 3 months ago
Welcome to Wrexham season 2: Release date, trailer, how to watch &more
1 year, 4 months ago
Why Wrexham can’t bank on another Hollywood ending
1 year, 4 months ago
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney criticised for Wrexham flying to away matches
1 year, 4 months ago
Extraordinary – Wrexham director says reception in US has exceeded expectations
1 year, 4 months ago
Wrexham opens US tour with 5-0 loss to Chelsea
1 year, 5 months ago
Wrexham vs Chelsea: The $20m match attracting fans from all 50 U.S. states
1 year, 5 months ago
Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham is on its way to the United States after being given the Hollywood treatment
1 year, 5 months ago
Wrexham FC: How Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney came to buy a club they’d never heard of
1 year, 5 months ago
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney love that Wrexham moved up. They love that town more
1 year, 6 months ago
What to expect from Wrexham’s most important transfer window under Reynolds and McElhenney so far
1 year, 6 months ago
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney warned to avoid ‘circus’ over Wrexham signings
1 year, 6 months ago
Wrexham’s new sponsors demonstrate why the TV show is ‘their biggest commercial asset’
1 year, 6 months ago
Wrexham paints town red with open-top bus parade after promotion to EFL
1 year, 7 months ago
Wrexham fans: What Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have done means everything
1 year, 7 months ago
Reynolds and McElhenney owned Wrexham’s party goes on in Wales and maybe Las Vegas, too
1 year, 7 months ago
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney insist they won’t lead Wrexham transfer plans
1 year, 7 months ago
EFL extends a welcome to Wrexham
1 year, 7 months ago
EFL extends a welcome to Wrexham
1 year, 7 months ago
EFL extends a welcome to Wrexham
1 year, 7 months ago
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney ‘serious’ about Gareth Bale playing at Wrexham
1 year, 7 months ago
Reynolds, McElhenney make audacious Wrexham offer to Bale
1 year, 7 months ago
FAW chief hails Wrexham’s Hollywood owners for changing Welsh football forever
1 year, 7 months ago
‘Sky's the limit’: Wrexham not worried about spending caps after fairytale return to EFL
1 year, 7 months ago
Wrexham seals promotion to English Football League with blockbuster win
1 year, 8 months ago
Wrexham promoted to League Two as owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney watch on
1 year, 8 months ago
Wrexham seal long-awaited Football League return in front of Hollywood owners
1 year, 8 months ago
Wrexham vs Boreham Wood LIVE: Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney and Paul Rudd in attendance as Red Dragons seal promotion to EFL
1 year, 8 months ago
Wrexham earns promotion on wild journey under Ryan Reynolds
1 year, 8 months ago
Timeline of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ownership of Wrexham
1 year, 8 months ago
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's soccer team wins promotion to professional league
1 year, 8 months ago

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