Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds has criticised the National League for its “truly baffling” failure to contemplate permitting golf equipment to stream dwell matches domestically and internationally.
Reynolds, the co-owner of Wrexham together with fellow actor Rob McElhenney, had hoped to capitalise on the membership’s present Disney+ documentary by making video games accessible to a worldwide viewers.
But in response to Reynolds and Wrexham, National League officers have uncared for to pursue a plan to open talks with BT, who at the moment personal the rights to the competitors within the UK, about potential streaming.
Reynolds wrote to his 20 million Twitter followers: “After months of maximum effort, the decision (through inaction of the @Vanarama National League) to not allow domestic/international streaming of matches of Wrexham and the other clubs in the league is truly baffling.
“Depriving every team in our league the chance to expand the fanbase while adding to league revenue benefits everyone. This is a spotlight and a chance and we ask the @TheVanaramaNL to take it.”
Wrexham, who stated that they had first raised the difficulty of streaming in April 2021, added in a membership assertion: “On August 23, 2022, the club asked that the board of the National League approve an approach to BT, to secure consent for Wrexham to stream the now sold-out game against Gateshead.
“Unbelievably, the request hasn’t even been considered by the board of the National League yet, never mind a decision made.
“The club feels let down and can only assure fans, both new and old, that we have done everything we could to provide the opportunity to watch the game live, both in the UK and overseas.
“We will continue to push, to ensure that all clubs can stream games, not just Wrexham AFC.”
The National League was contacted for remark.
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