Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are good sports activities about shedding cash from Wrexham Football Club — not less than they’re attempting to be.
“Let’s talk about how much money we’re losing,” McElhenney, 46, joked throughout an episode of Welcome to Wrexham, which premiered on Tuesday, October 31. Reynolds, 47, reiterated his cochairman’s sentiment.
Humphrey Ker, the chief director of Wrexham AFC, initially didn’t share a quantity, telling the duo it was “loads” of cash.
“Quantify loads for us,” Reynolds responded. Shaun Harvey, Wrexham Advisor to the Board, estimated it was over £10 million (which converts to greater than $12 million).
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“I’m gonna go throw up,” Reynolds quipped upon listening to the precise determine.
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Harvey defined that if the duo had been to promote Wrexham AFC at this second in time they’d get “far more” than £10 million.
“I think that’s the actual realistic metric,” he defined. McElhenney replied, “Let’s just say we’re in it for the rest of our lives. At what point do I get paid?”
Harvey went on to say that Wrexham’s promotion to a better league would permit them to become profitable. (Spoiler alert — Wrexham AFC was promoted to the English Football League in April for the primary time in 15 years.)
“The value that’s coming from the global appeal we’ve been able to create is going to offset those additional costs that we’ve created,” Harvey continued. “The biggest thing that’s going to change on promotion … people can see the value of Welcome to Wrexham. They can see the value of the profile that’s being built. That’s when the additional sponsorship revenue can be generated.”
Elsewhere within the episode, followers watched as Wrexham went up towards their largest rival, Notts County.
After a recreation filled with “edge-of-your-seat s—t” — per Reynolds — Wrexham beat Notts County 3 to 2.
“Big man just earned his wage,” McElhenney instructed the digicam after goaltender Ben Foster saved the workforce’s win by blocking a penalty kick. Reynolds added, “We’re the best in the league.”
They additionally each agreed to “kiss Ben Foster on the mouth.”
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The Wrexham cochairmen additionally famous that watching the win was the “greatest moment” of their total lives. (“Aside from my family, which I’m required to say,” Reynolds joked.)
Reynolds and McElhenney had been additionally awarded the Freedom of the Borough Award from the Wrexham council. The It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star famous that this was an “incredible honor” when accepting the award.
“One of the great things about football is that it’s a great unifier. I’ve been able to forge these connections between people who live all the way across the world,” he continued. “I’m truly honored and blessed to have been accepted into this community.”
New episodes of Welcome to Wrexham premiere Tuesdays on FX.
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