Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney On ‘Welcome To Wrexham’ And Buying A Soccer Team

Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney On ‘Welcome To Wrexham’ And Buying A Soccer Team | Sports Illustrated

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Жыл бұрын

Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) bought Wrexham AFC, one of the oldest soccer clubs in the world, and their journey to turn the team around is being captured in ‘Welcome To Wrexham.’ The actors-turned-owners sat down with Sports Illustrated to discuss the docuseries ahead of the premiere on FX.
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@SportsIllustrated Жыл бұрын

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@markthomasjones9520 Жыл бұрын

WREXHAM FC FAN for 47 year fair play these 2 are brilliant for what they have done for our town you won't get better owners than R@R 🐑🐑🐑🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️

@karenmay2063 Жыл бұрын

Exactly you are so fortunate. These guys are so supportive of Wrexham AFC & are ready to discover more the game & take interest in the City. Swansea City’s 2 American owners should take note of whats happening in Wrexham

@markthomasjones9520 Жыл бұрын

@@karenmay2063 they have helped a disabled supporter get is bathroom adapted also donated 20 thousand for a child to get treatment in the states plus donated to the food bank in Wrexham they are brilliant the town is bouncing now they are here

@jayhughes162 Жыл бұрын

Think they are benefiting wales as a whole they've done more for Welsh independence than we have ourselves, and have used their platform to tell the world we are a seperate country

@tobytaylor2154 Жыл бұрын

@@jayhughes162 Trust Nicola Sturgeon to speak up 😂

@evenflowsteven Жыл бұрын

Loved the “Gareth Bale wasn’t an option?” at the end. 😂

@sniperreddragon2782 Жыл бұрын

The amount of love for these 2 over here is unbelievable.

@JuzTroublez 11 ай бұрын

These two never miss. Even answering the Messi/Ronaldo question…they made it about size and not the ability of the players so people don’t get upset. And then Ryan Reynold at the end asking if Bale was an option as a nod to the Welsh. These two are MASTERS of public image.

@hikerwoody182 Жыл бұрын

right from the start Wrob and Wryan seemed to understand the city of Wrexham, it's gonna be an awesome journey 🙌

@thecallawaykid1763 Жыл бұрын

This is bonkers, I remember watching the mighty Wrexham.. about 4 years ago playing Dover or Ebbsfleet🤔. On a cold November evening with about 2,500 fans!! Got to love the mighty Wrexham!! To selling out the Racecourse… bonkers!

@rjjcms1 10 ай бұрын

But now it' s the Milton Keynes Dons at home in their first fixture back in the Football League next month,followed by Wimbledon away,then back-to-back home games against Walsall and Swindon. I hope I'm not jinxing anything but I think they're set up very well to fly high in the fourth tier upon their return after 15 years away. I expect also-promoted Notts County,who've always been a very up-or-down team,to fare very well next season too. Both have lots of momentum and they have to be doing something very right to notch up over 100 points each in their promotion campaign.

@nicholasxanthis6148 Жыл бұрын

...Gareth Bale isn't an option? Good shout out for the Welsh fans. He's so good on the mic.

@creativitycell Жыл бұрын

Seen 1st 3 episodes, best footy documentary ever! So funny, but still shows the beating heart of Wrexham community...... absolutely brilliant!!! Both Rob n Ryan are brilliantly funny in it......it's fantastic! I'm only watching this n House of the Dragon!! 🙏🤣👍

@alexs6194 Жыл бұрын

it's funny of how amazed are Americans when they learn that you can get promoted or relegated. For us Europeans this is the standard method, without the fear of relegation and the hope of promotion what is the point?

@Nicholascagesmandolin Жыл бұрын

In fact it causes problems in the US system because teams that have no hope of playoffs intentionally down tools to Finnish lower and get better draft picks

@TheLastAngryMan01 Жыл бұрын

It's kinda ironic that Europe is seen as a bastion of socialism by many Americans, yet our sports are quite ruthlessly capitalist. Get relegated from the Premier League and everyone will be taking paycuts, and more often than not, the wealthiest clubs win. But US sports have a lot of competitive measures that to us seem quite socialist, e.g. profit sharing, the draft, publicly funded stadia.

@Ridghost Жыл бұрын

@@TheLastAngryMan01 Very truly, a great irony that American's willfully ignore haha.

@tristanbowman7098 Жыл бұрын

Any real American sports fan should wish for relegation. So many teams are bad on purpose because they only care about the TV and franchise deals.

@TheWojo01 Жыл бұрын

The Lions would be playing peewee football. (I am from the Detroit area)

@lukedennison9216 Жыл бұрын

You'd be surprised how far the English football system goes. I've played in a league that was classed as Tier 16! Just crazy to think that it would be theoretically possible to go from there to EPL 😅

@GreenWitch1 Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen every episode & look forward to another one this Thursday! It’s addictive!! In a good way 😊

@carolineloose2103 Жыл бұрын

Just love these two! up the town ⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🤩

@michaelboltonismydad6675 Жыл бұрын

Just listening to their answers about how the town and the club are linked shows they get it. I think they’ll be great owners. Good luck Wrexham.

@himynameis3664 Жыл бұрын

From everything I've seen about McElhaney, when he gets involved in something he really goes deep into it. Think he learned like the club's history along with Wrexham's. I think he even learned how to say that super long town name with like zero vowels

@wrexhamtillidie3641 Жыл бұрын

Up the town that you Ryan and rob for bringing back the spirit of the town

@albnorragibi Жыл бұрын

They both know ball since they picked Messi 🐐🔥

@harreetteB477 Жыл бұрын

I’m all in for European Football !

@dj8698 Жыл бұрын

Legends

@joybie07 Жыл бұрын

Best sport in the world!

@jamesgardner6707 Жыл бұрын

Love the show so far. Gives me Ted Lasso vibes and as we wait for the next season to come out this is a great filler

@pauldowner1 Жыл бұрын

What is the show please?

@jamesgardner6707 Жыл бұрын

@@pauldowner1 Welcome to Wrexham

@zippybungle2749 Жыл бұрын

Did they just tease Gareth bale to Wrexham

@steffnic88 Жыл бұрын

Could Messi or Ronaldo or both end up at Wrexham 🤔 we do live in strange times.

@alltownarentwe3297 Жыл бұрын

No, but you could end up with Fred

@spikedodson3194 Жыл бұрын

🔥

@WithmeVerissimusWhostoned Жыл бұрын

0:50 onwards tells me all I need to know about their intentions... the way he talks about losing/relegation first and then follows it up with winning/promotion is an indication of them wanting to bring the club up to higher leagues... it's a good business model after all, buy a low tier club, refine it into a high tier one, profit.

@dalemaugham4443 Жыл бұрын

Don't think they'll need to worry about promotions and relegations through the leagues. They should concentrate on the league they are stuck in for now. Listening to these two cranks makes our NL title last season that little more sweet.

@gonzalesbuttmuncher8491 Жыл бұрын

u cant possibly compare an NFL game to PL game.. college football, maybe.. but when t comes to german ,italian & especially latin american leagues there is just no rival

@joeyskelton2983 Жыл бұрын

ROB, can you PLEASE use some of this Ryan money to get us a season 3 of The Mick ?!

@Phi1618033 Жыл бұрын

American: "The soccer teams are on the field." Bri'ish: "The football clubs are on the pitch."

@jamesgardner6707 Жыл бұрын

What's the welsch translation? Lol

@Ccccc-mi3tr Жыл бұрын

Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@LCD_GAMES Жыл бұрын

Does buying something older than you make you feel young? I see now why they bought it.

@alainminsart1217 Жыл бұрын

Well you can allways ask Bale, I think he might swap golfbags for his football bags once more if it is at home he can play

@IanEckert1977 Жыл бұрын

My Auntie and Uncle come from the Valleys Boys and Germs...

@finlaymcmillan4225 Жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who wonders How much drink was involved

@makeitsonumberone1358 Жыл бұрын

Ryan owns his own drink company so yer plenty lol

@ooj316 Жыл бұрын

dumb question - let's say that they're wildly successful and need to update / expand / build a new stadium...what happens to the Racecourse? You can't touch this historical monument. Just curious.

@makeitsonumberone1358 Жыл бұрын

There is plenty of room to expand the stadium, its not like upton park were you couldn't swing a cat

@booradley8895 Жыл бұрын

They are already updating the stadium with a stand which will increase capacity by 5000

@TOTN17 Жыл бұрын

@@booradley8895 The Kop, in the case of The Kop its been condemned in its current form and has to be rebuilt

@nevillehughes3045 Жыл бұрын

Year 2028/29 Man UTD v Wrexham or Liverpool v Wrexham 🤔🤣👍

@Matt_G824 Жыл бұрын

Who at Sports Illustrated OK'd that green screen idea? Terrible...

@ArmyofLove Жыл бұрын

If they want to sign Kevin De Bruyne then just make another film right.

@Milanesa2010 Жыл бұрын

Don't compare the passion and emotional investment between a football fan and Amer football fan. I have never seen grown men crying in American football stadiums. I have seen that in football at every stadium at the end of every season when a club is relegated or wins championship after decades.

@JoshuaC923 Жыл бұрын

Relegation battle and the promotion playoffs is electric

@jamesmongeluzo8016 Жыл бұрын

I can't see supporting a team that I know will never win the league and will also never get a champions league berth. Most European sports leagues are so unequal and unfair. Soccer is perhaps the most extreme, but rugby union, basketball, ice hockey have the same issues, plus other sports too. European sports are so hyper capitalist that it takes the fun away for me. The uniforms are also horrific, it always looks like you're playing for a corporation, you can hardly make out a team name, city, or logo on the uniforms.

@jamesmongeluzo8016 Жыл бұрын

Also, I can't say I've seen fans cry over American Football teams or Canadian Football teams either. I've only really seen grown men cry over baseball teams winning championships. Red Sox and Cubs titles in the last 20 years made a lot of people cry with joy. The White Sox championship too!

@mnb9162 Жыл бұрын

What is their aim?.... Do they expect someone to buy it for 500 million in 10 years?..... Or worse... Start taking dividends? .....Or are they actually a benefactor doing it for fun?..... Its hard to tell.... They are actors afterall.... Interesting to know what they are actually in this for...

@solomchuk Жыл бұрын

"Do not sleep on Ronaldo" - I mean, there are plenty of people who wouldn't mind sleeping on him 😏

@The_SonicPELICAN Жыл бұрын

The problem with American teams in professional sports is that they just up and leave when times are tough.

@ziadkhalaf198 Жыл бұрын

Messi is the GOAT 🐐 🐐

@WidideJong1996 Жыл бұрын

She's beautiful girl ( host ) .

@alltownarentwe3297 Жыл бұрын

and then they get battered by the mighty Spireites COYB

@TheLastAngryMan01 Жыл бұрын

Sean Dyche back at the club? LOL.

@markw6369 Жыл бұрын

You will get battered at our place

@makeitsonumberone1358 Жыл бұрын

Soccer team 🤦‍♂️

@davidmcdonnell767 Жыл бұрын

Its going to work guys!! If you ever need an additional excellent all round match winning baller please let me know as I know someone !!

@Captain_Squig Жыл бұрын

sports illustrated has no more influence. They came late to the dance

@wetguavass Жыл бұрын

Gringos

@jamesgardner6707 Жыл бұрын

You do realize gringos invented the device you are using on a platform developed by gringos on an air wave(internet) developed by gringos. Soooo you're welcome!!!!

@E.L.C. Жыл бұрын

When we have all this $ and bought a team in the fifth league lol just to make a show on fx hahaha

@jamesmongeluzo8016 Жыл бұрын

@Delboy0 Жыл бұрын

Comparing NFL fans to Premier League fans is ridiculous. There isn’t the passion or authenticity in any American sports because you are just supporting a franchise. Football fans are millions times more passionate, smarter inventive with the songs and funny. Even American kids are switching away from American sports now to soccer because it is a real sport with real emotion and not cheerleaders trying to create exciting. Stop forcing American sports into the conversation. American sports are all dying because they are not popular outside of America with the exception of basketball and they were all bad sports that relied on marketing and are not actually fun to watch

@ptech88 Жыл бұрын

Ya sure. They cant give away soccer tickets.

@johnhjenkins3318 Жыл бұрын

You clearly don't know any Philly fans...

@TOTN17 Жыл бұрын

It depends on the Sport, Hockey fans that support Canadian Teams or an American Big 6 team support there teams really well

@Tetrahedragon2 Жыл бұрын

Basketball's Canadian >.>