How Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney fell in love with football

How Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney fell in love with football | Tifo Football Podcast

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In a special edition of the Tifo Football Podcast, we chat to Executive Director of Wrexham AFC and star of Disney+ documentary, Humphrey Ker.
Humphrey is the man who introduced football to Rob McElhenney and helped put him on the path to Non-League club ownership with good friend and Hollywood megastar Ryan Reynolds.
Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Seb Stafford-Bloor chat to Humphrey to discover the inner workings at the club and his new found celebrity status following his appearances in Welcome to Wrexham.
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@jamesmufc6634 Жыл бұрын

Joe and Humphrey is like when Ross meets Russ on Friends

@craigo5030 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

@warrbury Жыл бұрын

Or when Alan Partridge met Dan.

@mj200 Жыл бұрын

This comment is amongst my favourites 😂

@Taidgh17 Жыл бұрын

Which is which

@ednicolle2456 Жыл бұрын

best comment ever lad

@twistymcnoggins Жыл бұрын

This is a great interview. Really glad to see the VAR guy in the background not getting involved and just letting the interview run on. Fantastic implementation of the system. Bravo Tifo!

@abeining Жыл бұрын

Haha.😂

@safespacebear Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@freddythef Жыл бұрын

Love JJ’s lovely little smile the moment Humphrey mentions Football Manager

@Adam-lz7sr Жыл бұрын

I would obsessively watch him if he streamed FM on twitch

@coneill20010 Жыл бұрын

Playing it while watching this haha

@Hyde_Hill Жыл бұрын

I would have burst out laughing if he answered Ibrahim Sangare for his dream signing.

@dylanfh1 Жыл бұрын

Its amazing how humphreys energy fits so well with the guys' vibe, really great podcast. I dont why but i get goosebumps hearing about ryan and rob catching the football bug 😁

@matthewjones2271 Жыл бұрын

I’m American and I caught the bug after going to a Tottenham game vs Leicester in 2019 at Wembley. I became obsessed, and I had to learn more about the history and tactics of this game. That’s how I found Tifo. Thank you guys for educating an ignorant American.

@VeteranHedonist Жыл бұрын

Ah you should of come up to Turf Moor to watch the mighty Clarets aka Burnley FC, to see the real, passionate, gritty, no glitz football. 👌☝

@matthewjones2271 Жыл бұрын

@@VeteranHedonist that’s exactly what I’m looking for! I wanna travel thru the United Kingdom and see all the smaller clubs and stadiums.

@VeteranHedonist Жыл бұрын

@@matthewjones2271 There's so much history at the grounds round the UK. Burnley were one of the founding members of the football league. A towns football club is at the heart of the community. It's almost tribal, following your club, through good times and bad. Burnley were one game away from being knocked out of the football league in 1987. We had to win against Leyton Orient and hoped that other matches went our way to stay up. We did it through the skin of our teeth. And now we're top of the championship and it's looking like we're going straight back into the Premier league next season with our unassailable lead. We play Luton away today at 3pm GMT fingers crossed 🤞

@VeteranHedonist Жыл бұрын

@@matthewjones2271 If you ever make it to Burnley, I'll meet you and we'll go for the obligatory few beers before we go on the game and our most famous drink Bene and hot, which is a liquour drink with medicinal properties, that was brought back to Burnley during the first World War off the Benedictine monks in France.

@matthewjones2271 Жыл бұрын

@@VeteranHedonist I’m team Burnley now all the way! Spurs will always be my first love, but reading your passion for the Clarets has me intrigued. And I like y’all’s jerseys.. sorry kits. And Burnley seems like a cold, well loved little city, which reminds me of my city. Good luck today!

@Omar_Little Жыл бұрын

JJ must love talking to Humphrey as a sunny fan. He's worked on the show and his wife Megan is one of the head writers of recent series and a producer/co-host on the sunny podcast. And I have definitely heard JJ say "cut that cut that cut that".

@Adam-lz7sr Жыл бұрын

Where ?

@LordSeth-hf8ew Жыл бұрын

That’s some good facts

@boywifemoder Жыл бұрын

cool bit of tifo lore, yet another reason to love JJ, thanks mate

@ThePheasantPluckerr Жыл бұрын

In going to see the sunny podcast live in dublin next week Megan is a legend

@benturner2727 Жыл бұрын

HIS WIFE IS MEGAN!!

@Bryan_Harding Жыл бұрын

This was quite possibly the best hour I've spent on the internet in quite some time. Thank you!

@PrabhavKhandelwal Жыл бұрын

really feeling this

@Bigturboguy Жыл бұрын

im australian and never watched a game of football until this doco, now im hooked on wrexham and the game. always waiting for the wrexham youtube channel to post current results and highlights.

@gimmibox Жыл бұрын

This was a wonderful podcast, bravo tifo and Humphrey

@tommyberrabe4364 Жыл бұрын

That Wrexham documentary was brilliant! Loved the passion of the fans and what the takeover did for the town! Ryan and Rob are great guys

@thecallawaykid1763 Жыл бұрын

The town is buzzing! It’s only the mighty Wrexham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@thecallawaykid1763 Жыл бұрын

Humphrey comes over incredibly well, great to be apart of my club! It’s only the mighty Wrexham… up the town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@m0nchh Жыл бұрын

this was absolutely wonderful. throughout the pod, i couldn’t help but smile at how sentimental and grounded and, especially, human the whole story around wrexham is, and i think it’s fantastic that we’re able to see how someone on the inside approaches and lives the situation. loving tifo talks, keep up the great works guys!

@HonestDre Жыл бұрын

The documentary got me watching Wrexham weekly. Wrexham fan from Africa.

@Hyde_Hill Жыл бұрын

How can you watch Wrexham weekly?

@jadkinsbayern3 Жыл бұрын

KZfaq highlights. And you can stream audio from their website!

@playboicartiismydad4842 Жыл бұрын

My African brother 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

@brenhyde 2 ай бұрын

@@Hyde_HilliFollow

@themindofben Жыл бұрын

what a sensational interview. tifo continues to be the greatest football thing in the world - better than actual football, even.

@harryharvey8158 Жыл бұрын

greatest thing in the world*

@PirateRadioDude Жыл бұрын

It’s one thing to have two Hollywood actors fully committing their time and money to become co-owners of a football club but to have a comedian committing himself as the executive director/board member is something else. I really love how committed Humphrey is to the club from the get go, when he couldve easily said no and focus on his main job.

@JamesDuffield1 Жыл бұрын

What this shows is that we need more Humphrey's in football. What a genuine, sound, and reasoned guy!

@mrraccoon6264 Жыл бұрын

JJ looks like a lead singer of a band from the early 2000’s

@andyBbuckley Жыл бұрын

Definite McBusted vibe.....

@manksitheblade Жыл бұрын

Anyone notice how similar Joe and Humphrey sound 😂

@franalytics5995 Жыл бұрын

they don't sound alike lol, humphreys voice is much deeper

@freddythef Жыл бұрын

The inflection is very similar, Humphrey bounds between words just like our beloved bovine

@FootballAndSuch Жыл бұрын

@@franalytics5995 they do though lmao

@VaucluseVanguard Ай бұрын

English private school education...... it's why Humphrey has known the Prince of Wales since they went to the same very expensive private schools together.

@dkwhattocallthis4161 Жыл бұрын

Been uploaded for 6 minutes and here I am, but no mention of sebs gates in the intro? Shocked and appalled.

@tomcarter595 Жыл бұрын

Yeah something's defo going on with his gates.

@Liam021 Жыл бұрын

Genuinely starting to get concerned for his gates.

@malachys2146 Жыл бұрын

Loved this podcast as a wrexham fan, Humphery seems really genuine and is great to have him at the club. Great work boys

@VeteranHedonist Жыл бұрын

I remember travelling to Wrexham back in the day to follow Burnley. It's great to see you're getting some good attention and backing.

@jonno212 Жыл бұрын

KZfaq suggested this video as an autoplay and I have stayed and watched the whole thing because it is brilliant. Well done. I especially love the painting of the tech guy in the back you put up. I swear it looks like he's moving occasionally 😂

@CGWW Жыл бұрын

If this didn't come with a video I would be convinced that Humphrey was a character played by Joe their voices sound pretty similar lol

@TtotheCizzel Жыл бұрын

It was a stroke of genius to do this. Pay off the club with the tv money, free exposure and huge fan uptake from the tv show. Pure profit moving onwards and they can continue to invest back into the club if they want

@Ccccc-mi3tr Жыл бұрын

The money goes to the club they can’t just take it out without approval. They’d need to take a dividend

@tadastyle 15 күн бұрын

Look at their financials, the owners are 11 mil plus in the hole

@ryan5752 Жыл бұрын

This is an excellent episode. Absolutely brilliant. Great listen. Keep it up guys

@samhill93 Жыл бұрын

American here, catching the bug as well. Great pod, gents. Regarding the parallels Humphrey drew between the Las Vegas Raiders fandom and in essence, American sports fandom, to that of Wrexham and UK fandom- he is correct in the saying the Raiders fans are the opposite of Wrexham fans. I would add that many fan bases across America are similar to the Raiders fan base. However, I would point to the American Midwest, more specifically the rust belt, in being a massive difference. Along with some others on the east coast. I’m from northeast Ohio and a die-hard Cleveland sports fan. Just like many cities in the rust belt, we have watched the bottom fall out of our industry-rich economy for decades. There were lots of bleak times and nasty winters. But the sports are what tied us all together, good and bad. And let me tell you, as a Cleveland Browns fan, bad doesn’t even begin to describe it. But we are born into the beautiful suffering just like the UK football fans. Cities like Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, etc. are all the same as Wrexham. I would compare Cleveland and Detroit to Wrexham especially, the football organizations and the communities. All have a long history of greatness in a working class town with the most loyal fan bases who eat sleep and breath everything football. Proud of our history, but yearning for something great once again. America might be portrayed one way in Hollywood and the media, but I’m here to tell you now, most of us are working class folks who love their football teams.

@davidfacca8899 Жыл бұрын

The American Midwest ….. truly great people who are loyal to their clubs, and from my personal experience, represent all that is good about the USA. Cheers from 🇨🇦 🏈

@TheCrazyCloon Жыл бұрын

I feel this 100%. From St. Louis.

@Jdkieddj Жыл бұрын

I love this episode, I've watched it like 3 times now. I'm just infatuated with the Wrexham story. And have dived in head first with some FM saves. Super exciting to see what the club can accomplish. Hope success continues.

@jacobreeve5169 Жыл бұрын

Love this podcast, no matter that u guys do on the shows. Love the in depth football analysis and this was an incredible choice of guest. Very interesting. Keep up the good work TIFO team 👍

@greggen63 Жыл бұрын

This was absolutely fascinating and really entertaining. Couldn't stop watching. Great episode.

@conornestor160 Жыл бұрын

Can we make this a weekly podcast? Brilliant stuff

@pl3629 Жыл бұрын

This was really good guys. Nice work, glad to see a lil more of Humphrey. He comes across well in the doco and here.

@scraps7624 Жыл бұрын

Such a great interview, gotta respect owners who have the club's fans as their highest priority

@rvoswald Жыл бұрын

Fantastic interview. Please do more of these!

@ambyth3177 Жыл бұрын

Really good interview, Humphrey sounds like a genuine down to earth guy, the series has some great characters, think series 2 will be a huge hit! Thanks putting Wales on the map!

@WrexhamCookie Жыл бұрын

Loved this. Humphrey is class and an absolute gent. Always approachable at the ground

@benshorthouse2979 Жыл бұрын

My favourite podcast you guys have done so far (Behind the weekly football review)

@heretustay Жыл бұрын

interesting rewatching this now after they've finally secured promotion and won the league. humphrey is a gem, and this podcast ep in particular is really interesting as a snapshot in that team's journey

@Reticulosis Жыл бұрын

This is an amazing episode, I love it. Honestly I can’t get enough of Wrexham AFC, I just bought the package for todays game and will purchase the next 2 games that are left.

@Tomlear99 Жыл бұрын

Da iawn guys fantastic pod brilliant insight from Humphries and fit the vibe perfectly 👏

@Nqwilliams Жыл бұрын

Love the shout out I would be more than happy to play for the club some day!

@johngarrett7861 Жыл бұрын

what an incredible story, looking forward to following their journey through the leagues

@cristianduplaga4387 Жыл бұрын

I just found this interview by chance and it was quite an enjoyable insight of what managing a town football club is like. I specially appreciated the last question, where he mentioned some cases of why some players left or declined the club for just earthly reasons that we almost never consider as fans.

@RedDevilDog1207 Жыл бұрын

Love that you brought Humphrey in to speak direct on the topic instead of speculating for clicks. Well done gents

@ReidGameX Жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT having Humphrey on. Love it.

@scottishtaco0335 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved this pod. Also, Humphrey and Joe would seem like the same person if you were only listening to this lol

@comet28x Жыл бұрын

Humphrey is such a great honest guy

@familydinner1 Жыл бұрын

I love this man. Humphrey you are a treasure!

@trassalane Жыл бұрын

Hello Liverpool Fan: Humphrey - my Granma lived in Bootle. Even after watching WTW and watching every match and being solid with our Welsh Brethren, I didn't understand... now I get the true back story. I'm an American by birth, but lived close to Liverpool growing up... thanks for the adventure, much love from St. Croix, USVI.

@eyedeasneverdie3348 Жыл бұрын

"you're charming in a whoopsie-daisy kind of way" is now my favourite compliment and insult all wrapped in one.

@joannefairclough7960 6 ай бұрын

I adore Humphrey! Humorous, humble, knowledgeable and self effacing, and the most wonderful advertisement for all the values of Wrexham FC, the town and Rob and Ryan. He has only become more valuable to the ethos of the club and the documentary in this second season and in the success of both. A wonderful interview! Thank you!

@TheIrrationalLottery Жыл бұрын

I remember Humphrey from Fast and Loose on BBC2 yonks ago. He was good on it I'm glad he's still doing stuff

@funkdoc2001 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyable listen. Hopefully we get a follow up after this season/ season 2.

@Memme14 Жыл бұрын

Danish TV has a comedy set in a 2nd division proffesional football club called “Sunday”. Named after the player the clum scout/coach brings home from Africa. The club and town are real, the community and types of people who work, play and help out in the club feels real and the main character (Sunday) is played by comedian, writer and co-creator Melvin Kakoosa. It has become so popular that present and former football players and journalists all love to come on for cameos or small roles. Thomas Gravesen (of Everton & Real Madrid:) did one - and was great!

@SirNickyT Жыл бұрын

I'm an American listener/viewer. Both the show and this channel as a whole. Great interview!

@jeffortl4495 Жыл бұрын

This was such a great pod. I'm an American and loved the origin behind the scenes detail

@sinclairgonsalves1418 Жыл бұрын

So candid. Love it

@j1nn88 6 ай бұрын

Only just seen this podcast and so glad to know more of the background to how Rob ended up wanting to buy a football club. 🙂 (Wrexham fan from New Zealand)

@freddie4613 Жыл бұрын

What a guy Humphrey. Defo gonna watch the Wrexham docco now

@elife55 Жыл бұрын

Love the podcast - great content

@ThatsTheCombinationOnMyLudgage Жыл бұрын

@RyanReynolds you should make a humphrey team Jersey! He is so modest and kind. What a great asset and representative of your club.

@Louback33 Жыл бұрын

FYI: Peacock is also how many Americans enjoy the Premier League, as it streams most games. Now I just want Joe's voice say, "Peacock!" when i log in to it

@claireb8675 Жыл бұрын

Loved this episode. Glad Humphrey is a Liverpool fan ❤️

@markjones127 23 күн бұрын

I grew up in Mochdre in Colwyn Bay and there were quite a few Wrexham fans there in the 70's because of Mickey Thomas who was a Mochdre lad too and started his career at Wrexham before going to Utd, who of course returned to Wrexham towards the end of his career and scored that famous freekick against Arsenal in the FA Cup, cementing his status as club legend!

@rainsmakker Жыл бұрын

Great as always!

@Hyde_Hill Жыл бұрын

Watched welcome to Wrexham. Was a fun and interesting series.

@craigbuckland6584 Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest videos on YT

@nathandc2669 Жыл бұрын

What a great Collab guest

@Slaphappy1975 Жыл бұрын

The one hour just flew by. He definitely living the dream!

@CianMcCabe98 Жыл бұрын

Mad to think it was sunderland til I die that inspired the whole thing, watching welcome to wrexham I was reminded so much of STID

@SubjectRandom21 Жыл бұрын

The guy in the background sitting infront of the blue shelves is sitting incredibly still.

@tvgcmma9215 Жыл бұрын

That Humphrey was good on the omorig show fast and loose which had the brilliant interpretative dance

@breenmcgeough806 Жыл бұрын

Great content guys!

@adrianpaull487 Жыл бұрын

so thanks to this i found out about mythic quest its great! Also this show was good which i found from Wrexham... thx

@StealnSoulz105 Жыл бұрын

Great interview! Humphrey is amazing. I wouldnt exactly call myself a Wrexham fan but I definitely keep an eye on them now. Wish it was easier to get the games in the states though

@vickimann3262 Жыл бұрын

Is it on ESPN?

@markjones127 23 күн бұрын

I grew up in Mochdre in Colwyn Bay and there were quite a few Wrexham fans in the area in the 70's because of Mickey Thomas who started his career there before going to Man Utd, he was a Mochdre lad too.

@jamesduncan7521 Жыл бұрын

You guys should do a Tifo / Wrexham collaboration. Thinking sensible Wrexham transfers or get John / JJ to do a post match analysis.

@travismonk2804 Жыл бұрын

Great insightful interview. Wonderful ambassador for wrexham FC. I can tell he's straightforward and that's charming.

@NOHOPHOTO Жыл бұрын

Firstly, great interview with HK. It's clear why he's an integral part of this Wrexham adventure and entrusted wholeheartedly by RR McReynolds. I'm an LA native and huge sportz fan of my city teams. And, I'm a newly minted Wrecsam fanatic who yawned & fast forwarded thru every soccer game I've ever watched. I wasn't invested till now. Everyone of us converts went thru the same transformation as Ryan. UK and other football supporters got the bug when they were 8ish years old. We are doing it as full-blown adults!! Now the WorldWideReds army are watching, listening to every 7am match, injury update, new signing, KZfaq updates, learning chants, planning trips, reading social media posts, etc. The high hopes for Wales and Wrexham AFC are off the Mark Griffiths decibel meter! It's Dodgers, Rams, Lakers, USC & Wrexham till I die! Lol. 🤞🙏❤️👍✌️

@cristianduplaga4387 Жыл бұрын

I dare say... we football fans around the world are nurtured from a far younger age than 8. Anyway, I'm glad you are taking a liking for the beautiful game!

@Bawamba Жыл бұрын

Started to watch episode 1 of Wrexham last night, and was done with episode 18 this morning. Best serie I've watched since SoA and Breaking Bad! I was so hooked, and I'm now a new fan of Wrexham :D Never seer or heard about the club before, but I'm all in on them :D Want season 2 now!

@RedWazzies Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks all!!!

@matkodoris9099 4 ай бұрын

Awesome interview!

@bodidley1 Жыл бұрын

It took me until 32:57 to realise that the guy behind wasn't a picture or a statue 😂

@DESTSO Жыл бұрын

I'm South African and Wrexham is the latest team I support. Love the passion of the owners. 1. Orlando Pirates (SA) 2. Arsenal (ENG) 3. Wrexham (is Wrexham a Welsh fc?)

@eddiel7635 Жыл бұрын

Yes but plays in the English leagues, same as Cardiff and Swansea, which are in South Wales. There is a separate welsh league as well.

@James-tz8qe Жыл бұрын

Notts County v Wrexham this month was one of my favourite games I've been to in years, really interested to see how the title race plays out as both teams look pretty evenly matched and there's a few other teams that could pick up form and really challenge them.

@AM2K2 Жыл бұрын

What about Wrexham vs Notts County?!

@James-tz8qe Жыл бұрын

@@AM2K2 I appreciate it a lot more when I'm in the stadium but another great game, just a shame Notts couldn't get the result

@sheffsteel7 Жыл бұрын

You can see that the US owners at Wrexham finally get "football". Someone who doesn't understand might say "did you enjoy the match". When I watch a match as a neutral then I can enjoy it but watching my team Sheff Utd is like being present at your childs birth and someone asking "did you enjoy it". Enjoy is not really the most appropriate word, often watching my team is an ordeal, it's nerve racking and can be horrible but I'm addicted. They are my family and I stick by them regardless of success or failure.

@gobsmack84 10 ай бұрын

US/Canadian

@JuanCanuck Жыл бұрын

humphrey as a guest is an instant classic

@addrock7695 8 ай бұрын

Great show!!

@MadHatter-cj8bh Жыл бұрын

Great podcast!

@donj1 Жыл бұрын

what a crossover 🔥

@christianhuseby842 Жыл бұрын

The best tifo ever imo

@morever7055 Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal content

@akhillmufc19 Жыл бұрын

The Eton representation is off the charts here Seb must be pleased

@udezekene Жыл бұрын

Loved how candid this conversation was. All the best to Humphrey & the team at Wrexham

@DD-sr9xm Жыл бұрын

Thanks, all super interesting. Can see why R&R tapped Humphrey to be the go-between for the Welsh club and the North American celebrities, and how he has contributed to the overall success. The story is far from over and hope for further promotions and success for the club and the community.

@robstafford8306 9 күн бұрын

Sunderland guy here but Mr. Ker is a nice, genuine and charming bloke.

@huebdoo Жыл бұрын

Canadian, grew up in same part of the country that Ryan did, soccer dominates there for children's sports as winters are milder on Pacific coast side. However for years there was poor adult professional leagues so it stayed mainly a kids sport. We all love the physicality of ice hockey, and find the flopping and diving soccer is known for deplorable. If that aspect was to clean up, you see even more fans created, would love to see Wrexham in Div2 and see how they and hopefully Notts County too.

@Eric-yp7ho Жыл бұрын

Welcome to Wrexham is a great watch

@qsmjah Жыл бұрын

Peacock is the streaming service with all of the EPL games. Joe’s reaction to the branding was a great way to cap the interview. 😂

@iiitechnoduckxx3526 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE NECO WILLIAMS!!!!! BIG SHOUT! I always put him on my FIFA teams 🥹

@RoadsideRoamer Жыл бұрын

The podcast is as great as you'd expect, of course, but can we please talk about how TIFO GOT TALL PAUL AND THE TRANFER HAWK GUY IN THE SAME ROOM?! The stuff of dreams, I tell you!