Wrexham’s Hollywood co-owner Ryan Reynolds described soccer as a “soul-deadening”, “evil” and “beautiful” recreation after watching his membership in motion for the primary time at Maidenhead.
Reynolds and fellow actor Rob McElhenney accomplished their takeover of the membership in February.
The pair made their much-awaited first look at a Wrexham recreation at Maidenhead United’s York Street.
They watched on as 10-man Wrexham misplaced 3-2 after combating again from 2-0.
The actors have been accompanied by a crew filming an access-all-areas documentary, Welcome to Wrexham.
Regardless of the outcome Deadpool star Reynolds appeared to get pleasure from his first style of British soccer as he shared pictures from the National league game on his Instagram.
He wrote: “Soccer is a staggering, heartbreaking, beautiful, tommy-gun of soul-deadening, evil and wonder and I am by no means sleeping once more ever, ever.”
Up till now Reynolds and McElhenney, each primarily based within the US, had been restricted to watching Wrexham matches on streams as a result of filming commitments and the pandemic.
However the actors attended a primary recreation that had loads of drama, with Wrexham falling behind to 2 targets after 22 minutes earlier than having a participant despatched off.
Wrexham fought again to stage at 2-2 earlier than Maidenhead’s Josh Kelly scored a objective that ensured there could be no fairytale ending on this event, with the house aspect successful 3-2.
Wrexham supervisor Phil Parkinson had been informed beforehand that the membership’s co-owners could be current however neither he nor the gamers met with the pair forward of the sport.
“They flew in they usually have been making an attempt to maintain a low profile however I think about it is pretty troublesome to be low profile they usually allow us to get on with it,” Parkinson stated.
“We sit up for assembly them later within the week.
“I am actually upset for them that we’ve not been capable of come away with at the very least a draw. However that is soccer. It may be a brutal trade.”
Wrexham fan Andy Gilpin stated he was “gobsmacked” to see the Hollywood homeowners within the stands and that their look had given the followers “a lift”.
“There’s media hype after which there’s exhibiting up at Maidenhead away which is not the kind of Hollywood entrance actually, it is a very low-key floor, and to see two Hollywood stars there in the course of the house stand, we have been simply gobsmacked, you realize,” he stated.
“It is fairly a press release to return right here to Maidenhead away and honest play to them for doing that.”
Free Man star Reynolds and It is All the time Sunny in Philadelphia creator McElhenney revealed their curiosity in shopping for the north Wales membership, the third oldest skilled membership on the planet, in September 2020.
Wrexham Supporters’ Belief members voted overwhelmingly to again the takeover two months later after the pair made a web-based presentation to followers.
The membership had been beneath fan possession since 2011 following a troublesome decade which noticed them enter administration and lose their place within the Soccer League in 2008.
Wrexham supervisor Phil Parkinson has stated Reynolds and McElhenney recognise the “huge potential” of the membership.
Reynolds and McElhenney invested a right away £2m in Wrexham after finishing their takeover, with their ambition mirrored by plenty of notable signings – plus the appointment of Parkinson – over the previous few months.
Reynolds said in November 2020 that the intention was to show Wrexham right into a “world pressure”.
Nonetheless, Wrexham have had a blended begin to the 2021-22 season and are eleventh within the Nationwide League following the defeat at Maidenhead.
Wrexham face Torquay United on the Racecourse Stadium on Saturday, 30 October.
