Wrexham’s return to League One after 19 years away brought Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney out to play as the co-owners flew in to watch the opening day clash with Wycombe Wanderers . It was the first time the Hollywood duo had been at the SToK Cae Ras together for almost exactly a year and they were rewarded with a 3-2 victory, courtesy of goals from Max Cleworth , Jack Marriott and Steven Fletcher . The Athletic casts an eye over some of the talking points from the club’s first game back in the third tier.
Home sweet home for the owners? A little under four years on from their first visit to north Wales, Reynolds and McElhenney being in town for a match is no longer the big event it once was. Nevertheless, there was a noticeable buzz in the pubs and clubs as news spread that the pair had flown in for the club’s 5,000th league match. Joining the pair was Eva Longoria, the former Desperate Housewives star who is a part owner of Mexican top-flight outfit Club Necaxa.
Advertisement Judging by the messages sent to her 10.2 million Instagram followers, the American clearly had a great time. A topic of discussion among the trio may well have been the planned documentary on the LigaMX side that hopes to emulate the success of Welcome to Wrexham .
Reynolds and McElhenney will join Longoria as executive producers on the series after reportedly purchasing a five per cent stake in the club earlier this year, reciprocating a deal that saw some of the Mexican club’s backers take.