Ryan Reynolds admits he feels a "bottomless pit of despair" when Wrexham lose but claims co-owner Rob McElhenney tends to experience "rage".
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Next season of Welcome to Wrexham nearsReynolds admits to 'despair' when they loseFellow co-owner McElhenney more ragefulWHAT HAPPENED?
Following Wrexham's promotion to League One, the club are looking forward to releasing the third season of 'Welcome to Wrexham' on May 2 on FX and May 3 on Disney+. Ahead of that, Red Dragons co-owners Reynolds and McElhenney have spoken about how they feel whenever Phil Parkinson's men are on the wrong side of a result.
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Reynolds told Collider: "Well, I mean, I've never really considered ourselves as owners necessarily. It’s more like stewards of the club, but I'll say that when we win it's gotta feel 20% better than anything I've ever felt in my life, and then when we lose, which god forbid, it doesn't happen that often, thank god, but it's a pretty bottomless pit of despair for a little while. Hard to dig yourself out of. I don't know. What's your experience?"
McElhenney replied: "It actually is a good teaching moment for my 13 and 12-year-old because daddy has to go through a moment of being by himself, counting, meditating so that I can be the best version of myself for the rest of the weekend. So, it's a good thing for me to actually have to go through and practice what I'm preaching about fighting through adversity, and sometimes adversity is just being depressed or feeling bad about your team."
Reynolds then chimed in: "When he's feeling that kind of rage if the club happens to lose — again, thankfully rare — he takes it out on my kids, which is sort of an unexpected twist to this fairy tale."
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Regardless of how they feel over a result, the Hollywood actors have helped take the Welsh outfit from the National League to League One in two short years and have seemingly restored the town's pride in Wrexham since taking over as owners in 2021.
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Wrexham are now preparing for life in League One after finishing second in the 2023-24 League Two table. While they short out contract renewals, arrivals and departures, and more, they face Bournemouth, Chelsea, and Vancouver Whitecaps in friendly matches in July.
