{"id":179121,"date":"2025-06-12T19:20:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/179121\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T19:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:20:22","slug":"birmingham-city-announcement-shows-ryan-reynolds-and-rob-mcelhenneys-wrexham-are-still-levels-above-tom-brady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/179121\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham City announcement shows Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney&#8217;s Wrexham are still levels above Tom Brady"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Birmingham City and Wrexham have formed quite the rivalry over the last 12 months and are once again set to go head-to-head in the Championship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite finishing below them in the League One table last term, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/news\/wrexham-get-one-over-on-tom-bradys-birmingham-city-after-24-25-rankings-highlight-meteoric-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrexham outperformed Birmingham City<\/a> in one impressive metric in 2024\/25.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Dragons made club history, while the Blues set an EFL points record, notching 111 to win the title ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/tag\/ryan-reynolds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Reynolds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/tag\/rob-mcelhenney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rob McElhenney\u2019s<\/a> side.<\/p>\n<p>The two clubs have formed an interesting rivalry over the last 12 months, and it\u2019s going to continue once the 2025\/26 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/tag\/championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Championship<\/a> season gets underway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/news\/wrexham-fans-will-hate-what-tom-brady-just-said-about-birmingham-city-rivalry-is-bigger-than-ever-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Brady has hit out at Wrexham<\/a>\u00a0in recent weeks, but a fresh announcement from Birmingham shows the club he has invested in remains well behind the Rob and Ryan machine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1252087460-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds celebrate on the pitch after the English National League football match between Wrexham and Boreham Wood\" \/>Photo by OLI SCARFF\/AFP via Getty ImagesBirmingham City 2025 pre-season fixtures<\/p>\n<p>The two teams have become intrinsically linked due to the high-profile nature of their owners.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/news\/wrexham-transfer-target-encouraged-to-make-move-to-rivals-birmingham-city-by-ex-england-ace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrexham and Birmingham want Harry Darling<\/a>, and there is sure to be much media attention put on their two meetings in the coming campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But it remains clear that while the Blues finished above the Welsh outfit last season, it is Reynolds and McElhenney who have the far bigger global reach.<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham announced another 2025 pre-season fixture on June 12, with the Midlands outfit set to face off with sides such as Burton Albion, Northampton Town, and Port Vale<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Solihull Moors vs Birmingham \u2013 Wednesday 16 July, Damson Park<\/li>\n<li>Burton Albion vs Birmingham \u2013 Saturday 19 July, Pirelli Stadium<\/li>\n<li>Northampton Town vs Birmingham \u2013 Saturday 26 July, Sixfields Stadium<\/li>\n<li>Port Vale vs Birmingham \u2013 Saturday 26 July, Vale Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We can now confirm another pre-season fixture, as part of our preparations for the 2025\/26 Championship season. \ud83d\udcc5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 (C) Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCFC\/status\/1933095322546557422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p> Wrexham 2025 pre-season fixtures<\/p>\n<p>While Birmingham are taking on lower-level English sides this summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrexham<\/a>, thanks to the global reach of the club post-takeover, are heading on yet another major tour.<\/p>\n<p>The Dragons have spent the last few years travelling around North America and facing big clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/news\/wrexham-facing-backlash-from-some-fans-as-ryan-reynolds-and-rob-mcelhenney-release-joint-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrexham have announced their pre-season tour of Australia<\/a> will take place next month.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Friday July 11 \u2013 Melbourne Victory vs Wrexham AFC (Marvel Stadium, 7.30pm AEST) <\/li>\n<li>Tuesday July 15 \u2013 Sydney FC vs Wrexham AFC (Allianz Stadium, 7.30pm AEST) <\/li>\n<li>Saturday July 19 \u2013 Wellington Phoenix vs Wrexham AFC (Sky Stadium, 5pm NZST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Birmingham and Wrexham will continue to be compared over the coming year, but no matter what happens in the upcoming Championship season, Rob and Ryan will always have a much bigger global appeal than Birmingham and Brady.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Birmingham City and Wrexham have formed quite the rivalry over the last 12 months and are once 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