{"id":365528,"date":"2025-08-22T20:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/365528\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T20:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:42:11","slug":"rob-mac-details-classy-wrexham-gesture-ahead-of-sheffield-wednesday-legend-says-its-fantastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/365528\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Mac details classy Wrexham gesture ahead of Sheffield Wednesday, legend says it&#8217;s &#8216;fantastic&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Wrexham have made a touching gesture ahead of their meeting with Sheffield Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Dragons\u2019 second home league fixture of the campaign is due to take place on August 23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/news\/sheffield-wednesday-manager-henrik-pedersen-gives-verdict-on-fantastic-josh-windass-after-wrexham-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrexham play Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> in a 3pm BST kick-off and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/match\/efl-pundits-share-painful-wrexham-vs-sheffield-wednesday-score-prediction-upset-the-narrative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phil Parkinson\u2019s side are predicted to win<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the potential outcome of the fixture has become a sidenote in the last day or so.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/news\/ryan-reynolds-faces-backlash-as-fans-left-disappointed-ahead-of-wrexham-vs-sheffield-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrexham were criticised ahead of Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> for not allowing the Owls\u2019 Supporters Trust to bring banners into the ground as part of the protest \u2013 a decision that has since been walked back by the club.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1251431606-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rob McElhenney during Wrexham v Notts County - Vanarama National League\" class=\"wp-image-37183\" \/>Photo by Matthew Ashton \u2013 AMA\/Getty ImagesRob Mac shares Wrexham gesture to Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/news\/wrexham-confirm-u-turn-on-controversial-sheffield-wednesday-decision-after-pressure-from-ex-owners-and-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrexham released a statement on the protest<\/a> issue, confirming that Wednesday fans can now hang a banner in the away end.<\/p>\n<p>It came after fans and the Dragons\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/news\/statement-issued-by-former-wrexham-owners-as-ryan-reynolds-and-rob-macs-club-make-wrong-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supporters Trust sent messages<\/a> to their club expressing their disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>Now, co-owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/tag\/rob-mcelhenney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rob Mac<\/a> has detailed the classy gesture made by his club going into the match.<\/p>\n<p>In response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrexham<\/a> fans being encouraged to join in with the Sheffield Wednesday protest by wearing their old gold kit, Rob has confirmed that any profit made on the old away shirts until Monday will be donated to the SWST.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u201cThere are 10k more gold shirts available. The profits from any gold shirt purchased between now and Monday will go to Sheffield Wednesday ST #upthetownS\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wrexham legend responds to Rob Mac<\/p>\n<p>After a day of criticism, Wrexham are now being praised for the gesture.<\/p>\n<p>Club legend Mickey Thomas reacted to the tweet by writing: \u201cThat\u2019s fantastic Rob.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That\u2019s fantastic Rob\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mickey T (@therealMickeyT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealMickeyT\/status\/1958950088044421485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>A number of fans showed their support as well. One wrote: \u201cThanks Rob, really appreciated. We are all one in football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201cWrexham owners doing more to help understand fans of Sheffield Wednesday in 10 minutes than the owner of Sheffield Wednesday has done in 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@RMcElhenney class act. Us Wednesday fans can only dream of owners that Wrexham have. Not only looking after your own club but supporting other footballing communities like ours too,\u201d a third stated.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wrexham have made a touching gesture ahead of their meeting with Sheffield Wednesday. 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