{"id":52824,"date":"2025-04-26T19:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T19:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/52824\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T19:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T19:00:22","slug":"ryan-reynolds-and-blake-lively-fly-in-for-wrexham-promotion-party-ahead-of-huge-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/52824\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively fly in for Wrexham promotion party ahead of huge game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wrexham could clinch promotion to the Championship if results go their way on Saturday and the club&#8217;s famous co-owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, are in town<\/p>\n<p>14:10, 26 Apr 2025Updated 18:31, 26 Apr 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_GettyImages-2211500269.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney and Blake Lively were in attendance for Wrexham's big game vs Charlton\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney and Blake Lively were in attendance for Wrexham&#8217;s big game vs Charlton(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt\/AMA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Wrexham supremo Ryan Reynolds and his wife, Blake Lively, are among those who have jetted in for the penultimate match of the League One season <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/championship-league-one-relegation-promotion-35111949\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"with a third consecutive promotion on the cardsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">with a third consecutive promotion on the cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Phil Parkinson&#8217;s side are second in the table going into Saturday&#8217;s seismic showdown with fourth-placed Charlton Athletic. And a victory could be enough to seal promotion to the Championship if Wycombe Wanderers fail to beat Leyton Orient in the afternoon&#8217;s early kick-off at Brisbane Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Wrexham have already climbed from non-league to the third tier in successive seasons under the stewardship of Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who has been in Wales for the past few days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">And it now seems as though Reynolds and Lively have joined him, according to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/wales-news\/hollywood-star-blake-lively-posts-31515073\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Wales OnlineLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Wales Online<\/a>. Lively&#8217;s most recent post on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/instagram\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> shows the couple in front of a Wrexham badge with the caption: &#8220;Let&#8217;s go boys @wrexham_afc.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/wrexham-ryan-reynolds-promotion-dream-35119527\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrexham chief identifies one problem that could derail Ryan Reynolds&#8217; promotion dream<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/efl-tranmere-rovers-sam-finley-35120826\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EFL star hit with 13-MATCH ban for &#8216;discriminatory abuse regarding sexual orientation&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Reynolds and McElhenney have won plenty of plaudits for the role they&#8217;ve played in Wrexham&#8217;s renaissance since their takeover in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The former quipped that the stress of a potential third consecutive promotion had given him a stomach ulcer earlier this week at the TIME100 Summit, saying: &#8220;I have, literally, like an eight-inch ulcer in my stomach right now because it&#8217;s the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/wrexham-ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-35123665#comments-section\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Join the debate!<\/a> Do you think Wrexham will go up again today? <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/wrexham-ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-35123665#comments-section\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Let us know hereLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Let us know here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_GettyImages-2207518510.jpg\" alt=\"George Dobson, 15, from Wrexham, celebrates\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Wrexham are looking to seal a third successive promotion vs Charlton Athletic(Image: Kevin Hodgson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It all comes down to the next two weeks. They just can&#8217;t do it easy, like just one year let&#8217;s do it without having receding hairlines all around. We&#8217;re all losing it. Stress [is] killing us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It emerged following Monday&#8217;s huge win over Blackpool that McElhenney had played his part by giving the squad a rousing pre-match speech, with midfielder George Dobson opening up on what was said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_GettyImages-2211494089.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively flew in for Saturday's big game\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Reynolds and Lively flew in for Saturday&#8217;s big game(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt\/AMA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It was unbelievable,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;The Wigan and Bristol Rovers games it maybe looked like we were a tad more cagey than we had been and [McElhenney] just said there&#8217;s no pressure whatsoever, just go back to that 12-year-old boy and play as you would as a kid with your friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It was a really inspirational, motivational speech and the whole group really bought into it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KLOUWbmSQd86jj7ZbbVOHa\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Join our new WhatsApp communityLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Join our new WhatsApp community<\/a> and receive your daily dose of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Mirror<\/a> <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Football<\/a> content. 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