Wrexham Eye Hollywood Ending to Cup Campaign

Wrexham’s Hollywood owner is still learning the lingo of English football.

But we don’t need guidance to set the stage for this weekend’s FA Cup match against Second Division Sheffield United.

Rob McElhenney, who co-owns the Five Tier Club with fellow actor Ryan Reynolds, has visited Sheffield and joked that he likes people… Goliath. “

Wrexham are the last team left in the world’s oldest football knockout competition and are 71 places below their opponents in the English football pyramid.

The teams play tomorrow at a packed Wrexham Racecourse in north-east Wales, about 45 kilometers south of Liverpool.

McElhenney said he is still used to English football proverbs like ‘Squeaky time’. It was made famous by former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson when he described a tense moment in the closing stages of a game.

McElhenney says one is his “absolute favorite” so far.

The celebrity owner, who completed the team’s US$2.5 million acquisition in November 2020, may pick up some colloquial phrases if Wrexham can pull off another big FA Cup upset. not.

Wrexham beat second-placed Coventry City 4-3 to reach the fourth round for the first time in 1999-2000.

Canadian Reynolds, who is best known for appearing in the Deadpool movies, said he was “completely speechless” by his team’s win over Coventry after building a 4-1 lead and holding on to the end. ‘ said.

Chris Jones, member of the Wrexham Supporters Trust, said: “There’s a lot of tradition in the FA Cup.

“The atmosphere on the grounds is great. The crowd is always very loud. We have a real advantage when we play the big games,” said Jones.

Wrexham accomplished one of the biggest FA Cup upsets in 1991–92, defeating then-English champions Arsenal in the third round.

Wrexham also reached the quarterfinals during the 1996–1997 season when they were in the third tier.

The club leads the standings in the National League and is seeking promotion to League Two, the fourth tier of English football.

“This is a complete turnaround,” said Jones, crediting Reynolds and McElhenney. “They really do everything they promise. They listen to their fans.”

Wrexham, the world’s third oldest professional club, is tearing down part of its stands and replacing it with a new, expanded seating capacity. Last week, one of the new Kop stands was shattered when a proposed grant was rejected.

British actor Humphrey Carr, executive director of Wrexham, said the news was “deeply disappointing” but said the club had a “plan B”.

“The Cop will rise again. We just need to do it differently than we have planned for a long time. We will do more about it,” he said in a statement on the club’s website.