Did Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Really Buy a Football Club?

With that in mind, Rob and Ryan put everything they had into the team and the series. “Understanding it [football] and falling in love with Wrexham, the town, the community, the club, the personnel, has changed my life,” Ryan Reynolds shared with The Hollywood Reporter. This team is an underdog in the league, and they needed champions. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney hope to fill that role, and they take it very seriously.