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‘This is an underdog story so powerful’

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
31 October 2021

‘This is

By DAVID RICHARDSON

SUPERSTARS Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds were stood on the damp steps of the Racecourse Ground, huddled by the country’s media, and still this remarkable story seemed barely believable.
It has been a year since the Hollywood actors first showed interest in taking over Wrexham and eight months from when the deal was done.
Restricted to watching live streams of matches in America, ruining takes by celebrating goals on set, their involvement now finally feels real.
McElhenney and Reynolds, famous for their roles in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Games of Thron...

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