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'The public don't really see!' - Phil Parkinson heaps praise on 'humble' Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney for tackling Wrexham ownership with 'great intelligence'

<p>Hollywood co-owners <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/clubs-nearly-got-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-treatment-revealed-wrexham-director-explains-teams-england-scotland-ireland-missed-out-hollywood-co-owners/bltaa3f4483da43cebd" target="_blank">completed a stunning takeover at SToK Racecourse back in 2021</a>. A remarkable journey has been taken in across the last four years - with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/wrexham-rob-mcelhenney-kaitlin-olson-reacts-history-making-championship-red-dragons/blt339a0e3cacb0cd93" target="_blank">history being made while enjoying three successive promotions</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>A once National League club are now heading to the Championship, with only <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/best-team-world-rob-mcelhenney-dreams-big-premier-league-title-champions-league-ambition-wrexham/blt916464002681607d" target="_blank">one more step needing to be taken in order to reach the Premier League</a>. Reynolds and McElhenney have financed a meteoric rise, while also investing in the local community.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>They are considered to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-wrexham-rivals-jealous-red-dragons-green-eyed-monster/blt0747835915f571b5" target="_blank">break the mould when it comes to ownership teams</a> - particularly those from outside of the UK - and have shown <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/revealed-what-the-boss-wrexham-makes-stunning-mural-the-turf-phil-parkinson-special-journey-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney/bltfae077d2d811091c" target="_blank">unwavering belief in Parkinson and those that are charged with the task of running Wrexham</a> on a daily basis.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Parkinson has said of the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-magic-record-breaking-wrexham/bltdc9ee63d6235391e" target="_blank">job that Reynolds and McElhenney have done</a> in North Wales: “It's a job done with great intelligence from them as people. The public don't really see as much as what we see, the humbleness of them as people and I love it when they're over here because the support they give the lads and myself is second to none. They must think this game is easy!
</p><p>“You look at people who buy football clubs and there's loads of examples recently. I've read what they're saying and I think, 'that's going to be an expensive learning curve for you because it's like any industry'. 
</p><p>“If you go into an industry and you buy a business, you employ people to run that business for you unless you've got great experience, and that's what they've done. They've trusted us and that's been the key element of the success.”</p>

WHAT PHIL PARKINSON SAID

<p>Fans have been given a glimpse of what Reynolds, McElhenney and Parkinson go through in the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary series. That will return for <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/welcome-to-wrexham-season-4-release-date-revealed-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-documentary-league-one-promotion/bltd1b5ef66b387e0b0" target="_blank">Season 4 on May 15, as a dramatic promotion-winning campaign in League One is covered</a>.
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WHAT NEXT FOR WREXHAM?

'The public don't really see!' - Phil Parkinson heaps praise on 'humble' Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney for tackling Wrexham ownership with 'great intelligence' | Goal.com

Phil Parkinson has hailed the “great intelligence&quot; of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as “the public don’t really see” their hard work at Wrexham.

&apos;The public don&apos;t really see!&apos; - Phil Parkinson heaps praise on &apos;humble&apos; Ryan Reynolds &amp; Rob McElhenney for tackling Wrexham ownership with &apos;great intelligence&apos;