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Revealed: What Wrexham’s Hollywood owner Rob McElhenney told goal-scoring goalkeeper Mark Howard after outlandish knockout round strike at TST 2024

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Howard scored a brilliant goal in the TST 2024 seven-a-side tournament which prompted disbelief from fans and co-owners alike. Howard, usually spotted between the sticks for the Red Dragons, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-lessons-paul-mullin-wrexham-goalkeeper-mark-howard-scores-tst-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-arthur-okonkwo-deal/blt4b10fc74a4a294af#cs02f507ffc87701fe" target="_blank">thumped home an effort </a>that took Wrexham into the last 16. McElhenney then sent Howard a message after the game congratulating him on the effort.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">What a way to win it 🔥 Mark Howard’s second goal in as many games sends the Wrexham Red Dragons into the Round of 16 👊 🔴⚪️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WxmAFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WxmAFC</a> <a href="https://t.co/IDwU8l6BnZ">pic.twitter.com/IDwU8l6BnZ</a>— Wrexham AFC (@Wrexham_AFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wrexham_AFC/status/1799226793653903459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

In an exclusive interview with GOAL, Howard revealed: "I heard from Rob last night - he sent me a text saying 'I can't believe you scored a goal,' so hopefully he will text or call me again.”

WHAT HOWARD SAID

Wrexham are taking part in the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/entertainment-baby-tst-2024-is-a-spectacle-and-american-soccer-culture-so-let-s-embrace-it/blt9284ba60fc9e688c" target="_blank">TST 2024 tournament in the United States</a> this summer. The tournament includes current and former players alongside celebrities and has seen Wrexham reach the latter stages. Howard will be relishing the chance to add yet another goal to his tally in the tournament after notching two in two games.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The Red Dragons will return to League One for the first time since 2005 next season <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/wrexham-promotion-league-one-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-forest-green-rovers-mk-dons-barrow/bltc8ffdccfc813e664" target="_blank">following promotion from League Two</a>. Wrexham ensured back-to-back promotions as they went up in the automatic spots, behind league winners Stockport County.

WHAT NEXT FOR WREXHAM?

Revealed: What Wrexham’s Hollywood owner Rob McElhenney told goal-scoring goalkeeper Mark Howard after outlandish knockout round strike at TST 2024 | Goal.com

Wrexham’s goalkeeper Mark Howard has revealed the text message that the club’s co-owner Rob McElhenney sent him after TST stunner.