Rob McElhenney's co-stars reacted hilariously when meeting Wrexham squad
Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney and his It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-stars were in awe of football players as they attended the 3-0 win over Yeovil Town in April.
Kaitlin Olson, Charlie Day, and Glen Howerton were three of many actors who have graced the Racecourse Ground since McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds' takeover in November 2020. "Why are footballers so handsome?" Howerton asked in a hilarious clip from Welcome to Wrexham. Olson added: "Very, very handsome."
McElhenney then suggested: "Shall we go distract them? Should we go distract the other team? I can see them all over there, looking over here trying to figure out which one of us is Ryan [Reynolds]."
Members of the beloved It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia cast re-connecting at Wrexham has melted the hearts of fans. However, a common demand has been made: "Still gotta convince Danny DeVito to come along!"
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Welcome to Wrexham, like McElhenney's hit US TV show, is popular in its own right. Their first season captured Wrexham's heartbreaking failure to gain promotion to League Two from the National League. The second season, however, yielded results, with Wrexham winning the division, as well as playing several high-profile domestic Cup games against higher-league opposition.
This season could also provide more great viewing, with Wrexham holding their own in League Two. Wrexham are third in the division and on course to compete for promotion to League One. They are level on points with second-place Notts County, who gained promotion alongside Wrexham last season but via the playoffs.
Both teams are five points off top-of-the-table Stockport and they also have Mansfield and Crewe Alexandra hot on their heels in fourth and fifth. Reynolds and McElhenney's ownership isn't all for the show, though, manager Phil Parkinson has said in a passionate defence of the two actors.
"It's not for show. I wasn’t at the club when they bought it, and it made a reasonable amount of news at the time, but they’re very genuine and they want to be successful," the Wrexham boss told William Hill. "They want to deliver to the people of Wrexham; they don’t want to be people who say they will do things and don’t produce them. It’s been good to be a part of that, I’ve enjoyed working with them, and it’s been an enjoyable journey so far."
Parkinson added on Welcome to Wrexham: "I enjoyed it to be honest with you! It’s almost part and parcel with football now, isn’t it? Lots of clubs have cameras follow them round. It was new to me and the staff, but we’ve just been ourselves and tried to tell the story. The most important thing for us is to just try and win games of football and earn promotion like we did last season, because that obviously helped to make the documentary successful.
"There’s been no acting – it’s been very authentic, and I think that’s what made it successful. I think initially it was aimed at the American market – and it’s been used successfully over there – but it’s been well received in the UK as well. That’s been great for the owners and for the people of Wrexham too – the club has had a lot of tough times over the past 15 years after almost going out of business several times, but this is great to put Wrexham on the map."
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