After Wrexham earned their second successive promotion with Saturday's 6-0 win over Forest Green, Ryan Reynolds said his and Rob McElhenney's emotional journey of the club has been “the ride of our lives”.
The ambitious Welsh team's resounding victory ensured their promotion to League One, the third tier of English football, for the first time in 19 years and with two games to spare.
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Wrexham sit second in the League Two standings with 82 points from 44 games and remain in with a chance of winning the title as the season draws to a close.
Actors Reynolds and McElhenney took charge of the 159-year-old team in November 2020 but missed out on promotion from the National League in their first full season, before ending a 15-year exile in non-league football in the 2022-23 campaign later. an epic battle with Notts County.
“A few years ago, if you told me I'd cry with joy at a football match in North Wales, you'd be Rob McElhenney.” Reynolds wrote in.
“Double the city! This is the trip of our lives.”
In another post, responding to a fan celebrating the latest promotion, Reynolds wrote: “Wrexham is truly magical,” adding that the owners are indebted to the club's fans.
“Speechless,” McElhenney wrote after the game, posting a photo of Wrexham's top scorer Paul Mullin celebrating with the fans.
Reuters reporting contributed to this report.
