RYAN REYNOLDS and Rob McElhenney came close to buying a different non-league club before Wrexham.
The Hollywood duo took over the Welsh side in 2020 and they have since gone on an incredible rise with three promotions in three years.
RexRob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds discussed buying a different non-league side before Wrexham[/caption]
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Reynolds and McElhenney have pumped funds into the club and the team’s popularity rise via a behind-the-scenes documentary.
Wrexham start life in the Championship on Saturday as they travel to Southampton.
But it could have been very different as their owners came close to never buying the Dragons when shopping around for a British side.
Hartlepool United was on their radar and they met with the man in charge Raj Singh.
Reynolds and McElhenney were introduced to him by legendary broadcaster and Hartlepool superfan Jeff Stelling.
The Sky Sports icon has since fallen out with Singh as he later backed a different consortium to takeover, leading to him resigning as club president.
Stelling revealed to talkSPORT: “Raj Singh made a statement and during the course of it, he does say that, ‘Jeff introduced the agent of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to me.’
“He wasn’t meaning it in a flattering way, but I’m thankful that he’s admitted that I did introduce, along with the then club solicitor Ian Scobbie.
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“We introduced Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to Hartlepool United because they were interested in buying the club.
“That’s something that he admits, I don’t think there’s any shame in that.”
Singh sent a letter to National League chiefs this summer demanding they not view Stelling as dignitary.
He even wants the ex-Soccer Saturday host banned from the boardroom amid the dispute.
Hartlepool were in the fifth tier with Wrexham when Reynolds and McElhenney arrived in Wales.
They did earn promotion to the EFL a season before their rivals but have since fallen back into the National League.
It has previously been claimed that the acting duo also looked into acquiring Aldershot, Carlisle and Shamrock Rovers.
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