Rob McElhenney was reduced to tears during a recent visit to the city as he spent time in a pub drinking with fans, as Wrexham hope to clinch promotion in their second full season with the new Hollywood owners.
McElhenney, along with Ryan Reynolds, became owners of the club in 2021, with their journey towards buying the club and their first season being documented on the Disney + show 'Welcome to Wrexham'. In their first season they made a number of trips to the northern Welsh city, before suffering unfortunate heartbreak in a semi-finals playoff loss to Grimsby Town whilst also losing in the FA Trophy Final against Bromley. Welcome to Wrexham has already been rebooted for a second season.
And although fans were, naturally, disappointed to not gain promotion, the two new owners have brought a fresh leash of life to the football club and are seemingly well liked.
This past weekend, McElhenney was in Wrexham to watch their away match against Boreham Wood in The Turf pub - which was also featured on the documentary with the pub being just yards away from the Racecourse Ground.
McElhenney spent hours in the pub drinking with fans and speaking to them about the season thus far, and stayed to see a live performance from local band the Declan Swans.
The band performed one of their songs inspired from McElhenney and Reynolds' purchase of the club.
The song lyrics read: "Less than a mile from the centre of town, a famous old stadium was crumbling down. No one invested so much as a penny, so bring on the Deadpool and Rob McElhenney."
McElhenney, who attended the pub with his friends, is seen wiping a tear from his eye as the band tribute their song to the new owners.
McElhenney was spotted at Wrexham Ladies' 5-2 win over Llandudno on Sunday afternoon, before seeing Wrexham defeat Halifax Town 3-1 on Tuesday night. In between those days, the co-owner would also spend time at a local food bank in the city.
Wrexham currently sit in second in the National League after 15 games, three points behind Notts County. Only one team is promoted automatically in the fifth tier, with six teams then entering into the play-offs.
Wrexham finished second last season, and were defeated by sixth place Grimsby Town, who would go on and gain promotion.
