Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have received a sarcastic message from a League Two rival after securing promotion.
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Red Dragons bounced straight through League TwoHollywood co-owners have made rise possibleAccrington chairman claims rules are 'wrong'WHAT HAPPENED?
The Red Dragons have risen straight through the fourth tier on the back of their record-breaking National League title triumph in 2022-23. While their exploits have captured the imagination of many, not everybody has delighted in the blockbuster script being written by Hollywood superstars in North Wales.
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Accrington chairman Andy Holt has clashed with Reynolds and McElhenney at times, posting on the back of Stanley’s shock win over Wrexham in November – which saw questions asked of ticket price hikes: “Accrington 2 Hollywood nil. I think Ryan Reynolds should cut prices by a tenner at Wrexham. Safe journey home folks. Get that on Netflix Ryan lad.”
WHAT HOLT SAID
Holt refuses to bite his tongue after seeing Wrexham claim a top-three finish this season, and has responded to a celebratory social media post from Deadpool star Reynolds by saying: “Congratulations Ryan, I honestly don’t know how you do it! Fabulous achievement. Best of luck with the treble.”
He followed up that by saying: “Good luck to them. They’ve broken no rules, in my opinion the rules are wrong. You can put out a £100m team in L2 if you want. But you still have to win promotion and they did.”
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Wrexham have put the spending power of their celebrity co-chairmen to good use, allowing them to blaze a trail towards League One, but the real tests are about to begin as they prepare to compete with rivals on a more equal footing in the third tier.