Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney: Wrexham owners 'never out of dressing room'
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Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney completed their takeover of Wrexham in February 2021
Wrexham executive director Humphrey Ker says co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are "never out of the dressing room," when they attend Wrexham games.
Chelsea's owner Todd Boehly was recently criticised for addressing players in the dressing room.
Chelsea caretaker boss Frank Lampard defended the right of owner Boehly to vent his frustrations.
"We like to do things a bit differently at Wrexham," Ker told Talksport.
"I heard about Todd Boehly going into the Chelsea dressing room, and the one thing we've tried to really foster at Wrexham is the relationship between the players, the management and the ownership - that we're all in this together pulling in the same direction.
"Rob and Ryan are never out of the dressing room, to be honest, when they are over [from the United States].
"They wait until after the game, but they still have this giddy schoolboy thing that they can't believe that they are allowed in there.
"I know that kind of connection is one they are really proud of and we are really proud of.
"We hope it makes it a fun place to come and play and watch and generally a fun place to work, which has got to be a good thing."
Wrexham are owned by Hollywood actors Reynolds and McElhenney who make infrequent visits to watch the National League leaders.
However, unlike Chelsea who are on a winless run of five games in the league and underperforming, the Welsh club are having a season to savour.
They host Yeovil on Tuesday (19:45 BST) needing six points from their final three games to guarantee being crowned National League champions and claim the one automatic promotion spot on offer.
That would see Wrexham end a 15-year absence from the Football League and make up for the disappointment of losing out in the play-offs last season.
"Our hope for this year was that it was going to be a lot less dramatic than it has turned out to be," Ker said.
"Last year we got knocked out of the play-off semi-final and I remember after that thinking 'OK, it's fine. Next year we'll strengthen in the summer, take this league by storm, and we'll have it all wrapped up by January'.
"But Notts County have been unbelievably good and made it far too dramatic for us.
"The mood around the place is good. It's in our hands and the business starts against Yeovil at home."
Ker, himself a Hollywood script writer, says he would be "surprised" if Wrexham does not feature in Reynolds' next Deadpool film, which is due to be released in 2024.