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Wrexham new boy Conor Coady has revealed the warm, down-to-earth welcome he received from the club’s Hollywood owners, praising their transformative impact on the Welsh side
Wrexham’s Hollywood owners have shown their kindheartedness after giving a warm welcome to one of their new signings. Former Wolves and Everton defender Conor Coady joined the Welsh side from Leicester for £2million at the start of August.
The Red Dragons fought off interest from Scottish giants Rangers to secure the 32-year-old’s services. Coady has already established himself as an important figure at the Racecourse Ground, starting in both of their opening Championship fixtures.
The England centre-back has now opened up on the friendly greeting he received from club co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac before even meeting them. The two actors initially introduced themselves via phone messages before coming face to face with the new team member as they flew in from the US to watch Wrexham‘s first home game of the season against West Brom last Saturday.
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Speaking during an appearance on BBC Radio 5 Live, Coady said: “When I signed, he [Ryan] sent me a video and Rob messaged me. It was amazing just to get a message to say, ‘Welcome to the club.’ I got a WhatsApp from an American number which I thought was a bit strange.
“I sat on the couch with my missus watching it and it was a video of Ryan. I was really starstruck and he was just welcoming me to the club and saying how good it is to have me, what we want to do as a club and how we want to go forward.”
Coady joked that he was taken aback by Reynolds’ height when speaking to him in person. He added: “Meeting him for the first time, he’s quite a big fella. I said he can play centre half with me, and he said he’s never played football in his life.
“He’s a really lovely man. What he’s done for Wrexham, and what Rob has done for Wrexham, I think it’s incredible to see where they’re at now.”
Reynolds and Mac, who recently applied to legally change his surname from McElhenney, have transformed Wrexham’s fortunes since buying them in February 2021. The club has achieved promotion in each of the last three seasons, most recently in April taking them from the National League into the Championship under manager Phil Parkinson.
While the owners insist on leaving football matters to the playing staff, they have received a large amount of praise for their approach to running the club. And Coady believes the A-listers’ humility is key to Wrexham’s success.
“I think what goes under the radar a bit is the trust they’ve put in people,” he said. “They give so much trust to the people at the top end of our club, which I think has been absolutely fantastic over the years. That’s a big reason why the club is where they’re at today, because they give so much trust in the gaffer.
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“I saw them do an interview the other day, and they said, ‘We don’t get involved with the football.’ I thought the interview was outstanding. They said, ‘We tell a story about the club,’ and I love that, because they’re getting the story of Wrexham out there.
“It’s an amazing story so why not tell that story? And what better people to tell the story of Wrexham than Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds?”
Wrexham have so far failed to register any points in their first Championship campaign in 43 years. They started the season with a 2-1 defeat away at Southampton, followed by last weekend’s 3-2 loss at home to West Brom.
Parkinson’s side next face crisis club Sheffield Wednesday at the Racecourse on Saturday as they look to establish themselves in the second tier. Another new recruit appears to be on his way to North Wales ahead of the game as they near the signing of Man City youngster Callum Doyle in a deal reportedly worth up to £8m.
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