Ryan Reynolds' "geeked out" admission over first meeting with Wrexham players

Wrexham's new Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are used to rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names in film and TV.

But it seems that meeting with a group of National League footballers is enough to bring out the fanboy in the A-list duo.

The pair completed their surprise takeover of the Dragons back in February but last week was the first time they have been able to visit Wales and see their new team in the flesh.

After taking in two matches, against Maidenhead and Torquay, the owners also attended a training session and McElhenney even joined in.

Speaking to Wrexham's official Youtube channel, Reynolds admits to having a few nerves prior to meeting the playing staff.

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Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney

He said: "As quickly as was humanly possible we wanted to dissolve whatever weird barrier there was between us and them.

"And that goes two ways. I'm in awe when I sit there and go 'there's Paul Mullin, there's Aaron Hayden, there's Jamie Reckord'.

"So I'm a little geeked out as well because I've been watching these guys from a Youtube feed from afar. For me, I was stuttering a little with them once I met them face-to-face!"

McElhenney added: "That is a dream come true. I tried out for every single team you could possibly try for.

"I was always small and under-sized. I never had that natural ability. I had the tenacity but I just found I was never good enough to compete in sport.

"I transferred that to another discipline and it turns out acting is easier than football. I've always been a fan so for me to come out here and mess around with professional athletes is truly a dream come true.

"But also it was the first time we were meeting the players and you want to break down that barrier because the last eight months has been just stories about us from afar.

"Maybe they watch our TV shows and movies, maybe they don't. But it's all just stuff they've read or heard.

"They've never really interacted with us so we thought the best way to do that was to just jump right in and try to have as much fun as possible."

The new owners have made it clear that the aim for this season is promotion as they look to climb the leagues.

Wrexham are currently off the pace, sitting eight points shy of the play-offs albeit with a couple of games in hand.

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds says he was nervous when he first met Wrexham's players ( Image:

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Reynolds said that he and McElhenney will not be your typical club owners.

He added: "We're never going to be your typical, normal owners or chairmen.

"We're not 75-year-old dudes who are dead inside.

"We're going to be the ones screaming like maniacs when we're at the matches and doing the same when we're not able to be here."