Wrexham have been praised for blocking out the "nonsense" of "film stars", with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney celebrating another promotion.
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Hollywood co-owners have overseen meteoric riseFamous friends are often invited along for the rideReadying recruitment plans for the ChampionshipFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
A little over four years since two Hollywood actors completed a stunning takeover at SToK Racecourse, the Red Dragons have gone from being a National League club to a Championship one. History has been made while taking three successive steps up the EFL ladder.
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Every twist and turn in that journey has been caught on camera for the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary series, with a window to the world being opened up in North Wales. That could have proved to be a serious distraction, but Phil Parkinson and his players have fared admirably.
WHAT TONY PULIS SAID
Tony Pulis knows how hard the management game can be, having worked in the Premier League, and the Welshman has told of goings on at the Racecourse: "Wrexham have done fantastic. Irrespective of all the nonsense that's going on around the place with the film stars and all that stuff, Phil Parkinson has done a fantastic job as manager.
"Three promotions on the bounce, it's an amazing achievement. Graham Taylor took Watford from the Fourth Division to the First Division. John Toshack took Swansea from the Fourth Division to the First, but to get three consecutive promotions is absolutely fantastic."
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Wrexham are now generating transfer talk once more, with veteran Manchester United defender Jonny Evans said to be a player in their sights. Pulis added on the 37-year-old Northern Irishman: "If I was Manchester United, I would keep Jonny and stick him in the academy as a coach. At West Brom, I don't think any of the lads will argue, he was by far the best player we had there.
"He suffered with injuries, but you always get cart horses like myself who played who would just plough on, never mind what was going on with you, whether you were injured or not, and then you've got real thoroughbred race horses. Jonny was the thoroughbred and everything had to be right for him to play.
"We managed to change him a little bit in the end and got him going through a little bit of pain. But as a footballer and as a player, both upstairs and his ability, he's absolutely first class and he's a very fit lad as well. So if Wrexham were going to do it, I'd be saying to them, great signing. But if I was Manchester United, I'd find a place in the academy for him."