Reynolds, McElhenney and Wrexham one step closer to top-flight dream

WREXHAM, Wales :Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds said it felt like an "impossible dream" when he floated the idea of buying soccer club Wrexham to fellow Hollywood A-lister Rob McElhenney. He had an idea for a documentary. The ultimate goal was reaching the Premier League.

Four years after they purchased the north Wales outfit, Wrexham are one league away from achieving their lofty goal after a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic on Saturday saw them promoted for a record third consecutive time.

"It just seemed like an impossible dream, and we do what we're lucky to do is be storytellers," Reynolds, best known for his role as superhero character Deadpool, told Sky Sports after the game. "And when you're a storyteller, you look as much as you can at the sort of macro view of this history.

"We were standing there doing a press conference four years ago, and said our goal is to make it to the Premier League. And there was understandably a lot of titters and laughter and giggles, but it starts to feel like a real, tangible thing that could actually come to fruition in this moment."

The Red Dragons will play in the Championship (second tier) next season, something that was unthinkable four years ago when Wrexham were a non-league team going nowhere.

Asked about being just one league below England's vaunted top-flight, McElhenney laughed and said: "Well, that's for tomorrow to think about. Today is just enjoying the moment. We could probably wait until 12:01."

Reynolds replied: "We have to wait 'til tomorrow? I'll erase the whiteboard I put up at halftime."

Wrexham's popularity has skyrocketed on both sides of the Atlantic due to the North American owners and the "Welcome to Wrexham" documentary.

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