Ryan Reynolds 'completely gutted' as Wrexham miss playoffs - ESPN

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds has said that he is «completely gutted» after Wrexham's dream of reaching the Premier League came to an end, for this season anyway, on Saturday.

The Welsh club fell two points short of a place in the playoffs in the second-tier Championship after drawing 2-2 with Middlesbrough in a dramatic final round of the regular season.

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That allowed Hull to jump ahead of Wrexham and into sixth place — the fourth and final spot in the playoffs — courtesy of a 2-1 win over Norwich in a match played at the same time.

The winning goal for Hull, by Oli McBurnie in the 67th, appeared to be scored from an offside position but there are no video reviews in the English Football League.

It ended Wrexham's unprecedented run of three straight promotions under their famous owners Reynolds and fellow actor Rob Mac — a streak that began by getting out of the fifth tier in the 2022-23 season and has been documented in the globally popular, Emmy Award-winning «Welcome to Wrexham» FX series.

Still, seventh place marked Wrexham's highest finish in their history, bettering the 15th position they achieved in the second tier in the 1978-79 season. And Reynolds echoed manager Phil Parkinson's words by saying that the club has «so much to be proud of.»

«I am completely gutted by today's result but incredibly proud of our season,» Reynolds wrote on X.

«We've come a long way in five years and this was the best result in our 150+ year history. „More to do. But for now, we have so much to be proud of, Reds.“

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