Fans furious as Ryan Reynolds reveals new ‘WREXHAM UNITED’ branding… but not all is as it seems
RYAN REYNOLDS came under fire from Wrexham fans after appearing to change the club’s name.
The Hollywood star, alongside Rob McElhenney, has helped the club climb back into the football league since taking over in 2020.
Ryan Reynolds confused fans as they thought he announced a change to Wrexham’s name
TwitterReynolds and co-owner Rob McElhenney then made a post explaining what happened[/caption]
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TwitterAnd insisted they would not be changing the club’s name[/caption]
The club has benefitted from the pair’s ownership, but fans were critical as it appears that Reynolds announced a change to the club’s name.
Alongside a graphic that read “Wrexham United”, the Deadpool star tweeted: “Yes. This. Is. Happening.”
And fans were not happy with the apparent change as one commented: “Ryan Reynolds has announced a name change to Wrexham United in another blow to the club’s once dignified history.”
A second wrote: “This is like a real-life Ted Lasso!”
A third said: “Oh dear.”
A fourth added: “Sounds too close to West Ham United .”
While a fifth claimed: “What a way to completely destroy the good work you did. Next it will be the badge. Then team colours.
“I actually thought they had respect for the legacy of the club and were embracing it.”
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However, as it happens, the post was not announcing a rebranding of the club’s name but instead a new sponsor.
Wrexham have partnered with United Airlines, with the airline becoming the club’s new shirt sponsor.
It has replaced the old sponsor of social media and video platform TikTok.
Reynolds and McElhenney then featured in a video explaining the “mistake”, much to the relief of the fans.
In the video, McElhenney says: “Okay, that tweet needs some explanation.
“When we tweeted Wrexham United, we forgot to include a super important ampersand.”
Reynolds says, “It should have read ‘Wrexham AND United’.
“Because Wrexham is going to be sponsored by United Airlines, the front of shirt. It is super exciting.
“We just really wanted to share this.”
McElhenney then reassured supporters that they would “never change the name of the club” before admitting that he thinks it might be “illegal anyway”.
He added: “We are very sorry for the confusion.”
The club then revealed the club’s new home shirt for their first season back in the football league since 2008.
