Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney person expressed their delight astatine welcoming caller investors to the club. The Hollywood duo were "blown away" by the New York-based Allyn family, who amassed their wealthiness successful aesculapian manufacturing.
They besides disclosed that they had personally met with representatives of the family, commending their "kindness and commitment". On Wednesday, it was announced that the erstwhile owners of aesculapian steadfast Welch Allyn Inc had purchased a number involvement successful the League One club.
The institution was nether the family's ownership for implicit a period earlier being sold successful 2015 for $2 billion, aft which they shifted their absorption to investments. Reynolds and McElhenney could hardly incorporate their excitement successful a associated statement, stating that the concern would assistance them successful achieving their "lofty ambitions", including propelling the Red Dragons into the Premier League.
"Wrexham has earned the world's attraction and we are focused connected bringing connected committee world-class partners to assistance with the adjacent signifier of our growth," said the Wrexham co-owners. "We person been fortunate to get to cognize the Allyn household and we are blown distant by their intelligence, kindness and commitment. They are precisely the benignant of partners we volition request for this astonishing endeavour."
The Allyn family, alongside actors McElhenney and Reynolds, person made a important concern done their recently established company, Red Dragon Ventures LLC. This determination comes blistery connected the heels of different large announcement wherever the aforesaid steadfast was utilized to unafraid a bulk involvement for the Hollywood duo successful Wrexham Lager company.
Eric Allyn, manager and main concern serviceman of the Allyn's household office, expressed his enthusiasm, saying: "For much than a century, our household has focused connected gathering large companies, portion besides uplifting fantastic communities.
"Our decades-long efforts successful the Syracuse portion are akin to what Rob and Ryan person started successful Wrexham. We presumption Red Dragon Ventures arsenic a conveyance to put successful a world-class shot club, and, importantly, successful the welcoming assemblage of Wrexham."
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Geraint Lloyd)Since taking implicit Wrexham AFC successful February 2021, Reynolds and McElhenney person overseen sizeable occurrence connected the field, with the squad securing back-to-back promotions successful the past 2 seasons nether Phil Parkinson's management. The dynamic brace are present deepening their ties with the Wrexham country by acquiring Wrexham Lager, which is acceptable to deed shelves successful the United States and Canada.
In a YouTube video announcing the news, the co-chairmen of Wrexham AFC near fans buzzing arsenic they declared themselves "Literally speechless," opting to pass solely done telegraph keys. "As co-chairmen of Wrexham AFC we person learned a lot," McElhenney and Reynolds shared successful a associated statement.
"The transportation betwixt nine and community, the intricacies of the offside regularisation and the occasional request for brew – particularly aft concern meetings. Wrexham Lager has a 140-year-old look and a storied past and we're excited to assistance constitute its adjacent chapter."