Wrexham's Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney jet in to cheer on their club's first Championship home game of the season against West Brom

Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney was in attendance for his side’s first home game of the Championship season.

After securing three consecutive promotions under the stewardship of the Hollywood duo Wrexham are back in the second tier of English football for the first time since 1982.

The club have once again wasted little time in bringing in reinforcements to match their long-standing ambition of reaching the Premier League, with striker Nathan Broadhead making a club-record move from Ipswich earlier this week.

Phil Parkinson’s side looked set to make a winning start to life in the Championship when they travelled to St Mary’s to face Southampton in their opening fixture.

Summer arrival Josh Windass gave the club the lead from the penalty spot in the first half before the Saints completed a dramatic comeback in stoppage time to seal all three points.

With a capacity crowd in attendance on Saturday, Reynolds and McElhenney could be seen  giving interviews to assorted press before kick off.

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were in attendance for Wrexham’s first home league game of the season

Wrexham hosted West Brom at the Racecourse on Saturday in the club's first home game in the second tier for more than four decades

Wrexham hosted West Brom at the Racecourse on Saturday in the club’s first home game in the second tier for more than four decades

The Hollywood pair insisted they take a hands-off approach to footballing matters and leave Phil Parkinson to make decisions on the pitch

The Hollywood pair insisted they take a hands-off approach to footballing matters and leave Phil Parkinson to make decisions on the pitch

Speaking on the pair’s management style the pair insisted they leave footballing matters to Phil Parkinson and his staff.

‘We have a very hands-off management style,’ Reynolds told Sky Sports.

‘Our job is to listen, learn, and tell the story. And that’s I think a great position for any ownership group to be in, to really just be there to support and tell the story. 

‘We don’t make football decisions. And it’s actually the great gift of that is that we’re able to have relationships with the players at Wrexham, whereas most people in our position can’t. 

‘So we have a relationship with every single one of our players.’

McElhenney – who recently filed to legally change his name to Rob Mac – added that he and Reynolds are committed to supporting the footballing staff at the club.

‘It’s interesting to get accolades when you hear people say, “Oh, you guys have done a pretty good job with the club”, he said. 

‘The truth is we don’t really have anything to do with what happens out on the pitch. 

‘We’ve got our very specific job, which is to be clowns and to tell the story as best we can. 

‘But also to be as respectful as we possibly can to what Phil does on the pitch and what the executive team, Michael [Williamson] and Shaun [Harvey] and Humphrey [Ker] and everybody does off the pitch. 

‘We just have an incredible team and we just get to sit back and be fans and document the process.’

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