Wrexham are away from home this weekend but Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have made a big decision about the STōK Cae Ras.
The League One season rolls on this weekend with Wrexham in action once again.
Phil Parkinson takes his side on the road as Wrexham travel to take on Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.
Bristol Rovers have sacked manager Matt Taylor ahead of the game and Wrexham will be looking for all three points in the final away game of 2024.
Wrexham then return home for two games before the start of 2025 with Blackpool and Wigan Athletic visiting the STōK Cae Ras.
Fans will certainly turn out in numbers in those final two games, and will witness a big change too.
Wrexham announce major decision
Wrexham have brought in a new fan zone this season with fans able to mingle with other supporters before and after kick off.
There have been problems along the way though.
The £10 access to the fan zone was added onto tickets in the Fourth Wall Temporary Kop – even if fans didn’t want to utilise the fan zone at all.
Unsurprisingly, fans have started vacating the Fourth Wall Temporary Kop, leaving a number of empty seats as they chose seats elsewhere at the STōK Cae Ras.
Just one look behind the goal for James McClean’s equaliser against Cambridge United sums it up – a lot of empty seats down the middle of the Kop.
Ryan Reynolds was in attendance against Cambridge on Saturday, attending the game alongside Channing Tatum.
Seeing the problem first-hand may have sparked concern for Reynolds and Wrexham announcing a change this week – just days after Reynolds visited – doesn’t seem like a total coincidence.
Wrexham have announced that every fan with tickets on the Kop can access the fan zone with the £10 extra charge now removed.
Wrexham have even confirmed that fans who have already bought tickets at the previous higher price will now be entitled to a free scarf.
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds had to make the change
We are so quick to praise Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds when they get things right but it’s fair to say that the fan zone has been a rare mistake.
Wrexham fans voted with their feet and made it abundantly clear that the £10 extra just wasn’t working.
No owner wants to see empty seats in the stadium but especially at Wrexham, where hype has been building over the last three-and-a-half years.
McElhenney and Reynolds don’t want to lose that feel-good vibe and certainly don’t want to see empty seats behind the goal every week.
This change simply had to come and we would expect to see those seats sold pretty quickly for future home games.
It took a while, but McElhenney and Reynolds have righted their wrong and have hopefully learned a valuable lesson; Wrexham fans love the Hollywood duo but aren’t afraid to take a stand when they miss the mark.