Wrexham snapped up Conor Coady this summer, and the defender has now shared his thoughts on Ryan Reynolds.
We know that Phil Parkinson is a big fan of adding experienced players to his Wrexham squad.
That has been the case again this summer, with four players in their 30s arriving at the STōK Cae Ras.
Danny Ward, Josh Windass, Conor Coady and Kieffer Moore have joined Wrexham to provide some high-level experience to the Wrexham squad.
Coady joined Wrexham from Leicester City in August, securing a £2million deal for the former England international.
The 32-year-old has started both of Wrexham’s Championship games this season, but he is still searching for his first victory.
Conor Coady on Ryan Reynolds
Coady has been impressed with Wrexham’s rise from afar, and he is now a key part of the hopes of Premier League football in the future.
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have masterminded Wrexham’s rise and certainly have plans to go further.
Reynolds was in Wrexham alongside McElhenney on Saturday afternoon, as they watched Wrexham lose 3-2 to West Bromwich Albion.
Coady has now admitted speaking to Reynolds on Saturday and opened up on his conversation with the Hollywood star.
Speaking on BBC Radio Five Live’s Monday Night Club, Coady admitted speaking to Reynolds over the weekend as he watched Wrexham slip to defeat.
Coady noted that Reynolds is ‘quite a big fella’, and joked that he should play as a defender in the Wrexham back line.
Reynolds shrugged off that suggestion, but Coady also highlighted how he received messages from both McElhenney and Reynolds upon joining Wrexham.
“I met him at the weekend, he obviously came for the first home game,” said Coady.
“I go back to good people, in terms of when I signed, I was sat on my couch at home and Rob messaged me, which was amazing, just to get a message.
“He said ‘welcome to the club, it’s so good to have you here’ and different things, and then I got a WhatsApp off an American number, so I thought ‘that’s a bit strange’. I was sat on the couch with my missus, and it was a video off Ryan. I was really, really starstruck. Really starstruck.
“He was just welcoming me to the club and how good it is to have me at the club, and what we want to do and how we want to go forward, and then obviously meeting him for the first time… he’s quite a big fella as well.
“I said he could play centre-half with me, and he said he’s never played football in his life. A really, really lovely man, what he’s done for Wrexham, what Rob has done for Wrexham, what the whole staff have done for Wrexham is incredible,” he added.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney consistent with their personal touch
The less said about Reynolds turning out as a Wrexham defender, the better, but this is another tale of the personal touch from the Wrexham owners.
Earlier this summer, Ryan Hardie admitted receiving a video message from Reynolds, just like Coady.
This has become the standard for McElhenney and Reynolds, who want every single player to feel important at Wrexham.
Few owners take that personal approach, but McElhenney and Reynolds always go the extra mile – and that just goes to show how invested they are in the Wrexham journey and everybody who comes in to play a part.