Retired goalkeeper Ben Foster says Rob McElhenney is the 'brains' behind Wrexham, with co-owner Ryan Reynolds taking a more "relaxed" approach.
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Foster talks up McElhenney's role at WrexhamAlso reveals how Reynolds got involvedEx-keeper reveals truth of Hollywood pair's relationshipGetty ImagesWHAT HAPPENED?
Appearing on Foster discussed a bit of the detail behind Wrexham's ownership, explaining that McElhenney is the true driver, even though Reynolds is the more well known of the duo. The former Manchester United and England goalkeeper, who hung up his gloves last summer after a second spell at Wrexham, also reiterated that the Hollywood duo weren't actually friends before their investment in the Welsh club.
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Foster said: "Rob is the brains behind it, Rob is fully in. Don't get me wrong they're both fully in but Rob, you can tell this is his baby, genuinely it's his baby, Wrexham is. Ryan, I think at first he joined along for the ride and was like, 'Yeah I'll help you out.' And then he's fallen head over heels in for it as well. He's a bit more relaxed, whereas Rob is, 'No, we want to do something here.'"
When asked if McElhenney and Reynolds are "best friends" away from the club, Foster added: "No, they're not. They didn't even know each other. Before they started the Wrexham thing, [Rob] had never even spoken to [Ryan]. He just sort of reached out and said, 'I'm going to do this crazy thing, do you want to be part of it?'"
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Although, as Foster says, it would be unfair to suggest that Reynolds isn't as emotionally invested, fans have seen just how passionate McElhenney is about Wrexham thanks to insight given in each series so far of . On the occasions when he hasn't made the trip over, McElhenney gets up at the crack of dawn at home in Los Angeles to watch games via a live stream.
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McElhenney was inspired to invest in Wrexham, based in a working class town, thanks to his own upbringing in Philadelphia, one of America's traditionally working class cities. The project is more to him than just the club itself, as he hopes to help regenerate and bring new life to an area that had fallen into decline.