New Wrexham investors the Allyn family open up on going into business with Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney

The Allyn Family, based out of New York, recently formed the Red Dragon Ventures LLC with Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney which helped them to buy minority stakes in the Welsh club. The family-owned Welch Allyn, Inc., a world-renowned medical device company, will now support Reynolds and McElhenney as they try to take the Red Dragons to the Premier League.

• WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

  Speaking to Syracuse.com, Welch Allyn vice president, Eric Allyn said, “Wrexham was a mining town, a steel town, working-class oriented with lots of breweries. Then the steel and mining collapsed and the breweries collapsed, and the city really collapsed in on itself. We know we can’t reproduce Welch Allyn, but at least we can have investments we can connect to. We love to invest in great companies.”

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Wrexham have made significant progress since the actor duo arrived at the club in 2021. They gained promotions in consecutive years and are now plying their trade in the English third tier. Reynolds and McElhenney, however, dream of competing in the Premier League in the near future and as a result are trying to attract more investment in the club.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR WREXHAM?

  Phil Parkinson’s side, who are third in the league and are on a two-game winless run, will aim to get back to winning ways on Sunday as they take on Harrogate Town in an FA Cup first-round clash.