Wrexham pals become Leeds fans after Ryan Reynolds’ Disney doc makes them ‘too popular’

Two Wrexham fans have become Leeds United supporters because of Ryan Reynolds’ documentary which makes the Welsh club ‘too popular’.

It would appear that the Wrexham ‘fairy tale’ is not all it is cracked up to be, with two supporters switching allegiance from the Red Dragons after criticizing co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney over the influx of supporters to the game.

The Hollywood duo took over the North Wales club in 2021 and launched behind the scenes Welcome to Wrexham streamable series on Disney. Despite back-to-back promotion to League One, loyal supporters are apparently unhappy with the club’s new global reach.

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Mark ‘Bob’ Williams, who cares for his blind friend Neal Tunnah, told LeedsLive that they decided to support Leeds despite him being a Wrexham supporter since he was a child. “It’s really hard to get tickets for Wrexham because you’ve got all the new people who have now got on the bandwagon,” said Bob.

“A few years ago before the takeover we were getting two or three thousand a game, now we get 11,000 to 12,000 and it’s very difficult for loyal supporters to get anything. It’s a good thing, but it’s also bad because they have to think about the people who have supported them for 30 or 40 years. Some of them are not happy about it at all.”

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Frustrated at losing football games, Neal asked Bob to take him to a Leeds game this season after his passion for Leeds began in 1972 when he was taken to watch Don Revie’s winning team .

Traveling from his home in Chester to Wrexham to collect his friend before heading to Leeds on a match day, Bob continued: “Neal asked me to take him to a game. I called them and spoke to the Disability Liaison Officer Nicola. We managed to go to about five home games.

“It’s good football at Leeds and I’ve seen them on TV so I was glad Neal asked me to take him, to be honest. I started watching Leeds this season, they are brilliant. They played some exciting football and have some good players.”

Leeds failed to make an immediate return to the Premier League after they were beaten in the Championship play-off final by Southampton, but Bob revealed that won’t stop the pair continuing their newfound support for the Whites.

“I was a bit upset but I had such a blast watching Wrexham at Wembley,” said Bob. “We will be renewing our season tickets at Leeds and hopefully we will be able to attend a few away games as well.”