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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were given telling off by Wrexham chief during match

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admitted that he and fellow co-owner were giving a telling off from their own club chief for comments towards the operation. The Hollywood superstar has humorously compared British football to a "gigantic pile of cocaine" and insisted that celebrating goals is one thing that drives him wild.

In a candid interview with the , the 48-year-old actor shared his passion for the club and the sport, stating: "I'm glad it happened when we are at the age I'm at. Because I don't think this is something I would have been able to handle any younger. I wouldn't change anything about my time here. I don't know how you get bored with something like this. I love this sport so much now that now I hate it too - I really feel that in my cells."

He also revealed that he lost control while watching Wrexham's second goal in their 3-0 win over , which secured their promotion to the . He has re-watched the impressive strike countless times, joking: "Well, I have not required an adult diaper yet. I think I've watched Sam Smith's martial arts/judo kick maybe 50, 60, 70 times.

"It's my version of a gigantic pile of cocaine. I'm just sitting there, watching that over and over and over again and enjoying every second of it. It is remarkable."

He opened up about his love for the game but admits he finds it tough to part ways with players. The Deadpool actor spends considerable effort integrating them into the club's fabric.

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Reynolds candidly discussed the difficulty of farewells, saying: "I ghost everyone! No, I'm kidding. I think one of the strong suits of this was that we just wanted to connect with the players.

"But it's a hard sport, man. It's a it's not too dissimilar to show business, there's a lot of rejection. So when every player signs, we FaceTime them. We call them, we give them our info, we say if you need anything, call us.

"We're here to help. That is our version of meddling with football as we don't make football decisions. So there's other things that we can do and we're always trying to be proactive."

However, Reynolds humorously recounted an incident where his offer of assistance was taken quite literally: "One player did call to ask me to rent him a car once. I told him that when I said call me for anything, anything at all, I meant something like a kidney. I didn't mean like, how do I get you a Hertz rental car? Let's try Google next time."

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Despite his friendly approach, Reynolds revealed that he's been told off by club officials and to to toughen up in line with the no-nonsense nature of British football.

He further explained: "We love our old players and wish them the best for whoever they play for. At this season's first home match Shaun Harvey (club director) came running over to Rob and I to tell us to stop wishing the away team 'good luck.'".

"I was there, oh, just be horrible. That's football - oh yeah, I get it now."

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