Global Courant 2023-04-26 14:13:19
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are making a bold — and very public — bid to lure Gareth Bale out of retirement to play a season at Wrexham.
Bale, a Welsh legend who retired at the age of 33 after the World Cup, offered his congratulations to Wrexham’s celebrities those of the team follow promotion to the fourth tier of English football on weekends.
In response to Bale’s video message, McElhenney wrote on Twitter, “Hey Gareth Bale, let’s play golf, where I’m definitely not going to spend 4 hours trying to convince you to retire for one last magical season.”
Bale, a passionate golfer in his spare time, replied: “Depends what course…” He also took part in the R&A, which hosts the British Open from its home base in St. Andrews, Scotland, the home of golf.
Reynolds weighed in on Wednesday and tweeted, “I’ll shave a professional golf course in Rob’s back if you give Wrexham a season.”
Bale’s pursuit seems far off given that he is three months out of retirement, has never played at such a low level in football and would likely have a huge salary. He was also born in Cardiff in South Wales, while Wrexham is based in the north of the principality.
However, McElhenney and Reynolds are dreamers. Just look at what they are doing at Wrexham, a club that is going to their knees for 2021 to take over of the A-listers.
The owners were in tears after Wrexham beat Boreham Wood 3-1 on Saturday to gain automatic promotion from the National League.
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