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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3620134" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="matchroom-boxing">Matchroom Boxing</keyword> restarted its live events business with a four-week residency called "Fight Camp" on the grounds of its HQ in Essex, a grassy county east of London.</li><li>The COO of Matchroom USA, <keyword id="9763329" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="shaun-palmer">Shaun Palmer</keyword>, told Insider that Matchroom UK raised a bar that he wants to meet with the US team's first pandemic-era show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday.</li><li>What makes the Tulsa event as unique as "Fight Camp" is that it is an open-air venue sandwiched between skyscrapers in the downtown region of the city.</li><li>The event features a super prospect called Israil Madrimov and a historic headlining bout between <keyword id="9747305" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cecilia-braekhus">Cecilia Braekhus</keyword> and Jessica McCaskill.</li><li>Palmer told Insider how the Matchroom USA team organized the extraordinary show, and said similar concepts could become a regular part of the US combat <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword> calendar.</li></ul>Following a five-month, coronavirus-enforced hiatus, Matchroom <keyword id="6362171" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Boxing">Boxing</keyword> restarted live event operations in July with fireworks and fist-fights broadcast from the 15-acre mansion which the promoter Eddie Hearn grew up in as a child.Known for stadium fights in Britain's capital cities, Hearn's reach extended beyond the borders of his country and into New York, into Saudi Arabia, and now, through Matchroom USA's COO Shaun Palmer, the streets of Tulsa, Oklahoma.On Saturday, August 15, Palmer restarts Matchroom's State-side combat calendar with a plan every bit as audacious, in-your-face, and brilliantly bonkers as the "Fight Camp" Hearn set-up in the backyard of Matchroom HQ in Essex, a grassy county east of London.Like "Fight Camp," Matchroom's Tulsa event takes place in an unconventional setting. Palmer's team had to co-operate with local government to close roads downtown just to make it happen, and lease sections of nearby hotels to provide a safe bubble in which fighters and staff would be kept as safe as possible from COVID-19.They then constructed the fight card by adding an extraordinary prospect who is seemingly on the road to stardom, and a main event featuring Cecilia Braekhus and Jessica McCaskill in a women's world title match with a lot at stake.If Braekhus wins, <a href="https://www.insider.com/cecilia-braekhus-one-win-to-break-joe-louis-boxing-record-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she breaks the heavyweight great Joe Louis' record for most consecutive title defenses</a> in the same weight class — a record which has stood for 72 years.If she loses, she falls at the final hurdle and a new champion is crowned.<h2>From backyard brawls to fights on the streets</h2>On the gardens of Matchroom HQ in the UK, there'd been <a href="https://www.insider.com/harper-and-jonas-went-to-war-james-calls-out-pacquiao-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fight of the year contenders</a> and knockouts so brutal they delighted those watching at home.Knockouts like this:Palmer praised the Matchroom's matchmaking to Insider this week, and told us that he always wanted to replicate what Hearn had in store with "Fight Camp" with something similar when live events were green-lit in the US."It put the pressure on the US team to come up with something equally iconic and that could still look good and make the fighters feel like they were part of a big event, even without the fans," he said.Matchroom USA looked at closed, TV-studio venues at first. Palmer said this is the "simplest way of doing [live boxing events] safely."One of Matchroom's rival companies Top Rank demonstrated the safety of such a venue during a summer series of boxing inside a quarantined area of the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas."But Eddie set me the task of finding something a bit different," Palmer said. "I got chatting to a local promoter called Tony Holden, who promoted [the late, former heavyweight champion] Tommy Morrison. And he was going back-and-forth with me about various casino venues."I sort of joked with him, and said: 'Shame we can't do something outside, as Eddie likes outside fights. It would be great if you get us downtown Tusla.'"Palmer was half-joking, but said Holden stopped laughing. "'If I can do that, would you come to Tulsa?'"I said, 'If you did, I'm sure Eddie would be on board.'"Within a day, Holden returned to Palmer with an outline which they developed together so it contained a coronavirus safety plan, a location, permit options, and security.Palmer then sent his plan to Hearn to get it signed off before booking the venue."I know what Eddie's like, and know he likes to visualize stuff," Palmer told us. "So I sent him a first draft of what we ultimately released on social, a 3D rendering of the ring."Eddie very rarely says 'Yeah, that's great,' because he quite rightly comes back with feedback and suggestions, but this time he texted me saying, 'Looks great — it's like we're having a proper street-fight.'"After having Eddie on board, I had about two days to get all the details together, as is the way, but we got there."Here's a rendering of what fight night will look like:<div type="image" title="Matchroom DAZN" height="570" width="831" msid="77562047" hostid="261"></div>Palmer spoke to Insider a day before one of the fighters, Marc Castro, and his father/trainer Tony, both tested positive for the coronavirus.But it is here where Matchroom's protocols kicked in, and the pair were quarantined and isolated from all the other athletes and event staff.As everyone else involved, from fighters, trainers, to staff tested negative for the coronavirus, the event goes ahead as planned — just without the involvement of Marc and Tony Castro.There are still five fights scheduled for Saturday, including: <ul><li>Israil Madrimov (5-0-0, 5KOs) vs. Eric Walker (20-2-0, 9KOs) — super welterweight</li><li>Cecilia Braekhus (36-0-0, 9KOs) vs. Jessica McCaskill (8-2-0, 3KOs) — super lightweight championship fight</li></ul>Excited by Madrimov, Palmer called the unbeaten young star "a very special talent" who "always pushes for the toughest opponent possible."This is a final eliminator for the world title," Palmer said. "That's all his doing — he never says no to an opponent."I think it's hard to find [quality] opponents who would box Madrimov [at this stage in his career]."<div type="image" title="Braekhus vs. McCaskill" height="800" width="1200" msid="77562050" hostid="261"></div>Then there's the undisputed title fight between Braekhus, who Palmer called "a future hall of famer," against McCaskill."The tide is turning and women's boxing is getting the attention it deserves," Palmer said. "To be spearheading that at Matchroom is great."<h2>Street fights could become a regular part of Matchroom's calendar</h2>Hearn has said he's interested in making the "Fight Camp" series of fights on the lawns of the Matchroom mansion an annual event, and so Insider asked Palmer whether fans might also see the street fights concept again and again. "It could quite possibly [be an annual thing]," Palmer told us, stressing that Matchroom wants to welcome fans back at live events as soon as it is safe to do so."But while we don't have fans, we can look at doing things you can't do normally — like closing off streets."I'd like to explore a few different options in iconic locations. Golden Boy Promotions mentioned holding events on Alcatraz, which is very ambitious."But I don't know why we can't do something equally ambitious [as Saturday's show] whether it's a street in another city, something else in Tulsa, or completely different."Tulsa has unbelievable architecture and when you're seeing unique buildings, it makes up for the lack of excitement which would have been brought by a live crowd." Matchroom USA's show will be broadcast on <keyword id="6970799" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="DAZN">DAZN</keyword> in the US, and via DAZN's beta-test of its global product for worldwide audiences.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/floyd-mayweather-leonard-ellerbe-says-hes-received-comeback-offers-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Floyd Mayweather's business partner says he's received 'a few sick offers' as the retired boxer talks-up a $100 million exhibition tour</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregor-is-teasing-a-boxing-comeback-manny-pacquiao-linked-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor has been teasing a comeback, and one option could involve a $250 million mega-bout against Manny Pacquiao</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-joe-george-land-an-uppercut-his-opponents-body-stiffens-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An unbeaten American boxer landed an uppercut so hard his opponent's body stiffened, losing by instant knockout</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/daniel-kinahan-ran-boxing-using-fear-and-bullying-sources-say-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Kinahan, a suspected $1.1 billion gang lord, ran boxing using fear and bullying, sources say</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregor-nurmagomedov-will-s-his-pants-in-gaethje-fight-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor said Khabib Nurmagomedov will be 's----ing his pants' when he fights Justin Gaethje in October</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Silicon Valley billionaires reportedly hosted a fundraiser for Donald Trump in San Francisco.</li><li>David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya may have been aiming to shift the narrative on Trump support.</li></ul>Silicon Valley's billionaire investors are pulling out all the stops to get wealthy donors to empty their pockets for former President Donald Trump. Reuters <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-liberal-san-francisco-high-dollar-tech-fundraiser-2024-06-06/">reported</a> that the tech venture capitalists <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/musks-paypal-mafia-friend-david-sacks-loses-quash-twitter-subpoena-2022-9">David Sacks</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chamath-palihapitiya-venture-capitalists-wiped-out-ai-2023-11">Chamath Palihapitiya</a>, along with Sacks' wife, hosted a fundraiser at the Sackses' San Francisco mansion on Thursday night to drum up support for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.A 33-foot <a target="_blank" href="https://cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/anti-trump-inflatable-to-roost-in-san-francisco-during-planned-fundraiser/">inflatable chicken</a> resembling Trump was planned to be involved, CBS News reported.The inflatable even donned a prisoner's uniform, which was a bold reference to Trump being <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-hush-money-trial-verdict-2024-5">found guilty last week</a> on all counts in his hush-money case. On a recent episode of the "All-In" podcast, Sacks said, "I know there's going to be a lot of people who support Trump, but they don't want to admit it."The Craft Ventures cofounder said he hoped the fundraiser would help shift the narrative that it might be considered uncool to openly acknowledge being a Trump supporter.Sacks said, "I think this event is going to break the ice on that, and maybe it will create a preference cascade where, all of a sudden, it becomes acceptable to acknowledge the truth, which is a lot of people support Trump."He's not the only billionaire in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-biden-silicon-valley-election-fundraising-gop-cash-gap-2024-5">Silicon Valley backing Trump</a>. There appears to be growing support for him. The Sequoia Capital partner <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sequoia-partner-supports-donald-trump-highlighting-shift-silicon-valley-politics-2024-5">Shaun Maguire has also endorsed Trump</a>.Tesla CEO Elon Musk could also be leaning in that direction as he seems to have been cozying up to Trump recently. The Wall Street Journal reported Musk had discussed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-could-be-donald-trump-advisor-wsj-reports-2024-5#:~:text=The%20pair%20have%20been%20discussing,border%2Dsecurity%20and%20economic%20policies.">taking up an advisory role</a> should the former president reclaim the White House. On Wednesday, Musk <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1798349576501641319">posted</a> on X, "SF Bay Area is shifting towards Trump."Meanwhile, Palmer Luckey, the founder of the defense-tech firm Anduril, plans to host a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/trump-taps-silicon-valley-desantis-donors-in-campaign-cash-hunt">June fundraiser for Trump</a> in Newport Beach, a coastal city in Southern California, Bloomberg reported.Donors coughed up $12 million at the Thursday reception and dinner with Trump, Reuters said, citing the Republican National Committee member Harmeet Dhillon and another source.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/06/trump-hits-tech-fundraiser-in-san-francisco-some-guests-pay-300000.html">Some tickets</a> were sold for $50,000 each, but a higher-tier ticket costing up to $300,000 was also available, CNBC reported. The ticket came with extras like a photograph with Trump, the report added.The New York Times <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/us/politics/trump-sacks-silicon-valley-donors.html">reported</a> that about 25 people had been expected to attend the dinner, with about another 50 guests planned for the larger reception.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney completed a surprise $2.5 million takeover of Wrexham AFC last year.</li><li>The club has since been thriving, along with the Welsh city too. </li></ul>WREXHAM, Wales — When Phil Parkinson took over as the manager of Wrexham AFC in July 2021, the Welsh soccer club had no medical department, no physiotherapist. "It's the first time I've ever done a pre-season without a physio," Parkinson, who has been a professional manager for almost two decades, told Insider."So many things had to be put in place."Roll forward almost a year, and things at Wrexham have certainly changed for the better.With Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney at the helm following their <a href="https://www.insider.com/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-to-buy-welsh-soccer-team-wrexham-2020-9">surprise $2.5 million takeover in February last year,</a> the club has gone from strength-to-strength, both on and off the pitch.On the field, the club has had a complete overhaul of its squad, resulting in its qualifying for the National League playoffs (facing Grimsby Town in the semi-final Saturday) and making it to the final of the FA Trophy for the first time in seven years, <a href="https://www.insider.com/wrexham-afc-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-phil-parkinson-whirlwind-2022-5">where it was beaten by Bromley at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.</a> Off the field, Wrexham is achieving even more. On top of now having a medical department, the team has managed to secure a high-profile sponsorship deal with global entertainment platform TikTok. And after being name-checked on the wildly popular AppleTV+ series "Ted Lasso," the club is starring in an all-access docuseries – "Welcome to Wrexham" – that debuted on August 24 and showcases Reynolds' and McElhenney's first two seasons at the Racecourse Ground. Wrexham has also attracted a wave of new supporters from across the world, thanks largely to its <a href="https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2022/february/one-year-on--how-wrexham-afc-has-changed-since-the-takeover/">massively increased social media presence,</a> undoubtedly driven by the celebrity of their new owners. "We've had to evolve quickly, this club has been moving at some speed this season," said Parkinson. "I think we've gotten better as a team as the season has gone on, and I think behind-the-scenes there is a far better structure now."Rob and Ryan have worked hard to put things in place to take the club forward for years to come."<div type="image" title="Wrexham co-chairmen Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds during a press conference at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham." height="1378" width="2000" msid="93782767" hostid="261"></div><h2>Wrexham AFC has a long and rich history.</h2>Sitting just 25 miles south of Liverpool, Wrexham is a quaint market town which lies right between the Welsh mountains and the picturesque lower Dee Valley. Wrexham AFC, Wales' first ever professional soccer team, was birthed in 1864 by members of the town's cricket club. It started playing its games at the Racecourse Ground — the oldest international soccer stadium in the world — that same year and has remained there ever since.In its early days, the club dominated Welsh soccer, winning the Welsh Senior League twice and the Welsh Cup 12 times before moving to play in the English Football League (EFL) in 1921.The Dragons remained in the EFL for the next 88 years, mainly fluttering between divisions four and two. However, marred by financial problems caused by a controversial takeover in 2002, they were demoted to the National League in 2009, then the Conference National, for the first time in their history.Two years after dropping out of the EFL, Wrexham was sold to its supporters' trust, which subsequently worked to restore the club to its former glory. And while the trust was able to clear the club's debts, it was unable to provide the financial backing to revamp the squad.Enter Reynolds and McElhenney.In the first summer transfer window following the actors' takeover, Parkinson oversaw a complete overhaul of the squad he inherited from previous boss Dean Keates — signing 11 players, including the experienced central defensive pairing Ben Tozer and Shaun Brisley.In January, the club then signed four more players, including striker Ollie Palmer, who joined for a club-record fee from AFC Wimbledon.The new-look squad — headed by Palmer, who has scored 15 goals since arriving — has put Wrexham on the brink of a sensational return to the EFL. Finishing second in the league, the club secured itself an automatic spot in the play-off semifinals, where it will face either Notts County or Grimsby at the end of the month. "If I was a supporter, I'd want to see the owners put a structure in place to make this club a strong one, for future years, not just this season" said Parkinson. "And that's been done, there's a lot of good work gone on."I feel this is a squad which can take the club forward for a few years to come. There is talent in the squad. There are players who are only going to get better, there is a good blend of experience and youth," the manager said. "I'm pleased with the work which has been done."Reynolds' and McElhenney's hands-on style of ownership has also been a huge boost for the squad.The pair are often seen at the Racecourse, and on Sunday, they flew to London to watch their side lose to Bromley in the FA Trophy final at Wembley, where they were both were photographed talking to the players prior to the match.They also regularly post about the club on social media. Reynolds, the "Deadpool" star who has 47.3 million followers on Instagram, tends to share comedy sketches, which often involve the players and other club personnel, while McElhenney's Twitter feed, with a relatively modest following of 746,000, reads like a Wrexham liveblog on each match day. After the defeat to Bromley, Parkinson said the actors were in the dressing room trying to lift the mood."It's the owners' first full season and the nature of the industry is it can't all go your own way," he said. "They're disappointed, but they are in there lifting the team, and we will be ready for next week."Credit to them because they've been great with the lads and myself."<h2>A Wrexham city revival</h2>On top of the club's change in fortunes, Reynolds' and McElhenney's takeover has also coincided with what has been a great time for Wrexham as a destination.Last week, Wrexham was named as Wales' seventh city to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. McElhenney, best known as the creator and star of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," had publicly backed the bid after three previous failed attempts in 2000, 2002, and 2012.Wrexham is also now bidding to be named as the UK's City of Culture for 2025. It is competing in the finals against Bradford, County Durham, and Southampton for the award, with the winner to be announced next month. The soccer team has been referenced heavily in the bid, with Wrexham MP Sarah Atherton telling parliament last week that the city was "built on brewing, football, and mining."Atherton's comment on "brewing" refers most obviously to Wrexham Lager – a brewery which has produced alcoholic drinks for more than 120 years.Wrexham Lager and Wrexham AFC have close ties. The brewery was the club's shirt sponsor from 1992 to 2002, while in 2021, the club announced one of its stands would be sponsored by the brewery for the next three years and be renamed the "Wrexham Lager Stand."Wrexham Lager's Managing Director Mark Roberts told Insider the takeover of the soccer club has had a positive effect on business."The takeover in general, I think it's good for everybody," he said. "You know, success breeds success. It can only be a positive for us, the city, and Wales." Asked if Reynolds and McElhenney had been into the brewery, Roberts said they hadn't, but had tried their products — more specifically its Wrexham Export lager, <a href="https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/20149232.wrexham-lager-beer-scoops-award-international-competition-germany/">which just won the title for "Best Beer from the UK'" at a prestigious international competition in Germany.</a>"They have tried it and do like it, so I've been told. I've got some pictures of them drinking it," said Roberts."I've not met them personally, but they are doing wonders for the football club and for the city. Long may it continue."

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have breathed new life into their low-level Welsh soccer club &mdash; and invigorated the city of Wrexham itself

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney completed a surprise $2.5 million takeover of <keyword id="14000681" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wrexham-afc" source="Orion">Wrexham AFC</keyword> last year.</li><li>The club has since been thriving, along with the Welsh city too. </li></ul>WREXHAM, Wales — When Phil Parkinson took over as the manager of Wrexham AFC in July 2021, the Welsh <keyword id="11897666" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="soccer" source="Orion">soccer</keyword> club had no medical department, no physiotherapist. "It's the first time I've ever done a pre-season without a physio," Parkinson, who has been a professional manager for almost two decades, told Insider."So many things had to be put in place."Roll forward almost a year, and things at Wrexham have certainly changed for the better.With Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney at the helm following their <a href="https://www.insider.com/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-to-buy-welsh-soccer-team-wrexham-2020-9">surprise $2.5 million takeover in February last year,</a> the club has gone from strength-to-strength, both on and off the pitch.On the field, the club has had a complete overhaul of its squad, resulting in its qualifying for the National League playoffs and making it to the final of the FA Trophy for the first time in seven years, <a href="https://www.insider.com/wrexham-afc-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-phil-parkinson-whirlwind-2022-5">where it was beaten by Bromley at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.</a>Off the field, Wrexham is achieving even more. On top of now having a medical department, the team has managed to secure a high-profile sponsorship deal with global entertainment platform TikTok. And after being name-checked on the wildly popular AppleTV+ series "Ted Lasso," the club is set to star in an all-access docuseries on Netflix – "Welcome to Wrexham" – that will showcase Reynolds' and McElhenney's first two seasons at the Racecourse Ground. The club has also attracted a wave of new supporters from across the world, thanks largely to its <a href="https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2022/february/one-year-on--how-wrexham-afc-has-changed-since-the-takeover/">massively increased social media presence,</a> undoubtedly driven by the <keyword id="6355064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="celebrity" source="Orion">celebrity</keyword> of their new owners. "We've had to evolve quickly, this club has been moving at some speed this season," said Parkinson. "I think we've gotten better as a team as the season has gone on, and I think behind-the-scenes there is a far better structure now."Rob and Ryan have worked hard to put things in place to take the club forward for years to come."<div type="image" title="Wrexham co-chairmen Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds during a press conference at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham." height="1378" width="2000" msid="91750064" hostid="261"></div><h2>Wrexham AFC has a long and rich history.</h2>Sitting just 25 miles south of Liverpool, Wrexham is a quaint market town which lies right between the Welsh mountains and the picturesque lower Dee Valley. Wrexham AFC, Wales' first ever professional soccer team, was birthed in 1864 by members of the town's cricket club. It started playing its games at the Racecourse Ground — the oldest international soccer stadium in the world — that same year and has remained there ever since.In its early days, the club dominated Welsh soccer, winning the Welsh Senior League twice and the Welsh Cup 12 times before moving to play in the English Football League (EFL) in 1921.The Dragons remained in the EFL for the next 88 years, mainly fluttering between divisions four and two. However, marred by financial problems caused by a controversial takeover in 2002, they were demoted to the National League in 2009, then the Conference National, for the first time in their history.Two years after dropping out of the EFL, Wrexham was sold to its supporters' trust, which subsequently worked to restore the club to its former glory. And while the trust was able to clear the club's debts, it was unable to provide the financial backing to revamp the squad.Enter Reynolds and McElhenney.In the first summer transfer window following the actors' takeover, Parkinson oversaw a complete overhaul of the squad he inherited from previous boss Dean Keates — signing 11 players, including the experienced central defensive pairing Ben Tozer and Shaun Brisley.In January, the club then signed four more players, including striker Ollie Palmer, who joined for a club-record fee from AFC Wimbledon.The new-look squad — headed by Palmer, who has scored 15 goals since arriving — has put Wrexham on the brink of a sensational return to the EFL. Finishing second in the league, the club secured itself an automatic spot in the play-off semifinals, where it will face either Notts County or Grimsby at the end of the month. "If I was a supporter, I'd want to see the owners put a structure in place to make this club a strong one, for future years, not just this season" said Parkinson. "And that's been done, there's a lot of good work gone on."I feel this is a squad which can take the club forward for a few years to come. There is talent in the squad. There are players who are only going to get better, there is a good blend of experience and youth," the manager said. "I'm pleased with the work which has been done."Reynolds' and McElhenney's hands-on style of ownership has also been a huge boost for the squad.The pair are often seen at the Racecourse, and on Sunday, they flew to London to watch their side lose to Bromley in the FA Trophy final at Wembley, where they were both were photographed talking to the players prior to the match.They also regularly post about the club on social media. Reynolds, the "Deadpool" star who has 47.3 million followers on Instagram, tends to share comedy sketches, which often involve the players and other club personnel, while McElhenney's Twitter feed, with a relatively modest following of 746,000, reads like a Wrexham liveblog on each match day. After the defeat to Bromley, Parkinson said the actors were in the dressing room trying to lift the mood."It's the owners' first full season and the nature of the industry is it can't all go your own way," he said. "They're disappointed, but they are in there lifting the team, and we will be ready for next week."Credit to them because they've been great with the lads and myself."<h2>A Wrexham city revival</h2>On top of the club's change in fortunes, Reynolds' and McElhenney's takeover has also coincided with what has been a great time for Wrexham as a destination.Last week, Wrexham was named as Wales' seventh city to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. McElhenney, best known as the creator and star of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," had publicly backed the bid after three previous failed attempts in 2000, 2002, and 2012.Wrexham is also now bidding to be named as the UK's City of Culture for 2025. It is competing in the finals against Bradford, County Durham, and Southampton for the award, with the winner to be announced next month. The soccer team has been referenced heavily in the bid, with Wrexham MP Sarah Atherton telling parliament last week that the city was "built on brewing, football, and mining."Atherton's comment on "brewing" refers most obviously to Wrexham Lager – a brewery which has produced alcoholic drinks for more than 120 years.Wrexham Lager and Wrexham AFC have close ties. The brewery was the club's shirt sponsor from 1992 to 2002, while in 2021, the club announced one of its stands would be sponsored by the brewery for the next three years and be renamed the "Wrexham Lager Stand."Wrexham Lager's Managing Director Mark Roberts told Insider the takeover of the soccer club has had a positive effect on business."The takeover in general, I think it's good for everybody," he said. "You know, success breeds success. It can only be a positive for us, the city, and Wales." Asked if Reynolds and McElhenney had been into the brewery, Roberts said they hadn't, but had tried their products — more specifically its Wrexham Export lager, <a href="https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/20149232.wrexham-lager-beer-scoops-award-international-competition-germany/">which just won the title for "Best Beer from the UK'" at a prestigious international competition in Germany.</a>"They have tried it and do like it, so I've been told. I've got some pictures of them drinking it," said Roberts."I've not met them personally, but they are doing wonders for the football club and for the city. Long may it continue."

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