Ryan Reynolds & Wrexham

[Amberheart]

Good luck to em' hope it works out... Theve done there time in the league of hell & always enjoyed my away days at the race course.

Agreed

[yellowstagsfan]

Good Luck to them Hope they’re back in league soon. Always thought they would come back same time as Stags but they missed out and have been in decline ever since

[arsene wengers coat]

They might not actually need to put any money in funnily enough. Once it gets out around the world that they’ve bought Wrexham you’ll have film buffs and fans of theirs buying Wrexham shirts, memorabilia & then you’ll have sponsors queuing up etc so if it really takes off they’ll be raking it in from that.

Look at the link to the Bloomberg article. They aren't paying anything.

They've bought the club so they can make a documentary, that they can sell for £300k per episode and make very cheaply.

In a webcast presentation on Sunday to the Wrexham Supporters Trust, the fan-controlled non-profit that’s owned the club since 2011, Reynolds and McElhenney outlined plans for what was described as a Netflix-style documentary that tracks the team’s fortunes. Such a deal would follow other teams that have gotten the streaming-platform treatment, such as Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland AFC and Leeds United.

For those clubs, the documentaries were just one strand of the business — and a small one at that. The Hollywood approach to Wrexham seems different, because it looks like the prospective show is key to why they want the club in the first place.

From a business perspective, buying Wrexham as a vehicle for a Netflix show makes sense. Since the club is now supporter owned, the two actors won’t pay anything to acquire it up front. Instead, they’ve pledged to invest 2 million pounds in the club’s infrastructure, playing squad and facilities. And it’s not unreasonable to expect Netflix, Amazon Prime or whoever might acquire the broadcast rights to spend several hundred thousand pounds per hour on a show, according to Ampere Analysis analyst Richard Broughton.

If we assume that the actors are able to charge 300,000 pounds an hour for an eight-part series, that could boost Wrexham’s annual revenue by 2.4 million pounds. As owners of the team, Reynolds and McElhenney wouldn’t have to pay an additional cut to anyone else, as the producers of the other soccer documentaries did. So they could reasonably look at profit representing 25% of that income, or some 600,000 pounds. This would handily move the club from the red into the black, as Wrexham otherwise expects to make a loss of 300,000 pounds on revenue of 2.1 million pounds this year. The owners’ star power could boost the numbers even higher.

They've essentially 'borrowed a club' to make a documentary, and.in return promised 2m of investment in the future, with no upfront costs. When the demand for the documentary dries up, expect them to jump ship immediately.

[Spiritater]

Depends who's gonna pay to watch it, I won't be.

[Old timer]

Think we all know this is a short term thing for Wrexham and their new investor and good luck to them. A financial boost, a bit of the limelight, but they must be prepared for the long term so if people start giving away big contracts to people they can't afford then they could end up in trouble like the Counteh experiment. I think that in their heart of hearts their fans know that.

[bobbystagsfan]

Depends who's gonna pay to watch it, I won't be.

Didn't expect you to when you won't even buy an ifollow subscription for the club you do support!

[mousemousemouse]

Depends who's gonna pay to watch it, I won't be.

It’s not about who would pay to watch it. Docu series are big business for streaming platforms and they pay big money.

I’m pretty sure they have a substantial plan in place and aren’t pinning their hopes on a documentary. Reynolds has a pretty huge business portfolio

[mousemousemouse]

They might not actually need to put any money in funnily enough. Once it gets out around the world that they’ve bought Wrexham you’ll have film buffs and fans of theirs buying Wrexham shirts, memorabilia & then you’ll have sponsors queuing up etc so if it really takes off they’ll be raking it in from that.

Look at the link to the Bloomberg article. They aren't paying anything.

They've bought the club so they can make a documentary, that they can sell for £300k per episode and make very cheaply.

In a webcast presentation on Sunday to the Wrexham Supporters Trust, the fan-controlled non-profit that’s owned the club since 2011, Reynolds and McElhenney outlined plans for what was described as a Netflix-style documentary that tracks the team’s fortunes. Such a deal would follow other teams that have gotten the streaming-platform treatment, such as Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland AFC and Leeds United.

For those clubs, the documentaries were just one strand of the business — and a small one at that. The Hollywood approach to Wrexham seems different, because it looks like the prospective show is key to why they want the club in the first place.

From a business perspective, buying Wrexham as a vehicle for a Netflix show makes sense. Since the club is now supporter owned, the two actors won’t pay anything to acquire it up front. Instead, they’ve pledged to invest 2 million pounds in the club’s infrastructure, playing squad and facilities. And it’s not unreasonable to expect Netflix, Amazon Prime or whoever might acquire the broadcast rights to spend several hundred thousand pounds per hour on a show, according to Ampere Analysis analyst Richard Broughton.

If we assume that the actors are able to charge 300,000 pounds an hour for an eight-part series, that could boost Wrexham’s annual revenue by 2.4 million pounds. As owners of the team, Reynolds and McElhenney wouldn’t have to pay an additional cut to anyone else, as the producers of the other soccer documentaries did. So they could reasonably look at profit representing 25% of that income, or some 600,000 pounds. This would handily move the club from the red into the black, as Wrexham otherwise expects to make a loss of 300,000 pounds on revenue of 2.1 million pounds this year. The owners’ star power could boost the numbers even higher.

They've essentially 'borrowed a club' to make a documentary, and.in return promised 2m of investment in the future, with no upfront costs. When the demand for the documentary dries up, expect them to jump ship immediately.

Mate, Ryan Reynolds sold his gin business for $610million

Do you think he’d go to the hassle of buying a football club for a poxy £600,000 profit? Especially when he’s been very vocal about it.

It would damage his reputation if he left this in tatters.

[Dan]

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/0 ... ale-diageo

[Spiritater]

Depends who's gonna pay to watch it, I won't be.

Didn't expect you to when you won't even buy an ifollow subscription for the club you do support!

Already forked out for a ST sunshine, have you?

[I am Spartacus]

Wrexham’s last game of this season is away at Dagenham & Redbridge, the travelling welsh hordes really need to seize this opportunity to all dress as Deadpool for the day.

[STAGS FOR LIFE]

[Cockney Stag]

It's a shame that big terrace isn't fit for use and will likely be torn down to create an all seated stand.

[STAGS FOR LIFE]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/r ... 52d202d7d0

[victor A block]

Looking at the current top 3 in the conf, I'm a Wrexham fan for this season. They should go top tonight.

[Tippy Tappy Football]

Just off to Scunny to watch them play Wrexham.

[Tippy Tappy Football]

FT: Scunthorpe United 1 Wrexham 3 (HT: 1-2)
Attendance: 3,659 (807 Wrexham Fans)

Wrexham should have been 4 or 5-0 up at half time as they looked like scoring every time they had a long throw or corner. Paul Mullin headed over from close range from a Ben Tozer cross, Jordan Tunnicliffe hit the bar from a Luke Young corner and James Jones also had a good shot saved. O'Malley had to clear off the line from another Wrexham corner. Ollie Palmer finally gave Wrexham the lead knocking it in at the near post from a Paul Mullin cross from the right. Aaron Hayden then made it 2-0 with a header from Luke Young's free kick. Scunthorpe pulled a goal back just before half time with Jai Rowe scoring after a good pass from Jacob Butterfield.

Scunny came out firing at the start of the 2nd half and Aaron Hayden and James Jones made some good blocks. Wrexham then raised their game with McFadzean bombing down the left. He hit the post with a rocket shot from 25 yards before crossing for Paul Mullin to tap in at the near post. Palmer, Mullin and McAlinden could have all added to the score as Wrexham cruised to a comfortable 3-1 win which they should have won by a bigger margin.

Interesting to see forward Liam McAlinden being brought on to play right back for Wrexham. Most of the Wrexham players could easily play in League 2 or higher. I think most Stags fans would be happy to see the likes of Paul Mullin, Elliott Lee, Ben Tozer, Aaron Hayden, Callum McFadzean, JordanTunnicliffe and even Ollie Palmer in the Stags squad. Luke Young and James Jones are also good in midfield.

George Taft played on the left of a back three for Scunthorpe. They also strangely played Kgosi Nthle in the middle of the back three which was a strange decision as he is quite small and Wrexham are going to put lots of Ben Tozer long throws into the box. He was subbed after the 2nd goal in the 1st half. Tozer also took a few short throws and then put some decent left foot crosses in. Mullin should have scored from the first one.

[part time pete]

Now Wrexham have hit the top spot, it is going to take some shifting them this season.

[essexstags]

Now Wrexham have hit the top spot, it is going to take some shifting them this season.

Let's hope so as far as the current top 3 are concerned!

[CraigStag]

They are nowhere near guaranteed promotion.

[Tippy Tappy Football]

Wrexham have lost to Spireites and County and they did start to panic a little when Scunthorpe had their only bit of pressure at the start of the 2nd half.

[cassellswasmagic]

Average side in a very poor league. They concede a lot of goals I’ve noticed to teams nearer the bottom which is bizarre. Same last season. Easier to get out than in 2012 because 2 extra teams can compete in the play offs too.

[victor A block]

If it is going to be one of the top 3, Wrexham are best placed on remaining fixtures between them.
They have both County and The Sheep at home.
The sheep have County at home.