The ex-Wales international (above) had not met Reynolds and McElhenney until last Saturday's promotion-clinching win over Charlton, when he was invited to the owners' box and then asked to celebrate on the pitch alongside them afterwards.

Owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney even got to share an American sports tradition with their Welsh brethren, drenching Wrexham’s CEO in Gatorade, and fans — as well as the Deadpool and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia stars themselves — couldn’t get enough.