MY ACCOUNT
Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds lauded both his side and rivals Notts County after they edged a 3-2 classic to go three points clear in the National League.
The Welsh team took the spoils in a five-goal thriller between the division’s top two sides, capped off by goalkeeper Ben Foster’s dramatic 97th-minute penalty save.
It means Phil Parkinson’s men move to 103 points for the season, just three ahead of County, and with a game in hand on their rivals after a pair of record-breaking seasons.
Hollywood star Reynolds, who owns the club alongside fellow actor Rob McElhenney, was quick to credit both his team’s opponents and Foster’s crucial contribution when he spoke afterwards.
“It was a pressure cooker coming into this, I think, for both of these teams,” he told BT Sport. “What both have achieved is historic on every level.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like that. When I get my hands on Ben Foster, he’s going to be on the injured reserve list, I’m going to break ribs.
“I’m going to hug him so hard. I don’t feel like I have a heart anymore. I feel like I used all the beats I have left during that match.
“That was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before and indicative of all you lifers who have watched and participated in this beautiful, tortuous game forever.
“I’m actually grateful at this moment that I didn’t care about this years ago because it would have just eaten me alive. That was really something.”
McElhenney, who was also in attendance for the blockbuster encounter, took to social media afterwards, writing on Twitter: “I can’t believe there was a time when I thought football was boring.”
Wrexham, who have four games left this season, next face play-off hopefuls Barnet on Saturday.
