Ryan Reynolds is WRONG - it may be 'insane' that Wrexham (or Notts County) will be denied an automatic EFL spot after 100+ point seasons, but the National League's promotion system works just fine

Wrexham-mania has been running wild across the world ever since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took over the Welsh club in November 2020. A Hollywood-worthy story has played out since then, with the Red Dragons reaching the play-offs during the pair's first full season in charge, where they suffered a brutal semi-final defeat to eventual promotion-winners Grimsby. This was preceded by further heartache, as they lost to Bromley in the FA Trophy final at Wembley.

This season, buoyed by the success of the immensely-popular 'Welcome to Wrexham' series, the club have bounced back.

They made it to the FA Cup fourth round, eventually succumbing to Sheffield United after a replay, and have also been in swaggering form in the National League.

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After battling it out all season with Notts County for the one automatic promotion spot, the two sides squared off on Monday, with a Ben Foster penalty save in the dying embers earning Wrexham a priceless victory and putting them on the cusp of a return to the Football League.

Speaking after that breathless encounter, owner Reynolds blasted the "insane" promotion system in the division, calling for both his team and Notts County to be granted an automatic procession into League Two - currently only one of the pair will go up without having to compete in the play-offs.

It's not the first time Reynolds and Co have ruffled feathers this season, slamming the National League for blocking Wrexham from streaming their games across the globe.

In that case, he likely had a point. But is he right about the promotion issue?