Ex-England international goalkeeper Foster helped to make Wrexham upwardly mobile when coming out of retirement to form part of their history-making National League title triumph. He has watched on from afar as Phil Parkinson’s side have made light work of Leagues Two and One.
They are now just one step away from the big time, with Reynolds and McElhenney having never hidden their desire to position Wrexham among the elite. A slow start was made to the 2025-26 campaign, leading to the odd question being asked of Parkinson’s future, but Foster is confident that the Red Dragons will continue their meteoric rise – providing more drama for the club’s documentary series in the process.
Foster – speaking with Footy Accumulators on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, in partnership with BOYLE Sports – said of Wrexham’s big ambition: “They’ll be fine. They’ve signed some really good players and Championship-proven players. They won at the weekend, a great win, so I think they’ll be fine, they’ll get into a little rhythm and even come January, they’ll give it another go. It won’t be long, until Wrexham are in the Premier League, I promise you. I’m going to give it two or three years, not even as far as five years, it will be two or three years.”
The success enjoyed by Reynolds and McElhenney has helped to entice more A-list investors to British football, with NFL legend Brady among them. The seven-time Super Bowl winner owns a minority stake in Birmingham – who boast similar dreams to Wrexham.
Foster, who enjoyed rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars in North Wales, added: “The attention they’re bringing is more valuable than just finances. They’re the OG’s, but their model is very different. I think Tom Brady is doing it in a very similar way at Birmingham. The first one to mark it was Wrexham with the documentary. I think they’ve brought in a different audience to the game, but it’s still a football audience.
“We went on a pre-season tour in America before the League Two season, and we were playing games at a 70,000 seater university stadium, and it was half red for Wrexham, half blue for Chelsea. We played against Man United, and it was all Wrexham fans. They’re mad for it. Because of the Hollywood story, there was a National League game live on TNT, and it was the same day Arsenal were playing somebody, and the viewing figures for this game in America were higher than the Premier League game. It’s ridiculous.”
Ex-England manager Sam Allardyce added on the trend started by a stunning takeover that was completed in 2021: “I think they’ve created a mass infiltration of Americans buying football clubs. There are nearly 50 per cent of American-owned clubs across all leagues, apparently. I think Ted Lasso has a lot to do with it as well. They love Ted Lasso!”
Reynolds and McElhenney remain fully committed to their project at Wrexham, with Foster revealing that a certain Deadpool actor has jerseys from iconic matches hung up in the home that he shares with wife Blake Lively and their four children. Foster said of Reynolds: “He sent me a picture about three weeks ago, the shirt’s in a room in his house. He sent a selfie, and the shirt is in a frame on the wall behind him. He still keeps in touch with all the lads; it was out of the blue and out of nowhere.”
Wrexham spent big in the summer transfer window, parting with over £30 million ($40m), and are expected to be competitive in the Championship once early injuries have been shaken off and momentum is established. The Red Dragons will be back in action on Saturday when playing host to Derby.
