Humphrey Ker on Welcome to Wrexham: ‘People accuse us of destroying football – it’s absurd’
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Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds weren’t at The Racecourse Ground to see Wrexham go up to League One this month. They can thank classic British understatement for that. The team’s second promotion in a row depended not just on them beating already relegated Forest Green, but a number of other results going their way. Humphrey Ker – writer, comedian, actor, the club’s executive director and fan favourite on Disney+ docuseries Welcome to Wrexham – wanted to manage expectations. “There had been talk of them coming and I said, well… we just don’t know, we might win, but other teams might also win – why don’t you just come for the last game of the season? We know where we’ll be by then,” he explains. And it wouldn’t be British to get too excited. “That’s my whole vibe, because people like to get excited about things and I’m like” – Ker’s voice turns firm – “‘No. I don’t think so.’”
Actually, the club’s Hollywood owners have been more absent this season than they’d like. After the industry paralysis caused by the writer’s strike, the star and creator are both extremely busy filming for their day jobs. But Ker, 41, has remained the steady, affable presence – Rob and Ryan’s trusty man on the
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