Ben Foster reveals encounter with Wrexham owners Reynolds and McElhenney after Notts County win
“Rob kissed me on the lips and Ryan called me a handsome b*****d. I’ll take that!’: Ben Foster reveals hilarious encounter with jubilant Wrexham owners McElhenney and Reynolds after his penalty kick in dramatic win over Notts County
- Wrexham defeated Notts County in a thrilling National League clash on Monday
- Ben Foster saved a penalty in the 97th minute to keep the Welsh side ahead
- He was kissed by both of the club’s famous owners after the final whistle
Ben Foster was kissed by Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney on Monday after his stunning penalty save against Notts County on Monday.
As the Welsh side won 3–2 in the seventh minute of stoppage time against their National League title rivals, Foster, coming out of retirement to return to the club that hired him as a youngster, made a spectacular save. holds his side.
The home side held on for victory, putting them three points clear of second-placed Notts County and their rivals with a game in hand.
“Rob kissed me full on the lips and Ryan called me a double handsome b*****d,” Foster said after the game. “I’ll take that.”
“They’re so happy, if you could order an absolute bob, first-class, first-class owner, you’d just pack them in pairs because they’re as good as they get.”
Ben Foster came out of retirement last month to return to Wrexham after playing for them on loan 15 years ago
He delivered an excellent save to keep the Welsh side ahead against Notts County in the 97th minute
Ecstatic co-owner Ryan Reynolds kissed the former Manchester United goalkeeper after full-time
“It means so much to them, they care so much, they are doing it right. I’ve been here for three weeks now and it’s running so professionally you won’t believe it. It’s ridiculous how they do it, so fair play to them they deserve everything they get.’
On the rescue itself, he added, “You just dive and hope for the best. If you go in the right direction and get your hands on it, you’d like to think you can make it.”
“This is non-league, we fill this in every week, 10,000 fans – the most passionate… we took 4,500 to Halifax last week, we put in a terrible performance and we had to win big today.
‘Of course we are [Wrexham and Notts County] better than the rest of the teams by far, so they have to look at that.
The goalkeeper, who made 300 Premier League appearances and made eight appearances for England, then paid a big compliment to this opponent, adding: “But fair play for Notts County, that was as good a game as I’ve really played in . .’
Both owners were in attendance and appeared stunned after the win, with McElhenney tweeting ‘that’s why you’re going to get Ben Foster’ and that he ‘can’t believe I ever found football boring’.
The win leaves Wrexham three points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand for the team below
Both of the club’s famous owners were present at the Racecourse Ground
Rob McElhenney tweeted that he couldn’t believe he ever found football boring after the game
Reynolds added to BT Sport: ‘If I get a hold of Ben Foster he will be on the injured reserve list. I’m going to break ribs, I’m going to hug him so hard.”
“I’m used to working under extreme pressure, but usually I have some kind of control over it. I have nothing here, all I can do is watch and hope like everyone else.
“It was a pressure cooker for both teams. What both have achieved is historic on every level and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it.”
Wrexham will then play against Barnet on Saturday.