Fans following Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham AFC launch into vicious street battle
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Hooligans following Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s beloved Wrexham AFC clashed with rival villains in a vicious street fight this afternoon before their National League game.
Shocking footage captured the moment when fans of Wrexham and Oldham Athletic rushed to each other as police officers piled up to break the chaos.
The hooligans were seen violently beating and kicking each other in the middle of the street in Failsworth, Oldham in Greater Manchester.
The footage appears to have been taken from a Tesco window after fans reportedly poured into The Millgate pub on Ashton Road West, Failsworth.
But the pub declined to comment on the brawl that took place this afternoon.
An employee told MailOnline, “We can’t release any information about it.”
Meanwhile, Greater Manchester Police have been contacted by MailOnline for more information about the fight.
The area where the brawl took place is over four miles from Oldham’s home ground, Boundary Park, where Wrexham fans would watch their side seal a 95th-minute winner, courtesy of Paul Mullin.
The vicious street fight broke out between fans of Wrexham and Oldham on Saturday afternoon
The video shows police officers storming in as football hooligans sprint at each other, kicking and punching
The social media user who posted a video of the footage, which he said was taken by his mother while she was at Tesco, said: ‘Wrexham on the right has just come out of Millgate’.
Reports on the ground suggest fans were seen covered in blood as police vans were seen arriving at the street brawl.
Social media users urged movie star Reynolds to “talk” to his Wrexham fans, while others warned people to exercise caution.
Police officers stepped in after a massive street brawl broke out between football fans in Failsworth, Oldham in Greater Manchester
Members of the crowd watched football hooligans clash before today’s game between Wrexham AFC and Oldham Athletic
One user said: ‘Wrexham and Oldham fans kick off in Failsworth. @VancityReynolds have a word’.
Meanwhile, another said: ‘@VancityReynolds I see your boys make you proud’.
And a third added: ‘About 40 Wrexham fans in Failsworth are already covered in blood and wrecking with Oldham fans. Be careful today everyone! #oafc’.
In other images of a car, sirens could be heard as football fans continued to run down the street as officers tried to bring the situation under control.
The violent brawl comes just days after Reynolds and McElhenney’s Welcome to Wrexham series, which documents their incredible takeover of the club, discussed football hooliganism.
Some social media users called on Ryan Reynolds to “say a word” after the fight, while others joked that they had just watched the recent episode of Welcome to Wrexham, which discussed hooliganism. Another suggested fans were ‘blooded and wrecked’
Episode 10 highlights the issue following a clash between Wrexham fans and Torquay United supporters in October 2021, when objects were thrown into the crowd.
The episode centers on Wrexham supporter Mike Jones who was attacked by his own fans at a train station on the same fateful day supporters clashed at Racecourse grounds last year.
Separate images also captured the moment when football fans rush to each other
Footage shot from inside a car shows fans clashing just days after Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny discussed hooliganism on Welcome to Wrexham
The series also looks at the dark side of hooliganism, including an interview with Johnny Taylor discussing his time on the ‘Wrexham Frontline’, which saw him banned from a mile from the stadium.
He is also forbidden to be in a pub in the city center on match day. He reveals that he “loved it” at the time.
The very first episode showed the Hollywood stars trying to win the support of the Wrexham Supporters Trust to buy the club.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney (pictured together) took over Wrexham AFC in February 2021
The Hollywood stars star in the Welcome to Wrexham series as they document their takeover
They needed at least 75 percent of the vote to acquire the club and received 98 percent approval for the three resolutions that gave them control.
Deadpool star Reynolds and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor McElhenney took over the North Wales club in February 2021 after investing £2 million ($2.76 million in USD) in the club.
Wrexham finished second in the league today after a run of seven unbeaten games, but tensions ran high when fans brutally clashed.