The man who brought Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to Wrexham has now left the club

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Humphrey Ker, the man responsible for bringing Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds to Wrexham, has left the club after a five-year spell as executive director.

The whole Wrexham takeover saga began when Ker and McElhenney were working together on the television series Mythic Quest. Ker would be sitting watching Liverpool matches and that catalysed an interest in English football from the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star.

He told McElhenney to watch the Sunderland 'Til I Die and All or Nothing documentaries to further expand on his new interest and it led to Rob wanting to buy a football club in England.

"I thought, 'That’s the key to this. He's a storyteller. He needs to understand the story of football'... The All Or Nothing documentaries are very good, but they don't cut to the heart of the game, which is the fans," Ker previously told Four Four Two.

"Rob being Rob, he devoured every documentary. He's a doer, so he said, 'Let's buy a football club'."

McElhenney would eventually get Reynolds involved and that Hollywood cash allowed the club to achieve three consecutive promotions to eventually reach the Championship.

They have aspirations of reaching the Premier League for the first time in the club's history.

If they do that, though, it will be without Ker, who became a key cast member in the Welcome to Wrexham documentary.

“Working for and representing Wrexham AFC and the wider town has been the greatest honour of my life,” said the 43-year-old.

“I am proud of the part I have played in the club’s remarkable journey, both on and off the field. [But] the way the club has evolved and is now structured has made it progressively harder for me to make a positive contribution.

“[As] sad as I am to be leaving, I now feel watching from a distance is the right thing for me. I will always be a fan and wish the club, the community and supporters, every success."

In a joint statement with the club, Reynolds and McElhenney added: “Humphrey has been a key piece of the Wrexham story from day one.

“His kindness, humour and height will be missed, but never forgotten."