This is the song Wrexham fans will be singing when 'the Deadpool and Rob McElhenney' come to town

It's finally happened! The takeover of Wrexham AFC by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney has been completed.

Now its just a matter of time before fans can come together to celebrate what promises to be one of the most exciting eras in the history of both club and town.

And one of the first celebratory get-togethers is likely to be when North Wales' band The Declan Swans perform at the pub which is the spiritual home of many fans.

The Declan Swans, regarded by many as North Wales' leading comedy p*ss take band and self-confessed comic geniuses, know what song the fans will want to hear when they perform at the Turf in the shadow of the historic Racecourse ground.

The Declan Swans

The Declan Swans

The lads' catchy new song Always Sunny in Wrexham, which celebrates the hope of things improving for Wrexham, is already destined to be heard echoing around The Racecourse when fans are finally able to return.

The band's songwriter Michael 'Scoot' Hett said: "It's massive. We've done a lot of gigs in the past to raise money for the cub and the Trust, but it had come to a time where we weren't getting anywhere. I don't think even the club would've survived covid to be honest. But this kind of takeover in unbelievable can't be put into words. Ryan and Rob seem like decent people, they are community people, and there is no nasty incentive like we've had when we've been ripped off in the past. It's all brilliant.

"Rob has said himself that he sees a lot of similarities between Wrexham and Philadelphia, which is good. I'm chuffed."

Mark Jones, who puts the music to Michael's lyrics, said the band's history was entwined with Wrexham Football Club and he hoped one of the first post-lockdown gigs would be at the Turf - either in the pub itself or a marquee.

He said: "It's sad that we can't do any gigs, we haven't been able to do any for the last 12 months.

"The first couple of gigs will be good, with the new song. We can't wait. We've been offered gigs, I could fill the diary now with all the local landlords that have contacted us."

He added: "The feedback to the new song's been brilliant. I think we've timed it right because of the takeover.

"They could be singing our song on the terraces, that would be nice.

"I've been going to Wrexham games since I was six, 1973 was first Wrexham game.

"It's looking good, it's already been having a positive effect. Put it this way, it can't be any worse than it's been for the last ten years."

The Declan Swans

The band has played numerous fundraising gigs for the club

Mark added: "The league is the only option, we've got to get back in the league. The ground we've got is bigger than teams three leagues above us.

"Social media has gone mad. There are more Wrexham pages turning up and more people are taking about the club, which has got to be good. If there was a game tomorrow there would be 8,000 fans there, because they all want to go. It's unbelievable, I've not seen anything like it.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator Rob McElhenney and Canadian superstar Ryan Reynolds, who looks likely to play Marvel anti-hero Deadpool in at least three more blockbuster movies, completed their takeover of Wrexham Football Club on Tuesday.

The RR McReynolds Company LLC has taken 100 per cent control of The Racecourse club from the Wrexham Supporters Trust.

The pair have made a £2 million equity investment into the club under the terms of the deal.

The Declan Swans anthem is inspired by McElhenney's Philadelphia-based comedy series, which has gained a cult following in the UK on Netflix.

Michael, who considers himself a poet rather than a musician, said the song is a slice of Wrexham life with hope for the future following the takeover.

He said: "The song is about how we've been portrayed by the media, with the spice. It's about taking the Mickey out of ourselves. But we're like any other town or city really - we've got high unemployment, homelessness, drug addiction.

"It's typical Wrexham. You go in the kebab house of a Friday night and you've got a character in there mithering, it's just what happens on a Friday or a Saturday night."