Dragons pair face wealthy competition in second tier

WREXHAM'S Hollywood owners are facing a stark new financial reality as the club prepares to compete in the Championship next season.

- By LIAM RANDALL

The new campaign will mark the first time in 43 years that the Red Dragons have played in the second tier, previously spending four seasons in the old Second Division between 1978 and 1982.

A lot has changed since then, with plenty of money floating around thanks to lucrative TV deals and parachute payments on offer for newly-relegated Premier League sides.

Many club owners are also very wealthy in their own right, with one part-owner boasting a net worth stretching to an astonishing £13.4billion.

Wrexham's co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are hardly short of money themselves.

The two A-listers have an estimated combined net worth of around £295million thanks to their acting income and business investments.

However, even their fortunes pale in comparison to the Championship's biggest hitters.

As the North Wales outfit prepares for life in the second tier, here we look at how Reynolds and McElhenney's wealth stacks up to that of their rival owners.