{"id":411916,"date":"2026-04-22T15:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/411916\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:11:10","slug":"be-back-in-time-for-kick-off-on-sunday-wrexham-owners-offer-coventry-first-class-trip-to-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/411916\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Be back in time for kick-off on Sunday\u2019 \u2013 Wrexham owners offer Coventry first-class trip to Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Coventry City's Frank Onyeka and Brandon Thomas-Asante celebrate sealing the Championship title last night. Photo: Mike Egerton\/PA Wire\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2a56820f-e4de-49fe-af1d-e6cd90bef125.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Coventry City&#8217;s Frank Onyeka and Brandon Thomas-Asante celebrate sealing the Championship title last night. Photo: Mike Egerton\/PA Wire<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac have offered Coventry a first-class trip to Las Vegas ahead of their Sky Bet Championship meeting this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Coventry wrapped up the Championship title in style with a thumping 5-1 victory over Portsmouth on Tuesday and will next season play in the Premier League, ending a 25-year absence from the English top flight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Wrexham have aspirations of being in the Premier League too and enter the final two matches of the season hopeful of securing a play-off spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Welsh side are sixth in the table and occupy the final play-off place. However, they are only above seventh-placed Hull on goal difference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_system indo-1d70522a_marginbottom4 indo-b48c4984_inherit\">We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.<\/p>\n<p>Please review your details and accept them to load the content<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Wrexham, who recorded a crucial 1-0 win at Oxford on Tuesday, travel to face the Sky Blues on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">And writing on X, co-owner Mac said: \u201cCongrats to Coventry City!!!!<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cMy friend Ryan Reynolds and I would like to offer you a first-class trip to Vegas. Please be ready in the am and be back in time for kick-off on Sunday. A little late is okay too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Wrexham moved above Hull \u2013 who drew 2-2 at Leicester \u2013 and are now level on 70 points with the Tigers, boasting a goal difference superior by two.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe (Premier League) dream is still alive and we feel we\u2019re in a good place,\u201d said manager Phil Parkinson, whose side follow their game against Coventry with a home match against fifth-placed Middlesbrough on the final day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cNothing more we can do than win and we just concentrated on making right decisions from the bench and getting another three points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cTo get 70 points is a good statement in our first season in the Championship and now we want more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cIt was important we did our job and we did that to a man.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coventry City&#8217;s Frank Onyeka and Brandon Thomas-Asante celebrate sealing the Championship title last night. 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