The dispute between Wrexham and Accrington Stanley erupted once again, this time live on talkSPORT!
Hollywood-owned Wrexham travelled to the Wham Stadium at the weekend for their League Two clash — a game they lost 2-0, however it was events on social media that caused a storm and stole the headlines.
With Accrington increasing their ticket prices for all 5,261 fans in attendance — 2,587 of whom made the 75 mile trip up from Wrexham — from £20 to £25 for the match, the Welsh side took to X to announce that they would be reducing their prices by £5 for the return fixture at the Racecourse Ground.
That post was shared at 11am on Saturday morning, hours before the 3pm kick-off, and was liked by Ryan Reynolds, leading it to be viewed almost four million times.
That led Accrington owner, Andy Holt, to share a series of posts on X, taking aim at Wrexham and the Deadpool actor by saying: «Accrington 2 Hollywood 0. I think Ryan Reynolds should cut prices by a tenner. Safe journey home folks, get that on Netflix, Ryan lad.»
With tempers flared between both clubs, Holt was invited to chat with Jim White and Simon Jordan to have his say on the weekend's fallout, but what followed was a big disagreement between three footballing powerhouses...
Speaking on White and Jordan, Holt said: “Our ticket prices are £20 per game, but when we have a big police bill or expect a big police bill then we increase the price.
“That police bill comes about by the away club’s behaviour – not our behaviour, because we don’t get any police bills.
“So if the cost of selling a ticket is a fiver a ticket because of the increased cost, then it has to be paid by somebody, and I’m not paying it.”
He went on: “I’ve got nothing against Wrexham, the Hollywood owners and
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