The joke works because the photo belongs to a different Reynolds era.
A report says some supporters have treated the image as a playful reminder of how far Reynolds has travelled in football culture. Years ago, a picture like that would have blended into the usual celebrity feed. Now it feels like a before-and-after shot.
Since buying Wrexham with Rob McElhenney, Reynolds has become part of one of football’s most followed ownership stories. The club’s rise from the fifth tier to the Championship has changed the lens on everything connected to him.
That matters because ownership strips away the novelty. Fans no longer see Reynolds as a visitor collecting moments. They see someone tied to recruitment, expectation, visibility and pressure. The humour around the resurfaced image comes from that contrast: a man once photographed under another club’s iconography now helping drive one of Britain’s most talked-about football projects.
The report says the photo has resurfaced before Wrexham’s opener against Cardiff City, which gives it extra bite. Social media loves a callback, and football loves a storyline that can be recycled into a punchline on match week.
But once the game starts, nostalgia will disappear quickly. The next chapter is not about old photos or celebrity cameos. It is about whether Wrexham can turn momentum into staying power in the Championship - and whether Reynolds’ football story has another climb left in it.