Ryan Reynolds set for bitter reunion after fresh heartbreak and £100m payday 'robbery'

Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham will be reunited with bitter rivals Welsh Cardiff City and Swansea City in the Championship next season after agonisingly missing out on Premier League qualification. Wrexham, co-owned by Hollywood stars Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, missed out on a play-off spot on Saturday after being leapfrogged by promotion rivals Hull City in a dramatic final day of the Championship season. Phil Parkinson’s side started the day inside the top six on goal difference and needed a victory to ensure a spot in the play-offs. Yet a thrilling but ultimately heart-breaking 2-2 draw at home with Middlesbrough, and Hull’s 2-1 win over Norwich City , saw the Red Dragons ultimately miss out by two points. Alongside the obvious disappointment of failing to earn promotion to the Premier League for the first time in the club’s history, Wrexham also suffered a financial blow . Had the Welsh side secured promotion through the play-offs, they would have unlocked a financial windfall worth at least £100million in their first season alone. JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Latest news, analysis and much more on Mirror Football's Facebook page That figure would be driven mainly by the Premier League's global broadcasting deals, with clubs receiving huge central distributions simply for participating in the division. Over a three-year period, factoring in parachute payments if they were to suffer relegation, the total value of promotion was widely estimated at £170m or more, with commercial revenue, sponsorship and global visibility driving that figure even higher. The disappointment will be amplified by the feeling that Norwich were not awarded a late penalty in their game against Hull, which could have been the difference between Wrexham qualifying and not. The Canaries’ late appeals were waved away despite many fans calling it a "stonewall" spot kick decision and a "robbery" . One fan said: "Wrexham have just been absolutely robbed by the ref in the Hull game. Stonewall penalty not given in the last minute and then no extra added time after the ref took over a minute sorting stuff out at the corner that followed. Harsh." Another commented: "Well done Hull! Officials lost that for us today. Offside goal and stonewall penalty at the end but oh well!" Another campaign in the Championship will set the stage for a bitter reunion with Cardiff City in the second tier next season. Cardiff sealed promotion to the Championship by finishing comfortably in second place in League One on 91 points. The two historic rivals missed out on playing in the same division this season after Cardiff were relegated last year, just as Wrexham earned their third consecutive promotion. They did meet earlier this season, however, in the Carabao Cup fourth round - their first competitive meeting in over 21 years. Wrexham suffered defeat at the Racecourse Ground on the big occasion, losing 2-1 to miss out on a spot in the quarter-finals after Will Fish’s winner for the Bluebirds. Wrexham were even booed at the break after a ponderous display and Reynolds will hope to exact revenge next season to ensure bragging rights when the two sides have their first league meeting since 2002. The Red Dragons will also face fellow Welsh outfit Swansea City once again, after they sealed an 11th-place Championship finish with a 3-1 win over Charlton Athletic on the final day of the season. It means next season's Championship will see a straight shootout for Wales' best team after Wrexham finished above their rivals for the first time in 25 years.