Wrexham striker Ollie Palmer has launched a bizarre and misguided attack on Town sponsor Ed Sheeran.

Palmer, 31, was speaking on Red Dragons keeper Ben Foster’s Fozcast podcast about Wrexham owners and Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, whose backing saw the Welsh club to this season's Vanarama National League title and a return to the EFL after 15 seasons away.

The former AFC Wimbledon man hit out at Sheeran, appearing to be under the misapprehension that the Framingham-based singer-songwriter was similarly part of the Blues’ ownership.

Although a longtime fan and the club's shirt sponsor, Sheeran has never had a stake in Town.

“There’s names as big as them that own football clubs, lower league - Ed Sheeran, Ipswich,” he said.

“I don’t know what his share of it is, he’s a part-owner. Has he done what these two guys have done?”

Foster, seemingly also believing Sheeran owns the Blues, responded: “Nowhere near it. They have just been promoted in fairness to them, but still.”

Palmer ploughed on: “How long has Ed Sheeran been there? Six years? Seven years? He’s as big as Ryan and Rob, right? Ed Sheeran is huge. Huge.”

He added: “I’ll ask you, has Ed Sheeran done as much for Ipswich as Rob and Ryan have done? It’s not easy what they’re doing. They make it look easy.

“And I’m sure Ed Sheeran’s a great guy, I’m just trying to leverage what Rob and Ryan have done. It’s not just the status, [it’s] the hard work they’ve put in.”

Among those passing comment on Palmer's claims on social media was Town defender Luke Woolfenden.

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Miaow added 00:43 - May 23 Idiots.
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armchaircritic59 added 00:45 - May 23 Just another idiot who doesn't put his brain into gear before his mouth, assuming he has one.
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Marcus added 00:50 - May 23 @!rmchaircritic59  - I believe there is very solid evidence he has a mouth ;)
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itfchorry added 00:59 - May 23 Embarrassing-
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shakytown added 02:59 - May 23 Non league player non league mental capacity.
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dyersdream added 04:58 - May 23 Another embarrassing comment from a nobody
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chocolaight94 added 05:40 - May 23 I think misguided is spot on. To be fair to this bloke a little, I doubt he has ever been bothered enough to research who owns us, plus we do have a track record of slapping owner's names on our shirts... But to double down on these "facts" they're not sure on and make up how many years Ed's owned us is just plain stupid.
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troyparrotsleftear added 06:14 - May 23 Yeah but how many songs have rob and Ryan written? Exactly
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Churchman added 06:34 - May 23 Surely, even the dumbest would do a little homework before making comments like that on a public forum. But nope, th mouth moves but Mr Brain has long since departed. A real idiot.
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therein61 added 06:52 - May 23 The pair of them must still be p1ssed from their promotion celebrations
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Saxonblue74 added 06:59 - May 23 They've just made utter fools of themselves. The "fairytale" at Wrexham will soon be destroyed and made very unpopular if they're going to behave this way. Ultimately they've just achieved promotion to the football league with the backing of 2 celebrity owners.....wow! Let's see where Reynolds and the other one (can't even remember his name!) are if by some miracle they climb another league or two and the financial backing required becomes real.

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Saxonblue74 added 07:01 - May 23 .....anyone read the story linking our Wes Burns with them? 🤣🤣🤣
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Jugsy added 07:19 - May 23 Whilst a wally, he won't be alone in thinking Ed owns a bit of the club. Which isn't really an issue because who cares, but he's been really lazy in trying to link celebrity ownership to community impact. The Fridge won community player of the year for league one and a quick google search didn't throw up much in the way of accolades for Wrexham. Jog on with your TV show and your Hollywood owners, stop trying to elevate your fortunate situation by slagging off other clubs. Wally.

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Jugsy added 07:19 - May 23 Whilst a wally, he won't be alone in thinking Ed owns a bit of the club. Which isn't really an issue because who cares, but he's been really lazy in trying to link celebrity ownership to community impact. The Fridge won community player of the year for league one and a quick google search didn't throw up much in the way of accolades for Wrexham. Jog on with your TV show and your Hollywood owners, stop trying to elevate your fortunate situation by slagging off other clubs. Wally.

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Jugsy added 07:19 - May 23 Whilst a wally, he won't be alone in thinking Ed owns a bit of the club. Which isn't really an issue because who cares, but he's been really lazy in trying to link celebrity ownership to community impact. The Fridge won community player of the year for league one and a quick google search didn't throw up much in the way of accolades for Wrexham. Jog on with your TV show and your Hollywood owners, stop trying to elevate your fortunate situation by slagging off other clubs. Wally.

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Jugsy added 07:29 - May 23 Lest we forget, Ed's a lifelong Town fan. I'm sure Ryan and Rob can say the same... not that they'd be silly enough to benchmark themselves to anyone else.
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KMcBlue added 07:33 - May 23 troyparrotsleftear you are sadly mistaken if you think Ed writes the songs he sings...!
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ArnieM added 07:36 - May 23 So Ollie big Bollox from non league, Welsh football, thinks he's got the standing in the game to voice an opinion about our Club's world famous fan and significant financial sponsor! Do one, you piece of insignificant 💩
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grumpyoldman added 07:55 - May 23 The Mirror online has this story and has published some comments from Ipswich supporters who actually politely stated the facts. Is he part of the clear out of Waxham?
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runningout added 08:12 - May 23 someone's guessing again
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bobble added 08:23 - May 23 this bloke has nailed it.....we could have been up in 1st years ago if sheeran had opened his wallet..
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BiGDonnie added 09:00 - May 23 Who? Sh*t podcast with sh*t guests.
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carlisleaway added 09:15 - May 23 These people are on another planet now Wrexham have been promoted. A sponsor maybe but not connected to the club owner wise but he has supported Ipswich since a young lad. Not jumped on the bandwagon and thrown cash in like Rob and Ryan. Ed Sheeran is a blue, is a blue he hates Norwich. Also he's one of of our own………
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Cadiar added 10:31 - May 23 Kmcblue, sadly you are as ill informed as the Wrexham idiot, Sheeran has always written & co written his songs, guess you get your information from crxp podcasts.
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trncbluearmy added 10:36 - May 23 indeed he also writes songs for other people as well Good lad is ed Even though I dislike his music Heavy Metal/Rock Rules OK! COYB WERE COMING FOR YOU
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