Is Robbie Williams set to buy Port Vale and follow in the footsteps of Ryan Reynolds and have a Netflix show?

Pop megastar Robbie Williams could be set to buy Port Vale Football Club after only recently being made president. Robbie, who is a lifelong fan of Port Vale, recently sat down with the club and the video was shared on X. He said “Now I am thinking about it, people should call me ‘Mr President.’ Backstage with my band now, I am Mr President, El Presidente. It has gone to my head already.”

At the time, Carol Shanahan who is co-owner and chair of the League One club also said that she was “grateful for everything he does for PVFC and that he’s always there for me when I need him - a great friend.” 

It has now been suggested that former Take That star Robbie Williams might want to go one step further and take a financial interest in the club. The Sun reported that Robbie Williams “has been backed by a consortium to take over the League One side - with a potential lucrative TV spin-off.”

A source also told The Sun that “It’s really early days, but Robbie’s been formally approached to see if he’s interested in fronting a bid. Port Vale remains one of his greatest loves and it’s always been a dream to be more involved. He’s had a couple of meetings, and his backers are incredibly excited.”

If Robbie does take over Port Vale, will there be a TV show on it?

The question everybody wants to know (myself included) is whether Robbie Williams will land a lucrative streaming deal if he does take over the League one side backed by a consortium? If he does, he will of course be following in the footsteps of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney who took over Wrexham which resulted in the successful Welcome to Wrexham series on Disney+. 

Ryan and Rob’s Welcome to Wrexham received critical acclaim and the show has been recommissioned for a third series. According to reports, the day before the series was released, Wrexham AFC’s TikTok page had 407,300 followers, but now has 1.5M followers. 

If Robbie Williams does land a TV show based on Port Vale, it is likely that it may be on Netflix as his recent series entitled ‘Robbie Williams’ is on there. The four-part docuseries, which came out in November 2023, was directed by Emmy and Bafta-nominated Joe Pearlman, produced by Ridley Scott Associates and executive produced by Academy Award, Bafta and Grammy-winning director Asif Kapadia.