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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blues1 added 10:39 - May 23 Bobble. Dont know if ur post is meant to be a joke or not. But if not, ur as pathetic as he is.
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IpswichToon added 11:11 - May 23 Imagine this being your profession, and you getting a public platform to speak on matters relating to your profession, only to get it THIS wrong. I'm sure a public apology isn't far away...
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terryf added 11:12 - May 23 They'll be saying he pinched the lyrics to their club song next whatever that is? Ed is a life long supporter of the blues and is our shirt sponsor nothing else and we love him for it.
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TimmyH added 11:34 - May 23 Wouldn't mind him having a share in the club though (Sheeran)...he's apparently worth £300M.
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Bazza8564 added 11:41 - May 23 Im totally with BigDonnie, WHO? And who cares anyway. Sheeran is a fan, just like us. Truly one of our own. Wrexham have peaked already......
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Lightningboy added 12:08 - May 23 Thick pillock.
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pistolpete added 12:13 - May 23 By Ollie Palmer's logic - TikTok (Wrexham's shirt sponsor) is a multi-billion dollar organisation and much bigger than Ed Sheeran or Reynolds/Mcelhenney combined! ... oh hold on, you mean the shirt sponsor doesn't have to be the owner of the club!!!
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dirtydingusmagee added 12:16 - May 23 what a pillock .lol
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churchmans added 14:09 - May 23 Lol!! Our owners make ryan/mechelen look like car dealers
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churchmans added 14:12 - May 23 JUGSY on page1 of the comments, calm down mate 🤣 👍 😂 jesus
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dyersdream added 15:09 - May 23 Our owners have assets ie pension funds of £300 billion
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KMcBlue added 16:06 - May 23 Cadiar- incorrect my friend.
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HatStand added 17:31 - May 23 Ignorance gets you nowhere.
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TurinBlue added 18:33 - May 23 Hat - except in politics maybe.
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LuciBlue added 18:50 - May 23 Deadfool
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BurleysGloryDays added 19:08 - May 23 Losers.
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Burley4ever added 19:28 - May 23 What an absolute wonker Ed is just a life long fan who is doing his bit to help a club he loves!!!
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LowroadBlue added 20:25 - May 23 Complete idiots! Ed is local lad and a big Ipswich fan. He also attends the games without playing to the cameras as Wrexham owners do. Kieran McKenna , his back room staff and the players got us promoted this season with the help of the fans tremendous support. Enough said!!
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paris_mitchell_in_oz added 19:39 - May 24 What a tool.
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blueboy1981 added 22:17 - May 24 There's some really sad and uncalled for Comments on here that are not typical of Ipswich Town FC at all - the Guy in question was only making comparison between what Ipswich and Wrexham had achieved in line with each resource. Is that too difficult for some to understand ? - some of the Comments on here are an insult to our Club. In fact some bordering on hatred towards an Individual for only making a simple comparison between Clubs - and no more. Let's hope we are not heading in the right direction in some respects, and the wrong direction in another. We always had a Good Name within the Game, it needs keeping in Remembrance of those who forged it, on and off the Pitch.

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Umros added 06:48 - May 25 Who?
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