“The sky is the limit” A look at Wrexham AFC’s journey and just how far they can go in the EFL

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As Wrexham AFC’s incredible story is continuing to impress. We look back on their progress throughout the 2024 calendar year and how far they could go in the future, as the side are consistently improving and climbing up the EFL ladder.

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00:00Well, Charles, Wrexham, of course, a team that were bought by Hollywood by Ryan Reynolds

00:08and Rob McElhenney.

00:11It's such an interesting story, that one, because they were a club that was essentially

00:14left to rot in non-league football, and then these two come in with their Hollywood money.

00:21They have a show on Disney as well.

00:24Welcome to Wrexham.

00:26And it's a bit of a fairy tale so far.

00:28I mean, obviously, some outsiders perhaps might not see it that way, although for those

00:32involved in Wrexham, I think it's just been a rollercoaster ride, but certainly a positive

00:36one so far in terms of the progression that clubs experienced under their new owners.

00:42But the question is, how far can they actually take them?

00:44Because, of course, you know, you look towards the Premier League and you think, well, there

00:46are essentially some state-owned or nearly state-owned clubs, depending on what your

00:51viewpoint is.

00:52Wrexham certainly are still on a good trajectory, but how far can they actually go under these

00:57two?

00:58And I think at the moment, you look at them and you think, how high is this actual ceiling?

01:03It's incredible to see where they've gone and how far they've gone in such a short space

01:07of time.

01:08You know, you have to give full credit to Phil Parkinson, a manager who's had lots of

01:12EFL experience.

01:13He knows clubs, he knows, you know, the way to get clubs promoted as well.

01:19You have to give credit to these owners, you know, they've come in and they've not completely

01:24changed the culture.

01:25They've just sort of adjusted things a little bit, which a lot of fans have loved.

01:29A lot of fans have taken really, really well to, you know, the likes of Phil Parkinson

01:34and Paul Mullin, the players who are in the side and getting them through these tough

01:39times and tough divisions.

01:41It's not a walk in the park, League Two, League One, and, you know, achieving promotion was

01:46unbelievable in League Two, to go straight from the National League, you know, in dramatic

01:52fashion it was as well.

01:55To do it like this, it is such a strange situation, but also something that a lot of clubs really

02:03want to build a model around.

02:04I mean, you see in this modern game, there's so many American, whether it be people involved

02:10in sport, people with a lot of funding, they're coming into the game now.

02:14So yeah, obviously they're doing well in League One this season so far.

02:19I mean, it's been a massive change for them to go up.

02:23If they are to go to the championship, it would be remarkable for them.

02:26It would be the highest they've been in the EFL and, you know, it's just going to continue

02:32for them.

02:33I mean, you know, you look at their squad and it's not just players who have no experience.

02:40These are players who've played in the Premier League, you know, Stephen Fletcher, you know,

02:43you've got John Daddy Bob Varsen, a lot of championship experience, and these are top,

02:48top players as well.

02:50So at the moment they are signing in years in advance, I'd say.

02:55It's real credit to them and I think it's going to continue for years to come.

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