Club manager Phil Parkinson shares the goal of Wrexham’s Hollywood owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, to get the team into the Premier League, and a plan is now in place to make this dream a reality.
The plan that Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has shared with the team is to eventually make it to the Premier League and fulfill the dreams of chairmen Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
With 25 games played, the Red Dragons are presently ranked third in League Two, demonstrating their impressive start to life back in the EFL. Their 15-year hiatus from the fourth division may not last long, as the North Wales team is expected to contend for consecutive promotions.
The club’s Hollywood co-owners, who have made no secret of their desire to finance the historic team in order to someday compete in the highest levels of the Football League pyramid, will be delighted to hear this. Following their stunning takeover in 2020, they have contributed to Wrexham becoming a global household name and ushered in a run of on-field success.
In an interview with BBC Sport last year, Reynolds reaffirmed the club’s aspirational goals, stating: “The Premier League has always been the intention. That’s incredibly hard for me to date. However, why wouldn’t we do so if it were theoretically feasible to move from the fifth division to the Premier League?
Head coach Parkinson has now offered his personal opinion on whether or not his well-known owners have the wrong goals in mind. Reynolds, 56, justified his earlier claims by pointing to Luton Town’s ascent in the Premier League as evidence that the team’s present goals are doable.
“We’re certainly not looking any further than the next game, but I said recently that, eventually, I don’t think the Premier League is impossible – look at Luton Town,” he said in an interview with Four Four Two. They arrived with an ingenious framework operating behind the scenes, they progressively constructed the foundation, they made wise choices, and they were rewarded.
This is not a club that attempts to succeed at the expense of serious financial danger, although there are others who do. Together with the proprietors, my goal is to build a club that will last for many years. I hope that if we continue to hire successfully, there will be more.
Under Reynolds and McElhenney’s leadership, the defending National League champions have been able to attract high-profile players one by one. Former Premier League stars Ben Foster, Steven Fletcher, and James McLean are among those who have been swooned recently, demonstrating how the idea seems to be striking a chord inside the game.
The club’s owners have put in place a masterplan, so it seems like the Wrexham administration is taking a scientific approach to making sure things work out. Speaking further about the long-term plan of the Racecourse Ground outfit, it is evident that Parkinson is now keen to nurture talent from within.
“Our academy’s return to the Football League was also crucial; we’ve hired a lot of
