Wrexham captain Ben Tozer has spoken about the importance of improving the club’s training ground following promotion into League One.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Tozer explained during an appearances on talkSPORT‘s breakfast show with Jeff Stelling and Andy Townsend that infrastructure will be the key to Wrexham’s continued success as the club looks even further up the league ladder upon reaching step three. The only problem is that doing up the training facilities won’t be an easy project for co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to fund because of the enormous costs involved.
WHAT TOZER SAID ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE
Tozer said: “The big question is the infrastructure behind the club, in terms of the training ground. That’s the one big thing that needs to be set in stone. It’s hard because that doesn’t financially give you what you put into it and it’s going to cost a lot of money to put that in place. But [the owners] are geniuses, they’ll figure a way out, find a way of doing it and making it work.”
WHAT TOZER SAID ABOUT THE NEXT PROMOTION
Asked if Wrexham are capable of promotion again next season, from League One to the Championship, Tozer added: “I don’t see why the club can’t [get three promotions in a row] but, at the same time, let’s just enjoy this one while it’s here and take the next one as it comes.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Even with fixtures remaining in the League Two season, Wrexham’s place among the three automatic promotion places was mathematically assured on Saturday thanks to a combination of their 6-0 win over Forest Green and MK Dons losing to Mansfield. As a result, no matter what happens in the last two games, Wrexham will be playing in League One in 2024/25.
DID YOU KNOW?
Next season will be Wrexham’s first in League One since 2004/05, having spent the majority of the last 20 years at non-league level. If they can continue this promotion momentum and get into the Championship this time next season, it will end an absence of more than 40 years from the second tier of English football. They have never played in the top flight.
WHAT NEXT FOR WREXHAM?
Promotion may be wrapped up, but the League Two title is still just about on the line. Stockport County lead the way by four points – with a game in hand, having also secured their promotion on Saturday. Wrexham have to hope that Dave Challinor’s team, who beat them to promotion out of the National League in 2022, drop points before then facing off against each other at the SToK Racecourse Ground in the final game of the season on April 27. If Stockport win any of their three remaining games, the trophy will be going to Edgeley Park instead.
