Wrexham have become impossible to ignore in the footballing world.
Phil Parkinson masterminded the club’s third successive promotion after finishing second in League One and earned Wrexham a £40m Championship windfall.
Owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have had huge ambition for the club since the day they took control of the club and plan to succeed in achieving Wrexham’s ultimate goal of Premier League football.
However, as the Red Dragons move into the Championship, the gap between Wrexham and other clubs will begin to stretch, Birmingham spent considerably more on wages than Wrexham in the last campaign.
Chief Executive Michael Williamson was brought into the club to help guide off the field matters and has so far delivered on his plans. Despite this, there is one ‘nightmare’ scenario that lurks for him.
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Michael Williamson’s Wrexham ‘nightmare’
Speaking on episode two on the new series of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’, Williamson revealed a ‘nightmare’ scenario for the club at the start of the season.
Williamson stated: “If we get up into the Premier League in the next three years I think that’s probably my worst nightmare in some ways because we have a lot to do before we’re ready for that.”
Parkinson’s side are now just one division below that goal however, the club have put in a lot of work off the pitch in the last 12 months.
The new Kop Stand plans are set to get underway at the Racecourse ground, whilst Wrexham are investing in new training facilities in order to attract higher quality players to the club.
Williamson also explained: “When we’re in the Premier League, we are going to have football players driving their Lamborghinis and Ferraris down Crispin lane and that is a departure from what Wrexham community is all about.”
The Wrexham promise that Michael Williamson delivered
Upon entering his role, Williamson promised that he would improve the infrastructure around Wrexham as results continued to excel on the pitch.
Williamson stated: “The football club part is easy, building a city is the challenging part. How do we continue to develop and help grow this community?”
Wrexham plan to open a new store within the town’s shopping centre after a successful pop-up trial and there has also been significant work done in the youth section.
It was recently revealed Wrexham’s academy had been upgraded to category three as the work behind the scenes begins to come to fruition.
Williamson will know better than most however, the work is not complete and there is a long way to go to ensure Wrexham are Premier League standard both on and off the pitch.