Wrexham are back in action once again on Tuesday night as Phil Parkinson and co head to take on Stevenage away from home.
Wrexham are so good at home but the STōK Cae Ras surroundings are becoming a little unfamiliar of late.
Two of the last three games have been away from home and Wrexham are now on the road again on Tuesday night.
After Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Leyton Orient, Wrexham face another long journey to take on Stevenage.
Stevenage beat Charlton Athletic 1-0 at home on Saturday and Wrexham will be looking to produce a big performance and result.
Alex Revell is looking forward to facing Wrexham and the club’s chairman Phil Wallace shares a similar view.
Stevenage chief on Wrexham rise
Wrexham have been on a quite incredible journey ever since Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds stepped into the club.
From being stuck in the National League for more than a decade to becoming global news overnight, Wrexham have certainly benefited from the Hollywood ownership.
Fans elsewhere have mixed views on McElhenney and Reynolds with rival supporters desperate to burst the Wrexham bubble.
Back-to-back promotions have put a target on Wrexham’s back but Stevenage chief Wallace has enjoyed watching from afar.
Speaking to The Comet ahead of Tuesday night’s game, Wallace noted that Wrexham have built an ‘incredible marketing machine’ off the back of McElhenney and Reynolds.
Wallace even thinks that Wrexham are great example to other lower league clubs and called the progression ‘remarkable’.
Wallace added that Wrexham are a great test for Stevenage and that could make for a great game between the two sides.
“The incredible marketing machine that Wrexham have created since the well-publicised investment by their US owners is an example to all lower league clubs as to what’s possible if you have the contacts, determination and the funds,” said Wallace.
“Their progress has been remarkable, but the higher they go the harder it will be. They will of course adjust, but there are crossroads along the way and it’s not always a given that you make the right turn. I think we’re a great example of that. We’ve made our fair share of wrong turns, which obviously seemed right when made, but it’s how you recover from them that’s the key factor.
“We’ve been building our infrastructure over the years. The stadium is now neat and tidy, we have training facilities as good as most Championship clubs, a strong squad and an academy that’s consistently producing young players that we sell to Premier League clubs – the most recent being Malachi Patterson to Chelsea.
“We’re really looking forward to this match. We think we’re starting to create something special and this game will be a great test of that. We’ll want to win and we’ll want to impress,” he added.
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have earned praise
Sure, rival fans may want to ruin Wrexham’s fun but others in the game appear to have some admiration.
Wallace respects what Wrexham are doing and so does Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony.
MacAnthony was gutted over the summer as Wrexham hijacked Peterborough’s deal for Lewis Brunt.
Yet rather than complain about Wrexham beating Peterborough on wages, MacAnthony suggested that he has absolutely no problem with Wrexham’s approach.
“The ones we were in for, we had one signed, pretty much done, and at the last minute, obviously our Welsh friends came in and swooped in and offered him, I think it was £3000 more a week than we had already agreed with the player. By the way, fair play to them, that’s their prerogative to do that, we’ve done that over the years with other clubs. The player chose them, no problem, I’ve got no issue with that,” said MacAnthony.
Wrexham then went and beat Peterborough 2-0 away from home and Phil Parkinson would no doubt love a repeat at Stevenage.