Wrexham have come on leaps and bounds under the ownership of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
When Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the club from the Red Dragons’ Supporters Trust, they had spent over a decade outside of the EFL.
Wrexham had a lot of financial problems, had been let down by several previous owners, and could not fill their stadium.
The Hollywood pair have brought the glory days back to the club since their arrival, however.
An EFL Trophy final with rivals Birmingham City is now in reach with just Peterborough United standing in the way.
Meanwhile, even after Wrexham’s dip in form recently, the Wales-based club could still be in with a chance of winning promotion from League One this term.
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Michael Williamson details Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham vision
Wrexham face Mansfield Town on Sunday and could close the gap on the automatic promotion places if Wycombe Wanderers lose this weekend.
A play-off place is also already very likely, meaning they will have a real chance of being in the Championship come 2025/26.
Now, as per Leader Live, Wrexham CEO Michael Williamson has revealed Rob and Ryan’s vision of taking the club to the Premier League, which he thinks is now ‘suddenly within reach’.
He said: “The Premier League was the objective and the vision that Rob and Ryan had from the beginning.
“People probably dismissed it early on. saying who are these Americans coming over here not knowing what it actually takes to get to the Premier League!
“But now that vision is suddenly within reach.
“There’s still a lot of work to do but what I’ve been really focused on since I joined is that we just don’t arrive in the Premier League and then suddenly fall right back down.”
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Michael Williamson on Wrexham investment
Wrexham have never played in the Premier League before and have not actually lined out in the Championship since it was rebranded in the early 2000s.
If they are to reach the top tier of English football, it’s obvious it will require a lot of spending.
On Wrexham investment, Williamson added: “Once you start to fall down, it’s difficult to stop that sometimes.
“I want to make sure that when we arrive there, we can sustain it.
“Obviously it is investing in the squad and making sure we always give ourselves the best chance to get the results, and give all the support that Phil needs, but it is also investing in other areas off the pitch to support that, so that we can stay up once we get up there.”