Wrexham have high hopes under Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds but one plan is now in danger of falling through.
Wrexham have become one of the most talked-about clubs in the game thanks to Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.
McElhenney and Reynolds purchased Wrexham for £2million in 2021, teaming up to try and take the club forward.
The Hollywood duo have backed Wrexham brilliantly in the last few years, masterminding back-to-back promotions.
Now in League One, Wrexham sit second in the table – and Reynolds wants promotion to the Championship this season.
That is at least a possibility for Wrexham but McElhenney and Reynolds have been chasing another fascinating step forward.
Wrexham plans suffer ‘blow’
Reports in October suggested that Wrexham held talks to join the Welsh League Cup alongside Cardiff City, Swansea City and Newport County.
The four Welsh teams playing in the EFL have shown an interest in joining the Welsh League Cup, which offers a route into European action for the winner.
This would see Wrexham and the other clubs give up the prospect of qualifying for European competition through English routes.
There is much to consider here but the plans seemed to be moving forward in October as the Football Association of Wales were believed to be on board with Wrexham’s potential switch.
Developments have been thin on the ground of late but Wrexham’s hopes have suffered a blow.
The Daily Mail report that the plans will now be put forward to the full FA board when they were initially expected to be reviewed by a sub-committee.
It’s suggested that The FA want to get heavily involved ‘due to the importance and significance of the topic’, which is viewed as a blow.
One English executive is even though to have suggested that Wrexham and the other Welsh clubs involved want to ‘have their Welsh cake and eat it’.
This development will put the plans under greater scrutiny but Wrexham will hope to thrash out a deal in the near future.
Welsh League Cup plans have divided opinion
Wrexham are hoping to push through these plans but the idea has received mixed reviews.
Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson is certainly interested, believing that such a move would be ‘amazing’ for Wrexham with European qualification on the line.
Lee Trundle is a fan of the idea and believes that Wrexham can help grow the Welsh game.
Pundit Marc Lloyd Williams is against Wrexham’s potential switch though, telling the clubs involved to ‘stay in England’.
The FA don’t appear too enamoured either and will now place greater focus on the idea of Wrexham and those other Welsh clubs chasing European qualification through the Welsh League Cup.