Wrexham fans have taken to social media to respond to a claim being made about their club ahead of the 2025/26 Championship season.
The Red Dragons won League One promotion in late April, securing second place in the third tier behind Birmingham City.
Wrexham made club history in 2025/26 and are now set to compete in the Championship for the first time since its rebrand.
The Welsh side are looking to increase their revenue to around £50m during their first season back in the second tier of English football.
This comes after Wrexham’s 2023/24 accounts showed a near £27m turnover – a record for a League Two side.
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What has been said about Wrexham in the Championship
With such positive financial results posted since Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds took over, the Dragons are in great shape going into 2025/26 and could spend nearly £40m without having any PSR issues.
However, the Second Tier podcast has this week questioned Wrexham’s transfer strategy, saying ‘the transfer strategy is not sustainable’ and their squad is too old.
Justin Peach also spoke about their budget in the Championship, saying: “The budget is an important thing. They have a good Championship budget. It’s not amazing, it’s good, and also FFP or profit and sustainability comes into play here as well, which they are not a hugely, they don’t turn over a lot.
“They lost £2m in their last set of results, which was the 23/24 season. We’ll get their League One results next year, we’ll probably lose money again. It’s still going to impact how they recruit this year, and they’ve already said they’re going to target free agents, so they’re not going to spend big money. So it’s not a massive Championship budget either.”
Wrexham fans react to Championship claim
Wrexham fans have since taken to social media to react to the comments from Peach, and they aren’t overly pleased.
One fan wrote: “It becomes so tiresome. Many clubs spend over 100% of their income on wages. We don’t even spend 50%. On top of that, I have absolute faith in the whole ownership team and those that they employ to run a very steady ship.”
A second replied: “That pesky, unsustainable transfer strategy that has resulted in three successive promotions.”
Another tweeted: “Shame he didn’t point out the clubs that are sustainable! It wouldn’t have taken him very long. Even if it were true, we’d hardly be an outlier, would we!”
A fourth added: “The one that gets me is transfer strategy. In the last 3 windows average age of recruits is 25 – only 3/18 were over thirty, and one was a 3-month contract. It’s just so lazy!”
“Okonkwo 23, Cleworth 22, Brunt 24, Longman 24, Rathbone 28, Dobson 27, Smith 27. 7/11 Starters 28 or younger. Wouldn’t say that’s too old,” another added.