Wrexham will aim to mount another promotion push in the 2024/25 League One campaign.
Wrexham achieved a second successive promotion in 2023/24 with Phil Parkinson’s men now looking to earn a third promotion in a row.
The Reds have improved their squad to align with their ambition, including a permanent move for Arthur Okonkwo while clearing out much of their dead wood.
Parkinson has also made further improvements defensively, with the signings of Lewis Brunt, Sebastian Revan, George Dobson and most recently, Dan Scarr outlining their impressive transfer business.
Despite making six new additions to their squad, Wrexham are expected to be busy for the remainder of August as they target a striker to rival Paul Mullin.
Recently, they’ve been linked to Tottenham youngster Will Lankshear, Sheffield Wednesday’s Bailey Cadamarteri and Fulham forward Kieron Bowie.
It demonstrates how Parkinson is looking to bolster his forward line with a young player, who he hopes will set the division alight.
Scoring goals in the third tier is a major question mark hanging over Wrexham, and that could have influenced Opta’s prediction for the 2024/25 season.
Opta predictions place Wrexham just above the bottom three
Whilst many expect Wrexham to be challenging near the top end of League One with the likes of Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers and Rotherham, the Opta ‘Supercomputer’ believes they’ll be battling at the bottom end of the table.
As per Opta Analyst, the Welsh outfit finished in the top two in just 0.02% of 10,000 simulations, whereas the supercomputer has given Parkinson’s men a 37% chance of being relegated, with only four other teams relegated more often in its simulations.
For the newly-promoted Wrexham, just surviving in League One wouldn’t be deemed good enough as Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have high expectations for their side.
What would be a successful season for Wrexham?
Wrexham have become so used to success in the past few years, jumping straight from the National League to League One.
It means that while achieving a third successive promotion is a tough ask, some give the Reds a slight chance of making history.
In the McElhenney and Reynolds era, it has become impossible to write Wrexham off completely, so it wouldn’t be a surprise for them to gatecrash the play-offs – or even better – the top two.
However, given how difficult it is to escape League One, a successful campaign for Parkinson’s men would be finishing in mid-table.
Wrexham ultimately need to stabilise for a few seasons before making a push for the Championship. That is mainly because their squad isn’t good enough and it would need a complete overhaul.
Most supporters would probably take a ‘boring’ campaign of finishing mid-table now and that would be regarded as success.