When will Wrexham reach the Premier League?

Wrexham have captured worldwide attention through their Hollywood ownership and documentary series charting their journey up the football pyramid.

The big question is, how long will it be until they actually make it to the Premier League? While their finances look to be secure in the hands of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, tactically they may need to make managerial adjustments as time goes on.

Jon Mackenzie breaks down just what the blueprint for promotion looks like through the English Football League, and how Wrexham can efficiently climb the ladder.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:11 All teams promoted from 4th tier to the Premier League
01:48 Fast promotions (less than 10 years)
04:19 Finance
10:23 Management and Tactics
13:41 Conclusion

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[SuperMickyChow]

As a Luton fan, we achieved it through the perfect storm of the following:

Fan owned club
The best value recruitment in the top 4 divisions
Never spending beyond our means
Managers who understood the project and worked with it
Good old fashioned hard work and luck

[Allardjeifly]

Leave it to Tifo to assume you're not an idiot and therefore actually explain things properly and be really informative

[michaelpyatt]

They might be able to blitzkreig league 2 and 1. But in the championship they will have to contend with teams with premier league parachute payments and that’s going to be the big question

[zaneplatt]

Fantastic video. Wasn't too complicated or over simplified. Felt just right

[jondubourg]

It always bothered me that I was losing money in fm. Now I know it's reaistic

[zsertymiop]

I think an important factor to consider is that if Wrexham were to have a few seasons of stagnation, maybe stuck in League 1 would interest from the owners and outside parties diminish.

[NR-fdwv]

i think there was an interview with reynolds where he briefly mentions the possibility of outside investors. my guess is that they have already considered this once they reach the championship. with the popularity and attention wrexham has been enjoying since they took over, the fact that there are 2 famous guys who represent the club, reynolds previous business success and their hollywood connections, i'm sure it will be easy for them to find investors.

[TheLIMREPORT]

HOLY CRAP THIS WAS JUST IN WELCOME TO WREXHAM!!! I hope DIsney gave Jon McKenzie a credit!!!!

[sususegar]

There's just one caveat in this data. This is all taken from teams that actually reach the PL, so this is assuming that Wrexham WILL get there. Not to say they can't, just that it forms a very optimistic view when you only limit the comparisons to teams that did make it.

[joshedge]

I think their recruitment will be very important. The average age of their key players lies somewhere a little over 30, making sure that they are building a team that can compete in 5 years instead of just signing ex PL players in their twilight years will be important. They have a good few younger players who show promise, hopefully they can get it right and continue to lower that average age, finding players who fit into the system and can offer more than just 2-4 years of high level play

[go-eksg]

Ryan Reynolds is from a place called Canada but no problem. It’s a state in northern part of USA.

[helloweeny]

A penny for Nathan Jones' thoughts. Leaves luton, fucks up at Stoke, Luton get promoted. Leaves Luton, fucks up at Southampton, Luton get promoted.

[huw]

I know I'm late, but can't believe John made it onto welcome to Wrexham! Congrats!

[robinthebobin]

Excellent video from Tifo as always! Fantastic analysis that is in-depth, insightful and detailed, but delivered in a straightforward way.

As others have mentioned, I think the one potential hitch with Wrexham is that the exponential growth is sort of tied to sponsorship deals and interest from the TV show. If they go up the leagues quickly, you could see their income increase rapidly and exponentially as sponsors become more interested. But on the flip side, if they were to stagnate in say League 1 for even 2 seasons (I know this isn't long at all in the grand scheme of things but for a tv show it may be), it might be very hard for them to continue to do the same numbers on WTW and interest from brands may drop off a cliff. As John said in the video, the net worth of Ryan and Rob alone would definitely carry them through for the 3rd and 4th tier, but immediately becomes difficult once they're in the Championship. That's when they'll need behemoth sponsors such as United or TikTok the most.

I do hope they can continue to move up the leagues, because it's a brilliant show and would be great for the town of Wrexham. I also agree wholeheartedly with the idea that this is a club run in the right way, so would be sad to see Ryan and Rob lose interest (Imo this is inevitable if they stagnate for too long)

[colinjohnson]

great video as always, But if i may . Mr Reynolds is Canadian ( which yes means dollars, but like all things canadian their dollars are just slightly nicer ) 9:08

[eamonreidy]

Tifo, proof that people do want detail and complexity as long as you can explain and teach it with clarity

[Mogojoegotube]

crazy that they're already going into league 1, one season in league 2 that's unheard of coming straight up from the national league. The future looks bright for wrexham!

[mylittlethoughttree]

Good video as ever but the question on my lips is "when will Ipswich reach the premier league?"

[anandmahamuni]

Don't expect at all, it's fookin difficult

[sctmcg]

Here after Wrexham took one season to get through tier 4 and are now top of tier 3