"Investing" - Wrexham CEO reveals strategy for getting to the Premier League and staying there | OneFootball

Wrexham's Michael Williamson has outlined the club's Premier League target long-term.

Wrexham AFC CEO Michael Williamson doesn't want the club to be a one season wonder if they achieve their dream of reaching the Premier League one day.

Speaking via The Leader, Williamson revealed the plans of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney since they announced their purchase of the North Wales club in late 2020 for around £2 million.

Wrexham won the National League and gained promotion to League One the following season, and seen enormous growth off the pitch commercially as well, as documented on Welcome to Wrexham on Disney+.

The Red Dragons secured promotion back to the third tier in some style, putting six past Forest Green Rovers to remarkably earn back-to-back promotions for the first time in the club's history, returning to the division they were relegated from 19 years ago.

The foundations for Wrexham's consecutive promotions have been laid on a highly impressive record at the Racecourse as well, where the club sell out every week.

So far, they have made the most of the chance to jump into promotion contention already, with the fight for a play-off berth wide open this year. The Red Dragons may even go one further as they are currently just outside the automatic promotion places.

Wrexham's Premier League ambition

Wrexham were hoping to continue their upwards momentum into the third tier, where they face plenty of ex-Premier League teams week-to-week. Ultimately, that is where their ambitious owners hope they will be at some stage.

Wrexham may have only just come up, but they have shown their class once again under Parkinson and already look comfortable at this level, with their recruitment aiding their cause. It remains to be seen whether they can continue the momentum throughout the campaign, but their league standing should give their team plenty of confidence.

The Red Dragons have paired shrewd transfer business with an experienced manager in Phil Parkinson, as the club look to continue riding the wave of success into the second tier next season. However, long-term, they are looking to transition into a top-flight side.

Williamson revealed to The Leader those ambitions. 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.

"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."

Wrexham are well-placed to gain promotion to the Championship

After breezing through two divisions in the last two seasons, optimism is at an all-time high for everyone involved with Wrexham. A historic triple-promotion is a distinct possibility at this moment in time.

Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased the Red Dragons over four years ago now but they have perhaps surpassed even their lofty expectations at the speed at which they have progressed through the leagues.

They have earned a lot of credit for their role in investing in the club, with Phil Parkinson guiding the team to back-to-back promotions in the last two years, but League One has proven to be a little more difficult to navigate than the fourth and fifth tiers.