How quickly can Wrexham reach the Premier League?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
4.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
On Saturday, Wrexham reached their cliched Hollywood ending with promotion back to promised land of the English Football League.
And as emotions poured out of owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as much as the fans on the pitch, the questions began about this club’s future.
So then EFL, Welcome to Wrexham. Can anyone stop them? And is the Premier League a realistic goal?
Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Matt Slater and Richard Sutcliffe
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| 0:00.0 | On Saturday, Rexham reached their cliched Hollywood ending with promotion back to the |
| 0:08.0 | promised land of the English Football League. And as motions poured out of owners Ryan Reynolds and |
| 0:13.2 | Rob McElhenney, as much as the fans on the pitch, the questions began to be asked about |
| 0:18.4 | their future. So then, EFL, welcome to Wrexham. |
| 0:21.8 | Can anyone stop them? |
| 0:23.1 | And is the Premier League a realistic goal? |
| 0:26.0 | I'm Ian Irving and this is the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 0:40.6 | This is what it all comes down to. One win tomorrow evening against Bore and Wood here at the racecourse ground and we will |
| 0:46.0 | have ended 15 years of her and we will be back promoted into the English football league All they're looking to wriggle away |
| 0:59.8 | and getting shut up |
| 1:00.8 | Special goal |
| 1:03.4 | on Wrexham's Big Day |
| 1:05.8 | He's done the business all season long. |
| 1:13.6 | And now he gets the goal. |
| 1:17.6 | The edge is done closer to the title. |
| 1:21.6 | A special goal from a special player. |
| 1:24.6 | Final seconds at the race course. All eyes on the referee. |
| 1:29.3 | Champions! |
| 1:38.3 | RECHA are promoted. |
| 1:40.3 | They have their story book ending |
| 1:44.6 | I'm not sure I can actually process what happened |
| 1:48.1 | tonight I'm still a little speechless |
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