Are Wrexham heading to the Premier League? | BBC Sport
Posted Nov 10, 2023, 4:58 PM UTC
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To get to the prem you’ll need more than just dead pool, whiskey baron, Sunny money.
But Disney …. Disney will buy in.
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They might have the money but christ you'd hope they don't get any day in how the club is run if they were to buy in...
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Based on how star wars was run I don't wonder if their input will be to bring George best back from the dead to play on the squad.
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"Somehow, George Best returned."
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I’ll drink to that.
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I mean, I’m not sure Luton have Disney money
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Anaheim Sports 2.0 isn´t too crazy an idea and Disney needs good PR after the last 3 or so years but FX needs to at least be willing to run seasonal specials on Wrx once they are in the CL and Disney also needs to gain back financial stability. Still an avenue to pursue in a few years. The L1 Saga might last years and years though, unless more too good for the league players jump on.
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I heard Taylor Swift is a billionaire now 😂 I don’t trust Disney to not ruin things now lol
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At this point I’m realizing the journey is more interesting than the destination.
Being a solid Championship club is more desirable to me than the Prem.
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Theoretically, is the capacity of the Racecourse with the renovated kop enough to support a championship level side? Do ticket fees increase, etc.
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I don’t know but 16k wouldn’t be the smallest in the league (current members), but I think 20-something thousand would be preferable?
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Basically, not really. Depending on segregation and away support, selling out the Racecourse will probably put your average attendances below 23 of the 24 current Championship clubs
But hey, take that, Rotherham!
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I'd rather be mid table in the championship than losing all season long in the premier. Plus tickets need to be affordable. L1/Champ is affordable.
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A guy did a video on YouTube about the cost to get promoted. 2-1 about 10mil US, 1-Championship about the same. Championship to PL 120-150 Mil US. Rob and Ryan don’t have that kind of money.
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Ryan actually does. After selling his stakes in Mint Mobile and Aviation Gin, he's worth about $500m at least.
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Yeah, but those gulf States pump that out in a week
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So? The issue was $100-150m. He has the money, if he has the will.
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Exactly. The guy did try to by the Ottawa Sens, so he has big league ownership aspirations. I feel like finding investors to just add on vs investors for a new purchase is probably easier as well.
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Bournemouth's ground is 11k capacity, Blackpool were in the prem and their ground is 16k, Luton 11k. It's absolutely possible, but the idea you go up every year without losing a playoff at some point is unrealistic.
Wrexham is so scalable with the investment and backing it has though. All of Deadpool's investments have paid off massively so he's in this for the long run, knowing that the prem is the big payday.
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What is the highest a team has ever been promoted and actually stayed in the league for a significant period of time? Has a League One team ever made it to the Premier League and stayed for years?
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If you want to go further enough back Man city started in the 4th tier of English football and have been in the premier league for 22 years. Probably more relevant is Leicester City who won promotion from league one in 2009, and into the premier league in 2014, then won the premier league in 2016 and stayed for a total of nine years before being relegated.
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theres way more than just a few, but for your 2nd question its gotta be Bolton probably.
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very nice video, very promotional. lol.
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Guys, I think that story is clickbait. /s
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Waaaay more work to do and money to acquire before talking about Premier League. Very curious how dare they will go though. Thinking Championship League is possible though for sure
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Would the remaining three stands be refurbished?
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ffs. Can we at least get promoted to League One?
I hate this question. It doesn't understand the financial and sporting difficulty of going up in the leagues.