Wrexham is currently sustainable based on full stadiums every match. The driving force behind spending is the success of Welcome to Wrexham. Current income for club is £20 million. Average income for League 1 club is £9 million. Average income for Championship clubs is £24 million (excluding 6 new clubs from Prem and League 1).

I just laugh when people say Wrexham just have money and that's why they win. As if all the other owners in the EFL are paupers who can barely afford socks for their players. Outside of a handful of clubs owned by a supporters trust, all the other clubs are owned by rich people. Peter Lim, David Beckham and the Class of '92 at Salford City have way more money than Reynolds and McElhenney ever dreamed of having. So it's not just about money. (Otherwise Chelsea would be 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League right now.)

Money is vital but wasted on clubs and teams without a cohesive spirit and healthy culture. Parkinson - and others - were given time to get that culture up and running. I think its why they respond so well to setbacks. No-one is blaming anyone else, no-one is wasting time and effort adding their personal beefs into a toxic pit of a dressing room. Instead, they concentrate on getting the basics right and forcing their game plan onto the opposition. Ryan and Rob's inclusion of the community into their decision making right from the start showed a rare understanding. That ethos of community and pulling together has definitely become part of the playing culture making Wrexham an attractive place to ply your trade, and together with the financial resources to augment as needed...it's a winning combination.

As a long-standing Wrexham fan, my view of the Shrewsbury cup match is that Wrexham took some time to adjust to the pace and strength of players a league higher. In the second half, we countered that weakness through playing better football. I think (and the final score confirms) it was a tight game. So if Wrexham are promoted, I think we will struggle next season, without some major recruitment and investment, which might be found wanting with the investment off the pitch in the redevelopment of the Kop end.

i was at the cross border derby live from Croud meadow and shrewsbury were the stronger looking side to me anyway, they missed chances i've seen school kids finish so clear cut and they also hit the bar and missed 2 open goals that's the fa cup anything can happen, good luck to Wrexham's real fans on the rest of their cup run.

Great video 👍. Just a quick note to say the club are losing money on new temporary kop stand. It cost more to buy/rent and put up than they can recoup in ticket sales.

Wrexham had 62% possession in the game

Forget about crowds ..that will never be enough even with a full sradium..It is more about sponsorship and ancillary funding ie shirts , hospitality etc As long as the ' Hollywood influence ' can keep generating the extra money then the story will continue Phil Parkinson must be in dreamland with the budget he is wirking with ...my concern would be as the journey through the leagues continues the quality of football has to improve which will mean the los of some favourites

good vids lads bit of hate from plastic wrexham fans but you 2 obviously know your stuff keep up the good work

Shrewsbury had 2 shots on goal !

Shrewsbury finishing is terrible… take your chances or lose. It happens every weekend in all leagues.. stronger team dominates weaker team. Stronger team doesn’t finish their chances, weaker team finishes, Stronger team losses.

its fixed

Wxm...lucky? I don't believe for 1 second they were "lucky" they grafted their arses off and finished the shot. Regardless of the deflection the ball was going bottom corner. Who's to say it was 100% going to be saved? Not like Shrewsbury, they couldn't finish the play.. and if you can't do that then there's no point making a play. The way i see it both had 11 shots and wxm were making theirs count.....not trying their luck like Shrewsbury were