Budget wise though the pair of them will be comparable to the parachute teams - so it’ll be how that’s spent and what players they can attract that will be key. And that’s just from revenues - apparently Wrexham shirt sales is on a premier league level cos of the documentary - absolutely crazy.
Personally when I’ve watched them Birmingham outclassed Wrexham at St Andrews and Wrexham are generally shit (which is a sad indictment of how crap league one is generally) - even Charlton pretty much outplayed them on Saturday just Wrexham got their three on target in the net.
I was chatting to a Wrexham fan in Brum yesterday who was at their game on Saturday and when I asked him about his expectations for next year he said he would absolutely love midtable obscurity!
He says they need at least 3 or 4 players with Championship experience to come in to give them a chance and was very realistic in his expectations.
He was also at the CBS for our game and admitted if we had brought on Gyok earlier they would have lost.
He also said that from a personal level now that he works in Brum he hopes we don’t go up as it’s an easier game to get to so fuck the Hollywood supporting c**t.
It's not always just about how much the club spends tbf, it's the bending of the rules rather than the breaking of them. The club, like Stockport, probably can't afford big fees on signing fees or goal bonuses etc. But a big Hollywood star can afford (off the books) to tale the entire squad to Vegas with his own money for a promotion party. Now that won't go down as club expenses and hinder their ffp. So which club is more likely to attract players? The one that'll pay you a weekly wage? Or the one that'll offer you a weekly wage and a free, all expenses paid trip to Vegas?
I think this is as far as Wrexham will go, their policy of signing big names in their 30s won’t work at this level. Birmingham will be back in the premier league in the next 2/3 years however.
Was listening to a podcast the other day that said far worse reasons to buy a football club than to tell a story.
I kinda agree. Obviously it's annoying that Hollywood money taking then up but it's not as bad as money laundering or state owned clubs is it? They just got lucky. Their fans been through shit previously but now hated by everyone.
Just thought it was an interesting point. Have to worry about them now though from a cov perspective