After five years of Reynolds and Mac, Wrexham are on cusp of Premier League - ESPN

WREXHAM, Wales — Mickey Thomas still holds the distinction of scoring the most famous goal in Wrexham's history, even after five years of the Rob Mac-Ryan Reynolds dream factory that has taken the club to the brink of the Premier League.

Nothing yet has topped Thomas's free-kick goal in a 2-1 FA Cup win over Arsenal in January 1992, when Wrexham — who finished bottom of the Football League, in 92nd position, six months earlier — eliminated the reigning league champions at the Racecourse Ground. But Thomas admits his historic goal may soon be eclipsed by even greater moments, following Wrexham's incredible rise from the fifth-tier National League to the EFL Championship playoff positions since Mac and Reynolds completed their £2 million takeover on Feb. 9, 2021.

«Wrexham have become a runaway train since Rob and Ryan arrived,» Thomas told ESPN. «I've been in football a long time, I've seen everything, but the rise has taken my breath away. And the crazy thing about it all is that Wrexham could be playing Arsenal in the Premier League next season.

»When you think about that cup tie in 1992 and everything that has happened to Wrexham since then, the ups and downs, that prospect is absolutely amazing. It would be the greatest football story ever."

On the day the takeover was confirmed five years ago, after the pair received a green light to complete the deal in November 2020, Wrexham secured a 2-1 away win against Altrincham to climb to seventh in the National League. Today, they are 73 places higher in the English soccer pyramid and will move up to fifth position, three places behind the automatic promotion spots, with a win at home to Millwall on Saturday.

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