WREXHAM owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have hinted at plans to make the club’s new stadium even BIGGER.
The Hollywood stars have co-owned the Welsh club since November 2020, guiding the club from the National League to League One.
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Part of their ambition saw them announce plans to expand Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground stadium up to 55,000 seats – which would make it larger than Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge.
However, those plans look set to be even bigger after revised proposals for a new stand at the Kop End emerged following a fan group meeting.
The club currently have planning permission for a 5,500 seat stand, but the capacity could be lifted to 7,000.
According to WalesOnline, this is because ticket demand for the North Wales outfit’s home games has exploded following the success of the Welcome to Wrexham series.
Humphrey Ker, executive director of the series, said the updated designs would be “standing out from the skyline” as the club look to create a landmark venue.
New architects were appointed to oversee the Kop development last October to examine how it would fit in with the stadium transformation plans.
The firm responsible for designing the new Wembley and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Populous, will also take the lead on the plans for the Racecourse Ground.
Their new-look stadium will also feature a 4,200-capacity Wrexham Lager Stand, and will be one of the next areas to undergo development.
Speaking about the stadium plans on the Collider entertainment news podcast last spring, McElhenney said: “We have a plan in place right now that would eventually work from stand to stand.
“So eventually, you get all four sides, and it’s hard to say for sure, but we think we could get between 45,000 and 55,000 people in there.”
The Welsh government have also committed £17million in funding for the project.
But the redevelopment has been hit by planning delays on numerous occasions.
McElhenney added to Collider: “It’s definitely a comedic point of consternation in the show, how often we’re running up against bureaucracy.
“Of course, safety concerns and things like that and regulations are in place for a reason.
“But then there’s some things that seem to be hurdles for hurdles’ sake, and it’s just a lot harder to build in the UK than I’ve found almost anywhere else in the world.”
The Racecourse Ground is set to play host to the Uefa European Under-19 Championship in the summer of 2026.
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