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Wrexham's transformation both on and off the pitch is continuing at pace, with the club's ambitious Kop redevelopment now visibly beginning to take shape at the Racecourse Ground.
The project has become one of the biggest symbols of the club's rise under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, and manager Phil Parkinson believes supporters are only now starting to appreciate the scale of what is being built.
Phil Parkinson praises progress of new Kop Stand at Wrexham
Construction work on the new Kop Stand began last year, with significant progress made in recent months as the structure continues to emerge.
Plans for a redesigned 5,500-seat stand were previously approved, while a further application has now been submitted to increase capacity to 7,500 seats, which would push the Racecourse's overall capacity beyond 18,000.
Parkinson admitted that excitement is building as supporters begin to get a clearer picture of the scale of the project.
“It is very exciting for the club,” he said. “I feel there is so much growth still to come and so much to look forward to in terms of the new stand, which is now really starting to take shape.
“Supporters are going to see how imposing that is going to be and what a statement construction that is going to be for the town and the club.”
Alongside the Kop project, Wrexham are also pushing forward with plans away from the stadium.
A pre-application consultation has started for a new first-team building at Colliers Park, with the aim of delivering upgraded facilities before the 2026/27 Championship campaign.
Parkinson believes that work will be especially beneficial as construction activity increases around the Racecourse.
“To be at the ground and in the offices in the morning and the afternoon when the building work is really going to be pushing on in the next six months or so, it is good that we are going to be away and the offices are going to be based at Colliers Park.”
FGG says: The Kop is the start of something much bigger
This redevelopment is becoming far more than a simple stand replacement. The Kop is emerging as a symbol of where Wrexham believe they belong in the years ahead.
Supporters are now seeing more than foundations and machinery, with the shape, scale and steepness of the new structure beginning to reveal themselves, hinting at a future focal point of the Racecourse.
And if the club maintains its current trajectory, the stand may soon look like something built for ambitions that stretch well beyond the Championship.