Wrexham's majority owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac are leading the way when it comes to successfully running a football club, according to former EFL manager Phil Brown.
Veteran promotion-winning manager Phil Brown believes Wrexham's owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac have shown others the way to successfully run a football club.
The Red Dragons have gained three successive promotions under the Hollywood duo and remain within striking distance of the Championship's play-off places as the midway point of the league campaign approaches.
And at a time where established clubs such as Sheffield Wednesday have endured immense struggles with ownership, Brown - who won promotion from the Championship with Hull City - lauded Reynolds and Mac for the work they have done at the Stok Cae Ras.
When asked if the pair have led the way when it comes to running a club, Brown told the Football Daily 72+ EFL Pod: "One million per cent. I think so. They're committed.
"We've seen some horrendous examples of people who think they can come into football and do it.
"These are two guys, they played it down for the first three or four years and they've got three promotions out of it. It's crazy."
And Brown, who managed in all three English Football League (EFL) divisions as well as the Premier League, added: "It's brilliant the way that they've done it.
"It's global because everybody's interested in the story, being a Welsh team in the English leagues, it's got glamour, it's got everything about it."
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The north Wales side recently confirmed Apollo Sports Capital (ASC) - majority owners of Spanish giants Atletico Madrid - have become minority investors of the club.
Following that announcement, majority owners Reynolds and Mac were in attendance for their side's 2-2 draw with Watford in north Wales as Ollie Rathbone netted in added time to extend his side's unbeaten home run in the league to eight matches.
Former Jamaica international Jobi McAnuff feels the latest investment serves as an additional statement of intent when it comes to Wrexham's desire to reach the Premier League.
"I think it's another sign of their ambition which I think anyone around the Wrexham story is in absolutely no doubt whatsoever," said McAnuff.
"Just from a purely business perspective, to get it to that next level, they've done such a good job.
"I know everyone talks about the Hollywood stuff but in terms of a football club and community, what they've brought to it has been nothing short of fantastic."
McAnuff, whose clubs included West Ham, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and Reading, says Wrexham's success is about more than hard cash.
"Yes, they've spent money but they've spent it wisely and every time they've gone up, they've competed and gone beyond what was in the league," he added.
"Inside Wrexham it's about 'how we've got here, we've been competitive, how do we take it to that next level?'.
"By working with a company that has experience of that, I think it's a very sensible move from their part."
Manager Phil Parkinson has been pivotal to the Welsh side's success under Reynolds and Mac.
And Brown - currently in charge of National League North side Peterborough Sports - feels the 58-year-old has been among the best bosses in the EFL since he took charge of Wrexham in the summer of 2021.
"The most important thing is the quality of the football and the quality of the manager," Brown said.
"Phil Parkinson, it has to be said, is one of the best managers in the country at the moment because of what he's done over the last three or four years."
On Parkinson, McAnuff added: "I think he goes under the radar for the job he's done. People just assume you've got resources that maybe some of the other clubs haven't got, but you've still got to go and deliver that.
"He has delivered season on season what the club has wanted, which is success and to climb up the leagues - the pace at which they've done it has been absolutely incredible.
"This was always going to be the challenge, not just for the club but for Phil as well, to prove that he can take a club into this league and be competitive, which I think they have done."
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