Wrexham are continuing to move forward under Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds with new architects now signed up for the future of the STōK Cae Ras.
Wrexham have been enjoying quite the journey on the pitch.
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds’s arrival in 2021 has allowed Wrexham to progress rapidly and win back-to-back promotions into League One.
Wrexham even sit second in League One and are chasing promotion to the Championship as the club’s rise shows no sign of slowing down.
Off the pitch, Wrexham have found real success with the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ series and have seen the popularity of the club reach incredible levels in the United States.
The infrastructure of the club remains a work in progress though and efforts will be made to bring everything up to a higher standard in the coming years.
Wrexham appoint high-profile architects
Wrexham’s STōK Cae Ras home holds a special place in the hearts of many fans, but there is work to be done.
The old Kop has gone with plans to redevelop that end of the ground in due time.
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For now, Wrexham have a temporary stand until a full stand can be built, noting that talks were continuing with Wrexham Council over the summer.
McElhenney and Reynolds have, rather ambitiously, suggested that they want a 45,000 to 55,000-seater stadium in the future.
That seems a little unlikely but the progress of the club means that the STōK Cae Ras will be modernised in the coming years.
With that in mind, Wrexham have now moved towards a redevelopment of the STōK Cae Ras having appointed a high-profile architecture firm to work with the club.
Wrexham.com note that Wrexham have teamed up with Populous to establish a vision for a revamped STōK Cae Ras.
The initial focus is on redesigning the Kop, but there are ambitions for a stadium holding up to 38,000.
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That is a huge undertaking but Populous have worked on some impressive stadiums in the past.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is arguably their finest work yet but they have also worked on Wembley Stadium, the Lusail Stadium for the Qatar World Cup and Fiserv Forum, the home of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.
Wrexham working with Populous is a major step towards a revamped STōK Cae Ras and they have offered their reaction.
Declan Sharkey from Populous has taken to social media to note that their team is ‘extremely proud’ to have been appointed by Wrexham.
Sharkey noted that Populous want to ‘explore the potential for a wider vision and masterplan’ for Wrexham’s future at the STōK Cae Ras.
The full development of Wrexham’s beloved home will take a while to materialise, but this development is certainly an exciting one for Wrexham.