According to sports finance expert Dr Rob Wilson<\/a>, Wrexham\u2019s owners could now be in a dangerous financial position. <\/p>\nA spot in the Premier League has been valued to be worth around \u00a3120 million. <\/p>\n
A spot in the playoffs alone is worth \u00a315 million \u2014 taking the losses to more than $250 million Australian dollars.<\/p>\n
It is easy to understand why Reynolds was so devastated after the game. <\/p>\n
\u201cI am completely gutted by today\u2019s result but incredibly proud of our season,\u201d Deadpool star Reynolds posted on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve come a long way in five years and this was the best result in our 150+ year history. More to do. But for now, we have so much to be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n
With Wrexham owners Reynolds and McElhenney spending big, the team is facing the reality check that its financial model needs to be addressed. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf a club misses out on the play-offs, that\u2019s a \u00a315 million hit on revenue because of the associated ticket in and commercial revenue that\u2019s on offer by making it through those additional games,\u201d professor Wilson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they miss out on the play-offs and don\u2019t get promoted to the Premier League, then we are talking about missing out on an opportunity worth \u00a3120 million and that is pretty significant. That\u2019s particularly true for Wrexham given the amount of money they are spending and the spending that they have undertaken over the last couple of years. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve also got plans for a new training ground and an expansion to their stadium so it gets really, really tricky.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor Wrexham this season, what we\u2019re really talking about is a cost opportunity if they miss the play-offs, to get into the Premier League.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat failure would add up to \u00a3120 million pounds of lost revenue plus all those associated player contracts that they\u2019ve got in the Championship where they\u2019ve been hoping to secure that additional promotion. <\/p>\n
\u201cFailure to secure promotion to the Premier League in 2027, based on their current spending habits, would present Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds with a very big problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wrexham\u2019s dramas are only one of the many extraordinary stories that unfolded on Sunday morning. <\/p>\n
Ipswich secured an immediate return to the Premier League as they beat QPR 3-0 to hold off the challenge of Millwall, who will now play in the play-offs where teams from 3-6 fight for the third and final promotional spot. <\/p>\n
Southampton are the favourites to also bounce straight back to the top tier in the play-offs after a 19-game unbeaten league run. <\/p>\n
A 3-1 win over Preston lifted the Saints up to fourth and secured home advantage for the second leg of their play-off semi-final against Middlesbrough. <\/p>\n
Derby\u2019s hopes of climbing into the top six were dashed by a 2-1 home defeat to Sheffield United.<\/p>\n
Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s relegation to the third tier was confirmed way back in February, but there was double cause for celebration for the Owls on the final day. <\/p>\n
They beat West Brom 2-1 to win for the first time since September and end the season on zero points after an 18-point deduction.<\/p>\n
The completion of a takeover by US consortium Arise Capital Partners was also announced at Hillsborough, allowing the club to avoid a potential 15-point penalty for next season. <\/p>\n
Champions Coventry ended the season on 95 points after Frank Lampard\u2019s men thrashed Watford 4-0.<\/p>\n
TABLE AFTER FINAL DAY (Only playoff contenders shown)<\/p>\n
1. Coventry \u2014 95 points (+52)<\/p>\n
2. Ipswich Town \u2014 84 points (+33)<\/p>\n
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3. Millwall \u2014 83 points (+15)<\/p>\n
4. Southampton \u2014 80 points (+26) <\/p>\n
5. Middlesbrough \u2014 80 points (+25)<\/p>\n
6. Hull \u2014 73 points (+4)<\/p>\n
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7. Wrexham \u2014 71 points (+4)<\/p>\n
8. Derby County \u2014 69 points (+8)<\/p>\n
\u2014 with AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wrexham\u2019s Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have lost $250 million in the space of two minutes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":646104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134],"class_list":["post-646103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}