{"id":428055,"date":"2025-09-16T05:06:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/428055\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T05:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:06:16","slug":"ex-leeds-united-boss-shares-verdict-on-whether-wrexham-signings-could-play-in-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/428055\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Leeds United boss shares verdict on whether Wrexham signings could play in the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wrexham are finding some teething problems after Phil Parkinson racked up 14 signings since winning promotion from League One.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wrexham were beaten 3-1 by Queens Park Rangers<\/a> on Saturday, and the manner of the defeat set off alarm bells for many supporters.<\/p>\n

Phil Parkinson\u2019s<\/a> sides are usually so strong defensively, but Wrexham have been vulnerable at the back this season.<\/p>\n

Parkinson is confident that results will come<\/a> as Wrexham continue to bed new players into the squad, but the huge summer window only increases the pressure.<\/p>\n

READ MORE<\/strong>: Wrexham\u2019s confirmed transfers in 2025 summer window, incomings and outgoings<\/a><\/p>\n

\"HartlepoolPhoto by Mark Fletcher\/MI News\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesSimon Grayson on Wrexham transfer business<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wrexham racked up 13 signings over the summer<\/a> and then snapped up free agent goalkeeper Reuben Egan<\/a> after the transfer deadline.<\/p>\n

Rob Mac<\/a> and Ryan Reynolds<\/a> backed serious spending over the summer as Wrexham managed to outspend Barcelona<\/a>, committing more than \u00a330million to new additions.<\/p>\n

Wrexham have not seen instant success from those deals, and the pressure will be on Parkinson if results don\u2019t turn.<\/p>\n

Former Leeds United boss Simon Grayson has now shared his verdict on Wrexham\u2019s summer spending, while speaking to The Football League Paper<\/a> (14\/09, p39).<\/p>\n

Grayson believes that Wrexham have taken a \u2018very sensible approach\u2019 to the summer window by signing proven Championship players.<\/p>\n

The ex-Preston North End manager believes there is nothing wrong with signing younger players and developing them, but Wrexham have the money to go and sign instant impact players.<\/p>\n

Grayson pointed to deals for the likes of Ben Sheaf, Kieffer Moore, Josh Windass and Lewis O\u2019Brien, claiming that Parkinson has purchased a \u2018readymade\u2019 Championship team.<\/p>\n

Grayson doubts that those players can make an impact in the Premier League, but thinks they could fire Wrexham to the top flight in the first place.<\/p>\n

\u201cWrexham don\u2019t build teams for the future. They build teams for now. It\u2019s a very sensible approach,\u201d said Grayson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with looking towards younger players, thinking \u2018Okay, they\u2019re not ready now but we can coach them, maybe improve them and sell them on\u2019. But if you\u2019ve got the money, and you want success here and now, there\u2019s no substitute for signing players who are proven at the level.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a manager, it\u2019s always what I\u2019ve tried to do. And when you look at the signings Wrexham have made this summer \u2013 Ben Sheaf, Kieffer Moore, Josh Windass, Lewis O\u2019Brien \u2013 that\u2019s exactly what they\u2019ve done, too. Those four alone have got hundreds of Championship appearances, and that\u2019s without even counting the likes of Ryan Hardie and James McClean. They\u2019ve effectively bought a readymade Championship team.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan they play in the Premier League? Probably not. But that doesn\u2019t matter if you don\u2019t get there in the first place,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Wrexham need points in the next five games<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wrexham have Premier League ambitions, but finding some semblance of consistency is the immediate goal.<\/p>\n

Defeat to QPR came after a brilliant 2-0 win at Millwall, leaving fans to feel that Wrexham had taken one step forward and another one back.<\/p>\n

One win from five games shouldn\u2019t spark panic, but Wrexham must put some points on the board in the next five games.<\/p>\n

First up is a trip to Norwich City, before Wrexham host Derby County at the ST\u014dK Cae Ras.<\/p>\n

Wrexham travel to Leicester City and host Birmingham City before the next international break, and then return with a trip to in-form Stoke City.<\/p>\n

That is a tough run to say the very least, and Wrexham need to find a way to pick up points \u2013 or Parkinson will be met with increased pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wrexham are finding some teething problems after Phil Parkinson racked up 14 signings since winning promotion from League…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,12994,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-428055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-leeds","12":"tag-phil-parkinson","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115212241033837355","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}