Wrexham AFC could be worth £9m, following the acquisition of the club by Rob & Ryan from the Wrexham Supporters Trust.
The comments came down under at SportNXT in Melbourne, where Wrexham AFC club director Shaun Harvey was giving a keynote speech.
The three day SportNXT is described as the leading sport summit in the Asia-Pacific region and one of the world’s pre-eminent sport conferences, with over 1000 delegates from 21 countries attending.
During his presentation on Wednesday, SportNXT detail Mr Harvey as saying, “The main reason for ownership was the town’s history and to provide hope to the town whilst offering something the community could get behind.”
“The social media growth has been astronomical from 2020 to 2024 seeing an increase from 152,000 to 3,981,747 across all platforms.”
Adding the headline figure, he said, “It was worth nothing, it was an investment that has paid off. Now worth 9 million pounds.”
Speaking about the community of Wrexham he added, Focusing on the community rather than the owners is what has made the docuseries such a success. How much better can you make the people around feel by the virtue of what you’re doing?”
“We’re in a position where the community around the football club is proud. People are happy. People talk to each other in a positive way.”
He added, “Day 1 of minute 1. Wrexham is a Football club not a Football team. Both the mens and womens team are a priority and heavy investment is going into the women’s team, making them a semi-professional team.”
“The increased exposure has given us better players and we provide a unique selling point for players by providing them with more exposure.”
The brief insight to the possible value of the club now follows comments in June where the club CEO Fleur Robinson revealed the football club had seen ‘turnover rise from £2.5m to £20m‘.
