Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s dream of leading Wrexham into Europe has been dealt a blow, with the EFL opposing contentious plans.
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The Red Dragons – along with Swansea, Cardiff and Newport – thought that a backdoor into continental competition had been found. Despite plying their trade in the English Football League, invitations to rejoin the Welsh League Cup have been speculated on.
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Success in that competition would see the victors qualify for the Conference League, potentially bringing European football back to places such as SToK Racecourse. Wrexham, with Hollywood co-owners at the helm, were understandably keen to explore that proposition.
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The is, however, reporting that the Welsh Cup plans are being met with opposition from the EFL. That organisation is said to have written to the FA outlining why it would be well within its rights to turn down any requests.
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The EFL believes qualification for Europe from Welsh clubs would raise integrity issues, as they would be able to generate greater revenue than a number of English rivals. It would also make scheduling difficult in what is an already packed fixture list.