Wrexham prepared to splash cash again in search of third promotion

While Shrewsbury have been languishing at the bottom of League One for the last two seasons - their rivals, owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have been on the rise.

Promotion from the National League was followed by a second successive promotion from League Two last season.

The club have brought in the likes of Mo Faal, Ollie Rathbone and Dan Scarr as they look to make it a trio of promotions.

They currently sit third in the League One table behind Wycombe Wanderers and fellow US owned Birmingham City.

And according to director Shaun Harvey, the club's owners are ready to dip their hands in their pockets yet again to try and get over the line.

He told Wales Online: "Rob and Ryan have always supported Phil's [Parkinson, club manager'] ambition.

"We will be active in the transfer market during January, because we're in a position of strength. 

"If we go any further forward from where we are now, we get promoted, and that is the objective. 

"It's difficult to say what and where, because there's still six weeks to go before the window opens. Then it is a case of who's available, and who will actually strengthen us.

"We've had a policy of trying to ensure that we sign players, not just for this division, but for the next division as well. Fortunately, it's easier now with the higher we get in the leagues, because players never really wanted to drop down.

"We had to pay for that privilege and we called it the non-league tax. Where we are now is that there are players that would come to play for Wrexham in League One that would not play for any other club in that division. That's what we've been able to create so I suspect we'll be busy."