Gary Neville has admitted that he loves how Wrexham got promoted to the Football League this year.
Wrexham will be playing in League Two after 15 years away after a breathtaking season where they won the National League.
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The Dragons have undoubtedly benefitted from the ownership of Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
But Neville, who co-owns Salford City, has insisted that Wrexham are true inspirations after reaching the fourth division.
The ex-Manchester United star was asked about his feelings on Wrexham by the Guardian.
And he said: “The dream of the pyramid in English football is that you can rise from the lower tiers and play in the Premier League.
“Once we lose that, we lose everything. What clubs like Luton, Wrexham and Stockport have done is what makes football special.
“We’re not franchise football. The Super League was an attack on those principles and it’ll never happen again.”
Wrexham will play Salford City next season when they meet in League Two.
Neville took over the club in 2014 alongside his old United buddies.
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The famed ‘Class of 92’, consisting of Neville, brother Phil, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, purchased Salford City along with businessman Peter Lim.
Within five years, they had managed to achieve promotion to the Football League for the first time in their history.
In the years to come, Neville relinquished his role as CEO to Butt but remains on the board level.
And the former right-back has now focussed plenty of attention on his show The Overlap.
He said: “I set up The Overlap two years ago to be an interview platform on YouTube but always had in the back of my mind that we could do live shows in front of arena audiences.
“Now it’s on TV too, it’s evolved even more. We’ve added a bit of nostalgia, where we return to our roots.
“There are sporting challenges. Then we play to big crowds, bring in guests and have a laugh.
“The show’s strength is the chemistry between us. It’s like being in a football dressing room again.”
