00:00Connor Cody says Wrexham aim to upset and disrupt championship teams as they return to the second tier for the first time in 43 years.
00:12Phil Parkinson's side marked their comeback with a narrow 2-1 defeat at Southampton, conceding twice late on.
00:19Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Ron McElhenney were absent with their first glimpse of championship action, likely to come when West Brom visit the stock race course this weekend.
00:32Wrexham's meteoric rise through successive promotions from the National League to the Championship has created intense scrutiny.
00:40But Cody signed this summer and well-versed in top-flight football. From spells at Wolves, Everton and Leicester says the squad can thrive in the spotlight.
00:51We're going to cope with it, said the 32-year-old England international. We have to improve and then get better. That's the biggest thing.
01:00One of several debutants at St Mary's, Cody has always been struck by Wrexham's reach.
01:06At a recent friendly against Groningen, he was amazed at the support, recalling how team-mate Oli Palmer got mobbed by fans.
01:15It's it amazing to see where this club has gone, he added.
01:19I have so much respect for what's been done since the National League.
01:23But now we don't want to just be enjoyed being here. We want to mix it with the teams like Southampton.
01:29Former Real Madrid and Tottenham forward Gareth Bale is also watching closely.
01:33Speaking to boardroom, Bale praise Wrexham's impact.
01:37They've set a new benchmark on how to grow a football club.
01:41What they've done on the pitch, three promotions in a row, is unheard of.
01:45It's great for Welsh football and hopefully they continue to do well.
01:49But if we get Cardiff going, hopefully we go past them.
01:53Bale, part of a consortium bidding to buy League One side Cardiff City,
01:57sees Wrexham as a model for success since Reynolds and McElhenney took charge in 2021.
02:03The club's trajectory has always been entirely upward.
02:07As stated, their ambition is to reach the Premier League.
02:09And if Bale's takeover succeeds, he will want to emulate their formula.
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