- Blues & Red Dragons flying high in League One
- Will need to spend again over the summer
- Can either bounce straight through the Championship?
Getty/GOALTom Brady backed to beat Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney to the Premier League! Birmingham already deemed a 'Championship side' as Wrexham face season of 'consolidation' if promoted from League One
TV & Broadband Bundles
Virgin Media
✅ Combines superfast home broadband and live Premier League broadcasting into a single household bill.
✅ Allows you to bolt TNT Sports onto an existing TV package on a 31-day rolling basis for around £25 a month.
✅ Broadband-only customers can use the free Stream box to add and drop the Sky Sports HD pack on a 30-day rolling basis.
Monthly from£52.99
Flexible Sport Add-Ons
EE
✅ The "Sport Plus" tier bundles both Sky Sports (via NOW) and TNT Sports into one seamless package to cover all 267 televised matches.
✅ Allows you to upgrade or downgrade your TV tier each month without breaking your 24-month broadband contract.
✅ Includes the Apple TV 4K or EE TV Box Pro for high-end viewing and easy multi-room streaming setups.
Monthly from£25
TNT Sport Access
HBO Max
✅ Streams all 52 TNT Sports matches, making it the exclusive home for the early 12:30 pm Saturday fixtures.
✅ Provides exclusive coverage of select full midweek matchdays.
✅ Combines live Premier League football with premium HBO shows and Warner Bros movies in a single app ecosystem.
Monthly from£25.99
Flexible Viewing
NOW
✅ Streams the entire Sky Sports Premier League catalogue over the internet to smart TVs and mobile devices without a satellite dish or installation wait.
✅ Offers 31-day rolling contracts (for £34.99/month) so you can cancel during the summer off-season.
✅ Offers 24-hour Day Memberships for £14.99 if you only want to watch a single specific derby or match.Monthly from£27.99
TV & Broadband Bundles
Virgin Media
✅ Combines superfast home broadband and live Premier League broadcasting into a single household bill.
✅ Allows you to bolt TNT Sports onto an existing TV package on a 31-day rolling basis for around £25 a month.
✅ Broadband-only customers can use the free Stream box to add and drop the Sky Sports HD pack on a 30-day rolling basis.
Monthly from£52.99
Flexible Sport Add-Ons
EE
✅ The "Sport Plus" tier bundles both Sky Sports (via NOW) and TNT Sports into one seamless package to cover all 267 televised matches.
✅ Allows you to upgrade or downgrade your TV tier each month without breaking your 24-month broadband contract.
✅ Includes the Apple TV 4K or EE TV Box Pro for high-end viewing and easy multi-room streaming setups.
Monthly from£25
Getty/GOALTHE BIGGER PICTURE
More money will be required in order to remain competitive in the second tier and push on towards the ultimate goal of securing a top-flight standing. Birmingham and Wrexham have been prepared to splash the cash while chasing ambitious dreams.
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Getty/GOALWHAT MATT JANSEN SAID
Ex-Red Dragons forward Matt Jansen told FruityKing when asked whether St Andrew’s or SToK Racecourse will play host to top tier football first: "Anything's possible with Wrexham and they've got the backing. With the media around them, they've got the idea of what they want to do.
"I think back-to-back would be too soon. They will probably try to consolidate first and build on that with more signings, spending more money. Look at the three coming down, the Premier League is tougher now for teams going up. But then Nottingham Forest have done it. I thought they'd struggle this season, but they’re looking like they should get Champions League football.
"So you can never say never, but it will be a real big ask. If I was going to choose anybody to go back-to-back, it would be Birmingham. I think they're a Championship side right now and if they spend wisely, they'll be stronger."
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