Ryan Reynolds quits, Frank Lampard becomes manager & Paul Mullin retires after over 300 games - but do Wrexham ever make it to the Premier League? Football Manager predicts Welsh club's future until 2035

A Football Manager 24 simulation run by OLBG has given an intriguing glimpse into one vision of the Welsh club's much-anticipated future. The forecast sees Wrexham reach the Championship but not quite the dream land of the Premier League. The heartbreak of facing relegation back to the third tier in 2031 will be enough for Reynolds to call it quits as co-chairman. Entrusted with winning them promotion will be ex-Chelsea and Everton boss Lampard, who is in charge by 2035.

Wrexham fans will be happy to know that Paul Mullin is predicted to play for the club for another 200 games, although the player himself will be puzzled to see his goal return dry up dramatically with just another 30 goals coming between now and the Liverpudlian hanging his boots up.

How the Wrexham fairytale will play out and if and when they will make it to the Premier League is the subject of much debate between football fans from all over the world. Using the iconic Football Manager game to work out what the future may hold is one way of adding a new slant to the debate.

The emblematic football management game began as Championship Manager in 1992 before being rebranded as Football Manager in 2004. Advances over the years have made the game extremely life-like and the game has even been credited by Reims manager Will Still for helping kick start his management career.

As diverting as a computer-based simulation of the club's future may be, their progression will ultimately be decided by events on the pitch, continuing in the wind and rain of Gloucestershire on Saturday when the Red Dragons visit struggling Forest Green Rovers.