Wrexham's season has taken a damaging off-pitch turn after the EFL fined the club £75,000 for fielding two ineligible players in Championship fixtures, as reported by The Athletic. Issa Kabore appeared as a substitute against Birmingham City on August 28 without correct paperwork filed with the league, while Callum O'Hare was named in the squad at Millwall on September 2 before his registration had been processed. The club avoided a points deduction only because the Birmingham game was lost and O'Hare did not feature at Millwall, having been left on the bench due to fatigue following his £7 million move from Sheffield United. The registration failures exposed structural weaknesses in Wrexham's off-field operations, which have struggled to keep pace with three consecutive promotions. The club has been without a club secretary for around a year, and chief executive Michael Williamson stepped in to bridge the gap on transfers before sporting director Steve Nickson arrived on September 7. Wrexham are actively seeking to fill that secretary role to prevent a repeat. On the pitch, results have not helped the mood. A 2-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers on October 24 left Phil Parkinson's side 17th in the Championship with 14 points from 12 games, six points behind the play-off places but six clear of the relegation zone. The next test comes at Bramall Lane on October 30, where Wrexham face Sheffield United, the former club of O'Hare himself.