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In the end, it wasn’t to be for Wrexham.<\/b><\/p>\n
And perhaps a quartet of consecutive promotions was asking too much for even a club touched by Hollywood.<\/p>\n
It is four years since the last time the final game of the season wasn’t one of jubilant scenes. <\/p>\n
Those in red immediately fell to the turf after referee Oliver Langford blew his whistle to bring the contest with Middlesbrough<\/a> to an end.<\/p>\n Amid the disappointment, there would still have been plenty to smile about for supporters making their way out of Stok Cae Ras.<\/p>\n After all, this was still the north Wales club’s highest-ever league finish in their history.<\/p>\n Co-chairman Ryan Reynolds’s summary was apt. <\/p>\n “I am completely gutted by today’s result but incredibly proud of our season,” he wrote on social media.<\/p>\n “We’ve come a long way in five years and this was the best result in our 150+ year history. More to do. But for now, we have so much to be proud of. Reds.”<\/p>\n Director Shaun Harvey had already reminded all that the season would be viewed as a success, saying the campaign was one of “nearly” making it rather than “we just missed out”.<\/a><\/p>\n Swiftly after the match, manager Phil Parkinson said he expects the club to be stronger next season<\/a> – with Wrexham likely to be serious contenders for promotion.<\/p>\n But, to do that, they will analyse how, why and where they fell short this term.<\/p>\n Just as fans may wonder whether their club might have missed an opportunity to rewrite the record books all over again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n