A former Celtic player has drawn comparisons with his old club and his current employer Wrexham.
Eoghan O’Connell has opened up on the exact moment he knew the Welsh side had a global platform.
The 28-year-old, who came through the youth ranks at Lennoxtown before playing for the first team between 2014 and 2017, joined Wrexham last summer after spending most of his career at fellow Football League clubs.
The Red Dragons, who are famously backed by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, secured back-to-back promotions at the weekend, with their future in League One next season.
Their 'Welcome to Wrexham' documentary on Disney + pulled in large audiences across the world.
And O'Connell has harked back to his days at Celtic to highlight that feeling of playing for a big club.
He told The Athletic: “This club can become as big as it wants. Wrexham are global. That hit us all in the summer, when we were in North Carolina playing Chelsea (in a pre-season friendly).
"I remember being in the tunnel before the warm-up. They went out and there was a little roar. We then went out and the place really lifted. That’s why I say it is a global club.
"I also think back to Halifax away last year and the numbers we took [4,500 fans made the trip]. We got beat but I remember thinking in the warm-up it was similar to a Celtic away day when I was there as a younger player.
"I do think with the fanbase, the people involved running the club and the owners, the world is your oyster, really.”
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