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| Sad Wrexham ready for league exit | Sad Wrexham ready for league exit |
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| North Wales is preparing for life without a Football League club as Wrexham face relegation. | North Wales is preparing for life without a Football League club as Wrexham face relegation. |
| If Wrexham are beaten by Notts County they may lose their league status and have to play in non-league football for the first time in 87 years. | |
| Local businesses say it is hard to quantify how much they will lose in revenue from visiting fans but say it will be a "sad day" for the town. | Local businesses say it is hard to quantify how much they will lose in revenue from visiting fans but say it will be a "sad day" for the town. |
| Former club manager Dixie McNeil said: "It will be tragic for the town." | Former club manager Dixie McNeil said: "It will be tragic for the town." |
| It is the second year running that the Dragons have faced exiting the league and last year avoided it by clinching a crucial victory in the last game of the season. | It is the second year running that the Dragons have faced exiting the league and last year avoided it by clinching a crucial victory in the last game of the season. |
| But at the start of Saturday's game they were nine points from safety at the bottom of the table, and another defeat at their Racecourse ground could seal the club's fate, if fellow strugglers Dagenham and Redbridge achieve a draw. | |
| We accept that we're major favourites to go down Wrexham manager Brian Little | We accept that we're major favourites to go down Wrexham manager Brian Little |
| The Dragons may also receive a lifeline with fellow League Two side Rotherham facing the possibility of liquidation, and if that happened only one club would be relegated. | |
| However, the situation remains grim for Wrexham, as second-to-last Mansfield began the day five points above the north Wales club. | |
| "Wrexham's not a big place," said McNeil. "It's not a Swansea, it's not a Cardiff. We are a town, the ground is located in the town and it's like anything else, it's something to be proud of. " | "Wrexham's not a big place," said McNeil. "It's not a Swansea, it's not a Cardiff. We are a town, the ground is located in the town and it's like anything else, it's something to be proud of. " |
| While they still have a mathematical chance of avoiding the big drop the current Wrexham manager Brian Little continues to remain upbeat. | While they still have a mathematical chance of avoiding the big drop the current Wrexham manager Brian Little continues to remain upbeat. |
| "We're here to win a football match on Saturday - it's as simple as that," he said. "Yes, we accept that at this moment in time we're major favourites to go down. | "We're here to win a football match on Saturday - it's as simple as that," he said. "Yes, we accept that at this moment in time we're major favourites to go down. |
| "That might well happen but we've not given up and we won't do anything other than give it everything we've got." | "That might well happen but we've not given up and we won't do anything other than give it everything we've got." |
| However, despite the positive outlook he did admit that the club have done some work to prepare themselves for life below League Two. | However, despite the positive outlook he did admit that the club have done some work to prepare themselves for life below League Two. |
| "Everything's organised at the club," he explained. "The most important things for me to do is to make sure myself and my staff have objectives. | "Everything's organised at the club," he explained. "The most important things for me to do is to make sure myself and my staff have objectives. |
| "My objectives are very much behind the scenes working towards next season." | "My objectives are very much behind the scenes working towards next season." |