Wrexham AFC: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney legacy hailed
Back in the second tier for the first time in 43 years, Wrexham face the biggest step-up since beginning their rise up the football pyramid from the National League.
Strachan says Wrexham will find it tough in the Championship but he feels the players should benefit from having momentum.
And even if the Reds struggle when they come up against the likes of Ipswich Town and Southampton, former Manchester United and Scotland midfielder Strachan feels Reynolds and McElhenney have created a lasting legacy.
Strachan told OLBG: 'It's an overpowering league because there's a good level to it, good strength, good fitness, physical side to it. It's non-stop. League One is a bit like that as well, but this has gone up a level again.
'Wherever Wrexham have been, they've managed to come up and lift themselves up again. Once you've got momentum that they've got, it's a powerful thing, and how good you feel about yourself and how strong you feel.
'If you've got this mental strength and you think you're really fantastically fit and you run about like a maniac, there's not much change to the physical side of it.
'But the mental side is different. I don't think they've had any real down moments, so that will be one to watch.
'If they struggle, which they've not done in the last five years since they've been taken over, you wonder what will happen.
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'They've been exciting. They've added to football. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have come in. Whatever happens, they'll never be forgotten.
'I think that's a great thing about football, if you leave memories for people. That's what these two have done, these owners.
'They've gone in there and they're now not even, the memory is not just for Wrexham, but football itself.'
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