Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson thinks expanding the play-offs will make for an even tighter Championship next season.
EFL clubs this week voted in favour of increasing the end-of-season format to six clubs from four from the 2026-2027 campaign.
Parkinson – whose side are the Championship play-off positions – insisted his focus is still on the current campaign as they bid for a fourth successive promotion.
But he admitted it will boost the hopes of fans, adding "This season is alive with so many teams trying to get in to the top six so bringing eighth into it is going to make it even tighter next year.
"I need to read it up on that in a bit more detail, but for a supporter it gives more teams the hope that they can get into the Premier League, which is obviously the aim of every single team in the Championship. Everyone's got to believe they can do that, and obviously it opens the door up a little bit wider."
The format will copy that of the National League where there is a greater advantage for the sides who finish higher.
Wrexham, though, missed out in the play-offs semi-finals in Parkinson's first season in north Wales, despite finishing second.
There have also been calls to shake up the promotion system for the National League to add an extra automatic spot.
But Parkinson pondered whether that will get the green light.
"The National League is a very tough league to get out of – and if you look at it now, there are teams having good seasons, but are not going to make the automatic promotion.
"I think it's going to be a hard thing to vote through because the League Two teams are going to have to agree to it.
"Wrexham got caught in the division for 15 years and had some near misses along the way and it does seem fair to create that extra place, but I do think that it's going to be tough to make that happen because the way the votes will have to go."
