WREXHAM administrator David Acland has expressed confidence the club will emerge victorious from its court battle with majority shareholder Alex Hamilton for ownership of the Racecourse Ground.

He was optimistic, too, that Wrexham would overcome any potential problems if the club remained in administration beyond the end of the season in breach of current Football League guidelines.

Speaking to members of Wrexham Supporters Trust, Acland said a meeting with Minister for Sport, Richard Caborn, set up by Wrexham MP Ian Lucas, had also been encouraging.

"Mr Caborn was very sympathetic to Wrexham's case and he is a genuine football fan," he said.

"He understands the situation and with the right support we'll hopefully achieve what we have to."

He claimed last week's Appeal Court hearing had gone well from the club's point of view, saying: "I thought we did great.

"I think our case was substantially better than his (Hamilton's) and I think we have every chance of winning."

"If we win there's no doubt in my mind there will be more bids for the club, some of which you'll like and some which you won't, but my job is to sift through them to try and identify the bid that is best for both the club and its creditors.

"That's not always possible but if you put your support behind any well-supported and properly-funded bid, you will get your wish, it's as simple as that."

Acland made it clear that an adverse ruling from the Court of Appeal would not spell the end of the club. "If we lose in the Appeal Court we'll simply carry on and go to trial," he said..

"That will be set down for five days in the High Court in Birmingham in early April, well before the Football League's June deadline.

"In the meantime the club is still generating cash and we hope to able to survive until the resolution of the court case and sell the club before we run out of cash."