Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson is pushing for promotion to League One as the Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds project continues to progress.
Wrexham continue to charge towards the Championship having secured another win on Saturday afternoon.
Phil Parkinson saw Wrexham beat Rotherham United 1-0 over the weekend, moving level on points with second-placed Wycombe Wanderers.
Promotion to the Championship is the ultimate goal here and whilst Parkinson has received criticism for his style of play, he is in contention for a third promotion in a row.
Parkinson is getting a lot of things right and is unlikely to be in any real danger of losing his job even if Wrexham miss out on promotion.
The same sadly cannot be said of one former Wrexham striker, who has now lost his job as a manager in the Women’s Super League.
Former Wrexham striker sacked in WSL
Wrexham fans will remember striker Gareth Taylor as he finished his career at the STōK Cae Ras.
Taylor joined Wrexham from Doncaster Rovers in 2009 and spent two years with the club before hanging up his boots in 2011, aged 38.
Taylor – a former Wales interantional – managed 15 goals in 64 games for Wrexham and, having started taking coaching badges during his time in North Wales, he immediately joined Manchester City upon leaving Wrexham.
After coaching in City’s youth ranks, Taylor stepped up to become Manchester City Women boss in 2020 as his coaching career took a fascinating step.
The former striker has racked up 117 wins in 161 games with City, winning the Women’s FA Cup in 2020 and Women’s League Cup in 2022.
City now sit fourth in the Women’s Super League table, 12 points adrift of leaders Chelsea – and Taylor has paid the price.
Just over a week away from a Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea, Taylor has been axed with immediate effect.
“Manchester City prides itself on competing at the top of the WSL and on its outstanding record of qualifying for European competition,” said Managing Director Charlotte O’Neill on City’s official website.
“Unfortunately, results this season have so far not reached this high standard. With six games of the WSL campaign remaining, we believe that a change of management will breathe fresh life into our bid to ensure qualification for the 2025/26 UEFA Women’s Champions League.
“We would like to place on record our thanks to Gareth for all of his efforts during his many years at City. Our FA Cup and League Cup triumphs will remain special moments in the history of this football club. We wish him all the best for the future,” she added.
Gareth Taylor showed love for Wrexham fans
It’s always difficult to see a manager losing their job and after nearly five years in charge, Taylor has met his end at City.
Wrexham fans will no doubt wish Taylor all the best in whatever comes next, especially as he showed so much love for the fanbase before his retirement.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Taylor couldn’t speak highly enough of Wrexham fans for raising money to help keep the club afloat.
Taylor called the support ‘incredible’ and hoped that his teammates loved the Wrexham fans as much as he did.
“We realise we owe the supporters, there’s no doubt about that,” said Taylor.
“If it hadn’t been for them, then who knows what might have happened? The supporters and what they’ve done has been incredible.
“I just hope it makes an impression on the players like it has on me and the rest of the staff. We know the supporters are behind us and we want to repay that,” he added.
Who knows, maybe Taylor will end up back at Wrexham coaching one day, but for now he must consider what went wrong with City Women after his departure on Monday.