Wrexham are on the verge of greatness right now, with a third-successive promotion on the cards, and Phil Parkinson has been praised at the man behind it all.
When Phil Parkinson came in four years ago, Wrexham were still sitting in the shadows of National League obscurity.
He’s since led the Red Dragons to the National League title, another promotion from League Two, and now has the club within touching distance of Championship football after an incredible League One campaign.
It’s still all to play for in the third tier, with Wycombe chasing hard and Charlton Athletic up next. But, Humphrey Ker is delighted with Parkinson’s work regardless of what happens this term.
What Humphrey Ker said about Phil Parkinson
In a recent appearance on the BBC, Ker was discussing the whole Wrexham project as it embarks on what could be an historic achievement over the next week or so, and he took time to heap praise on the Wrexham manager for his role in the journey.
“Phil Parkinson our manager deserves an unbelievable amount of credit, because there have been other teams that have had more resources than us in the past and they’ve not been able to… I can’t say achieve what we’ve achieved, but got to the cusp that we have got to.”
No team has ever achieved back-to-back-to-back promotions in the EFL, but Wrexham could seal that glory as soon as this weekend if they beat Charlton and other results go their way.
It’s not surprising that America is obsessed with the Wrexham project, as Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds’ Hollywood adventure reaches a tantalising climax this season.
Phil Parkinson can become a true legend of the game if he gets Wrexham promoted again
Parkinson is already well-respected in the game and rightly considered one of the best managers in the EFL at this point. If he bags that third-successive promotion, he will go down in the history books as one of the best of all time.
Wrexham are favourites to secure second place in the league and go up alongside Birmingham City in the automatic spots. It’s all in their hands now, and the Red Dragons cannot throw this away.
The mental fortitude instilled in the team by Parkinson’s dogged ways is clearly working wonders for Wrexham. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine whether anyone else could have taken them this far.
The only problem now is what happens next. Parkinson’s Championship record is not the best, but he will be hungry to fix that now, and he’ll have the full backing of the Wrexham board to do so, too.