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Phil Parkinson reveals what it is really like filming ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ at the club, he shares his honest verdict

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Wrexham have enjoyed an incredible rise to fame since the takeover of the club in 2021.

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the club back in February 2021 and have since taken the club into a League One promotion race.

Wrexham’s popularity has stretched across the globe with a number of fans now coming from North America after the successful tv documentary ‘Welcome to Wrexham’.

Phil Parkinson has been the manager in charge of overseeing matters on the field and has now revealed what it is like to juggle tactics and results alongside the ‘Hollywood’ aspect at the Racecourse Ground.

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Ollie Palmer chats to Rob McElhenney at the "Welcome to Wrexham: Wrex Coast Tour" party.
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Phil Parkinson reveals trust in ‘hugely successful’ Wrexham documentary

Speaking to Sky Sports Football YouTube channel, Parkinson has shared his thoughts and feelings surrounding the filming of the documentary and whether it impacts him as a manager.

Parkinson stated: “It took a while to get used to, I think the first month or so with the cameras because at the start there was a lot more kind of training ground stuff, they were at the training ground a lot so at the start of course it’s a bit different.”

The 57-year-old boss then described the trust he has now developed with the camera crew of the documentary.

Parkinson explained: “Myself and Steve Parkin we built up a great relationship with the producers of the documentary and there’s an element of trust because we decided to just be ourselves and just get on with it.

“They’ve done a great job and the documentary has been hugely successful which is the skill of all the people behind the scenes.”

Wrexham documentary shows how much faith Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have in Parkinson

Parkinson has taken charge of 192 matches for the Red Dragons and the Wrexham Owners know how lucky they are to have such an experience but professional manager in charge of the club.

The owners made their feelings clear on sacking Parkinson during the first season of the documentary with Reynolds and McElhenney both wanting to give the manager time and they are now reaping the rewards.

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Fans were frustrated with Parkinson following the defeat to Leyton Orient recently but the boss will no doubt bounce back swiftly with fresh ideas and impetus against Mansfield.

Wrexham need to win at Field Mill as they know they could enter the game eight points off of the final promotion spot.