Wrexham are in League Two action once again on Tuesday night, welcoming Crawley Town to the STōK Cae Ras as the push for promotion continues.
Wrexham are back in front of the home faithful for the first time since that huge 2-0 win over Mansfield Town.
The two subsequent away games were a mixed bag; a 1-0 defeat to Doncaster Rovers and a 2-1 come-from-behind victory at Colchester United.
Phil Parkinson will be looking for another home win this evening with Wrexham boasting an impressive record at the STōK Cae Ras.
The end of the season is in sight now and a win tonight would push Wrexham another huge step towards League One.
When Wrexham look for a moment of inspiration, it’s a case of all eyes on Paul Mullin.
Mullin bagged his 100th goal for Wrexham over the weekend and will be pushing to add to that tally against Crawley on Tuesday night.
Phil Parkinson on Paul Mullin injury
Mullin will be raring to go against Crawley but only after something of an injury scare.
Boss Parkinson has told The Leader that Mullin actually ‘had a problem’ heading into the Colchester game.
Parkinson admitted that he was ‘concerned’ about Mullin’s injury and he had his hamstring scanned before lining up to face Colchester.
Parkinson added that Mullin believes he is good at playing through the pain, which is just what he did on Saturday.
“Barney produced a bit of magic with a fantastic, pin-point cross and Mulls was there where you want him,” said Parkinson. “He had a problem leading into the game and we were a little bit concerned about him on Friday. He had a scan on his hamstring so he was a bit touch and go.”
“I had a chat with him on Saturday morning, he said he was good at dealing with the pain!” he added.
Mullin came up with a big goal in that one, hauling Wrexham level after going behind early in the second half.
Parkinson can’t afford to rest Mullin now
If this had happened in October or November, maybe Mullin would have been left on the bench at Colchester and even tonight.
The problem is that Wrexham are now just four games away from the end of the season and need Mullin to be making a big impact.
Mullin has hit nine goals in his last nine games for Wrexham and he simply has to be on the pitch at moment with promotion within reach.
Yes, Wrexham have other strikers; Steven Fletcher, Sam Dalby or Jack Marriott could come in to parner Ollie Palmer and allow Mullin a break.
We just don’t see that happening though and having played through the pain on Saturday, we would expect Mullin to do the same tonight.