Wrexham are potentially just two games away from the Championship as Phil Parkinson chases a third straight promotion.
Wrexham fans have come to know what April brings; promotion pushes in the final weeks of the season.
Paul Mullin reflected on the 2023 promotion from the National League, with Tuesday bringing up the two-year anniversary of that brilliant night against Boreham Wood.
Last season brought promotion from League Two, and Wrexham aren’t slowing down.
Wrexham beat Blackpool 2-1 on Monday afternoon, reclaiming second place from Wycombe Wanderers.
Promotion is now in Wrexham’s hands, and with two games to go, Phil Parkinson is looking to make history.
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Wrexham could clinch a third straight promotion, something we have never seen in the EFL.
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds’s takeover has made all of this possible, but spending does not guarantee success.
Parkinson has built a team and a culture at Wrexham, racking up wins at every level on this incredible journey.
A third promotion in a row would not only cement Parkinson as one of the finest EFL managers of all time, but also one of Wrexham’s very best.
As Wrexham attempt to seal promotion in the coming weeks, we have seen Leeds United return to the Premier League in the last few days.
Quite the debate has been sparked as the Daily Mail report that Leeds are considering sacking boss Daniel Farke despite him guiding Leeds back to the top flight.
This is certainly a controversial idea, with many baffled that Leeds would even think about dispatching of the manager who is taking them to the Premier League.
We thought about this debate, and whether this idea of sacking managers after promotion could end up becoming more common in an attempt to stay up at the next level.
Parkinson’s future therefore came to mind, but we feel pretty confident that McElhenney and Reynolds would not make the same move should Wrexham go up.
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McElhenney summed it up perfectly himself back in November.
Taking to social media after Wrexham beat Exeter City 3-0, McElhenney praised Parkinson on social media by simply stating ‘In Phil We Trust’.
Parkinson has come in for criticism at times this season, and we can appreciate that not everything about his management has been perfect.
The style of play isn’t always easy on the eye, and Wrexham lack creativity in some games against teams who sit back and give Parkinson’s side the ball.
Parkinson won’t be in charge forever, and the time will come down the line where Wrexham say goodbye to Parkinson and move on.
We just can’t see that happening any time soon, with Parkinson ultimately the key man in Wrexham’s rise.
Parkinson’s level-headed approach has kept Wrexham moving along with a strong team spirit and a unity that few teams can match.
That ability sometimes goes overlooked amid so much talk about tactics in the modern game, but Parkinson has been the real mastermind behind this incredible rise – and long may that continue.