Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson has been left to rue two transfer mistakes after what happened in the draw against Sheffield Wednesday.
Wrexham were held to a draw against Sheffield Wednesday as the Red Dragons once again failed to notch a Championship win.
Phil Parkinson’s side have notched their first point of the campaign, but it will feel like a missed opportunity after Wrexham led 2-0, courtesy of a brace from Welsh talisman Kieffer Moore.
The second half saw Sheffield Wednesday mount a comeback, with the Red Dragons succumbing to the pressure against an Owls side that have been put through the wringer this summer.
What makes things worse for Parkinson is the personnel who drew Wrexham the heavy blow were former targets who they failed to sign previously.
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Former Wrexham targets deliver killer blow to Phil Parkinson
Sheffield Wednesday managed an unexpected comeback when Wrexham thought they were away and clear.
In Hollywood fashion, the Owls managed to draw the game level, courtesy of two players who Phil Parkinson knows well, having previously targeted them before.
The goalscorer for Sheffield Wednesday’s first was previously Wrexham-linked midfielder Barry Bannan, who was touted with a potential move to the Racecourse Ground this summer before he signed a new contract at Hillsborough.
Popping up for the second was yet another player who had been linked with a move to the Racecourse Ground, and that was former Wrexham target Bailey Cadamarteri.
Phil Parkinson could be feeling the pressure after Sheffield Wednesday draw
In what was expected to be a golden opportunity for Wrexham to get the ball rolling in the Championship, they have been left with egg on their faces after a makeshift Sheffield Wednesday side managed a comeback at the Racecourse Ground, and arguably deserved to leave with all three points.
It is by no means time for panic stations in North Wales, but there will surely be questions circling over how Wrexham capitulated in such a fashion against a side that had been decimated this summer, with several players moving on.
Phil Parkinson will need a major reaction from his players after today’s draw as the Red Dragons face Preston North End in the EFL Cup before a trip to Millwall.
The longer that Parkinson goes without claiming Wrexham’s first Championship win, the more pressure will rest on his shoulders.