Phil Parkinson celebrates Wrexham milestone in style – with Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney missing out on ‘best’ atmosphere of the season

The Red Dragons’ Hollywood co-owners are regulars at SToK Racecourse, but they have not crossed the Atlantic for some time as they remain otherwise engaged in the United States. The latest game that they were left watching on from afar saw Wrexham claim a narrow 1-0 win over old adversaries Notts County – the side that they pipped to the National League title last season.

Said contest saw Parkinson reach a notable milestone in North Wales, with the experienced coach saying of picking up three points on a landmark occasion: “It was my 150th game and the aim was to win. Not for myself, but it is nice to reach that milestone and celebrate with three points because it was hard earned. But I am very pleased with how the lads performed. There is a strong mentality in the dressing room. We have got players like James McClean and Steven Fletcher who are strong characters and I think that really showed. You need nous out on the football pitch and game management and I thought we showed that in abundance.”

Fletcher netted the only goal of the game against County, as Parkinson collected his 94th win as Wrexham boss, and the Racecourse was rocking once more. Parkinson added, with 12,500 supporters in attendance: “It was a true Wrexham performance with a fantastic atmosphere. I enjoyed every single minute on that touchline and I thought the atmosphere was probably the best one we have had this season. You could sense how up for the game the supporters were and they roared the lads to victory.”

Wrexham have returned to the automatic promotion places in League Two, with only three points separating them from the summit while boasting a game in hand, and there is every chance that Reynolds and McElhenney will have more cause for celebration in the third series of a popular documentary series that is set to return to screens in mid-April.