Phil Parkinson: Wrexham to face League One challenge ‘full on’

Manager Phil Parkinson says Wrexham are ready to face the challenge of the upcoming League One campaign “full on”.

Wrexham achieved a second successive promotion last season after finishing second in League Two.

Parkinson has already signed defender Lewis Brunt and midfielder George Dobson, as well as adding goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo on a permanent basis.

“Everything at your football club has got to improve to match those standards we’re going to come up against,” Parkinson said.

“But that’s the challenge we worked hard to achieve and now it’s up to us to face it full on with a really positive mindset.

“We’re really excited to have a go at the division.

“There’s an expectancy on a lot of other clubs in this division.

“Birmingham, Bolton and Huddersfield and all those teams are going to be under huge pressure to produce this season.

“I think having that underdog card to play at times won’t do us any harm.

“But we’ve got to go about our business with real clarity with what we want to achieve in terms of the squad and we’ll see if that makes us competitive.”