Wrexham news: Phil Parkinson’s gratitude as Red Dragons boss hits landmark

Phil Parkinson praised the “togetherness” Wrexham have as a club after he became the third-longest serving manager in the top four divisions of English football.

League One club Bromley confirmed the departure of Parkinson’s close friend Andy Woodman as boss on Thursday.

It leaves only Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and Mansfield Town’s Nigel Clough as managers in the Premier League and English Football League to have been in post longer than Parkinson has in north Wales.

On the back of recent reports suggesting Parkinson was under increased pressure at the Racecourse Ground, the Wrexham manager issued his gratitude to those who have helped him succeed at the club – including co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac.

“My advice to all managers is get good people working with you, and that’s key for me – get good staff, good people who are going to support you and be together,” he said.

“I’m fortunate here because we’ve got good staff, we’ve got great owners, and the togetherness has taken us a long way.

“Everybody wants to beat Wrexham. We know that, and you just can’t hide it, and that’s going through all the divisions, everywhere we’ve been.

“We’ve had that strength of unity throughout the club and that’s taken us to one place outside the play-offs last year and hopefully we can go one better this year.”