Phil Parkinson shared his thoughts after Wrexham claimed a 2-1 win over Stockport County on the final day of the 2023/24 season at the STōK Cae Ras.
Reflecting on the result, Parkinson stated: “I’m obviously pleased. Five wins to finish the season is great from the lads, we’ve had some tough games as well with Crewe away and today when the job had been done, but it was important that we finished the season well.
“We spoke last week about rewarding our away travelling army, and we’ve got a very proud record at the STōK Cae Ras, so we wanted to finish the season off in style against a very good side and we were able to do that with an excellent second-half display.”
While the Red Dragons went into the interval a goal behind, goals from Ollie Palmer and Andy Cannon produced an impressive comeback – meaning Wrexham keep their record of not being beaten twice by any side in the division this season.
The manager explained: “There’s a lot of pride within the Club from our supporters, the players and all the staff.
“In the first half we still had some good moments, but we were a bit slack in possession and gave the ball away cheaply. We said to the lads that despite not being anywhere near our best we still had some good moments, but we needed to improve in terms of our quality on the ball.
“We really upped our game in the second period, Ollie (Palmer) scored a great goal with a really good finish and what a fantastic moment for everybody when Andy Cannon has finished off in great style.
“It was a great move – Maxy (Max Cleworth) has joined in and created that overload on the right-hand side, something that we encourage him to do.
“I still think that there is so much more to come because he is so good in forward areas. It was a great pass and what a finish from Andy to finish the season.”
After a thrilling season which has come with many ups and downs, Parkinson finished by reflecting upon the 2023/24 promotion-winning campaign as a whole.
He concluded: “It's been a terrific season. There was a little bit of a slow start for various reasons as we took a while to adjust, and then we gradually found our feet with a few setbacks along the way.
“I think in the National League, the season that we got promoted, we were almost spoilt with the amount of wins that we had.
“This is the reality of a promotion season; you’re going to get setbacks and get defeats as there are some good teams in this league, but it is how you respond as a group and that is the key to the season really.
“We’ve been beaten, we’ve found solutions, moved onto the next game quickly and not let a slump last too long. That has been a key element in our success this season.”
