Phil Parkinson fires Hollywood warning to Wrexham stars as Reynolds staff hits US
Wrexham have arrived within the US for his or her pre-season tour amid a wave of curiosity within the North Wales membership. But supervisor Phil Parkinson is remaining adamant that his gamers are there on enterprise and might be working tougher than ever.
With a fast-growing fan base in America due to the massive success of the Disney Plus collection ‘Welcome to Wrexham’, house owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have taken full benefit of their membership’s new-found recognition by organising a high-profile tour of America that features headline fixtures in opposition to Premier League giants Chelsea and Manchester United.
Such is the noise across the working-class membership because it’s profitable return to the Football League that gross sales of duplicate Wrexham shirts have been outselling some Premier League groups on the opposite aspect of the Atlantic.
Wrexham’s gamers have been to America earlier than, when Reynolds and McElhenney handled the entire staff to a visit to Las Vegas after they had been declared National League champions with a report 111 factors.
But Parkinson, who managed cash-strapped Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland earlier than discovering success in North Wales, says this journey to the States might be nothing like that final one.
“Obviously these games are at a different level in terms of the expected attendances compared to a normal pre-season friendly schedule,” stated Parkinson.
“It means that we have been working hard to make certain we go there in the best possible shape. It’s also a huge step for this club to be back in the EFL and that means the hard graft has to continue.
“We are a hard-working group of lads who are representing a working class city and we never lose sight of that. Hunger and desire can always take you a long way.”
Wrexham’s fortunes have been rotated utterly after Hollywood actors Reynolds and McElhenney purchased the membership for £2m in November 2020 earlier than investing one other £10m into the mission.
And the added bonus of the profitable streaming documentary collection has ensured that Parkinson, 55, has needed to cope with a lot increased publicity than would usually be the case for somebody who had taken over working a non-league membership, not that he’s complaining.
Parkinson stated: “It’s been an amazing journey. Now it’s a case of taking another step forward because having gone up a level into League Two we know it’s going to be tougher but I also know that the players retain a real work ethic.
“It’s also about being humble as a group and never getting beyond ourselves. Yes there is a Hollywood aspect about the club but when we work we really work.
“We are looking forward to meeting some of our American supporters and want to put in performances which makes them proud. Opportunities like these don’t come along too often so you have to make them count, especially with the new season in mind.”
Wrexham kick off their US tour with a match in opposition to Chelsea on Wednesday, July 19.