No discussions over Wrexham future - Parkinson

Phil Parkinson says there have been no talks over his Wrexham future and insists players and staff will "stick together" to come through the club's difficult start to the season.

Wrexham had a bigger net spend on transfers than any other Championship side this summer, yet the newcomers are only a place above the relegation zone having won just one of their five league games so far in 2025-26.

There were reports in the wake of last weekend's home defeat by Queens Park Rangers - which was watched by Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds - that the club's hierarchy were discussing their managerial position.

But Parkinson, who has led Wrexham to three successive promotions, says he is "unaware" of speculation surrounding his position at Stok Cae Ras.

"There were no discussions at all after the game," he said.

"We were just frustrated as a staff and we had a chat with the players, but it was only a brief one and we picked up things on Monday morning."

Southampton, West Bromwich Albion and Queens Park Rangers are the sides who have beaten Wrexham in the league this season

The QPR defeat leaves Wrexham with only one point from three home league games this season, which came courtesy of a draw with a troubled Sheffield Wednesday side who have lost all their other league matches this term.

Wrexham's one league win to date came at Millwall prior to the international break.

The Dragons, who spent about £30m on new signings in the summer window, are on their travels once more when they face Norwich City this Saturday (15:00 BST).

As he targets victory against the mid-table Canaries, Parkinson pointed out that there have been challenging spells throughout his four-year reign at the north Wales club.

"I look at the three promotions we've had. People sometimes forget, but in each of those seasons, there were tough periods," he said.

"The season we got 111 points, we lost to Chesterfield early in the season. Everyone had written us off. Good Friday, we lost to Halifax and the world had come to an end.

"You look at the League Two season, we had a defeat against Newport. We followed that with a bad defeat at Salford. We refer to the League One season, everyone thinks, wow, what an amazing season that was. But we lost at home to Stevenage, we lost away to Shrewsbury.

"In each season I've been here and every season I've had as a manager, you have times where people question you, question the players. But that's when everyone sticks together and comes through the other side of it stronger than ever."

'I've had a lot more pressured situations than this'

Wrexham are in the second tier for only the second time in their history after winning three straight promotions under Phil Parkinson

Parkinson, 57, has taken charge of more than 1,000 games in a managerial career which has also included spells at Colchester United, Hull City, Charlton Athletic, Bradford City, Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland.

He says there have been "lots of challenges along the way" and accepts that "outside noise" is part of the job.

"To be honest with you, I've had a lot more pressured situations than this," Parkinson said.

"I've referred to them in the past in similar interviews to this. Managing Sunderland, managing Bolton when no-one got paid for five months when we were in the Championship.

"So is managing Wrexham kind of like the top level of pressure? No, it's not. It's been enjoyable - we've won a large proportion of games."

Parkinson added that even in his most successful seasons,he has faced "questions along the journey".

"That's just inevitable - every manager is the same," he continued.

"Wrexham supporters aren't unique in the football world in questioning players or managers or this or that. That's just the way it is and you get on with it."