Parkinson hopes for more twists in promotion run-in

Phil Parkinson urged his Wrexham players to enjoy the situation the club currently finds itself in as he hopes for more twists over the final stages of the League One run-in.

Wrexham drew 1-1 with relegation-threatened Bristol Rovers at the Stok Cae Ras, a result that saw them drop to third as automatic promotion rivals Wycombe Wanderers won 2-0 at Bolton Wanderers.

The hosts were well below their best against a Bristol Rovers side that went into the match on the back of six successive defeats and had the worst away record in the third tier.

Parkinson feels his players need to embrace the position they are currently in as they remain firmly in the mix to clinch a top two spot with three games of the regular season left to play.

"I just want the lads to enjoy the situation more than it looked like today (against Bristol Rovers)," said the Wrexham manager.

"We've done brilliantly to be where we are. We're still in a great position.

"Whether we succeed or fail this season, I want us to do it by playing better over the course of the 90 minutes than we did today.

"If that gets us over the line, then great. If it doesn't, at least we've had a real go.

"I said to the lads at half time, 'win, lose or draw today, we've got to come off the pitch and have a bit more inspiration and belief as a team'.

"I just felt we looked like a team with the handbrake on at times."

Wrexham sit just one point behind second-placed Wycombe, although the Chairboys have a superior goal difference.

The Red Dragons return to action against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Monday (15:00 BST).

They then host Charlton Athletic in their final home game of the regular season on 26 April before travelling to Lincoln City a week later.

"There's still three games to go and hopefully there's more twists along the way," said Parkinson.

"We've just got to concentrate on what we've got to do in terms of playing consistently better over the 90 minutes and producing key moments."