Wrexham Manager Parkinson Praises ‘Patient’ Players Following Decisive Victory

Wrexham secured a decisive victory on Saturday, scoring three goals against Exeter City, a team that had previously held the best defensive record in League One. Exeter City, having conceded only 10 goals throughout the season, allowed three goals at the Stok Racecourse. Max Cleworth, Ollie Palmer, and Ollie Rathbone each scored headers, propelling Wrexham into second place in the league standings. Manager Phil Parkinson expressed similar satisfaction regarding the team’s clean sheet and the full home debuts of Lewis Brunt, Matt Jones, and goalkeeper Callum Burton. “Matty, we know he is a class player, I’m really pleased for him,” Parkinson stated. “He played at Port Vale in his first game for a while, he was great, he got cramp towards the end but that’s all that is.” Parkinson also expressed his pleasure for Brunt, remarking that he “waited patiently for his chance.” Parkinson elaborated, “It’s always frustrating coming to a new club, but he did come to us with an injury so he was always a bit behind in pre-season, but we competed with clubs for his signature.” He added, “He’s trained hard, we’ve had a lot of chats with him about being a bit frustrated, but he’s handled it the right way and he’s done really well when he’s been called upon in the cup games and he took his chance so well.” Brunt transferred to Wrexham from Leicester City on a three-year contract, having spent the previous season on loan with Mansfield Town. “I’ve had to bide my time and be patient here, because of the lads doing so well,” he commented. “But I’m always ready to play and hopefully I showed I am ready to keep playing.” “Every footballer just wants to play football so even to just get out on the pitch and show the fans what I can do is a good feeling.”