Wrexham AFC vs. Chelsea at Levi’s Stadium: Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson speaks exclusively with Bay Area News Group about the club’s global fame and his unprecedented experience.
Wrexham Football Club Men’s and Women’s sides celebrate with fans during a Wrexham FC bus parade following their respective title winning seasons in the Vanarama National League and Genero Adran North on May 02, 2023 in Wrexham, Wales.
A lengthy phone call from McElhenney made him reconsider and helped convince him to sign on. Three years later, he’s guided the Red Dragons to back-to-back promotions and taken two consecutive summer preseason tours to the United States.“This is an amazing experience for us,” Parkinson told Bay Area News Group. “It really is. And sometimes, we all have to pinch ourselves, because the reception we’ve had in the U.S. has been incredible.
“We planned it all out before we came and made sure that the demands weren’t too great,” he said. “Like any club, the priority is training times. But equally, it’s important as well that if the lads are requested to do any media duties, perfect, because that’s good as well. That’s good for them to experience that over in the USA.
“It’s been good so far,” he said. “Training, really, I’ve been pleased. The heat is different for us, but I think the lads have adapted well to it. “Everybody’s always respectful, which is fantastic,” he said. “It’s our job to kind of enjoy that. Be respectful to everyone and remain humble, which we have been. We’re not getting carried away with ourselves. But equally, yeah, I always say to the players we’ve got here and the ones we try and sign, ‘This club is different. It’s a different journey.’ All the lads that come in when they sign and they’re here a few months, they go, ‘Wow, this is great.
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