Parkinson's Wrexham success 'incredible' - Hughes

Former Newport County head coach Dave Hughes says the job Phil Parkinson has done at Wrexham has been "unbelievable".

The 57-year-old has guided the Red Dragons to three successive promotions from the National League under Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

A 2-0 victory over Bristol City at the Stok Cae Ras on Wednesday night lifted Wrexham up to 10th in the Championship table - with Parkinson's men sitting just two points adrift of the league's top six.

And Wrexham fan Hughes heaped praise on Parkinson for the job he has done since taking charge in north Wales in the summer of 2021.

"They've recruited well and they've got real clarity," Hughes told the Feast of Football podcast.

"From the outside looking in, they've kept a real core of good professionals around it as they've come up through the leagues and they've added to it.

"You look at the league table, to be where they are, I think it's an incredible achievement and the manager deserves every bit of praise he gets because what he's done for that club is unbelievable."

Wrexham head into their Championship contest with Blackburn Rovers on Saturday (15:00 GMT) having won four successive league matches at home.

They have also kept four consecutive clean sheets in the Championship to extend their unbeaten league run to seven games.

The manner of their resurgence since what was a testing start to life in the second tier has led former Wales striker Iwan Roberts to believing that Wrexham are serious contenders to secure a play-off place this season.

"They are where I thought they would be and I thought they should be with the money they've spent and the recruitment they did in the summer," Roberts told the Feast of Football podcast.

"Recruitment is key, and I don't think Phil is one of these head coaches who is obsessed with having 65% to 70% possession, he just wants to win games.

"They're the only team that have beaten Coventry this season, they're two points off the play-offs and honestly, I think they've got a great chance of top six."