PHIL WANTS A BLOCKBUSTER
GRAHAM THOMAS WREXHAM boss Phil Parkinson insists even if his club fail to get a Hollywood ending today, they will not be left on the cutting-room floor.
Parkinson has got used to cameras everywhere he goes as the manager working for A-listers and joint-owners, Ryan Reynolds (right) and Rob Mcelhenney.
The perfect script would be for Wrexham to win the National League title and return to the EFL after 14 years away, by winning at Dagenham & Redbridge on the final day of the regular campaign.
But if Stockport get just a point at home to Halifax, then County will go up and Wrexham will take their chances in the play-offs.
Parkinson said: “The owners’ interest won’t be reduced if we don’t go up automatically.
“I go back to my first chat with Rob Mcelhenney when we spoke about the longterm picture – including the stadium development and the training ground. In the short term, we also had to build a squad.
“But they are genuine people, who want to build a football club, and I’m sure they will be right on board whatever happens.”
Reynolds and Mcelhenney will be following the game on a live stream from the US and will call Parkinson afterwards – as they have done with almost every match this season.
But the pair plan to fly over next week when the club’s incredible season will switch to Wembley and an FA Trophy Final against Bromley.
The actors are also making a documentary on their first season in charge and Parkinson has had to get used to cameras following him, even around his own home.
“They have been to the house. My wife, Anne, steered them away from her, so she has kept away from them most of the time.
“But the good thing is they are trying to tell the story of the town as well as the football club. It’s not just about being in the dressing room and at training.
“It’s about going around the players’ houses and speaking to their families – getting an understanding about what it means to them to play for Wrexham, especially people like Jordan Davies, who is a Wrexham lad.”
Davies has scored 20 goals from midfield for the Dragons this season and hopes the documentary becomes the Wrexham blockbuster, with his part played by Tom Hardy.
“I’m a big fan of Peaky Blinders, so it would have to be Tom Hardy to play me if I got the choice,” said Davies.
The former Brighton player returned to his hometown club at the start of last season.
And he added: “There is no better place to be in League Two or the National League, than Wrexham at the moment. The buzz is incredible.”