Pulis backs Parkinson to turn Wrexham season round
Former Premier League manager Tony Pulis says Phil Parkinson deserves time, and that Wrexham can still climb after a slow start to the Championship campaign.
The short version
Former Premier League manager Tony Pulis has backed Phil Parkinson to turn Wrexham's season around, calling the manager's work at the club extraordinary. Wrexham are 17th of 24 in the EFL Championship with 14 points from 12 games, after a 2-0 defeat at Blackburn on Saturday. Pulis made his comments in an interview.
Tony Pulis thinks Phil Parkinson should get more time at Wrexham, and that the club can still climb the Championship table despite a slow start. Pulis, whose managerial spells include Stoke City and West Brom, called what Parkinson has done at the club "extraordinary".
Pulis's argument rests mostly on how tight the league is. In the interview he said a short run of wins can take a side from the middle of the table into the top five, and that Championship managers face more turnover than anyone else because of what promotion is worth. He then asked whether a manager who has had one bad spell should be denied another chance.
The context is not comfortable. Wrexham lost 2-0 at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, and they sit 17th of 24 with 14 points from 12 games. They have won three, drawn five and lost four, and their goal difference is minus three.
The next test is away at Sheffield United, at Bramall Lane on Friday 30 October, with a 8pm kick-off.
Questions fans are asking
- Who has backed Phil Parkinson?
- Former Premier League manager Tony Pulis has backed Parkinson to turn Wrexham's season around, describing his work at the club as extraordinary.
- Where are Wrexham in the Championship table?
- Wrexham are 17th of 24 with 14 points from 12 games, after a 2-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
- When is Wrexham's next game?
- Wrexham play Sheffield United away at Bramall Lane on Friday 30 October, with a 8pm kick-off.