Wrexham AFC opinion: Parkinson must be given another season- promotion or not

It's been a topsy-turvy sort of season for Wrexham AFC. After an underwhelming start to the campaign the Dragons have been in scintillating form in recent times- scoring goals for fun and showing bags of character to win vital matches deep into injury time.

Their recent 15 match unbeaten run came to a disappointing end at Woking however and that led to many fans throwing around the 'bottlers' tag which Wrexham players have become accustomed to in recent years. I think that insult is grossly unfair on this current group though and I'll explain why.

Despite finding themselves behind in the latter stages during several recent fixtures- Phil Parkinson's men have shown the strength of character to grasp victory from the jaws of defeat. For me, that isn't the sign of a team of bottlers- quite the opposite.

The Woking game was a poor performance admittedly, but how many below-par performances have the Reds put in since the end of January? You could count them on the fingers of a mitten.

If you think I'm a blinkered Phil Parkinson cheerleader, you're wrong. I was largely underwhelmed by Parkinson's side earlier in the season- I thought the majority of matches were largely dull affairs, results weren't good enough and I felt that often the tactics were unduly negative.

Since Parkinson has brought in Ollie Palmer and Callum McFadzean however, I think we've been very fortunate to witness not just the impressive results but some outstanding attacking football also. With Tom O' Connor almost ready to return to action, the Reds are looking very strong ahead of a vital run of fixtures which will make or break their season.

I, for one, am feeling very confident that this group have what it takes- ability or mentality-wise- to complete