Welcome to the Premier League? Wrexham dream is within reach, says coach
But that enthusiasm extends beyond rev-ups littered with F-bombs. Parkinson is backing his Welsh soccer team to reach the Premier League – the top level of English soccer and one of the most prestigious competitions in the world.
Wrexham has rocketed up to the second-tier Championship with a record-breaking three consecutive promotions, and will use a series of friendlies against Melbourne Victory at Marvel Stadium on July 11, Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium on July 15 and Wellington Phoenix at Sky Stadium in New Zealand on July 19 to prepare to go even further.
Parkinson's reputation as a potty-mouth has been solidified on the Emmy award-winning docuseries, which has chronicled the club's rise through the tiers of English soccer since being bought by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 's Rob Mac, formerly McElhenney, in 2021.
But in an interview with this masthead ahead of the Hollywood-backed club's first pre-season tour outside the US, there was none of that famous foul language.
There was, however, confidence that Wrexham can one day make the Premier League fairytale a reality.
'You've got to aim high ... and why not?' said the coach.
Parkinson said the club was doing all the necessary behind-the-scenes work and dismissed critics who said the Red Dragons were getting carried away with themselves.
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