After achieving the remarkable achievement of receiving back-to-back promotions from the National League, Wrexham is beginning to prepare for life in League One.
Wrexham has returned to League One under Phil Parkinson’s leadership for the first time in almost twenty years.
A number of departures from Wrexham have already been revealed, including the departures of Ben Tozer, Luke Young, Aaron Hayden, and Jordan Tunnicliffe.
Wrexham will therefore have a lot of work to accomplish during the summer transfer window.
Parkinson will have the financial support of Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds as they try to assemble a team capable of competing in the third division.
Other than loan goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo, who has confirmed his interest in a permanent move, Humphrey Ker and Parkinson himself are the only known targets at this time.
On Friday, however, three fresh names surfaced; rumour has it that Wrexham is already attempting to sign Josh Magennis, Stephen Humphrys, and Tom Pearce.
Under Parkinson’s direction, Magennis played in 45 games, finishing with two assists and six goals in the Championship.
But their time together wasn’t all sunshine and love.
Parkinson urged Magennis to “work harder for the team” during an FA Cup victory against Walsall in January 2019, saying he could have accomplished more in addition to his finishing prowess.
Parkinson stated, “Josh has recently found himself out of the team, and those goals will do him the world of good.” But I believe he is capable of more and more effort for the club. Josh is a strong finisher and he demonstrated that, but strikers want to score, so long as the ball is placed in the appropriate places, the coach continued.
Six months later, with persistent financial difficulties and unpaid wages, Magennis found himself in hot water with Parkinson as he sought to depart the club.
Parkinson acknowledged to having a “rather heated exchange” with Magennis after the latter made it seem as though he didn’t want to play for Bolton. Parkinson thought that Magennis had abandoned him.
Parkinson stated that Josh submitted his notice along with many other boys and expressed his extreme frustration at not receiving payment for a period of five months. “He included that, the administrators filed an appeal, and a hearing is scheduled to take place. Josh’s behavior bothers me because he informed us right before we left for training that we had been selected for the squad and that he knew we were having trouble. We are aware of his high level of emotion, and the events, his career, and his lack of income have all had an impact on his mental health. To find out if Josh remains or leaves, we will have to wait for the hearing.
“I had a quick conversation with Josh, and as you could expect, it got rather hot. As a management team, we were already under a great deal of stress going into this game. However, we’ll evaluate the extent of the damage after the weekend’s events have passed, he continued.
In the end, Magennis left Bolton to complete his return to Hull City in the Championship.
During their trial phase together at Bolton, Parkinson and Magennis were under a great deal of stress, so it might just be a case of no hard feelings—especially after five years.
Parkinson may believe that Magennis can truly fit into this Wrexham team for the upcoming season because he is well aware of the character and playing qualities he brings to the team.
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