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Phil Parkinson opens up on Wrexham appointment

Three promotions, a League Cup final and an FA Cup quarter-final appearance may suggest things have been plain sailing for the 53-year-old.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 July 2021

By DAVID RICHARDSON

PHIL Parkinson has done his time at troubled football clubs – now he has his reward at Wrexham.
Three promotions, a League Cup final and an FA Cup quarter-final appearance may suggest things have been plain sailing for the 53-year-old.
But amid the success has been multiple ownership changes and unhelpful noise from behind the scenes.
At Charlton Athletic, after leading them to the League One play-offs, new owners replaced him with Chris Powell.

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