Three injured Wrexham players closing in on a return
Three centre-backs – Eoghan O’Connell, Aaron Hayden and Jordan Tunnicliffe – have been sidelined for various amounts of time this term but the trio are back in full training and closing in on a return, while striker Ollie Palmer made his comeback as a late substitute in Saturday’s 2-0 home win over AFC Wimbledon after missing five games with a calf problem.
Parkinson has identified targets he would like to bring to The Racecourse this month to give the promotion push a boost but he feels players already at the club will be eager to prove their worth.
“We have got Eoghan, Jordan, Aaron and Ollie all back on the training pitch,” said the Reds’ boss.
“If there is a player out there who we feel can improve us, of course we will make a move.
“We are always looking, there are a lot of enquiries going on but equally, we have got some good players who are ready to make a contribution from now until the end of the season.”
Steven Fletcher spent two months out of action after undergoing knee surgery but the striker is back with a bang.
After bagging a hat-trick in the 4-1 victory against Barrow on New Year’s Day, Fletcher was on target again as Wrexham beat Wimbledon to move up to second in League Two, two points behind leaders Stockport County with a a game in hand.
Fletcher also had a hand in Paul Mullin’s goal and Parkinson applauded the former Scottish international’s contribution at both ends of the pitch.
“Football games are won and lost in both boxes,” said Parkinson.
“If you analyse Fletch’s performance he won headers defensively in the box and he produced the moments to separate two good teams.
“There’s a reason why Fletch has had such a great career; managers value him because he is such a threat going one way but he also does his work defensively.”
