This Week in Wrexham 11/20/25: Phil Parkinson

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Fantasy Sports, Sports, Football, Soccer, Mib

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Rog is joined by Wrexham AFC manager Phil Parkinson to discuss the club's start to life in the EFL Championship division, the squad overhaul needed to compete at the next level, the effect the town of Wrexham has had on his life and whether or not he allows himself to dream of managing the club in the Premier League.

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0:53.8	You are so close to the Premier League.
0:55.6	Do you let yourself think about that?
0:57.3	Phil Parkinson, Premier League manager.
0:59.0	You've got to.
0:59.7	There's no point of being in the game
1:01.3	if you don't dream and believe
1:03.3	that you can keep achieving as a club.
1:06.3	We've aimed high.
1:07.5	We've tried to build the squad the best we can.
1:09.5	We've got to keep believing
1:10.8	that anything is achieved bowling football.
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