Phil Parkinson has warned his Wrexham players that this weekend's potential promotion-deciding fixture against Forest Green will be "full-blooded.
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- Parkinson warns Wrexham to be ready
- Forest Green struggling at bottom of League Two
- Red Dragons can seal promotion on Saturday
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Wrexham go into this weekend's game well aware that they can win promotion to League One, but will only do so if results go their way. They will have to win and hope that both Barrow and MK Dons fail to do so if they are to clinch promotion this weekend; the club are currently second and the top three teams win automatic promotion, with Wrexham five clear of Dons in fourth.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Forest Green are bottom of the league but they remain alive, as they are just three points behind Sutton United in the safety of 22nd. However, Colchester United, in 23rd, have two games in hand on both Sutton and Forest Green, and are also unbeaten in their last four games, suggesting the club have a real mountain to climb and Parkinson seems well aware of that fact.
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WHAT PARKINSON SAID
Parkinson told Wrexham's website: “Nothing changes from our point of view because whatever is happening elsewhere, we are going all out to win the three points… We know that Forest Green have got a very experienced manager in Steve [Cotterill] and will be believing they’ve got a chance of staying in the division until it’s mathematically impossible, which it certainly isn’t.
“It’s going to be a full-blooded game and we have to be ready for that. I feel that we are, and the lads have got an understanding of that because every team has quality in this league.”
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WHAT NEXT?
Wrexham's game against Forest Green is followed by their final two fixtures of the season, against Crewe Alexandra and leaders Stockport County.
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