Wrexham head coach claims excellent start 'doesn't count' in caution to Ryan Reynolds

Phil Parkinson insists the opening titles are still rolling, but there is no hiding the fact to the season. Unbeaten, top of League One, and having beaten their nearest league neighbors in front of their biggest home crowd at The Racecourse for 44 years. Someone should make a .

Ollie Palmer’s early strike - set up by the still ferocious James McClean - put on their way, before Elliot Lee made it 2-0 before the break. By the time Jack Marriott coolly scored on the hour mark after a mix-up between Toto Nsiala and keeper Toby Savin, Shrewsbury already knew they were not going to make the end credits. "It’s a great start for us, it really is," said head coach Parkinson.



"We’re pleased, but five games in, we know it doesn’t count for a great deal. "But we have to be pleased with our work so far this season and, now, we take a deep breath. Being top creates expectancy, but we have a group who are used to that and hopefully, they can continue to thrive under that bit of added pressure.

" Wexham played at a tempo Shrewsbury could not match and the power balance - both collectively and individually - was always with the home team. The defeat has dropped Shrewsbury into the relegation zone, with just one win from five, but they are unlikely to encounter many teams with the strength Wrexham now possess. Late on, Parkinson was able to send on veteran Scotland striker Steve Fletcher as well as goal machine Paul Mullin, who is still feeling his way back after injury.

Shrewsbury boss Paul Hurst insisted: "For quite a bit of the game at 2-0, we were well in the game, but they are very good at what they do and punished a couple of mistakes. "Ultimately, we gave them a helping hand in terms of the goals, and it makes an already difficult task so much harder." Wrexham may still be in the third tier of English soccer, but their next league game is a blockbuster clash with a certain NFL legend.

On Sept. 15, Wrexham faces Birmingham City which is part-owned by Tom Brady. Ahead of the clash, Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney sent the seven-time Super Bowl winner a message on X.

"See you next Monday @TomBrady ;) Should be an absolute banger @BCFC @Wrexham_AFC," he wrote. With the NFL season starting and Brady now an analyst on Fox it's unlikely he will attend, but McElhenney may be in Birmingham for their biggest league match in years..