Wrexham have made a flying start to the season with 35 points from 16 games. Today's 4-0 win over Stockport County has sent a strong message to the rest of the league that the Reds are serious contenders for Promotion this season.
Whereas previous inconsistency's have hampered the Red Dragons' attempts for promotion, the impressive start to the season hasn't been helped with off-field problems.
The club came so close to not even starting the season, when it was announced they needed to raise £100,000 by 5pm on Monday August 8th. However, with the support of fans they managed to raise the money and began the season with a 1-1 draw against Cambridge.
As continued speculation about a possible takeover grew, the team on the field put together a six match winning run and clearly weren't distracted by the off-field problems.
A slight change of results saw Wrexham pick up just one point and had fans fearing for another inconsistent season. As it seemed that Wrexham had overcome any more off-field problems, they were soon to lose manager Dean Saunders to Doncaster.
Striker Andy Morrell was the unlikely caretaker replacement for Saunders, but carried on the free-flowing style of football that the Welsh side had been displaying earlier on in the season. Wins at Grimsby, Hayes and Gateshead showed the pedigree and fight typical of Morrell's playing style.
The Red Dragons proved they could handle the pressure at the top with a 4-0 win over County, even gaffer Morrell got on the scoresheet. The Welsh side are, if they keep up their form, serious promotion candidates but as previous campaigns have suggested, a season is contested over 46 games and if teams are to win a division they need to turn draws into wins, defeats into draws and stay consistent. Continuing with Luton away on Tuesday.
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