Camera Focus Falls On Wrexham, Not For The First Time

Of course they need an awful lot to go their way, but the club nobody needs reminding have a new lease of life are starting to live up to the undoubted hype surrounding them.

Whether you think their script is pure romance or more a horror, there’s no getting away from the fact the Dragons have fire in their belly.

But there’s also no disguising that they sometimes do struggle against teams the fancied north Wales club should probably be beating.

Weymouth - with four defeats back-to-back - will fall into that category. The Terras accept that, and will use that as fuel for the fire that’s ahead.

BT Sport’s live coverage returns and Wrexham fans know the nature of the beast is that those at home will be tuning in hoping for a shock result.

Manager Phil Parkinson isn’t getting caught up in the conversation of the outside possibility of his team going top.

Just be in it for the chance to win it in the weeks ahead, he stressed.

"Like I have said all along, we need to be in touching distance by the time January comes and the first half of the season is out of the way, to really push on," said Parkinson after last week’s narrow win over Dover.

"It was important we set ourselves up for a terrific home fixture live on television with a good performance which you would expect to result in three points.

"We keep going and that is really important, nothing is ever sorted in November or December.

"It is important when it is a tight game you come out on the right side of it, not just with a draw but with a win.

"The form on our travels has been very good and that has got us in a strong position in the league."

Weymouth manager Brian Stock know his team have a chance of Saturday.

In Wrexham’s last five home league games they have won just once - against a Bromley side side who played three quarters of the game with a one man disadvantage.
Stock saw enough from defeat against Torquay United to understand the team aren’t stuck in a rut.

He knows the size of the task facing them in the live TV game but believes they will be up for the challenge.

He told the Dorset Echo: “There’s pressure on a daily basis. There was pressure on day one when I walked in through the door.

“I would never not want pressure put on because I think pressure’s a good thing and you need to stand up to that.

“When you don’t win games of football, the spotlight comes on you and it’s up to you to stand strong.

“I’ve been here many times as a player, as a manager. I’ve learned from those experiences and you have to put that belief back into the players.

“You have to stay together, stick together. Inside those four walls we need to make sure we remain concentrated.

“There’s still loads of games to play this season, we’ve shown we can do it previously and I’m sure we’ll do it again.”