And relentless is what Wrexham are. With undoubted talent in the squad, capable of eye-catching football – as shown in the build-up to Rathbone’s opener – it is all underpinned by a disciplined shape and a determined willingness to work.
A depth to a squad well crafted – and, right now, dispassionately excluding past promotion heroes Paul Mullin and Ollie Palmer on matchdays – means players running themselves empty is not an issue.
Relentless on the pitch, relentless in picking up the results to keep in-form Charlton eight points away in fourth.
“It (relentless) is a word we talk about because there’s no let up,” admitted Parkinson of the adjective he and his squad are using.
“In any division, but this level in particular, if you feel you can win a game at 75% you’re going to come unstuck.
“Everybody’s got to be focused, flat out, prepared to run the hard yards on the football pitch, put the bodies on the line when it matters most in both boxes, and when you do that we have the quality to win games.
“We’ve got a team ready to fight tooth and nail, to win headers and tackles, the things that give you a platform to win football games.”
