EFL manager warned he's sleepwalking into a divorce with club

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson faces mounting pressure after winning just three of 12 games this season, with journalist Nathan Salt suggesting the club and manager may be heading for a split.

Wrexham's remarkable rise under Phil Parkinson — three consecutive promotions from non-league to the Championship — appears to be stalling. After four years of unprecedented success, the Red Dragons have won only three of their opening 12 games this season and sit 17th in the second tier, a sharp contrast to last year's near-playoff finish.

Parkinson, the third-longest serving manager in English football, is facing pressure for the first time since taking charge in July 2021. Journalist Nathan Salt told talkSPORT he believes the relationship between manager and club has "gone a bit stale" and that "we've run out of road for Phil Parkinson." Salt suggested the situation resembles "sleepwalking to quite an awkward divorce."

However, Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney said in February that Parkinson has "a job for life" and that he cannot see a scenario where the manager gets fired. The question now is whether the owners will stand by that commitment if relegation becomes a real threat.