PHIL PARKINSON admits his job is to maintain the feelgood factor surrounding Wrexham.

The Reds are getting ready for their first season in League One in close to two decades after securing back-to-back promotions.

On the atmosphere surrounding Wrexham since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney became co-owners of the club, boss Parkinson said: “Honestly, you’ve got to come over and get a feel for the place, because, you know, Rob and Ryan brought Wrexham and I think many people from the outside, sort of ‘wow, Hollywood actors buying a football club, is that for real?

“But they are for real. They’re serious guys and they wanted to build a football club and bring success to the town and see how it uplifts an area and, honestly, the uplift in Wrexham has been incredible.

“The people of Wrexham are fantastic people and they’ve had some tough times with the football club over many years.

“Nearly going out of business, really down on their luck... and to see this uplift in the team has just transformed the area and it’s almost like you have to pinch yourselves sometimes to see is it really happening to Wrexham?

“The most important part of any football club is the supporters and they are going to enjoy trips to some great venues this this season.

“They were a lot of them on the tour in America and the support we get over there is incredible.

“We get tourists coming all the time to The Racecourse, having a look around.

“Get a lot from many, many different countries paying us visits and it’s a really exciting area to be in and my job is to keep the team progressing and there’s nothing better in Wrexham if the team’s won and the town is full, all the bars are full and everybody’s celebrating the wins together.

“My job is to try and keep that success going and we’re all very excited to start the season. We can’t wait to begin and begin to write another chapter in this amazing journey."

Parkinson, who has managed in League One before, moved to the area to live when he first took the Wrexham job and said: “It’s been great for us to experience the feelgood factor in the town with the club doing so well. We’re enjoying it here.”