After falling behind 1-0 early in the second half, Wrexham overcame Colchester United 2-1 on Saturday afternoon to secure a huge victory in the promotion battle.
On Saturday afternoon, Wrexham on the road once more, this time to Essex to play Danny Cowley’s Colchester team.
Wrexham knew this would be a difficult match, and Colchester seized the lead in the second half.
John Akinde put the hosts ahead and made the Wrexham supporters fear another difficult away day.
However, Wrexham equalized when Paul Mullin headed in a cross from Ryan Barnett, and a late winner followed.
The unlikely hero was Max Cleworth, who nodded in George Evans’ long throw into the box to score his first-ever league goal.
With the victory, Phil Parkinson’s team goes one step closer to League Two and climbs up to second place.
Paul Mullin on the chanting at Wrexham
This season, Wrexham’s away games have been difficult, and their midweek loss to Doncaster Rovers has left supporters anxious about their trip on Saturday.
Wrexham supporters have taken to shouting self-deprecating chants regarding the club’s road record as a result of those trying away journeys.
The supporters who are chanting those lines will chuckle, but Mullin, the striker, is not amused.
The Wrexham hero claims that the shouts are ineffective in supporting the players on the field in an interview with the team’s official YouTube channel.
Mullin acknowledges that the team has recently talked about the chanting and believes that supporters should think about how it affects the players on the field. Mullin finds the shouts to be incomprehensible.
Mullin said that although the Wrexham players “don’t really like to hear that,” the level of support was still “unbelievable.”
Yes, we do discuss them once a week, don’t we? They come everywhere to support us, and their assistance is fantastic, but I would never want to hear them sing again about how we never win away from home or about how **** must you be. What effect does they believe that has on the athletes who are representing their team on the field? I’m not sure.
“You deserve to have a good time when you travel and spend your hard-earned money to watch us, but I think some of the lads have been speaking about it, and we really don’t like to hear that, but the support from them was unbelievable.” “I know it’s all about fun and games and having a good time.”
The away record of Wrexham
This season, Wrexham has undoubtedly improved their home record and is currently ranked second in League Two.
Wrexham is now just behind Milton Keynes Dons after 20 home games with 14 victories and just three losses.
The road record has been a touch more uneven, with eight victories, seven losses, and seven draws.
Despite having a considerably superior home record, Wrexham is nonetheless fifth in League Two’s away standings.
That is obviously a decline from the home record, but it’s still not a terrible record by any means.
There is now just one away game remaining for Wrexham this season, which is their trip to Crewe Alexandra in less than two weeks.
In that match, Mullin will be expecting to hear almost no self-deprecating cries as he and his colleagues strive for promotion. Wrexham may very well need a result on the road.
