Phil Parkinson must prove he can cut it as a manager in the Championship this season.
That is the view of Simon Jordan after Wrexham’s difficult start to the new season.
The Red Dragons are yet to pick up a point after losing their opening two matches.
Wrexham have suffered narrow defeats to Southampton and West Brom this month on their return to the division.
They will look to get their first points on the board at home to Sheffield Wednesday this weekend.
The Owls, who are also pointless, visit the Racecourse Ground on Saturday lunchtime.
Following three successive promotions, the club are playing in the second tier for the first time in 43 years.
Parkinson, who has been in charge since 2021, has overseen each of those three promotions during his tenure.
However, Jordan has doubts over whether he is the man to continue Wrexham’s rise as they aim to reach the Premier League.
Assessing their start to the season, the former Crystal Palace chairman told talkSPORT: “Wrexham have had two difficult games.
“You’ve got Southampton just relegated and West Brom that are an established Championship side that are often perceived to be someone that’s pushing for promotion.
“So Wrexham have not had an easy start. They’ll be fine. Whether Phil Parkinson cuts it as a manager in the Championship, we’ll see.
“Certainly a good manager to get you out of League One and to maintain certain status quos in League One and League Two and has been around enough to tell a lot of respect for that sort of role.
“But now we’re moving into the big league now. This is the precursor to the event that you’ll want to be part of, which is the Premier League.”
Parkinson’s previous Championship experience came with Bolton between 2017 and 2019.
After guiding the club to promotion, he achieved survival in their first season back in the second tier before relegation the following campaign amid financial instability.
He also had a brief stint as Hull boss in the second tier in 2006, only to be sacked after 24 games and the club in the relegation zone.
Wrexham’s summer spending
The Wrexham boss has been backed significantly in the transfer market this time around, though.
Only Norwich have spent more than the newly-promoted side after breaking their transfer record three times.
The £10million arrival of Nathan Broadhead from Ipswich was the latest deal to break the bank.
His signing was Parkinson’s ninth of the window and takes Wrexham’s summer spending to £18.6million.
That figure is set to rise before the transfer deadline on September 1.
The club are closing in on a deal for Manchester City defender Callum Doyle which could be worth up to £8million.
Doyle has already made 98 Championship appearances across loan spells at Coventry, Leicester and Norwich.
He was also part of the Foxes side which won promotion as champions two seasons ago.