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Wrexham 'smashing' expectations – Rathbone

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Ollie Rathbone playing for Wrexham against Charlton Athletic
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Midfielder Ollie Rathbone believes Wrexham have "smashed expectations" in their pursuit of a place in the Premier League.

The Dragons are looking to achieve four consecutive promotions from National League to Premier League by finishing in the Championship top six and reaching the end of season play-offs.

Phil Parkinson's side currently occupy sixth position in the table with nine games of the season to come, starting with a trip to Watford on Tuesday, 17 March (19:45 GMT).

"I think people forget at the start of the season, a lot of people said 'if we could just stay up or consolidate in the league', but I think the way the group has performed has smashed all the expectations, which is what this club has done over the last few years," said Rathbone.

"So, [it's] an incredible position, I think it's one we can really enjoy and just attack it. I think the Championship is renowned to be one of the most difficult divisions in Europe and to come up and conduct ourselves the way we are, I think it's a huge credit to everyone involved.

"We have nine games to go. I think we've already had a fantastic season, but we'll hopefully make it a really, really special one."

Rathbone has contributed seven goals for Wrexham this campaign since returning from a serious ankle injury in December.

He also says that his – and others' – experience of previous promotions can be a big help in their push for the top flight:

"It's huge. I think people say winning breeds winning and I think that's definitely the case for this football club and that's something we want to keep building on because that momentum is hard to find in football.

"Once you've got it, you've got to kind of bottle it and keep it for as long as you can.

"You don't want to get carried away but you also want to be fully aware that you've got a fantastic opportunity here and one that we would have all been desperate for at the start of the season.

"If someone would have said, with nine games to go, you'd be in the play-offs, every single person would have taken that I think."

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