Breaking News: The star striker for Wrexham AFC admits it was satisfying to defeat Grimsby.

 

Grimsby was a difficult play-off opponent, but Wrexham triumphed on Saturday.

OLLIE PALMER was happy to exact some retribution on Grimsby Town, but the striker is aware that this season, other teams will be itching to exact retribution on Wrexham.

At the conclusion of the 2021–22 season, Phil Parkinson’s team lost a devastating 5–4 decision to the Mariners in the National League play–off semifinal.

Wrexham overcame that setback last season by winning automatic promotion and making a 15-year comeback to the Football League. On Saturday, the Reds continued their impressive run of success by defeating Grimsby 3-0 at The STóK Cae Ras.

Although the play-off loss was difficult to accept, Palmer is only focused with the present moment.

“You’d be lying if you said you don’t remember those games because they hurt,” the frontman remarked.

“Getting one back is always nice, but football is football. Although you don’t forget it, you do lay it to rest and continue.

“I’m sure certain teams have that feeling about us. When they play us, Notts County will undoubtedly feel that way and will want to demonstrate that they are a superior team, but ideally we will demonstrate our superiority.

Competition exists, but that’s expected in the sector we work in.

We have work to do, and today’s game against Grimsby was more crucial than it was 18 months ago.

Palmer was pleased with the performance as Wrexham completely overpowered the Mariners, extending their unbeaten streak to seven League Two games and moving the Reds up to fourth place in the standings.

“It was probably the most complete performance of the season,” said Palmer.

“I think we have been a little bit unfortunate in previous games where maybe teams have had fours shots and scored four goals.

“But there have been some really promising performances and that was one of them.

“It is great to have such a commanding performance.

Grimsby are a good team, they were only two points behind us before the game, and it was a good, all-round team performance.

“A clean sheet and three good goals.”

Palmer opened the scoring, finding the back of the net with a header from Elliot Lee’s cross to register his second goal of the campaign.

“It is always pleasing to score,” he said.

“As a forward you want to score goals but I think I try to bring a little bit more to the team than just a goal or two.”

Palmer was reunited in attack with star striker Paul Mullin who made his first start of the season after suffering a collapsed lung and four broken ribs during the club’s pre-season tour of the USA.

Mullin became the fifth different striker partner of the season for Palmer who has also had Sam Dalby, Billy Waters, Jake Bickerstaff and Steven Fletcher up front with him.

“It is good to have my scouse mate back!” added Mullin.

“We have scored plenty of goals this season already but he is a player we will always miss and it is good to be playing with my partner in crime.”