Fine-tuning and a clear target - Wrexham's season aim

Scoring goals was not an issue for Wrexham last season.Only five teams - Coventry City, Ipswich Town, Southampton, Middlesbrough and Hull City, who all finished in the top six - scored more than Wrexham's 69 league goals.Parkinson's men were impressively efficient too.Their conversion rate of 13.24% was bettered only by Hull (13.42%) and Derby County (13.29%).Wrexham also outperformed their expected goals (xG) figure by 12.21, more than any other side in the second tier.Off the field, the new 7,500-seater Kop Stand is due to be completed next year. Wrexham's revenue is also expected to jump significantly from around £33.3m in 2024-25 to between £46m and £50m for the year ending June 2026.It means, despite having gained three promotions across the past four seasons, everything remains geared towards building for even bigger and better things in the future.Former Wales international Nia Jones told the BBC's Feast of Football podcast: "Wrexham will have learnt a lot after missing out on the play-offs last season. "The fact they went back to back to back put a lot of pressure on them and put them even more in the spotlight. "They were the team to beat, the team that everyone wanted to play their best players against and wanted to make the documentary and the highlight reel. "So now they have stayed in the same league, hopefully it puts them a little bit more under the radar, and they'll have less pressure on them."Wrexham's proficiency in front of goal was crucial as their defensive record was something of a concern.Only five teams conceded more than Wrexham's tally of 65 goals. Two of those sides - Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester City - were relegated.Just six sides made more than Wrexham's 29 errors leading to a shot, while Sheffield Wednesday, Hull and Swansea City were the only teams to face more than the 203 shots on target the Red Dragons faced.Parkinson's men also conceded two or more goals in 22 of their 46 league games.Injuries to first choice wing-backs Issa Kabore and Liberato Cacace did not help, nor did the regular changing of the back three in the opening half of the season.Things settled as the campaign progressed, with the likes of Callum Doyle and Dom Hyam impressing, while midfielder George Thomason performed admirably as a makeshift left wing-back.A fully-fit Imray should ease any worries on the right flank, although some concerns remain on the left.An upgrade in between the sticks was also key given the mixed fortunes of Arthur Okonkwo and Danny Ward.Parkinson handed Patterson, 26, his professional debut at Sunderland in November 2020 just weeks before leaving the Stadium of Light.The goalkeeper won two promotions with the Black Cats and played a key role in helping Millwall reach the play-offs last season during a loan spell with the Lions, so has plenty of experience to hit the ground running in north Wales.