Vokes agrees with Parkinson's League One claim

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20-02-2025

Wycombe Wanderers striker Sam Vokes has backed Phil Parkinson's suggestion that League One is as strong as it has ever been.
Wrexham boss Parkinson made the claim after seeing his side lose at home to Leyton Orient in midweek.
That defeat leaves Wrexham third in the table, five points behind second-placed Wycombe as they prepare for a trip to Mansfield Town on Sunday.
Veteran ex-Wales international Vokes, who made his first Wycombe appearance since August last weekend, says the style of football has changed in the third tier.
"The way football is moving in general, I think the quality that's dripping down the levels is so high," he told this week's Feast of Football podcast.
"You only have to go back a few years and you see a lot more teams going back to front more.
"I am not saying [changing] that improves football necessarily, but it improves the standard of players playing at that level because of the way teams are playing out from the back. It's very much a more tactical game than physical game in League One now.
"You look at the money spent by the Wrexhams, the Huddersfields and the Birminghams. The transfer fees being asked for at this level now are huge."
Wrexham are in need of a boost at Mansfield having lost four of their past eight league games.
Wycombe, meanwhile, are at home to Wgan on Saturday having lost only once since the turn of the year.
"I think everyone in the top half really back themselves for a run to get into the play-offs," Vokes added.
"Teams at the bottom are picking up points too, so I would definitely agree it's a strong league this year."