'Rollercoaster' run-in continues in Charlton test
Ollie Rathbone hopes the Stok Cae Ras will play host to a blockbuster on Saturday as Wrexham and Charlton Athletic lock horns knowing both clubs remain in the race for automatic promotion from League One.Wrexham returned to second place as they beat Blackpool 2-1 on Monday while Wycombe Wanderers were beaten 4-0 by the Addicks at Adams Park.It leaves Phil Parkinson's side two points clear of the Chairboys, and four ahead of Charlton, with just two regular season matches left to play.And Rathbone believes the fact both sides still have everything to play for will ensure this weekend's meeting between Wrexham and Charlton will be a mouth-watering one."It's quite topsy turvy this whole thing, a bit of a rollercoaster," he said."We just need to stay calm, go into the game and do our best. We won't get carried away, we'll just play the game in front of us."I think some people will say, coming to the end of the season, it's easier playing teams that have less to play for. I don't find that to be the case. "When teams don't have any pressure on them, they can play more freely."I think it'll make for a much better game that Charlton are right in the mix as well."Wrexham will clinch an historic third successive promotion this weekend if they beat Charlton and Wycombe fail to win at Leyton Orient. "People forget how far the club has come in such a short space of time," added Rathbone."To be fighting at the top of the league for automatic promotion is brilliant."It would be a huge achievement for me personally, and for the club and the town."Rathbone scored his seventh league goal of the campaign last time out in Wrexham's triumph over Blackpool.It represents the 28-year-old's best goal return in a season of his career."I'm really happy with that, especially when I didn't play for the first chunk of the season, so it's a pretty good return," he added.
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