Callum O’Hare “can’t wait” to make his home debut after a hectic welcome to Wrexham since completing his deadline-day move from Sheffield United.
The 28-year-old got up in the early hours on Tuesday morning to seal his switch to the Racecourse Ground before Wrexham’s trip to Millwall.
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O’Hare then raced to London on the train, arriving hours before kick-off to make the squad, but remained an unused sub as Wrexham won 3-0 at the Den.
Then came his first Welsh derby. He was thrust in from the start by Phil Parkinson, even though he had not yet trained with all of his new teammates.
And O’Hare very nearly capped off a whirlwind few days with his maiden Wrexham goal on debut at Swansea, but the former Coventry man dragged his chance wide.
“I probably should have had a goal, but I’m always going to be there, so hopefully that will come,” former England youth international O’Hare admitted.
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“I feel like I’ve settled in well. I’m yet to train with everyone, so hopefully, by doing so, I’ll improve and get to know everyone’s game.”
He added: “It’s been crazy, honestly. I woke up really early on deadline day to try to get everything done so I could be in the squad for the Wednesday game.
“Then I had to get the train up [to London]. The boys were already there. I got there for 5pm and still managed to be in the squad.”
On the game at Swansea, O’Hare said: “I’m gutted that we didn’t get three points, but they are a good team who keep the ball well.
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“We just had to dig in, really, and concentrate for the whole game, which I think we did.”
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After having failed to keep a clean sheet in their first four games across all competitions, Wrexham have now kept back-to-back shutouts.
Four points earned from that win at Millwall and Saturday’s draw with Swansea have the Red Dragons sat 11th in the Championship table.
And there will be no let-up for Wrexham as they face relegated sides Burnley and West Ham before the end of this week.
Parkinson’s charges first host winless Burnley on Tuesday evening (19:45 BST) before another trip to the capital on Friday.
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O’Hare, who previously scored at the Racecourse Ground as a Sheffield United player, is excited to play in front of the Wrexham faithful.
“It’s perfect. That’s what we play football for, we can’t wait,” he said.
“We want to go into Tuesday night full of confidence after two good away performances. Now we want to bring that to the Racecourse.”
“When we played against Wrexham, especially at the Racecourse, that game was mental. As a player, you could feel the excitement and the passion from the pitch.
“It’s something I’m looking forward to. I can’t wait to go there, meet everyone and hopefully get the three points.”
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