A few years after Crawley’s former owners mocked their former striker, Wrexham frontman Ollie Palmer has returned to haunt his old club while leading Wrexham to victory.
Good things come to those who wait and Ollie Palmer’s patience was rewarded on Saturday.
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The Wrexham striker played a key role in the club’s return to League Two after joining their ranks in January 2022.
And Palmer was on hand to gift Crawley Town winners on Saturday when he He converted with a deft flick to win against Phil Parkinson.
three point man.
The victory was all the sweeter as Wrexham played the final half-hour with just 10 men, but it was especially poignant for Palmer himself.
That was after the 6’5″ frontman was lured by former boss Crawley after leaving them for AFC Wimbledon in 2020.
1 at home to Crawley, who taunted his former manager with a text message suggesting former defender Tom Dallison had knocked out his former team-mate.
Almost three years later, Wrexham’s social media team showed they have a long memory with a post reminding the Red Devils of their past comments.
Last season’s National League champion included a clip of Palmer’s plump finish with the caption:
“Ollie Palmer never forgets.
The cruise winner scored his third goal in his last 10 appearances this season, with the Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney-owned side chasing back-to-back promotions.
Despite starting the season with a nightmare 5-3 defeat to MK Dons, Wrexham have only suffered one more defeat in their last 11 outings and are seventh in the standings.
As fate would have it, victory at Broadfield was enough to bring the club level on points with Crawley.
And Palmer’s other former club, AFC Wimbledon, are just one point ahead of both, sitting fourth as things stand.
There was some bad blood between the two sides after Palmer reportedly turned down a new contract with Crawley, but a nasty move has returned to dash promotion hopes.
Wrexham are also showing no signs of slowing down in the competition as they prepare to host an in-form Salford side next Saturday.
Meanwhile, Crawley will be hoping to bounce back from back-to-back defeats and a surprise exit from the play-off places.