A FIFTH straight win that bettered the 40-year-old record of four on the trot by in-coming boss John Neal cut little ice with current Wrexham manager Dean Saunders, who moaned that a late consolation for Weymouth had taken the shine off Saturday’s 3-1 success.

“I was disappointed we conceded a goal at the end, which would have been suicide had it been 0-0, but overall it’s a good three points for us,” he said.

The Racecourse boss admitted Weymouth, whose manager John Hollins was suspended from duty 48 hours before the game, had made life difficult for his side and added: “I’m really pleased because we had a bit of pressure on us in the second half.

“We scored the first goal, which could have affected them since they don’t have a manager at the moment, but to be fair they came at us a bit in the second half.

“I was a bit worried before the game about the size of our team and whether we could resist that sort of long ball game, but they did the job, we got through that bad patch and a bit of class told at the other end.

“In these sort of games if you don’t make silly mistakes you stay in it.

“They had clear-cut chances and they missed, but we stuck at it and resisted their long balls into the box by making sure if we didn’t get the first one we’d get the second.

“I told the players that eventually we’d get a chance at the other end or they would make a mistake and that’s what happened.

“We could have gone on and scored a few more at the end.”

Wrexham, who had taken an early lead from a well-struck free kick by debutant loan signing Nathan Woolfe, had to wait until the final 10 minutes before Jefferson Louis and Marc Williams made the game safe.

Saunders added: “Nathan was not supposed to be on the free kicks, although I did say that if he fancied one on that side of the pitch to go and take it.

“He’s come in and it was all a bit hectic in the first half, but it was a great goal to score.

“We were caught offside too many times, but the two strikers scored again, which was pleasing.

“Jefferson’s was a clinical finish, although he pushes me at times and nearly found himself sitting next to me this afternoon.

“But he stuck at it and eventually scored a great goal. If he listens to me he might be a player, if he doesn’t he could be at Rhyl.”

Saunders has international commitments with Wales in Denmark this week, but will be back for Wrexham’s test at Kidderminster on Saturday.

“I just want to keep the run going now,” he said. “It took us seven and a half hours to come down, which was a nightmare, but we’ll enjoy the trip home.

“We are better in training, we are not making the silly mistakes that Wrexham defences seems to have been making for about four years, except for that one again this afternoon, which took the shine off the result to some extent.

“What I want eventually is to sit there and enjoy watching the match.

“And some of the moves towards the end of the game were what I want to see from my players.”