WREXHAM'S Anthony Forde said joining Wrexham was the 'best decision' he's made after the club secured the National League title.

Speaking to OffTheBall following the league win, the Irishman who joined Wrexham from Oxford United last summer touched on his move to Wrexham.

The wing-back dropped down two divisions to move to the Racecourse, but it seems that he doesn't regret his decision.

He said: "I was still at Oxford and had another year left but my agent rang me and said the manager wanted to speak to me here, Phil Parkinson.

"I said I’d speak to him anyway and see what the story is because I didn’t know loads about the club and after I had the call with him, he’s a great person, and he sucked me in more than I thought to be honest.

"He told me about the whole setup, how the owners back you and they’re not just these famous people that don’t care, they’re really into the club.

"A week later and I’d decided to go and it was the best decision I’ve made, it was something different and now we’ve got promoted it’s paid off."

Forde also spoke about the excitement of playing in front of 10,000 at the Racecourse each week. He added: "I knew we’d have a strong team to get out of the league, the club is massive and I knew we’d be playing in front of 10,000 every home game and they haven’t been out of the league in 15 years and I wanted to be a part of it.

"It just excited me to be honest, everything that was going on and after the first two or three home games, you wouldn’t even think you were playing in the lower leagues, the atmosphere at the homes games is just incredible.

"It’s the best decision I’ve made, when I look back I was looking at pros and cons. Apart from probably dropping down, I was 29 and why not try something different and aim to win a league and it’s been a great relief since we’ve done it."

The Irishman, who spent a period out of the side during the title run in due to personal issues, revealed how good the club was during that time.

He added: "It’s been a difficult time for us here, we’ve had a bit of bad news with the family so I needed a bit of time off the pitch, the support from the club was amazing, from the owners, the gaffer and all the lads.

"They never rushed me back, said take as long as I want, even if I don’t come back this season.

"A few weeks went by and we got a bit better news and I wanted to get into a bit of routine, I got back training and I was just waiting for my chance. I was doing extra bits in training whenever I had the chance. You lose your fitness pretty quickly when you’re playing at a high level.

"I started against Yeovil and I got a pretty important goal and the gaffer said some really nice stuff after the game and it was really nice to hear that, but it was great to get back into the team and make a difference after being out for a while.

"I don’t know if I’d have had as much support from other people elsewhere, they’ve really made a huge effort for me and my family and it was great to come back and get the goal and show them that appreciation too."