“The energy since I came to the club has been incredible,” Barry-Murphy said after the match.

“We played the cup during the week, Swindon scored a goal and the reaction from our supporters was something the players commented on. It gave us a lot of energy to go on and win the game.

“The supporters can do whatever they want and dream whatever they want to dream because they deserve it, but our focus is solely on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.”

Wrexham face reality of life in Championship

In stark contrast to Cardiff, Wrexham remain winless after their first two Championship matches against tough opposition.

A spirited 2-1 away defeat on the opening day of the season to recently-relegated Southampton was a disappointing result soothed by a fine performance – Wrexham led for much of the contest.

However, the 2-3 home defeat to West Brom on Saturday demonstrated that this season may not be as successful as the previous three.

Despite level at halftime, Phil Parkinson’s side were poor after the break, conceding twice in the space of seven minutes before Sam Smith’s late consolation threatened a comeback similar to their League Cup thriller against Hull City.

“I think between both boxes we were decent, we showed good control in our play with and without the ball,” Parkinson said after the match.

“But the game was won and lost in both boxes. The goals we conceded today were too soft, it’s as simple as that.

“We’ve just handed them goals today by not dealing with the situation. Football never changes, it’s about what happens in and around the boxes.”

Swansea gets first points on the board against lacklustre Blades

In what seemed a potentially difficult match against last season’s play-off finalists, Swansea dominated against Sheffield United, recording a 1-0 victory.

The visitors did not have a shot on target, as the Swans’ midfield of Goncalo Franco, Ethan Galbraith, and new signing Malick Yalcouye helped their control much of the match.

Ronald broke the deadlock in the 66th minute as the winger latched on to a loose ball in the penalty area and stroked a fine first-time finish into the bottom corner.

It was 19-year-old loan signing Yalcouye who stood out on debut, with Swansea boss Alan Sheehan impressed by his first outing in white.

“I think he did well. He’s been with the team a couple of days. He’s got great energy,” said Sheehan.

“Now he’s got to get integrated into the Championship. He showed some real quality at times and calmness within our structure and he worked really hard for the team, so it’s great to have that competition for the team, and I don’t think you can pick out any individual today that didn’t come out of it positively.”

Late sickener for Newport caps mixed start

Kieran Green struck at the death to earn Grimsby Town a 2-1 win against Newport County in League Two.

Grimsby had taken the lead in the first minute when Newport striker Courtney Baker-Richardson deflected Green’s header into his own net.

Jaze Kabia had a golden chance to extend the lead in the 19th minute but saw his penalty saved by Exiles ‘keeper Nik Tzanev, who pulled off a string of stops in the first half.

County managed to equalise via an acrobatic effort from Matt Baker after the interval, but the Welsh side were always second best, with Green’s goal just what Grimsby deserved on the overall balance of play.

“In the first half Grimsby were very, very good and we hung in the game,” said County boss David Hughes.

“We thought that we had weathered the storm and knew we would get better than we were in the first half, and we did. But the goal was so avoidable, that’s the disappointment of it.”