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Daily Mirror
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Wrexham sent clear Paul Mullin transfer message after concerning rumours
Paul Mullin has been linked with a move away from Wrexham in the summer after being frozen out by manager Phil Parkinson, with an ex-player giving his verdict on the situation Wrexham's star striker Paul Mullin has been backed to dig deep and battle for his position despite being frozen out of the team. The prolific forward has been instrumental for the Red Dragons since his arrival in July 2021, netting an impressive 110 goals in 172 matches across all competitions. The 30-year-old Liverpudlian has seen his fame skyrocket since joining the club shortly after it was taken over by Hollywood A-listers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. His regular appearances on the 'Welcome to Wrexham' documentary series and a cameo in last year's blockbuster Deadpool and Wolverine film, courtesy of Reynolds, have significantly raised his profile. However, following back surgery last summer, Mullin found it tough to hit his stride in the first half of Wrexham's League One season. He was notably absent from the matchday squad completely in the league following the January transfer window. It followed manager Phil Parkinson bringing in strikers Sam Smith and Jay Rodriguez to bolster his attack. Speculation about a rift with Parkinson soon emerged after Mullin's exclusion, but he dismissed such talk as "absolute nonsense" on social media. Despite this, there have been strong rumours about a potential switch to Wigan Athletic during the summer transfer window. With Wrexham securing a spot in the Championship in April, questions loom over Mullin's future role. However, ex-Wrexham and Swansea ace Lee Trundle has thrown his support behind Mullin, commending his exceptional track record and suggesting he can reclaim his place at the forefront of the team. He told the Fearless in Devotion podcast: "If you take the goals that Mulls scores and the amount that he scores, you don't just lose that overnight. He had injuries at the start of the season, which kept him out." "When you're used to scoring that many goals each season, as soon as you go through that little bad patch, it does affect you as a striker, and it would affect him. He's been the talisman for the team and he's been the one who's scored all the goals. "Let's be fair, he's been one of the main reasons for Wrexham's success. He did hit that bad patch, but I do think that he could come back next season, because he's got it in him. I do think that he's a quality player." Reports surrounding Wigan's interest in Mullin first surfaced in April, with claims that Wrexham might consider letting him depart without a fee. With his contract at the Racecourse Ground extending until summer 2027, the proposition of releasing Mullin could help free up wages. However, Parkinson has reassured fans over Mullin's squad status, as well as that of his strike partner Ollie Palmer. Speaking to BBC Sport Wales in May, he said: "First of all, everyone's made a contribution. What level that has been doesn't matter because everybody's been together and contributed. "Of course, there's always players who would have liked to have played more. Equally, contributions can come in many forms, so I'm delighted with everybody as a group. "Mulls and Ollie will always be legends at this club for what they've done. They're under contract next year and they'll be back in pre-season ready to go again." Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Sign up to our newsletter! Wrexham is the Game is great new way to get top-class coverage Wrexham AFC is the arguably the fastest-growing club in the world at the moment thanks to a certain Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The Dragons have achieved two consecutive promotions and are cheered on by crowds from not only North Wales but also from all over the globe, thanks to the success of the Disney+ documentary 'Welcome to Wrexham'. But does it have a dedicated, quality source of information piped through to your inbox each week, free of ads but packed with informed opinion, analysis and even a little bit of fun each week? That's where Wrexham is the Game steps in... Available every Wednesday, it provides all the insights you need to be a top red. And for a limited time, a subscription to 'Wrexham is the Game' will cost fans just £15 for the first year.
Wales Online
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Wales Online
Paul Mullin tipped to make transfer decision after shutting down Wrexham bust-up rumours
Paul Mullin tipped to make transfer decision after shutting down Wrexham bust-up rumours Ex-Wrexham and Swansea star Lee Trundle has given his verdict on whether Paul Mullin will stay with the Red Dragons after losing his starting spot and being linked with Wigan Athletic Wrexham striker Paul Mullin has been backed to stay and fight for his place next season (Image:) Wrexham talisman Paul Mullin has been tipped to stay and fight for his place in the team despite falling down the pecking order. The striker has been a key figure for the Red Dragons since joining in July 2021, scoring 110 goals in 172 appearances across all competitions. The 30-year-old has also enjoyed a huge boost to his profile during his time with the club owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Mullin regularly features in the Welcome to Wrexham docuseries, and he was even given a cameo by Reynolds in last year's Deadpool & Wolverine movie. However, the Liverpudlian struggled for form in the first half of Wrexham's recent League One campaign after undergoing back surgery last summer. He was left out of the matchday squad entirely in the league after January as boss Phil Parkinson signed strikers Sam Smith and Jay Rodriguez to improve his frontline. The decision to freeze him out led to rumours of a bust-up between the player and the manager. While Mullin moved to quash the speculation, describing it on social media as "absolute nonsense", he has strongly been linked with a move to Wigan Athletic during the summer transfer window. Mullin's place in the team looks increasingly doubtful after the North Wales side gained promotion to the Championship in April. But former Wrexham and Swansea striker Lee Trundle has now backed him to regain his spot after praising his impressive scoring record in previous seasons. Speaking on the Fearless in Devotion podcast, he said: "If you take the goals that Mulls scores and the amount that he scores, you don't just lose that overnight. He had injuries at the start of the season which kept him out. Article continues below Wrexham striker Paul Mullin, who has been linked with a move to Wigan, is well liked by Ryan Reynolds (Image: Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images ) Watch Welcome to Wrexham season 4 on Disney+ This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more from £4.99 Disney+ Get Disney+ here Product Description Welcome to Wrexham is back on Disney+ for a fourth season. Fans can watch the series with a £4.99 monthly plan, or get 12 months for the price of 10 by paying for a year upfront. "When you're used to scoring that many goals each season, as soon as you go through that little bad patch, it does affect you as a striker, and it would affect him. He's been the talisman for the team and he's been the one who's scored all the goals. "Let's be fair, he's been one of the main reasons for Wrexham's success. He did hit that bad patch, but I do think that he could come back next season, because he's got it in him. I do think that he's a quality player." Reports of Wigan's alleged interest in Mullin first emerged in April, when it was claimed Wrexham could be willing to allow him to leave without a transfer fee to smooth his exit. His current contract at the Racecourse Ground runs until the summer of 2027, but letting him go could free up money due to his substantial wage packet. Despite the rumours, Parkinson has insisted that both Mullin and his strike partner Ollie Palmer still have a place at Wrexham. Sign up to our newsletter! Wrexham is the Game is great new way to get top-class coverage Wrexham AFC is the arguably the fastest-growing club in the world at the moment thanks to a certain Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The Dragons have achieved two consecutive promotions and are cheered on by crowds from not only North Wales but also from all over the globe, thanks to the success of the Disney+ documentary 'Welcome to Wrexham'. But does it have a dedicated, quality source of information piped through to your inbox each week, free of ads but packed with informed opinion, analysis and even a little bit of fun each week? That's where Wrexham is the Game steps in... Available every Wednesday, it provides all the insights you need to be a top red. And for a limited time, a subscription to 'Wrexham is the Game' will cost fans just £15 for the first year. Sign up for Wrexham is the Game here Speaking to BBC Sport Wales last month, the ex-Sunderland boss said: "First of all, everyone's made a contribution. What level that has been doesn't matter because everybody's been together and contributed. Article continues below "Of course, there's always players who would have liked to have played more. Equally, contributions can come in many forms, so I'm delighted with everybody as a group. "Mulls and Ollie will always be legends at this club for what they've done. They're under contract next year and they'll be back in pre-season ready to go again."
BBC News
28-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Striker Palmer ready to 'fight for my shirt'
Striker Ollie Palmer is determined to reclaim his place in the Wrexham starting side despite falling out of favour in the 2024-25 33, and fellow frontman Paul Mullin were instrumental in back-to-back promotions that took Wrexham out of the National League and then up to League following the January signings of forwards Sam Smith and Jay Rodriguez, both Palmer and Mullin struggled for game time as Wrexham claimed promotion to the told CBS Sports: "I've got another season [left on his contract]. I've actually had that [rumours of leaving] since I arrived in January 2021, three-and-a-half years ago. Every window since I've been at the club, people think I'm going to leave."There's always those rumours there, but I'm going to come back, fight for my shirt, get fit, get ready and go again with the football club."Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has already confirmed to BBC Sport Wales that Mullin and Palmer would remain at the club for next season, previously saying: "Mulls and Ollie will always be legends at this club for what they've done. They're under contract next year and they'll be back in pre-season ready to go again."But with Wrexham poised to strengthen the squad once more in the transfer market, Palmer is under no illusion that competition for places will be even more fierce next added: "Since I've been at Wrexham, new players have come through the door like Steven Fletcher, James McClean and Jay Rodriguez. They're great people, by the way, before you even talk about their footballing ability."I think the gaffer [Parkinson] will keep doing that by bringing in good people first and then bringing good footballers after. That's what we build our foundations on."We get linked with everyone, though, it is ridiculous. The manager knows who he wants, I'm sure, and the club will do their best to go out and get those players."
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Why sorry isn't enough for Gary Lineker, writes IAN HERBERT
Gary Lineker is not the first high profile individual to plead that he didn't spot an image he had inadvertently just shared on Instagram. When Ryan Reynolds 'liked' a post in which striker Wrexham striker Paul Mullin expressed distaste for the Conservative government – whom the club were lobbying for cash grants at the time – he claimed that he hadn't scrolled far enough to spot the offending comment. Despite his obvious contrition on Monday, it's harder for Lineker to defend his sharing of a ' Palestine Lobby' post about Zionism, featuring an emoji of a rat. The trope has been used by cartoonists to depict many groups, though most despicably by Nazi propagandists in their portrayal of Jews in the 1930s. The vermin was prominent on the post and including a moving tail. The grief Lineker feels about his 30-year BBC career ending this way was written across his face as he broadcast the much-anticipated news that he is leaving. It had been his fervent wish, all along, to extend his contract. In less divisive and angry times 15 years ago, when political statements did not bring the forces of holy hell raining down, Lineker appeared in a hard-hitting Kick It Out video exhorting fans not to use an antisemitic Y-word. But no amount of credit can help when a motif like last week's has been shared. What possessed him to share it? The tragedy is that he is leaving in this way. A storm of controversy, paparazzi swarming around him as he walks his dog and, doubtless, a last mot juste or two as he bows out after Sunday's Match of the Day. It should not have ended so, because Lineker has been an outstanding presenter, who has kept Match of the Day's entertainment value and relevance alive. It is because of him that the programme continues to attract audiences of 4million - 6.1 per cent of the British population - every Saturday night. Lineker shared a now-deleted reel on Instagram which originated with pro-Palestine group Palestine Lobby It is abundantly clear that new opportunities will open up, should he choose to take any. His podcast interview last week with Duncan Ferguson, about the former Everton striker's new autobiography, demonstrated his usual blend of authenticity and presentational flair. There was an equally easy rapport, player to player, with Wayne Rooney in the BBCs excellent live FA Cup Final broadcast on Saturday. Football pedigree matters. Lineker wears his lightly. On Sunday, a video message from him, one of many provided by ex-Everton players, was broadcast at the farewell ceremony at Goodison. It was received to huge cheers, despite Lineker being at the club for only one season. Graeme Sharp, who gave the club 11 years as a player, says Lineker was the best goalscorer he ever worked with there. Beyond the controversies of what he chooses to tap into his phone, he has popularity. The only broadcaster I know whose presence makes for such a compelling watch as Lineker is Roger Bennett, main host of the US-based Men in Blazers media network, with whom every top Premier League manager and player wants to talk these days. Bennett, a Jewish, Liverpool-born British American, did not win a World Cup Golden Boot. He approaches his interviews from a position of awe. He is hugely likeable, abundantly positive and does not seem to see the need to make any progressive liberal viewpoints known. Lineker said in the Instagram post signalling his departure that he regretted the choice of the material he shared. 'I should have been more diligent. I know it.' But many members of the Jewish community feel that sending on that image was an act of prejudice. And that means sorry isn't enough.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Ryan Reynolds plans emotional parting gift for Wrexham favourite
Image Source: Getty With the club now preparing for its inaugural season in the Championship, co-owner Ryan Reynolds is reported to be considering a farewell for one of the club's leading player, Paul Mullin. Having been so instrumental in Wrexham's back-to-back promotions, Mullin has elevated beyond the goal scorer tag and into a symbol of the team's metamorphosis and a supporter favourite. Rumours of an exit have gained momentum, and Reynolds is now expected to give a gesture that displays the club's and owners' deep respect for him. A respectful goodbye to Paul Mullin by Wrexham co-owner It seems like the end of an emotional journey for Mullin in Wrexham. Despite having a contract till 2026, changes in the squad and non-considerable appearances have stirred the waters for a potential summer departure. Sources close to the club hold that Wrexham might allow Mullin to move on without demanding anything for a transfer - an act of respect and goodwill rather than business. Few players have shaped the club so dramatically in recent times, particularly after aiding the club out of the National League into League Two and now into the Championship. Thoughtful send-off by Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds, known for doing everything from the ground up with players or having a great relationship with them, is said to have planned a tribute to Paul Mullin for his contributions. Of course, the details remain under wraps, but it is clear that Reynolds wants to give Mullins proper recognition for his contribution on and off the pitch. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo This is not the first time Reynolds has gone out of his way in trying to honour the club's own, and it is an endorsement of how deeply he and co-owner Rob McElhenney have gotten themselves into Wrexham. Paul Mullin's legacy continues Arriving at Wrexham in 2021, Paul Mullin soon became the heart of the team's attacking line. His goalscoring records and tireless efforts kept Wrexham's climb upward, whereas his influence was much larger than that. Mullin was known for issues beyond football, including speaking out on social matters like autism awareness since his son is on the spectrum. Mullin became one of the speakers for the community. Also Read: Vegas party over: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney axe 8 Wrexham players days after lavish promotion bash With the club already set to face a new challenge in the Championship, Mullin's legacies are already secured. Whatever comes next for him in his career, the tribute by Reynolds will forever serve as a stirring reminder of what Mullin meant to Wrexham.
