WREXHAM, WALES - JANUARY 23: Ben Davies of Birmingham City in action with Paul Mullin of Wrexham during the Sky Bet League One match between Wrexham AFC and Birmingham City FC at the SToK Cae Ras on January 23, 2025 in Wrexham, Wales. (Photo by Molly Darlington - AMA/Getty Images)
Sky Sports pundit makes harsh Paul Mullin claim amid praise for Wrexham’s ‘Championship striker’.
It’s been a tough 2024/25 season for one of Wrexham’s all-time greatest players.
Paul Mullin has scored 110 goals since joining the Red Dragons from Cambridge United in 2011.
His goals are one of the main reasons Wrexham ended their long stint in the National League and are now playing in League One.
However, there’s been a real drop in output from the 30-year-old this term compared to previous seasons.
Season Paul Mullin league goals
2021/22 26
2022/23 38
2023/24 26
2024/25 3
Granted, 2024/25 is still not over but there’s slim to no chance of Mullin being able to even hit double figures in League One this term, especially after his recent snub.
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Parkinson isn’t selecting Mullin in league ties anymore despite the forward recovering from injury.
He was once the club’s most important assets but is behind all of Sam Smith, Jay Rodriguez, Jack Marriott, Steven Flethcer and perhaps even Elliot Lee in the striker pecking order.
Mullin’s decline is heartbreaking for fans, who have grown very fond of the number nine after watching him so closely in the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ series.
But now, speaking on the Not The Top 20 podcast, Sky Sports pundit Geroge Elek stated his belief that Wrexham are leaving Mullin behind.
He said: “When you look at their attacking talent, Steven Fletcher has done okay in moments, Marriott is okay when he’s fit, which isn’t that often.
“It feels like the Paul Mullin, Wrexham story [is coming to an end]. Maybe they have outgrown him now.
“He’s been unable to really force his way into the side (and) when he has, he hasn’t really looked the player that he was for them, and he kind of shoots from anywhere and then Ollie Palmer, again, is someone who I think they’re kind of leaving behind.”
