Ahead of his Wigan Athletic departure, Wrexham’s Paul Mullin spoke about the ‘sadness’ around leaving the club.
Paul Mullin has joined Wigan Athletic for the 2025/26 season on loan after his game time was significantly hampered last season.
Injuries got in the way of the Wrexham star, and because of the jump up to Championship level, it appears that Phil Parkinson wasn’t keen to put full faith in the forward.
Whilst Mullin’s time at Wrexham isn’t over, due to it being a temporary move to League One side Wigan, the striker will have pressure on his shoulders to prove his quality in the third-tier in what will be a fight for his future with the Red Dragons.
It is clear that Mullin has a vast love for Wrexham, and that is further outlined after he said how gutted he would be to leave the club.
Paul Mullin makes feelings clear over leaving Wrexham this summer
Despite it being just a loan move, it is clear that Mullin’s future at Wrexham is unlikely to go much further forward as a player, despite him having self-confidence that he could have performed at Championship level.
For someone with such love for the club, it is clearly very difficult for Mullin to leave Wrexham this summer, as he outlined when speaking on the Still Talking Show.
“Obviously we’re going to need to sign players who used to play at that level or even better than that level – that’s the way it is we’ve done that all the way through but if that means there is the end for some of us then obviously it’s tough to take after all we’ve achieved.
“I would just like to have the chance to go and perform there again this season, but if not, I’ve achieved so much. I’m so grateful for the owners.”
Mullin then discusses the success they have had in the past few seasons, but also what will make him quite sad.
“It’s been some ride, some achievement; [we have] probably set records that will never be broken and made history many times over, so I can be proud of what I’ve achieved.
“It’ll also be tinged with a bit of sadness if I do leave this summer because I felt like last year I weren’t able to get back to my best just through the lack of being able to play and get fit.
“I wanted to do it going into next year but if it’s not to be then it won’t be on me obviously, the manager makes his decisions and if he says the only way I leave is if he says to me ‘I’m not going to be in his plans’ then that’s football.”
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Paul Mullin must seize the opportunity to prove Phil Parkinson wrong
Whilst chances are slim at this moment, Mullin does still have a chance of getting back into the fold at Wrexham.
The Liverpudlian will have a clear motivation to do so as well, whether it is fighting back for his place in the club that he loves, or proving Phil Parkinson wrong, as it is clear that Mullin still thinks he has the quality to play a part in the Championship.
Mullin is correct that, without injuries, the latter stages of his Wrexham career could have worked out vastly differently – he could still be leading the line for Parkinson’s side on a consistent basis.
But all Mullin needs to think is that his career has only been pushed back one season. If he can do for Wigan what he suggests that he could have provided in the previous campaign for Wrexham, I could say with confidence that the forward could find himself back in the fold with the Red Dragons.