Paul Mullin: An open letter as cult-hero striker leaves Wrexham

After 110 goals and three promotions in five years, Paul Mullin has left Wrexham.

The 31-year-old was one of the key figures in the story of the club’s transformation under co-owners Rob Mac – formerly McElhenney – and Ryan Reynolds, earning hero status among supporters.

Here, in an open letter to Mullin, lifelong Wrexham fan Tim Edwards of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, explains why the striker meant so much.

Dear Paul,

This is the sort of letter no Wrexham fan wanted to write because doing so confirms the unimaginable – a Mullin-less Wrexham AFC.

Sure, it’s the nature of the game – players move on, so does the club.

Us mere mortals who worshipped the turf you walked on will eventually move on… but we’ll never forget, I can promise you that.

I remember being tipped off about a potential move for you from Cambridge United back in 2021.

Our heads were still spinning from the Hollywood razzmatazz as we wondered whether it was all just the start of another false dawn.

I reluctantly posted about it on the Fearless In Devotion podcast’s social media account, expecting plenty of mirth and merriment from fellow Reds.

It turns out that post was picked up on by Rob Mac, who in turn asked executive director Humphrey Ker whether we stood a chance of enlisting your services.

Just to be clear, I claim no part in getting you to join the club.

The capture of your signature was the first major step in allaying any fears we had about owners with big plans and bigger public profiles.

A proven striker coming in from a league above, one who’d fired Cambridge to promotion but was prepared to start Wrexham life at Solihull Moors in the National League instead of facing Oxford United in League One.

That debut was capped with a goal. Nobody takes a better penalty in football. Just smash it straight down the middle. Sometimes the simple ways are the best ways.