Wrexham striker Paul Mullin has revealed how he was let go by Liverpool in his new autobiography, ‘My Wrexham Story’
Wrexham’s unsung hero, Paul Mullin, grew up in Liverpool and spent time in their youth system.
However, he has claimed that it was none other than current Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper who destroyed his aspirations of playing for the club he supports. Cooper joined Liverpool from Wrexham’s academy and spent five years at the club before joining the England set-up.
Cooper, who went on to coach England’s under-17s to FIFA U17 World Cup glory before moving on to Swansea City and subsequently Forest, was informed by Mullin’s mother that he would “regret” releasing her son.
She also said, “You’ll end up buying him back,” to which Cooper replied, “I hope I do.”
This is all revealed in Mullin’s new book, My Wrexham Story. In it, the prolific lower-league marksman, who has shot to wider fame thanks to his goals and his starring role in the Welcome to Wrexham TV series, also criticised his time at the Liverpool academy, saying he was used as a left-back instead of the forward positions he is known for today.
He said, “Stuck at left-back, I’d had little chance to show myself as a creative footballer who could deliver so much on the attacking front.”
After being released, Mullin would go on to join Huddersfield Town’s academy, but his early first-team appearances would come after a transfer to Morecambe.
Mullin would spend three seasons there, before spells at Swindon Town and Tranmere Rovers, but his goalscoring prowess would truly be realised at Cambridge United, where he netted League Two’s Golden Boot for the 2020/21 season.
He then moved on to Wrexham, following their takeover by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, and has so far scored 85 goals in 110 appearances for the club, including 47 in all competitions last season as they won promotion back to the Football League.
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