Wrexham – the club owned by Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney – tell their star striker to DELETE pictures of his made-to-order boots with ‘F*** the Tories’ stitching taken at their ground – AND try to stop media from using them
- Wrexham’s Paul Mullin revealed his controversial new football boots this week
- Mullin, 27, shared photos of his custom design with ‘F*** the Tories’ stitching
- But Wrexham were left unhappy that they were taken at the Racecourse Ground
- Sportsmail understands the Welsh club asked Mullin to delete and repost them
- It is also unclear whether the striker will even be permitted to play in the boots
Hollywood-owned Wrexham told their star striker to delete pictures of his custom-made ‘F*** the Tories’ football boots taken at their stadium this week.
English forward Paul Mullin, 27, caused a stir on social media after uploading photos of his new boots, which include the expletive anti-Conservative party message along with ‘Mullin 10’, a tribute to singer Jamie Webster and a silhouette of the skyline in his hometown of Liverpool.
The original images were captured at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham’s home stadium, before being deleted and retaken in a plain setting.
And Sportsmail understands Wrexham – the National League club owned by star acting duo Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds – were not best pleased that the pictures were taken at their ground and asked Mullin to remove them in talks on Monday.
Boot designers CustomsZebra were then asked by the player to delete their post of the original shots before later reposting with a new, plain background.
Mullin uploaded his new photos of the boots on Instagram, and the post even earned a like from Red Dragons chief Reynolds.
Wrexham striker Paul Mullin, 27, revealed his controversial new football boots this week
Mullin shared photos of his custom-made design which includes ‘F*** the Tories’ stitching
The Welsh club, owned by Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds (L) and Rob McElhenney (R), were not pleased that the pictures were taken at their ground and asked Mullin to delete them
However, Sportsmail reached out to Wrexham for comment on Tuesday and the club made it clear they did not approve of the initial post that was captured at the Racecourse Ground.
Wrexham then later clarified in a statement: ‘The Club can confirm that the boots revealed by Paul Mullin on social media will not be worn tonight [against Halifax], or in any other Wrexham AFC fixture and that the photographs taken at the Racecourse Ground were done so without our knowledge or approval.
‘For the record, the pictures wouldn’t have been permitted to be taken, had we known, and the issue will be dealt with privately by the Club.
‘The Club has adopted a neutral position on many matters with a political dimension and intends to continue to do so going forward.
‘The Club also acknowledge that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, whether that be employees or supporters but would also highlight that an individual view cannot be fairly attributed, as the view of everyone or the Club itself.
Wrexham did not approve of the images being captured at their 10,771-capacity stadium
But in Mullin’s reuploaded post on TikTok, club chief Reynolds liked the pictures of his boots
‘There is no more prominent example of this than the fact that the MP for the constituency within which the Club is found, is a Conservative seat.
‘After this unwelcome distraction, the Club hopes the focus remains on our objectives of gaining promotion on the field and creating community benefit off it, in which Paul Mullin will continue to play a significant part.’
It is unclear whether Mullin would have even been permitted to wear the boots given FA rules state that ‘equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images’.
Law 4 of the governing body’s rules on Players’ Equipment continues: ‘Players must not reveal undergarments that show political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer’s logo.’
Mullin has become a cult hero at Wrexham after scoring 43 goals in 57 games for the Welsh side while striking up an unlikely bond with Reynolds and McElhenney off the pitch.
Reynolds and McElhenney have been frequently spotted with the former Morecambe striker on social media of late, but that didn’t spare him of a dressing down from club officials over his new boots.
Mullin revealed his controversial choice of footwear on the day that Rishi Sunak was confirmed as the country’s third Prime Minister in as many months after becoming the new leader of the Conversative Party.
Wrexham became a Conservative seat for the first time ever back in 2019, when MP Sarah Atherton ended close to 90 years of Labour reign in the city.
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