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.
It is also in doubt whether Mullin will be 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.
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
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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