Tag: Paul

Paul Mullin: Wigan Athletic sign Wrexham striker on season-long loan
23 June 2025 Off

Paul Mullin: Wigan Athletic sign Wrexham striker on season-long loan

By Total Football News

Wigan Athletic have signed striker Paul Mullin from Wrexham on loan for the 2025-26 League One season.

The 30-year-old signed for Wrexham from Cambridge United in 2021 and scored 110 goals in 170 games in all competitions, helping them win promotion from the National League to the Championship in successive seasons.

Despite being Wrexham’s leading man during the first two promotions under the ownership of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney,

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Paul Mullin: Wrexham cult hero told not to give up on Championship dream
18 June 2025 Off

Paul Mullin: Wrexham cult hero told not to give up on Championship dream

By Total Football News

Mullin was out of matchday squads for the final three months of last season and did not feature in a league fixture after January.

Having not previously spoken publicly about his first-team exile, Mullin’s emotion was clear as he discussed the situation with mental performance coach Dan Donnachie in front of the cameras.

Having missed the start of the season after back surgery, Mullin said he had not completely recovered

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Newcastle United sporting director Paul Mitchell to leave after less than 12 months
27 May 2025 Off

Newcastle United sporting director Paul Mitchell to leave after less than 12 months

By Total Football News

Mitchell had reunited with Newcastle CEO Darren Eales, who recruited him at Tottenham Hotspur in 2014, but Eales will soon step down for health reasons.

“I’d like to thank everyone at Newcastle United for their support over the last year,” Mitchell said.

“I’m leaving at a time that is right for me and the club, particularly with Darren Eales – someone who I have worked so closely with in my

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Premier League final-day predictions: Chris Sutton v superstar DJ & producer Paul Oakenfold
23 May 2025 Off

Premier League final-day predictions: Chris Sutton v superstar DJ & producer Paul Oakenfold

By Total Football News

This might seem like one of the most stupid things I have ever said, but this is a massive game for Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim.

In the fall-out after their Europa League final defeat, there have been further question marks over his inability to change his system, and also how there is seemingly a lack of thought going into his substitutions after how late he left them against Spurs

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Preston North End: Paul Heckingbottom – ‘Pointless worrying about drop’
2 May 2025 Off

Preston North End: Paul Heckingbottom – ‘Pointless worrying about drop’

By Total Football News

Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom says it is “pointless worrying” about relegation before Saturday’s decisive game against Bristol City.

The Lancashire side are only one point above the relegation zone after a winless run of seven league games and can only guarantee safety with a victory, although even if they lose, Hull City and Luton will both need a point away at Portsmouth and West Brom respectively to send

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Paul Heckingbottom: ‘Change’ needed says Preston boss
18 April 2025 Off

Paul Heckingbottom: ‘Change’ needed says Preston boss

By Total Football News

Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom said “change” is needed at the club following his side’s last minute loss to Queen’s Park Rangers.

Lilywhites defender Liam Lindsay opened the scoring just before half-time but the Rs scored twice in the last 13 minutes of the game, with Lucas Andersen netting the winner deep in stoppage time.

After the loss, Heckingbottom revealed he had spoken to Peter Ridsdale, a member of

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Paul Heckingbottom: Preston boss considered quitting management after Hibs sacking
7 March 2025 Off

Paul Heckingbottom: Preston boss considered quitting management after Hibs sacking

By Total Football News

Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom says he contemplated quitting first-team management before joining Sheffield United as under-23s coach five years ago.

Heckingbottom had been sacked as manager of Scottish Premiership side Hibernian a few months earlier.

After the departure of Slavisa Jokanovic in November 2021, Heckingbottom returned to management once more, appointed permanently after two caretaker spells, and eventually led the Blades to promotion to the Premier League in 2023.

”Lots

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Derby County: ‘Decision to sack Paul Warne isn’t surprising’
7 February 2025 Off

Derby County: ‘Decision to sack Paul Warne isn’t surprising’

By Total Football News

Former Derby County players Eric Steele and Malcolm Christie say the club’s decision to sack head coach Paul Warne “is not a surprise”.

Ex-Rams goalkeeper Steele admitted he was “surprised by the timing” just 24 hours before Derby take on Norwich in the Championship, but not by the decision itself.

Warne has presided over seven straight defeats in the league with the Rams now in the relegation zone and the

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Paul Warne: Derby County sack head coach after dire losing run
7 February 2025 Off

Paul Warne: Derby County sack head coach after dire losing run

By Total Football News

Derby had been brought out of administration by owner Clowes less than three months before Warne was appointed head coach.

He took charge of a side hastily rebuilt for their first season back in the third tier for more than three decades with loan signings and free transfers.

Having successfully guided Rotherham to promotion from the division in each of the three seasons he managed at that level, Warne was

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Paul Warne: Derby County boss likens boos to pantomime treatment
5 February 2025 Off

Paul Warne: Derby County boss likens boos to pantomime treatment

By Total Football News

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder offered a message of support to Warne when he spoke to the media after Saturday’s match, with the two bosses also talking in person immediately after the game.

When asked about how he is coping with the mounting criticism and pressure, Warne was his usual unflinching self.

“It’s not nice, is it,” he added.

“Most people have empathy. And I think most people will know

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