Paul Mullin

Paul Mullin’s future at Wrexham is still in doubt after Phil Parkinson admitted the club are weighing up the best route for the prolific striker.

You don’t need to be a Hollywood scriptwriter to recognise that Wrexham have made a box office start to the season. Five matches played in League One and they sit at the top of the table, unbeaten, and with 13 points taken from a possible 15.

Jack Marriott has warned Wrexham’s League One rivals his team intend to keep their foot hard to the floor as they aim to drive themselves into the record books. No club has ever tyre-screeched their way from non-League to the second tier in successive seasons, but Wrexham continue to leave the rest in their exhaust fumes.

Ryan Reynolds has said that he and Rob McElhenney are having the “ride of our lives” following another Wrexham promotion. The Deadpool star, 47, co-owns the club with fellow Hollywood actor McElhenney. They previously secured promotion to League Two last year, and a 6-0 victory over Forest Green Rovers on Saturday means they will play in League One next season, as they cannot now finish below the top three automatic promotion places.

Wrexham could be hosting a promotion party on Saturday, but manager Phil Parkinson won’t be ordering the beers and champagne just yet. The Dragons manager insists it will be business as usual before their League Two home match against Forest Green Rovers, even though Wrexham may end up celebrating back-to-back promotions for their first time in the club’s history.

Paul Mullin has been praised for his ruthless attitude after Wrexham set up a potential promotion party this weekend. Striker Mullin scored twice as Wrexham beat play-off chasing Crawley Town 4-1 at The Racecourse on Tuesday night.

Phil Parkinson admitted Wrexham blew their big chance to shake off the chasers at the top of League Two. The Wrexham manager watched his team lose 1-0 at Doncaster Rovers on Tuesday night – a result that leaves them four points behind leaders Stockport County and two points ahead of MK Dons, who lead the clubs in pursuit.

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson admitted his team were handed a lesson by Blackburn Rovers after they followed the rest of Wales’ clubs in bowing out of the FA Cup. Wrexham lost 4-1 at Ewood Park, despite taking an early lead against the Championship club.

Erol Bulut wants to hit the January sales and look for items that move Cardiff City from pretenders to contenders for promotion. Cardiff host Norwich City on Saturday with the club looking to maintain their promotion challenge against rivals many thought would be better placed in the Championship at this stage than 17th.

Wales manager Rob Page has revealed he had to tell Charlie Savage to quit Manchester United to kickstart his career. Savage – the 20-year-old son of former international now TV and radio pundit Robbie – could make his debut for his country next week.

Swansea City fans could be forgiven for getting a little excited after the recruitment of new loan signing Charlie Patino from Arsenal. The 19-year-old hardly pulled up any trees in terms of results when he was sent out to Blackpool – who were relegated last season – but the devil is in the detail.

Like the fresh paint on the touchline dug-outs, you can almost smell the optimism at football clubs at this time of year. Last season’s problems have been forgotten – almost – new faces have arrived, and most players have that two-weeks-in-Ibiza healthy summer glow.