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WREXHAM striker Paul Mullin has revealed the ruthless fines system in operation at the club.The 29-year-old scored a sensational 47 goals in 53 games last season to lead the Welsh side back to the Football League after 15 years away.
Paul Mullin has explained Wrexham’s fines policyCredit: PA
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took over in November 2020Credit: Getty
It comes after Hollywood A-listers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took over the club in November 2020.
And they are now flying high in the fourth tier, sitting second behind Stockport after 20 games.
But their recent success has come with the implementation of a brutal list of financial punishments for misconduct.
And some of the infringements Mullin has confirmed are quite shocking.

They include £50 for giving away their match shirt, £20 for not eating breakfast before 10.10am, and £200 for being late to a team night out.
Speaking in his new book “My Wrexham Story: The Inspirational Autobiography From The Beloved Football Hero”, he said: “Helping to enforce discipline, we have an embedded system of club fines.
“The list is up on the changing-room door: Late for training, the gym, or a meeting – £20. Late on matchdays – £100. Late for the bus – £100. Late for a team night out – £100. Not showing up for a team night out – £200.
“Not eaten breakfast by 10.10 a.m. – £20. Phone going off – £10. Not wearing flip-flops in the shower – £5. Wearing flip-flops to go to a game – £10.
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“Cleaning boots in the shower – £10. Giving away a match shirt – £50.”
Mullin also revealed there are fines for not abiding by health and fitness regulations.
These include not wearing your GPS for training, putting your trainers on the fitness bed, and not reporting an injury prior to a day off.
Smaller fines can also incur the wrath of the roulette wheel or the dice.
The guilty part spins the wheel or rolls the dice and receives anything from not having to pay the fine to being forced to “start a boy band”.
And Mullin admits he has been on the wrong end of many of the more severe punishments.
He added: “Unlucky, and you can end up down Tesco buying everyone a shower gel.
“Then there’s the dice. Each number represents a forfeit, which can be quite excruciating. You might have to do a silent disco in front of the lads or a lap of the pitch in your underpants – not too bad in May, but pretty unpleasant in the sideways sleet of January.
“If you’re really unlucky you’ll have to create a boy band for a day with the team-mates either side of you in the squad numbers.
In my case, that’s Ollie Palmer and Liam McAlinden – and not many people want to hear that!
“Alternatively, you’ll have to buy those same players dinner. A bit simpler, but no less painful, is the requirement that you sling £50 in the players’ kitty. Sadly, I’ve done most of these, the price of repeatedly forgetting to wear my flip-flops in the shower.
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“Before the Christmas do, we all have to spin the roulette wheel regardless of whether we’ve violated a fines rule.
“Last year I got stung for £50 without even having done anything – ‘What? No way! What’s going on here!’” More

GILLINGHAM’S clash with Wimbledon was temporarily SUSPENDED due to a floodlight failure.The power outage occurred in the 64th minute when the League Two game was goalless.
The lights went out during the game between Gillingham and Wimbledon
The players were forced off the pitch during the darkness before they returned to complete the gameCredit: X
Both sets of players made their way off the field, before Gillingham confirmed the cause of the issue was a power cut in the area.
They tweeted: “Well, we’ve been here before….
“Floodlights have gone out! Players heading back to the dressing room area.
“We understand there is a power cut in the local area. We will keep you updated, may well be a short wait.”
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The disruption led the travelling Wimbledon fans to mock Gillingham as they waited for play to resume inside Priestfield.
They could be heard chanting: “You can’t pay your bills.”
And Wimbledon’s social media acknowledged the singing as they posted: “The players are leaving the field for the time being and heading to the dressing rooms. These weren’t the updates we had planned! 😅
“The Dons fans are enjoying themselves in the dark by the sound of it 👏.”
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The lights came back on after 16 minutes.
The players were then given a five-minute warm-up before the action resumed.
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NIGEL CLOUGH has banned his Mansfield Town players from CELEBRATING goals.The son of Nottingham Forest legend Brian laid down the law to stars following their unbeaten start to the League Two season.
Nigel Clough has put his foot down on Mansfield Town players celebrating goalCredit: Alamy
Clough wants his stars to remain focused and ‘save energy’ with a handshake or pat on backCredit: PA
Mansfield have won eight of their 16 games so far and sit third in the table.
Fans are starting to dream of promotion to League One, especially with their side boasting the meanest defence so far.
But Clough, 57, reckons his players can do even more to help their chances.
He believes too much energy is wasted on celebrations after a goal is scored.
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The ex-Derby County and Burton Albion boss believes stars should instead settle for a handshake or pat on the back if there’s still all to play for.
However, Clough concedes he won’t deny his team a jubilant celebration should they score a decisive goal in the last minute.
He told BBC Radio Nottingham: “I don’t really see the point of celebrating goals when the game is still in the balance.
“If you score a last-minute winner and you know it’s almost the last kick of the game, then by all means. But do your celebrating at the end of the game, which is why we [Mansfield] always go over to the supporters.”
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Explaining that the only appropriate time to celebrate is after an achievement, he continued: “Yes, you have that individual moment when you do score, but I think it goes a bit over the top.
“Be a bit more reserved about it, save your energy certainly – because when they kick off, you have to go get the ball back.
“At the end of the game, if you have been lucky enough to have won, then that’s the time to celebrate.
“Even the end of the season, because yes you celebrate each win, each unbeaten game, but then if you don’t achieve anything it’s a little bit wasted.
“But the individual games are important to recognise when we have this great record. We have just won for the first time at Salford when we haven’t been brilliant – we dug in and won, scored two good goals and that in itself is worth a little celebration, but nothing over the top.”
Clough has drawn up his new rules after his own experience as a player at Forest and Abion.
He added: “You got a little pat on the back, a pat on the head or someone shook your hand – people like Ian Bowyer or Garry Birtles, who have won European Cups.
“And even when you see them scoring in semi-finals of the European Cup, or even the final, there was no everyone running into the corner flag and everything because they knew then that once they kicked off, you need all the energy you have got to get the ball back to try to preserve your lead, or increase it or whatever.” More