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Topic Originator: kelty_par
Date: Mon 29 Jun 20:29
Signing for Athletic.
Wigan Athletic, sadly.
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Topic Originator: General Zod
Date: Mon 29 Jun 20:33
Hopefully see him in a Scotland squad soon. Good luck. Been great for us.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Mon 29 Jun 20:38
Hope he can continue to develop there. I also trust Lennon and Co will already have assumed he was leaving and begun looking elsewhere.
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Mon 29 Jun 20:53
Hopefully works out for him, but I fear a move made for financial reasons. Could have easily stepped up to an SPL club and tried to make a name for himself towards Scotland call ups. Fear is he gets lost in League One.
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Topic Originator: Berkey
Date: Mon 29 Jun 21:00
Yeah time will tell if he makes an impression there.
Fagan walcot moved for £1m to hearts which got me thinking, I think he was a better defender than mullan when at the pars. We won’t have too many problems replacing him.
The post below replying to me is by one of .nets finest champions of mediocrity!
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Topic Originator: Bandy
Date: Mon 29 Jun 21:25
Quote:
Berkey, Mon 29 Jun 21:00
Yeah time will tell if he makes an impression there.
Fagan walcot moved for £1m to hearts which got me thinking, I think he was a better defender than mullan when at the pars. We won’t have too many problems replacing him.
This makes no sense. Because jcm wasn`t as good as a million pound player he`ll be easy to replace?
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Topic Originator: Leamington_sPAR
Date: Mon 29 Jun 21:45
Quote:
kelty_par, Mon 29 Jun 20:29
Signing for Athletic.
Wigan Athletic, sadly.
Gary Caldwell is the manager so I assume that’s been the lure for JCM, and the money of course. Otherwise why go to a League One team who finished 16th last term!!! I also noticed that Fraser Murray is also at Wigan. Good luck to the lad, hope he gets the right development he certainly needs at this stage of his early career.
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Topic Originator: Hoolie
Date: Mon 29 Jun 21:52
I think a lot of pars fans are deluded..Mullen has been in the Scotland U21 squad and trained with the first team. Wigan is a massive step up from us playing the likes of Raith and Arbroath every week..
Imo he will be on decent money and progress..if not then still decent money playing in that league..
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Mon 29 Jun 22:24
Similar to Josh Edwards, he`ll massively improve his wages, the competition level he`s playing against and should hopefully develop as a result. English League 1 is a much much better level than the Scottish championship.
You`d hope he can move up the leagues and break into the Scotland squad given our lack of decent defenders.
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Mon 29 Jun 22:46
It must be financial reasons as Aberdeen were obviously very interested in him.
Gary Caldwell being at Wigan is another reason I’d imagine.
He’s off so good luck Jerry and time to focus on replacements for him and Ngwenya.
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: Buster_Brown
Date: Mon 29 Jun 22:54
Quote:
king lad, Mon 29 Jun 22:24
English League 1 is a much much better level than the Scottish championship.
It’s not really, the prestige and opportunity window is better, however the standard really isn’t.
Said it countless times but wish him the best of luck and hope he continues to develop enough to become a main stay in the national side soon.
Loving You, Is In My DNA
Post Edited (Mon 29 Jun 22:55)
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Topic Originator: sammy_shuffle
Date: Tue 30 Jun 01:42
An old army colleague of mine comes from and supports wigan. Follows them home and away.
He messaged me earlier for a chat about jcm.
He said Wigan are basically skint and wouldn`t be offering that big wages.
I said even so probably more than us
He`s probably a replacement for Jason Kerr who has joined hibs.
He also said that at the moment they develop young players and try to sell them on.
Apparently they have sold their last sellable assett a goalkeeper called Sam tickle to Bristol city for an undisclosed fee.
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Topic Originator: General Zod
Date: Tue 30 Jun 05:47
Caldwell is meant to be a bit of a fud. Let’s hope he doesn’t coach the natural talent he has out of him. Wish we had got a fee for him.
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Topic Originator: hurricane_jimmy
Date: Tue 30 Jun 05:54
Very good player and good luck to him, hopefully he does well!
We should get a development fee, no?
Must admit though, I always thought his posture was horrendous - looks like he hunches something rotten, or is it just me?
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Topic Originator: WarringtonPar
Date: Tue 30 Jun 08:05
I would think he’ll have got a decent sign on fee as well as a better salary.
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Topic Originator: Leamington_sPAR
Date: Tue 30 Jun 08:06
Quote:
hurricane_jimmy, Tue 30 Jun 05:54
Very good player and good luck to him, hopefully he does well!
We should get a development fee, no?
Must admit though, I always thought his posture was horrendous - looks like he hunches something rotten, or is it just me?
According to AI we are entitled to a training fee. He has transferred internationally so under FIFA rules we meet the criteria and are due a fee. Not sure how much of a fee, could be just a nominal sum.
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Topic Originator: Turps
Date: Tue 30 Jun 08:07
Quote:
hurricane_jimmy, Tue 30 Jun 05:54
Very good player and good luck to him, hopefully he does well!
We should get a development fee, no?
Must admit though, I always thought his posture was horrendous - looks like he hunches something rotten, or is it just me?
He fractured his back whilst at Inverness Caley. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.
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Topic Originator: Leamington_sPAR
Date: Tue 30 Jun 08:12
Quote:
king lad, Mon 29 Jun 22:24
Similar to Josh Edwards, he`ll massively improve his wages, the competition level he`s playing against and should hopefully develop as a result. English League 1 is a much much better level than the Scottish championship.
You`d hope he can move up the leagues and break into the Scotland squad given our lack of decent defenders.
Not sure how accurate salary sport is as it listed Josh Edward receiving £3100 a week. Wigan I suspect won’t be paying this much for a 21 year old.
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Topic Originator: General Zod
Date: Tue 30 Jun 08:50
Like Barney Stewart, if he does well I hope he stays "Scottish"
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Topic Originator: GJS93
Date: Tue 30 Jun 11:09
every move is money related in some way but after 18 months away, maybe he wants to be closer to home as well
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Tue 30 Jun 12:34
Quote:
Leamington_sPAR, Tue 30 Jun 08:12
Not sure how accurate salary sport is as it listed Josh Edward receiving £3100 a week. Wigan I suspect won’t be paying this much for a 21 year old.
I think you`d be shocked by the wages down there even at league 1 level, the average wage is roughly £4k per week. Given the competition around JCM, I imagine he`ll be getting a decent package
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Tue 30 Jun 12:36
Quote:
sammy_shuffle, Tue 30 Jun 01:42
An old army colleague of mine comes from and supports wigan. Follows them home and away.
He messaged me earlier for a chat about jcm.
He said Wigan are basically skint and wouldn`t be offering that big wages.
I said even so probably more than us
He`s probably a replacement for Jason Kerr who has joined hibs.
He also said that at the moment they develop young players and try to sell them on.
Apparently they have sold their last sellable assett a goalkeeper called Sam tickle to Bristol city for an undisclosed fee.
Apparently he prefers his official name of Mr Tickle
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Topic Originator: Higgys Mohawk
Date: Tue 30 Jun 14:00
I think it’s a good signing for a team who are looking to develop and sell.
He’s got 22 Under-21 caps for Scotland and 2 seasons of first team experience, including a fb to a cup final (as captain for a lot of those games). He was also in the PFA team of the year this season. If I was a Wigan fan I’d be more than happy at this signing. If he has a good season there he’ll potentially be off again for £1 million plus, such is the English market.
As for Mullen, I’ve always felt he’s not really wanted to be here beyond his original loan. Guys like Fraser, Abdulai, Gilmour post a lot of pars related stuff online and seem happy to be at the club, whereas Mullen isn’t part of preseason and there is no announcement from the club or player about him leaving.
Wish him all the best though and hope he continues to develop, because Scotland don’t have many good CB’s coming through and he’s one of the most capped u-21’s we have!
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Tue 30 Jun 14:33
Reported in the Dunfermline Press he is linked with a move south. I wish him all the best in his future career.
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: hurricane_jimmy
Date: Tue 30 Jun 15:14
Had no idea he had fractured his back - always just thought he was the slouchiest player I`d ever seen and could be a good 3 or 4 inches taller! Fair play to him though for coming back from that!
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Tue 30 Jun 16:19
That was the deal. We took a chance on him because of his medical history, when others clubs were wary. In return, he would leave on a free.
Win, win.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
Post Edited (Tue 30 Jun 16:20)
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Topic Originator: AlterPar
Date: Tue 30 Jun 16:50
Does that not represent a double win for JCM?
It was inevitable he would be moving on, good on the lad. He certainly has the profile to go far in the game.
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Topic Originator: Leamington_sPAR
Date: Tue 30 Jun 17:21
Quote:
Higgys Mohawk, Tue 30 Jun 14:00
I think it’s a good signing for a team who are looking to develop and sell.
He’s got 22 Under-21 caps for Scotland and 2 seasons of first team experience, including a fb to a cup final (as captain for a lot of those games). He was also in the PFA team of the year this season. If I was a Wigan fan I’d be more than happy at this signing. If he has a good season there he’ll potentially be off again for £1 million plus, such is the English market.
As for Mullen, I’ve always felt he’s not really wanted to be here beyond his original loan. Guys like Fraser, Abdulai, Gilmour post a lot of pars related stuff online and seem happy to be at the club, whereas Mullen isn’t part of preseason and there is no announcement from the club or player about him leaving.
Wish him all the best though and hope he continues to develop, because Scotland don’t have many good CB’s coming through and he’s one of the most capped u-21’s we have!
I could never understand why he was given the armband in the first instance. As you have said already he wasn’t exactly going out his way to talk the club up. I wish him well but time to move on now its clear he’s gone.
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Tue 30 Jun 18:07
Quote:
AlterPar, Tue 30 Jun 16:50
Does that not represent a double win for JCM?
It was inevitable he would be moving on, good on the lad. He certainly has the profile to go far in the game.
We got a good player for free.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: Rusty Shackleford
Date: Tue 30 Jun 18:35
JCM is a great player and helped us to our first scottish cup final in nearly twenty years, with 3 clean sheets to SPL sides along the way. To suggest he`s not a big loss is wild logic.
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Topic Originator: Jealous Furniture
Date: Tue 30 Jun 19:50
Just as an alternate opinion on JCM`s feelings on playing for us - there was a video on the Pars` social media towards the end of 2025, where the players were picking their best moment of the year, Tod picked his hat-trick against Arbroath, McLeod picked his goal against St J etc. When they asked Mullen for his highlight of 2025 he said "singing for the Pars".
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Topic Originator: Jock Par36
Date: Tue 30 Jun 20:24
Stop worrying about players that have left us. I`m sure
Neil will get will replace them with good players
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Tue 30 Jun 20:28
I suspect its just his nature. We are all different. The yardstick I would use is where he may have lacked committment. I never saw that in games. He has moved on for his career. He came up here to kick start his career and fair play to him. He is probably much closer to home, earning more, and looking to develop into a full international player. He needs to play against better teams and will undoubtedly do that down South. With a different league structure where we can play against premiership sides, we would have a much better chance of holding on to players like him.
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Tue 30 Jun 20:47
Quote:
Jealous Furniture, Tue 30 Jun 19:50
Just as an alternate opinion on JCM`s feelings on playing for us - there was a video on the Pars` social media towards the end of 2025, where the players were picking their best moment of the year, Tod picked his hat-trick against Arbroath, McLeod picked his goal against St J etc. When they asked Mullen for his highlight of 2025 he said "singing for the Pars".
We got a tune out of him.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: Jeffery
Date: Tue 30 Jun 21:15
Wigan is a new challenge and will offer a bit more exposure. It won`t be easy down there but another move might come for him quickly if he does well. He`s been brilliant for us. I wish him well.
Hopefully he gets Scotland call ups soon as we could do with fresh centre backs coming through.
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Topic Originator: MikeyLeonard
Date: Tue 30 Jun 21:17
Quote:
Raymie the Legend, Tue 30 Jun 20:47
Quote:
Jealous Furniture, Tue 30 Jun 19:50
Just as an alternate opinion on JCM`s feelings on playing for us - there was a video on the Pars` social media towards the end of 2025, where the players were picking their best moment of the year, Tod picked his hat-trick against Arbroath, McLeod picked his goal against St J etc. When they asked Mullen for his highlight of 2025 he said "singing for the Pars".
We got a tune out of him.
😊
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Wed 1 Jul 11:24
Confirmed as signing for Wigan on a 2 year deal with the option of another year. Interestingly Wigan say they paid us an undisclosed fee which must be compensation for us developing him. Good luck JCM!
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Wed 1 Jul 11:34
Could this be why we got a fee?
`SPFL (Scotland): Clubs are entitled to a "Development Contribution" for players registered with them prior to their 23rd birthday, ensuring the training club is compensated even if the player leaves on a free transfer`.
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Wed 1 Jul 11:45
I think thats reasonable with tge time and investment the club and management put in.
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Wed 1 Jul 11:53
Quote:
wee eck, Wed 1 Jul 11:34
Could this be why we got a fee?
`SPFL (Scotland): Clubs are entitled to a "Development Contribution" for players registered with them prior to their 23rd birthday, ensuring the training club is compensated even if the player leaves on a free transfer`.
Yes, from what I`ve read up it basically protects the club from losing him for free and it`s easier than going to a tribunal where neither club may get what they want. Hopefully there is some sort of sell on clause and half decent initial fee
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Tue 18 Aug 19:21
Looks like he has his first start for Wigan tonight against Villa U21s, with a brand new back 3 for them. Hopefully he can make a good impression.
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