Great expectations ... but that doesn't worry Rotherham United new boy Paul Mullin one bit

HE'S expected to score goals next season and nobody is more aware of that than him..

Taking on that responsibility with Rotherham United holds no fear for Paul Mullin.

After all, the striker has been hitting the target for most of his career and is full of believe that he can continue doing so following his summer move to the Millers.

"I like to think I thrive under pressure," said the hot-shot who is only two goals shy of his double century after 12 years as a pro .

"I've always remembered a saying that I've saw many years ago - that if you've got no pressure in your job, you're doing the wrong one. So, the more pressure, the better. "

Rotherham are in League Two and the 31-year is a specialist at that level, having been part of three sides who have climbed out of the division and into the third tier.

The last of Mullin's three great seasons with Wrexham, in 2024/25, saw them go up to League One, before what followed were two very mediocre campaigns by his own high standards.

His influence in North Wales waned as the Robins went straight through to the Championship, then last term he failed to find his best form in third-tier loan spells with Wigan Athletic and Bradford City.

After five goals for the Latics, he was ready to head back to the Racecourse Ground and give it another go.

"When I was at Wigan, I asked to go back to Wrexham in January," he said. "I was going to go back there to try to fight for my place for the last four months of the season. Wrexham agreed to do it. When I got there, I was training for a couple of weeks and my aim was to get back into the team.

"But then the opportunity to go to Bradford, who were at the top of League One, came up. The (Bradford) manager called me and wanted me to go and play every week. I thought, why not play at the top end of League One every week and chase another promotion?

"When I got there, the manager (Graham Alexander) changed his mind about how he wanted to play, basically. It wasn't a fall-out or anything, he just changed his plans. That was it for me, really.

"I just didn't manage to establish myself there. It's obviously a difficult thing to do because you're halfway through the season and the team have been really successful all year at what they've been doing.

"When the gaffer didn't want to change what he'd been doing - which had been the plan, at first - it was totally understandable. And full respect to him, because they'd been brilliant all year. I just think if I'd have known that beforehand, I probably wouldn't have made the switch."

After that goalless spell with the Bantams, he's at AESSEAL New York Stadium, glad to have a permanent home once more and revelling in the opportunity so show yet again just how lethal he can be.

And he has no problem carrying the the hopes of a club and its followers on his shoulders as the Miller seek an instant response to last season's relegation.

"Pressure is a privilege," he said. "If people feel like they need to put pressure on me to help us get promoted, it must mean I'm doing something right.

"I've then got to live in that situation, enjoy it and come out the other side having been successful. There's no better feeling."