Rotherham United fan from Las Vegas flies 5,000 miles to meet Paul Mullin

It was the true footie fan experience - travelling hundreds of miles to see your team lose 2-1

A Las Vegas man fulfilled his dream of meeting Paul Mullin after flying 5,000 miles to see Rotherham United for his first ever football match.

Las Vegas man Carl Nixon (right) with Paul Mullin and the head of Rotherham United Official Supporters Club, Roy Squires, on October 31 after flying 5,000 miles to see Millers play Swindon. | Jim Brailsford

placeholder image — Las Vegas man Carl Nixon (right) with Paul Mullin and the head of Rotherham United Official Supporters Club, Roy Squires, on October 31 after flying 5,000 miles to see Millers play Swindon. | Jim Brailsford

Carl Nixon, from the La Madre foothills, fell in love with the Miller forward after seeing him open up about his autistic son on the smash hit documentary ‘Welcome to Wrexham.’

This weekend, the 64-year-old travelled halfway across the world to see RU take on Swindon where he got to meet his hero as well as the head of the official supporters club, Roy Squires.

And, in true footie fan experience, Carl sadly travelled hundreds of miles to unfortunately see Rotherham lose 2-1.