Transfer Rumours Winter 2025 Transfer Thread

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WYT said:
"Brandon is a good player. When he came in just after the start of the season, we had an injury to James Maxwell which we thought would be longer than planned but he got back quickly. Brandon knew right away when he came in that it was because of an injury. Brandon was clear from day one. He's gone back now and we've got two good full-backs in James and Jack Senior fighting for that position"

How did the recall play out - did you have to agree to the deal?

"Yes. It was more of us looking at it and wanting to refine the group really. It's disappointing every week leaving players out.

"Although the boys train well and I don't have any issues or anyone knocking at my door. People outside the club may think 'well, how do you keep them all happy?' but we have such a good group of players.

"It was a case me and Brandon looking at it and saying Maxwell and Senior are both fit and in good form. Brandon's out of contract in the summer and will want to play games to keep himself in the shop window and we couldn't really offer him that. So it was more of a mutual decision really, that he went back. We wish him well because I love Brandon. Of all the games he's played, probably 70 of them have been under me and I don't think he's probably played 100 games so he knows how much I like him as a player. I've no doubt he'll have a really good career but at this moment we have to focus on what we have, in James and Jack."


Sounds like Donny weren't bothered
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They weren't playing him, so I'm sure they weren't bothered about him coming back, it's just a shame his next move has fallen through.
 
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GLP said:
He has played as a left back at Fenerbahce. Not his primary position.
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He can play as left wing back, rather than fullback. More like when defence formed as 3 at the center-back. As a fullback his defence is a bit weak, but might be OK at championship level, who knows, depends on formation, with a very defensive right-back, Lincoln can be more free on the left, while right-back making sure of guard duty with defender formation during attacks.

Fenerbahçe is very attacking minded at league, so playing fullback there almost equals to left winger. For example Kadıoglu and Osayi both was deployed in upper front before Fenerbahce days.
 
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oozkan said:
He can play as left wing back, rather than fullback. More like when defence formed as 3 at the center-back. As a fullback his defence is a bit weak, but might be OK at championship level, who knows, depends on formation, with a very defensive right-back, Lincoln can be more free on the left, while right-back making sure of guard duty with defender formation during attacks.

Fenerbahçe is very attacking minded at league, so playing fullback there almost equals to left winger. For example Kadıoglu and Osayi both was deployed in upper front before Fenerbahce days.
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A Brazilian Ryan Giles?
 
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Wonder when we'll see him in a matchday squad. Is he not fit?

edit: sorry, talking about Lincoln.
 
Unless we switch to a back 3/5. Egan played that in the Sheff Utd team didn’t he? Would make sense if we’re not signing a left back.
 
TigerGaz said:
Unless we switch to a back 3/5. Egan played that in the Sheff Utd team didn’t he? Would make sense if we’re not signing a left back.
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It gets mentioned every season under every coach we’ve had recently but I don’t think we’ll go to a back three or five anytime soon. You’re sacrificing a player in midfield or in the front three to accommodate an extra centre-half. There’s a difference between playing a flat back three/five with wingbacks and what some teams like Man City and Chelsea do when they have a fullback invert into midfield or bomb up as a winger almost and the fullback on the opposite side tucks in as an extra centre-half.

If we were to play Lincoln as a left-back, we could in theory have him push up high and wide and the right-back (Coyle or Drameh) tucks in to form a back three in possession.
 
Kalman II said:
I would've also liked a left-footed centre-half if we're getting one. Someone like Mike Eerdhuijzen at Sparta Rotterdam though I think he turned down Plymouth a few days ago after they had a bid accepted as he and his partner didn't want to leave the Netherlands.
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well, Hull is a lot closer :emoticon-0112-wonde
 
Kalman II said:
It gets mentioned every season under every coach we’ve had recently but I don’t think we’ll go to a back three or five anytime soon. You’re sacrificing a player in midfield or in the front three to accommodate an extra centre-half. There’s a difference between playing a flat back three/five with wingbacks and what some teams like Man City and Chelsea do when they have a fullback invert into midfield or bomb up as a winger almost and the fullback on the opposite side tucks in as an extra centre-half.

If we were to play Lincoln as a left-back, we could in theory have him push up high and wide and the right-back (Coyle or Drameh) tucks in to form a back three in possession.
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We have centre backs suited to a 3 and could put someone else up front but I’ll be shocked if we don’t get a left back today, we’re desperate.
 
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