Owen Bradley: Freeman to join Mansfield Town on loan

[eddie]

Do I detect the first rumblings of the lesser-spotted BMO?

[inter politics]

I really like Smith going forward but defensively, far from convinced...Perhaps he could play right midfield if required.

[sage]

Re Smith. I don't recall him overlapping or getting a decent cross in.From memory he has no assists or even assisted a chance. Maybe I'm being harsh but that's just from memory.

[uttoxram75]

Sounds like its Mansfield requesting him rather than us touting him around other clubs. A months loan with a recall clause is probably sensible if he's not going to be playing anytime soon.

[Asanovic]

Sounds like its Mansfield requesting him rather than us touting him around other clubs. A months loan with a recall clause is probably sensible if he's not going to be playing anytime soon.

 

Reckon that's the sum of it.

 

Buxton has played at LB so worst case he could fill in and Gjokaj come in at CB if anything happened to Forsyth.

 

Still, disappointing we didn't nail the LB position when Roberts left.

[Gary Teale]

I didn't think you can have a recall clause for the first month

[JE90]

Re Smith. I don't recall him overlapping or getting a decent cross in.From memory he has no assists or even assisted a chance. Maybe I'm being harsh but that's just from memory.

 

You're right. In his first few games he seemed more attack minded but every cross was rubbish or went out of play which seemed to knock his confidence. Now he tends to cut inside when forward rather than risk putting in another pathetic cross...

[Ramarena]

Was McClaren at Forest at the same time as Freeman?

 

I know it's only a month but it does seem a bit weird to be letting players go out when we've got such a small squad to start with. I agree with the others who've said Smith is no better than Freeman as well, it seems strange that we've not sent Smith back and kept Freeman as back up, I hope Smiths contract doesn't mean we can't send him back and if that is the case, who the hell negotiated that clause?

 

Is there another event where someone can ask him if we can send Smith back, contractually I mean, does he have to be with us for the whole season?

 

I guess the other option might be that Mac wants to keep Smith as first choice right back and eventually move Wisdom across to the centre but that means big changes to the squad.

 

A bit harsh on Freeman to have to drop to league two, he's going to have to keep his head up, it'll be tough for him to drop to that level again, especially when he's not looked too bad at Championship level (one or two mistakes) .

 

Pretty surprising Nigel or Sheff Utd didn't ask about him if he's available for loan.

I'm sure I read somewhere that the Smith loan deal cost six figures and had been describe as taking up some of the Brayford money. So maybe they want value for money and would lose the fee if they sent him back.

 

I am speculating here but there may well be a clause in the deal that states that Smith has to be in or around the first team on match day. If that was the case you would have thought the previous management were happy with that. 

 

With it being for a month, I'm not too concerned, he should really be playing in League 1 but it's regular games, for a month, with a local team. Maybe were helping them out whilst he's not overly involved. 

[NormantonRam]

He was raved about when on loan at Notts. I thought he could be Commons like, in that he could play his best Football in a Rams shirt, like Commons was so much better in a Rams shirt than a red one.

[Ramarena]

Alternatively maybe Schteve wants to see how he copes with regular footy for a month, before he makes any transfer moves in Jan.

[NormantonRam]

The signs are so far that he isn't in The Mac's plans.

[Rich3478]

Think he's ok and is as good as smith for me. Hopefully signs mclaren is hoping to up the overall quality of the squad including cover. Keep waiting for us to be linked with a left back, not sure how Forsyth is getting away with it

[rsmini]

Bring back Tom Naylor I say

[Ramarena]

Bring back Tom Naylor I say

Connor Doyle would fire us into the Prem

[RodleyRam]

Connor Doyle would fire us into the Prem

Blue Square?

[SSD]

So we're down to one left back? Unless he thinks Hoganson is a good enough to start. We need to buy a left back in January

[Leicester Ram]

Do I detect the first rumblings of the lesser-spotted BMO?

 

Not many BMO's, lots of BSCO's though (boo still Clough out)

[needles]

The lad has done well in patches and shown some ability, but lacks experience and makes the odd mistake. While the plan was steady improvement we could live with that and be encouraged by his development. Now we seem to be looking at a higher set of expectations, to be frank we haven't got a full back at the club who would seem to fit the bill.

[rynny]

Maybe Mansfield rang up and said "do you have a free man we can have?"

[Boycie]

Maybe Mansfield rang up and said "do you have a free man we can have?"

ba dum tish!