Ben Nelson - loan to Oxford United - Official

[ceebeefox]

On 07/03/2025 at 19:33, Ric Flair said:

Build a defence around him next season and alleviate us from this mental slavery of the class of 2024/25.

Couldn’t believe we loaned Nelson out having watched him last season on his rare appearances he looked class and a world apart from Faes etc.What were we waiting for he’s big enough and good enough on the ball, only playing top level will make him better !

[st albans fox]

44 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

£10m based on what?

normally transfer market over values players and they have him down at £400k

I thought I’d have people moaning that I’d undervalued him !

he’s England U20 level and if he’d been fit all season then may have seen him in the U21 squad.  I think below that amount we wouldn’t take the money 

[Lambert09]

On 07/03/2025 at 14:33, Ric Flair said:

Build a defence around him next season and alleviate us from this mental slavery of the class of 2024/25.

Oh ffs, I really hope this isn’t true, but apparently Chelsea have made a substantial offer to take him. 
 

Enzo may have been disclosing some stuff about our youngsters 

[FrankieADZ]

30 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

Oh ffs, I really hope this isn’t true, but apparently Chelsea have made a substantial offer to take him. 
 

Enzo may have been disclosing some stuff about our youngsters 

i doubt they have tbf

[Lambert09]

17 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

i doubt they have tbf

Not usually a club that move in silence tbh. Typically they try to unsettle in the media but perhaps after the cooperation last summer things might have changed. 
 

Id be gutted if he went there because he’s never playing for them 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

8 hours ago, Lambert09 said:

Oh ffs, I really hope this isn’t true, but apparently Chelsea have made a substantial offer to take him. 
 

Enzo may have been disclosing some stuff about our youngsters 

He's not at their level. 

[mozartfox]

Hopefully Enzo comes in for Faes, Vesty and Coady.

[Stormfox]

7 hours ago, Lambert09 said:

Not usually a club that move in silence tbh. Typically they try to unsettle in the media but perhaps after the cooperation last summer things might have changed. 
 

Id be gutted if he went there because he’s never playing for them 

He seems a sensible lad so I doubt he'd say yes... Better off playing not being 1 of 60 squad players

[The Fox Covert]

1 hour ago, mozartfox said:

Hopefully Enzo comes in for Faes, Vesty and Coady.

This trio would struggle to make Anstey Nomads.

[Jazzy_Jeff]

For next season I’d be happy with Nelson and Coady starting with Souttar and Darling from Swansea (available on a free to challenge)

 

Sell Faes, release Vestergaard (if no-one will pay a nominal fee) and loan Okoli back to Italy 

[LCFCJohn]

6 minutes ago, Jazzy_Jeff said:

For next season I’d be happy with Nelson and Coady starting with Souttar and Darling from Swansea (available on a free to challenge)

 

Sell Faes, release Vestergaard (if no-one will pay a nominal fee) and loan Okoli back to Italy 

Souttar (if and when fit) or Darling would be in over Coady. If Vestergaard, Faes or Coady are starting 11 next season it will be very disappointing. It might be unrealistic to shift all 3 out the club in one summer but at least try and keep it to one of them (as long as the one isn’t Faes) and keep them as 4 choice for emergencies.

[Royston.]

1 hour ago, mozartfox said:

Hopefully Enzo comes  for Faes, Vesty and Coady with a shotgun

 

[Claudio Fannieri]

If Sheffield United secure promotion I can see them coming in for Souttar and taking him on a permanent deal. His book value will be somewhere between £7m-£9m so if they can get him for somewhere around the £10m plus add ons, would make sense for a club very likely to be in the relegation battle. 

[Jazzy_Jeff]

22 minutes ago, LCFCJohn said:

Souttar (if and when fit) or Darling would be in over Coady. If Vestergaard, Faes or Coady are starting 11 next season it will be very disappointing. It might be unrealistic to shift all 3 out the club in one summer but at least try and keep it to one of them (as long as the one isn’t Faes) and keep them as 4 choice for emergencies.

I would side with Coady purely for Nelson’s development. With a hectic fixture schedule I’m sure they would all get good game time 

[honeybradger]

1 hour ago, Jazzy_Jeff said:

I would side with Coady purely for Nelson’s development. With a hectic fixture schedule I’m sure they would all get good game time 

How is playing with Coady going go help Nelson's development? Coady threw a fit last season when Nelson was ahead of him in the pecking order, he only cares for himself.

[scinnell]

1 hour ago, honeybradger said:

How is playing with Coady going go help Nelson's development? Coady threw a fit last season when Nelson was ahead of him in the pecking order, he only cares for himself.

Have I missed something? What evidence do we have of him throwing a fit? I agree with the previous comment that Nelson would do well next to Coady.

Edited 6 April by scinnell

[cropstonfox]

Dont want to see Faes in a city shirt ever again.When we concede he looks around shaking his stupid bushy head.He realky doesn't realise- he is the problem!!

Hes an arrogant cvnt with delusions of grandeur.

So yes prefer Nelson to play with "talks a good game" Coady.

[honeybradger]

13 minutes ago, scinnell said:

Have I missed something? What evidence do we have of him throwing a fit? I agree with the previous comment that Nelson would do well next to Coady.

When Nelson started whilst Vestergaard was injured Coady went and did an interview with the media saying he joined us to play games and that he's always ready. Word is that he wasn't happy being lower in the pecking order than a youth player and was putting pressure on Maresca to start him at the expense of Nelson. 

[LCFCJohn]

3 hours ago, Jazzy_Jeff said:

I would side with Coady purely for Nelson’s development. With a hectic fixture schedule I’m sure they would all get good game time 

I personally don’t think Coady is a good professional. Age means nothing if you are not a good role model. Souttar would be far better imo. To be fair, I think Nelson seems more mature than Coady anyway. We might be doing him a disservice suggesting he needs a ‘more senior’ player alongside.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

4 hours ago, Jazzy_Jeff said:

I would side with Coady purely for Nelson’s development. With a hectic fixture schedule I’m sure they would all get good game time 

Development of what? Podcasting? Nightclubbing? 

[Noahfence]

23 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Development of what? Podcasting? Nightclubbing? 

People are still falling for Coadys nonsense. “He talks well” 

[oxford blue]

Interview with Gary Rowett, Oxford manager (after Oxford 1-0 win v Sheff U) :

GARY Rowett foresees Leicester City loanee Ben Nelson having a ‘big future ahead of him’.

The 21-year-old centre back has made 12 appearances for Oxford United this season, with four of those coming under Rowett.

A significant quad injury has disrupted Nelson’s campaign, but the defender has made a big impression with United.

Nelson suffered cramp in the closing stages of Saturday’s 1-0 win at home against Sheffield United, but played on as the U’s had already made all of their substitutions.

READ ALSO: Our player ratings after U’s upset the odds to beat title hopefuls -Nelson got 8

United head coach Rowett said: “I’m proud of the team. Someone like Ben Nelson, a young player, got cramp for six or seven minutes.

“We’ve made all of our subs, and he’s just got to dig in. It’s men’s football. You’ve got to dig in and do whatever it takes to get the three points.”

Rowett added: “He’s got a big future ahead of him. Games like this where he’s got to learn you’ve just got to go and do the hard yards, put your head on it, and go and compete against people like Kieffer Moore, which is a good learning curve for him, and not make mistakes.

“That’s the thing. You can play really well in these games for 88 minutes, and if you make one mistakes, it’s game over.

“I thought it was a big performance from him. He got cramp near the end, but these are the things that build that resilience and build that belief in a young player.”

[Ric Flair]

Should already be on 50-100 games for us. Was clear as day in pre-season as a 16-17 year old that he was a clas act in the making. 

[dmayne7]

2 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

Should already be on 50-100 games for us. Was clear as day in pre-season as a 16-17 year old that he was a clas act in the making. 

He's always been hyped up which is why I'm surprised there's always less talk about him. When he did play last year, you could just see that he oozed class which made the decision to spend money on Okoli absolutely bizarre. He just needs to get a bit stronger and then develop the experience of playing against certain types of forwards.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

My head will be on Mars if it's not him and Souttar at the back next season.