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[Groby_Blue]

Hasn't played for a year and only has one leg. 

 

I bet he's still fitter than the rest of our clowns though. 

[jayfox26]

19 hours ago, Ryy said:

I’d take Antonio and Lingard on short term deals 

Antonio yes, Lingard hell no. He's more interested in social media etc than playing football. We have enough bell ends in our squad without adding anymore. 

[JimJams]

1 hour ago, jayfox26 said:

Antonio yes, Lingard hell no. He's more interested in social media etc than playing football. We have enough bell ends in our squad without adding anymore. 

I'm assuming you've missed that Antonio does a football podcast?  And a bit of punditry.

[MPH]

I suppose it’s only appropriate that he joins an absolute car crash of a management structure 

[jayfox26]

3 hours ago, JimJams said:

I'm assuming you've missed that Antonio does a football podcast?  And a bit of punditry.

Yes but Antonio has always seemed like a decent pro. Lingard has been an hideous, unlikeable bell end his whole career. Plus he's not very good at football. 

[MPH]

On 12/12/2025 at 16:12, jayfox26 said:

Yes but Antonio has always seemed like a decent pro. Lingard has been an hideous, unlikeable bell end his whole career. Plus he's not very good at football. 

 

just out of interest, what has Lingard done to be so hideous and unlikable?

 

is it just his face?

[jayfox26]

44 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

just out of interest, what has Lingard done to be so hideous and unlikable?

 

is it just his face?

Just everything about him. The stupid celebrations, the way he's more interested in social media than he is in actually playing football. He's just everything that is wrong with modern day football and I wouldn't want him anywhere near our club. We have enough issues within the squad with lack of effort, lack of professionalism and discipline, he's the last thing we need in our squad. Of course, this is just my personal view of him, we all have players that we like and dislike for varying reasons. 

[LeePhilpottsBaldSpot]

2 hours ago, MPH said:

just out of interest, what has Lingard done to be so hideous and unlikable?

 

is it just his face?

I don't think he's ever done anything controversial. Seems a bit immature, but people's reactions to him are over the top. He's had a really solid career.

 

I can imagine him doing a good job somewhere like Birmingham, but I'd rather not have him at Leicester now. We have enough experienced pros winding down their career.

[MPH]

2 hours ago, jayfox26 said:

Just everything about him. The stupid celebrations, the way he's more interested in social media than he is in actually playing football. He's just everything that is wrong with modern day football and I wouldn't want him anywhere near our club. We have enough issues within the squad with lack of effort, lack of professionalism and discipline, he's the last thing we need in our squad. Of course, this is just my personal view of him, we all have players that we like and dislike for varying reasons. 

 Do you feel the same about Maddison and his social media use?  Or Fatawu and his? 
 

 

plenty of others use social media a lot

[JimJams]

Social media aside, I think he went down in many peoples estimations when he'd struggled for games at Man Utd for so long, then had a really good loan at West Ham only to go back to doing the same thing at Man Utd and ultimately going to Forest for the money and doing nothing.  Made people think he wasn't a serious player because he should have engineered a move to West Ham..  Although in fairness after his loan move there he probably thought he'd done enough to warrant more opportunities at Man Utd, but it also just looked like dropping back into his comfort zone.

[jayfox26]

22 minutes ago, MPH said:

 Do you feel the same about Maddison and his social media use?  Or Fatawu and his? 
 

 

plenty of others use social media a lot

I'm not saying players shouldn't use social media, it's a huge part of modern society, however some players clearly focus on things like this rather than their football. Lingard could have still been a decent player now, still having a decent career but he clearly has other things that he thinks are more important. That's his choice and fair play to him but he's 100% not the kind of player we want in our squad. We need leaders and model pros that will set the standard and help to improve the culture at the club, he'd do the complete opposite of all these things! 

[MPH]

20 minutes ago, jayfox26 said:

I'm not saying players shouldn't use social media, it's a huge part of modern society, however some players clearly focus on things like this rather than their football. Lingard could have still been a decent player now, still having a decent career but he clearly has other things that he thinks are more important. That's his choice and fair play to him but he's 100% not the kind of player we want in our squad. We need leaders and model pros that will set the standard and help to improve the culture at the club, he'd do the complete opposite of all these things! 

 

if you ask man united fans they’ll tell you he was actually known for training well. 
 

he’s a bit of a melt on social media but to be fair so is half the country.

Edited 16 December 2025 by MPH

[DJW1]

I seem to remember Lingard getting booed when he was here on loan, perhaps because he was a Man Utd player

[SouthStandUpperTier]

25 minutes ago, DJW1 said:

I seem to remember Lingard getting booed when he was here on loan, perhaps because he was a Man Utd player

Tbf he was absolutely useless during his loan spell here.

[Sly]

6 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Tbf he was absolutely useless during his loan spell here.

Harry Kane didn’t exactly set the world on fire either.

 

He could discuss driving bans for being over the limit with Hamza.

Edited 16 December 2025 by Sly

[FoxFossil]

Would Nige have looked to buy Lingard?

For the relegation battle to come, we need some steel, backbone, grit in our squad. Been missing for the free fall years.

[Sly]

3 hours ago, FoxFossil said:

Would Nige have looked to buy Lingard?

For the relegation battle to come, we need some steel, backbone, grit in our squad. Been missing for the free fall years.

We had Lingard for 5 games? He made his professional debut with us but he was still young and didn’t do a lot. That was Ferguson last season at Manchester United I believe.

 

Would we have purchased him? I guess if really depended on where he intended to play him. I’m not sure it was ever an option as from memory United saw him as really talented and wanted him to gain experience. Didn’t he then go to Birmingham as he couldn’t get into Moyes Man U team and average a goal every other game.

 

He’s been very streaky throughout his career but he’s got ability.
 

He’s also got a driving ban I believe so he’d need chauffeuring around like Hamza! Unless that is resolved since he’s been playing in Korea. 

 

 

[Fox85]

As of today, January 4, 2026, top football players who are currently without a club (unattached) include the following:

 

Goalkeepers (GK)

David De Gea (previously Manchester United)

Samir Handanovic (previously Inter Milan)

Keylor Navas (previously Nottingham Forest)

 

Defence

Sergio Reguilón (previously Tottenham)

Renan Lodi (previously Marseille)

Takehiro Tomiyasu (previously Arsenal)

Marvin Plattenhardt (previously Hertha Berlin)

Mamadou Sakho (previously Montpellier)

 

Midfield

Josh Dasilva (previously Brentford)

Sasa Zdjelar (previously Zenit St. Petersburg)

Jesse Lingard (previously Nottingham Forest)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (previously Besiktas)

Juan Mata (previously Vissel Kobe)

 

Strikers

Paco Alcácer (previously Emirates Club)

Emmanuel Dennis (previously Nottingham Forest)

Alfredo Morelos (previously Santos)

Michy Batshuayi (previously Fenerbahçe)

Luka Jović (previously Fiorentina)

 

These players are fully released from their previous contracts and are immediately available to sign for any club as a free agent.

[MonarchFox]

43 minutes ago, Fox85 said:

As of today, January 4, 2026, top football players who are currently without a club (unattached) include the following:

 

Goalkeepers (GK)

David De Gea (previously Manchester United)

Samir Handanovic (previously Inter Milan)

Keylor Navas (previously Nottingham Forest)

 

Defence

Sergio Reguilón (previously Tottenham)

Renan Lodi (previously Marseille)

Takehiro Tomiyasu (previously Arsenal)

Marvin Plattenhardt (previously Hertha Berlin)

Mamadou Sakho (previously Montpellier)

 

Midfield

Josh Dasilva (previously Brentford)

Sasa Zdjelar (previously Zenit St. Petersburg)

Jesse Lingard (previously Nottingham Forest)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (previously Besiktas)

Juan Mata (previously Vissel Kobe)

 

Strikers

Paco Alcácer (previously Emirates Club)

Emmanuel Dennis (previously Nottingham Forest)

Alfredo Morelos (previously Santos)

Michy Batshuayi (previously Fenerbahçe)

Luka Jović (previously Fiorentina)

 

These players are fully released from their previous contracts and are immediately available to sign for any club as a free agent.

Regulon signed for Inter Miami last month 

[MrsJohnMurphy]

I know he's knocking on a bit but Sam Byram? Got to be better than Thomas 

 

Doubt he'd be free but should be cheap

Edited 4 January by MrsJohnMurphy

[JimJams]

1 hour ago, Fox85 said:

As of today, January 4, 2026, top football players who are currently without a club (unattached) include the following:

 

Goalkeepers (GK)

David De Gea (previously Manchester United)

Samir Handanovic (previously Inter Milan)

Keylor Navas (previously Nottingham Forest)

 

Defence

Sergio Reguilón (previously Tottenham)

Renan Lodi (previously Marseille)

Takehiro Tomiyasu (previously Arsenal)

Marvin Plattenhardt (previously Hertha Berlin)

Mamadou Sakho (previously Montpellier)

 

Midfield

Josh Dasilva (previously Brentford)

Sasa Zdjelar (previously Zenit St. Petersburg)

Jesse Lingard (previously Nottingham Forest)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (previously Besiktas)

Juan Mata (previously Vissel Kobe)

 

Strikers

Paco Alcácer (previously Emirates Club)

Emmanuel Dennis (previously Nottingham Forest)

Alfredo Morelos (previously Santos)

Michy Batshuayi (previously Fenerbahçe)

Luka Jović (previously Fiorentina)

 

These players are fully released from their previous contracts and are immediately available to sign for any club as a free agent.

Tomiyasu is at Ajax.

Lodi is at Atletico MG.

Mata is at Melbourne Victory.

Jovic is at AEK Athens.

Batshuayi is at Frankfurt.

 

This list is horseshit.

Edited 4 January by JimJams

[FoxinNotts]

19 minutes ago, JimJams said:

Tomiyasu is at Ajax.

Lodi is at Atletico MG.

Mata is at Melbourne Victory.

Jovic is at AEK Athens.

Batshuayi is at Frankfurt.

 

This list is horseshit.

Reglion is in the US now

[JimJams]

MonarchFox mentioned that.  Reckon Fox85 has got this off a chatbot?  Or the article comes from an outdated AI search.

[AjcW]

Not difficult to find the most up to date (excluding Sergio) 

 

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/statistik/vertragslosespieler

 

List now includes all those recently released at the end of the MLS season 

[BKLFox]

Slim pickings from the free list if we are going to knock a 35yr old Antonio.

1 name I could pick out which I’m sure will be slated is Allan Campbell, our Scottish fans will probably know him. Still only 27 and can play the DM/AM & box-box role & we need cover there & has a bit of grit about him.

He was part of the Luton squad that was promoted to premier league but got loaned out for that premier season as Luton signed a bit of experience like Ross Barkley so will understand what’s required in the championship.

Obviously not sure why he’s not with a club but doesn’t look to have had a bad injury or anything so might be worth a look, yes there might be fancier names but would need to be able to pick up straight away which he would I’d assume.