Loans 2025/26

[Noahfence]

Cartwright just did really well to stop a Hearts counter 

[moore_94]

Todays Results - Saturday 13th December

 

League Two:

 

Sammy Braybrooke (6.6 + 90 mins) - Newport County 0-2 Fleetwood Town

 

Nathan Opoku (6.3 - 64 mins) - Newport County 0-2 Fleetwood Town

 

Jayden Joseph (6.4 + yellow card - 66 mins) - Tranmere Rovers 1-4 Crewe Alexandra

 

Scottish Prem:

 

Henry Cartwright (6.0 + 68 mins) - Falkirk 0-2 Hearts

 

FA Trophy 3rd Round:

 

Kian Pennant (90 mins) - Gateshead 0-3 Morecambe

[Noahfence]

6 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Todays Results - Saturday 13th December

 

League Two:

 

Sammy Braybrooke (6.6 + 90 mins) - Newport County 0-2 Fleetwood Town

 

Nathan Opoku (6.3 - 64 mins) - Newport County 0-2 Fleetwood Town

 

Jayden Joseph (6.4 + yellow card - 66 mins) - Tranmere Rovers 1-4 Crewe Alexandra

 

Scottish Prem:

 

Henry Cartwright (6.0 + 68 mins) - Falkirk 0-2 Hearts

 

FA Trophy 3rd Round:

 

Kian Pennant (90 mins) - Gateshead 0-3 Morecambe

I watched a bit of Falkirk before heading out. 
 

Cartwright played pretty deep. Didn’t really see much of the ball but got about the pitch and did well on the defensive side. Few loose passes but never looked lost or anything. 
 

He drives forward well with the ball, similar profile to James. 

[moore_94]

Todays Result - Sunday 14th December

 

Bundesliga:

 

Bilal El Khannouss (8.4 + 1 goal - 76 mins) - Stuttgart 4-0 Werder Bremen

[Ric Flair]

El Khannouss has found the goals and assists to propel him to thr next level. Sadly we've got a very modest price for him.

[lcfc sheff]

28 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

El Khannouss has found the goals and assists to propel him to thr next level. Sadly we've got a very modest price for him.

Hopefully we should have a sell on clause 

[Ric Flair]

29 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said:

Hopefully we should have a sell on clause 

Haha we are notoriously poor for that when selling but almost always agree to one when buying.

[BrilliantFox]

1 hour ago, Ric Flair said:

Sadly we've got a very modest price for him.

Business as usual then for Rudkin & Co.

 

We haven't sold properly since the Fofana transfer. 

[Stadt]

9 hours ago, BrilliantFox said:

Business as usual then for Rudkin & Co.

 

We haven't sold properly since the Fofana transfer. 

We got good deals for Cannon and McAteer but that's down to the buying clubs being dumb.

[lcfc sheff]

9 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

Haha we are notoriously poor for that when selling but almost always agree to one when buying.

I’ve not seen anything mentioned but suppose it’ll only be said if/when they sign him permanently. 
 

he’ll end up leaving them at some point for £50m+ so would be a shame 

[st albans fox]

14 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

Haha we are notoriously poor for that when selling but almost always agree to one when buying.

highly doubt it but if we did then we’ll have ‘cashed out’ with the bank for a tenner 

[davieG]

Looks like he's staying

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/marti-cifuentes-drops-sammy-braybrooke-10706388

 

However, Cifuentes has cast doubt over the idea of bringing Braybrooke into his squad, with his long-term development at the forefront of the club’s thinking.

The 21-year-old is playing 90 minutes every week for Christian Fuchs’ Exiles, his first significant run of football since his ACL tear. Back at City, he’d likely only be used as a rotation option.

“We have always conversations with his current club and (internally) what we think,” Cifuentes said.

“The most important thing for me for Sammy, especially after the last years with an important injury, is now he’s getting continuity and doing well. That’s positive.

“I’m sure Christian is happy with him. We will always work together with the player and in this case Newport to understand the best for all of the parties. Sammy’s doing well.

“I think we look at the whole picture and if we think that (a recall) is a good solution for us, definitely we could do it.

“But at the same time, we try to look for the long term and the development of the player. It’s always a balance between those.”

Braybrooke himself has said he wants his stay at Newport to be extended so he can continue to fight to keep them in the EFL. The Welsh side have won just three of their 20 league fixtures so far this campaign and are four points from safety.

Braybrooke told the BBC: “I'd love to stay. It's a good environment to be in and all I really want to do is play games and enjoy my football, which is what I am doing.

“I love it here. I am playing a lot of games – way more than I am used to – and the fans have welcomed me in along with the other players and staff from day one.

“I am enjoying my football again and that's reflected on the pitch. I was out for a long time and when you come back it is tough to find the rhythm again.

“You are trying to find your flow and can't really remember what it used to be like. I would say this is the first time that I am back to being me.”

[Noahfence]

22 minutes ago, davieG said:

Looks like he's staying

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/marti-cifuentes-drops-sammy-braybrooke-10706388

 

However, Cifuentes has cast doubt over the idea of bringing Braybrooke into his squad, with his long-term development at the forefront of the club’s thinking.

The 21-year-old is playing 90 minutes every week for Christian Fuchs’ Exiles, his first significant run of football since his ACL tear. Back at City, he’d likely only be used as a rotation option.

“We have always conversations with his current club and (internally) what we think,” Cifuentes said.

“The most important thing for me for Sammy, especially after the last years with an important injury, is now he’s getting continuity and doing well. That’s positive.

“I’m sure Christian is happy with him. We will always work together with the player and in this case Newport to understand the best for all of the parties. Sammy’s doing well.

“I think we look at the whole picture and if we think that (a recall) is a good solution for us, definitely we could do it.

“But at the same time, we try to look for the long term and the development of the player. It’s always a balance between those.”

Braybrooke himself has said he wants his stay at Newport to be extended so he can continue to fight to keep them in the EFL. The Welsh side have won just three of their 20 league fixtures so far this campaign and are four points from safety.

Braybrooke told the BBC: “I'd love to stay. It's a good environment to be in and all I really want to do is play games and enjoy my football, which is what I am doing.

“I love it here. I am playing a lot of games – way more than I am used to – and the fans have welcomed me in along with the other players and staff from day one.

“I am enjoying my football again and that's reflected on the pitch. I was out for a long time and when you come back it is tough to find the rhythm again.

“You are trying to find your flow and can't really remember what it used to be like. I would say this is the first time that I am back to being me.”

This is the right call. I originally thought a league one loan would be best second half of the season but the biggest thing for Braybrooke is simply playing games regardless of the quality. Is League one that much better in quality? 
 

A full season playing 90 minutes every week will do him so much good. 
 

He’s also unlikely to play that much if you recalled him. There’s no point bringing him back to get 5 minutes off the bench. 

Edited 16 December 2025 by Noahfence

[moore_94]

28 minutes ago, Noahfence said:

This is the right call. I originally thought a league one loan would be best second half of the season but the biggest thing for Braybrooke is simply playing games regardless of the quality. Is League one that much better in quality? 
 

A full season playing 90 minutes every week will do him so much good. 
 

He’s also unlikely to play that much if you recalled him. There’s no point bringing him back to get 5 minutes off the bench. 

Being in such a poor side doesn’t seem to be having any impact on his ability to put in his own good performances as well which is good to see

[st albans fox]

6 hours ago, moore_94 said:

Being in such a poor side doesn’t seem to be having any impact on his ability to put in his own good performances as well which is good to see

Getting beaten each week is good experience for when he’s back here 

[Ric Flair]

The main reason I'd recall and send to League One is so that come the summer we already know what he's like at that level too and thrn we can decide if he's ready to make the step up again to the Championship. He stays there the rest of the season and guarantee you the usual suspects on here will say he needs to then go League One.

[Lambert09]

36 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

The main reason I'd recall and send to League One is so that come the summer we already know what he's like at that level too and thrn we can decide if he's ready to make the step up again to the Championship. He stays there the rest of the season and guarantee you the usual suspects on here will say he needs to then go League One.

And it won’t just be on here, the club will predictably  follow that thought process. 

[lcfc sheff]

52 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

The main reason I'd recall and send to League One is so that come the summer we already know what he's like at that level too and thrn we can decide if he's ready to make the step up again to the Championship. He stays there the rest of the season and guarantee you the usual suspects on here will say he needs to then go League One.

Think in truth just a season of consistent football will be enough. Not sure risking a league one loan will actually make him any better 

[LCFCJohn]

9 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

The main reason I'd recall and send to League One is so that come the summer we already know what he's like at that level too and thrn we can decide if he's ready to make the step up again to the Championship. He stays there the rest of the season and guarantee you the usual suspects on here will say he needs to then go League One.

In fairness, Nelson smashed it in the Championship last season and the usual suspects you refer to still wanted Faes to play over him. So honestly, I don’t think Braybrooke has a chance of being ‘accepted’ into our side next season regardless of where he spends the second half of this season. By the usual suspects of course.

[Noahfence]

Is there much difference in the quality between league one & two? Maybe at the top end 

[coolhandfox]

3 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

In fairness, Nelson smashed it in the Championship last season and the usual suspects you refer to still wanted Faes to play over him. So honestly, I don’t think Braybrooke has a chance of being ‘accepted’ into our side next season regardless of where he spends the second half of this season. By the usual suspects of course.

I think a vast majority wanted Nelson to play.

[Tiny earl]

1 hour ago, Noahfence said:

Is there much difference in the quality between league one & two? Maybe at the top end 

Newport are at the bottom of league 2 and were recently beaten 3-0 by a national league side!

They are well below league 1 standard.

 

 

[Noahfence]

21 minutes ago, Tiny earl said:

Newport are at the bottom of league 2 and were recently beaten 3-0 by a national league side!

They are well below league 1 standard.

 

 

I know Newport are garbage I meant more is there much difference between top end of league 2 and mid table league 1 

[Noahfence]

1 hour ago, coolhandfox said:

I think a vast majority wanted Nelson to play.

You’d be surprised at how many on here enjoyed pointing out how bad Nelsons cup performance was and used that as a reason for not playing him 

[LCFCJohn]

1 hour ago, Noahfence said:

You’d be surprised at how many on here enjoyed pointing out how bad Nelsons cup performance was and used that as a reason for not playing him 

@coolhandfox this is what I was going to say to your comment on my post. I was surprised how many people justified his exclusion from the team and for so long, based on the Huddersfield game and people saying Faes and Vestergaard had done well before and doing well and Oxford isn’t the same as playing for us etc.

 

Im sure there’s a few who are pretending they were always in favour now they are looking foolish mind. 

My original point was, Nelson took ages to get in the side and there was very little calling from fans to include him. 
 

Applying this to Braybrooke, this would be equivalent to him needing to jump up to L1, excel at that level and for us to get relegated to be in the equivalent position Nelson was in, I.e excelled at the level we then found ourselves at. And he still had a job of it. 
 

So I think Braybrooke has a hell of a job on to be integral to our side next season to be honest. Not because he isn’t good enough, but because this club and too many of the fans have an obsession with experience in this league (or respective league we are in).