James Bree signs on loan until January 2026

fenaddick said:

Don’t think it’s beyond the realms of possibility he sees out the second half of the season on the south coast and then joins us in the summer. Would mean recalling Asiimwe which would be a shame for him and Jacko

I think that is beyond the realms of possibility. Southampton will want to sell him in January, otherwise they get nothing 

NabySarr said:

fenaddick said:

Don’t think it’s beyond the realms of possibility he sees out the second half of the season on the south coast and then joins us in the summer. Would mean recalling Asiimwe which would be a shame for him and Jacko

I think that is beyond the realms of possibility. Southampton will want to sell him in January, otherwise they get nothing 

I think they’ll spend the window trying to find a RB (they’ve looked weak there, although partly due to injury) and won’t let him go until they do. Then when they fail he gets stuck there for 6 months. Maybe I’m too pessimistic but I don’t think that’s impossible 

fenaddick said:

They’ll also quite possibly have a new manager who rates Bree

That’s more possible, but if that happens he will sign a new contract there. Financially we can’t compete with them 

Most likely scenario is he leaves permanently in January. Our problem will be that he’s doing so well which will mean there will probably be other championship interest that might offer him more money 

Chunes said:

It's tough to see how Apter gets back into the side without an injury to Bree. The thing about Bree is, even if he's not playing well, his set pieces are a massive asset, so it's very hard to leave him out. 

He has a great chance on 22nd November to make himself hard to drop but that’s a long way away 

Fortune 82nd Minute said:

fenaddick said:

Chunes said:

It's tough to see how Apter gets back into the side without an injury to Bree. The thing about Bree is, even if he's not playing well, his set pieces are a massive asset, so it's very hard to leave him out. 

He has a great chance on 22nd November to make himself hard to drop but that’s a long way away 

I'm not sure he will get a chance on 22/11 when we play Southampton to make himself undroppable.

Surely Southampton won't allow him to line up for us when we play them?

I was saying that’s a game Apter has to make himself undroppable because Bree can’t play 

fenaddick said:

Fortune 82nd Minute said:

fenaddick said:

Chunes said:

It's tough to see how Apter gets back into the side without an injury to Bree. The thing about Bree is, even if he's not playing well, his set pieces are a massive asset, so it's very hard to leave him out. 

He has a great chance on 22nd November to make himself hard to drop but that’s a long way away 

I'm not sure he will get a chance on 22/11 when we play Southampton to make himself undroppable.

Surely Southampton won't allow him to line up for us when we play them?

I was saying that’s a game Apter has to make himself undroppable because Bree can’t play 

Ahh. Point taken!

Scoham said:

Best FB/WB in the league according to these stats. Presumably would have to keep scoring and assisting as he has all season to stay there though.

https://x.com/louorns/status/1981411230721118413?s=46&t=A-w3Eq0EWWpjMxring904Q

They don't half give planets weird names these days 

Scoham said:

Best FB/WB in the league according to these stats. Presumably would have to keep scoring and assisting as he has all season to stay there though.

https://x.com/louorns/status/1981411230721118413?s=46&t=A-w3Eq0EWWpjMxring904Q

Interesting this. Bree the obvious standout. Ramsay in the "defence only" box which makes sense as he's playing on the back 3. Edwards and Small both in the "sometimes good" section and quite close together. Apter not on there as people haven't worked out he's played as a WB.

Capology had our budget below Cambridge's last year and underestimated Louie Barry's salary by 5 figures so feel free to ignore