Current Player #6 Josh McEachran

[RyanioBirdio]

Could easily be an affordable way of signing Josh McEachran. If he wants to play he could accept a lower wage till January or the end of the season.

Opportunity for him to get his career back on track, put himself in the shop window and we get a classy ball playing midfielder. Everyone is a winner....

Apart from the fact we don’t need another centre midfielder, let alone one who has been without a club bar a few training sessions and an U23 game for another team since May. Why would we want to let him get his match sharpness back here, in our competitive league fixtures, only to move on for free in 12 weeks or so while our own contracted, fit players make way? We are not a reserve team - we are a League One football club who people pay good money to see try to win games, not to provide some sort of hostel for players who used to be something.

What on Earth is the point in having some sort of constantly revolving door where players who aren’t committed come to get their careers back on track? How could we ever achieve anything carrying on like that?

It’s Josh McEachran. Not sodding Ronaldinho.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

What on Earth is the point in having some sort of constantly revolving door where players who aren’t committed come to get their careers back on track? How could we ever achieve anything carrying on like that?

I agree wholeheartedly. Loaning in a player for a whole season is one thing. Signing up (on a proper deal) a player who needs to get his career back on track is also sensible - we've done that before and it has worked out for both club and player.
But short term signings/loans (Cadden, Thorne, potentially McEachran) of players in order to get them fit and/or match ready for someone else in January? What on earth is that? It's draining enough that we've signed/retained our own players who are unfit or not match ready - we don't need them from elsewhere.

 

[Shosho]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1172500292098809864

Basically, lovely passer but super light weight and defensively non-existent

 

[Marked Ox]

Sean Reck .yes was going to be the next big thing but just didn't work out(although he had a goodc2nd half 4-4 with Chelsea ) 0-3 at half time ...Maurice put the kettle on

Sean Reck did the best header against his own crossbar from outside the penalty area I've ever seen.

 

[SteMerritt]

Sean Reck did the best header against his own crossbar from outside the penalty area I've ever seen.

Think that was immortalised with a Raging Bull cover art wasn't it ?

 

[Marked Ox]

Think that was immortalised with a Raging Bull cover art wasn't it ?

I have a vague memory of that but the actual header is seared into my brain.

 

[NottsYellow]

Basically, lovely passer but super light weight and defensively non-existent

A Clotet type of player then.

 

[yellowbow]

Basically, lovely passer but super light weight and defensively non-existent

But isn’t somebody who can put their foot on the ball and dictate play what we’re missing in midfield..? I think that’s the reason we’re persevering with Thorne.

 

[ubermeistervonmeat]

Is there actually any mileage in this ?

 

[Shosho]

But isn’t somebody who can put their foot on the ball and dictate play what we’re missing in midfield..? I think that’s the reason we’re persevering with Thorne.

We have George Thorne for...as he showed briefly vs milwall

 

[Northstandboy]

Joins on a free after his MK Dons contract expires:

Josh McEachran Signs for Oxford United

Oxford United can confirm that Josh McEachran will join the club on a permanent deal when his MK Dons contract expires on 30th June.

www.oufc.co.uk

 

[Sir Winston]

Great signing. Welcome home young man. COYY.

 

[Malc]

Welcome Josh.

 

[m]

Welcome to the club Josh, may your time here be successful.

 

[Joey]

Welcome Josh. Don't worry about @Northstandboy spelling your name wrong in the title, it just means we love you.

 

[oufc1991]

Another really good signing it's been a good week to be a yellow please can we have a striker next

 

[Belgium Yellow]

Lol, email saying we are going to need a new pen!

 

[Marked Ox]

Welcome Josh.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Great to sign a local lad!

 

[greatunclekip]

A class act when fit, we are looking very strong in midfield now..