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2 days ago
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Cambridge sign Lincoln defender Bradshaw
Cambridge United have signed Lincoln City defender Zak Bradshaw on a two-year contract. Bradshaw was still under contract to the Imps despite not having played for them, but the clubs have agreed on a free transfer deal. Advertisement The 21-year-old spent last season on loan at Tranmere Rovers, making 27 League Two appearances for the club, 11 of them starts. "I am ready to knuckle down and kick-start my career properly. I have had a lot of loans and racked up a lot of games, so now I want to be able to call a place home," Bradshaw said. Cambridge will start the new season with a home game against Cheltenham Town on 2 August. They have now made five summer signings since being relegated from League One. Boss Neil Harris said of Bradshaw: "He is a young player with a lot of potential, but already has experience of playing football in League Two. Advertisement "He adds real competition for places across the defensive unit and we look forward to working with Zak to enable him to grow into a player that has a long-term future at the club."
BBC News
2 days ago
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Cambridge sign Lincoln defender Bradshaw
Cambridge United have signed Lincoln City defender Zak Bradshaw on a two-year was still under contract to the Imps despite not having played for them, but the clubs have agreed on a free transfer 21-year-old spent last season on loan at Tranmere Rovers, making 27 League Two appearances for the club, 11 of them starts."I am ready to knuckle down and kick-start my career properly. I have had a lot of loans and racked up a lot of games, so now I want to be able to call a place home," Bradshaw said., externalCambridge will start the new season with a home game against Cheltenham Town on 2 have now made five summer signings since being relegated from League Neil Harris said of Bradshaw: "He is a young player with a lot of potential, but already has experience of playing football in League Two."He adds real competition for places across the defensive unit and we look forward to working with Zak to enable him to grow into a player that has a long-term future at the club."
BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
'It was always the dream to come back'
"Matured" goalkeeper Ross Doohan admits it was "always the dream" to return to Celtic after leaving the club three years academy graduate departed after 11 years at the club for Tranmere Rovers, where he had been on loan. He subsequently joined Forest Green Rovers and then made over 20 appearances for the Dons in over two years and made his Scotland debut earlier this month in the friendly win over 27-year-old believes he has "matured" since leaving the club he'd been at since he was a teenager, adding it was "the right thing to do"."The phone call with my agent lasted two minutes," he said, "just general chat for a minute. "Then he just asked the question, would I be interested in coming back?"I think I answered 'yeah' before he even finished the question. So that's how it really came about and as soon as I heard that I was just eager to get it done as soon as possible."I feel like I grew up here. I had been here since I was 12, 13 up until I left a few years ago. I moved school for the club, and went full time at the club. I've really spent most of my life here, so I've got a major attachment."I feel I've matured a lot, both on and off the pitch. "I've got a lot more experience, and I feel my all-around game has gotten better, so I'm just looking forward to getting in and working and showing everyone that."
BBC News
5 days ago
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Tranmere sign ex-Everton midfielder Whitaker
Tranmere Rovers have signed former Everton and Notts County midfielder Charlie Whitaker on a two-year deal ahead of the 2025-26 League Two 21-year-old spent nine years with the Toffees and before joining Notts in January on a short-term deal until the end of the scored four goals for Notts County in 21 appearances for the club before leaving at the end of his deal."I'm really excited. I've spoken to the gaffer and I'm just really excited with the ambitions of the club. Hopefully I can help with that and push the team to where they need to be," he told the club website."I know it's a really big club, the fans want hard work from you and they expect that every game. I'll give 110% every time I'm on the pitch."
BBC News
20-06-2025
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- BBC News
Doohan returns to Celtic as free agent
Ross Doohan has returned to Celtic on a three-year goalkeeper, 27, was most recently at Aberdeen, where he made 20 appearances over two left Celtic in 2022 after playing four times in six years and joined Tranmere Rovers, where he had been on loan. He subsequently joined Forest Green Rovers and then the at Celtic first time round, Doohan was also sent on loan to Greenock Morton, Ayr United, Ross County and Dundee United. In total, the keeper has made 169 club appearances and made his senior Scotland debut in this month's 4-0 win away to arrival at Celtic follows goalkeeper Scott Bain's departure for Falkirk. First choice Kasper Schmeichel and understudy Viljami Sinisalo are the other keepers in Brendan Rodgers' first team squad at the Scottish champions.
