Rovers Complete Midfield Loan Signing
By Matthew Jones
March 24 2010
Tranmere Rovers have today completed the loan signing of West Brom midfielder Joss Labadie with Manager Les Parry hoping to make a further two signings tomorrow before the loan deadline ends tomorrow evening.....
Tranmere manager Les Parry has today completed what he hopes will be the first of three loan signings in two days, as Joss Labadie today signed a loan deal until the end of the season at Prenton Park.
The 19-year old joins from Championship side West Bromwhich Albion, where he has risen through the youth ranks after joining the club as a scholar in 2006.
The attacking midfielder is yet to play a first team game for the Baggies, but has gained experience playing first team football in League Two this season, where he has spent time on loan at both Shrewsbury and Cheltenham.
Labadie actually made his Football League debut in February 2009, when he played once in a one month loan spell at Shrewsbury, before rejoining the Paul Simpson's League Two side in August 2009 on another one month deal.
He featured much more regularly for the Shrews in his spell at the club, making fourteen appearances and scoring five times in eleven league games, with Shrewsbury not losing any of the games he scored in.
In November, Labadie joined another League Two club on loan in the form of Chletenham Town, where he would make a further eleven appearances before returning to West Brom in January.
Tranmere manager Les Parry told the club's Official Website "Joss is a very promising young midfielder and I'm delighted to have signed him on loan.
"He's strong, industrious and will add to our options in the centre of the pitch.
"We're still aiming to bring in a striker and a left-back before the deadline on Thursday afternoon".
Joss will be available for Tranmere's next first team fixture, an away trip to Brighton in Coca Cola League One on Brighton, though it's uncertain whether he will go straight into the starting line up.
Should any more news break on Tranmere's attempts to bring in two further players on loan within the next 24 hours, we at Total Tranmere will bring you that news straight away.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010:03:24:22:46:43 by Deadly Submarine.
Not complaining though...as long as we get a striker
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010:03:24:15:17:23 by trolley_thief.
If Les rates him then he won't turn him down.
Hopefully he'll add a bit of creativity to the team to supply our current strikers and maybe chip in with a few goals himself.
Wonder if he'll fit into 4-3-3 or 4-4-2.
I think barnett will probably be allowed to go out on loan now as it looks like les doesnt rate him
Good move.
Every ball is a white ball............TRFC
Every ball is a white ball............TRFC