Wayne Brown

[Nottingham Fox]

From the OS:

http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1538409,00.html

Leicester City have today beaten a number of Championship clubs to the signing of defender Wayne Brown from Premier League side Hull City.

Brown, 31, has joined the Foxes on loan initially until the end of the season with the view to a permanent move.

The Barking-born centre half played a major part in the Tigers' rise to the top flight - making 44 appearances in total during the campaign.

Brown spent a one-month spell at Preston earlier this season - starting six games for Alan Irvine's side.

City boss Nigel Pearson said: "Wayne played a major part in Hull's promotion to the Premier League last season and his experience will be invaluable to us.

"He is a player that I have admired for a long time and I am delighted to have him on board."

Brown began his career at Ipswich Town and also represented Colchester United, QPR, Wimbledon and Watford before making a permanent move to Vicarage Road in 2002.

The player then re-joined Colchester in 2004 following a further loan spell at Layer Road. He made a total of 158 appearances in just three years before making a £450,000 move to Hull in 2007.

Brown, who has been offered the number 36 shirt, is expected to go straight into the City squad for the League One clash against Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday.

 

[Yorkshire Vixen]

could be a decent signing not surprising we beat off a host of championship teams..

 

[drummindefender]

Interesting signing. Don't know enough about him though whether to be sure if this is a good or bad move, though it sounds more positive then anything else.

 

[Hazzman]

Decent signing. As said elsewhere ideal for our situation.

 

[PFKAKTF FOX]

Will certainly provide decent cover and experience for both Hobbs and Morrison. Just hope the finances are available so we can bring in a striker to provide some support to Howard and Fryatt.

 

[Joe_Fox]

I'd have rather got a big striker in but looks like a decent signing. Welcome on board BROWN!

 

[Han]

Very good move. We needed someone to replace Tunchev/Kisnorbo.

 

[Hammond Organ]

Strengthened in a position we needed. Now for a back up striker to cover for Howard.

 

[fox58]

Strengthened in a position we needed. Now for a back up striker to cover for Howard.

looks a good siging

i see Sappleton has come back from his load at Oxford

 

[TommyK]

Yeah pleased with this. But can't see him coming here to sit on the bench. Morrison out the team again???

 

[LS6_Fox]

Good signing, should provide experience to the likes of Hobbs and Morrison. As others have said, just need to get a striker to strengthen the attack.

 

[David Gwilliam]

As usual for this season Leicester are doing the sensible thing. Obviously I hope he will playt well himself but I also hope he will help Morrison. I regard Morrison as highly promising and he needs pitch time preferably alongside Brown not Hobbs. It is one of my rules of life: young men work together and share problems; a young man works alongside an experienced man and he gets solutions. Morrison can learn far more from Brown than from Hobbs who is not much more experienced than he is.

 

[spenno]

By the looks of it, another very shrewd signing from NP.

He's had a very good last 2 or 3 years by the looks of it!

- Voted Colchester United's Player of the Season for 2005-06
- Was the only outfield player to play every minute of every game in the Football League Championship in the 2006-07 season
- In his first season with Hull, he helped them win promotion to the Premier League

(From Wikipedia)

 

[Biff]

Hull seem to rate him..................

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A46695225

 

[homer]

Good signing for me - and someone that would be useful for next season, which is far more important

 

[MHS]

This is a fantastic signing, well done Nigel!

 

[DesertFox]

All sounds very good. Let's hope this "loan with a view to a permanent transfer" doesn't go the same way as those of Fulop and Davies.

Also, does this confirm what we all thought anyway, Kisnorbo will be off in the summer?

 

[newtonfox]

Good signing for me - and someone that would be useful for next season, which is far more important

This is a fantastic signing, well done Nigel!

Agreed,good player for us ,a striker on his way to as well hopefully.

 

[PFKAKTF FOX]

Agreed,good player for us ,a striker on his way to as well hopefully.

Is that your opinion Newts or is it a possibility

 

[newtonfox]

Is that your opinion Newts or is it a possibility