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Yahoo
03-08-2025
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FORMER U'S: Ex-U's defender links up with League One side
FORMER Colchester United left-back Cohen Bramall has signed for League One side Luton Town. The 29-year-old has linked up with the Hatters as a free agent, following his release from Championship side Portsmouth earlier this summer. Bramall has linked up with former Colchester boss Matt Bloomfield, now in charge at Luton. Former Colchester United skipper joins National League club Bramall told the Luton Town website: 'As soon as I heard of the interest I wanted to come to Luton, so I'm glad to get it sorted in the end and I'm really looking forward to getting my season started. 'I've missed out on pre-season with the squad, but I think I'll adapt really quick. I'm a fit lad and my game is built around being athletic and just being an engine, so I'm not too worried about my fitness. 'Now it's a question of meeting the boys - meeting the family here - getting my head down and kicking on.' Bramall made 68 appearances in all competitions for Colchester between August 2019 and February 2021. He helped Colchester reach the League Two play-offs under John McGreal, scoring in the first leg of their semi-final defeat against Exeter City in 2020. Bramall left to join Lincoln City in February 2021 and made 54 appearances across all competitions during a two-year spell at LNER Stadium. Samson Tovide set to leave U's after League One club's bid accepted Matt Bloomfield told the Luton Town website: 'Cohen's been a real solid performer at this level and above for a number of years now. 'He's very athletic, extremely quick and has a great left foot. He'll get up and down the flank and give us really good options in the wide left positions. 'We believe his profile and experience in this league will mean he'll play an important role in the squad. It's an area of the pitch we knew we had to look at and in Cohen we have someone whose experience and know-how of the level – and athletic profile – will provide a good addition to our group.'
BBC News
01-08-2025
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Luton sign former Portsmouth defender Bramall
Luton Town have signed former Portsmouth defender Cohen Bramall ahead of their League One opener against AFC Wimbledon. The 29-year-old left Pompey in May after making 12 appearances in the Championship during the second half of the 2024-25 began his professional career at Arsenal and also had spells at Colchester United, Lincoln City and Rotherham United, the latter where he played 91 league games before leaving in told the Luton club website, external: "I've missed out on pre-season with the squad, but I think I'll adapt really quick. "I'm a fit lad and my game is built around being athletic and just being an engine, so I'm not too worried about my fitness."Luton have not disclosed the length of Bramall's contract. Luton manager Matt Bloomfield said, "Cohen's been a real solid performer at this level and above for a number of years now."He's very athletic, extremely quick and has a great left foot. He'll get up and down the flank and give us really good options in the wide left who is comfortable at left-back and wing-back, becomes Luton's ninth signing of the can listen to live commentary of Luton Town v AFC Wimbledon with BBC 3CR on FM and DAB from 19:00 BST, Friday.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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Reading linked with Portsmouth defender as Mousinho makes McIntyre call
Reading have been linked with former Portsmouth and Rotherham United full-back Cohen Bramall. The 29-year-old made almost a century of appearances for Rotherham United before moving to Championship Pompey in January, where he made just 12 appearances. John Mousinho's men survived in their first year back in the second tier, but Bramall is one of five players released at the end of their contracts. According to The Deck, Reading and Colchester United- the League Two side where Bramall made over 50 appearances five years ago- are keen on acquiring the free agent. Left-back is an area in which Noel Hunt's side needs strengthening, with 17-year-old Andre Garcia the only contracted left-back in the squad. Jeriel Dorsett, who plays there frequently, has been offered a new deal, one of 11 players out of contract who has been offered a deal. In other Reading-related news coming out of Fratton Park, Tom McIntyre is likely to depart this summer. The 26-year-old Academy graduate made over a century of appearances for his hometown club but opted to move to Portsmouth in 2024. Finding gametime hard to come by ever since, the former Scotland youth international is on loan at Charlton Athletic, but again is failing to nail down a starting space for the League One play-off finallists. According to the Portsmouth News, Mousinho feels his side is too 'top heavy' and will look to move McIntyre on if an acceptable offer is made, with the versatile defender still under contract beyond the summer.
BBC News
16-05-2025
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Grateful Bramall backs Pompey for play-off push
Cohen Bramall is grateful for an "amazing time" with Portsmouth - and says he expects the Blues to challenge for the Championship play-offs next 29-year-old former Rotherham, Lincoln and Colchester left-back made 12 Championship appearances, four of them starts, after arriving at Fratton Park from the Millers in January on a short-term one-time Arsenal youngster told BBC Radio Solent that not being offered a new contract by Pompey had not come as a shock, saying: "It wasn't surprising because of the financial situation and the players already in that position. "I kind of got told that already before I signed. The reason why I signed is that it's Portsmouth, a massive club, and a bigger platform to play on, and I back myself to perform and show the league, the team, myself and other people what I'm all about."I appreciate the gaffer being honest with me. He took a gamble on bringing me in. I am more than grateful to him for giving me the opportunity."I went from playing two years in the Championship with Rotherham to not really playing a lot in League One under Steve Evans. "It doesn't look great, a League One player going to a team in that position in the Championship in January - I am guessing the fans would want a higher standard of player, but the fact they welcomed me and gave me the time of day was amazing and refreshing for my mental state."Before I came I wasn't in the greatest of headspaces. It wasn't a good time. Fratton Park brought me back to normal. It brought back so much confidence and knowing how well I can play. I got back to my old self."I am at peace. I did the best I could. I might have not been offered a deal but it feels good to have played a part in keeping Portsmouth up."Bramall says he'll "wait and see" where he ends up next season, though he already has an idea where Pompey may find themselves."I think play-offs, and that's not stretching it," he said. "Minimum you're looking at top 10 - we finished so strong at home, if we can tidy up a few things with away performances and be more solid, they can 100% creep into the play-offs."It's one of the hardest leagues in the world. My first year at Rotherham we stayed up, second year, back-to-back, it's hard to stay up. You have to replicate and more. It was mentally draining, but I think they'll be sweet."
BBC News
15-05-2025
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Mousinho expects 'relatively busy' Pompey summer
John Mousinho says he expects a relatively busy summer at Fratton Park, with Pompey eyeing a mix of free-agent signings, purchases and loan Blues boss told BBC Radio Solent this time of year "is probably busier than usual" but said the club are in a "really strong position" having consolidated in the Championship after promotion and are not in any rush to conduct business."Nothing is close at all, we've been tracking players but we're not panicking," he said. "There's definitely a couple of free agents we are interested in but it's likely to be a combination of paying fees for players and bringing loans in."Mousinho added he felt the club's retained list this year "probably wasn't a controversial one".Kusini Yengi scored 13 goals in all competitions in 2023-24 as Pompey won League One, but was not offered a new deal after failing to make a telling impact this term, without a goal in 14 appearances."He was pivotal in us winning the league last season but for a number of reasons it's not quite happened for him this year, including some injuries," Mousinho admitted."It felt like the best way was to not exercise his option and let him explore other options. We're happy where we are in the centre-forward department and didn't see him playing a lot next year."Also departing is left-back Cohen Bramall, who the Blues signed in January on a deal until the end of the season, with Mousinho adding: "It was a good opportunity for him to showcase himself and I think he did well, had a very solid contribution to us managing to stay up and was a very positive influence."The club hope keeper Ben Killip will agree a new deal while they have exercised their option to keep former Arsenal right-back Zak Swanson, with Mousinho saying: "He ended up starting 24 games this year - when he has played I think he's looked every inch a Championship right-back."He added: "There's nothing we are absolutely desperate to do. What we don't want to do is let players go too early and then not necessarily have replacements. It's probably going to be a case of waiting to bring players in before we let players go."It won't be like it has been for the past two summers. It won't be 14 through the door. It won't be one or two. I suspect it'll probably land halfway between them. We're not going to force anything."One of those who remains on the radar is Bristol City defender Rob Atkinson, who enjoyed a successful loan at Pompey to finish the season."Everyone knows we're there and perfectly willing to do a deal for Rob but he's Bristol City's player and we'll see what they do with him first," Mousinho said."If they had gone up it probably would have made things slightly more straightforward but it depends on them."
