{"id":541826,"date":"2020-01-29T03:59:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T08:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=541826"},"modified":"2020-01-29T03:59:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T08:59:11","slug":"mansfield-town-confirm-the-signing-of-kelland-watts-on-loan-from-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/29\/mansfield-town-confirm-the-signing-of-kelland-watts-on-loan-from-newcastle-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Mansfield Town Confirm the Signing of Kelland Watts on Loan From Newcastle United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mansfield Town have confirmed that they have signed defender <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/603e4f0b\/Kelland-Watts\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kelland Watts<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle United<\/a> on a four-month loan deal.<\/p>\n<h2>Mansfield Confirm the Signing of Kelland Watts<\/h2>\n<h3>Second Loan Spell Of The Season<\/h3>\n<p>Mansfield is Watts&#8217; second loan of the season, having spent the first half of the season with fellow League Two side Stevenage.<\/p>\n<p>It was the 20-year-old&#8217;s first loan of his career, having been a regular for Newcastle United&#8217;s U23 side; last season saw him appear 41 times for the young Magpies side.<\/p>\n<p>During his time at Broadhall Way, he made 20 appearances. However, he was recalled by Newcastle at the start of the transfer window.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking about Kelland Watts to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansfieldtown.net\/news\/2020\/january\/defender-joins-on-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official Mansfield Town website<\/a>, Stags boss Graham Coughlan said: &#8220;Kelland is a player who can play in numerous positions. He can play centre-half in a two or a three, he can sit in front [of the defence] or he can go in at left-back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is technically very good. He\u2019s big, strong and suits the division. I would say his best position is centre-half, but if he needs to, he\u2019s comfortable in front of the back four.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows what the division is about and he\u2019s young, fit and hungry. He has a desire, work rate and attitude, which is exactly what we\u2019re looking to build here at this football club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mansfield Town are currently 18th place in League Two, having collected 30 points from 29 games.<\/p>\n<p>Since he took over in December, the Stags having struggled under new manager Coughlan, winning just two games.<\/p>\n<p>However, the latest of those two wins came in their last game, a 3-2 win over Bradford City. As a result, Coughlan will be hoping that his side can begin a good run of form, starting in their next game away to Oldham Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"SAbbqXzZTLJllXOnQcyDFQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1200143776\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'SAbbqXzZTLJllXOnQcyDFQ',sig:'taR5XPJ4yi7Wv3u9Hco-gHd1q1Weuj2hDJGlWiMbhQo=',w:'594px',h:'429px',items:'1200143776',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mansfield Town have confirmed that they have signed defender Kelland Watts from Newcastle United on a four-month loan deal. Mansfield Confirm the Signing of Kelland Watts Second Loan Spell Of The Season Mansfield is Watts&#8217; second loan of the season, having spent the first half of the season with fellow League Two side Stevenage. 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