{"id":542721,"date":"2020-01-31T19:47:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T00:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=542721"},"modified":"2020-01-31T19:47:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T00:47:52","slug":"rochdale-re-sign-matty-lund-on-a-permanent-deal-from-scunthorpe-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/31\/rochdale-re-sign-matty-lund-on-a-permanent-deal-from-scunthorpe-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Rochdale Re-Sign Matty Lund on a Permanent Deal From Scunthorpe United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rochdale<\/a> have re-signed midfielder Matty Lund. The midfielder returns to Spotland on a permanent deal from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scunthorpe United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Rochdale Sign Midfielder Matty Lund<\/h2>\n<h3>The Deal<\/h3>\n<p>Rochdale announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochdaleafc.co.uk\/news\/2020\/january\/mattylundjoinsdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via their website<\/a> they had signed the midfielder. Lund has signed an 18-month contract and returns to Rochdale for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p>Lund made over 130 appearances for Rochdale during his first spell and became a huge fans favourite. He is delighted to be back and ready to help Rochdale survive in League One.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Ireland international spent four seasons with Dale between 2013-2017 and was a key member of the squad that won promotion to Sky Bet League One in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>He enjoyed three seasons in League One with Dale before moving to then Championship side Burton Albion on a free transfer in the summer of 2017.<\/p>\n<p>He is ineligible to face mid-table side Shrewsbury Town this weekend but could make his second debut against Doncaster Rovers on the 8<sup>th<\/sup> of February.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking about his return,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochdaleafc.co.uk\/news\/2020\/january\/mattylundjoinsdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Lund told the Rochdale club website<\/a>: &#8220;I\u2019m really looking forward to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to be back. Once I found out the Club was interested, I jumped at the chance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought my time was coming to an end at Scunthorpe and I felt it was time to move on. I really wanted to come back here, my agent contacted Brian [Barry-Murphy] and it\u2019s just worked out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were happy to bring me back and I\u2019m delighted to be back. Hopefully, I can make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI played with Brian and he was a coach here when I was here. I always seem to bump into him and he\u2019s someone who\u2019s definitely impacted on me coming back here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully I can do well for him and the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"0VVE02ByQJtNG5ixGMD_vA\" 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\/1037915730\" 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:'0VVE02ByQJtNG5ixGMD_vA',sig:'zlloj0G1Re1XehI5M8Cq_UPdqwA-cRZrkpfvpfr69DM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1037915730',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>Rochdale have re-signed midfielder Matty Lund. The midfielder returns to Spotland on a permanent deal from Scunthorpe United. Rochdale Sign Midfielder Matty Lund The Deal Rochdale announced via their website they had signed the midfielder. Lund has signed an 18-month contract and returns to Rochdale for an undisclosed fee. 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