Fleetwood Town boost any hopes they have of promotion as they surprise fans by signing League One title winner Danny Mayor.
The 32 year old midfielder joins on a two year contract after being released by Plymouth Argyle earlier this summer, having made 34 appearances, scoring once, last season to help them win promotion back to the Championship.
Also linking up with the Cod Army is Ryan Broom, 26, who spent last season at Cheltenham and turned down their offer of a new deal.
He netted twice for the Robins in 2022-23, helping them to a 16th-place finish in League One, and across his two spells with Cheltenham, Broom played 134 games has also had spells with Peterborough and Plymouth Argyle.
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The second signing of the day is done – please welcome experienced midfielder Danny Mayor to the #ftfc ranks, who has signed a two-year deal.#OnwardTogether
โ Fleetwood Town FC (@ftfc) June 26, 2023
STATEMENT ON DANNY MAYOR
Fleetwood Town are delighted to announce the signing of experienced midfielder Danny Mayor on a two-year contract.
The 32-year-old spent last season with League One winners Plymouth Argyle, playing a massive part in their promotion back to the Championship.
The experienced box-to-box midfielder has also spent time at Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, and Bury FC, playing 492 times in all competition since making his professional debut at Deepdale back in 2008.
In terms of honours, Mayor won promotion with Bury back in 2014-15 where he finished third, and then with current Preston boss Ryan Lowe as manager back in 2018-19, which resulted in a return to League One for the club.
Mayor claimed a third promotion a year later with new side Argyle, helping them to a third-place finish in League Two, and most recently helped his former club with a promotion to the second tier of English football.
With individual honours, Danny was named the Football League Two Player of the Year in 2014-15 season, whilst also being in in the PFA Team of the Year. He got the same recognition in the 2018-19 season, as well as in the 2019-20 campaign.
Leyland-born Mayor will join up with latest signing Ryan Broom and the rest of the Fleetwood Town squad on Monday for their first day back of pre-season. He will be on the plane to Waterford next week.
Welcome to the Club, Danny!
Danny Mayor – ‘The Magician’ 2018/19 pic.twitter.com/f4WdUkf796
โ Bury FC Goals (@buryfcgoals) May 8, 2019
STATEMENT ON RYAN BROOM:
Fleetwood Town are delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Ryan Broom on a two-year contract.
The 26-year-old, who spent last season with fellow League One side Cheltenham Town, knows what to expect in our division as the majority of his playing time has been spent here at the likes of Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town, and Peterborough United.
The goalscoring midfielder certainly knows where the net is as heโs managed to score 27 goals in his career to date and has made just short of 200 appearances before penning his new deal with Fleetwood.
During his first spell at Cheltenham โ between 2018 and 2020 โ he picked up a handful of awards after their play-off destined season in 2018/19.
Not only did he make 48 appearances in that campaign, but he also took home three awards winning the Player of the Year, Norwegian Robins’ Player of the Year, and Players’ Player of the Year.
Newport-born Broom will join up with captain Josh Vela, Scott Robertson, and more in the middle of the park for the upcoming season and will be at Poolfoot Farm for the first day of training back after the summer.
Welcome to the Cods, Ryan!
Here’s what fans are saying as Fleetwood boost their promotion hopes with a surprise signing of League One title winner Danny Mayor…
@richardholden21: You wonโt sign a better player for years, The Mayor of Bury has temporarily moved to @ftfc Nice one Danny and thanks for not going to Horwich Wanderers #UTS
@ArgyleLife1886: You’ve bagged yourselves a gem there, look after him for us! ๐
@olpafc_: Wow what a signing for you guys
@dscolsey: You have some player, was fantastic to watch for us greens gave everything. Going to miss watching him good luck Danny ๐
@Scudda85: What an absolute baller you have on your hands here, lads. Will give everything and the kitchen sink. Go well, Danny๐.
@pafc8994: Really watch him when he plays. Might not appear on assists and goals as much as you think. But he’ll be the heart and soul of your team. Gutted he won’t get a crack at the champ with us, still think he’s that good.
@Comins1Sam: Us and Fleetwood dark horses next season. ๐ #imps
@EddieW1885: Good luck to Danny and Broomy. Two guys who have served the greens well ๐๐๐
@ShakersMMV: Best player I’ve seen in a Bury shirt, he’ll be class for yous ๐ Good Luck Danny ๐ค๐
@djshaker78: Youโve just signed god. Congrats youโre very lucky! Well done to Danny too on a move back north and thanks SO much for not going to Bolton! ๐
@chrisisaac8: I absolutely love Danny Mayor! The most natural footballer of the lower leagues! Absolute legend, thankyou so much for what you did at Argyle , get on the edge of your seats cod army!!
@lucaturner2: What a signing
@ttvmxey: Good luck Danny. Proper footballer, absolute wizard and a top professional. Good luck to Fleetwood you’ve already made some cracking signings ๐ช๐
@hugegills: Got a great signing there. Brilliant to watch and unplayable on his day. Best of luck to him for the coming season.
@ftfcRedford: Oh my word what a signing what a player
@CMpafc: Fleetwood Town league 1 champions 23/24.
@Benjistyles1: What everyone else said. Wonderful player. Gutted he wonโt be with us next season and genuinely wish him nothing but the best.
@chubbs_20: Take care of him. You’ve got one hellova player there.
@andrews_gaz: What a signing for Fleetwood. Easily championship standards
@FIWCHAMP9: Great signing for you guys, he’s an absolute baller, Can see you pushing for the playoffs this season, treat him good ๐
@jadebickerton16: Good luck Danny!!! Will miss you in Green ๐
@selnor1983: He’s a great player. On the ball he scares defense. Best of luck Mayor. Thanks for everything. Look after him Fleetwood. And he will look after you.
@Pilgrimcraig82: Heโs absolute class look after him!
@SupremeLeaderD3: Got yourselves an absolute baller. Love that Danny Mayor ๐ซก๐
@RogGorst2: Gem of a player, him and Broom are quality – good luck to both, 2 great signings for you
@AdamSWFC__: Fleetwood top 6 ๐
@andrews_lorna: Wow ๐คฏ what a catch. Player and a half, good luck Danny ๐
@paulwarby74: Fantastic player will give you a new dimension in play knowing when to let the pass go and when to hold up the play……. you have a cracking player here easily one of the best in the league……. was key at Argyle and know we are not better off seeing him move good luck Danny
@KyleGatfield97: Unbelievable player, good luck Danny. ๐ ๐งโโ๏ธ
@pitchdawg_7: @ftfcknappers youโve got one helluva player here. The ultimate litmus test on whether someone knows ball or not. Hope he gives you many happy memories like he gave us in Devon.
@BigpermMK: Fantastic signing good luck for next season
@PAFCGraphics: Best player in the league ๐ Enjoy him – all the best Danny ๐
@ftfcrob: Have we now got the best midfield in the league?๐ค๐คทโโ๏ธ
@Dyer1981Matt: All the best Dan – categorically will be your best signing this year by some way. Enjoy him for as long as you can! Class act both on and off the pitch
@1988chris1988: Great signing that for fleetwood! Heart of everything that Argyle have done well these past few years! Great player!
@_ae19_: See you in the Championship next season, Fleetwood ๐ซก๐ฆ
@Kyiz69: Cracking signing, got a right baller on your hand. Look after him ๐
@MrLuco1988: What a signing for them! One of my favourite Argyle players in recent times ๐ technically one of the best weโve had at Home Park.
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