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Patient Josh Ruffels is at the ready

Free agent Josh Ruffels is determined not to panic as he patiently waits for an opportunity to add to his 400 senior games as an EFL professional.

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The LeaguePaper Team
14 September 2025

By Dave Flett

Free agent Josh Ruffels is determined not to panic as he patiently waits for an opportunity to add to his 400 senior games as an EFL professional.
Ruffels, 31, hit that career landmark last season for Huddersfield Town before being left out of the team for the final two fixtures, having started 13 of the previous 14 games.
Just days later, with the Terriers managerless at the time, he was told on a Zoom call by a club director that he would not be getting a new deal.
A “funny summer” ensued, in which the ex-Oxford United left-back alternated between attending the PFA Pre-Seas...

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