Surprised Derby let him go on a permanent.
If he sorts out his finishing will be a top player
May the force be with you, Luke,I agree. At the moment Luke Thomas couldn't finish a senten
£1.2M for a forward who couldn't finish his dinner. Good luck to him but he's nowhere near good enough to play in the Championship.
Not having that. With his work rate and on the pitch attitude he will do just fine in the Championship, and Barnsley who are likely to have to scrap for points will be glad (and lucky) to have him.
Why are you 'not having that'? His finishing and overall final product was appalling last season - he arguably cost us points against Burton, Portsmouth and others due to his lack of ability in the final third. If he's struggling with his final product in League One how do you think he'll fare in the Championship against better defenders and better goalkeepers?
I'd agree he has a solid work rate and attitude but sometimes that isn't enough I'm afraid
Clueless
Who's clueless?
You are clearly
Come on then Grendal give me your words of wisdom or do you not have an intellectual response? I know you usually struggle in that department.
For a start he is 19 and this was his first season of full time professional football
In the first half of the season he was by some distance the most effective forward in the squad
He has a high work rate for a player of his type which is an essential requirement the higher up the leagues you go.
His pace is a major attribute - it allows him to take defenders with him and free up space for other forwards
In short he’s a fine attribute with significant potential which is why someone paid over a million pounds for him
For starters he's 20.
I've not said he's a bad player. I've said he's nowhere near Championship material. That doesn't mean he won't be in the future as he's still young. I know Derby are struggling on the financial front but surely if they rated him so highly or he such significant potential they wouldn't have accepted a bid off a Championship rival. So the question remains why sell him?
You haven't touched on his final product at all so I reiterate what basis do you have on calling me clueless? All you've pointed out is his physical attributes. Does that mean he'll become established in the Championship next season or even the season after? No it doesn't because he still has a lot to learn technically. Given Barnsley's investment it's clear he'll play a significant part of their campaign next season. If you don't think he'll struggle that's fine, I'm not five so it doesn't bother me if people have a different opinion to me, but given he struggled significantly during the second half of the season at League One I'd hedge my bets he won't be setting the world alight in a higher division next year.
You’d have said the same thing about Callum Wilson
He's definitely young, but I think that's the only bit I agree with.For a start he is 19 and this was his first season of full time professional football
In the first half of the season he was by some distance the most effective forward in the squad
He has a high work rate for a player of his type which is an essential requirement the higher up the leagues you go.
His pace is a major attribute - it allows him to take defenders with him and free up space for other forwards
In short he’s a fine attribute with significant potential which is why someone paid over a million pounds for him
£1.2M for a forward who couldn't finish his dinner. Good luck to him but he's nowhere near good enough to play in the Championship.
£1.2M for a Championship club is peanuts in today's market, it's probably worth the risk.
signed for them on a perm deal...
I liked the lad & got potential but had to laugh at this in the press release "only Thomas is not adept at finishing..." err , he worried defences with his runs but the one thing he was not, was adept at finishing!
The fact that we've heard NOTHING about a winger coming in makes me believe we'll replace Thomas with another loan - which means waiting and seeing who's available.Anyone heard anything on a replacement for him?? We still need a pacey right sided winger
Some people seem to forget how early and mid season he carried our attacking threat almost singlehandedly at times.For a start he is 19 and this was his first season of full time professional football
In the first half of the season he was by some distance the most effective forward in the squad
He has a high work rate for a player of his type which is an essential requirement the higher up the leagues you go.
His pace is a major attribute - it allows him to take defenders with him and free up space for other forwards
In short he’s a fine attribute with significant potential which is why someone paid over a million pounds for him
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