Luke Thomas

[kingfox]

2 hours ago, Dan said:

Would be intrigued to see those below him's attacking stats. Fellows, Small for example will be absolutely miles in front so it's somewhat forgivable (Fellows isn't a full back anyway). Thomas offers us nothing defensively or offensively.

 

Just amazing that this manager will throw him out again next game. It's not just him - most of that side need dropping. He will unironically play a very similar side, same system and everything. This manager has given up and should be sacked.

Per90 minutes, for successful attacking actions, Small and Fellows sit 1st and 2nd in the Championship, the likes of Doughty and Bola sit a respectable 13th and 15th. Luke Thomas for this statistic, 3rd worst in the Championship. 
 

To add a bit more fuel to the fire, Luke Thomas is the worst full-back in the Championship for dribbles attempted, and fourth worst for offensive duels. 
 

As you pointed out, he gives us nothing offensively or defensively. 
 

If we don’t replace him in January, then it will be just as much of a crime than giving him a bloody four year contract. 

[Angus Scott]

16 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

Apart from the Salah game, his best performances have been a 6/10. On his 160 performances for us,.I reckon he's logged 5 games at 6/10 (and above for the Salah game) 

 

Probs bagged 30 odd at 5/10. An easy 40 at 4/10. Another 40 at 3/10.  The remaining 45 at 2 or worse.

Has he really played 160 games for us. God that is frightening considering he's one of the worse players I have ever seen

If he continues at this rate he'll make 500 & history will show him to be a club legend. Now there's a thouught

[oundlefox]

He’s got to be taken out of the firing line. Too many goals are a direct result of his brain fart defending and now every team on the planet is aware that he’s the big weak link in a team of many weak links. 
 

Want to beat Leicester. Easy, just attack down their left. 
 

PS I will say one small thing in his defence. He gets bugger help from Mavadidi ahead of him 

[Claudio Fannieri]

He is struggling massively and last night the defending for the 2nd goal beggared belief however I also think the current set up leaves him continually exposed. He gets very little protection or support down the left hand side, similarly neither does our right back, the team structure is all over the place and it reminds me of Coopers chaotic time here last season when JJ was continually exposed. 
 

LT has limitations but is also more than capable of playing at this level and even bottom/mid table premier league in a well drilled, well structured team set up, the problem is the last 3 managers seem incapable of finding a stable out of possession system that gives the full backs some form of protection and help. Last night the gaps in our structure was under 7 stuff we looked an absolute shambles. 

[RowlattsFox]

There was a point last night where he was laughing at his own shiteness, after kicking the ball out of play again. 

[The Doctor]

in the last 5 seasons on the match ratings on here, we've had 5 player performances below a 2.0 - he's had two of them this season (yesterday and Millwall. The other ones for reference are Ward v Wolves and Faes at Everton last season and Daka at Plymouth in 23/24) and yet he starts every week. Where's the accountability?

[funkyrobot]

38 minutes ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

He is struggling massively and last night the defending for the 2nd goal beggared belief however I also think the current set up leaves him continually exposed. He gets very little protection or support down the left hand side, similarly neither does our right back, the team structure is all over the place and it reminds me of Coopers chaotic time here last season when JJ was continually exposed. 
 

LT has limitations but is also more than capable of playing at this level and even bottom/mid table premier league in a well drilled, well structured team set up, the problem is the last 3 managers seem incapable of finding a stable out of possession system that gives the full backs some form of protection and help. Last night the gaps in our structure was under 7 stuff we looked an absolute shambles. 

There’s not much evidence to back up your faith in Luke’s ability at this level and certainly not at even lower premier league level. His best time at the club was during lockdown with no crowds and when the opponents didn’t know much about him. Since that promising start he’s never kicked on. Look back at the comments in this thread. By April 21 minor concerns about his lack of pace had been replaced by calls to loan him out at a lower level. After that it increasingly became clear that he doesn’t attack well, struggles defensively and shapes most passes back. He was ultimately discarded by our only recent good manager in Enzo and has since failed on loan in the prem, on loan in the Championship and is now targeted every match by our opponents. Get him isolated one on one (which he has to deal with as a full back) and he’s beaten almost every time. He can’t be a player that has to be protected because of his flaws when those flaws are exactly what he should be able to deal with as a fullback. 

[Dan]

3 hours ago, RedSoxUK said:

Victim of being a semi decent youth prospect in the era of pure profit.. we got £12m for McAteer.

 

We kept Hamza on (for another 4 years,) when he should have gone.. and the recent KDH, Barnes, McAteer sales and it's clear the club have a raging hard on for developing the kids to be sold regardless of how many fat contracts they give out.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if the board have mandated to Marti to include youth in the squad. People here were commenting on the lack of Nelson at the start, but imagine the conversations at board level. I've no doubt there's already an overstep re: Édouard's loan with Ruud, and now Carranza's.

 

Thomas is here to be sold for £7/8m+

The only problem is the club dumb enough to do this already own him.

[Dan]

3 hours ago, kingfox said:

Per90 minutes, for successful attacking actions, Small and Fellows sit 1st and 2nd in the Championship, the likes of Doughty and Bola sit a respectable 13th and 15th. Luke Thomas for this statistic, 3rd worst in the Championship. 
 

To add a bit more fuel to the fire, Luke Thomas is the worst full-back in the Championship for dribbles attempted, and fourth worst for offensive duels. 
 

As you pointed out, he gives us nothing offensively or defensively. 
 

If we don’t replace him in January, then it will be just as much of a crime than giving him a bloody four year contract. 

Is there anybody comparable in terms of both attacking and defending?

 

You're going to tell me it's either Viktor Kristiansen or Ricardo ffs.

[Osavo]

I cannot believe he's a professional footballer who gets paid for these theatrics. I used to put on a better show at left back for the under 13s, and I'm right footed. Pathetic. 

[kingfox]

1 hour ago, Dan said:

Is there anybody comparable in terms of both attacking and defending?

 

You're going to tell me it's either Viktor Kristiansen or Ricardo ffs.

Kristiansen of course hasn’t played enough to get conclusive stats, but comparing Thomas to Choudhury and Ricardo, from an attacking sense, Choudhury is just as bad in some aspects. One stat that shocks me is how many crosses our full-backs produce…

 

The attacking data of our three full-backs is alarmingly average to shit. 

[Dan]

1 hour ago, kingfox said:

Kristiansen of course hasn’t played enough to get conclusive stats, but comparing Thomas to Choudhury and Ricardo, from an attacking sense, Choudhury is just as bad in some aspects. One stat that shocks me is how many crosses our full-backs produce…

 

The attacking data of our three full-backs is alarmingly average to shit. 

Ricardo is completely done isn't he. My word.

[Dan]

I've hammered Mavididi and to a lesser extent Fatawu lately but bloody hell they get nothing from their full backs at all. It's an awful side to play in as a winger. **** all support from the full backs. **** all to aim for in the box.

[Dahnsouff]

Just now, Dan said:

Ricardo is completely done isn't he. My word.

Yes. It is sad, but no space for emotion when we have so badly self skinted ourselves. 

[Dan]

1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said:

Yes. It is sad, but no space for emotion when we have so badly self skinted ourselves. 

It struck me somewhat in the Forest home game last season. Got absolutely ripped to shreds by I think Hudson-Odoi. Just looked totally off the pace.

 

Thought on quality alone he'd get by at this level but I don't even think that's true anymore. Definitely time to move him on.

[Bert]

They quite clearly targeted him last night as well. Which says it all. 
 

Time to give Aluko a run there. 

[Paninistickers]

8 minutes ago, Dan said:

Ricardo is completely done isn't he. My word.

Another thing down to the manager. It was obvious to anyone with half a brain he wouldn't be able to play an energetic full back anymore. 

 

He needed a new role at the base of midfield. Winks type thing. Limit his running. Hide his defects. 

 

Oh, and another thing, his selection as captain was another weak decision form the manager. Ricky bless him isn't in any way a leader of men. 

[kingfox]

19 minutes ago, Dan said:

Ricardo is completely done isn't he. My word.

Attacking stats possibly low for Ricardo and Choudhury because at times they’ve inverted. Ricardo ranks in the top 10 for interceptions and possessions won, but in terms of winning defensive duels, as I posted last night Luke Thomas is at 50%, Ricardo only slightly better at 57%.

 

Maybe we can just about get through the season with Ricardo and Choudhury as our RB options, but as this is the Luke Thomas thread, he certainly needs binning  

[I am an Ostrich]

45 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Another thing down to the manager. It was obvious to anyone with half a brain he wouldn't be able to play an energetic full back anymore. 

 

He needed a new role at the base of midfield. Winks type thing. Limit his running. Hide his defects. 

 

Oh, and another thing, his selection as captain was another weak decision form the manager. Ricky bless him isn't in any way a leader of men. 

but cant pass to a blue shirt.....

[hejammy]

 

[Paninistickers]

Still sub. Worst player in living memory,. In a list that includes Danny Ward, shouldn't be in 25 man squad, let alone sub. 

 

However, grateful for small mercy. 

 

[Pita]

On 02/01/2026 at 19:23, Dan said:

Ricardo is completely done isn't he. My word.

Not the player he was 

[CrazyKopCorner]

27 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Still sub. Worst player in living memory,. In a list that includes Danny Ward, shouldn't be in 25 man squad, let alone sub. 

 

However, grateful for small mercy. 

 

Yes definitely in the same shitehole as Ward 

[Craig]

On 02/01/2026 at 14:41, RowlattsFox said:

There was a point last night where he was laughing at his own shiteness, after kicking the ball out of play again. 

This cracked me up  

[Jobyfox]

How long a contract did we give him?