Luke Thomas

[JimJams]

1 minute ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

IT'S NOT A FOUR YEAR DEAL! HIS CURRENT CONTRACT ENDS 2016. HE'S SIGNED ON TIL 2019.......3 YEARS EXTRA

 

FFS HOW HARD CAN IT BE?

 

Very hard unless we have a time machine!

[MrsJohnMurphy]

3 minutes ago, JimJams said:

Very hard unless we have a time machine!

Haha.......oops 2026 - 2029 

 

I'm so old 

Edited 19 September 2025 by MrsJohnMurphy

[JimJams]

9 minutes ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

Haha.......oops 2026 - 2029 

 

I'm so old 

We've got a time machine for that.

[AyewJoking]

I'd like to see this lad binned off so 4 years is 

 

Hopefully this is because we can command a higher fee now and will be pure profit??

 

 

[Bert]

4 hours ago, coolhandfox said:

So you don't think we can scout a single left back for less wages then Thomas is on and for a reasonable fee.

Probably. But with how our finances are/were with the greater need for reinforcements in other positions, getting a new left back would just be crazy. When really it’s a position we are loaded at, when you consider we had JJ who could play there before he left, Thomas, Kristiansen, Aluko along with Ricardo and Choudhury who have both played there before too. 
 

I’m not saying that Thomas is the next Roberto Carlos here but he’s capable at this level and there’s absolutely no guarantee we will be out of this division next season either. 

[Unabomber]

1 hour ago, Stadt said:

2 career league assists and one was on his debut. He doesn’t have any clear strengths does he 

Dunno he’s pretty good at contract negotiation 

[coolhandfox]

10 minutes ago, Bert said:

Probably. But with how our finances are/were with the greater need for reinforcements in other positions, getting a new left back would just be crazy. When really it’s a position we are loaded at, when you consider we had JJ who could play there before he left, Thomas, Kristiansen, Aluko along with Ricardo and Choudhury who have both played there before too. 
 

I’m not saying that Thomas is the next Roberto Carlos here but he’s capable at this level and there’s absolutely no guarantee we will be out of this division next season either. 

But we have no need to give him a 4 year contract.

 

We could have just seen where we are in the summer, no one else would offer him a 4 year contract.

 

Only reason I would under is if he's taken a 50% to 60% pay cut.

 

Edited 19 September 2025 by coolhandfox

[RobHawk]

He's a current first team player, he may not be great but I'd rather using any money we have to get someone better in and this lad be back up then waste money needing a back up as well. 

 

Add in the fact he's a local lad, these are the players we want in around the squad. 

 

Yes he's not the best left back in the league but he's solid enough at this level and gets replaced if we go up. 

[moore_94]

31 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

But we have no need to give him a 4 year contract.

 

We could have just seen where we are in the summer, no one else would offer him a 4 year contract.

 

Only reason I would under is if he's taken a 50% to 60% pay cut.

 

I imagine he probably would get a 4 year contract offer somewhere

 

Hoffenheim weren’t willing to spend €5m to give him just 2 years

 

It also could get to January and then he agrees a pre-contract with someone (which could also be why we have sorted a deal now if clubs were sniffing around him ahead of then)

[Mickyblueeyes]

If it is that we are giving away a 4 year contract as he is a potentially cheap option. Isn’t the cheap option/the cover Aluko ? Now that would be a 4 year deal that makes sense. 
 

I hope Thomas has the season of his life, of course I do. It’s just feels like you don’t have do much at this club to get a great reward. 

[TrentFox]

I liked the Thomas that played a few games at the end of last season and looked to have developed a mean streak and toughened up. Can we have him back instead of the soft lad that’s currently playing? The other one looked genuinely promising. 

[Tiny earl]

1 hour ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

IT'S NOT A FOUR YEAR DEAL! HIS CURRENT CONTRACT ENDS 2016. HE'S SIGNED ON TIL 2019.......3 YEARS EXTRA

 

FFS HOW HARD CAN IT BE?

 

I’m surprised you’re surprised how thick some clowns on here are.!!

[VLC86]

55 minutes ago, Tiny earl said:

I’m surprised you’re surprised how thick some clowns on here are.!!

Quoting someone who can’t count to call others thick doesn’t scream irony at all.

[lcfc sheff]

regardless of what someone thinks of him as a player...  he's potentially worth £5m, which if ever sold is huge for PSR as he's from our academy! why let someone worth that leave for free?

[The Year Of The Fox]

2 hours ago, JimJams said:

Very hard unless we have a time machine!

Even if we did, Top wouldn’t change any of the last 4 years 

[Dickov22]

1 hour ago, Bert said:

Probably. But with how our finances are/were with the greater need for reinforcements in other positions, getting a new left back would just be crazy. When really it’s a position we are loaded at, when you consider we had JJ who could play there before he left, Thomas, Kristiansen, Aluko along with Ricardo and Choudhury who have both played there before too. 
 

I’m not saying that Thomas is the next Roberto Carlos here but he’s capable at this level and there’s absolutely no guarantee we will be out of this division next season either. 

He isn’t capable at this level. Watch the Charlton game back!

[Cincinnati Fox]

5 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Based on what? 

Jon rudkin

[dooflip]

This lad get so much unwarranted stick.

We are where we are, we as a fanbase need to understand that.

Thomas is an asset to the club we are now.

He isn’t a world beater, he’ll never play for a top club, but he’s a very capable player who has been on a journey with us. I would love nothing more than for him to continue to improve as our style and identity starts to develop and stabilise under marti, and become our starting left back for the foreseeable future, because let’s be honest, if you think we are challenging for Europe any time soon you need a taxi to the bradgate unit.

[MrsJohnMurphy]

1 hour ago, VLC86 said:

Quoting someone who can’t count to call others thick doesn’t scream irony at all.

2016 - 2019

2026 - 2029

Still 3 years 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

2016 - 2019

2026 - 2029

Still 3 years 

Right but his new contract presumably starts now, not in 2026 when his old one would have ended. We can call it a three year extension if you'd prefer but unless I'm missing something very obvious it's a four year contract, isn't it? 

[MrsJohnMurphy]

Just now, Guest said:

Right but his new contract presumably starts now, not in 2026 when his old one would have ended. We can call it a three year extension if you'd prefer but unless I'm missing something very obvious it's a four year contract, isn't it? 

Not unless his contract ends mid September 2029

[Guest]

1 minute ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

Not unless his contract ends mid September 2029

This is all getting a bit "he's 28 until he becomes 29" for me so I think I'll leave it there mate, I'm quite surprised anyone would say a deal going from 2025 to 2029 is not a four year deal but you call it whatever you like I reckon

[Lesterlad]

3 hours ago, JimJams said:

Very hard unless we have a time machine!

That’s quality 

[TJB-fox]

Not been anywhere near as bad as people are making out. He’s been poor in the past and not a huge fan but been fine this season 

[Jobyfox]

1 hour ago, TJB-fox said:

Not been anywhere near as bad as people are making out. He’s been poor in the past and not a huge fan but been fine this season 

I agree he’s been “fine” this season. As we’ve declined as a team we’re now meeting his levels.

 

Is he the player you sign to get you out of the division or is he the player you sign because you’re planning for a long stay? I think that’s the worry of the 4 years. It feels like either a lack of ambition or adjusting to meet our new reality