Luke Thomas

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  1. George Kerr

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    I don’t think that the press and media generally help, and are selective in their criticism. Stones ‘drops one’ and gets panned yet Maguire, Mings, Pickford, De Gea, Pope and countless others hardly get a mention.
     
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    It is important to remember that the club also has a duty of care in this regard, especially with younger players. They can be very vulnerable in the hold of managers, coaching staff and agents and sometimes decisions are made 'for them' in a way which puts them into a situation which they regret. I like Luke. He was my man of the match in the away defeat at Bristol City, because he always got on to the front foot and tried to make things happen for us. I think that the revised 3-4-3 system may have put him out of the picture here, but he has the skills and the application to reinvent himself. If I see him in The Promenade, I will buy him a coffee. Good player. Loads of potential. I hope that the club are fulfilling their duty of care and bringing this young man along with care.
     
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    So did I.

    I thought it was pretty poor mentioning and alluding to that on a public forum when the player himself hadn't done it yet. Especially as you said that he reads this board - so he would have read your comments.

    You then said you weren't connected to him and denied that - which is pretty poor imo.

    Edit: Quoted wrong person obviously.
     
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