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Player Profile: Bobby Thomas – Coventry City’s central defender turned potent chance creator

Thomas is providing vital contributions at both ends of the pitch as Frank Lampard’s side have stormed to the summit of the Championship.
Bobby Thomas has blossomed into a top Championship performer under Frank Lampard at Coventry City

By Chris Dunlavy

Eyebrows were raised when Coventry City rejected Sheffield United’s £8m bid for Bobby Thomas in August.
Could any Championship club really afford to turn down an offer of that magnitude for a centre-half?
Especially one who, despite two impressive years at the CBS, had faced frequent criticism over his ability on the ball.
Yet Thomas has vindicated that decision in spades, providing vital contributions at both ends of the pitch as Frank Lampard’s side have stormed to the summit of the Championship.
Potent
Ahead of the weekend’s fixtures, no other centre-back in the Champion...

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