Wes Thomas

Is it me or is he a lot better than we’re giving him credit for? He’s been absolutely brilliant lately, his link up play is an absolute class above this level, his skill set means we can play one striker, and he’s chipping in with a good amount of goals. As a lone striker playing up top I think he’s not far from the best we’re had since being back in the EFL.

UTM

Agreed. MOM today he was unplayable. Bet he wishes all defenders were like Notts County's!

FACT: he's scored in 6 games for us and we've won each one.

Got to BP from work at half time so didn't see the first half.
Thought the second half was his best 45 in a Town shirt.
Great finish

Proving that he's a very good player at this level, great signing.

Think we were all a bit mehhhh when we signed him but fair play Mr Jolley. Bit of a gem.

I think he’s ideal for the way we play, really seems to have bought into it and is getting the goals now aswell, really good for the young lads developing round him aswell as he always seems to be able to do something with the ball anytime they give it to him

OP sums it up perfectly for me, his all round game is brilliant for this level. He’s got better as time has gone on and he’s got fitter - you can certainly tell he’s played most of his career a division or two above League Two.

He may not do it this season, but he’s capable of 20+ goals in a half decent side.

He’s been supurb after gaining full match sharpness, and his recent goals have given him a huge boost of confidence. He’s a real all round striker, great link up play, decent in the air, looks to be a good finisher and absolutely works his socks for the team.

Isn’t his contract up in the summer? If so we should be speaking to his agent now.

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

I think he’s ideal for the way we play, really seems to have bought into it and is getting the goals now aswell, really good for the young lads developing round him aswell as he always seems to be able to do something with the ball anytime they give it to him

With the system we play now, he knows sooner or later we'll get the ball back from defence, breakaway and suddenly he's got 2/3/4 players up with him so he's not really playing a lone striker role in the route 1 sense but his awareness of where to be when we do break is invaluable and he makes goals for others as well as himself

He will be even better if we get a decent centre forward to help him, he's not ideally suited to the 1 up front role, just watch his goals for puff and you will see he likes the ball played to feet ,particularly down the side.
Don't think it took many of us too much more than 20-30 minutes of watching him to realise we had a class act

He will be even better if we get a decent centre forward to help him, he's not ideally suited to the 1 up front role, just watch his goals for oxford and you will see he likes the ball played to feet ,particularly down the side.
Don't think it took many of us too much more than 20-30 minutes of watching him to realise we had a class act

An excellent signing, he's going to get close to cult-status soon. He can actually keep improving too, here's to double figures for Wes

A few weeks ago my lad laid a bet with me for £20 Wes wouldn't get 10 goals this season, on current form I reckon that will be in my greasy palm pretty soon  

I like Wes he's hard working has decent craft and can finish, he backs himself and has proved he can finish. Great attitude and work rate, a really good signing at this level. I also like the military salute goal celebration and all being well we'll see it a few more times yet.  

He does seem to get some very unfair treatment from the officials. Now he is fully fit, he is showing his worth. On the highlights you can see how he holds the defender off for Clifton to arrive with the header for the goal.

Yeah he’s great. He doesn’t have any outstanding attributes in my opinion other than scoring goals (which is a skill in itself I guess).

We often leave a big gap between him and the midfield but you never see him moan or shirk having to make a run in to the channel or chase down a defender.

Like I said he’s just one of these centre forwards that gets goals. The way he took his today when he shaped and left the ground like he did I kind of wondered what he was doing. I was glad to eat my words though. Same as last week, in that split second I thought he should take a touch but instead he pulled off a really controlled finish back past the keeper in to the corner.

The first goal was his for the taking too, only an outrageous pull on him stopped it, as the highlights show.

Where can I watch the highlights please?

Not easy leading the line on your own like he often has. He's not a huge target man but he's strong, he's no whippet but he's quick enough and his touch and hold up play is good as well. Huge part of our recent upturn.

I said on here a couple of months ago that we might have to expect him being quiet for periods of games before finding something from nothing. Today he had a battle with their centre halves which wouldn’t look out of place on either undercard of the two fight nights this evening. His two latest goals have shown his striking instinct - anticipating a rebound for his second against Swindon and getting his foot on a dropping ball and striking it low today. He’s been a brilliant signing.

He was great at Cheltenham as well (couldn’t make Swindon game)
He was immense today
Well Done Wes
Can we please bring Amond back in Jan to partner him up front
Another 2 today at Gimps
Amond Scores Goals
Come on Town!

Quoted from HertsGTFC

A few weeks ago my lad laid a bet with me for £20 Wes wouldn't get 10 goals this season on current form I reckon that will be in my greasy palm pretty soon  

I like Wes he's hard working has decent craft and can finish, he backs himself and has proved he can finish. Great attitude and work rate, a really good signing at this level. I also like the military salute goal celebration and all being well we'll see it a few more times yet.  

Void bet....he is no longer in that form so the bets off  

He as a great ability to score goals with his back to the goal in the box. He seems to be able to turn and get a shot off in the blink of an eye. Not a bad skill to have. Any loose ball in the box near him you can put money on him to get a foot there first.

Quoted from oochiad

Where can I watch the highlights please?

[url]https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/teams/grimsby-town/11589352/grimsby-4-0-notts-county[/url]

Getting used to seeing Wes trademark salute to the fans after scoring keep it going stormtrooper.

He is a very intelligent player. His off the ball movement, positioning and anticipation is of top quality. The best example of this is his goal V Tranmere. They way he anticipates the cross coming in as he drops back from the defender and moves into space leaves him prefect for the "header" into the goal.
And with his goal V Swindon, his reaction to follow up Embleton's shot to score is something we've been missing a while now.

I have now started saluting people I meet instead of bothering shaking hands.

Took his goal well despite an arm in the face. If it hadn't of gone in it should have been a penalty. Watch the highlights and see if you agree.

I was saying way back when we signed him that we had made a good signing and he would get us goals. Unfortunately has wasnt match fit and also had that stupid sending off which set him back. Now he's fit and playing in a settled team structure where the players all know each other and patterns of play are being worked on where players are more settled into their roles and he knows how to play with them and vice versa.
I was disappointed he'd only signed for one year as i knew he'd be a key player by the end of the seasoon and we;d have a problem getting another Wes if he left. Hope the love we have for him will keep hhim here

Quoted from cjbill

He is a very intelligent player. His off the ball movement, positioning and anticipation is of top quality. The best example of this is his goal V Tranmere. They way he anticipates the cross coming in as he drops back from the defender and moves into space leaves him prefect for the "header" into the goal.
And with his goal V Swindon, his reaction to follow up Embleton's shot to score is something we've been missing a while now.

This is th thing that struck me about him. Slow start but it's taken a while for the team to click but now we're seeing the benefits of his reading of the game. A latter day Gary Jones.

Just wish that Macca would stop kicking it up high in the air to him and hit it flatter. He can control it with his chest. He has really good close control and this would be playing to his advantage instead of high balls playing into a centre half's hands.

Quoted from RoboCod

, he's going to get close to cult-status soon.

Rather a long way to go before that I think (unless you mean he's going to join one!   )

I love it when Thomas has the ball at his feet, he twists and turns to create space but hardly ever loses possession.

He's our best player IMHO at the moment.

He is the striker we were missing, has strength, pace, movement, positioning and goals. Best striker we have had since Bogle!

Quoted from 140067

Took his goal well despite an arm in the face. If it hadn't of gone in it should have been a penalty. Watch the highlights and see if you agree.

Talking about the amount of abuse Wes gets, he drunk that defender off so much he had to resort to a nasty physical assault by that tosser right near the dugout.

The soft of shite ref and linesman totally ignored that and booked both him and Wes, clearly, the defender should have been sent off.

Quoted from Mrs Doyle

Talking about the amount of abuse Wes gets, he drunk that defender off so much he had to resort to a nasty physical assault by that tosser right near the dugout.

The soft of shite ref and linesman totally ignored that and booked both him and Wes clearly the defender should have been sent off.

The defender was also lashing out at Thomas when Clifton bundled the ball over the line for his goal.

Wes is the best forward I've seen at  BP in years

Thomas's CV suggested he would be fine  for L2 when he signed. Whilst not prolific he has by far the best scoring record of any of existing strikers and mainly at a higher level.

It took a while for him to find his form but you have to remember we signed him pretty late in the summer as a free agent. I think it was a couple of games after the season began. He clearly looks after himself and was maybe training over the summer but he wasnt playing matches. This put him a bit behind the others and I think his lack of sharpness early on was down to that.

Certainly over the last dozen games or so he has got better and better with each game. Yesterday he was great. Worked hard, chased down, looked sharp and his hold up play at times was a class above this level. Fully deserved his goal and would have been MOM but when your centre half scores 2 and keeps a clean sheet i suppose hard not to give it to them.

We need to try and get a new contract sorted for him soon. Expires end of season and i am quite sure league 1 clubs would be looking at him.

Shame he's nearly 32. I'd certainly look to extend his contract for another season.

Quoted from fishboyUTM

Shame he's nearly 32. I'd certainly look to extend his contract for another season.

Probably got 2 good years left so i think he will not attract a div 1 club. If he keeps showing his worth im sure MJ will do his best to keep him and if we get another decent striker or one of our yyoungsters can step up we could move up this league next season. More experience for our youngsters will see them stronger and fitter and able to play in L2

I thought Harry Cardwell had a decent game on the quiet and made a difference with his presence up front.

Quoted from arryarryarry

I thought Harry Cardwell had a decent game on the quiet and made a difference with his presence up front.

Same, his all round craft gets better week by week! He’ll keep moving forward I’m sure.