No we had him first. When he signed an Arsenal fan said hed get us up. He was utter ****. No football brain at all. Very little ability , didnt look like a pro footballer. One of the worst loan signings we have had. I believe Ipswich actually paid a fee for him. Unbelievable.!!
Tomlin has amazing ability and a great football brain. When we had him on loan he was excellent - whenever he had the ball we knew something exciting was about to happen. Then he signed permanently and almost straight away something started to go wrong. He seemed to lose interest. I’m sure he DIDN’T lose interest but that was what it looked like on the pitch. There were rumours of him falling out with LJ and his teammates but the reality probably had something to do with his personal life - I heard he was having family problems. He also started gaining weight. Anyway, the final straw was when he missed a penalty - it looked deliberate (it probably wasn’t - just a terrible penalty) and that was that. Good to see him playing well again - but I’m afraid he will always get some stick when he plays us!!!