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Bobby Thomas: From Joey Barton's criticism to John Terry comparisons – the remarkable rise of Coventry City's Premier League star
13.10.26, 11:29 7 Minute Read
‘We’ve had enough of him as well.’
That was Joey Barton's assessment of Bobby Thomas in January 2023. Less than four years later, Jamie Carragher was comparing the Coventry City defender to ‘2005 prime John Terry’.
Quite the turnaround.
Thomas was not quite four months old when Coventry City were relegated from the Premier League in May 2001. It’s been one hell of a journey for the Sky Blues in the intervening quarter of a century. The rise of Thomas has been almost as incredible.
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Rich Chamberlain
EditorRich is a lifelong Coventry supporter and the author of several books about the club, including When The Sky Was Blue, Benno: My Life in Football and Sky Blue Fall.