Tom Lees

[Alan Robinson]

What can you guys tell us about  him? He’s been released after several seasons with you and he’s now apparently on City’s radar.

Other than him being a CB I don’t anything about his strengths and weaknesses.

 

Btw - your previous full back Jack Hunt was released by Nigel Pearson

[FinnishOwl]

Needs a better, calming CB alongside, then he can be good. He's not one to carry the team on his shoulders. I don't understand why he was made captain at one point.

[StudentOwl]

Average Championship CB, conference level on the ball 

[Guest LondonOwl313]

He’s a steady championship centre half.. was in contention for our player of the season. Can’t play out from the back at all though.

 

Got a bad injury to his ankle (or so it looked) about a month ago so didn’t think he’d be fit for the start of next season.

[OhForAnotherShez]

Which City?

[SallyCinnamon]

Looked good when he first joined. Formed a good partnership with Loovens. 
 

Then Loovens left and he looked bang average. Don’t even bother playing it out the back with him in defence. 
 

Gives his all though. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, FinnishOwl said:

Needs a better, calming CB alongside, then he can be good. He's not one to carry the team on his shoulders. I don't understand why he was made captain at one point.

 

Depends how he is used. In a back 4 alongside a commanding, vocal CB partner he should still be OK at that level as a no nonsense defender.

 

Try and get him to lead, or to play in a back 3 as a passing defender and you will be asking for trouble. 

[snaykz]

Pros: Solid, honest, good tackler, good in the air.

 

Cons: No pace, can't pass.

 

[Owls-Fan]

Watch out for him being sat on the pitch looking like a cup final loser, happens during most games after being winded or injured. He won’t be in a team wanting to push for promotion.  

[Costello 77]

He'll head it away and kick it away all afternoon.

Big heart but zero ball skills.

 

[Tony Pulis]

A usually solid and clever defender, but he has a really unhealthy habit of very occasionally committing fatal errors. Will be decent enough on a free but I wouldn't build your defence around him.

 

[Guest wilyfox]

Averaged over 40 games per season since the age of 18. Won’t find many centre-halves in the champ with more experience. Decent no frills centre-half. Solid in a two. Uncomfortable in a three. Very average on the ball. Committed. Leads by example, but vocally very quiet. Had his ups & downs, but overall a good servant. 

[bladeshater]

Solid mid table centre half

[Alan Robinson]

11 minutes ago, Costello 77 said:

He'll head it away and kick it away all afternoon.

Big heart but zero ball skills.

 

We’ve had quite a number of them at City over the years............

[FreshOwl]

Awful on the ball.
 

Good in the air 

 

Good positional sense 

 

So overall an average championship CB. Could do better, could do worse 

[unkastav]

He’ll be a great free signing

[Socialist_Owl]

42 minutes ago, Alan Robinson said:

What can you guys tell us about  him? He’s been released after several seasons with you and he’s now apparently on City’s radar.

Other than him being a CB I don’t anything about his strengths and weaknesses.

 

Btw - your previous full back Jack Hunt was released by Nigel Pearson

Past it.

[Taximark]

Average at best, many on here  including me thiught he was brilliant at first but as soon as we got rid of a calm composed old head in loovens he literally fell to bits.

 

My honest opinion is if you're after promotion look elsewhere but fine for a squad.

[83owl]

Pretty much all of the above posts apart from the guy who said he is clever. He isn’t. He literally doesn’t have a football brain. If there’s a decision to be made he will dither around for so long that by the time he makes his decision the ball will already be in the back of the net. 
 

 

[Fast Forward]

Dull-witted defender, very poor on the ball, little presence on the pitch. One of the many reasons we were relegated.

 

Will suit Bristol fine.