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I do think it was a bit unfair to write him off after one game.

He's still not into double figures in terms of his Football League career and he's lining up behind / communicating with a rebuilt defence.

Considering both those things, he's settled really well. It will be interesting to see how he's doing by the New Year with 20-odd games behind him. 

In a funny way, another thing he's got is relatively experienced back-up in Aidan Stone breathing down his neck. That's got to help him maintain the standards. Scott Brown didn't have that competition for several periods of his Vale career and I think it's good to have someone like Stone to keep the pressure on and also as a long-term successor for him.

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2 minutes ago, Rampant Zebra said:

I don't think anyone was writing him off after one game. The only question is how he will handle one or two games a week for an entire season at a higher level than he has played at before. No-one knows that at present. 

I do think people were writing him off though. I saw several comments on here along the lines of "clown" and "get rid" in the opening week of the season.

How players perform in the League can apply to a multitude of players and can go either way. You could say that no-one knew that about Ian Taylor and he had a very successful first season as a League footballer. Everyone has to start their career at some stage.

However, we've also got an insurance policy in Aidan Stone. I think it's been a while since we've had quality GK cover and that not only helps in terms of someone with a decent amount of experience able to step in but also helps Lucas maintain standards.

For me, I think it's too early to herald him as a success and as I said in my post above, it will be interesting to see where he is in the New Year, but the signs are certainly promising at the moment. All he can do is keep proving the doubters wrong and I hope he does.

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On 19/09/2021 at 13:50, Doha said:

Agree with all above. Does anyone quite understand what that star jump in the second half was all about though? It looked like he was trying to put the forward off from lobbing him but it left him in no mans land reliant on Smith to block which somehow he did. 

That’s part of the beauty. We don’t understand, we didn’t predict it, but it’s entertaining.

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