Luke Thomas claims he’s never felt more at home as a Barnsley player as he prepares to play at the Mem for the first time since his part in last season’s promotion campaign under Joey Barton.
Thomas made 32 appearances for the Gas while on loan at BS7 and experienced something of a transformative time as, after some very public criticism of his attitude by Barton, the 24-year-old - who has previously taken time out of the game to deal with mental health issues - turned his season around to be an influential member of the squad.
Rovers were keen to recruit him on a permanent basis last summer but Michael Duff wanted to hold onto the former Cheltenham talent who made an early impact in the season before sustaining a broken leg in October.
