Missteps

Never mind a sublime first touch, the 19 year old from Drogheda finished ahead of his peers in the dreaded bleep tests, the regimen specifically designed to sort out those who’d spent their summer holidays abusing their bodies from the rest of the field.
Three years on, Thornton started his first pre-season at Doncaster Rovers with a game against Peterborough last Saturday. At the same same time, Sunderland were touring Canada and North America. Following his recent transfer for a paltry