Luke Amos can see the finishing line, light at the end of the tunnel after the first major setback of his career.
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The 22-year-old from Welwyn Garden City negotiated every step on the path from Academy to first team – Academy scholarship 2013, professional contract 2015, successful loans in League Two and League One, impressive performances for the first team on tour and then the big one, his first team debut off the bench in the Premier League at Newcastle the first day of this season, 11 August, 2018.
That glorious day and victory at St James’ Park must seem like an eternity ago for Luke.
Unfortunately, another date will resonate, 28 September, 2018 and a Friday night at the County Ground, Leyland in Lancashire. Luke captained our Under-23s against Blackburn Rovers in the PL2 but his evening – and ultimately, season – ended after 22 minutes. The dreaded news soon followed that he’d ruptured the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in his left knee.
Six months down the line, he says he ‘feels like a footballer again’, but it has been, and remains, a test both physically and mentally – and he’s not ashamed to admit it.
