Tom Hamer

Hamer offers a manager a defender who can fill right back, centre back or a defensive midfield role without the team noticeably weakening, the kind of flexibility that earns a squad player consistent minutes without one fixed position. His long throw has become something opponents specifically prepare for, launching the ball into the box with enough distance and accuracy that it functions almost like an extra corner kick. He has already scored an important late equaliser for Lincoln, proof his set piece threat translates into genuine goals rather than just territory.

The trade off with a player this versatile is that he rarely gets to specialise in any single position long enough to become the automatic first choice there. Being useful everywhere can quietly mean never being essential anywhere in particular. Hamer has made himself hard to leave out regardless, its own kind of answer to that question.