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Post by lutonloyal on Apr 24, 2022 8:49:23 GMT
Well all I am going to say is...I think that was the worst game of football I have watched in a long time...we were simply awful, yet we could have won the match ! The only player who I thought did well, was Isted ! I was more than happy with a point, and I think a draw was a fair result for us. I believe we will certainly make the play-offs...It's in the lap of the gods, and they could be rooting for us !! We are on our knees Tony. The massive injury crisis has caught up with us, as well as nerves now. You could TASTE the tension around the ground (me included), despite our brilliant start. Blackpool no doubt were the better side, fresh as a daisy from their 6-1 thumping of Birmingham and clearly do not want their safe season to end with a whimper. We (& Blackpool) were not helped by yet more hopeless officials. I can count on one hand the number of decent Referees I've seen this season. Had they been up to the job Blackpool would have had another penalty, as would we for a blatant foul on Snodgrass and our late goal should of stood - as there was no way Adebayo fouled Keough! So my 3-2 prediction would have come good All about opinions of course, but I've seen worse games of football this season. The expectation levels at Luton continue to grow and have risen massively now. The absolute lowest position we can finish right now is 9th (and trust me, we WILL finish higher than that) but even if not, whatever, it will be the highest league position LTFC have finished in in 30 years since 1992. Although I accept if we fail to make the play Offs now and a CHANCE of the Premiership £ms riches - despite us probably losing most weeks (not sure I'll cope with the Social Media meltdown on a weekly basis - it's bad enough now when we don't win every game lol), this chance might and probably won't ever happen again in my lifetime.
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Post by bernardshakey on Apr 24, 2022 10:54:43 GMT
The problem is 90% of our attacking play goes through a very young,inexperienced and knackered Adebayo, we look a more potent force when Jerome comes on. We desperately need a couple of decent midfielders (Clark and Berry?) to vary our attacking options. I know we have had a crippling injury list recently and that has undermined our cohesion. Having said all that we created enough clear chances to have won the game not helped by the officials who not only got key decisions wrong gave Adebayo no protection at all no wonder he looks knackered he is wrestled all game.
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Post by hattersussex on Apr 24, 2022 11:20:00 GMT
Why can't we play Adebayo as a centre forward ? why is he always on the wing ?...As for the officials...absolute rubbish ! But is it possible that the powers that be don't want Luton anywhere near the Premiership ?...As Nathan said reference loan keepers, "No one in the Championship wanted to help us out, and you cannot loan a keeper from the Premiership ". What is that all about ? I still feel we will remain in the play-offs and indeed I am looking forward to those games...To go up would mean so much from a financial point of view, but I do wonder...How many more bad decisions are going to go against us !
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Post by bms on Apr 24, 2022 12:04:00 GMT
Well all I am going to say is...I think that was the worst game of football I have watched in a long time...we were simply awful, yet we could have won the match ! The only player who I thought did well, was Isted ! I was more than happy with a point, and I think a draw was a fair result for us. I believe we will certainly make the play-offs...It's in the lap of the gods, and they could be rooting for us !! We are on our knees Tony. The massive injury crisis has caught up with us, as well as nerves now. You could TASTE the tension around the ground (me included), despite our brilliant start. Blackpool no doubt were the better side, fresh as a daisy from their 6-1 thumping of Birmingham and clearly do not want their safe season to end with a whimper. We (& Blackpool) were not helped by yet more hopeless officials. I can count on one hand the number of decent Referees I've seen this season. Had they been up to the job Blackpool would have had another penalty, as would we for a blatant foul on Snodgrass and our late goal should of stood - as there was no way Adebayo fouled Keough! So my 3-2 prediction would have come good All about opinions of course, but I've seen worse games of football this season. The expectation levels at Luton continue to grow and have risen massively now. The absolute lowest position we can finish right now is 9th (and trust me, we WILL finish higher than that) but even if not, whatever, it will be the highest league position LTFC have finished in in 30 years since 1992. Although I accept if we fail to make the play Offs now and a CHANCE of the Premiership £ms riches - despite us probably losing most weeks (not sure I'll cope with the Social Media meltdown on a weekly basis - it's bad enough now when we don't win every game lol), this chance might and probably won't ever happen again in my lifetime. Excellent summary Loyal. 7 points from a possible 9 in the last three games despite the extent of the barely walking wounded. Even with the constraints of injury, having got this far, the players will be determined to maximise this opportunity both for the club and themselves. As Shea now appears to be out for the rest of the season, I’m mystified by the absence of a loan keeper. Will we see one this week or are we going into this crucial final phase wholly and solely reliant on Isted, excellent though he has been in the last two games?
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Post by bms on Apr 24, 2022 13:11:38 GMT
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Post by rutlandhatter on Apr 24, 2022 18:29:49 GMT
At Cardiff last Monday Snodgrass came to take a corner just in front of where I sat. He looked absolutely exhausted. It's been a long hard season and I don't think he's the only one feeling it. I thought they all looked shattered yesterday.
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Post by Wimbo on Apr 24, 2022 19:06:43 GMT
That's really tough on Shea; let's hope he makes a full recovery. Thinking of next season, I guess that means at least one and possibly two new keepers arriving in the summer. If NJ can't get a keeper on loan from an EFL club then let's back Harry to do a great job and secure another contract with us.
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