Luton v Grimsby thread

Any team news yet?

What time is kick off?

17:30

Thats good,  i will be home from work just in time then.

come on you mariners!!

What's the odds that it's Dave Moore/Chris Doig in charge today?

Good grief do we have a game today? Must have missed that - been a bit quiet

Does anybody have the link to the new online footy site please?

Quoted from Judas Jay

Does anybody have the link to the new online footy site please?

They're not taking on new people.

Hearn not in the squad.

Why?

Not even going to watch this. Stinking decision.

Is this a tactical or fitness related decision?

Cook Hannah up top in 442 . Only guessing

Quoted from pontoonlew

Not even going to watch this. Stinking decision.

Why not wait for the facts ?

Quoted from Alfie

What's the odds that it's Dave Moore/Chris Doig in charge today?

Long by the look of it

I see mcnulty has shed a few pounds

Why on earth would Hearn not be in the squad unless he was unfit?

There doesnt seem to be a lot going on in the practice before kick off they look subdued

If he's not in the team he must be injured not to have a player like hearn in the squad is a stupid idea.

4-3-3

Confirmed.

This could be a long afternoon! Still, UTM

Also, Hearn has deleted his twitter account..

I think he's on the move.

Can someone tell me the starting line up please? I'm 'stuck' in Mallorca with only an IPad and gin and tonic.

Macca Goodall doig Pearson bignot Kerr disley paddy Colbeck Rodman shop

Thanks

Pretty dire so far. Luton look comfortably in control.

Luton edging it up to now.

Whats really annoying they seem to have ages before being challenged maybe its the 433 but when we're on the ball no movement

The lone striker is so isolated in this system

Quoted from alvinghammariner

Also, Hearn has deleted his twitter account..

I read this earlier, looked and it was still there.

Luton Playing 4-4-2?

Scott kerr struggling to keep up with the play

Jesus Christ Disley has been so bad this season

4-1-3-1

Quoted from Meza

Scott kerr struggling to keep up with the play

Spot on - he's been a waste of a shirt so far this season

Creating nothing. More of the same. Dismal.

Luton should be 2 up by now, Town are very poor for me (apart from Lewis)

Impressed with goodall kept gray quite

We've got nothing. Just like the end of last season.

I thought weve done well and we aint even got out of first gear yet.

they might have more chances but you have to take them.

It's like as soon as we pass the half way line we become clueless.

PLAYED PEARSON!

Exactly. We've got no strength, no pace and no creativity.

Half time kerr off were playing with 10 men

That's absolutely brilliant defending by Pearson. If only the rest of the players were as committed as him.

We give the ball away way to easy, poor first half from Town, luckily Luton are missing the chances they have, surely we have to improve second half?

Luton have had enough chances to win this comfortably, fortunately for us they are pish poor in the final ball in.  We however, are doing them a massive favour by not even getting in to their final 3rd and string more than 3 passes together, we need to go 4-4-2 and get two proven strikers on at this level.

Also the long ball success rate is we are winning it 2 times out of every 4, then nothing, as mentioned earlier pretty dire.

What a complete and utter pile of cr@p that was.

Disley, Kerr and Mclaughlin garbage.  

Would bin Kerr and Mc at half time for Neilson and Thanoj.

Happy to be 0-0 but we have the look of a beaten team.

Kerr looks alarmingly off the pace.

Would be nice to test their keeper.....has he had a direct shot to save yet?

Disley, Kerr and McLaughlin have been disgracefully poor. Pedestrian movement from the three of them and all guilty of repeatedly giving the ball away. 4-3-3 will never work with a midfield trio incapable of retaining possession.

I think we're getting stronger. Kerr aside, everyone is doing their job and we're getting into it. We can't concede though as we haven't got two goals in us. Here's hoping.

Maybe Hurst has signed a suicide pact with Scotty. The 433 experiment will probably see them both out of the building. Hope not but it's not looking good.

We get the ball and 5 seconds later, it is either out of play, or back with Luton.

Yet another shotless 45 mins. They are totting up alarmingly.

At least BT have subbed that stupid bint

Kerr finally does something good and sprays a pass out wide for Colbeck in space who proceeds to put it out for a goal kick under minimal pressure. Jesus wept.

Anybody else think John Still looks like Barralad?

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Anybody else think John Still looks like Barralad?

Wish someone would shut David pleat up

Goodall done well so far . Makes the left side more solid

We should have had a penalty there.

Pearson is involved in everything, he is having a good game.

For intercourse sake get another striker on to benefit from this improved performance

Much better by Town now.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Much better by Town now.

We're keeping possession a bit better but still nowhere close to troubling their keeper. We need some goal scorers on the pitch.

C,Mon Town

Neilson on watch him score

Quoted from Freemoash88

Neilson on watch him score

Bloody hope so mate.

That was a stone wall penalty!

3 minutes left and we finally put another striker on...

Now Disley's injured - given his form so far this season that might not be the worst thing in the world!

Much improved second half  but i can't recall us troubling the Luton keeper once!

A deserved point in the end, Pearson man of the match for me and impressed with Goodall too.

1 shot on target in two games.......................... stats prove the system isnt working!

Quoted from tintowner

Just seen me old mucker Barra in the stand, so can confirm he's sodomist all to do with that chap on the touchline!

Good game second half from Town, very composed, but little threat in their box - same as Luton in ours.

Got to say we looked the better Team second half.

We played some brilliant passing football and Luton panicked.

Happy with the score hopefully we are starting to turn a corner.

UTM!

Abysmal first half, second half much better but without shooting you are never going to win games.  

0-0 Decent result away from home but the performances need to be better to win games.

Reminded me of the post-Nuneaton Wrexham away game last season.

433 can work its just our wingers are playing as if its 442.  The wingers need to attack diagonally and balls played into them.  Midfield need to support more.  Anyway good 2nd performance Pearson immense and if he carrys on like he'll be gone.

Well at least the players looked as though they knew a bit more about what they were supposed to be doing but there was no penetration at all up front. I can't see the point in J-L at all. He wins the ball but nothing comes of it and he never, ever looks like scoring himself. Surely Cook would be worth a go in that role if Hurst insists on 4-3-3.
The back 4 looked solid but they were too deep. Maybe this is so Doig's lack of pace doesn't show him up but it means there was acres of space in front for Luton to run in.
Best bit of the game was Nielson chasing back 70 yards at the speed of light to tackle their bloke near our corner flag. Making a point was he?

No shots on target again.

It's alright being solid, but if you can't create and score, then you are going nowhere. I've seen 2 games at BP and 2 on TV and i could count the shots on goal on one hand.

4-3-3 not working and too many goals sat on the bench and in the stands. People will say it's a decent point but the same people were saying that last season. Too many draws did for us last year and i can't see anything changing at the moment.

A good well earned / well deserved point tonight. I'm happy enough with that!  

Well earned point. Utm

I think we've come away with a good solid display defence-wise and a much deserved point. Think we're happier with that then the Luton fans, as the home side they must be wondering where the goals will come from.

Quoted from RoboCod

I think we've come away with a good solid display defence-wise and a much deserved point. Think we're happier with that then the Luton fans, as the home side they must be wondering where the goals will come from.

Like we are....

Will that btsport presenter shut up hes trying to find out whats gone on lol

Quoted from Neilo83

Like we are....

In the wider picture, possibly. But this is the Luton thread and they are fancied by most. It's bizarre to see Town with Hannah and Cook on the bench and Hearn not involved though, that's where the goals are.

We should have had a penalty

We are never, ever, ever going to score goals with 4-5-1 and John Lewis up front. If we want to go through the season hoping to fluke wins despite creating no chances, and eeking out the odd point with 0-0 draws and getting turned over by anyone half decent at home, then fine, but count me out. We need to go 4-4-2 at home next week and make some use of our decent players. It's our only hope of getting involved at the top of the division. The writing is absolutely on the wall. Ignore it at your peril Paul Hurst.

Interesting post match on Humberside...Hurst's responces would suggest Scott is not out of the picture yet.


As for the game second half alot better but seriously needs to think about the personnel if that formation is persisted with......for me the third centre mid needs to be rather a roving  striker or pure attacking midfielder like Neilson.

17-3 to Luton in shots, thought we had a shout for a pen at the end (not seen on TV)

We played some good football in the 2 nd half,

A fair result but we will never score many goals without Hearn, Hannah , Cook and Neilson in the side,

Things will get better , I am sure.

Quoted from Meza

433 can work its just our wingers are playing as if its 442.  The wingers need to attack diagonally and balls played into them.  Midfield need to support more.  Anyway good 2nd performance Pearson immense and if he carrys on like he'll be gone.

I am pleased somebody else has said this. I've been banging on about it for ever it seems. You can't play 4-3-3 with wingers stuck out on the touchline. When the ball is played up to J-L at least one winger has to come inside and join in. Like you say, attack diagonally.

Quoted from RoboCod

In the wider picture, possibly. But this is the Luton thread and they are fancied by most. It's bizarre to see Town with Hannah and Cook on the bench and Hearn not involved though, that's where the goals are.

Absolutely, utterly, TOTALLY OBVIOUS to ALL except those who pick the team ......