Re: Luton Town Game Thread
only the second game I have seen this season but I was impressed more than anything else with the movement of the front players.
Gornell, Miles and Ryan gave the Hatters defence more to think about than just trying to prevent Mullin from playing. This allowed Mullin to play! Jimmy Ryan is an absolute gem, he runs, chases, and harries after every loose ball. He can also play a bit when running forward. I dont know what his position is but I suspect it is not winger - but he does a cracking job out there. If he ever gets chance to play through the middle then it won't be long before we are saying "Ian who?" Jimmy will be our next high priced export through the ever revolving transfer door.
Luton posed a few problems when they actually got to the penalty box but they never seemed to be an actual threat in the game other than a brief spell when they scored. I f the second goal had not been disallowed then I fear we may have disintegreted again, but the linesmans decision seemed to give us a new lease of life. We played good, fast flowing, controlled football. We weren't afraid to go backwards to retain possession and tried to find some penetrating passes. Don't get me wrong - we aint Brazil, but this Stanley is a joy to watch. Gornell will go on to better things, as will Jimmy Ryan. Griffiths won't break into the Blackburn team but will probably make a decent Championship player. With a bit of luck we can keep hold of these lads and try to get something out of the season. The squad need to realise that last week was disappointing but a one-off. They outplayed a good Bradford team for long spells and did a number on Luton in a difficult stadium.
Quick mention to Kenny and Phil Edwards for the frenetic defending at the end of the game. Phil never deserved to make that tackle but did. Well done.
Also to the Luton fans - you were great for 15 minutes what happened? The Ultras didn't outdo the noise that they made but again were constant and noisy throughout. Well done.
Oh yeah and the 'LOL' moments? For some reason Luton groundstaff seem to need to put the sprinklers on at half time. Except there was a kids match going on at the time!
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