Luton Town (H)

[Veggie pie]

McLeod turned him inside ready to shoot an there bloke cuthbert I believe clipped him as he was bout to curl it clear foul an snijders there was a push that reff was useless as for me if the reff gives the first disallowed goal he can overule the linesman

I think we are talking about a different incident.

[Modern Notts Fan 🔥]

the one we're snijders went thro an did two step overs an went down there was a push on him enough to to send him off balance any were else on the field it's a foul an if anyone think McLeod dived well I disagree the bloke is ready to curl his shot an gets caught that referee didn't have a clue another thing I noticed was the mackail smith incident off the ball when he got a talking to bet no one saw that and every time he was going up for headers a noticed him swinging his arm about but that ref was guessing on pure instinct if I went into my job an started guessing we're things go on pure instinct id be sacked so he should not ref again all those bookings we got were never bookings

[Super_Danny_Allsopp]

Carroll - 6 - Not sure if he could have done better with the first, near post... maybe I'm being too harsh.

Amevor - 5.5 - Was decent in the first half, but tired a lot in the second. Is he fit? Noticeable lethargic in the second half and failed to close down their wingers enough - they were freely passing the ball into the box.
Swerts - 7 - Made a lot of crucial interceptions and his reading of the game is invaluable.
Hollis - 6.5 - Didn't notice him do much wrong and did all the basics right.
Audel - 6 - He looks very awkward, doesn't offer a huge amount going forward but certainly adds height. Didn't do much wrong.

Aborah - 8 - Glides about the pitch and is clearly a cut above. Twists and turns, used his body well. 

Burke - 6 - Didn't notice him too much, but had a few neat touches.
Campbell - 6 - Wasn't overly involved, but could, and probably should have had a goal. 
Snijders - 6 - As above, didn't see a lot of him, but he has a lot of pace and delivers a good cross. 

Stead - 5 - Didn't have a good game for me. Far too many of his passes were going astray and at times his first touch was poor. Good player, bit of an off game.
McLeod - 8.5 - A menace all game and deserved his 2 goals, could have had more. 

Noble - 7.5 - Quality FK
Jenner - 6.5 - Pinged the post, it's still rattling now.

Edwards - 6 - Steady.


Referee - 1 - Abysmal. Even discounting the penalty appeals/disallowed goals, some of his decisions were just absurd. When he blew his whistle for a foul, I think it was, and when Luton were still playing he just let it go. Another was a blatant hand-ball by one of Luton's players in our box, right in front of him. Blind, or stupid. 

Luton - 7 - I think they will be fine this year. The main player to stand out for me was CMS. He looked a pain in the arse every time he got on the ball, we either double-teamed him or took a yellow. They took their 2 goals very well. 

Atmosphere - 5 - When the whole kop starts singing, it sounds brilliant. Unfortunately, this only happens for about 30 seconds after a goal or after full-time when we win.  Atmosphere isn't helped by away fans being opposite side of the JS stand, I could hardly hear Luton all game apart from when they scored, but 1.5k+ away fans normally make a fair bit of noise, and I imagine they did, but I couldn't tell. 

Entertainment value - 9 

[super_ram]

Carroll - 6 - Not sure if he could have done better with the first, near post... maybe I'm being too harsh.

Amevor - 5.5 - Was decent in the first half, but tired a lot in the second. Is he fit? Noticeable lethargic in the second half and failed to close down their wingers enough - they were freely passing the ball into the box.
Swerts - 7 - Made a lot of crucial interceptions and his reading of the game is invaluable.
Hollis - 6.5 - Didn't notice him do much wrong and did all the basics right.
Audel - 6 - He looks very awkward, doesn't offer a huge amount going forward but certainly adds height. Didn't do much wrong.

Aborah - 8 - Glides about the pitch and is clearly a cut above. Twists and turns, used his body well. 

Burke - 6 - Didn't notice him too much, but had a few neat touches.
Campbell - 6 - Wasn't overly involved, but could, and probably should have had a goal. 
Snijders - 6 - As above, didn't see a lot of him, but he has a lot of pace and delivers a good cross. 

Stead - 5 - Didn't have a good game for me. Far too many of his passes were going astray and at times his first touch was poor. Good player, bit of an off game.
McLeod - 8.5 - A menace all game and deserved his 2 goals, could have had more. 

Noble - 7.5 - Quality FK
Jenner - 6.5 - Pinged the post, it's still rattling now.

Edwards - 6 - Steady.


Referee - 1 - Abysmal. Even discounting the penalty appeals/disallowed goals, some of his decisions were just absurd. When he blew his whistle for a foul, I think it was, and when Luton were still playing he just let it go. Another was a blatant hand-ball by one of Luton's players in our box, right in front of him. Blind, or stupid. 

Luton - 7 - I think they will be fine this year. The main player to stand out for me was CMS. He looked a pain in the arse every time he got on the ball, we either double-teamed him or took a yellow. They took their 2 goals very well. 

Atmosphere - 5 - When the whole kop starts singing, it sounds brilliant. Unfortunately, this only happens for about 30 seconds after a goal or after full-time when we win.  Atmosphere isn't helped by away fans being opposite side of the JS stand, I could hardly hear Luton all game apart from when they scored, but 1.5k+ away fans normally make a fair bit of noise, and I imagine they did, but I couldn't tell. 

Entertainment value - 9 

Thanks for that @[member="Super_Danny_Allsopp"].A great indepth account which  helps me keep up with how my 2nd team is faring :thumbsup:

[Canadian]

Ya thanks SDA. good insure into the game

[upthepies]

Burke played much better than a 6, he was a real driving force against Luton.

Carroll is getting beaten a little too easily, the "defenders" needed to help does not rub off for me either. A man of his experience should know better but the performance was acceptable from the whole. At least we left with all the points having been secured!

[AmericanPie]

I had this game down as a loss, so it came to me as a surprise to see we had won and after allowing them a way back into the game.

Its time we sorted this, if we are to improve and lift up the league. We must quit conceding or allowing team so easily in!

[liampie]

i almost asked if this would be the turning point within our season but it seems we will still have to wait for that. :(