Luton Town away match thread

[Northern Red]

2 minutes ago, Engvall’s Splinter said:

The last 15 minutes pretty much puts the argument to bed that we couldn’t compete due to missing players. Much better energy, quicker with the ball, urgency to win it back etc.  

 

Not really.

[cityexile]

1 minute ago, Denbury Red said:

Typical Bristol City media team … we won 1-0

Home score first as usual?

[Rudolf Hucker]

2 minutes ago, Lew-T said:

I hate everything about that poxy shithole town club.

The only plus for City fans tonight is that they can leave that slum of a town behind them whereas Luton supporters have to wake up there again in the morning. 
 

Travel home safely travelling reds. 

[Slippin cider]

11 minutes ago, Woofyourkipper said:

Really?

I’ve watched most games this season,how about you?

All of em, and I have to say that was pretty bad, but early on this season we were possibly worse. 

[ChippenhamRed]

2 minutes ago, The Original OTIB said:

Old Chinese proverb?

Yep, Confucius.

[Dan Robin]

Losing by one goal away to a high-flying team is OK. Good effort from Nigel & the players, considering all the problems we are having. 

Edited March 15, 2023 by Dan Robin

[Jerseybean]

Immediate thoughts…..

Despite Luton’s first half dominance it was our sloppy defending that decided the game.

We at least showed some character in the second half, although never looked like scoring.

Scotty (who avoided a booking) and Max emerge with credit.

Feel for the traveling fans who endured a poor City performance in awful weather.

The better side won and could easily have done so by a more comfortable margin.

 

 

[cidered abroad]

Just now, Gazred said:

2nd best tonight in pretty much every department. Credit Luton, nothing fancy but they totally disrupt your play with their high work rate and intensity.

On to Sunday.

And all their cheating. How is a "shoulder" charge in the back on Sam Bell not a foul? 

[shelts]

3 minutes ago, Son of Fred said:

I wonder if Nigel feels the same way

Always rated him when he was at Luton 

[Major Isewater]

Well with so many injuries and a small squad we did well to keep fighting until the end.

One nil is not a bad result all things considered. There were too many below par performances from the boys in the first half but they kept plugging away and were only a goal away from getting something out of the game. 
 

A night to forget and we move on. 

[ChippenhamRed]

2 minutes ago, Denbury Red said:

Typical Bristol City media team … we won 1-0

You’ve had a shocker there.

[ralphindevon]

We showed a decent attitude in that second half. After they scored so early It looked like our weakened team could well take a good beating but in the end we could have nicked a draw.

Not a brilliant night but I’ve seen many worse in recent years.

[bexhill reds]

Perhaps not the best thread to post this on, but as a proud owner of a yellow Hirerite 90’s away shirt, I don’t like this one. Happy never to see this kit again

[Northern Red]

2 minutes ago, The Journalist said:

They’re a good side. Not sure we’ve been given a tougher game by anyone this season (just for balance rather than it being all about us being poor).

They're a pain in the arse to play against, especially the 2 up front. Very effective at what they do.

[Rossi the Robin]

Still got a + GD I suppose 

[Ivorguy]

I think we showed spirit in second half and as game went on we got stronger.

Sad not to get a point for effort, but a bridge too far with so many injuries and players playing out of position.  Hopefully we will have Tanner back on Saturday and Sykes can revert to his normal role.  Weimann also looked slightly wasted tonight, but understand NP had little choice.  Hopefully we will have larger, stronger squad over next 4 transfer windows 

[Open End Numb Legs]

Haven't read the rest of the thread and don't want to sound like a sore loser but how do Luton fans watch that pile of crap all season? The conditions were bad but they were just a very physical team that will get carded out of games if they ever got promoted. Better referees won't stand for that.

On a night when we needed our biggest defenders we didn't have them. 

[Super]

Shame the international break isn't now so we can get some players back.

 

 

[Gazred]

1 minute ago, cidered abroad said:

And all their cheating. How is a "shoulder" charge in the back on Sam Bell not a foul? 

That's on the ref who I felt was a little quiet tonight.

[Spoonbed]

Sh*t kit  

Sh*t result  

Dreadfully sh*t Robins TV commentary and punditry  

[Northern Red]

What's frustrating is that, for all that Luton dominated for long periods, the goal we conceded was down to our own defensive carelessness.

[TV Tom]

1 minute ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

Haven't read the rest of the thread and don't want to sound like a sore loser but how do Luton fans watch that pile of crap all season? The conditions were bad but they were just a very physical team that will get carded out of games if they ever got promoted. Better referees won't stand for that.

On a night when we needed our biggest defenders we didn't have them. 

We needed their centre half’s to mark their centre forwards, we could do with someone vile like Lockyer and Morris

[Artcliffe exile]

Not going up not going down better second half young lads did well against a difficult opponent difficult conditions 

without our injuries may ? Have been different 

final comment what a absolute belter Lockyer is

[Rudolf Hucker]

4 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

If your socks don’t match your shirt, you deserve to lose.

Been with ladies in the past whose, metaphorically speaking, socks never matched their shirts. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Spoonbed said:

Sh*t kit  

Sh*t result  

Dreadfully sh*t Robins TV commentary and punditry  

But not as shit as the sky red button camera lens wiping.

[milo1111]

5 minutes ago, mozo said:

Big learning experience for Bell that he'll keep getting bullied until he a/develops his man strength and b/learns how to get his body shape right to either win the foul or deny the opposition an angle to challenge him.

Absolutely spot on. Needs a loan in league one or two I feel. I hope he comes good but he’s nowhere near ready for this division 

[RedRoss]

First half we were utterly terrible, second half we were average at best.

Bit of a wake up call however Luton are a very good side and we are just not there yet.

They seemed much more physical than us all over the pitch. We looked panicked and either hoofed the ball aimlessly, lost most second balls, consistent missed passes and individual errors.

Only two positives was OTC's introduction as he did well. Max kept us in that game with multiple saves.

[Sleepy1968]

Pause posting chaps. Ian is on the radio.

[Kodjias Wrist]

Aw **** off Ian.

[GrahamC]

Just now, Artcliffe exile said:

Not going up not going down better second half young lads did well against a difficult opponent difficult conditions 

without our injuries may ? Have been different 

final comment what a absolute belter Lockyer is

He’s vile.

Sad Welsh gashead with a massive chip on his shoulder.

Hopefully he’ll be crying when they **** up in the playoffs again.

[ralphindevon]

2 minutes ago, Spoonbed said:

Sh*t kit  

Sh*t result  

Dreadfully sh*t Robins TV commentary and punditry  

Did Robins tv use the same rain soaked camera that the Sky red button used?

I bet they didn’t have a commentator continually talk about industrial language 

[shelts]

Off night for sure . Nige will be disappointed with the early goal .  

[Major Isewater]

2 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

Weimann also looked slightly wasted tonight

 

[AppyDAZE]

Speaking words of wisdom...

Here he is..

Ian on Radio Bristol

T o sser

[steviestevieneville]

7 minutes ago, Denbury Red said:

Typical Bristol City media team … we won 1-0

No , it means we lost 1-0 . You do know the home teams score is first , right ? 

[Mr Popodopolous]

20 minutes ago, Robin101 said:

Reading losing… am I right in thinking a 9 point deduction is likely? In which case, they’re in the relegation zone on goal difference.

Reading annoy me. Yes they are being punished somewhat...but they get good help from Chelsea. Do other PL clubs help them loan wise? In a manner of speaking, saw it claimed that some deals where heavily subsidised Hendrick was one, provided that they start or play at least 90 pct of games when fit.

Still no word as to if or when their points deduction may drop, 6 has been the number most mentioned, but Ziegler also said 12.

Edited March 15, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous

[Kodjias Wrist]

Owers fuming at Ian 

Edited March 15, 2023 by Kodjias Wrist

[Sleepy1968]

Did you just hear Gary Owers in response to Ian? 'Oh God'

Edited March 15, 2023 by Sleepy1968

[archie andrews]

2 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Been with ladies in the past whose, metaphorically speaking, socks never matched their shirts. 

I thought it was collar and cuffs had to match.... 

[And Its Smith]

Owers “oh god”. 
 

very funny.  Ian coming across as a knob 

[Midred]

5 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Morris was repeatedly pulling, kicking the ball away but after booking him the ref was never giving him a second yellow.

They wasted time for most of the second half without any attempt to stop them & why that gas *** Lockyer was twice allowed to play the man not the ball to allow it to go out of play I have no idea.

Much better second half, hopefully Tanner will be well enough to start & James will be back.

Is it just us that get booked for kicking the ball away?

What's the rule with free kicks,  are the offending  team allowed to stand all round the player preventing him taking the kick, it took till the 88th minute for the ref to notice!

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Gazred said:

That's on the ref who I felt was a little quiet tonight.

I’m embarrassed to watch how many referees just have the piss taken out of them by players time wasting, the latest example being the Luton players throwing the ball into the crowd when it was their throw in, and the usual word with the keeper to ‘please’ hurry up.

[AppyDAZE]

Ian , Radio Bristol's tactical schoolboy coach extraordinaire explains how it SHOULD have been done.

Nige, ffs  give this bloke a call in the mornning or you are gonna lose all respect from me

Edited March 15, 2023 by AppyDAZE

[HappyClapper]

After the battering we got first half I thought we showed some character in the second. Difficult night but a few positives. Scott managed himself well again and has done well to avoid a ban. OTC was thrown into a difficult situation and did well. We kept going looked most likely to score at the end.

Hopefully James is back for the weekend, and Naismith and Conway following the break.

[Clevedon Red]

Just now, AppyDAZE said:

Ian , Radio Bristol's tactical coach extraordinaire explains how it SHOULD have been done.

Nige, ffs  give this bloke a call in the mornning or you are gonna lose all respect from me

Can hear Owers laughing at him off mic.

[Kodjias Wrist]

Just now, Sleepy1968 said:

Did you just hear Gary Owers in response to Ian? 'Oh God'

The whole why do we play the high to small forwards is always a moan from football fans. Is it not as simple as sometimes you go for the second and third balls. Or as he just said then you are pressed too well by the opposition.

[Slippin cider]

Max kept us in the game big time ….

[BCFCGav]

As we’ve known for a while - this season is now very much curtains. And that’s ok - we’re well safe. Tonight was rough (they forgot how to pass first half!) - but we grew into it. And when you go away to 4th with a tonne of first team injuries - it’s a bloody tough match. COYR.

[exAtyeoMax]

2 minutes ago, Clevedon Red said:

Can hear Owers laughing at him off mic.

the Radio Bristol bloke is getting pissed off too

[Jimbo76]

Tiny, hostile ground. Very physical Luton team who got away with a lot. Their press in the first half completely knackered us.

Stupid defensive play led to their goal.

Second half we got a bit more physical and employed a much higher press on them.

Aside from the Luton game, are we physical enough generally?

I like aspects of their various games, but do we think the likes of Bell, Mehmeti, Cornick and Wells are up for a scrap? Compared to that Luton side, not a fair fight.

Edited March 15, 2023 by Jimbo76

[And Its Smith]

Who’s this guy on the radio now? Says we played ‘rather well to be honest”.   Dasilva won every header apparently. He won 1 out of 3. Happy we signed ‘Morreti’

[Spoonbed]

7 minutes ago, ralphindevon said:

Did Robins tv use the same rain soaked camera that the Sky red button used?

I bet they didn’t have a commentator continually talk about industrial language 

Yep,plenty of potty mouthing interspersed with the squeak of the lens cloth wiper!

[luke_bristol]

Ffs, when will radio Bristol and the various podcasts learn that if Ian Gay comes on, listeners will turn off

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, ciderwithtommy said:

Scary how naive we are. One if the reasons we went 500 games without a pen, we make the refs life so easy. There two in CM must’ve committed 5+ fouls each, including one of them jumping on max, and we don’t seem to know how to get yeh ref to help us. 
 

Got to say I really think Luton are a vile side, nothing fairytale about them. Tight pitch,  aggressive,  play acting, it’s just frustrating we can’t square up to that and win.

I'm amazed you'd need to pressure the ref to book a guy for jumping on the keeper's back when he's releasing the ball. Shocking bit of refereeing

They had a close up in the last seconds where Luton got the last corner. Woodrow picks the ball up and throws it off the pitch. Nothing happened, again, shocking...

To be fair, he should've sent off Pring which was probably the worst decision all game. Just glad it went our way for a change (fat lot of good it did us)

Luton were better side by a mile, but we lost to a goal we never should've conceded

[Rooster]

1 minute ago, exAtyeoMax said:

the Radio Bristol bloke is getting pissed off too

Love RB being shaken out of their complacency by someone with a different view.

[Northern Red]

Radio Bristol will be wishing they were on strike like some of their colleagues in other regions.

[ralphindevon]

1 minute ago, Spoonbed said:

Yep,plenty of potty mouthing interspersed with the squeak of the lens cloth wiper!

Oh, am glad I stuck with the red button then.

It was all a bit amateurish, a bit of work to do in the summer if they get promotion I’d think

[Kodjias Wrist]

"I been watching city for 70 years"  Give it a rest man

Edited March 15, 2023 by Kodjias Wrist

[bcfcredandwhite]

Players have bought into the idea that our season is over. 

[Mr Popodopolous]

We deserved to lose, we look and looked tired.

Our run has in gemeneral been great but injury has been killing us a bit. Hopefully Tanner back Saturday.

Naismith, James, Conway post international break?

Next season we have contracted for sure...

O'Leary, Bajic

Tanner, Wilson, Atkinson, Pring

Naismith, James, Williams, Scott

Mehmeti, Cornick, Benarous, Sykes

Bell, Conway, Weimann, Wells

Vyner surely either new deal or contract option activated.

Hakin, Kalas, DaSilva, King all questions over contracts.

6 or is it 7 now injured, plus one coming back from long term injury in Wilson and Bajic loaned out.

A couple of PL loanees, we need to keep most of the above and add a few IMO. Departures may make the necessary additions 7 or 8.

Edited March 15, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous

[Midred]

2 minutes ago, Jimbo76 said:

Tiny, hostile ground. Very physical Luton team who got away with a lot. Their press in the first half completely knackered us.

Stupid defensive play led to their goal.

Second half we got a bit more physical and employed a much higher press on them.

Aside from the Luton game, are we physical enough generally?

I like aspects of their various games, but do we think the likes of Bell, Mehmeti, Cornick and Wells are up for a scrap? Compared to that Luton side, not a fair fight.

Luton seemed to get a free kick every time they fell over. As one of the commentators said. " The player was on his way down before he was tackled!" As for Lockyer's shoulder barges when he had no intention of playing the ball...!

[AppyDAZE]

5 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

I been watching city for 70 years . Give it a rest man

70?

Well, I've been watching for ...  uh   uh

170

I used to have to get up 3 hours before I went to bed, sweep road clear with tongue ..

Edited March 15, 2023 by AppyDAZE

[stephenkibby.]

32 minutes ago, pongo88 said:

Cornick reminds me of a Sunday league pub team player who always turns up with a hangover 

Yeah of coarse  not over the top that, you ever seen a non league game?

listining to the phone in is a total embasesment.

[ExiledAjax]

This picture is better than any written match report I could produce. Sums the whole thing up. Fair result.

[Kingswood Robin]

3 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said:

70?

Well, I've been watching for ...  uh   uh

170

I used to have to get up 3 hours before I wend to bed ..

You try telling that to the young folk today

[The Journalist]

1 minute ago, ExiledAjax said:

This picture is better than any written match report I could produce. Sums the whole thing up. Fair result.

As I said earlier in the thread, it felt like they physically overwhelmed us. They’re a really tough side, particularly at home. Doubt we’ll have a tougher game this season.

[ExiledAjax]

14 minutes ago, Jimbo76 said:

Tiny, hostile ground. Very physical Luton team who got away with a lot. Their press in the first half completely knackered us.

Stupid defensive play led to their goal.

Second half we got a bit more physical and employed a much higher press on them.

Aside from the Luton game, are we physical enough generally?

I like aspects of their various games, but do we think the likes of Bell, Mehmeti, Cornick and Wells are up for a scrap? Compared to that Luton side, not a fair fight.

I think with Kalas at CB, Pring at LB and Williams and James midfield we would cope with the physicality and power much better.

At times it felt like Luton had multiple Semenyos on the pitch. So much power and pace. Bell, Adebayo, Morris, Campbell, others. The first half was boys against giants.

Second half was better matched, and Sykes and Weimann ran their socks off. But we still just couldn't threaten.

1-0 Luton was, imo, a fair result.

Edited March 15, 2023 by ExiledAjax

[Midred]

1 minute ago, Kingswood Robin said:

You try telling that to the young folk today

You mean to say that there's young folk on otib? 

[cidered abroad]

20 minutes ago, Gazred said:

That's on the ref who I felt was a little quiet tonight.

A little quiet? What the hell does that mean? He did not give us anything for the bullying that the ex Gas clogger centre half did to Sam Bell. Quiet?

[Midred]

Just now, cidered abroad said:

A little quiet? What the hell does that mean? He did not give us anything for the bullying that the ex Gas clogger centre half did to Sam Bell. Quiet?

One eyed?