Luton Match Thread

[Jeffqpr]

Superb all round display, Austin & Dykes linked up well, defence & keeper good, apart from a couple times we looked total control, £10 well spent

[Shania]

Bonne deserves credit for his good runs when he came in. The same applies to Dykes. Movement up front is so important.

[MYU]

This is what I was trying to say about Dykes, he needs another player that's good at reading the game up with him, a good player who also got the move for the 3rd goal started.

[knocker]

This is what I was trying to say about Dykes, he needs another player that's good at reading the game up with him, a good player who also got the move for the 3rd goal started.

3rd goal?

[SheepRanger]

Amazing how one player can lift us into a proper attacking threat.

I hope the club have learnt that it's great to bring in players from lower leagues, coach them and make them better but you cannot go cheap on goal scorers. Even if it means the budget has to go up slightly. Spending £5m and £25k a week on a least one experienced striker is good business.

[stanistheman]

Amazing how one player can lift us into a proper attacking threat.

I hope the club have learnt that it's great to bring in players from lower leagues, coach them and make them better but you cannot go cheap on goal scorers. Even if it means the budget has to go up slightly. Spending £5m and £25k a week on a least one experienced striker is good business.

I agree and we could have signed Hugill for less than £5M in the summer. He was settled at QPR and would surely have helped Dykes or Bonne (whichever of those two we would have signed and we would not be in the bottom 6 if we had.

But back to the game last night, a good solid performance with chances created (well done to Kane and Chair for better delivery with crosses and corners). Good defending (mostly) and it goes to show that those of us who constantly criticised the plan A were correct. Why did it take MW so long to switch from 4231 to the 352 that worked so well last season between Sept and Nov until he switched to 1 striker?

And finally, what a prat of a ref for booking Bonne for lifting his shirt to show a R.I.P I miss you message, What's the difference between that and a team celebrating a goal and running to the touchline to pick up a shirt of a dead teammate to say "this goal is for you"?

[stanistheman]

I feel better about Dykes after tonights game , he’s not going to be a 20 goals a season man but he can be the one that links it all together .How good was Dickie tonight as well , future captain for sure .

I agree with you on both counts, Dykes did look better alongside Austin and hopefully will improve on his finishing (he missed another last night), but I still think that Bonne needs more time on the pitch as part of a 2 man strike force.

Yes, Dickie has been good in most of his games and is so far easily the best of the summer signings.

Let's just hope that MW doesn't revert back to his favoured 1 striker formation (he did last season for no real reason and sent us dropping down the table between Nov - Dec, before Wells got recalled).

[Shania]

And again: what a difference a good goalkeeper makes. Dieng is superb.

[LoftusRoadLad]

https://www.westbromnews.co.uk/2021/01/13/shocking-these-west-brom-fans-react-to-loanee-display-in-tuesday-win/

Brom upset that Chas scored

[LoftusRoadLad]

https://luton.vitalfootball.co.uk/luton-fans-shocked-at-qpr-performance/

Looton upset too

[Jeffqpr]

Their fans saying they was poor, but we made them look poor such as our dominance on the night

[Cardiff Ranger]

Is he back?!!

Brilliant and definitely an underrated post..!

[Shania]

Their fans saying they was poor, but we made them look poor such as our dominance on the night

Spot on, and what do they really have to complain about sitting comfortably in a midtable position.

[gator]

This 3-5-2 seems to suit us although as someone else mentioned, BOS doesn't look real comfortable at LWB, Warbs has to be given some credit for playing this and starting Charlie first chance, he also clearly gave Uncle instructions to run at their left side as they had no LB on the pitch in the end, that lead to our second goal!

[SheepRanger]

This 3-5-2 seems to suit us although as someone else mentioned, BOS doesn't look real comfortable at LWB, Warbs has to be given some credit for playing this and starting Charlie first chance, he also clearly gave Uncle instructions to run at their left side as they had no LB on the pitch in the end, that lead to our second goal!

Warbs is a tactical genius and a keen student of the game.

After last night we clearly need to start negotiations on his new contract.......