It's all been a bit tense lately but I've got a good feeling about this one for some reason. It's probably wind as it usually is but the old gut is saying a good result. At least I won't have Mellor to moan about this week as he's sorted himself a holiday. If he'd been at Cheltenham he would have tripped, missed the glass and fallen over the balcony himself. I'm hoping McHugh is back though cause I think we've missed him badly. Still in our own hands at the minute so no time for panic and faint hearts.
Rovers have a 4-1 lead at present......and because of our lack of goals we have been pushed down to 4th for the first time this season.... because Rovers on the same goal difference as us have scored more........
Free-fall is what comes to mind... We've never got any form back after the rash of injuries and I'm deeply pessimistic about our chances.
Poor from start to finish. Lots of possession but no penetration and few real goal scoring opportunities. When we did get an opportunity (4 v 1) managed to take the only option that wouldn't work and the chance was gone. Luton were bigger and stronger. The officials were poor again. Nelson was the only one who came out with any credit. Luke had another poor game. The only slight positive was the return of Mchugh near the end; has has to start on Friday which should allow Carey to reurn to a proper No 10 position, at the moment he is forced to play far too deep and is therefore pretty ineffective. Thats it, cant be bothered to write any more tonight-I might return later once I have had some alcohol to cheer me up.
I don't understand that Lyndhurst. He started Threlkeld, Sawyer, Purrington, Nelson, Hartley and Houghton. I don't know who played where as between Purrington and Threlkeld but surely it's enough that Carey doesn't have to play deep as well? You have a point in that we aren't getting enough bodies into and around the opponents' box but why I don't know unless Wylde is just too quick to keep up with!
If we lose to France this evening....that will complete my day......I might contemplate playing with the traffic on the M25....it's only 4 or 5 miles away.
Derek Adams in his post-match interview reckoned that Argyle played well and controlled the second half playing in Lutons half. Personally if you score one goal less than the opposition.....I fail to see how you played well and controlled the came in their half....didn't you bleddy well lose.
Purrington played left midfield and Threlkeld right back. Threk did okay but Purrington is no midfielder-he tackled okay but has no creativity (he is a left back after all). Not sure why Purrington gets into the team ahead of Simpson . Houghton is obviously a classy player and is technically gifted -a bit odd when he was subbed off. So, back four was Sawyer , Nelson, Hartley, Threlkeld. Wylde, Purrington, Carey, Houghton Tanner in midfield and Matt up front. Wylde and Tanner got forward on and off but for whatever reason Carey often seemed to be just in front of the back four.
Am sorry but starting to lose faith in DA. If keeping the ball and playing tippy tappy football means you have played well then fair enough-but without an end product it doesn't win football matches.
I keep telling sensible that goals win matches......we still might have the best defence in the league....but they cannot win matches if the attack doesn't score goals.......how many times have we scored more than two goals in a match.....probably less times than any other team in this division.
Adams is starting to worry me.....he felt happy with the performance today......sod the performance.....I prefer it if they play crap, but put the ball in the net more than the opposition.
My mate said a lot of people are ref up with him Adams.. Why? he said he is stuck on the side line in the Sherdian mode? Not sure if that is right!
I don't watch the Manager I watch the play so cannot say if he is agitated and shouts much or not. What I can say is he was slow to change anything today. I am sure I saw Ainsworth outside the ground before kick off selling Argyle v Wycombe Vids. They clearly have seen it because the similarity after they went in front was startling. In the first couple of minutes they seemed to target Houghton. Young 18 year old Chelsea boy so lets give him a bit of stick. The Ref should have booked somebody after the first 5 minutes but of course didn't. Thought Argyle started brightly enough and Luton seemed easily beatable. But Argyle just huffed and puffed rather than created much. Luton scored a simple goal and the stall was set out. We did get a number of shots on target but the target seemed to be their keeper. Second half was much the same with Luton trying to just catch us on the break most of the time. They nearly did for a couple of them but poor efforts meant they came to nothing. Luton were not very good which says a lot about Argyle doesn't it. By the time Adams brought on the subs the game was just being repeated over and over. Argyle attacked and didn't test the keeper very much. Luton countered and were as bad. I did think we had enough fire power in front of goal to turn this around but have to say we haven't and this season is looking like falling apart now. The officials today I think also bought one of Ainsworth's vids. I didn't think any official could come close to the one who did the Wycombe game but this bloke tried very hard. The lyndhurst lino also tried to get on the score sheet of worst lino. Absolute rubbish and I despair at how they become match officials. It was however Argyle's fault they lost this one. Two incidents come to mind. One where a Luton player allegedly got kicked really hard in the ankle and jumped in the air and wrythed around on the floor as if his leg was somewhere at the back of the stand. When he got nothing he jumped up and took the throw in without a trace of a limp. Where was the booking for blatant simulation. The next was their player who it turned out was injured but was off the pitch. He literally crawled back on so his head was over the line so that play was stopped whilst they dealt with him. He was taken off on a stretcher after god knows how many minutes but clearly he was well enough to crawl so the crowd boo'd him. Bit harsh in some ways but deserved in others. Question is why did the Ref allow him to remain on the pitch. When Hartley voiced his disapproval he was spoken to by the Ref and presumably told off. Luton weren't quite as bad as Wycombe but they had a decent try at it.
Not looking good at all. ...Exeter will be gunning for us now! Hope Nardiello gets a chance to start, can't do any worse at the moment.
Having got the name of the Luton player who was carried off, Dan Potts, I have been trying to find out how badly injured he was. I cannot find reference to it anywhere yet it was leg in a sling and head covered by forearm when he went off. Can't even see if he went to hospital or not. The reason I'm looking is that the Luton Manager reckoned we were out of order booing him. Now I didn't boo but I can understand why some people did. This is a man who had to resort to a stretcher to move. Yet, when he went down he somehow managed, with his leg apparently hanging by a thread, to crawl back onto the field of play to stop the game. You would think if he was seriously injured there would be reference to it somewhere but there isn't that I can find. I believe he wasn't injured at all. Harsh you might think but I believe he was told to go down and make a meal of it. This almost went wrong because he fell off the pitch so had to wriggle his way back on to stop and disrupt play. We were getting well on top at that stage. Hence my Wycombe reference. If he truely was badly injured then my appologies for the slur but somehow if I can't find a reference to it then I don't think I will be appologising anytime soon.
