Luton Town away match thread

[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