Luton Town v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[sickbeggar]

I thought the half time changes were quite Timmy/Leicesteresque.  Bewildering.

yep. Baker was doing okay and with our defence you'd hope we'd be trying to build confidence. I think it stems from RDM realising the squad is full of shite and trying to find any player in any position who looks like he can do a job this season

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

On a positive note, just so long as we can avoid getting a non league team in the 3rd round of the FA Cup this should be about as bad as it can get for this season.

[Steve kirk]

Well RDM and Dr X saw tonight what a monumental task is facing them, to have a chance of a half decent season Richards, Okore, Hutton, Gardner Cissokho need to be kept out of the squad, we need 4 or 5 more proper professionals used to scrapping at this level to give us a chance of steadying our club, so much to do player wise with so little time before the window closes, I would snap your hand off right now at a top 12 finish, Rotherham game now taking on huge importance, somehow we have to take 3 points.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Thought Jack was good

So did I

[Risso]

On a positive note, just so long as we can avoid getting a non league team in the 3rd round of the FA Cup this should be about as bad as it can get for this season.

I've been hoping that it's as bad as it gets for years now, and then somehow they always manage to plumb new depths.

[Billy Walker]

This is not an overnight fix and we are still dealing with the hangover of the Lerner era.  Richards, Hutton, Bunn etc.  need to go and be replaced with better as soon as possible, for their good and ours.  The positive to take from tonight is that the owner and coaching staff saw with their own eyes the garbage Lerner has left us with.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Thought Jack was good

Woodward?

[The_ads]

Okore
Richards
Gestede
Hutton
Cissoko
Baker


They all wreak of failure

[Villafirst]

Thought Jack was good

So did I
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Agree, showed touches of claas amongst the dross.

[john2710]

As long as Luton stood off us we looked OK. As soon as they put the pressure on & started to run at our defence we crumbled.

The decisions to make Richards captain, then bring on Hutton & move Richards to centre half was beyond belief. Within 30 secs of coming on Hutton stood still whilst a Luton player ran off him. For all their obvious faults they got no support from the rest of the team. A lot of the players in front of them went into hiding.

We need to start off by being hard to beat.

[PeterWithesShin]

So what are the RDM fan boys thinking now then?

Probably wondering why you seem to be gloating that we lost just so you can score a cheap point on the internet.

[Goldie.7]

We need to start off by being hard to beat.

I'd take a few draws right now, considering the run we're on.

[olaftab]

Going off this performance, I think it's best to knock any promotion talk for this season on the head right now.

It's never ever going to happen.

I think that's a very safe bet.

[AV89]

Today captain Richards was a downtrodden player. He was made captain and this burdened him as he felt he has to lead and instruct this further confused him in a series of poorly timed headers and decisions.

 Richards was too busy pointing to others and turning round back to the ball player and thererfor not concentrating on his job was poor and late getting to the ball with (another) poorly timed throw yourself at the ball for the okore own goal . He had previously thrown himself at the ball and came out of positions so left a gaping gap at back .

Richards is poison mate.  I'm sorry if that seems strong, but he was an utter disgrace last season.  He waltzed in here like he owned the place, told the club he wanted to play at centre-back, encouraged our captain to go to Man City, did nothing to help integrate the new players into the side - instead choosing to throw them under a bus as part of Sherwood's dirty agenda.  The list is almost endless.  His arse should be following Agbonalhor's out of the door at a rate of knots.

[old man villa fan]

It's absolutely imperative that we get at least one physically and mentally strong central midfield player. I would possibly looking at getting an experienced player from overseas for a year. Somebody with composure that can sit in front of the back four. We also need a solid right back (Gunter from Reading if we could get him). The fourth player needs to be a strong physical central striker. With those four players, our young players would have something to build around.