They need to win at ours to have a chance of play offs.

This could potentially mean (obviously other results going a certain way), we could be playing them three games in a row. 

They're proper in form too.

3-2 to us 

46 minutes ago, Duck Egg said:

I think you're right. Didn't he get one in the 3-0 midweek(?) away win? 

I went to the one the year before when McGinlay scored a brace and they had a very young John Hartson up top being man marked by Jules.

Yeah the McGinlay brace one was not long after promotion.

Sure Sneekes wazzed in a belter away there and then at Charlton coining the 'shoot' business.

Sure it was bonfire night.

@jules_darbysaw Dalby in the frog and bucket on Sat and he said hed be fit for play offs 

1 hour ago, Duck Egg said:

I think you're right. Didn't he get one in the 3-0 midweek(?) away win? 

I went to the one the year before when McGinlay scored a brace and they had a very young John Hartson up top being man marked by Jules.

I watched a film the other night and the lead character was called Julian Darby. Enjoyed it a lot.

This Luton game is one I want us to go out and win.
Strongest team available please.
Rest players later if needed.

End Luton's play-off hopes and put a marker down.

30 minutes ago, Traf said:

This Luton game is one I want us to go out and win.
Strongest team available please.
Rest players later if needed.

End Luton's play-off hopes and put a marker down.

I’ve been tooing and froing on this one, but I think I’ve come down on the side of choosing the best side through to Wembley.

I just think the reward for winning (securing 3rd/4th, momentum, confidence and continuing to build partnerships and understanding for our best 11) negates the freakish misfortune of sustaining injuries.

6 minutes ago, desperado said:

I’ve been tooing and froing on this one, but I think I’ve come down on the side of choosing the best side through to Wembley.

I just think the reward for winning (securing 3rd/4th, momentum, confidence and continuing to build partnerships and understanding for our best 11) negates the freakish misfortune of sustaining injuries.

4 of our more recent injuries - EE, Simons, McAtee and Dempsey - didn't they all occur in training rather than a match?  We don't need a match to pick up injuries, so let's just get on with it.

Our attitude should be that the play offs start on Saturday, as we can help our cause greatly in 3 ways: finishing top 4, keeping Luton out of the play offs, and maintaining momentum and confidence of both the team and fans.  

Hard call some say put your best team out, i say rest as many as we can.....If at 5pm on Saturday and we are Home second leg to either Bradford or Stevenage and no Sending offs or injuries it is the right call, but we could still be away in the second leg with a couple of key players done for the season. Tough call for SS, but will back him either way....Except on the Dalby situation. Nobody should play Saturday unless they are 100% ok......No need to gamble on players fitness

10 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

play offs start on Saturday

Good call with this outlook.

A play-off quarter final knocking out Luton, who if they win would be potentially the most dangerous opponents and biggest threat to our championship ambitions. 

3 minutes ago, desperado said:

Good call with this outlook.

A play-off quarter final knocking out Luton, who if they win would be potentially the most dangerous opponents and biggest threat to our championship ambitions. 

If we lose, do we go into the repechage event?

7 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

If we lose, do we go into the repechage event?

Yes, we get two more chances after losing 😊

33 minutes ago, masi 51 said:

Hard call some say put your best team out, i say rest as many as we can.....If at 5pm on Saturday and we are Home second leg to either Bradford or Stevenage and no Sending offs or injuries it is the right call, but we could still be away in the second leg with a couple of key players done for the season. Tough call for SS, but will back him either way....Except on the Dalby situation. Nobody should play Saturday unless they are 100% ok......No need to gamble on players fitness

If we want to avoid being away in the second leg we have to play our strongest xi

We're more likely to get confidence going into the play offs then a load of injuries 

If Stockport get beat tonight then a real chance we could play Luton 3 on the bounce, don't want their tails up coming into the playoffs. Strong XI get them dealt with this weekend.

1 hour ago, BeeversLeftPeg said:

If Stockport get beat tonight then a real chance we could play Luton 3 on the bounce, don't want their tails up coming into the playoffs. Strong XI get them dealt with this weekend.

Good chance we will play Plymouth if we turn Luton over.......No use trying to work the play off positions. It will change multiple times on Saturday........Even a chance now we end up third if Luton turn us over.......All this Bollox we need to win is not quite working out

14 minutes ago, masi 51 said:

Good chance we will play Plymouth if we turn Luton over.......No use trying to work the play off positions. It will change multiple times on Saturday........Even a chance now we end up third if Luton turn us over.......All this Bollox we need to win is not quite working out

No you’re right.

After that result tonight, even losing would more than likely mean we finish 3/4th! (I can’t see both Bradford and Stockport winning away from home!)

Not losing Saturday is more important for knocking Luton out. 

Edited April 28Apr 28 by desperado

6 minutes ago, desperado said:

No you’re right.

After that result tonight, even losing would more than likely mean we finish 3/4th! (I can’t see both Bradford and Stockport winning away from home!)

Not losing Saturday is more important for knocking Luton out. 

I am on the same page forget other teams we just need to make sure Luton don’t win as they are on a roll.

Just now, Rizlar said:

I am on the same page forget other teams we just need to make sure Luton don’t win as they are on a roll.

A draw might get them in if Stevenage lose!

Let’s just get em beat and out If it! 😂

4 minutes ago, desperado said:

No you’re right.

After that result tonight, even losing would more than likely mean we finish 3/4th! (I can’t see both Bradford and Stockport winning away from home!)

Not losing Saturday is more important for knocking Luton out. 

Barnsley on the beach can quite easily lose at home to a Stockport team that suddenly need a win.

Bradford need a result and course they can win at Exeter, who are down anyway if Orient beat Burton.

Winning Saturday will probably mean 2nd leg at home v Stevenage.  Losing might mean 2nd leg away at Bradford or Stockport and us kicking ourselves for putting ourselves in that position.

Draw. We turn up half arsed. Our season starts the week after

Find the obsession with Luton being good, really odd

27 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Barnsley on the beach can quite easily lose at home to a Stockport team that suddenly need a win.

Bradford need a result and course they can win at Exeter, who are down anyway if Orient beat Burton.

Winning Saturday will probably mean 2nd leg at home v Stevenage.  Losing might mean 2nd leg away at Bradford or Stockport and us kicking ourselves for putting ourselves in that position.

Alternatively Barnsley can be relaxed whereas Stockport need a win 

Can work both ways

So many permutations I can't be bothered working it out.

 

53 minutes ago, tomski said:

Find the obsession with Luton being good, really odd

I think “good” is very much in the context of form.

Lets be honest, other than Lincoln and Cardiff, form hasn’t been something that any other side in L1 has sustained - Luton just happen to be the team that’s showing it at the moment.

Wary I would say, not obsessed. Would rather have teams there without that kind of form. 

Anyway, they didn’t look great shakes back in November and they’ve not come up against anybody like ACD and Kenny recently, so fuck em 😂

I see that the bookies have Luton at slightly shorter odds than us for Saturday’s game.

I missed our away game so Luton a team I've seen play exactly 0 minutes this season.

But there are half a dozen teams that are going to finish within about four points of each other after 46 games. And unless we win none of us will have amassed the amount of points it took to finish 6th last year.

We're all inconsistent as fuck, and trying to pick which one is the best has been a fools errand all season. We're as good (or as bad) as each other and any one is capable of beating anyone else.

I know Luton are on a good run of form and there is no downplaying that, but the teams they have beaten/drawn with on this run are hardly pulling up any trees, except Stockport maybe. Even then, Stockport have been iffy. 

i know we have struggled against the teams lower down the table this season, but we shouldn't be worried about Luton tbh. Strong team and decent performance and we win this.