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Change .... Too much to soon?
Posted by Shutupya on 10/7/2025, 7:57:51
Under Edwards we tried to change our playing style and the whole team Ethos in a very hurried timescale with disastrous results, is anyone concerned that the squad overhaul is too much to soon?
We all recognise change is needed and if Bloomfields Luton are going to play a different style it's also necessary but is the speed of change a concern?
My personal view is that I am not bothered by any of the departures (well maybe Pelly for sentimental reasons) I just thank them for their service and efforts and wish them well.
Yeah, let's make a gradual and gentle move away from a playing style which has seen us relegated twice in two years and concede 170 goals in two years.
The quicker, the fucking better, tbh.
There is very little worth preserving from the last two years.
The last 10 games under Bloomfield, I believe we were something like 3rd in the form table?
It took him a few games to understand the enormity of the task, but after that he tightened the ship pretty quickly and consistantly (Blackburn (H) and the fucking WBA shambles aside).
MB has already said it's not a one window fix. We have money but we need the right players - we don't want to repeat the stupid purchases of the last 4 windows. If he's trying for a specific style of play then that will take time. It took NJ a while to get the right pieces into place. When Pleat sold Paul Futcher, he brought in what, 7 players that formed the nucleus of the great 81/82 team, but it took three seasons to get there.
So I expect us to be bouncing around mid table this season with the usual mix of great wins and horrors. Managing expectations is the key - does MB have that quality? Or do we need to get Sir John in from Southend to help out.
Mr J.C. Lomax having been called upon to give his opinion upon the proposed formation of a Town Club, said he was most emphatically in favour of a proposed Luton Town Football Club - 11th April 1885
Wouldn't mid table be a success as it would mean we have bottomed out and hopefully made progress towards a promotion challenging squad - plus there would be no relegation or promotion stress. Mr J.C. Lomax having been called upon to give his opinion upon the proposed formation of a Town Club, said he was most emphatically in favour of a proposed Luton Town Football Club - 11th April 1885
Turn it around - not bottoming out would mean relegation again. So mid table would mean bottoming out. Basically we need to de-bottom. Mr J.C. Lomax having been called upon to give his opinion upon the proposed formation of a Town Club, said he was most emphatically in favour of a proposed Luton Town Football Club - 11th April 1885
I always trot out the Warnock nugget. Went to Cardiff, told no dosh available, looked at the players he had, developed a style that suited them, tweaked, promotion. Mr J.C. Lomax having been called upon to give his opinion upon the proposed formation of a Town Club, said he was most emphatically in favour of a proposed Luton Town Football Club - 11th April 1885
Sigh, I still dream of RE being fired after Boro or Warnock (or similar) coming in January.
So frustrating......Mr J.C. Lomax having been called upon to give his opinion upon the proposed formation of a Town Club, said he was most emphatically in favour of a proposed Luton Town Football Club - 11th April 1885
+1Mr J.C. Lomax having been called upon to give his opinion upon the proposed formation of a Town Club, said he was most emphatically in favour of a proposed Luton Town Football Club - 11th April 1885
If you're going to change playing style or formation, it's probably best to do it all in one go and then evolve from there depending on what works and what doesn't.
The evidence suggests otherwise. Edwards tweaked our style when he first took over and we got promoted
Edwards then completely changed style when we dropped out of the Prem (with basically the same squad) and we, eventually, got relegated. Again
Bloomfield tried to implement his formation when he first took over and we didn't win any of his first few games. He then changed back to something that was similar to 2022-23 and we went on a really good run
Unless the club and management are prepared to totally change the squad with players that suit another style, evolution is better than revolution. Especially, as with Luton pre-Edwards, there wasn't an awful lot wrong
In summer 2024 we did not do enough in the transfer market to justify a complete change of style, which Edwards thought he could still implement
There has been a lot of talk about us changing to four at the back in a 4231 system like he played at Wycombe.
However, at the moment, with only a few weeks to go I don't think we have the personnel - we still look much more suited to a 532.
4 at the back certainly doesn't suit Naismith who I hope will be a key player and who is far better in a three - and Jones who is a RWB rather than RB. Most importantly, none of our strikers look like they can play in the lone Kone role.
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