Just back

Just a magnificent display from front to back.  You couldn't fault a single player out there, they all put everything in it and left nothing back.

I think it might get overlooked a bit with the goals and everything, but Crocombe's save at point blank range in the second half was unreal.  Reactions of a bloody Jedi.  

Hurst said after the game that he's got some difficult, but welcome, decisions to make for Saturday.  What a great position to be in.

Also took the Bet365 bet boost pre-game of Clifton to score anytime, 2 or more goals in the game and Town to go through.  Never in doubt.

Quoted from RonMariner

Orsi’s contribution to these two games against Luton suggests we might have a gem of a player on the books.

I mentioned on the OJTWT in relation to a number 9 and judgements that we may already have a player in Orsi if he were given a run in the team. That wasn't based on a thought that he definitively had the ability, more we don't really know because we haven't seen him with a consistent run to build sharpness. I think that is still the case, to get a true reflection of him he needs 4-5 full games in a row to see what he's about BUT, I think the two Luton games have really put him very much in PH thoughts and a suggestion to the fans he could offer more than he has so far.

I saw him against Lincoln in the pre-season friendly and thought he was weak, non-physical and didn't offer too much, and I wondered if he was more a winger being asked to play upfront. His two performances against Luton have been the polar opposite where although not a bruiser he has been a lot more physical and showing ability to get on the ball when pressed by defenders.

Accepting that one game doesn't depict a whole picture, but considering last week there was general consensus we hadn't signed the goalscorer we needed, fast forward a week and George Lloyd put in a solid debut with a great goal, Dickson-Peters came off the bench and was in a great position to slot home and now Orsi has bagged against tough opposition with a great performance attached too. If these three players - along with O'Neill who is rated by PH - provide the level of quality that perhaps Simmonds, Pepple and maybe Richardson (who showed promise yet injury prevented us seeing it) didn't offer, I think we have reason to hope they can just bag enough between them to make up for that 10+ second-half-of-season striker we were hoping for.

You did indeed Chris, and it made we recall his contribution at Walsall when he set up Clifton for the winner. That combination created three of our five goal’s against Luton. They certainly are quite a partnership.

I'm just wondering whether orsi and Lloyd up front might work. Orsi's strength is definitely playing off someone

Dropping McAtee or having him behind a front two?

I think the one thing that goes against Orsi starting on Saturday is that he's going to be sore as hell today and deserves a good rest for the next few days.  

Hardly played all season then his two games in 10 days come up front on his own against a side two divisions above us.

Options.  Bloody options.

One thing I picked up on last night was that when Maher had a throw to launch in the box, Green stood behind the line. You can't be offside if your off the pitch so this meant two Luton defenders actually marked him but they stayed on the pitch. I thought this was really intelligent from us because it then meant anyone running on to a flick on from the throw couldn't have been offside.

Quoted from gtfc_chris

I mentioned on the OJTWT in relation to a number 9 and judgements that we may already have a player in Orsi if he were given a run in the team. That wasn't based on a thought that he definitively had the ability, more we don't really know because we haven't seen him with a consistent run to build sharpness. I think that is still the case, to get a true reflection of him he needs 4-5 full games in a row to see what he's about BUT, I think the two Luton games have really put him very much in PH thoughts and a suggestion to the fans he could offer more than he has so far.

I saw him against Lincoln in the pre-season friendly and thought he was weak, non-physical and didn't offer too much, and I wondered if he was more a winger being asked to play upfront. His two performances against Luton have been the polar opposite where although not a bruiser he has been a lot more physical and showing ability to get on the ball when pressed by defenders.

Accepting that one game doesn't depict a whole picture, but considering last week there was general consensus we hadn't signed the goalscorer we needed, fast forward a week and George Lloyd put in a solid debut with a great goal, Dickson-Peters came off the bench and was in a great position to slot home and now Orsi has bagged against tough opposition with a great performance attached too. If these three players - along with O'Neill who is rated by PH - provide the level of quality that perhaps Simmonds, Pepple and maybe Richardson (who showed promise yet injury prevented us seeing it) didn't offer, I think we have reason to hope they can just bag enough between them to make up for that 10+ second-half-of-season striker we were hoping for.

I thought Orsi was just superb - in a Mark Hughes sort of way - his anticipation to get between the ball and the defender and strength to hold the defender off was excellent. No doubt on my MoM.