On reflection, sadly I was not one of the 137 Hatters fans in the crowd of 2028 for the EFL trophy game. Now I say sadly not because of any love I have for the competition format this season but rather than a missed opportunity to see such a large contingent from last season cup winning youth team in action. In previous seasons I have attended this competition in it’s JP days and also when we were in the Conference, the FA Vase games. Sparse crowds but nevertheless a chance to see a few fringe players. Last night NJ really pushed the boat out with young players and made 11 changes from Saturday's team thus almost certainly copping a £5k fine but this should be balanced from the £10k for winning last night’s game. Looking back NJ did not fancy naming himself as a sub in the way that Tisdale did for Exeter or Ainsworth for Wycombe: a protest to the authorities in the treatment of os nobodies from leagues 1 & 2. Although I did not go, a friend did contact me to say that our young team thoroughly deserved the victory and that the 1-2 score line really flattered Gillingham. He went on to say that the back four of Cotter, Famewo, Musonda & Justin played really well in front of keeper King who seems to have had a good game himself. Luton also made history in the game by fielding their youngest ever player Connor Tomlinson at the age of 15 years & 199 days. All in all, a good night for young players to get some experience. I did have a read of the local Gillingham report in Kent on line (just click on the highlighted text to see the report) and from that report, it certainly seems that our young side played well. All in all, very pleasing Click the highlight to see Nathan's post match verdict of the Gillingham game on youtube Click to see the goals on youtube google-site-verification: googlec20043a364485b0e.htm
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