Pre-season 23/24

We might not know which players are still contracted by the club, but we do have dates for two friendlies!

5th July, 7.30pm, Boreham Wood, Meadow Park
18th July, 7.45pm, Stevenage, Lamex Stadium

 

Stevenage away. Can't wait. Who are Luton playing that week? Barcelona?

 

I hope we are going to play a proper premiership club….like Luton town!

edit: I’m off to take a shower now, as I felt dirty even writing that.

 

Smart move to get us accustomed to playing lower league teams before we drop to those depths

 

Exotic!

 

Weren't we supposed to play Hibs as part of the Porteous deal?

Probably welch on that as we can't afford the flights.

 

Hibs away would be excellent - Edinburgh is a great city to visit and you can walk to Hibs from the city centre, with a number of decent pubs dotted along the way.

 

Since I had the time

Expect on Monday:
Jeremy Ngakia
Mario Gaspar
João Ferreira
Ashley Fletcher
Vakoun Bayo
Domingos Quina
Tom Dele-Bashiru
Ben Hamer
Christian Kabasele
Samuel Kalu
Francisco Sierralta
Mattie Pollock
Ignacio Pussetto
Kwadwo Baah
Maduka Okoye
Joseph Hungbo
Edo Kayembe
James Morris
Wesley Hoedt
Ryan Andrews
Tobi Adeyemo

International Duty:
Daniel Bachmann
William Troost-Ekong
Imran Louza
Ismael Kone
Ken Sema
Yaser Asprilla
Ryan Porteous
Ismaila Sarr

Am I missing anyone?

 

Ekong isn’t coming back according to some of those at the event the event. Apparently afterwards fans asked about certain players and Duxbury was very clear that Ekong is not coming back. Was music to my ears when I saw that.

 

Like Pozzo said, we're only a good coach away from success.

 

Our best XI of the players returning on Monday is shocking.

Okoye
Pollock
Sierralta
Hoedt
Andrews
Dele-Bashiru
Kayembe
Morris
Hungbo
Bayo
Kalu

VI is in for a shock.

 

I would be disappointed if more than two of those players actually started the first game, Hoedt and Andrews possibily.

 

Obviously we won't start with that squad (including international duty) come the first game of the season but if we did they'd probably be in a relegation scrap.

 

Forgot Hurtado, or 'Bambi on ice' as some like to call him.

 

Yes no need with Pollock, Cathcart and Kaba !

 

That team reads like a Carabao Cup 1st round game in August away at Cambridge.

 

1-0 Cambridge.

 

Bayo, Kayembe, Hungbo and Kabasele spotted

 

So it begins. Is that Hungbo, Bayo, Kaba, and Kayembe? (And one other in the back I can't make out)
Obviously no guarantees the picture is actually from today.

 

Well I would say almost certainly not. That sun looks to be far too high in the sky for early morning.

 

The first picture of pre-season.....the shadow men.



I recognise Bayo, Kayembe from the silhouettes. Maybe Hungbo is the nearest player, Kabs on his left shoulder? Furthest player scratching his head, not a clue.

 

Further figure is in tracksuit bottoms, so likely staff... or possibly Vydra

 

Holding his head in despair.......yes, probably is a new member of the training staff just realising how sh1t these players really are.

 

I must admit I'm disappointed to see Kayembe, Kabs, Hungbo in the first training clip posted. I know they are still our players and we have to train them and allow VI to take a look, but if we really are a top EFL club, as SD has stated, then they can't be part of the setup. I'd give Bayo a chance though, and Hungbo at a push as a backup option.