***MK Dons Official Matchday Thread (Fri 29/12/23)***

Stop being silly. Lolas in defence. Talking like an idiot!

Three players had poor games for us. Ransom,  Orsi and Adeyemo.  Everyone else did OK. Kelly was the best player on the pitch. 

Look at the first goal. I know we gave the ball away but Ransom was Miles out of position when their player ran through. Glad to say my wife has a better touch than Orsi showed tonight and Adeyamo was little boy lost over on the left tonight. All are good players so a bad game is just a bad game. They will be better in other games.

Maquire obviously lost it. Whatever he said (there were pictures of him shouting at the lino) I hope he feels better now he's vented his spleen and let his team mates down.

We were the better team for large parts of the first half but if you don't score when on top you will pay the price. Orsi should have had 2 Campbell 1, maybe 2 and Gordon should have done better on a couple of occasions. 

Bloody frustrating watch but the problems are the same as they have been all season. Can't score and we let people run at our defence.

Jim Baker

No, it wasn’t for dissent. And no, not a 2-match ban.

It's all very well expecting the owners to throw money at the playing budget, but the FA clamp down harder these days on clubs who try to sustain a playing budget that is beyond their means. It may be 'damned if they do, damned if they don't.' Tight spending can mean poor results and a possible loss of status, and opening the cheque book can mean points deductions/transfer embargo and a possible loss of status. Solutions are for bigger attendances and more marketing/advertising revenue coming in - by no means a new dilemma. The owners did start to try another way - which might have worked had the crypto market not gone tits up. The only reasonable option seems to be getting cheap/free players who are coached to play beyond their previous ability - which is exactly what we are doing.

Not sure who will replace him against Swindon. Natural replacement is Omole who is left footed  but is he fit (not even on bench) . Again a left footed centre back is an area we need to get more options.

New Year's Resolution for Scott Lindsey should be Stop being Obsessed by the ''The Press & Possession Stats'' and Concentrate on Plugging that BIG GAP between our Defence & Midfield. THE BIG GAP Opposition Players Find EVERY WEEK and then Start Running at our Slow Cart Horses in Defence. The Better Finishing will find itself. Plug the Gap!