'Luton are fighters and they learn on the job'

Geoff Doyle, BBC Three Counties Radio

Luton are a fifth of the way through the season and one place above the relegation zone. If they are in that position on 20 May then it's job done.

The season is panning out how pretty much how I expected for the Hatters. They are finding it hard at times particularly against the better Premier League teams and have been outclassed in periods of matches.

But Luton are fighters and they learn on the job so it doesn't last long enough for them to get overwhelmed. And against the mid to lower Premier League teams Rob Edwards' side have competed well, won their first game, earned points and not conceded too many.

The players are learning to adjust to the step up in class as for most it's new to them. Plenty have made that jump and the hope is that more will follow.

There has already been lots to be positive about. Carlton Morris has stepped up brilliantly, Marvellous Nakamba has probably been the pick of the lot, Alfie Doughty is the one causing teams most problems with his crossing ability down the left and the Hatters recruitment team have unearthed a gem in Chiedozie Ogbene.

Others have also impressed. The future looks bright already for next season with continued development.

Whether Luton have the strength in depth is going to be the big question. When injuries and suspensions kick in will the Hatters have enough players who believe in themselves and can prove they are good enough for the Premier League's high standards?

Short term and for Luton to survive in the top flight, they are going to have to be more clinical in front of goal, which is easier said than done. More pertinently, they must address this regular problem of coming off the pitch feeling they deserved better and should have got more. The Premier League is brutally unsympathetic in terms of hard luck stories.

Luton must find a way to win more points - become totally ruthless - if only it was as simple as that.

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