Money sets his mind on Wembley

HATTERS chief Richard Money has insisted his side will be doing everything in their power to book their place at Wembley this weekend, writes Mike Simmonds.

Luton host Mansfield Town in the second leg of their FA Trophy semi-final on Saturday, and trail 1-0 from the first match at Field Mill on Sunday.

The winners will play either Darlington or Gateshead in the final at the home of football and Money said: “The next game is most important. Don’t anyone suggest or think that we’re not going to turn up on Saturday and want to get to Wembley.

“You’ll see a much, much different team than you saw on Sunday, I can tell you that.

“No matter how many chances we create, you’ll see a much different Luton Town team.”

Hatters fielded a much-changed side in their 0-0 draw at struggling Cambridge United on Tuesday night which further dented their Blue Square Bet Premier title hopes.

Adam Newton earned his first start since September 25, while Paul Carden, Danny Crow and Robbie Willmott were all restored to the line-up too.

The boss made two substitutions at half time, bringing Alex Lawless and Claude Gnakpa on, while introducing leading scorer Matthew Barnes-Homer later in the game and admitted he had made the selection with the Trophy in mind.

Money added: “The back four pretty much picked itself with (Dan) Gleeson and (Freddie) Murray both injured.

“Newton’s been back in training and if he’s going to get match fit, he’s got to play games.

“So the intention was always to give him 45 minutes or at most an hour. We took the chance to give Gnakpa and Barnes-Homer and Lawless a rest.

“We used Carden because he can’t play Saturday, we used Willmott because he can’t play Saturday.

“I thought we got the team selection just about right and I thought we got the substitutes just about right.

“It means that Claude has only played 45 minutes, Barnesy has only played 30 minutes and Alex Lawless has only played 45 minutes.

“The others, I’m afraid, will just have to recover as best they can.”