Willmott is sure Lawless return will make a big difference

Lawless has now served his three-match ban following his sending off against Mansfield and Willmott admitted he has been impressed by his team-mate’s qualities.

He said: “I came here and saw him in training and he is unbelievable, good on the ball and makes things happen.

“He does a lot of hard work and sprays the ball about.”

And he is sure an upturn in form is just around the corner and all they need is a couple of goal to get them firing again.

He said: “It’s just that one goal. I know we are capable of scoring goals, we scored four on my debut here. It’s just one goal we need and it’s going to flow. We have players that can score goals for fun.

“It’s Saturday, Tuesday until the end of the season. It’s (games) good to happen quite quickly as you can put it right.”

Team-mate Adam Newton, meanwhile, is sure Town will adapt quickly to new boss Gary Brabin who took charge of his first game on Tuesday night, the goalless home draw against Barrow.

He said: “Obviously it got announced yesterday.

“He just put in a normal bright session, nice and quick, nice and lively.

“There’s not much to change really, he wanted us to be nice and sharp, nice and bright and just wants us to express ourselves.

“He has got a reputation and rapport with the boys. Over the last year and a half he has seen what we can do and knows the lads inside out.

“Over the next couple of weeks he will put his own opinion across and wants people to express themselves.

“Starting tonight (Tuesday) with a clean sheet and the new manager is a platform to build on.”

On the individual errors that plagued the Hatters that evening, Newton added: “It’s just one of those things.

“You might be trying to make a decision and last minute it changes. That’s what happens.

“The main things is you’ve got your man covering you and that’s what team spirit is about.

“You are fresh off the back of a defeat. That’s still in the back of our minds. The expectancy of the crowd is because they know what we can do.”