Scott Lindsey was left disappointed with his MK Dons’ side in attacking moves against Bromley, feeling the team slowed things down too much.
Lindsey spoke after a 1-0 defeat at home to Bromley, who missed a penalty and later scored the only goal through Ben Thompson.
After the game, the Dons’ Head Coach felt his side had the effort but didn’t offer enough going forward.
He said, “We huffed and puffed but couldn’t blow the house down, and we have to do more to try and win a game for me. I felt we were a little slow in our build play, certainly in the first half, we didn’t create loads, but I just felt we were kind of slow.
“We knew there’d be a deep-to-mid block in terms of their shape and we wanted to travel up the pitch quicker and find passes quicker, and we were just too slow with the build and the longer the game went on at 0-0, the more it helped them.”
Lindsey also felt disappointment with the phase of play that produced the game’s only goal.
He said, “Second half, we had an action just before their goal where I thought we should’ve shot but tried to make a pass in the box. We look like we’re trying to walk the ball over the line always instead of taking a bit of responsibility in having a shot. Ball turns over, our rest defence isn’t right and people are in the wrong positions.
“We spoke about who’s responsibility it is when balls turn over but somebody ran into the wrong position, rest defence are all over the place and Imray then travels up the pitch. We get back in but still allow him to cross it. I spoke all week about marking in the box, but we don’t mark in the box, goal, and then we’re chasing our tails and its out of control football.
“We’re trying to draw a game against Bromley at home. No disrespect to Bromley but in my opinion, we should be winning the game today with what we’ve got on that pitch.”
Lindsey thought his side’s general play had been positive, but that when they reached the final third, it ended up being too focused on possession retention than chance creation.
He said, “I felt that we played reasonably well today but I just felt we didn’t show enough intent to win it. If we have to have a goal, and it is what we know it is, then we’ve got to have more intent to win a game.
“I just felt we were ponderous, slow in the build and too slow building the ball and playing through the lines. We consequently don’t win enough because of that. It’s got to be quicker and more aggressive with more guile and knowhow on how to break down a block, but it looks as though we just kind of run out of ideas.
“We don’t ask enough questions of the opposition. We just seem to want to pass in front all the time, but at some point, we’ve got to ask questions in behind or down the sides or in-between them.”
Defeat left MK Dons ten points off the play-offs after a run of just two wins from their last 12 outings, but with games running out, Lindsey said he felt the team had potential to emulate prior examples in making a late break up the table to swipe a promotion place.
He said, “Crawley were 13th this time last year and Doncaster were 19th. There’s one, sometimes two. 2020, Bolton were 13th this time that year but got automatic promotion. Northampton, the year before that.
“There’s always someone that can come and have a late surge. There’s nothing wrong with that and we’re good enough to do that. I won’t give up hope until it’s mathematically impossible. We’ve just got to keep going.”
MK Dons continued their tricky start to 2025 after a 1-0 loss at home to Bromley.
Ben Thompson’s goal after an hour of football decided a tight contest at Stadium MK, in which the visitors had also seen Michael Cheek have a penalty saved.
The Dons struggled to create opportunities, coming up short against a Bromley side that had failed to win since their first game of 2025, but who climbed above MK Dons in the table with the three points.
Defeat means the Dons have won just two of their last 12 League Two games, and they now sit in 14th position, with the team now ten points off the play-offs.
Some revisions were seen to Scott Lindsey’s team from their last home match against Harrogate, with Connal Trueman making his debut in goal after signing on deadline day, Jack Sanders making his first home start and the team playing a back four as experimented with at Doncaster. Further deadline day recruits Travis Patterson and Danilo Orsi began on the bench.
The hosts made some early running, with Alex Gilbey have a shot deflected wide for a corner and Joe Tomlinson firing over at the consequent corner.
A fairly slow first half saw blocked chances being the closest either side really came to scoring, with the visitors’ veteran full-back Carl Jenkinson and the home side’s Callum Hendry next to see opportunities blocked.
Perhaps the best chance of the entire first half came Bromley’s way just after the half-hour. Cheek’s dummy allowed Cameron Congreave to charge down the away side’s left flank, only for his shot to be well denied by Trueman, who also did well to gather a follow-up cross with players lurking.
Liam Kelly had a pair of strikes blocked while Gilbey had a shot saved by Grant Smith, albeit from an offside position.
A few moments after half-time, Bromley were awarded a penalty after Conor Lemonheigh-Evans tripped up Congreave in the box. But Trueman’s trailing leg was able to intercept Cheek’s penalty and keep the scores at 0-0.
MK Dons felt they should’ve had a penalty of their own with their next attack, but an appeal for handball would be rejected.
But the home side struggled to make chances and they would then fall behind on the hour. From a Bromley counter attack, the ball was worked to Danny Imray, and the Crystal Palace loanee was able to create a space to cross. Thompson was duly found and fired past Trueman to put the visitors ahead.
Things nearly got worse for the Dons, as Trueman had to make a fine stop to deny Thompson grabbing a second before a combination of goalkeeper and post kept out Congreave’s rebound.
After the Dons had another penalty appeal rejected, again for handball, Dons boss Lindsey was shown a yellow card as the hosts began to show frustration.
In the latter stages, the hosts began to show a little more, with Hogan heading over before Smith in the Bromley goal made a fine stop to keep out Gilbey’s effort from just outside the box.
Bromley nearly made sure only for sub Corey Whitely to fire straight at Trueman after doing the hard work to get forward.
Hogan would see a header deflected wide at a corner, before in stoppage time, Kane Thompson-Sommers had a strike blocked and debutant Patterson saw a drive beaten away by Smith.
But despite eight minutes of time added on, plus an extra minute being played, MK Dons had no answer, with the home side booed off as their difficult start to the New Year continues.
MK Dons: Trueman – Lemonheigh-Evans (Nemane 61), Sanders, Lawrence, Tomlinson (Patterson 61) – Williams (Thompson-Sommers 83) – Kelly (O’Reilly 69), Gilbey – Crowley – Hendry (Orsi 69), Hogan
Subs not used: Stacey, Waller
Booked: Tomlinson, Lemonheigh-Evans, Crowley, Williams
Bromley: Smith – Jenkinson, Elerewe, Webster, Mayor – Charles, Arthurs – Imray, Thompson (Grant 90+2), Congreave (Whitely 72) – Cheek (Kabamba 90)
Subs not used: Long, Dennis, Ilunga, Tobin
Goal: Thompson (60)
Booked: Mayor
Milton Keynes Museum will be temporarily closed after a fire broke out on site.
Fire occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning (05/02), with multiple fire crews from the local area summoned to help extinguish the blaze.
The result of the fire means the museum will be shut for two to three weeks while damage is assessed and cleaned up, with the museum confirming they will provide an update on social media when it is safe to re-open.
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue late confirmed that six crews were initially sent to the incident, made up of three from West Ashland and one each from Broughton, Newport Pagnell and Buckingham, along with an officer.
A further four crews (one from Olney, two from Leighton Buzzard, one from Mereway), an Operational Support Unit (from Broughton) and three officers were consequently deployed.
The fire broke out in a timber-framed single storey commercial unit at the museum, with the fire service identifying the blaze was located in the rear of the building within the electrical intake.
The electrical intake was contained and monitored by firefighters while the electricity board fully isolated the supply. The electrical supply was then isolated externally by National Grid. Firefighters also isolated the gas supply.
At 7:00am firefighters made steady progress turning over, cutting away and damping down the affected areas. This continued until 10:30am.
MK Museum said in a statement on social media that the blaze did not lead to the damage of any artefacts, although some interactive features were lost.
Their statement on social media read, “A fire broke out in the Museum during the early hours of this morning, in the area occupied by the Communications Gallery, which houses the popular telephone section.
“Firefighters were quickly on the scene, and though a small amount of interactables were lost, fortunately no artefact has been damaged.”
Milton Keynes Museum’s director Bill Griffiths said, “It is incredibly sad to have this happen at any time, but coming so close to the launch of our new gallery is particularly upsetting.
“We are incredibly grateful to the fire crews who worked so hard overnight, and currently remain on site damping down. They have been superb.
“While it is too early to confirm the cause of the fire, we believe it is likely electrical. We will only be able to confirm that once an investigation has been completed.
“I’d like to thank everyone for their well wishes and support. The Museum is at the heart of the community, and we’ve been buoyed by the volume of support we’ve received throughout the night and this morning.”
Cameron McGeehan was the match-winner as his goal saw Northampton beat Mansfield 1-0.
Sam Hoskins had earlier missed a penalty, but McGeehan’s goal ten minutes into the second half proved decisive for Kevin Nolan’s side as they ended the day victorious.
A win at the One Call Stadium saw Northampton make it back-to-back wins in League One, with the Cobblers climbing up to 17th in the table and extending their lead to the relegation zone to 8 points, although this is before the rest of the weekend’s matches later today (08/02).
Having pulled off a win against promotion chasing Huddersfield last time out, Northampton were aiming to pick up consecutive league wins for the first time since April of last year.
The visitors began productively, with Tom Eaves forcing a save out of home goalkeeper Christy Pym within the opening minute.
A tight phase saw the two sides trying to find a breakthrough, but it was Northampton that seemed to be presented with a golden chance to strike first when they were awarded a penalty.
With 19 minutes on the clock, Liam Shaw was fouled by Pym, giving the visitors a spot-kick. But Hoskins couldn’t take full advantage, planting his shot wide of the goal altogether.
Mansfield struggled to create chances in response to their reprieve, however, with their momentum not helped by striker Lee Gregory having to leave the pitch with an injury.
A goal would however come Northampton’s way ten minutes after the break. Tariqe Fosu saw a strike deflected wide for a corner, and Mitch Pinnock’s delivery picked out McGeehan, who was able to steer a header into the back of the net.
This lead to Mansfield offering more going forward, with Nik Tzanev denying home sub Jordan Rhodes before Aaron Lewis’ header had to be clawed away by Tzanev.
Northampton nearly made sure when a quick break released Pinnock, whose strike was denied by Pym.
Mansfield were aiming to prevent a fifth consecutive League Two defeat, and more chances came their way in the final stages, with Rhodes missing the target from close range before the experienced striker saw an effort denied by a combination of Pym and Jordan Willis.
Having got through that, Northampton managed to get the job over the line, with the Cobblers taking the three points.
Northampton face a big contest as they seek to gather a third straight win next time out, as they host promotion chasers Wrexham.
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious injury collision in Milton Keynes.
The incident happened at approximately 1.30pm on Sunday (2/2) on Brickhill Street near to the roundabout at Groveway.
A Yamaha XSR 900 motorcycle was involved in a collision with a black BMW IX while travelling north on Brickhill Street.
The motorcyclist came off his bike on the roundabout while the BMW driver left the scene without stopping.
Thames Valley Police confirmed the injured man sustained a suspected broken shoulder and ribs and was treated in hospital, and has since been discharged.
Investigating officer PC Jamie March of the Roads Policing Unit, said, “I am appealing to anybody who witnessed this collision or who may have dash-cam that has captured the collision, or the moments leading up to it, to please get in touch with Thames Valley Police.
“I have yet to identify the driver of the BMW, but he is described as a white man, aged in his 40s, with blonde hair.
“If you were this driver, I would also urge you to please make contact with the police as soon as possible.
“You can call us on 101, or report online, quoting reference 43250054301.”
