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Year: 2020

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet (centre) with chairman David Wilkinson
Luton Town news

Sweet surprised over stars’ wage talks stalemate as ‘difficult’ PFA probe Luton’s finances

May 20, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Sweet surprised over stars’ wage talks stalemate as ‘difficult’ PFA probe Luton’s finances

Luton players are yet to agree wage cuts or deferrals to help the club cope with the Coronavirus crisis and chief executive Gary Sweet has pointed a finger at the ‘difficult’ Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA). […]

Danny Hylton
Luton Town news

Hatters to ask stars to play on after deals expire

May 20, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Hatters to ask stars to play on after deals expire

Luton’s soon-to-be out-of-contract players will be asked to play after their deals have expired, as the club hopes to complete the Championship season and beat the drop. After two months away due to the Coronavirus-enforced […]

A dejected James Collins.
Luton Town news

All Luton stars up for sale as Coronavirus crisis cuts deep

May 20, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on All Luton stars up for sale as Coronavirus crisis cuts deep

Luton Town will have to sell players to help fill the financial blackhole left by the Coronavirus shutdown of football, that’s according to chief executive Gary Sweet. The Hatters will return to training on Monday […]

Luton Town players warming up
Luton Town news

‘More risk taking a visit to the supermarket,’ says Luton chief as stars to train amid Covid-19 testing

May 20, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on ‘More risk taking a visit to the supermarket,’ says Luton chief as stars to train amid Covid-19 testing

Luton Town players will be returning to training on Monday, with chief executive Gary Sweet saying the club are going above and beyond measures suggested by Public Health England and the Department of Culture Media […]

Glen Rea
Luton Town news

EFL chief sets end date for season due to expiring player contracts

May 5, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on EFL chief sets end date for season due to expiring player contracts

EFL chairman Rick Parry has admitted today that the Football League season cannot stretch beyond July 31 due to the end of 1,400 player contracts.  The former Liverpool chief executive appeared in front of the […]

Graeme Jones
Luton comment

Opinion: By getting rid of Jones, Luton are showing football will have to cut its cloth after Covid crisis

May 3, 2020 Kevin Harper 2

Finding things to do during lockdown is not the easiest task in the world, but thankfully that was not an issue last Friday. With it being the anniversary of the greatest day in Luton Town […]

The Palpitations bassist Nishant Joshi (right) and singer Tom Talbot
Music

Exclusive: Rock doc to give government Palpitations over virus PPE legal bid

May 1, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Exclusive: Rock doc to give government Palpitations over virus PPE legal bid

“If we get to the High Court, it’ll be like a rock show like you’ve never seen,” says doctor and musician Nishant Joshi, who is on a collision course with the government over the lack […]

Luton Town news

Hatters learned of Jones axe in Harford Zoom call

April 30, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Hatters learned of Jones axe in Harford Zoom call

Luton players were told of the sacking of manager Graeme Jones in a Zoom video conference call with chief recruitment officer Mick Harford, Matty Pearson has revealed.  Last Friday it was announced that Jones had […]

Graeme Jones
Luton Town news

Luton boss Graeme Jones and staff have contract terminated

April 24, 2020 Sportsdesk 2

Luton Town manager Graeme Jones has had his contract terminated by mutual agreement, along with assistant manager Gary Brabin, first-team coach Inigo Idiakez and technical goalkeeping coach Imanol Etxeberria. The shock move comes amid football’s […]

Kevin Harper (left) celebrates promotion in 2018
Luton comment

Opinion: Littlewoods Cup glory, winning League One and promotion at Carlisle – this is the week that was in Hatters history

April 24, 2020 Kevin Harper Comments Off on Opinion: Littlewoods Cup glory, winning League One and promotion at Carlisle – this is the week that was in Hatters history

As I pen this column on this, the 32nd anniversary of the greatest day in the history of Luton Town, the day Brian Stein put the ball in the Arsenal net back in 1988, I […]

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