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Home2024December

Month: December 2024

Teden Mengi
Luton Town news

‘Another blow when we’re on the ropes’ – Mengi has knee op and Hatters duo crocked

December 7, 2024 James Cunliffe 1

Teden Mengi will be missing for months after going under the knife to fix a knee injury suffered in training, Luton boss Rob Edwards has revealed, while there are issue with Shandon Baptiste and Amari’i […]

Rob Edwards
Luton match reaction

Luton 1 Swansea 1: ‘It’s not nice to hear,’ says Edwards as fans boo Hatters

December 7, 2024 James Cunliffe 3

Keeper Thomas Kaminski earned Luton a point against a vastly superior Swansea side, but boos from Hatters fans at the final whistle told a tale of frustration which boss Rob Edwards labelled a “difficult day”. […]

Rob Edwards
Luton match preview

Edwards rejects talk of Town being in a relegation fight ahead of Swansea battle

December 7, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Edwards rejects talk of Town being in a relegation fight ahead of Swansea battle

Rob Edwards says Luton are not in yet in a position to be talking a potential Championship relegation battle.  Town host Swansea today in their 19th game of the league season, so they’re past a […]

Rob Edwards
Luton match preview

No ‘sulking or moaning’ in wake of Edwards’ blast at Hatters for costly errors

December 6, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on No ‘sulking or moaning’ in wake of Edwards’ blast at Hatters for costly errors

Manager Rob Edwards says his Luton players have “accepted” his angry public criticisms of the mistakes which caused defeat at Norwich last week.  The manager rarely, if at all, deflects the blame for poor results […]

Rob Edwards
Luton match preview

Edwards tight-lipped over ‘freakish’ injuries ahead of Swansea clash

December 6, 2024 Sportsdesk 1

Luton will be without Reece Burke and Liam Walsh for the visit of Swansea tomorrow, plus “a couple” of other Hatters who have suffered “freakish” injuries.  Boss Rob Edwards wouldn’t reveal who the crocked stars […]

Myles Smith
Music

Myles Smith wins BRIT Award 40 years after Luton’s last iconic pop star

December 6, 2024 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Myles Smith wins BRIT Award 40 years after Luton’s last iconic pop star

Luton singer-songwriter Myles Smith has been crowned the winner of the prestigious BRITs Rising Star 2025 award, cementing his place as one of the UK’s most exciting emerging talents, 40 years after the last Lutonian […]

Vauxhall on Kimpton Road
News

Stellantis CEO’s exit must halt closure of Luton’s Vauxhall van factory, says union

December 5, 2024 Newsdesk 2

Unite, the union for automotive workers, has called on Stellantis to halt the planned closure of the Vauxhall van plant in Luton following the resignation of CEO Carlos Tavares. The union is meeting with management […]

Luton Town
Luton Town Ladies

Cup joy as high-scoring Hatters teams taste success

December 4, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Cup joy as high-scoring Hatters teams taste success

Luton Town Ladies have been drawn against Women’s Super League side Portsmouth in the third round of the FA Cup after a 15-14 penalty shootout victory over neighbours Stevenage, while the men’s under-21s won 13-2 […]

Nottingham Forest's City Ground. Photo by Mat Fascione (via Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)
Luton Town news

Luton Town handed FA Cup away day at Nottingham Forest

December 2, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Luton Town handed FA Cup away day at Nottingham Forest

Luton Town will travel to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest in the third round of this year’s FA Cup, marking an intriguing clash between two historic clubs with plenty of encounters in cup […]

Jacob Brown
Luton match reaction

‘It’s not the gaffer’s fault,’ says Brown who agrees Luton players to blame for away slump

December 2, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on ‘It’s not the gaffer’s fault,’ says Brown who agrees Luton players to blame for away slump

Jacob Brown agreed the Luton players were to blame as they slumped to their six straight away defeat with a 4-2 reverse at Norwich City.  The forward scored his third of the season to draw […]

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