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Nathan Jones congratulates Jordan Clark after the victory over Norwich
Luton Town features

‘We don’t shop in the same supermarket’ as rivals, but Jones says analytics can help ‘shock a few’

February 18, 2021 James Cunliffe 1

Nathan Jones admits that data and statistics have helped in Luton’s recent transfer business, though it’s not the Moneyball approach apocryphally attributed to Brentford’s recruitment, but a mixture of old-school and modern methods to try […]

Luton fans sit socially distanced inside Kenilworth Road
Luton comment

Opinion: If the pubs open in April then fans must return to Hatters games

February 17, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Opinion: If the pubs open in April then fans must return to Hatters games

All hail the ale! The pubs will be open in two months. Sort of. The reports are that, if Covid cases continue to fall, you’ll be able to stand outside your beloved but beleaguered battle-cruiser, […]

Nathan Jones
Luton match reaction

Jones wants Luton to ‘push boundaries’ and not accept big budgets get more goals

February 17, 2021 James Cunliffe 1

Nathan Jones insists Luton are “realistic” about their goalscoring prowess compared to big budget rivals, but says his team can’t be content with accepting the quality difference and must strive to “push boundaries”. Last night’s […]

Nathan Hones watches on from the sidfelines
Luton match reaction

Luton 0 Cardiff 2: Jones rues lack of killer instinct as Town draw 13th blank – Report, reaction and ratings

February 16, 2021 James Cunliffe 6

Manager Nathan Jones blamed a lack of “killer instinct” as Luton paid the price for their profligacy when a quick-fire Cardiff double in four second half minutes cost them.  It’s now 13 times Town have […]

Nathan Jones Walks out of the Kenilworth Road tunnel into an empty stadium for the last time
Luton match preview

McCarthy ‘one of the good guys,’ says Jones, who wants Cardiff to do well…just not tonight

February 16, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off on McCarthy ‘one of the good guys,’ says Jones, who wants Cardiff to do well…just not tonight

Nathan Jones says Mick McCarthy is “one of the good guys” who congratulated him on Luton’s Great Escape last term but, despite an expected impact at Cardiff, the Hatters boss wants his friend’s trip to […]

Nathan Jones congratulates James Collins (right) and the rest of his players after the 3-1 Championship win over Norwich
Luton Town interviews

Players pick points targets and now everything but top two finish is possible, says Jones

February 15, 2021 James Cunliffe 1

Nathan Jones says that anything bar the Championship’s top two spots are up for grabs this term for Luton, with relegation not in the vocabulary and the manager even revealing how his players pick the […]

Dan Potts
Luton match reaction

Birmingham 0 Luton 1: Potts puts Town on cloud nine as Jones crows ‘1-0 away from home are the best results’ – Report, reaction and ratings

February 13, 2021 James Cunliffe 14

Dan Potts’ winner provided the scoreline that is becoming synonymous with Luton’s best away days, as the last nine in the Championship have all come by a satisfying solitary goal.  The left back won’t have […]

Tom Ince on his Luton debut
Luton match preview

Jones explains plans for Ince and Adebayo amid away-day goal woes

February 11, 2021 James Cunliffe 1

Nathan Jones says he understands fans’ desire to see new signings Tom Ince and Elijah Adebayo help the Hatters’ goalscoring troubles, but that it will take time to adapt and earn their chances. Both forwards […]

James Collins celebrates his goal against Huddersfield
Luton match reaction

Luton 1 Huddersfield 1: Collins ends drought but Jones rues missed chances – Report, reaction and ratings

February 6, 2021 James Cunliffe 6

At this rate it might be pertinent to check whether Luton players dislike garlic, because they’ve certainly got some unholy luck with crosses.  The upshot here, unlike against Brentford and Blackburn, was that they emerged […]

Elijah Adebayo
Luton Town interviews

Jones eyes Adebayo impact after early swoop to avoid double price deal risk

February 5, 2021 James Cunliffe 2

Luton swooped early for Walsall’s Elijah Adebayo but boss Nathan Jones believes the Hatters’ history of developing players is a good indicator that the striker can make the jump from League Two to the Championship. […]

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