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Elliot Lee
Luton match reaction

Boss hails ‘big heart’ of Elliot Lee after strike gives Hatters survival hope

July 10, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Boss hails ‘big heart’ of Elliot Lee after strike gives Hatters survival hope

Nathan Jones praised forgotten man Elliot Lee who has come in from the cold to hand the Hatters a Championship lifeline with a goal at relegation rivals Huddersfield. The attacker feared his Hatters career was […]

Elliot Lee
Luton match report

Huddersfield 0 Luton 2: Bradley and Lee give Hatters great escape hope

July 10, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Huddersfield 0 Luton 2: Bradley and Lee give Hatters great escape hope

The great escape is back on after goals from Sonny Bradley and Elliot Lee saw Luton  do the double over relegation rivals Huddersfield to move to within two points of safety.  The Hatters didn’t have […]

Nathan Jones
Luton match preview

Jones knows survival is ‘tall order’ but targets taking the fight to last day

July 9, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Jones knows survival is ‘tall order’ but targets taking the fight to last day

Nathan Jones accepts it’s a “tall order” for Luton to pull off a great escape but is aiming to still be in the survival mix come the final day of the season. Town travel to […]

An example of a domed, indoor training facility that Luton Town would like to build
Luton Town news

Hatters apply for indoor academy dome build as only ‘hope to compete with richer clubs’

July 6, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Hatters apply for indoor academy dome build as only ‘hope to compete with richer clubs’

A planning application has been submitted for Luton Town Football Club to build a domed indoor academy training pitch as the only way the Hatters can ‘hope to compete with richer clubs.’ Also proposed as […]

Gary Sweet
Luton Town news

Sweet blasts EFL and FA for failing to block Wigan takeover ‘sham’

July 6, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Sweet blasts EFL and FA for failing to block Wigan takeover ‘sham’

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet has hit out at the EFL and Football Association’s handing of Wigan’s ownership “sham” and called on an independent authority to keep football in check. The Latics were last week […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet (right) and chairman David Wilkinson (in the orange shirt) were some of only a handful of people allowed in Kenilworth Road for the 1-1 draw against Preston
Luton Town news

Business had been difficult but Luton will not face administration, admits Sweet

July 6, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Business had been difficult but Luton will not face administration, admits Sweet

Luton is not a football club that is threatened by administration, Gary Sweet has confirmed after Wigan became the first Football League club to face that fate. The Hatters supremo has, however, confirmed once again […]

Dan Potts, Simon Sluga and Matty Pearson look stunned after Reading's second goal
Luton match reaction

‘Our defending was catastrophic at times,’ admits Jones after Royals rout

July 4, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on ‘Our defending was catastrophic at times,’ admits Jones after Royals rout

Nathan Jones admitted Luton’s “defending was catastrophic” against Reading as they conceded five goals for the first time in either of his Town tenures. Yakou Miete scored an 18-minute hat-trick inside the first 35 minutes, […]

Reading's Yakou Miete fires past Simon Sluga
Luton match report

Luton 0 Reading 5: Horror show Hatters massacred by Miete

July 4, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Luton 0 Reading 5: Horror show Hatters massacred by Miete

An horrific defensive display against Reading saw basement boys Luton dismantle the feelgood factor since the restart and signal that their lowly league position really is justified.  Since returning they’ve collected five points from three […]

Harry Cornick fires in against Barnsley
Luton Town interviews

Jones eyes relegation ‘six-pointers’ after ‘frustrating’ results for drop zone rivals

July 2, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Jones eyes relegation ‘six-pointers’ after ‘frustrating’ results for drop zone rivals

Nathan Jones admits it has been frustrating seeing Luton’s relegation rivals picking up points, but is glad that the Championship run-in features “six-pointer” against clubs in the mix. The Hatters are unbeaten since the restart […]

Harry Cornick
Luton match reaction

Cornick: It’s ‘annoying’ Luton fans weren’t at Leeds for goal celebrations

July 1, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Cornick: It’s ‘annoying’ Luton fans weren’t at Leeds for goal celebrations

Harry Cornick was relieved to see his stunning strike hit the top corner at Leeds last night after getting “stick” for his finishing, but admitted it was “annoying” not having 6,000 travelling Town fans to […]

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