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Champagne celebration: Luton lift the Championship play-off trophy
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Photo special: Scenes as Luton Town promoted to Premier League after shootout drama

May 28, 2023 Sportsdesk 3

Here are 35 celebration photographs from arguably the greatest day in Luton Town’s history, as they won promotion to the Premier League with a 6-5 penalty shootout victory over Coventry City in the Championship play-off […]

(L-R): James Cunliffe, Lars Elstrup and Kevin Harper after recording an episode of the Luton Town Supporters' Trust Podcast
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Inside Lars Elstrup’s random Luton return after 32 years of surreal stories

April 25, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Inside Lars Elstrup’s random Luton return after 32 years of surreal stories

For 32 years since he left Luton Town, Lars Elstrup has been an enigma. The source of weird tales, outlandish episodes and bizarre antics – and then, out of the blue, he rocked up at […]

The now infamous Harry Potter buses waiting at Vicarage Road, ready to take Watford fans to Luton
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Watford whinge watch: The best salty derby day reactions on the internet

April 3, 2023 Sportsdesk 19

Let’s be honest, local derbies are all about bragging rights and after Luton’s 2-0 victory over Watford on Saturday Hatters fans have been celebrating one of the most long-awaited and highly-charged victories over their arch-rivals.  […]

Mick Harford and Les Turton hold up the Prostate FC shirt
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Watch emotional video as Harford launches Prostate FC to fight most common cancer in men

February 24, 2023 Sportsdesk 42

He forged a career as one of the most fearsome forwards in football – now Luton Town hero Mick Harford is leading a team to take on his most formidable opponent of all, prostate cancer. […]

Rob Edwards is unveiled as Luton's new boss. Photo by David Horn/PRIME Media Images
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Behind the data that helped Hatters pick Rob Edwards as new boss

November 18, 2022 James Cunliffe 1

Luton Town’s analytics-assisted approach to picking out new players was used for the first time in the club’s new manager hunt, chief executive Gary Sweet has revealed after the Hatters named Rob Edwards as their […]

Aribim Pepple
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Luton’s data drive and how it helped pluck Pepple from Canada

August 4, 2022 James Cunliffe 1

The signing of Aribim Pepple is the latest success in Luton Town’s data-assisted approach to player recruitment, and while it’s only part of the puzzle, boss Nathan Jones says the club can now scour more […]

Nathan Jones
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Stats, presentations and beating bigger bids – Jones explains ‘bold’ transfer business

July 7, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Stats, presentations and beating bigger bids – Jones explains ‘bold’ transfer business

“I have to talk a lot about the club, and I have to talk a lot about me, which is pretty much two of my favourite subjects,” says Nathan Jones when explaining his role in […]

James Justin speaking to the media after his goalscoring debut for Leicester City against old side Luton
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Luton Academy seeing signs of the next James Justin built on SoLYD foundations

June 3, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton Academy seeing signs of the next James Justin built on SoLYD foundations

Without the funds raised by a youth supporting volunteer group, Luton Town would not have developed James Justin through their ranks – that’s according to striker-turned-academy-coach Paul Benson who says the club is building on […]

Nathan Jones congratulates Jordan Clark after the victory over Norwich
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‘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 […]

George Moncur applauds the Luton fans
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‘He’s helped me loads’ -Moncur reveals what Jones has done better than any other manager

January 11, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off on ‘He’s helped me loads’ -Moncur reveals what Jones has done better than any other manager

Luton’s FA Cup goal hero George Moncur has praised Nathan Jones as the first manager to stop him switching off in games, as a major reason why he’s starting to thrive at the club. The […]

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