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Sweet says fans come first over TV companies but that ‘sad day’ may arrive to solve season

April 17, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Sweet says fans come first over TV companies but that ‘sad day’ may arrive to solve season

Gary Sweet says Luton’s board will always put match-going fans before television companies, but concedes the ‘sad day’ of playing behind closed doors may be the only option to get the current season completed. Matches […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet (centre) with chairman David Wilkinson
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‘Nuclear’ option not on the table but Luton chief says football needs ‘reset’

April 16, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on ‘Nuclear’ option not on the table but Luton chief says football needs ‘reset’

Gary Sweet has poured cold water on reports that Championship clubs were talking about a ‘nuclear option’ of all going into administration in a bid to manage their finances during the Coronavirus shutdown of football. […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet
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Sweet ‘in love’ with season ticket holders who have boosted Luton’s ‘only lifeline’

April 16, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Sweet ‘in love’ with season ticket holders who have boosted Luton’s ‘only lifeline’

Chief executive Gary Sweet is full of admiration for Luton Town supporters that have already bought their season tickets for next season, despite the uncertainty of when the current campaign will end due to the […]

Danny Hylton
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Sweet reveals plan for out of contract Hatters amid Coronavirus rethink

April 15, 2020 James Cunliffe 1

Expiring Luton player contracts will be extended if the club can afford it and the stars want to stay, chief executive Gary Sweet has revealed as the Hatters work on a new budget to cope […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet
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Luton chief Sweet took pay cut last month to help Hatters survive Covid crisis

April 15, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton chief Sweet took pay cut last month to help Hatters survive Covid crisis

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet has revealed that he has already taken a pay cut as talks begin with players to negotiate their wages as the Coronavirus crisis starts to bite. The Hatters have not […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet
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Player pay cut talks start as Sweet warns Luton won’t survive without cutting costs

April 15, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Player pay cut talks start as Sweet warns Luton won’t survive without cutting costs

Luton Town chief executive Gary Sweet has warned that the club won’t survive if they can’t cut costs, with negotiations over player pay cuts underway amid the Coronavirus shutdown of football. While the EFL yesterday […]

Martin Cranie
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Football shutdown could extend Cranie’s career

April 14, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Football shutdown could extend Cranie’s career

Luton defender Martin Cranie hopes the Coronavirus shutdown of football could help extend his career, with the break already serving to solve some niggling leg injury troubles. The Hatters, like all professional clubs, have not […]

Raddy Antic celebrates against Norwich
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Hatters hoped hero would return to manage Luton after Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico

April 13, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Hatters hoped hero would return to manage Luton after Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico

The head of a Luton Town fan group has hailed the unique post-Hatters managerial career of late legend Raddy Antic and admitted that supporters secretly hoped the he would return to coach the club. The […]

Martin Cranie
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We’ll have to get our head around playing behind closed doors, says Cranie

April 10, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on We’ll have to get our head around playing behind closed doors, says Cranie

Luton defender Martin Cranie expects the season to finish and says it will be “strange” but players may have to adjust to playing the last nine Championship games behind closed doors, due to the Coronavirus […]

Martin Cranie
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‘No-one knows where they stand,’ says Cranie over contract uncertainty

April 9, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on ‘No-one knows where they stand,’ says Cranie over contract uncertainty

Martin Cranie says the Coronavirus shutdown of football is a concern to his Luton team-mates whose contracts are due to expire in the summer. The Hatters have not played for a month, since all professional […]

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