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Reading reeling but Hart says Hatters ‘can’t live in dreamland’

January 19, 2022 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Paul Hart insists Luton must get their feet back on the ground to face a relegation threatened Reading side on a dismal run of form. Town beat Championship leaders Bournemouth 3-2 with a Kal Naismith […]

Kal Naismith fires in the winner against Bournemouth to spark pandemonium inside Kenilworth Road as Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu watches on

Kal comparisons end with a look at the leagues, insists Luton coach Sheehan

January 18, 2022 James Cunliffe 3

Alan Sheehan says there’s only one winner in a game of comparisons with Kal Naismith and that he’s happy to help improve Luton’s latest cult hero. The Irishman returned to Town as first-team coach a […]

Nathan Jones launched into a knee slide celebration, injuring his hamstring, after Kal Naismith's last kick winner against Bournemouth

‘I wouldn’t have got up again!’ – No knee slide for Hart but Hatters have had ‘huge lift’

January 18, 2022 Sportsdesk Comments Off

Paul Hart joked that he “wouldn’t have got up again” if he’d joined boss Nathan Jones in a knee slide celebration on Saturday – but that the scenes at Kenilworth Road have given the club […]

Kioso recalled from loan after Jones makes admission over his Hatters future

January 18, 2022 Sportsdesk 2

Luton have recalled Peter Kioso from his loan with Milton Keynes after boss Nathan Jones said “sooner or later we’re going to have to see if he can play in our first team”. The 22-year-old […]

Kal Naismith slides in celebration after his late late winner against Bournemouth

Super Kal is still fantastic, reffing is atrocious – 11 talking points from Luton 3 Bournemouth 2

January 17, 2022 James Cunliffe 3

Yep, it’s a second straight play on the famous Mary Poppins-inspired newspaper headline after this one, and yet again about Kal Naismith. It had to be done. Let’s be honest, after that weekend, if your […]

‘It’s been the best 12 months of my career,’ says Naismith after hero’s goal gift

January 16, 2022 James Cunliffe 2

Kal Naismith marked the anniversary of him joining Luton Town with the gift of a incredible winner to beat Bournemouth with the last kick of the game and then admitted it’s been the best year […]

Kal Naismith runs into crowd of Luton players and staff to celebrate his winner against Bournemouth while former manager Nathan Jones celebrates in the foreground

Naismith and Clark can fight it out for accolade of best free signing, says Jones

January 16, 2022 James Cunliffe 2

Nathan Jones says Kal Naismith could challenge Jordan Clark as the best free signing, but believes it shows how good Luton’s recruitment has been after the Scot scored a last-gasp stunner to beat Bournemouth. Both […]

‘It’s like an out of body experience,’ says goal hero Naismith of stunning winner

January 15, 2022 James Cunliffe 3

Kal Naismith said scoring a stunning winner against Bournemouth with the last kick of the game felt like an “out of body experience” that he says will be hard to beat. The defender curled into […]

Luton 3 Bournemouth 2: ‘If you could bottle it, you’d be Elon Musk,’ says ’emotional’ Jones over Naismith winner

January 15, 2022 James Cunliffe 58

Bedlam, carnage, limbs everywhere and Luton boss Nathan Jones did a knee slide celebration, injuring his hamstring – but Kal Naismith’s last kick of the game winner will do that to people. It sent Hatters […]

It won’t make sense for Adebayo to exit Luton this transfer window, says Jones

January 13, 2022 Sportsdesk 1

Nathan Jones does not expect top scorer Elijah Adebayo will be leaving Luton this transfer window, saying it won’t make sense for the player on the the club. The striker, who was only signed at […]