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Millwall celebrate their late, late equaliser

Jones ‘flabbergasted’ by social media rage over Millwall draw

February 25, 2021 James Cunliffe 8

Nathan Jones has defended his decisions in the 1-1 draw against Millwall amid what he feels has been an unbalanced amount of scrutiny over substitutions and the Hatters’ game management. Town looked on course for […]

Nathan Jones reveals what Joe Morrell must do to be ‘top Championship player’

February 25, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Nathan Jones has hailed Joe Morrell’s performance in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Millwall, but revealed what the Welsh international needs to improve his defensive game to become a top Championship player. After signing for £250,000 […]

Elijah Adebayo celebrates his first ever goal for Luton

Adebayo working with Harford to make headed goals his ‘bread and butter’

February 24, 2021 Sportsdesk 1

Elijah Adebayo has vowed to take Mick Harford’s advice on headed goals after missing out on match-winning glory against Millwall last night. Luton’s new signing scored on his full debut with a scuffed opener, […]

Nathan Jones questions the officials after six minutes were added on at the end of the Millwall game, for the Lions to level late on

Luton 1 Millwall 1: Adebayo off the mark but Jones ‘sick’ over six minutes for late Lions attack – Report, reaction and ratings

February 23, 2021 Kevin Harper 5

Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity was to continuously do the same thing but expect a different result. Town must have broken the insane-o-meter by now. Once again they came up shy […]

Stoke 3 Luton 0: Jones slams ‘inept’ Hatters after gaffe-filled show worthy of switching off – Report, reaction and (low) ratings

February 20, 2021 James Cunliffe 4

Once Luton concede first on away-day kamikaze missions, it might be the most humanitarian gesture, in tough times like these, to refund the digital ticket price shelled out by beleaguered Hatters fans. Bat very least, […]

Nathan Jones congratulates Jordan Clark after the victory over Norwich

‘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

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

February 17, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off

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, […]

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 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

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

February 16, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off

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 […]