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Luton Town players face the prospect of pay cuts

Pandemic pay cuts on the cards ‘if footballers actually want a career, going forward,’ says Sweet

March 25, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Luton Town players are facing the prospect of pay cuts as the club tries to limit the damage of the Coronavirus shutdown of English football, chief executive Gary Sweet has revealed. An initial three-week suspension […]

Luton chief Sweet claims ‘clubs will go to the wall’ over Coronavirus crisis

March 24, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet is convinced that football’s Coronavirus suspension will see clubs collapse from the Premier League down – but that the Hatters are in a better place than most to cope. Football […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet (centre) in the stands with chairman David Wilkinson (left) and director Stephen Browne (right)

‘This has become a fight for survival,’ says Hatters chief Sweet over virus crisis as stars stop training together

March 20, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off

Luton Town players will stop training from today as the club scales back its operations due to the Coronavirus outbreak, with chief executive Gary Sweet saying ‘it has become a fight for survival for football […]

Luton Town on shutdown for another month as EFL extends season ‘indefinitely’ due to Coronavirus outbreak

March 19, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

The EFL has today announced an extension to the Coronavirus suspension of fixtures and revealed that the Football Association has changed its rules in order to extend the current season ‘indefinitely’. Last week, all football […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet (centre) with chairman David Wilkinson

EFL plans to complete season and promises £50m support package for clubs during Coronavirus crisis

March 18, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

The EFL have announced a £50million support package to help football clubs during the Coronavirus-enforced suspension of matches and has resolved to ‘deliver a successful conclusion to the 2019/20 season’. Football League bigwigs met today […]

Jones: ‘We’re ready to fight our corner and stay in this Championship at all costs’

March 18, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Graeme Jones is preparing for all scenario as the Coronavirus crisis develops, but says Luton Town are ready to play fight to stay in the Championship. The EFL is set to meet today to discuss […]

EFL chair Parry calls for ‘cool heads’ as football guesswork grows over Coronavirus crisis

March 16, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off

The EFL has moved to calm speculation about what will happen to the remaining fixtures of the current season due to the Coronavirus outbreak, with ELF chair Rick Parry calling for ‘cool heads and calm […]

Cancelling the league ‘won’t be much of a saving grace for us,’ says Sweet

March 14, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Chief executive Gary Sweet says Luton Town ‘don’t want to be lucky’ and hope for a cancellation of this term’s Championship due to Coronavirus – instead he’d rather finish the campaign behind closed doors and […]

Premier League help for cash-hit clubs during Coronavirus crisis is ‘matter of necessity,’ says Luton chief Sweet

March 13, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet has said it’s a ‘matter of necessity’ that the Premier League digs into its £1.5billion coffers to help out clubs lower down the football pyramid who will be financially affected […]

EFL calls emergency meeting over fixtures as Coronavirus crisis deepens

March 13, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off

The EFL have announced that their board will meet this morning to discuss the immediate future of football fixtures, with a suspension of matches this weekend, including Luton v Preston, seeming likely. An EFL spokesman […]