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Jones urges ‘sensible progress’ as virus spike threatens to shut fans out of football again

December 14, 2020 James Cunliffe 2

Hatters boss Nathan Jones has called for “sensible progress” to save people’s livelihoods and allow fans to keep going to football matches as Luton faces the threat of being plunged into the strictest Tier 3 […]

Nathan Jones applauds the Luton fans after the victory over Norwich

Opinion: The stats don’t lie – as Jones marks 200 games, the plan is working

December 12, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Today against Preston North End will mark a 200th game for Nathan Jones in front of 2,000 Hatters fans and, in this strangest of years, any way you do the math (as the Americans would […]

Luton fans watch their first game for nine months

Opinion: I felt safe being back at the Kenny and that’s a credit to the club

December 5, 2020 Kevin Harper Comments Off

Having expressed the excitement and anticipation I was feeling ahead of the return to football in my last column, it is fair to say that what I experienced lived up to the expectation and more. […]

Nathan Jones congratulates James Collins (right) and the rest of his players after the 3-1 Championship win over Norwich

Luton 3 Norwich 1: ‘Humbled’ Jones hails fans’ return in romp past City – report, reaction and ratings

December 3, 2020 James Cunliffe 8

“Football without fans is not the quite the same. With fans it’s the best game in the world,” said Luton manager Nathan Jones after the Hatters got their heartbeat back. You. Only 1,000 of you, […]

Wham! Bam! Thank you fans – Cornick eyes end to goal drought to welcome back supporters and revive Xmas chant

December 2, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Harry Cornick is hoping the return of Luton fans can inspire him to break his goalscoring duck and give a long-awaited small section of returning supporters reason to dust off his ‘Last Christmas’ chant. The […]

Luton players clap their Kenilworth Road end after their 3-3 draw with Middlesbrough

Opinion: End of Luton fans’ exile is like being a kid on Xmas Eve – one Hatters’ view on Kenny return

December 1, 2020 Kevin Harper 3

If you look at the calendar you will see that Christmas Eve falls on December 24, but for 1,000 Luton fans, or ‘Ambassadors’ as we are being called, that day is actually today, December 1. […]

Nathan Jones Walks out of the Kenilworth Road tunnel into an empty stadium for the last time

‘Everything’s going to be strange, it’s just about getting back to normal,’ says Jones on fans’ return

December 1, 2020 James Cunliffe 1

Nathan Jones says it will be “strange” but “great” to have fans back inside Kenilworth Road, for the first time since February, when Luton face Norwich City tomorrow night. Luton will enter Tier 2 high […]

Fans return not guaranteed as four groups have power to rule Covid risk too high

November 26, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Four organisations can still scupper plans for Hatters fans to return to Kenilworth Road for the first time in ten months, if they deem the Coronavirus risk too high in Luton. The government announced today […]

James Collins celebrates his tenth of the season, which proved the winner against Sheffield Wednesday

Hatters fans to return after Luton placed into Tier 2 restrictions

November 26, 2020 Sportsdesk 1

The Hatters can begin planning for the return of 2,000 supporters after the government announced that Luton will placed in Tier 2 restrictions, once the second national Coronavirus lockdown ends on Wednesday. That could mean […]

‘It isn’t really the same without the fans,’ says Dewsbury-Hall as all eyes on government Covid decree

November 26, 2020 James Cunliffe 1

Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is hoping for news today that Hatters fans can return to Kenilworth Road, so he and his Luton team-mates can ‘put on a show’ for them after a ‘really tough’ absence. Town […]