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Sweet says ‘football has got to finish the season’ to avoid legal battles

May 20, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Sweet says ‘football has got to finish the season’ to avoid legal battles

Gary Sweet says the Conference campaign needs to be completed to protect the integrity of the football and spare legal the game of legal challenges from unhappy clubs. League Two has already voted to curtail […]

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

Sweet surprised over stars’ wage talks stalemate as ‘difficult’ PFA probe Luton’s finances

May 20, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Sweet surprised over stars’ wage talks stalemate as ‘difficult’ PFA probe Luton’s finances

Luton players are yet to agree wage cuts or deferrals to help the club cope with the Coronavirus crisis and chief executive Gary Sweet has pointed a finger at the ‘difficult’ Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA). […]

Danny Hylton
Luton Town news

Hatters to ask stars to play on after deals expire

May 20, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Hatters to ask stars to play on after deals expire

Luton’s soon-to-be out-of-contract players will be asked to play after their deals have expired, as the club hopes to complete the Championship season and beat the drop. After two months away due to the Coronavirus-enforced […]

A dejected James Collins.
Luton Town news

All Luton stars up for sale as Coronavirus crisis cuts deep

May 20, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on All Luton stars up for sale as Coronavirus crisis cuts deep

Luton Town will have to sell players to help fill the financial blackhole left by the Coronavirus shutdown of football, that’s according to chief executive Gary Sweet. The Hatters will return to training on Monday […]

Luton Town players warming up
Luton Town news

‘More risk taking a visit to the supermarket,’ says Luton chief as stars to train amid Covid-19 testing

May 20, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on ‘More risk taking a visit to the supermarket,’ says Luton chief as stars to train amid Covid-19 testing

Luton Town players will be returning to training on Monday, with chief executive Gary Sweet saying the club are going above and beyond measures suggested by Public Health England and the Department of Culture Media […]

Kenilworth Road
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EFL chief says empty stadium games ‘likely’ in plan to complete season

April 17, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on EFL chief says empty stadium games ‘likely’ in plan to complete season

The chairman of the EFL, Rick Parry, has confirmed that, when football matches restart, they are ‘likely’ to be behind closed doors, amid the Coronavirus pandemic. In an open letter to supporters, the former Liverpool […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet
Luton Town news

EFL in ‘impossible situation’ over sharing £125m handout from Premier League, says Luton chief

April 17, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on EFL in ‘impossible situation’ over sharing £125m handout from Premier League, says Luton chief

Luton have not received any of the £125million pot the Premier League has released for lower league clubs, with chief executive Gary Sweet saying the EFL are in an ‘impossible situation’ of not knowing how […]

Luton line-up against Blackburn
Luton Town news

Football will help ‘patch society back together’ but campaign must conclude, says Sweet

April 17, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Football will help ‘patch society back together’ but campaign must conclude, says Sweet

Gary Sweet believes football will be needed to help ‘patch society back together’ after the Coronavirus pandemic, but that the game risks falling apart if the season is not completed. The season has been extended […]

Kenilworth Road
Luton Town news

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
Luton Town news

‘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. […]

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