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Luton Town interviews

Sweet: ‘You don’t like football’ if you don’t want Kenilworth Rd in the Premier League

May 24, 2023 Kevin Harper 2

“You don’t like football,” is the message from Luton Town chief executive Gary Sweet to anyone that decries the potential of Kenilworth Road to host Premier League football.  The Hatters stand on the precipice of […]

Luton fans on the Kenilworth Road pitch after the team booked a place in the Championship play-off final
Luton match reaction

Sweet expects punishment for ‘impossible to stop’ play-off pitch invasion

May 18, 2023 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Sweet expects punishment for ‘impossible to stop’ play-off pitch invasion

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet is expecting punishment for the pitch invasion to celebrate Luton getting to the Championship play-off final but said it’s almost impossible to stop what has now become an end-of-season football […]

(L-R): James Cunliffe, Lars Elstrup and Kevin Harper after recording an episode of the Luton Town Supporters' Trust Podcast
Luton Town features

Inside Lars Elstrup’s random Luton return after 32 years of surreal stories

April 25, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Inside Lars Elstrup’s random Luton return after 32 years of surreal stories

For 32 years since he left Luton Town, Lars Elstrup has been an enigma. The source of weird tales, outlandish episodes and bizarre antics – and then, out of the blue, he rocked up at […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet
Luton Town news

‘A gargantuan task’: Sweet reveals cost of Premier League, Power Court and when it will be built

April 11, 2023 Sportsdesk 46

Luton Town winning promotion to the Premier League would mean a huge cost and effort to upgrade Kenilworth Road over the summer, according to chief executive Gary Sweet, who has also revealed how many seasons […]

Luton director Stephen Browne (left) with chairman David Wilkinson (centre) and CEO Gary Sweet (right)
Luton Town news

‘Their time is up’ – Luton director talks tough over plan to end rule-breaking

February 23, 2023 Sportsdesk 13

A delayed government white paper has been released outlining a radical transformation to how English football is run with Luton Town director Stephen Browne declaring it a ‘huge step forward’ in levelling the financial playing […]

Paul Hart
Luton Town news

Paul Hart leaves role as Luton Academy boss

February 3, 2023 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Paul Hart leaves role as Luton Academy boss

Paul Hart has left his role as Luton Town’s Academy director, with the youth set-up’s head of coaching Paul Benson taking temporary charge while a replacement is found.  It is understood that the 69-year-old has […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet (left) and recruitment manager Mick Harford (right) unveil new Hatters boss Rob Edwards
Luton transfer news

Posh chief hails Harford and Sweet over Taylor deal and makes big claim on his future

February 1, 2023 Sportsdesk 1

Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony has hailed Luton’s new signing Joe Taylor as the next Craig Mackhail-Smith and praised Town’s deal-makers Mick Harford and chief executive Gary Sweet over the transfer deadline day swoop.  The […]

Rob Edwards is unveiled as Luton's new boss. Photo by David Horn/PRIME Media Images
Luton Town features

Behind the data that helped Hatters pick Rob Edwards as new boss

November 18, 2022 James Cunliffe 1

Luton Town’s analytics-assisted approach to picking out new players was used for the first time in the club’s new manager hunt, chief executive Gary Sweet has revealed after the Hatters named Rob Edwards as their […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet
Luton Town interviews

It’s a ‘sexy project’: Everything chief exec Gary Sweet said on search for new Luton boss

November 11, 2022 James Cunliffe Comments Off on It’s a ‘sexy project’: Everything chief exec Gary Sweet said on search for new Luton boss

Hatters chief executive Gary Sweet is hoping Nathan Jones’ successor will be in place by next week and says it’s an opportunity for them to lead Luton into the Premier League. Sweet admitted that the […]

Luton unveil new signing, Cauley Woodrow, at Kenilworth Road
Luton transfer news

Woodrow return shows ‘how far we’ve come since the Cauley left,’ says Luton chief Sweet

June 22, 2022 Sportsdesk 1

Luton Town chief executive Gary Sweet believes the return of Cauley Woodrow is a demonstration of the remarkable rise of the football club in the time the striker has spent away from Kenilworth Road. Now […]

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