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Dan Potts, Simon Sluga and Matty Pearson look stunned after Reading's second goal
Luton match reaction

‘Our defending was catastrophic at times,’ admits Jones after Royals rout

July 4, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on ‘Our defending was catastrophic at times,’ admits Jones after Royals rout

Nathan Jones admitted Luton’s “defending was catastrophic” against Reading as they conceded five goals for the first time in either of his Town tenures. Yakou Miete scored an 18-minute hat-trick inside the first 35 minutes, […]

James Collins
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Collins ordered by Jones to stop chasing full backs and focus on goal hunt

June 27, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Collins ordered by Jones to stop chasing full backs and focus on goal hunt

Nathan Jones revealed how he’s told Luton hitman James Collins to stop chasing full backs after the goal hero headed the winner at Swansea today. The Republic of Ireland international netted his 12th of the […]

Nathan Jones
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Jones salutes ‘pretty special away day’ as Town down Swans with Collins header

June 27, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Jones salutes ‘pretty special away day’ as Town down Swans with Collins header

Nathan Jones hailed a top drawer away day for Luton as James Collins’s header sunk Swansea 1-0 at the Liberty Stadium to lift them off the foot of the Championship.  The Hatters boss has now […]

Callum McManaman raises a pointed finger in celebration of his equaliser against Preston, but sees only cardboard cutouts of fans in the Kenilworth Road stand
Luton match reaction

McManaman leveller ‘didn’t feel as good’ without Luton fans to celebrate with

June 22, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on McManaman leveller ‘didn’t feel as good’ without Luton fans to celebrate with

Callum McManaman said he was confident he could make an impact, coming off the bench against Preston, but admitted scoring a late blockbuster didn’t feel as good without Luton fans to celebrate with. The winger […]

Simon Sluga claims a cross
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Bradley proud of Sluga for ‘Premier League’ save that sealed point at Wigan

March 9, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Bradley proud of Sluga for ‘Premier League’ save that sealed point at Wigan

Sonny Bradley admitted he is proud of Simon Sluga after the Luton goalkeeper’s vital stoppage-time save earned a point at Wigan in Saturday – a stop that the skipper called ‘Premier League stuff’. The Croatian […]

Simon Sluga and reserve keeper Marek Stech watch a replay of the stopper's crucial late save on the DW Stadijm's large screen
Luton match reaction

Jones reveals round of applause for Sluga and save ‘important as scoring a goal’

March 7, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Jones reveals round of applause for Sluga and save ‘important as scoring a goal’

Graeme Jones revealed that the Luton players gave goalkeeper Simon Sluga a round of dressing room applause after his late match-saving intervention at Wigan. The Croatian international somehow kept out a stoppage time Michael Jacobs […]

Manager Graeme Jones is delighted
Luton match reaction

Jones: Late leveller against Stoke was ‘measurement of our resilience’

March 3, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Jones: Late leveller against Stoke was ‘measurement of our resilience’

Graeme Jones said Luton’s last-gasp penalty equaliser against Stoke was a measure of how resilient his Hatters have become. Luton looked like they were heading for a damaging defeat at home to Stoke City on […]

James Collins
Luton match reaction

Collins: ‘I don’t think we deserved anything’ against Stoke

March 2, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Collins: ‘I don’t think we deserved anything’ against Stoke

 James Collins admitted that Luton deserved nothing from Saturday’s Championship relegation tussle with Stoke but believes the fact that his last-gasp penalty earned a point means his side are in a good place. Town struggled […]

Graeme Jones
Luton match reaction

Collins rescues point against Stoke but Jones admits Luton were ‘treading in quicksand’

February 29, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Collins rescues point against Stoke but Jones admits Luton were ‘treading in quicksand’

Graeme Jones hailed ‘ice cool’ James Collins for rescuing a point from with a last-gasp penalty against Stoke, though admitted his side had been ‘treading in quicksand’ as they laboured in the relegation six-pointer. The […]

Former boss Graeme Jones gives instructions to Martin Cranie
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Cranie sizzler was perfect response after Jones joked ‘you never score a goal’

February 26, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Cranie sizzler was perfect response after Jones joked ‘you never score a goal’

Graeme Jones joked that he’d been teasing Martin Cranie about his lack of goals before the defender scored a stunner to sink Brentford 2-1 last night.  The 33-year-old was named as the only change to […]

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