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Podcast: Does football cost too much? 

August 25, 2022 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Podcast: Does football cost too much? 

The price of going to a football match and supporting a football team has never been higher, yet two years ago, during the Covid pandemic, you could not move without hearing the slogan ‘football is […]

Sonny Bradley (left) and manager Nathan Jones lead the Luton team on a lap of honour around Kenilworth Road after qualifying for the Championship play-offs
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Opinion: The play-offs have been cruel but this time is different for Luton

May 11, 2022 Kevin Harper 3

So here we are, about to embark on another play-off campaign. No Luton fan will need me to remind them of how the previous five attempts went, three of which resulted in semi-final setbacks and […]

Luton celebrate winning the League One title in 2019
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Opinion: No nerves, no fear in play-off race as last day heroics are kind of Luton’s thing

May 4, 2022 Kevin Harper 1

It is fair to say that Monday didn’t exactly go to plan. It is also fair to say that is probably the biggest understatement of all time! However, what it does mean is that the […]

Harry Cornick celebrates his winner
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Harry’s Welsh winners, Snod class and more injury woe – 6 talking points from Cardiff 0 Luton 1

April 18, 2022 Kevin Harper 2

Luton Town moved to within five points of securing a play-off place with an ugly 1-0 win away to Cardiff City on Monday afternoon. Here is what we took away from the game. 1. Harry […]

Luton players slide in to celebrate Reece Burke's (second from the left) opener
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Opinion: Luton’s season has been remarkable, but is Premier League shot such a surprise?

March 30, 2022 Kevin Harper Comments Off on Opinion: Luton’s season has been remarkable, but is Premier League shot such a surprise?

It has been more than a week since Luton Town last played a game of football but I still can’t stop myself from looking at the Championship table where the Hatters currently sit third.  That […]

Jed Steer lays on the ground in pain, moments before he was stretchered off
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Rusty Palmer, injury woes and haunted by ghost of Wembley past – 4 talking points from Middlesbrough 2 Luton 1

March 7, 2022 Kevin Harper 6

Luton Town saw their three-match winning run come to an end with a tame 2-1 loss at Middlesbrough on Saturday. Here are our takeaways from the game. Room for improvement but let’s not condemn Palmer […]

Harry Cornick and Harry Isted embrace after the game
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Kenilworth Roar, tale of 2 Harrys and well-run or rubles? – 6 talking points from Luton 2 Chelsea 3

March 3, 2022 James Cunliffe 3

For almost 70 minutes the Hatters had the World Club Cup champions worried, and though it wasn’t to be, this FA Cup fifth round clash was another sign of evolution of Luton Town Football Club. […]

Danny Hylton gives the thumbs up to the Luton fans who adored him while he was a Hatter
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Opinion: Where this wild ride ends, who knows? But great expectations are now set at Luton

February 28, 2022 James Cunliffe 5

Great expectations? There are now. This is not a drill and this is not a fluke. This is where Luton belong (currently). Nathan Jones told me about the “level of expectation” on Saturday after beating West […]

Allan Campbell is mobbed by his team-mates as he screams with delighted after his cracker against West Brom
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Opinion: The promotion train has been boarded – let’s enjoy the ride!

February 25, 2022 Kevin Harper Comments Off on Opinion: The promotion train has been boarded – let’s enjoy the ride!

When Peterborough United visited Kenilworth Road to open up this season, I went to the cathedral of football quietly optimistic of what might lie ahead with the talented squad that had been assembled in a […]

Nathan Jones punches the air in celebration
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Jones too good for Potters as Danny dazzles – 5 talking points from Stoke 1 Luton 2

February 24, 2022 Kevin Harper Comments Off on Jones too good for Potters as Danny dazzles – 5 talking points from Stoke 1 Luton 2

Luton ended 22 years without victory against the Potters with a clinical 2-1 win at the Bet365 Stadium, proving that the Town can do it on a wet Wednesday night in Stoke. Here are our […]

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