Premier League - The Lutonian

We won’t compete with Chelsea for years, says Jones, but he draws on lessons from Luton’s first great leap forward

January 26, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Back in 2016 I stood and interviewed Nathan Jones in the reception of Northampton Town’s Sixfields Stadium after he’d just watched his Hatters get outgunned 2-0 by the recently crowned League Two champions. He spoke […]

Sweet ‘dumfounded at the short-sightedness’ of Luton Council for Hatters academy dome snub

January 13, 2021 Sportsdesk 3

“Dumfounded” Hatters chief executive Gary Sweet is in the dark over why Luton Council have blocked a new domed academy plan and has called on Luton fans to contact their councillors for an explanation. Luton […]

James Justin on his Leicester City debut in action against Luton

Jones explains ‘sheer pride’ at seeing ‘our boys’ face-off as Bournemouth shocked Leicester

July 13, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Nathan Jones said he watched with “sheer pride” last night as two of his proteges, James Justin and Jack Stacey, went head-to-head in Bournemouth’s 4-1 Premier League victory over Leicester City. The Welshman gave Lutonian […]

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

April 17, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

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 […]

Hatters want to help as Cranie says ‘no-one wants to see people out of work or the club going under’

April 8, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Martin Cranie says that Hatters stars want to help the club survive the Coronavirus shutdown and are awaiting the outcome of discussions over wages between the Professional Footballers’ Association and the EFL. It has been […]

Luton chief Sweet claims ‘clubs will go to the wall’ over Coronavirus crisis

March 24, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet is convinced that football’s Coronavirus suspension will see clubs collapse from the Premier League down – but that the Hatters are in a better place than most to cope. Football […]

Coronavirus will cause ‘financial crisis’ for clubs but Luton chief Sweet calls for games behind closed doors

March 13, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off

Gary Sweet says Luton Town are in favour of Football League matches being played behind closed doors during the Coronavirus outbreak but admits the spread of the disease will cause a financial crisis for many […]

Premier League help for cash-hit clubs during Coronavirus crisis is ‘matter of necessity,’ says Luton chief Sweet

March 13, 2020 Sportsdesk Comments Off

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet has said it’s a ‘matter of necessity’ that the Premier League digs into its £1.5billion coffers to help out clubs lower down the football pyramid who will be financially affected […]

Bradley proud of Sluga for ‘Premier League’ save that sealed point at Wigan

March 9, 2020 James Cunliffe Comments Off

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 […]

Izzy Brown celebrates his first Luton goal

Chelsea future can wait as Izzy Brown wants ‘what’s best for Luton’

November 27, 2019 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Izzy Brown says he’s not thinking about Chelsea or playing in the Premier League because he’s loving life on loan at Luton and he’s focused on what’s best for the Hatters. The 22-year-old, who arrived […]