VERY grudging respect to... Luton Town

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VERY grudging respect to... Luton Town Apr 21, 2022 14:47:18 GMT

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Post by thad on Apr 21, 2022 14:47:18 GMT

The post about Oldham likely being the first ex-Prem club to exit the league - although, arguably the old Wimbledon only avoided the fate by dubious methods - made me remember another that escaped the distinction by being relegated in the very last season of the old top flight.

Yes that same club who spent five seasons and a relative fortune trying to regain league status. A genuinely horrible club, ground & town... and truly repugnant fans. I can even recall how their deluded manager blamed the long grass on our pitch, for stifling their flowing display of brilliant total football and the buggers nicked our striker & talisman too.

So, it hurts me to give them any sort of credit... BUT... have you seen where the gits are today...? ...and they have done it, with easily the lowest budget in the Championship.

Genuine fact: Their budget is actually below the threshold where they have to provide details to the football authorities...!

Hopefully, this is the last time I have anything positive to post about Luton Town ...

...and I will be happy to provide an apology if I have jinxed their play-off ambitions

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VERY grudging respect to... Luton Town Apr 21, 2022 15:37:54 GMT thad likes this

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Post by jb on Apr 21, 2022 15:37:54 GMT

Yes, fair play, they have done brilliantly. The Championship has been great this season, with several going on great runs to get into the play-offs, then dropping off and being replaced by other teams going on similar runs. Luton look they might have timed - and maintained - theirs to perfection.

Incidentally, Notts County are another to have left the top-flight the season before football started in 1992/3 and dropped out of the league.

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VERY grudging respect to... Luton Town Apr 21, 2022 17:35:41 GMT via mobile jb and westander like this

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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2022 17:35:41 GMT

Part of me wants to see Luton in the Premier League just to see how the superstar players and managers would handle Kenilworth Road. Just imagine what Guardiola, Klopp and Ronaldo's reactions when they first arrive and look around the ground

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VERY grudging respect to... Luton Town Apr 21, 2022 18:03:06 GMT via mobile

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Post by Alex BH on Apr 21, 2022 18:03:06 GMT

They have done remarkably well to be up there in the championship play offs so close to the end of the season especially considering where they were 5-10 years ago, an incredible turn around. Amazing to think they are a handful of games away from the Premier League now. It’s been so long since we were promotion rivals in the conference I’ve mellowed towards them and can’t but help hope they make it to the Prem as it would be a great story and I can’t but help root for the underdogs. Never rated Sonny Bradley much, but incredible to think he could go from being in a bang average League 2 Crawley team to being in the Prem with Luton. Good luck to them I say, I can hate them again if they implode once more and have to face us again.

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VERY grudging respect to... Luton Town Apr 21, 2022 18:56:18 GMT hickmottsenior and jb like this

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Apr 21, 2022 15:37:54 GMT jb said:

Yes, fair play, they have done brilliantly. The Championship has been great this season, with several going on great runs to get into the play-offs, then dropping off and being replaced by other teams going on similar runs. Luton look they might have timed - and maintained - theirs to perfection.

Incidentally, Notts County are another to have left the top-flight the season before football started in 1992/3 and dropped out of the league.

I wonder if Notts County still have the audacity to display the notification around Meadow Lane stating that they are "The Worlds oldest Football League Club?"

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VERY grudging respect to... Luton Town Apr 21, 2022 19:28:07 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2022 19:28:07 GMT

Apr 21, 2022 18:03:06 GMT Alex BH said:

They have done remarkably well to be up there in the championship play offs so close to the end of the season especially considering where they were 5-10 years ago, an incredible turn around. Amazing to think they are a handful of games away from the Premier League now. It’s been so long since we were promotion rivals in the conference I’ve mellowed towards them and can’t but help hope they make it to the Prem as it would be a great story and I can’t but help root for the underdogs. Never rated Sonny Bradley much, but incredible to think he could go from being in a bang average League 2 Crawley team to being in the Prem with Luton. Good luck to them I say, I can hate them again if they implode once more and have to face us again.

It's weird what can happen in football indeed, and some players are just a great fit for certain clubs (like Matt Tubbs was at here for example). I'd like to think that us being rivals with Luton again would be due to us have a meteoric rise ourselves than any implosion on their part though

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VERY grudging respect to... Luton Town Apr 22, 2022 7:24:12 GMT jb likes this

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Post by thad on Apr 22, 2022 7:24:12 GMT

Apr 21, 2022 18:56:18 GMT johnthegas said:

Apr 21, 2022 15:37:54 GMT jb said:

Yes, fair play, they have done brilliantly. The Championship has been great this season, with several going on great runs to get into the play-offs, then dropping off and being replaced by other teams going on similar runs. Luton look they might have timed - and maintained - theirs to perfection.

Incidentally, Notts County are another to have left the top-flight the season before football started in 1992/3 and dropped out of the league.

I wonder if Notts County still have the audacity to display the notification around Meadow Lane stating that they are "The Worlds oldest Football League Club?"

There is a plaque at Baket Street Station, stating it is the oldest Underground Railways Station in the world...
so, where could you get a ticket to...?