Friday 10/07/20
18:00 Kick off, UK Time
So Sky can put us on the Tellybox again
Not that we ain't grateful
But give the 'Essential Workers' a chance to get home first will ya?
In the shadows of the Leeds Road Gasometer
Is The Gas Club still open? How much to park?


Play-off Match of the Night - just to stay in the Division
Won't be quite the love-in that Barnsalee was when Posh went down if it's another draw now will it?

Also available on a tellybox in a loverly country somewhere near you
https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/3673474/huddersfield-town-vs-luton-town/

How long, has this been going on?
So, how to sum up the bottom turd of the Chumpionship right now? That's as in Richard the Turd, not a slight on our visitors, though as visitors in a previous season in what is now League One they were a right bunch of overspending cheating turds, on and off the pitch. It caught up with them eventually.

Nathan Jones did the job of getting them back up to the top of League 1 from League 2 in fairly rapid order, however in January last year he was persuaded by the big money on offer and bright lights of Smoke-on-Stench. He didn't stay too long. The perennial failures would no more perform for him than any other manager and he was out on his ear not long into this season. The Covids got to Luton however. Mick Harford had carried on where Jones left off and got them promoted to the Chumpionship, but he was replaced by Nathan's useless twin brother Graeme as soon as the season was over. He didn't stay too long either and was gone by April with Luton sitting bottom and clear favourites for relegation. Back came Nathan, 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat later they were in with a sniff of escaping the bottom three. They are likely going to still need a miracle however with a run-in that looks like this.


As far up as Birmingham, who were 6 points and 6 places above us when we played them, they can still be dragged into this. The crazy situation at Wiggin means they would end up on the same points as Luton at present. Otherwise you'd think the teams on 52-53 points should be clear of all this with only 4 games left.

As for Town, well - with my optimistic head on  

We're unbeaten in 3, with 2 0-0 results. If we stay unbeaten, as long as they are not all draws, we'll be sound. 6 or 7 points and the bottom 3 and any others that tumble down due to points deductions won't finish above us.
There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
Just as fast as my feet can fly
Come away, come away if you're goin'
Leave the sinkin' ship behind
Come on the risin' wind,
We're goin' up around the bend


Hee, hee that's a laugh, let's hope we are going up (around) the table never mind being sent around the bend.

Latest news, well sort of
Brizzle have sacked Lee Johnson after 4 seasons of spinning his wheels. The owner isn't short of cash, or short of patience, but then, he's had Johnson spending his cash and coming up short for long enough - couldn't have happened to a nicer chap really. Strange that they did this after Colin had already gone to Smoggieland. Brizzle would have been so much closer for him

Former Luton Chairman and BBC WM tellybox news presenter Nick Owen got married again at the weekend, now the Covid lockdowns allow it. Well about time, they've only been together 11 years. In a packed ceremony, two guests were allowed in the church before they all went home for a socially distanced drink ....... anyone mention little blue pills? Nope, just that Pelé chap that plays for Reading.


Bacuna is back from suspension  

Eric Morecambe?
AmChaff did him for the away fred. Maybe I should rephrase that??
No need to drag anything else across the short fat hairy legs that could be time perhaps more Wisely spent.
Here's a play wot I wrote, but it will probably be edited out anyway.



Last time out
Town nilled a team for the third game in a row, trouble was we were nilled for the second game in a row. That said, other results going our way on Tuesday, eventually on Wednesday (other than Boro, you just can't trust Colin) and L666s battered Stoke on Thursday. Luton drew with Barnsalee, doing everyone else a favour, as mentioned earlier.





Tables


Form
Those draws have kicked us down the form table a bit.



Music Break for half-time


Why did I pick this song for this game.?
Well it could have been any game to be honest, I just like the song and Stevie's voice - but I really like the last verse

I went today maybe I will go again tomorrow
And the music there it was hauntingly familiar
And I see you doing
What I try to do for me…

If that doesn't resonate somewhere I don't know what will??
She wrote the song after the death of John Lennon and an Uncle who died soon after being diagnosed with cancer at around the same time. She didn't know Lennon but she was throwing her leg over a lad that did at the time.

Enjoy it with a cold one, the geeetaaarrisst goes on a bit with his solo.  

Innies and Outies

Our old friend Izzy Brown is in there, finding out that life at the wrong end of this division isn't a bed of roses. Thought he'd have progressed further to be honest, then again, L666s wasn't exactly a time and place on his CV where he went forwards either. 1 appearance?

Who's banging 'em in


They can't all lose
Barnsalee play Wigan, who have 12 points deduction awaiting the new owner who allegedly has a bet on them being relegated. The EFL once again prove that their 'Fit and Proper' people checks are complete and utter shite.


We've played 'em before
It's been a while, apart from the game at theirs early in the season when we couldn't win a raffle if we'd bought all the tickets


Next up?
Wendies away next Tuesday - hmm, interesting. Any Wendies on these boards? More chance of talking to The Trees.

Pressers
DC on Radio Local
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08k9y3r

Nathan Jones
If you've got iFollow you can watch this
https://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/2020/july/nathan-jones-pre-huddersfield/

Otherwise
https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/football/luton-town/luton-hoping-lualua-can-provide-spark-during-battle-stay-2909069


Let's do it boys (and girls).