What a day. It began at Luton bus station shortly before 9am, and ended in a similar location just before Match of the Day kicked off. What a shame the BBC didn't recall Garth Crooks to the pundit sofa for one night only to reflect on his ridiculous comments made a few weeks ago. 3,000 Luton fans who were up on Merseyside know that this Hatters side are going to hold their own in the Premier League. A dash from the bus just after 3pm meant we missed the first few minutes but by the time we were standing in the Bullens Upper Luton were well on top. A succession of corners delivered expertly by Alfie Doughty gave the Toffees warning. At the third time of asking Carlton rose like a colossus to thunder a header on to the bar via a Pickford flick. As the ball came rocketing down, Ashley Young must have imagined he was back at the Watford training ground and thought it was time for a shimmy. He had reckoned without Tommy Tommy Lockyer who charged forward and the ball crashed into the ne...
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| How Bobbers Stand looked before the exec boxes |
60 days or thereabouts until we kick off at Everton away.
Lots of news in what was always expected to be a busy week of announcements particularly with the fixtures out this Thursday.
To round things up:
- season ticket prices are out and as expected, and in the spirit of how 20/20 have run things over the past 10 years, there has been no profiteering or exploiting of supporters. Increases kept to a minimum. A fair, transparent and decent system. Massive applause all round to the Club.
- Team talk are reporting Amari Bell has signed a new contact. Great news if confirmed.
- A report only the first game of the season needs to be away... previously it was thought the first 3 games would be away from home to allow for the ground improvements.