Luton Ground (9 Viewers)

[Flying Fokker]

Is it right that their first home game has been postponed. Ground unfit due to work. Frustrating for fans.

 

---

[Speedie's Head]

well, well, well. Cheats failed to spend on the ground and got the advatage on the pitch.

 

[Flying Fokker]

well, well, well. Cheats failed to spend on the ground and got the advatage on the pitch.

But the same was said of our situation. It is what it is.

 

[fatso]

They should immediately be banished back to the Championship and replaced with the playoff final runners up!!!

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

Should probably keep our heads down on this one.

 

[Speedie's Head]

But the same was said of our situation. It is what it is.

Well....Wasps agreed that we had primacy over the use of the ground when in fact we were locked out. We paid full rent and Luton put the money instead into the team over seasons.

 

[Grendel]

Well....Wasp agreed that we had primacy over the use of the ground when in fact we were locked out. We paid full rent and Luton put the money instead into the team over seasons.

We hadn’t got our ground ready when we moved into the Ricoh

 

[quinn1971]

Should probably keep our heads down on this one.

think your right although we didn’t postpone our games, couldn’t they play it somewhere else

 

[Grendel]

think your right although we didn’t postpone our games, couldn’t they play it somewhere else

We played our first games away

 

[Speedie's Head]

We hadn’t got our ground ready when we moved into the Ricoh

I don't see the equivalence. For Luton it's the sisu new pitch you should be comparing to. A bit like Santa , God and the Tooth Fairy

 

[Grendel]

I don't see the equivalence. For Luton it's the sisu new pitch you should be comparing to. A bit like Santa , God and the Tooth Fairy

Eh the Ricoh stadium wasn’t ready when we first played there and we couldn’t play the first game at home

 

[Speedie's Head]

Eh the Ricoh stadium wasn’t ready when we first played there and we couldn’t play the first game at home

I know but it was well on the way. Where is the new Luton ground that's compliant with the regs that they've been 'building' for years?

 

[Grendel]

I know but it was well on the way. Where is the new Luton ground that's compliant with the regs that they've been 'building' for years?

Its 1 match

 

[Sick Boy]

well, well, well. Cheats failed to spend on the ground and got the advatage on the pitch.

Eh?

 

[Sick Boy]

I don't see the equivalence. For Luton it's the sisu new pitch you should be comparing to. A bit like Santa , God and the Tooth Fairy

They were told by the PL they could play their first 3 games away; same as us.

 

[Speedie's Head]

Its 1 match

If they'd built a compliant stadium they would still be in L1 at best. They failed to get their ground in order and cheated the rest of us in the process

 

[Speedie's Head]

They were told by the PL they could play their first 3 games away; same as us.

Yes but they still don't meet the regs

 

[Travs]

You're starting to reach Sunderland levels of bitterness here tbf

 

[covcity4life]

Speedie shut the fuck up mate

 

[jim20]

If they'd built a compliant stadium they would still be in L1 at best. They failed to get their ground in order and cheated the rest of us in the process

I agree, I’ve said it before, in the past teams have not been promoted as stadiums not up to scratch. They’ve made a conscious decision not to spend money on the stadium and spend it on players, knowing their ground is not fit for the PL. our situation was different in that we paid the money to rent the stadium and the landlords didn’t have it up to scratch, we didn’t gain a competitive advantage, where as Luton surely have. A bit like Red Bull over spending the budget cap on F1, a conscious decision to cheat.

 

[Speedie's Head]

You're starting to reach Sunderland levels of bitterness here tbf

They have to ground share to meet the rules. Is it 20k capacity?

 

[procdoc]

If they'd built a compliant stadium they would still be in L1 at best. They failed to get their ground in order and cheated the rest of us in the process

They’ve not cheated anyone you bitter moron

 

[Nuskyblue]

They have to ground share to meet the rules. Is it 20k capacity?

What's the capacity got to do with anything?

 

[Speedie's Head]

They’ve not cheated anyone you bitter moron

Here we go again - incapable of civil interaction at any level

 

[fernandopartridge]

Eh the Ricoh stadium wasn’t ready when we first played there and we couldn’t play the first game at home

And the first game there was at reduced capacity as well. Though I think the club actually got some money off the council for that in the form of a rent reduction.

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

I agree, I’ve said it before, in the past teams have not been promoted as stadiums not up to scratch. They’ve made a conscious decision not to spend money on the stadium and spend it on players, knowing their ground is not fit for the PL. our situation was different in that we paid the money to rent the stadium and the landlords didn’t have it up to scratch, we didn’t gain a competitive advantage, where as Luton surely have. A bit like Red Bull over spending the budget cap on F1, a conscious decision to cheat.

The most they’ve spent on a player to get promoted is £1.8m - some cheaters

 

[Grendel]

They have to ground share to meet the rules. Is it 20k capacity?

What 20k capacity?

 

[procdoc]

Here we go again - incapable of civil interaction at any level

But you Talk absolute bollocks. It’s baffling

 

[jim20]

The most they’ve spent on a player to get promoted is £1.8m - some cheaters

Until this season it’s more than we’d spent on a player

 

[Grendel]

Until this season it’s more than we’d spent on a player

What?

 

[jim20]

What?

I should’ve added since we’ve been relegated

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Until this season it’s more than we’d spent on a player

I know but doesn’t sound like some masterplan!

Fair enough if they were throwing tens of millions of pounds around but clearly they’re a club who operate within their means

 

[usskyblue]

 

[Speedie's Head]

What 20k capacity?

It's was a question.

Luton Town: Premier League promotion could cost £10m

Luton Town are well-placed for the play-offs or automatic promotion, but need to improve their ground.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[jim20]

I know but doesn’t sound like some masterplan!

Fair enough if they were throwing tens of millions of pounds around but clearly they’re a club who operate within their means

But if they’d spent the money on the stadium they should’ve done, they wouldn’t have had the team they had. I’m not saying they shouldn’t have gone up. There are teams that have bent or broken the rules (e.g Derby) far more than they have. But in my view it could still be considered a form of cheating.