[Football] Luton's first home Premier League game postponed

[Bozza]

Just relegate them now and be done with it?

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Luton Town's first home game back in the top flight has been postponed after the club could not assure the Premier League and opponents Burnley that improvement works at Kenilworth Road would be completed in time.​

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Work is being carried out to meet Premier League standards following promotion from the Championship.​

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It means the Saturday, 19 August fixture will have to be rearranged.​

Luton Town: Club's first Premier League home game postponed over stadium uncertainty

Luton Town's first Premier League home game is postponed with the club unable to guarantee improvement works at Kenilworth Road would be completed in time.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[A1X]

Luton vs Burnley deserves to be held on a miserable Tuesday night in January, what a dreary fixture it sounds

 

[Cheshire Cat]

The first club to have to play all its fixtures away?

Or did we do that before, at Gillingham?

 

[Rookie]

Feel for the Burnley fans (never thought I’d say that) who have already got their transport sorted

 

[Icy Gull]

Luton vs Burnley deserves to be held on a miserable Tuesday night in January, what a dreary fixture it sounds

Sounding like an entitled top six fan there as is Bozza with “let’s just relegate them”

 

[A1X]

Sounding like an entitled top six fan there as is Bozza with “let’s just relegate them”

Not a comment on the teams, more the shithole towns they represent.

 

[US Seagull]

Got a feeling this won't be the only home game that gets pushed.

Who wants to bet on when they'll actually see a game at Kenilworth Road?

Burnley was Aug 19,
West Ham Sept 1
Wolves Sept 23
Spurs Oct 7
Liverpool Nov 4
Palace Nov 25
Arsenal Dec 5
City Dec 9
Newcastle Dec 23
Chelsea Dec 30

I wouldn't be surprised if West Ham gets delayed too. I have a feeling they aren't just a couple of days behind here. Surely they'd have things sorted by Wolves? Or at least by Spurs?

 

[HangletonGull]

Got a feeling this won't be the only home game that gets pushed.

Who wants to bet on when they'll actually see a game at Kenilworth Road?

Burnley was Aug 19,
West Ham Sept 1
Wolves Sept 23
Spurs Oct 7
Liverpool Nov 4
Palace Nov 25
Arsenal Dec 5
City Dec 9
Newcastle Dec 23
Chelsea Dec 30

I wouldn't be surprised if West Ham gets delayed too. I have a feeling they aren't just a couple of days behind here. Surely they'd have things sorted by Wolves? Or at least by Spurs?

Apparently the buliding work is ahead of schedule, it’s the pitch

 

[monty uk]

What a shame their first home game wasn't Citeh.

The entitled knobs could have had a field day.

 

[Bozza]

Got a feeling this won't be the only home game that gets pushed.

Who wants to bet on when they'll actually see a game at Kenilworth Road?

Burnley was Aug 19,
West Ham Sept 1
Wolves Sept 23
Spurs Oct 7
Liverpool Nov 4
Palace Nov 25
Arsenal Dec 5
City Dec 9
Newcastle Dec 23
Chelsea Dec 30

I wouldn't be surprised if West Ham gets delayed too. I have a feeling they aren't just a couple of days behind here. Surely they'd have things sorted by Wolves? Or at least by Spurs?

The report I heard on 5Live stated they were on schedule, but are aware that any kind of hitch at all would mean the fixture would need to be postponed, so they'd rather push it back now, and not last minute, stuffing up fans more than is the case by doing it now.

 

[A mex eyecan]

Luton vs Burnley deserves to be held on a miserable Tuesday night in January, what a dreary fixture it sounds

and played out on some bleak moorland.

 

[studio150]

Why not just reverse the fixture and play away at Burnley in August.

 

[PeterT]

Don’t want to say I told you so but posted weeks ago that they should play at Milton Keynes until their stadium is sorted. I told you s Shame no one thought of that idea.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

The report I heard on 5Live stated they were on schedule, but are aware that any kind of hitch at all would mean the fixture would need to be postponed, so they'd rather push it back now, and not last minute, stuffing up fans more than is the case by doing it now.

I've played that game as a Project Manager in previous roles. "It's on track but we can't afford any more delays"

Miles behind.

 

[HangletonGull]

Why not just reverse the fixture and play away at Burnley in August.

Blackburn are at home

 

[HangletonGull]

Why not just reverse the fixture and play away at Burnley in August.

Blackburn are at home

 

[HangletonGull]

Don’t want to say I told you so but posted weeks ago that they should play at Milton Keynes until their stadium is sorted. I told you s Shame no one thought of that idea.

No they shouldn’t they didn’t want to it was never an option

 

[PeterT]

No they shouldn’t they didn’t want to it was never an option

Worse option than postponing the game? I’m too much of a blue sky thinker, that’s always been my problem.

 

[Dirty Dave]

Blackburn are at home

What about the Sunday?

 

[A1X]

Why not just reverse the fixture and play away at Burnley in August.

Clashes with Pride.

Oh, wait…