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What we know about Luton Town: Premier League’s smallest ground

  • December 30, 2023



What we know about Luton Town: Premier League’s smallest ground

For the first time in 30 years the premier league has made it here the tightly packed Terraces around kennworth Road Luton Town has the smallest ground in the division where gate five is right next to someone’s front door and where the away fans go through the back

Gardens of Oak Road a novelty in this league we can see you we can see you we can see you in the par it can be a bit loud but been we’ve been getting that for the last 35 40 years so Hashim Muhammad has lived opposite the ground

All his life every match the neighbors have to move their vehicles otherwise they’re towed away not everyone knows when looting are playing they left the car uh not knowing is football the next day one of the owners of the car coming knocking on my door to say I left I left

My car here can you see uh with the CCTV um who broke into my car car’s lost uh stolen so I like no it was football today Hashim has to move his car because in just a few hours his small Nissan is replaced by the coach for the champions of

Europe this old school ground is a huge draw for visiting fans a throwback in an age of modern stadiums and some come to visit from even further a field these are luten Town Scandinavian followers season ticket holders who pack up their bags in Sweden and Norway I’m starting this lovely day in Sweden

Traveling you with the speed boat to the airport and make their way to games when they can and leave their tickets behind the bar when they can’t so you are the only person in Sweden with a luten town season ticket yeah so Thomas you live in Norway you have a season ticket for

Luten how did that come about oh it’s a long story I started supporting luten in 81 882 the when we went up to the old division one I picked a small Club among the big ones that time and uh now we’re back in the big time what do you like

About supporting Lucy actually the to town and the atmosphere around it how have you found the Premier League uh this is the first time I’m in the Premier League first time I visit this isas and so it’s it’s amazing this summer the whole town celebrated the club’s rags to Rich’s

Rise from the national league to the Premier League in just under a decade and after they’ been deducted 30 points for financial irregularities now the supporters Trust has more power over how the club is run supporters with a say you know lon’s run by fans you know all

The board of fans I don’t think you find that in a lot of other no it’s not about money it’s about you know fans and the town it’s not the same as in the 80s then it was real British British game no it isn’t and uh

I think it’s the way you see Luton is a different way because we don’t have the same money this is been a tough month for Luton with their Captain Tom loia collapsing on the pitch and the team facing Arsenal Manchester City and Chelsea how far can this old school type

Of Club go in a league where Money Talks Everton’s recent points deduction for breaching Financial rules is perhaps a sign of football finally clamping down with Manchester City charged with over a 100 breaches of financial rules the club denies any wrongdoing it’s not a Level Playing Field but I think if we finish

17th this season and as negative as it sounds I think we’ve won the league we really have I think that’s that’s as good as we can do with what we’ve got this season what does that say about the state of football though yeah I think football is broken I think football

Needs fixing for now Luton fans are happy to be back in the big time and with the club set to leave kennworth road to move to a brand new stadium this is maybe a last chance for many in the Premier League to save a football the

Way it used to be the beautiful game at its most unglamorous best

Luton may have lost today against Chelsea, but their fans are savouring the Premier League for the first time in their history.

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With the club welcoming Manchester City and Arsenal this month already, it’s also been a chance for travelling supporters to experience Kenilworth Road – the league’s smallest ground and one that harks back to football’s old days.

But can Luton thrive in the top flight?
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