Hatters Way,The Road To Glory!

[Bunjemark]

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Woodward Heads Home!

Woodward has accepted the offer from his home town side Luton Town.
The League Two side have agreed a 3 year deal with the manager
with the option for both parties to extend the deal.
That depends how successful the club is,but the board know
that with Woodward at the helm the club will be aiming high.

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Club Information

Full Name : Luton Town Football Club

Nickname(s): The Hatters

Founded: 11 April 1885
(Merger of Wanderers and Excelsior)

Ground: Kenilworth Road,Luton


(Capacity: 10,300)

Shirt Sponsors: Electrolux

Home Kit Colours: White & Black

Away Kit Colours: Orange & White

Kit Manufacturers: Puma

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Player Stats
(Age/Rating)

Goalkeepers

Fraser Forster
Age:29
Rating:60

Dylon Phinn
Age:27
Rating:56

Defenders

Patrick Sullivan
Age:34
Rating:47

Alex Whittaker
Age:21
Rating:48

Dave Lyle
Age:21
Rating:59

Claude Gnakpa
Age:34
Rating:53

Robert Lauchlan
Age:21
Rating:53

Patrick Janquin
Age:24
Rating:57

Michael Spillane
Age:28
Rating:65

Lewis Emanuel
Age:33
Rating:51

Armin Sauseng
Age:28
Rating:41

Midfielders

Kevin Nicholls
Age:38
Rating:48

Tae-Woo Chang
Age:27
Rating:53

Rossi Jarvis
Age:29
Rating:63

Keith Keane
Age:30
Rating:64

Jacob Hankey
Age:27
Rating:47

Asa Hall
Age:30
Rating:60

John Hopkins
Age:21
Rating:63

Indrek Jaanson
Age:20
Rating:45

Jacob Marsh
Age:19
Rating:54

Attackers

Todor Aleksandrov
Age:27
Rating:53

Jake Howells
Age:25
Rating:58

Iosu Alas
Age:27
Rating:53

Drew Talbot
Age:31
Rating:64

Brandon Lonergan
Age:21
Rating:65

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[Bunjemark]

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There was no time for the new manager to arrange any
friendlies after leaving Spanish side Las Palmas.
So Woodward went straight into league action with his new team.

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9th August 2017 - Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 1

Forster
Lyle - Spillane - Janquin - Emanuel
Keane - Jarvis - Hall © - Marsh
Howells - Aleksandrov

Sub
Martin > Howells 90+1

Luton Town 2 Port Vale 0
Aleksandrov 36 (1-0)
Aleksandrov 90+1 (2-0)

A solid start for Luton.The Hatters created the
most chances and dominated possession.

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Chris Martin joins Sheff Utd for £694,000.

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12th August 2017 - Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 2

Team News
No changes.

Forster
Lyle - Spillane - Janquin - Emanuel
Keane - Jarvis - Hall © - Marsh
Howells - Aleksandrov

Macclesfield Town 1 Luton Town 1
Rooney 29 (1-0)
Jarvis 90+2 (1-1)

The Hatters didn't deserve to lose this game
and they didn't thanks to a last gasp goal from Jarvis.

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Ben Cook joins Drogheda Utd for £72,000.

John Hopkins joins Luton in a deal worth £200,000.
(Age:21 Rating:63 Position:CM)

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16th August 2017 - Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 3

Team News
No changes.

Forster
Lyle - Spillane - Janquin - Emanuel
Keane - Jarvis - Hall © - Marsh
Howells - Aleksandrov

Subs
Hopkins > Hall 46
Alas > Howells 83

Luton Town 3 Darlington 1
Aleksandrov 45+1 (1-0)
Keane 51 (2-0)
Howells 83 (3-0)
Clarke 90+2 (3-1)

Luton were on top from the start and when
the goals eventually came it was an easy win.

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Ben Easter joins St Mirren for £300,000.

Brandon Lonergan joins Luton in a deal worth £300,000.
(Age:21 Rating:65 Position:ST)

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[Ryan Brown]

Brillaint start . Did good in the other other one

[tim_massa_brawn]

great first few updates. Keep 'em coming and good luck with the season.

[Bunjemark]

Thanks to Ryan Brown & tim_massa_brawn for your replies.

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19th August 2017 - Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 4

Team News
Hopkins replaces Marsh in the starting line-up.
Hopkins will play in centre midfield and Hall will switch
to left midfield.Lonergan replaces Howells in attack.
Hopkins has also been made the new Luton captain.

Forster
Lyle - Spillane - Janquin - Emanuel
Keane - Jarvis - Hopkins © - Hall
Lonergan - Aleksandrov

Grimsby Town 0 Luton Town 0

It was 2nd against 3rd and there was nothing to
seperate the two sides.A rare goalles draw for Woodward.

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Luton have a bid of £180,000 for Livorno CB E.Nunez rejected.

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22nd August 2017 - League Cup,1st Round

Team News
No changes.

Forster
Lyle - Spillane - Janquin - Emanuel
Keane - Jarvis - Hopkins © - Hall
Lonergan - Aleksandrov

Subs
Howells > Aleksandrov 77
Gnakpa > Janquin 77

Luton Town 4 Plymouth Argyle 0
Lonergan 11 (1-0)
Lonergan 23 (2-0)
Lonergan 39 (3-0)
Emanuel 84 (4-0)

Luton cruised into the 2nd round with a superb display.
Lonergan was in great form and netted a first half hat-trick
as the Argyle defence couldn't handle him,LB Lewis Emanuel
fired the fourth after an effort by Howells was blocked.

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26th August 2017 - Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 5

Team News
No changes.

Forster
Lyle - Spillane - Janquin - Emanuel
Keane - Jarvis - Hopkins © - Hall
Lonergan - Aleksandrov

Subs
Howells > Aleksandrov 90
Gnakpa > Emanuel 90

Luton Town 9 Morecombe 0
Aleksandrov 7 (1-0)
Aleksandrov 11 (2-0)
Jarvis 19 (3-0)
Aleksandrov 31 (4-0)
Aleksandrov 41p (5-0)
Aleksandrov 45+1 (6-0)
Keane 50 (7-0)
Lonergan 59 (8-0)
Keane 75 (9-0)

Poor Morecombe were totally ripped apart,they can
actually be glad to keep the score under double figures.
Aleksandrov was immense,it came as a total shock when he put
a header wide,the striker lacks pace but in the box he is
proving to be deadly.

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Luton Pull Off Big Signing!
Ryan Barwick has joined Luton,The striker who Woodward
signed when he was at Las Palmas was released by the club after Woodward left.

Although it's a big step down for the player after intensive talks
and a pay deal reported to be £10,000 per game plus goal bonus,
the striker has joined up with his old boss.

Barwick played 96 games and scored 77 goals for Las Palmas

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Table
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1 - Bury - 13pts (Pld 5)
2 - Luton - 11pts (Pld 5)
3 - Chester - 10pts (Pld 5)

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[tim_massa_brawn]

Morecombe copped it...

[The Gunners]

You have made a great start. Keep up the good results.

[Bunjemark]

Thanks to tim_massa_brawn & The Gunners for your replies.

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30th August 2017 - Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 6

Team News
Barwick replaces Lonergan in
attack to make his debut.

Forster
Lyle - Spillane - Janquin - Emanuel
Keane - Jarvis - Hopkins © - Hall
Barwick - Aleksandrov

Sub
Lonergan > Aleksandrov 82

Gillingham 2 Luton Town 1
Berry 27 (1-0)
Richards YELLOW CARD 65
Berry 67 (2-0)
Barwick 82 (2-1)

Luton lose but how? They had more possession and
more shots.Gillingham had just two shots and Berry put both
away to give his team a 2-0 lead.Barwick pulled a goal back late
on and Luton piled on the pressure looking for another goal
but Gillingham held on and Luton are left to reflect on
the chances that were wasted.

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Team of the Month!
Hopkins,Keane & Aleksandrov are selected
for the team for August.

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2nd September 2017 - Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 7

Team News
No changes.

Forster
Lyle - Spillane - Janquin - Emanuel
Keane - Jarvis - Hopkins © - Hall
Barwick - Aleksandrov

Subs
Lonergan > Aleksandrov 80
Howells > Hall 80

Barnet 1 Luton Town 1
Lyle 52 (0-1)
Medley 64 (1-1)

Luton again dominated possession and shots but
they couldn't build on their 1-0 lead and Barnet hit back
for a share of the points.

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9th September 2017 - Coca-Cola League Two - Matchday 8

Team News
Tae-Woo Chang replaces Keith Keane at RM.
Jacob Marsh replaces Asa Hall at LM and Brandon Lonergan
replaces Todor Aleksandrov in attack.

Forster
Lyle - Spillane - Janquin - Emanuel
Chang - Jarvis - Hopkins © - Marsh
Barwick - Lonergan

Luton Town 6 Rochdale 0
Marsh 14 (1-0)
Lonergan 22 (2-0)
Marsh 35 (3-0)
Barwick 42 (4-0)
Jarvis 45 (5-0)
Barwick 57 (6-0)

Luton get back to winning ways with an
emphatic win against lowly Rochdale.

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Table
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1 - Bury - 16pts (Pld 7)
2 - Luton - 15pts (Pld 8)
3 - Oldham - 14pts (Pld 6)

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Birmingham City Vs Luton Town!
Luton Town will test themselves against Premier League side Birmingham City.
Luton's next game is a travel to St Andrews for the League Cup 2nd Round clash.

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[tim_massa_brawn]

Good result against Rochdale. Hopefully the form continues.

[Ryan Brown]

Good results.

Your doing good