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[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@LutonTown Good. Bank that feeling for Blackpool (A) in December.

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@SouthamptonFC “Mistakes”

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@BenPalmer78 It’s all the club’s own doing.

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

Despicable response from them.

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Anyone with any knowledge of English football history will know that it is ridiculous for Southampton’s chief executive, Phil Parsons, to claim that their expulsion from the Championship play-offs is a bigger punishment than the 30-point deduction imposed on Luton Town in 2008 which led to relegation and almost throttled the life out of the club. Absolutely no comparison and completely weakens Southampton’s attempted argument that being thrown out of the play-offs is “manifestly disproportionate to every previous sanction in the history of the English game”.

There is some good stuff in Parsons’ statement: accepting culpability for Spygate, apologising to those clubs they spied on and apologising to their fans “whose extraordinary loyalty and support this season deserved better from the club”. Well said. But… the rules changed since Leeds United’s “similar offence” in 2019, there is no right to the £200m (it’s not a fine), and to play the whataboutery game and make the comparison with the Hatters is, fittingly, mad. Southampton’s reputation is certainly damaged but at least their very existence is not at risk. #SaintsFC #LTFC

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Anyone with any knowledge of English football history will know that it is ridiculous for Southampton’s chief executive, Phil Parsons, to claim that their expulsion from the Championship play-offs is a bigger punishment than the 30-point deduction imposed on Luton Town in 2008 which led to relegation and almost throttled the life out of the club. Absolutely no comparison and completely weakens Southampton’s attempted argument that being thrown out of the play-offs is “manifestly disproportionate to every previous sanction in the history of the English game”.

There is some good stuff in Parsons’ statement: accepting culpability for Spygate, apologising to those clubs they spied on and apologising to their fans “whose extraordinary loyalty and support this season deserved better from the club”. Well said. But… the rules changed since Leeds United’s “similar offence” in 2019, there is no right to the £200m (it’s not a fine), and to play the whataboutery game and make the comparison with the Hatters is, fittingly, mad. Southampton’s reputation is certainly damaged but at least their very existence is not at risk. #SaintsFC #LTFC

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@_TeamsLikeLuton Despicable club. Utterly classless through this whole saga.

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@BenPalmer78 He has to go - appears to be at the very heart of it. All this has ruined your club’s reputation, possibly irreparably.

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

Awful statement and as for this - many Luton fans beg to differ. Classless from start to finish. Total lack of culpability and contrition.

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@TheSunFootball Such a strange man.

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@MKDonsFC @Arsenal Weird.

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@SaintsExtra @talkSPORT Good.

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@ianbottrill23 It’s nowhere near Bolton though and there’s nothing around it. Pleased our stadium will be in the town centre.

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@TheGreenJanner @FBLowdown Agreed - definitely a conversation to be had about the poor standard of officiating throughout the season though. Might even itself out maybe but a long way from being good enough.

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@bwfc_elliot @deepdean Must’ve been watching a different game!

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@luke_bwfc That was weird

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

@GeoffDoyle1 @SimonOxley9 @BBCSport3CR Looks unwell - must have known they change manager every season. Trouble is it is Autumn, winter, spring … He’ll still he paid for a couple of years anyway!

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IYKYK 🎩

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Luton Town won the EFL Trophy so we were compelled to do some new drawings and make some new mugs. Strap in, didn’t go well.

[Staffs Hatter @StokeHatter]

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@LutonNews_LTFC Interesting article
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