10 things...
Luton
1 It's a small town in Bedford but has an airport - no one knew why until cheap became big.
2 It's off the M1, well some little dump had to be on the midlands highway fringe after all.
3 Luton Hoo is a large titled mansion on a nearby country estate. When Championship Club Chairmen heard Town was to aspire to greater things, they said 'who?'
4 Their coach had a relationship with someone at the Town Hall. They climbed the old clock tower stairs regularly and enjoyed heights of timeless passion.
5 Kenilworth Road ground is a bit boxed in. There's an alleyway for access, so no problems if you like rubbing shoulders with hoards of fans not that far from home.
6 The Secretary of State rejected development plans for a radical new stadium in 1999. It was obviously not meant to be another Millennium Dome liability.
7 A bloke called Syd Owen played for them in the 50s. He was the only celeb to get out of there, like in a soap.
8 Luton once lost an FA Cup final. Eric Morecambe was wise not to refer to it when appearing in Panto in Nott'm.
9 There was even a plastic pitch about 20 odd years ago - hats off to changes in fashion.
10 Arsenal paid two and a half million for John Hartson. You're 'avin a larf!
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