Luton Town’s chief executive Gary Sweet has suggested that the Championship season should be cancelled and revealed the club don’t want to play games if they are preventing NHS staff from accessing tests.
As we know, the current crisis has seriously impacted the game, with the last round of fixtures played back on the weekend of March 7. Whilst no new date has been decided for a restart, the EFL made it clear that they intend to finish the campaign and outlined the importance of getting tests sorted for all those involved.
However, Sweet, speaking to The Price of Football podcast as quoted by the Yorkshire Evening Post, confirmed that the Hatters have reservations about returning.
“From a moral, ethical point of view it’s right to cancel the season, probably. I have written to the Football League to make my point on that, actually as a club we really do not want to play games, we don’t want to take part in the remainder of the season unless we’ve got some form of comfort that we’re not taking testing kits away from the NHS.”
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If that did happen, it would have serious ramifications for Leeds, who currently lead the way in the Championship and would get the glory and financial benefits that promotion brings. Therefore, they were quick to dismiss Sweet’s claim and were convinced he was acting in self-interest as Luton are in the bottom three.
Here we look at some of the reaction…
Can’t read the article because it just keeps refreshing and then crashing. Out of interest have any clubs come out and said similar who aren’t in trouble in their divisions. Heard similar from Charlton, West Ham and now Luton who all stand to gain massively from failure
— . (@robw123q) April 27, 2020
Oh how convenient
— Jason Noon (@jasonnoon2003) April 27, 2020
He’s fibbing. He’s just made the coaching team redundant and they’re bottom of the league. They’re skint and @LutonTown are embarrassing.
— Jonny (@cyclingjonny) April 27, 2020
Forfeit them 3-0 then
— Bite (@biteyerlegs70) April 27, 2020
Wonder why he wants it cancelled..
— Keiran Hickman (@Kasper_Sickman) April 27, 2020
Who cares what he says. Let’s be held to ransom by tinpot town
— lufcyorkshire (@daveorrodney) April 27, 2020
A team at the bottom of the league not wanting play………
— Paul Herbert (@1973LeedsUnited) April 27, 2020
Presumably a key assurance is that they won’t be relegated!
— gary hartley (@garyhar58606124) April 27, 2020