Hillsborough and Heysel songs were horrifically archaic and shockingly small-time for a club branding themselves as idealists and over-achievers
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Firstly, the advantages. Perhaps the best Premier League player of this generation, Mohamed Salah, was reduced to the status of an observer by Luton’s dogged defence and amazing resourcefulness. Issa Kabore was a dynamic right-back, and Ross Barkley’s recovery is still going strong. In fierce rivalry, the two collaborated to score Luton’s goal with deadly effect, and they were their best players.
Gaining a point against Liverpool offers them, among the four teams vying for relegation, the most reason to celebrate since they might end up topping the mini-league for the entire season based only on goal differential.
They also had a favourable early-season schedule of games, but they did not take advantage of it. They currently host Crystal Palace before playing Arsenal, Manchester City, Newcastle, and Chelsea at home. They have yet to win a league game at home. Their performance on Sunday will give them confidence, but it also highlighted their enduring ignorance and tendency to give up easy scores.
Despite Luton’s impressive performance on the football, their renowned supporters utterly disappointed them. This Sunday evening TV match under the lights between one of the most successful teams in the world and Kenilworth Road was the most high-profile match the venue has held since their top-flight comeback. You wouldn’t have realised that the Hatters had been dreaming of nights like these for a very long time.
They ploughed the depths of tragedy singing after rattling through the anti-Scouse classics in the first half, covering poverty, benefits, and famine. After a Liverpool player went down, the phrase “Always the victims” was yelled, which had obvious parallels to the Hillsborough tragedy. A song accusing the tourists of preventing Luton from playing in Europe after the Heysel catastrophe came next.
Either the Premier League, the FA, or the club must take action against this. This was startlingly small-time and horribly archaic for a team that prided itself on being an overachievers and utopian footballing dreamland trying to become a Premier League team worthy of the name.
What should have been yet another unforgettable night in the club’s illustrious history should instead be remembered for the home support’s betrayal. As soon as possible, Luton ought to extend their regrets to their supporters.
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