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    No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

    Posted by Earls on 27/7/2025, 7:34:00

    Bloomfield doesn’t believe anyone will be signed before the Wimbledon game, according to Luton Today, so presumably the Lowe and Al-Hamadi transfers are falling through.
    We also aren’t replacing Doughty in time, when it was clear he’d be off and a LWB was needed.
    So, no real lessons learned, the biggest of which was that a Director of Football was needed because Sweet’s micromanagement means the recruitment team operate with one hand tied behind their back - we have got a budget to get a striker in (presumably around £3m, as that seems to be roughly the common fee quoted in the Kelman/Al-Hamadi/Lowe rumours), but we can’t spend it. Targets are being identified, and yet…
    Sorry, but the common theme is Sweet. Get a DoF in asap, otherwise this will keep happening. The signings we have got, Keeley aside, have been OK, solid, but nothing bold.
    And the kit not being ready for weeks, according to the club shop? Standard.

      Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

      Posted by Music Critic on 27/7/2025, 11:46:13, in reply to "No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

      Yes, a transfer window that, on first impressions, looks better than most from 2023 onwards but one that still probably leaves us well short going forward and at wing back. In addition to the new signings, we haven't got rid of enough of the high earning flops/sicknotes, so we'll also have to accept some of them staying and risking bringing disharmony to the squad and taking up budget. Yes, the window doesn't shut for a month or so but we have a lot of league games in August. I can hear the refrain now - 'don't worry, we always start slow...'

      Everything about the football side of the club has been underwhelming for 18 months now and past mistakes seem to be repeating. The double relegation is an embarrassment

      I haven't looked forward to a season less since the penultimate non-league season. It all feels flat and, for me, the football is being allowed to drift. Feels like the club need a big reset, with a new version of the 2020 strategy and allowing the impressive expertise that we have at the club at board level to lead on more stuff. But it likely won't happen

      Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

      Posted by Zobra The Greek on 27/7/2025, 8:45:56, in reply to "No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

      Bloomfield said a month ago that business wouldn’t be done until after Wimbledon.

      Kelman isn’t going to choose league one over champ football unless we offered stupid wages.

      The other two we are linked with…the clubs aren’t going to sell unless they have a replacement. Ipswich only have one other forward (also not convinced Al hamidi would drop to L1), and stoke don’t seem to know what they want to do with Lowe.

      If the window closes and we don’t have someone in, then yeah I’ll be disappointed and comcerned.

      I thought the kits were going to be ready for Friday? That’s what I read somewhere. But agreed if not then that’s a mistake that didn’t need to happen considering the last two seasons. Although I couldn’t give a fuck when kits are released, personally.

        Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

        Posted by Earls on 27/7/2025, 9:54:24, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

        Absolutely, the squad business overall won’t be done until the window closes. But the need for a striker specifically has been clear from even before Morris went.
        It’s dragged on and endlessly on. Wells is a decent option, no doubt, but he’s a solid Jerome-style back-up. No way should a 35-year-old be the only new addition before the first game, considering how much we’re struggling there.
        As for the kit? The club stated in the kit announcement it’s be available “before Wimbledon”. According to club shop staff asked by fans yesterday, it’s still “weeks” away.

          Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

          Posted by Ostrich spotter on 27/7/2025, 8:57:03, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

          Whether they are ready Friday or not it is still too bloody late. Out muscled by FGR, how the mighty have dallen

          Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

          Posted by Ninja on 27/7/2025, 8:41:37, in reply to "No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

          Been saying a DoF required for a long time. Egos won’t allow it though.

          The lack of a striker (or two) after Morris going is an absolute stinker. Should be in the squad and gelling.

          Not as worried about Doughty replacement atm and you’d hope there is a back up plan and someone coming in during the next 2-3 weeks.

            Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

            Posted by Sandgrounder on 27/7/2025, 8:50:26, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

            Obviously the earlier the better. But would you rather a panic signing like Nordas or wait a bit longer for the dominoes to fall into place and we get one of our top targets. Of course it’s possible we get no-one which will be really disappointing and a failure in recruitment. But that’s not where we are yet.

              Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

              Posted by Ostrich spotter on 27/7/2025, 9:08:05, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

              No, let's do what has failed so miserably over the last couple of windows. Wait for our preferred signing, miss out and then make the panic signing you want to prevent.

              If this was always the strategy then surely we should have delayed loaning Harris to Tranmere?

                Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                Posted by Ninja on 27/7/2025, 8:54:54, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                Agreed about not creating another Nordas situation.

                I just still can’t believe the time we’ve had hasn’t brought about some options up front. It was a huge issue last year and is potentially an even bigger one now.

                  Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                  Posted by Leeds Hatter on 27/7/2025, 9:47:08, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                  Let’s face it. Sweet is making a complete pigs arse of running the football side of things.

                    Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                    Posted by Sandgrounder on 27/7/2025, 8:55:58, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                    We’ve signed Wells who got double figures in the league above, which was more than any of our strikers managed last year

                  Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                  Posted by Zobra The Greek on 27/7/2025, 8:53:57, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                  I think he’d prefer whichever the worst option is, so that he can have a good fucking moan about it.

              Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

              Posted by LTFC39 on 27/7/2025, 8:33:45, in reply to "No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

              And this is the price of relegation in a nutshell.

                Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                Posted by Earls on 27/7/2025, 8:34:48, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                Disorganisation isn’t necessarily to do with relegation.

                  Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                  Posted by Andy Cappuccino on 27/7/2025, 9:22:17, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                  It's actually the other way round

                    Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                    Posted by Voice of reason on 27/7/2025, 8:40:58, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                    It isn’t disorganisation. It’s being in L1. Luton could have offered £10m for Kelman and he’d have turned down Luton for the championship. We don’t know what Luton offered or even whether they were actually in for him. I’d guess they were because he’s a Luton type player, and that price is within budget..

                      Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                      Posted by Ostrich spotter on 27/7/2025, 9:15:20, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                      Possibly. However, if he was unable to get game time at his parent poor Championship team why should he suddenly set the Championship alight at another poor Championship side? Time will tell whether he will spend most of his time sitting on his arse. At his age he needs to be playing and sometimes players need to consider the bigger picture. Keeley is a classic example of this. Set League 1 on fire with Orient so potentially could have set his sights on a Championship side, however, he wants to play regularly

                        Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                        Posted by HH on 27/7/2025, 8:59:35, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                        Yeah, I agree with that.

                        However, I do find it a bit odd we were so close to dropping 7m (apparently) on Kone in January and now we're apparently not even remotely interested in him.

                        Surely Wycombe would have lowered their demands a bit?

                        Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                        Posted by Ninja on 27/7/2025, 8:44:10, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                        It’s the price of relegation and disorganisation.

                        Not getting attacking options in by now is an absolute joke. We’ve had months to consider it, particularly with Morris going.

                    Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                    Posted by Icknield Road on 27/7/2025, 8:01:11, in reply to "No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                    The whole kit farce is worse for me than transfers in or out, we announced our partnership with Reflo before FGR did, however they have theirs on sale and we still do not. It's amateurish, regardless of the supplier we can't supply anything to supporters prior to the season starting yet again.

                      Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                      Posted by NN Hatter on 27/7/2025, 8:41:59, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                      Completely agree, we have not learned any lessons.
                      Small club mentality throughout.

                        Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                        Posted by Doctor Ince on 28/7/2025, 8:46:15, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                        This kit deal would've been agreed under the previous commercial leadership. Next season will be the test for how the new bloke is doing

                        Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                        Posted by LTFC39 on 27/7/2025, 8:33:23, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                        As has been mentioned elsewhere, it is inevitable when sponsors aren't announced until a month before the season starts.

                        Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                        Posted by bbb on 27/7/2025, 7:58:55, in reply to "No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                        It's just more of the same old shite. The simpletons will blindly clap away and fawn over the Temu version of Levy.
                        The clubs a fuckin joke.

                        Keep 'em peeled indeed.

                          Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                          Posted by Not a Doughnut on 27/7/2025, 10:40:57, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                          Fuck off then!
                          We don't need cunts like you.

                            Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                            Posted by Leeds Hatter on 27/7/2025, 12:30:55, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                            bbb is exactly what the club need. Someone who can see the decline of this club and says it like it is. What it doesn’t need is deranged clapping seals like you who blindly follow the cult of Sweet.

                              Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                              Posted by bbb on 27/7/2025, 11:21:52, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                              And who the fuck made you spokesman for the club, you gimp?

                              Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                              Posted by Leeds Hatter on 27/7/2025, 9:51:46, in reply to "Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                              Sweet is running the club like we are still in non league.

                              Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                              Posted by Ostrich spotter on 27/7/2025, 7:51:07, in reply to "No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                              Well, fcuking Doughty stays until a replacement is signed. All so fcuking predictable and unbelievable. An avoidable loss against Wimbledon should result in the entire ground making their feelings known. We are being mugged off.

                              If this is the "Luton way" then fcuking stop it now.

                                The line that concerns me is:

                                Posted by Cuba on 27/7/2025, 7:49:44, in reply to "No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                                “We’re really pleased with where the squad is at”

                                I just can’t believe that is true. 99.9999% of the fan base know we are short of two strikers and nothing we have seen has changed that.

                                I read that article as him becoming a bit frustrated tbh.

                                The misleading responses to the Doughty question in the club media interviews were most unlike MB as he is always honest, sounds like he didn’t know himself until later.

                                Need to fix this, pre-season has been so good.

                                  Re: No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon

                                  Posted by Ronnies Finger on 27/7/2025, 7:46:49, in reply to "No new signings (or kit) before Wimbledon"

                                  Wow , what an amazing insight you have on the running of the club…you must have a special relationship with someone from the inner circle.

                                  Or is it just guesswork ?

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