Tag: Luton

Shandon Baptiste: Midfielder joins Luton Town after leaving Brentford
6 July 2024 Off

Shandon Baptiste: Midfielder joins Luton Town after leaving Brentford

By Total Football News

Luton Town have signed midfielder Shandon Baptiste following the end of his Brentford contract.

Baptiste, 26, becomes the Hatters’ first signing of the summer.

He leaves the Gtech Community Stadium after four and a half years, having helped Brentford reach the Premier League and played 55 top-flight games for the Bees.

“I feel like Luton is the right place for me,” he told the Hatters’ website.

“Watching the

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Hull City sign Luton Town player Ryan Giles on three-year deal
27 June 2024 Off

Hull City sign Luton Town player Ryan Giles on three-year deal

By Total Football News

Hull City have triggered an option to turn Ryan Giles’ loan deal from Luton Town into a permanent move.

Giles, 24, joined the Tigers in January and made 17 Championship appearances as they finished one place outside the play-off places.

He has agreed a three-year contract, with the option of an extra year, after joining for an undisclosed fee.

The left-back, who made 11 Premier League appearances for the

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Rob Edwards: Luton Town manager signs new four-year deal
19 June 2024 Off

Rob Edwards: Luton Town manager signs new four-year deal

By Total Football News

Edwards spent two games in interim charge of Wolves in 2016 and a season as AFC Telford boss before becoming head coach of England’s under-16 team.

He was appointed by Forest Green Rovers in May 2021 and they won promotion as League Two champions in 2022, prompting Watford to recruit Edwards following their relegation from the Premier League.

Having taken charge at Vicarage Road in May, he was sacked in

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West Ham 3-1 Luton: Rob Edwards emotional as Hatters face drop
11 May 2024 0

West Ham 3-1 Luton: Rob Edwards emotional as Hatters face drop

By Total Football News

Luton led at half-time but were outclassed by West Ham after the break.

Their failure to win an away game since December and a lack of clean sheets ultimately proved their undoing.

However, after getting promoted with one of the smallest budgets in the Championship, Luton defied the odds for most of the season, earning respect and praise for the way they battled to survive.

As Edwards and his players

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West Ham 3-1 Luton: Hatters on brink of drop after defeat
11 May 2024 0

West Ham 3-1 Luton: Hatters on brink of drop after defeat

By Total Football News

One of the major criticisms of Moyes from West Ham fans – who have been demanding a change of manager since before he ended their 43-year trophy drought in the Europa Conference League last June – was his seeming refusal to give younger players a chance.

Given that, it is ironic a youth-team product scored the last home goal under the Scot.

Earthy’s first top-flight appearance, at Fulham last month,

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