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From the Chairman As you'll know the FA, in their 'wisdom', upheld the original decision to deduct us 10 points for technical offences that were committed by other people - despite the club admitting its guilt.
The feelings of anger, deflation and sense of injustice that Luton fans have will be raw.
I now call on the FA, if they take this matter as seriously as they obviously do, to investigate every single transfer deal ever carried out over the last x amount of years.
It is clear that when the FA talk about honesty and cleaning up the game, they are merely spewing platitudes in order to look as though they are doing something positive. This decision will not encourage people to come forward and inform the authorities if they have suspicions in this area. People will now keep quiet and who can blame them?
But then, why am I surprised. Let's look at the FA's 'glorious' list of success in recent years:
1) The Wembley Stadium overspend fiasco
2) The botching up of the Scolari vs. MacLaren England manager appointment
3) England's failure to reach Euro 2008
4) Signing Eriksson to a huge contract as England manager that they then had to pay off
5) Creating a league that is the most cash-driven, predictable league in the world. A league that they have now lost total control of, leading to them throwing their weight about within the lower leagues
The recent judgements against us have proved that the lunatics have truly taken over the asylum and something is incredibly wrong with English football.
So, what do we, as fans, do? Well, I repeat what I said in a statement last week. As deflated as you all must feel, we can not, we must not, let the FA and the FL win by just throwing our hands in the air and saying 'to hell with it' and not go to games and not show support. Let's show that we will not be beaten, if we show support to the team and 2020 it will give us a fighting chance. If we do nothing, we'll have no chance of survival in the league. Let's turn the Kenny into a fortress, let's help the club and the players turn this into one of the most memorable of any team in history.
It's going to be difficult but we have got to believe we can get out of this. I honestly think we can. This season, I'm sure, will galvanise most, if not every Luton fan to show spirit and fight.
I urge fans to keep the story in the media, register your disgust at the FA (and FL) and do what you can to not let up. There's been a superb reaction from Luton fans to all of this. Let's continue that. Now, more than ever, our support is crucial.
Just before I sign off and we consign our recent history to the dustbin where it belongs, a question for John Mitchell - so, John, still think it was a storm in a teacup?
And to David Pinkney, you will go down in history as the worst chairman we have ever had.
Liam
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