Manager discusses bravery, his future at Kenilworth Road, and the moment that convinced him his team can survive
When Arsenal went top of the Premier League against Luton last week, it wasn’t their fans who were celebrating. Comfortable in their two-goal lead, the home crowd were slipping out before the end and the stadium was empty soon after the whistle. But not entirely. Clustered in the south-east corner, nearly 3,000 Luton fans stayed to serenade their beloved manager. Oh for someone who looks at you the way a Lutonian looks at Rob Edwards.
It was Luton’s eighth Premier League defeat in 10 games and their 19th of the season. The Bedfordshire side sat 18th in the table, three points adrift of Nottingham Forest. And yet nothing can sour the love. “In this situation, if they turned, it would be really, really tough,” Edwards said after the game. “It gives me a lot of belief, that they’re with us.”
Written by Emma John
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/12/rob-edwards-luton-premier-league-stay-up-deductions under the title “Rob Edwards: ‘If Luton stay up, I don’t want it to be because of deductions’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
