Luton celebrated its profitable promotion to the Premier League with a parade in entrance of 1000’s of jubilant followers on Monday.
Rob Edwards’ facet beat Coventry 6-5 on penalties following a 1-1 attract Saturday’s Championship play-off remaining at Wembley.
The Hatters have defied the percentages to achieve the top-flight simply 9 years after they had been taking part in within the non-league National Conference.
Luton will welcome Premier League champions Manchester City and the remainder of the top-flight elite to its modest 10,356-capacity Kenilworth Road house subsequent season.
Playing within the Premier League can be value an estimated £170 ($210 million) in elevated income.
It is an unimaginable achievement for a retro membership that final performed within the top-flight in 1992 and virtually went bankrupt throughout their plunge down the leagues.
Luton’s success has received the admiration of the soccer world, with 1000’s of supporters clad within the membership’s orange colors lining the parade path to serenade their heroes.
“It means everything,” Edwards stated earlier than launching right into a rendition of Bon Jovi’s ‘Always’ and holding aloft the play-off trophy on the Luton Town Hall balcony.
“It’s for you, the Luton Town people, for the town, these players who deserve it, for the backroom staff who work so hard, the board. We’ve got to enjoy this moment.”
Luton loved a golden period within the prime tier within the Eighties, successful the membership’s solely main trophy within the 1988 League Cup remaining in opposition to Arsenal.
It suffered a gentle decline after that earlier than regularly working its means again as much as the Championship.
Edwards impressed this season’s promotion cost following his appointment in November within the aftermath of his sacking by Luton’s native rivals Watford.
Luton followers are decided to benefit from their membership’s return to the large time, with some ready practically 4 hours to see gamers and workers make their means on to a stage within the city’s St George’s Square.
Highlights of the season and the play-off remaining had been proven on a giant display earlier than two open prime buses arrived following a brief trip from Kenilworth Road.
“The impact of being in the Premier League will be massive for this town,” Hatters chief government Gary Sweet stated.
“This could be a life-changing opportunity for us, but from a character point of view, don’t change.
“Let’s still be us, still grounded. Let’s keep humble.”
