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Behind the HeadlinesYou are in: Beds Herts and Bucks > Behind the Headlines > "Absolutely disgraceful"  "Absolutely disgraceful"Loyal Luton react to the news that the Hatters have lost their appeal against a points deduction by the Football Association. At a meeting at their headquarters in London, the Football Association have confirmed that the ten point deduction imposed for illegal payments will stay.
It comes on top of the 20 point deduction imposed by the Football League for their failure to exit administration. Fans had gathered at the FA to plead for leniency but their appeals have fallen on deaf ears. It means they will start their League Two campaign on minus 30 points. Kevin Lennon from the fan club Loyal Luton, is angry with the Football Association. "It's absolutely disgraceful" he said, shortly after the appeal was dismissed. "The Football Association have just shown that Ìýthey've got no time or light of day for small clubs. They've really highlighted that cheating prospers at the end of the day. "What it means is that it shows we've got no trust in the regulators, but I think that we're bigger than this and it's time that we all roll our sleeves up and we all pull together and come through this all together." As a supporters club, Loyal Luton say that the most important job now is to get supporters together behind the team. "Mick Harford has already said about making Kenilworth Road a fortress, so let's go out and do that" continued Kevin. "Let's get behind the team and let's try and get those 30 points back as soon as possible. "Let's show football that we've been dealt with unjustly but we're bigger than this, we can come through and next year we can win the League."ÌýÌýÌýÌý More ReactionEx-Luton Town boss, David Pleat gave his reaction to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. "It's very disappointing, the way events have turned out. You just have to hope that in adversity, Luton Town can gain strength and bounce back. "I think the twenty point deduction was to be expected, however the additional ten points, it doesn't seem on the surface as though the Club did anything majorly wrong - it appears to be technicalities, and that's the sad part of it."  David Pleat And his thoughts for the future of Luton Town FC? "The Club, the Council, the town of Luton, MUST find a stadium where Luton Town can play, play well in, progress up the League - that's the way it's got to be in the future. I think that Kenilworth Road has been such a handicap over the years, because as soon as the Club gets a good team, they just can't sustain it, can't support it, can't finance it and they then have to sell the players.Ìý Hopefully, one day they'll get out of that mode. "Luton Town have some terrific supporters, but they have to be strong, they have to be loyal now and they have to get behind their team". Listen to the full interview here:
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