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Luton Ask .. Are We Insured ?

Lincsaddick
Lincsaddick Posts: 32,388
in Other Football and Sports
Luton Town's Kenilworth Road stadium on fire as club issues EFL fixture update

Coincidence as the Hatters are looking to a) build a new stadium and b) fight off relegation
Anyway, seems no one is injured and that is the important thing

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  • Powell2ThePeople
    Powell2ThePeople Posts: 389
    Blimey.   Surely nothing untoward going on there?  

    Glad to hear no one physically injured.  
  • BalladMan
    BalladMan Posts: 1,146
    Home game today is still on. Was in laundry room, so isolated from most of main stadium. 
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,913
    edited April 26
    Lincsaddick said:
    Luton Town's Kenilworth Road stadium on fire as club issues EFL fixture update

    Coincidence as the Hatters are looking to a) build a new stadium and b) fight off relegation
    Anyway, seems no one is injured and that is the important thing
    Coincidences happen. 

    If it was a dodgy insurance  claim it was a pretty shit one. It would also be an incredibly stupid one as the outcome would have been more expensive than the benefit.

    Feel free to put your tin foil hat away.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,036
    I think its even less than a coincidence. Old stadium that likely needs a lot of ongoing maintenance to keep it up. New stadium in the works its natural to delay and minimise repairs and  maintenance spend where you can. Only do ehat is absolutely necessary, use temporary fixes to cut costs, eek as much as you can from existing set up. Males this sort of thing more likely to happen.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,510
    Will they be having transgender toilet facilities?
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,826
    No, they decided it was all too confusing and didnt want to offend anyone so they decided not to include any toilet facilities at all. Everyone's happy.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,161
    Aren’t they moving ground soon anyway?
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,799
    The Red Robin said:
    Aren’t they moving ground soon anyway?
    It’ll never happen . 
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,161
    Bedsaddick said:
    The Red Robin said:
    Aren’t they moving ground soon anyway?
    It’ll never happen . 
    Really? I honestly have no idea about it, just thought I’d read it somewhere.
  • charente addick
    charente addick Posts: 3,815
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Will they be having transgender toilet facilities?
    Don't get it.

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,388
    The Red Robin said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    The Red Robin said:
    Aren’t they moving ground soon anyway?
    It’ll never happen . 
    Really? I honestly have no idea about it, just thought I’d read it somewhere.
    all they need is a fairy godfather to lend/give them a few million .. I doubt it'll happen if they get relegated this season
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,161
    True
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,799
    The Red Robin said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    The Red Robin said:
    Aren’t they moving ground soon anyway?
    It’ll never happen . 
    Really? I honestly have no idea about it, just thought I’d read it somewhere.
    You probably did but firstly they haven't got the funding and secondly they want to build it in the town centre away from the awful Bury park area and the local council are not having none of it. They've been talking about moving for over 30 years now as Kenilworth Rd is literally falling apart . 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,014
    The new stadium plans are fully approved by the council, and they've started work on the site already.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,356
    The Power Court Stadium has moved from outline consent in January 2019 to full planning approval in December 2024. With groundwork now underway, their new 25,000-seat stadium is scheduled to open in 2027, anchoring a major town-centre regeneration scheme.

    – On 16 January 2019, Luton Borough Council granted outline planning permission for a 17,500-capacity stadium at the Power Court site, with potential to expand to 23,000 seats as part of a wider mixed-use scheme (including housing, a hotel and a music venue). 

    – A detailed, hybrid planning application for a 25,000-seat stadium (plus adjacent hotel and music venue) was formally submitted on 13 September 2024 and successfully validated by the Council on 24 September 2024. 

    – Following a period of public consultation and technical review, the application received full planning approval at a Council meeting on 16 December 2024, marking the “green light” for the Power Court Stadium project. 

    – On 3 January 2025, Building magazine reported that planning permission had been formally granted for the new 25,000-seat stadium, designed by a team led by AECOM and SISA, with additional input from architect Klaska and venues consultant Trivandi. 

    – The club’s operating team confirmed that, having secured both outline and detailed consent, they are already “busy … with groundworks and putting the necessary infrastructure in place” on the Power Court site. 

    – Site clearance and enabling works (including piling and infrastructure installation) are under way as of Spring 2025, with contractors mobilised on the former power station footprint.

    – The project remains on track for completion in time for the 2027–28 season, when Luton will leave Kenilworth Road after more than a century and inaugurate the modern, mixed-use Power Court Stadium as their new home. 
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,844
    The Red Robin said:
    Aren’t they moving ground soon anyway?
    I think the ground stays where it is, except perhaps in an earthquake.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,799
    killerandflash said:
    The new stadium plans are fully approved by the council, and they've started work on the site already.
    Not according to my local news two days ago. 
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,935
    edited April 26
    Chizz said:
    The Power Court Stadium has moved from outline consent in January 2019 to full planning approval in December 2024. With groundwork now underway, their new 25,000-seat stadium is scheduled to open in 2027, anchoring a major town-centre regeneration scheme.

    – On 16 January 2019, Luton Borough Council granted outline planning permission for a 17,500-capacity stadium at the Power Court site, with potential to expand to 23,000 seats as part of a wider mixed-use scheme (including housing, a hotel and a music venue). 

    – A detailed, hybrid planning application for a 25,000-seat stadium (plus adjacent hotel and music venue) was formally submitted on 13 September 2024 and successfully validated by the Council on 24 September 2024. 

    – Following a period of public consultation and technical review, the application received full planning approval at a Council meeting on 16 December 2024, marking the “green light” for the Power Court Stadium project. 

    – On 3 January 2025, Building magazine reported that planning permission had been formally granted for the new 25,000-seat stadium, designed by a team led by AECOM and SISA, with additional input from architect Klaska and venues consultant Trivandi. 

    – The club’s operating team confirmed that, having secured both outline and detailed consent, they are already “busy … with groundworks and putting the necessary infrastructure in place” on the Power Court site. 

    – Site clearance and enabling works (including piling and infrastructure installation) are under way as of Spring 2025, with contractors mobilised on the former power station footprint.

    – The project remains on track for completion in time for the 2027–28 season, when Luton will leave Kenilworth Road after more than a century and inaugurate the modern, mixed-use Power Court Stadium as their new home. 
    You missed out the final bullet point;

    - The club expect their first fixture at the new fround to be against top quality opposition to mark their return to non-league football, after succesive relegations, with a local derby against Biggleswade Town in front of 3,463 fans. 


    Shit town, shit ground, shit fans, shit club.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,405
    I thought Kenilworth Road was already demolished!
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,799
    soapy_jones said:
    I thought Kenilworth Road was already demolished!
    You Couldn't tell the difference. 

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