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The £200M match: Luton Town v Coventry City (27th May)

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Promotion play-off final is without doubt the match which has the biggest impact to any club's financial future. The match with the biggest purse in world football.

Luton Town was non-league as recently as 2014 so it has been quite a rise for them. Last time they were in the top division in 1992.

Coventry hasn't been in the EPL since late 90s and was also recently (2018) as low as in League Two. So it is between two clubs who have turned their fortunes around in a remarkably short time.



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Luton figured in this book (tables in the back) in the First Division, so they belong.

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Coventry too, of course. They also had the previous great McAllister.
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Coventry one of those OG Prem clubs. ❤

Big Ron in charge with Steve Froggatt whipping it in. 😍
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Steve Froggatt joined Cov in 1998...2 years after Ron Atkinson's 1 year stint there....but OK.
Froggatt was a player whose career was ended early via injury in 2000 from a bad tackle by Sunderland's Nicky Summerbee.

Another Coventry player, David Busst also had his career ended four years earlier, he famously suffered a horrific leg break v Man Utd.

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Steve Froggatt joined Cov in 1998...2 years after Ron Atkinson's 1 year stint there....but OK.
Might've been Gordon Strachan in charge then.
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Luton is a surprisingly big favorite at the bookies
HT...Luton winning despite their captain & POTY going off injured after 12mins...I hope they do it they finished 10pts ahead of Cov.
Gone to extra-time
Listening to the radio it sounds like the shitty handball rule has fukked Luton.....
Good penalties so far. All of them scored, 3-3.
What a story. FM style!

They were in the Conference in 13/14.
They deserved to get promoted, though not sure how well they will do next season
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