Luton town have already delayed their first home game against Burnley due to ongoing works to bring the Kenilworth Road ground up to the broadcast and facilities.

A quote from Luton Chief Executive Gary Sweet stated;

“The joint decision to delay this fixture is regrettable, especially given the amazing progress that continues to be made on our construction works; our current programme is indeed on time, but there is no additional contingency and therefore we can’t give a cast-iron guarantee at this stage that a problem outside of our control, however minor, wouldn’t force a postponement further down the line and inconvenience supporters of both clubs.” [1]

Per the BBC, if works are not completed on time it is possible that Luton may play several awau fixtures in a row to allow for more time to complete construction, which would push it past the 23rd [2]

[1] https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/news/contractors-news/luton-town-fc-denies-construction-delays-as-it-postpones-first-match-20-07-2023/

[2]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-65786603

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