Luton sack Bloomfield after nine months in charge

Following Saturday’s defeat at Stevenage, Luton Town have fired manager Matt Bloomfield, who ranks 11th in League One.

In January, Bloomfield assumed control of Luton after Rob Edwards left the club after being promoted there in a League One promotion.

As they finished 22nd in the Championship and fell behind on goal difference, losing 5-3 to West Bromwich Albion on the final day of the season, he was unable to save them from a second successive relegation.

They won their first four games with three victories before the new campaign, but they suffered four losses from seven.

The League One season’s opening 11 games saw performances and results that were below expectations, according to a club statement.

With academy coach Alex Lawless, a former Luton player, in charge in place of Richard Thomas, Richard Thomas, first-team coach Lee Harrison, and analyst Ben Cirne, the team’s assistant has also left Kenilworth Road in preparation for Tuesday’s EFL Trophy game at Cambridge United.

Since taking over as leader, Sweet claimed that the 41-year-old had created a “fantastic environment” and was “incredibly capable, resilient, and determined.”

However, he cautioned that if the results did not improve, the club would have “no qualms” about making a change.

The board made a change after his comments were followed by a 1-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers. However, a draw at Blackpool and a defeat at Stevenage had given the club the opportunity to make changes.

Following a playing career that saw him make more than 500 appearances for Wycombe during his first 19 years as manager, Bloomfield made his first managerial debut at Colchester United in 2022.

After Gareth Ainsworth’s departure for Queens Park Rangers, he left Colchester and spent the first five months in charge of his former club. Wycombe remained in the top two the majority of the season.

Following Bloomfield’s three-and-a-half-year contract extension to Luton, the Chairboys were then defeated in the play-offs.

His first game as manager of the Hatters ended in a 0-0 draw with Preston North End, and he didn’t win with a score of 1-0 against Portsmouth until his 10th game.

Former Luton midfielder Jonathan Smith claimed that other teams were raising their game against them because they were perceived as a “big fish” in the division, but that also meant it shouldn’t be difficult to find good candidates for the manager’s position.

A little bit of a different approach and a fresh face in the door can sometimes just give everyone that boost, according to the author.

There will be plenty of candidates to run Luton Town. What a great opportunity it presents for someone to join this amazing club.

“Many managers who are out of work, even those who are employed, will think, “I fancy that,” they say.

After five years away from home, Smith was a member of the Hatters’ team that captured the Conference title in 2014.

He continued, “He’s not been able to find that settled line-up, he was a little unsure of what system, what personnel, and I think that just heightened the pressure on fans who are asking, “does he know what he’s doing?” ‘.

Geoff Doyle, sports editor for BBC Three Counties Radio,

This is not unexpected at all. Luton were booed off once more over the weekend when they lost to local rival Stevenage, and some reacted with chants like “we want our Luton back” and worse.

The relationship between Bloomfield, the team, and the club has become extremely toxic, and the fans have grown weary of each other. A team of players cannot be won over by the supporters.

Bloomfield has paid the price for winning five league games this year, despite having been unable to maintain Hatters’ dominance in the Championship when he first arrived in January.

He was given a raw hand, unsure of the players’ plans for the summer. The players have let him down, and the hiring process has been shaky once more.