Luton Town celebrated their historic Premier League promotion on Monday - while it has emerged the club will be allowed to begin the new season with three straight away games if work on their stadium is not completed in time.
The Hatters won promotion to the top-flight for the first time since suffering relegation in 1992, thanks to a penalty shoot-out victory over Coventry City in the Championship play-off final. Fans turned out in force on Monday to celebrate the historic moment, with thousands of supporters packing the streets of Luton while the players took part in a victory parade on an open top bus.
However, away from the celebrations, it has emerged that the club will be forced to knock down and rebuild their Bobbers stand to bring it up to Premier League standards. They insist the work can be carried out successfully over the course of a single summer, with plans having already been submitted. If the work overruns, though, they will be granted permission to start with three away games but no more than that.
