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Article: Soc: Luton get to zero points after 24 matches
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
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- January 14, 2009
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
01-14-2009
Soc: Luton get to zero points after 24 matches
LONDON, Jan 13 AFP - After 24 matches into the English League Two season, Luton Town
have finally reached zero points following a 2-2 draw away to Chester on Tuesday.
Before the season started Luton - who back in 1988 were celebrating a memorable League
Cup victory at Wembley over Arsenal - were deducted a huge 30 points for breaching financial
rules.
These are primarily designed to encourage clubs to stay in the black by ensuring they
cannot just write off their debts by going into administration without any risk to their
league position.
English football chiefs argue that if such rules were not in ...