Hand me Hatters over the Hornets says new Luton signing

ARCH rivals Watford don’t have the same loyal support Luton boast according to Hornet-turned-Hatter Jamie Hand, writes Mark Wood.


The much-travelled 27-year-old combative midfielder joined Hatters on loan from Blue Square Bet Premier rivals Hayes & Yeading on Friday with a view to a permanent move.

He was quick to praise Hatters’ loyal supporters after almost 6,000 of them helped to cheer Luton on to a 2-0 victory against Darlington as Hand made his debut on Saturday.

He said: “I’ve been to some big clubs like Peterborough and Northampton and this club is as big if not bigger than Watford.

“I would like to see how many fans they would get if they were in this division. The fans are great and I take my hat off to them.”


For the full story, see the Luton News / Dunstable Gazette on sale today

=****ing ***!!!

 

what a winker!!!

 

Jamie Hand - Didn't he do well!

He's always had a habit of gobbing off, but this is something. Hopefully we'll never have to see whether we'd still get 6k if we're in the Blue Square Prem!

Published on Wednesday 14 September 2011 11:53

ARCH rivals Watford don’t have the same loyal support Luton boast according to Hornet-turned-Hatter Jamie Hand, writes Mark Wood.

The much-travelled 27-year-old combative midfielder joined Hatters on loan from Blue Square Bet Premier rivals Hayes & Yeading on Friday with a view to a permanent move.

He was quick to praise Hatters’ loyal supporters after almost 6,000 of them helped to cheer Luton on to a 2-0 victory against Darlington as Hand made his debut on Saturday.

He said: “I’ve been to some big clubs like Peterborough and Northampton and this club is as big if not bigger than Watford.

“I would like to see how many fans they would get if they were in this division. The fans are great and I take my hat off to them.”

 

'I couldn't make the grade to have a career at Championship level and now I have had to drop so far I am now playing for an established non league club, I best say something so the fans like me.'

 

and talk absoulue sharttt while im at it

 

Sorry, you just beat me to this one (feel free to merge posts)

Well hopefully we'll never have to find out whether 6,000 of us would still go in the Blue Square!

I remember when he used to gob off to Vialli and Lewington saying how he should be in the team every week. Well Jamie lad you'll certainly play first team football for the scummers, well done lad you've done so well for yourself

 

So Peterborough and Northampton are big clubs and L*ton are are bigger then Watford. Hmm...has anyone told him he's not playing in the "real" Premiership, but a non-league version? I bet he will feel pretty stupid once he finds that out.

On another subject, I heard the great Pat Jennings on the radio the other day and he was full of praise saying "Watford are a great little club". I bet Jamie Hand doesn't even know who he is.

 

Bit tragic really isnt it, released because he couldnt make the grade here 5 years ago

Now a first teamer at Luton, just shows how far theyve fallen really

 

he has to say something to try to get them on side

 

Correct ,he is hardly going to say we are a massive club, it's called spin.

 

I think he is talking sense.

Luton have found their level and their fans are happy with it!

Says it all really.

 

Well I suppose he couldnt just come out and say '' I was to s**t to play in the football league so unfortunately I have to play non league football ''

:biggrin:

 

At least there's still players around that understand the rivalry.

 

Does anyone care what Jamie Hand says?

 

what a flop he was... whatever he says is a downgrade anyway.

 

He's probably right though....doubt we'd get 6,000 fans in League 2 let alone non league

:scared1:

 

League 2 we'd do fine. Non-League I'm not so sure. I do hope Luton get a bit of success though. I miss them.

 

Bothered. He's clearly still bitter about not making it here, so has fired a parting shot (years too late I might add).

 

This is the table during Luton's last stay in the Championship:

http://www.know-britain.com/footbal...p/football_league_championship_2006-2007.html

So for the closest, most up to date figures, we need to look at attendances for the 06/07 season.

This graph shows Luton's attendance during that year (and a host of others):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ltfcattendencespostwar.png

Average 9,000 attendance at home with a stadium capacity of 10,500-ish.

Hand is talking out of his backside.

 

Ha that's exactly what it is.

 

'you're only good in non-league!', he's not played league football since 2008. crap player for a crab team

 

He is probably right. Half the people on this forum are unhappy that we are not investing in the team enough and would soon lose interest if we dropped down a division or two.

As a crowd we are not nearly as vocal as we should be and I think if LT had the right ground in the NPower Championship they would probably create a better atmosphere than we currently do.

 

When did Wilkins take over?

 

I wonder what supporters he would choose to play in front of every week if he had the chance?

Awful player and a little gob*****. Six years on and he still hasn't grown up.

 

Hand is perfect for them.
a)he's shyte and always will be
b)he's a thug
c)he thinks he's the big I am,just like most Lootown associates

 

Dongs EVERY time (without re-visiting the franchise debate), I actually think QPR are almost on a par with LT, their fans have become a bunch of big time Charlies with short memories who gloat about having signed some of our better Ex Players ... though I do hold a special place in my heart :love2: for Colin who is priceless.

 

Half the people who go and watch Luton only go because they can't afford to go watch Arsenal or Man Utd. If they went up there'd be a fair few who'd stop going as they couldn't afford it.

 

Like others have said, what else do you expect him to say? He's on loan there, wants a move so he/his agent/LT are trying to please the fans. Lots of players say whatever people want to hear no matter which club they go to - including us.

 

I wouldn't watch us in the Blue Square.

 

What about the Red Circle?

 

Didn't Tommy Mooney say something like 'if I was down to my last penny I would never play for Lut*n'. The 'banter' goes both ways and I enjoy stirring up the old rivalry.

If we sunk to their level I think we would at least have a hard core of 6000 every home game as they do and those that go would be more hardy, less fair weather and probably more vocal.

They have a similar history to us and we are both perhaps medium sized clubs who should have a hard core support of at least 6000 whatever league we were in. Other tinpot clubs who have dropped into the Blue Square such as Mansfield or Halifax are small clubs who would not have got much more than 3000 in the league anyway.