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Rob Edwards delight at Luton ending their 22-year wait Bobby Cox Jersey for Premier League football was nothing compared to the relief he felt at the news captain Tom Lockyer was all right.Saturdays Sky Bet Championship play-off final went the distance at a packed Wembley, where the Hatters rallied after their skippers worryingly collapse early on.Jordan Clark put Luton into a deserved lead that Coventry midfielder Gustavo Hamer cancelled out in the second half, with the match ending 1-1 after 90 minutes and extra-time. Joe Taylor saw a winner ruled out just before spot-kicks, with Fankaty Dabos sudden-death mi s sealing a 6-5 shoot-out triumph that propelled Luton back into the top-flight for the first time since 1992.The dramatic triumph means the Hatters will welcome Manchester City and Co just nine years after facing the likes of Salisbury and Hyde in the Conference Premier.Luton bo s Edwards said: I felt a bit numb. I just made sure I shook Marks hand and his staff.I dont want to be that guy that just starts Dansby Swanson Jersey running off and celebrating before Ive seen the other manager.I just felt very numb. I still do. It hasnt sunk in quite yet. It might take a few days, but its great. It does feel good.It was mixed because of Locks (Lockyer), thats why I couldnt really go for it celebrating.This is a day that will live long in the memory of anybody connected to Luton, whose players held a Lockyer shirt throughout the celebrations.The Hatters captain collapsed when running back to defence in the early stages of the final, leaving the field on a stretcher and being taken to hospital for tests.Luton confirmed Lockyer was responsive and talking to his family, with his dad posting an image of him in a hospital bed celebrating the shoot-out win.Edwards cried with delight when he saw that image and hopes to soon celebrate with the much-loved skipper.If we can we will (see him in hospital), he said of Lockyer, who is expected to be kept in overnight. Jose Ramirez Jersey But I dont want to get in the way and if Im not allowed then I wont.If Im allowed I would love to go and see him, but then I think were so tight as a group that Im not sure if Terry Pendleton Jersey 40-odd people are allowed to go and see him in hospital.We will have to check on that, but Im just so thankful that hes OK because thats all that matters.I wasnt really able to enjoy any celebration at the end because all I cared about was Locks. As for Coventry, it was a heartbreaking end to a memorable season.Bottom of the table in October and taken over at the start of the year, bo s Mark Robins was agonisingly close to leading the Sky Blues from League Two to the top flight.Firstly, congratulations to Luton because once the game is over and done with youve got to congratulate the winners, the long-serving Coventry bo s said.Theyve come out on top today, however Deion Sanders Jersey tight the game may have been.Congratulations to them and their supporters. I think they have been outstanding all season and good luck to them moving forward.I think for us, certainly the opposite of their joy is pain.You certainly feel a bit of pain, but once that pain starts to di sipate in however long it takes for it to go, weve got to reflect on what an unbelievable achievement its been just to even be here today in a play-off final.The division is very, very tough as we all know and unfortunately we couldnt make that next step. |
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