'Football played on pitch not on balance sheets'

Ollie Kay, We Are Luton Town

How do I feel after going toe to toe with Arsenal? A team that started Tuesday's game top of the table, and boast riches, players and a global fanbase that most likely will never set foot in the Emirates Stadium? I have to say I feel pretty enthused by the performance by the players.

Unfortunately, conceding in the 97th minute, from a routine cross that we had been clearing all game has left a bitter taste in my mouth.

However, the Luton players have covered themselves in glory and once again shown up the vast majority of internet ‘experts’ and pundits alike who decried our recruitment or said we simply had not given a big enough transfer outlay.

My fellow We Are Luton Town writer Zac Neal has totalled the fees for the goalscorers in the 4-3 classic. Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice cost a king's ransom of approximately £222 million.

The expense for Gabe Osho, Elijah Adebayo and Ross Barkley amount to an estimated £200,000, with Elijah making up the entirety of that, signed from League Two Walsall.

We will keep fighting the good fight, punching above our weight and we will show that football is ultimately a game played on the pitch, and not on balance sheets.

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