I would say that the drum roll is starting but unfortunately after Tuesday night all the drummers have thankfully been shot!!

Anyway a big thank you to everyone who contacted me and took part in this season's Player of the Season award which received a record number of votes. I would also like to say thank-you to all those for giving their reasons for their nominations and it is clear through reading these that despite our disappointing relegation there are still many positives to be taken and hopefully built on next season.

So I am pleased to announce that for the first time, well in my goldfish-like living memory, the previous season's winner has retained the award.

Keith Keane was considered a very worthy of the new Bob Bates Memorial Trophy specially commissioned last year to commemorate this award and also honour a great ex-Loyal Luton Chairman and a person who was truly Luton through and through. Therefore it is with great pleasure I can confirm that ‘Keano' has again won this trophy although the voting was far tighter than last year's landslide.

The final results were as follows;

The plan is for the Trophy to be presented to Keith on the pitch before the Rochdale game this Saturday around 2.30pm. The trophy will be presented by Sarah and Daisy Bates and hopefully a couple of friends/ helpers from The Pasque Hospice.

Many thanks once again but an even bigger thanks to Keith Keane for his committed performances of a high quality through the season, despite being shunted around the park and which in my opinion went to a new level at Wembley. His fight for the cause has never faltered and the effort he continues to put in despite our relegation has been a credit to him and also acts as a shining example to all budding professionals.

Cheers

Kev

Kevin Lennon

Chairman