Cricketer aims to bail out favourite club. Pun intended.

Luton’s financial prayers could be answered by England and Northamptonshire bowler Monty Panesar, who has emerged as a candidate to buy the League Two outfit:

Luton fan Monty Panesar says he will splash the cash on The Hatters if he pockets $1million in cricket’s money-spinning Twenty20 international.

The spinner wants to be in the England side to face a Super Stars XI in Antigua on November 1, organised by mutli-millionaire Sir Allen Stanford.

The club, who start next season with a ten point deduction due to transfer irregularities, were ‘rescued’ from administration by the Luton Town FC 2020 consortium in January. It’s a nice gesture from Luton-born Panesar, but

Manager of abhorred soulless business misses the point

“We have finally created some history for this club which is what we get rammed down our throats every time we play away from home and this is the start of putting this club on the map.”

Paul Ince forgets that MK Dons’ position on the map is the very reason other clubs don’t like them 

[The Guardian Fiver]