![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/luton-airport-issues-brilliant-message-ahead-of-new-premier-league-season/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MM-OFF-PLATFORM-LUTON.jpg&description=FLYING HIGH Published : 13:17, 10 Aug 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE pundits were told to "eat their hats" as Luton Town Football Club were shown sky-high support ahead of their first match. A grass painting has appeared on the flight path at London Luton Airport with the words "Pundits, prepare to eat your hats. Luton Town FC has landed", written in giant letters. 3 Luton airport had a touching message for Rob Edwards' team 3 Using over 500 litres of environmentally friendly paint and measuring the same width as its runway (2,275sqm), the message took two days to create and will be viewed by thousands of holidaymakers travelling through the airport over the next week. The installation comes as excitement builds in the town ahead of the team's first game against Brighton this Saturday. The match will be Luton's first in English football's top flight since 1992 after beating the odds and earning promotion via the Championship play-offs at the end of last season. Luton manager Rob Edwards said: 'I speak on behalf of the whole team when I say that we are filled with immense pride and gratitude to our community. 'A tremendous thank you to London Luton Airport, for its remarkable show of support through the creation of this impressive good luck message on their flight path. 'This symbol of community will inspire the players for the games ahead and we hope we give fans a season to be proud of.' The airport created the empowering artwork on behalf of the local community at Stockwood Park, Luton, as it sits beneath the airport's flight path and close to the team's training ground. Following the team's promotion, LLA is now the closest airport to a Premier League ground in the UK - just 3.1 miles from Kenilworth Road - meaning football fans from across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa can fly into the airport to see a Premier League game. Neil Thompson, operations director at London Luton Airport, said: "As members of the local community for the past 85 years, we felt it wa){kind=link}
PREMIER LEAGUE pundits were told to “eat their hats” as Luton Town Football Club were shown sky-high support ahead of their first match.
A grass painting has appeared on the flight path at London Luton Airport with the words “Pundits, prepare to eat your hats. Luton Town FC has landed”, written in giant letters.
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Using over 500 litres of environmentally friendly paint and measuring the same width as its runway (2,275sqm), the message took two days to create and will be viewed by thousands of holidaymakers travelling through the airport over the next week.
The installation comes as excitement builds in the town ahead of the team’s first game against Brighton this Saturday.