The Luton Town Football Club expressed their sadness at reports of offensive chants directed at Liverpool fans. It is believed that the incident occurred during Sunday’s (November 5) Premier League match at Kenilworth Road.
The Club expressed their “great disappointment that a small number of supporters soured the occasion with chants that may be interpreted as being in relation to tragedies that have affected Liverpool FC in the past” despite their desire to preserve the ambiance at their home field. It has issued a threat to ban any supporters who engage in the yelling.
The club issued a statement saying: “The Club condemns any kind of chanting that knowingly seeks to divide, and our safety and security team launched an internal investigation at the earliest opportunity.
“What has quickly become evident is that a number of people may have taken part without knowledge that the words used were in relation to the Hillsborough and Heysel tragedies, and we see the route to persuading supporters not to repeat these chants in future is through communication and education.”
The statement went on to say: “On behalf of all at Luton Town, we would like to wholeheartedly apologise to anyone offended by the chants heard during yesterday’s match, and will continue to work with supporter groups to educate fans on chants that are classed as tragedy abuse by football authorities, the police and CPS.”