Rob Edwards is glad he’s in charge of Luton Town and still hopeful of an instant Premier League return

Luton Town has had a difficult start to the season, with their defeat to Plymouth Argyle on Friday night leaving them with only two wins in their first seven games.

After being demoted from the Premier League last season, when they battled admirably and fought harder than their fellow relegated sides, the Hatters were expected to be in the race for automatic promotion, but they’ve struggled this season.

They appeared to have turned a corner after two successive victories over Millwall and Sheffield Wednesday, but Friday’s defeat to Plymouth was a major setback, leaving them lingering in the lower mid-table.

Despite their terrible start to the season, there has been no doubt about Rob Edwards’ future at Kenilworth Road, which is a nice break from the norm in modern football and certainly different from the predicament he found himself in during his previous stint at Watford.

Rob Edwards will be glad he’s in charge of Luton Town and not Watford

Watford fans may not want to hear this, but they should take a page from their bitter rivals’ book and give managers time and patience instead of firing them at the first hint of problems.

When Watford hired Edwards from Forest Green Rovers, it was a commendable move and not something we’d come to expect from a club like that, but sacking him just 11 games into what appeared to be a long-term project, after they’d publicly stated they were willing to give him time, was a ridiculous decision, and Luton have reaped the benefits.

After gaining promotion with Luton in 2023 and performing brilliantly in the Premier League, Edwards has plenty of credibility with the Kenilworth Road management, and he is unlikely to be fired just soon.

After a difficult start to the season, Edwards will be grateful that he is at a team like Luton, where he will be treated with patience, as opposed to his former club Watford, who is too quick to fire managers.

There’s plenty of time for Rob Edwards to turn things around at Luton

While Luton’s start to the season has not been ideal, it’s important to remember that we’re only seven games in and there are still 39 games and 117 points to play for.

This indicates that Luton should not panic, since they had shown signs of a resurgence with two consecutive victories prior to their defeat against Plymouth.

We’ve seen it happen numerous times in the Championship, where a team has a difficult start to the season before resurging to make the play-offs and earn promotion.

For example, Nottingham Forest were at the bottom of the table before Steve Cooper took over in September 2021, and he guided them to promotion that same season, thus Luton’s season is far from done.

Edwards has lot of credit due to his previous achievements at Kenilworth Road, and firing him at this point would be a bad decision.

The Hatters’ manager will be well aware that he needs to start winning games soon, but he’ll be grateful that he’s at a club that values patience, rather like his old side Watford.