Luton Supports Verdict On Sluga Sale

Yesterday, in what I believe was a mediocre transfer deadline day, we said goodbye to our record signing, Simon Sluga.

Following his absence, from the first team, for the last few weeks, here at Vital Luton Town, we had our suspicions a move was on the cards and duly reported the deal – so-its-goodbye-from-simon-sluga.

But a move to Bulgarian football wasn’t something, if I’m honest, I suspected would happen.

Naturally, social media was alive following the announcement of his sale and I’d like to discuss a few points.

The first relates to that term – undisclosed fee.

If the media are right, when Sluga moved to Kenilworth Road we coughed up £1.5 million for his services, surely, we, as fans, are entitled to know if we made any money on the sale or, indeed, lost any.

It is a point shred by those who frequent social media:

I get being undisclosed, but perhaps when the window closes, you could let us know. Even if it's to say whether we got back what we paid etc.

— Andy Harrington (@andyhawkington) January 31, 2022

We do, as a club like an undisclosed fee arrangement don’t we

— Flip (@Hatmanphil) January 31, 2022

Will the fee received ever come to light?

But, theirs is no doubting that Sluga left us with some good memories and when it comes to picking the highlight of his Luton career, one save seems to be remembered by many:

That Wigan save.

That is all 🙌

— Oh When The Town Podcast (@OhWhenTheTown) January 31, 2022

It's a shame he never reached his full potential at Luton and his bad start under Graeme Jones had a negative effect on him. But under nathan Jones he really improved. Won't forget that wigan save or his motm performance agiant leeds to keep us up

— Danny LTFC (@danny_ltfc) January 31, 2022

But that word, inconsistent also springs to mind, with the Croatian international being capable of world class saves one minute and clangers the next:

Buzzing to watch the Slug in the Champions League next season letting in a pea roller one minute then plucking a worldie out the top corner the next followed by his little celebration jump🥰🇭🇷🧡

— CalumBright (@CalumBright_) January 31, 2022

But I couldn’t help noticing that the Wigan save just keep reappearing:

Things move on, life moves on……wishing Slugaaaa all the best, & cherishing that save at Wigan among others. The lad he gave his gloves too that day is probably in tears now. But life moves on, and we move forwards.

— mick kent (@mickkent2) January 31, 2022

Who did get his gloves is the question I’d love answered!

With Sluga gone, choosing to move to Bulgaria, it’s hard to see our paths crossing, but in this strange game of ours, you next never know, but if we do meet again, my money is on Sluga being MOTM, how about you?

COYH’s

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