Luton Town have had a barnstorming start to the new Championship season and are sitting pretty in fifth place in the table.

Today, the club have announced some more good news off the pitch with the arrival of Alan McCormack to the team to work as a coach.

The former player was an EFL mainstay during his career and did feature for the Hatters at one point before moving on to Northampton and then Southend.

With so much experience under his belt, his arrival as a coach at the club comes as good news for all involved then - and the Luton fans are certainly very pleased with the announcement, taking to Twitter to heap praise on both McCormack and the club for bringing him in

 

 

 

McCormack racked up nearly 500 appearances in total as a player and had a reputation for being both a grafter and a leader amongst EFL clubs and their fans. Starting out at Preston North End after coming through their youth ranks, he then became a key player for Southend during his first permanent stint there. When the two decided to part ways, he spent the next ten years of his career venturing from club-to-club - including a stop off at Luton.

With the Hatters vying for a potential play-off berth, his presence then could certainly be a boost in helping the side off the field and helping bring through a new crop of players at the club that can keep the side challenging at the right end of the table for the foreseeable future.

The Verdict

Alan McCormack's addition to the Luton staff is most definitely a boost. It is always good to have a character such as his onboard and if he can imbue some wisdom onto the Hatters youth prospects, then that can only be a positive thing.

The movements that the Championship club are making right now both on and off the field are helping the Hatters make big strides forward. If they can continue in this vein, then there is no reason why they can't be one of the better teams in the entire league this season.