Jones doesn't think Luton's players need the £6m cost of relegation to League One 'rammed down their throats'

Luton boss Nathan Jones doesn’t think his squad need any more reminding about just how costly the financial ramifications are for the club of going back down to League One this season.

Town chief executive Gary Sweet has stated in the past that relegation to the third tier could cost the Hatters as much as £6m, which especially after the fall-out of the coronavirus pandemic, and fans not allowed back into stadiums until October at the earliest, would hit them hard.

Luton still have it in their own hands, just about, to avoid such a gloomy outlook from happening, as victories against Hull City this afternoon and then Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday would see them playing Championship football against next term.

Jones believes the players are already fully aware of what is at stake though, without him having to mention it again, saying: "I think the player realise, as it’s their livelihood as well.

“It’s a big difference to them, being in the Championship or League One.

“They know all about that, so I don’t think I need to add anything else on to it, or shield them from it.

“It affects them personally, never mind the club. They do care about the club, but they care about their family more.

“They’re the realities of that. They’ve had a meteoric rise and two years ago the majority of this squad were playing in League Two and we were getting promoted from League Two.

“So, to see the rise they come up through, fills you with pride but also realism to know that there was going to be an element of toughness this year.

“But they’re a hungry group, they want to stay at this level and that’s what I love about this group, because they’re a mirror image of me.

"They want to get the absolute best out of their life, out of their career and they don’t leave any stone unturned.

"Whatever I ask them to do, they will do. As a manager and a coach that’s all you can ask.

“So, they realise the importance of it. They don’t need any financial implications rammed down their throat, trust me on that.

“There’s a vast difference from being a Championship human being to League One.

"I don’t want to go into the logistics of everything but, trust me, there’s a difference between being a Championship human being and a League One.”