Board to discuss Newell outburst

12 April 2012

Luton have called an emergency board meeting for Monday afternoon to discuss boss Mike Newell's attack on female officials and chairman Bill Tomlins.

The Hatters hierarchy are understood to be unhappy with their manager's remarks, which were made after Luton's 3-2 home defeat by QPR in the Coca-Cola Championship on Saturday.

A statement on the club's official website, www.lutontown.co.uk, read: "An emergency board meeting of the directors of Luton Town has been called for 4pm today (Monday)."

It continued: "The meeting is to discuss the comments made by the manager, Mike Newell, at Saturday's post-match press conference.

"A formal statement will be made following the board meeting."

Newell's future at the club could be called into question after his latest outburst.

The 41-year-old, who shocked football last January by claiming bungs and corruption were rife within the sport, said the appointment of female officials to Championship matches amounted to "tokenism for politically correct idiots".

Newell added: "It is bad enough with the incapable referees and linesmen we have, but if you start bringing in women, you have big problems."

Newell has had numerous disputes with Tomlins since he took over as chairman in 2004, complaining about a lack of transfer funds, that plans to move to a new stadium have stalled and that the contracts of key players such as defender Markus Heikkinen have still be renewed.

He attacked the "deceit and lies" at the club, adding: "The club has gone backwards off the pitch during the last two years. He has not made any decisions, and he has contributed nothing. Everything he has got involved in, he has messed up."

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