Hatters boss dismayed by late leveller
came to Coventry,” he said.
“We had Oggy (Steve Ogrizovic) who was the most miserable man in the universe.
“We wound him up all the time. If you can crack a smile out of Oggy it was like cracking a stone.
“There were quite a few tramps in the dressing room.
“I wasn’t the best dressed by any stretch of the imagination.
“But David Burrows – we used to call where he sat ‘compost corner.’
“There was some great experience and characters and it was so much fun.”
LUTON boss Nathan Jones was left bitterly disappointed that his relegation-threatened side conceded with just six minutes to go in their 1-1 draw with Barnsley at Kenilworth Road.
Tykes substitute Aapo Halme netted shortly after coming off the bench to cancel out Luke Berry’s first-half goal, but the point did little for either side’s hopes of survival with just four games remaining.
Luton remain rooted to the foot of the table, while Barnsley are one point better off on 42, three adrift of safety with four games left.
Jones said: “I’m disappointed because of the lateness of their goal and how it came about, because I couldn’t see them scoring.
“You always fear the worst as a manager but I couldn’t see them scoring, I really couldn’t.
“Tactically we were really good, it’s just late on, it came from a corner, that’s the really frustrating thing.
“And then having the best chance of the game straight after to win it, you’re just frustrated then.”
After Berry had fired Luton in front in the 14th minute, picking out the top corner with his left foot once Elliot Lee’s effort had hit a post, Barnsley took over, with home keeper Simon Sluga denying Jacob Brown, plus Cauley Woodrow twice – the second a superb save, clawing away his header.
Luton improved after the break, with Berry dragging wide after good work by James Collins, but substitute Halme popped up to level in the 84th minute.
Luton then should have won it moments later, their own replacement Harry Cornick going clean through only to be denied by Jack Walton.