{"id":18774,"date":"2026-07-19T08:22:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18774"},"modified":"2026-07-19T08:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:22:56","slug":"luton-town-chance-encounters-1-vital-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18774","title":{"rendered":"Luton Town \u2013 Chance Encounters (1) \u00ab Vital Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Out for a drink, one night, I had a chance encounter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompanied by my wife, several years ago, we were visiting several haunts, in the town centre, before ending up in the Wheelwrights Arms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meeting up with a few cohorts, some supporting Chelsea, some West Ham and one, strangely, Queens Park Rangers, the drinks were soon flowing and, as a group, we put the world to rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, those of you who have frequented the referenced establishment will know it is small, probably not much bigger than my front room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, what was to happen next was even more surprising.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With my hollow legs now full of ale, I needed to visit the toilet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Making my excuses, I was soon approaching the marble shrine, doing my utmost to keep myself to myself, as us blokes do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, I was aware of someone standing close to me and soon, West Ham supporting Keith bowled through the door and from that that very moment I knew exactly who I was stood next to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loud and brash, and doing his best Brian Clough impression, Keith remarked:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cNow then young man what are you doing out on the lash on a Saturday night in Luton?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost instantly, I realised I was stood next to Kingsley Black, the former Luton Town player who was now on the books of Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trying not to laugh at Keith\u2019s impression, myself and Kingsley exited the toilet facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I walked out of the door, my wife looked up and her jaw dropped to the floor in astonishment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To say she idolised \/ fancied Kingsley was an understatement, and she couldn\u2019t get over the fact he had been sat in the pub, and she hadn\u2019t even noticed him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chance encounters, don\u2019t you just love them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, with regards to any Luton Town players, has anything similar happened to you?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If so, please feel free to share the details in the comment facility beneath this article.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COYH<\/p>\n<p><h2>In 2026\/2027 How Will Luton Town Do?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"poll-images\" data-poll-id=\"747913\">\n<div class=\"poll-image\" data-votes=\"211\" data-percentage=\"59\">\n<div class=\"voting-area\" data-poll-item-id=\"24205\" data-poll-id=\"747913\" data-poll-url=\"https:\/\/vitalfootball.co.uk\/snack-poll\/in-2026-2027-how-will-luton-town-do\/\" data-article-url=\"https:\/\/vitalfootball.co.uk\/luton-town-chance-encounters-1\/\" data-poll-item-nonce=\"8e11ea45a2\">\n<h3>Promotion!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"image\">\n                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vitalfootball.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luton-Hitchin-10-690x1024.jpg?width=450&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Promotion!\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>\n                    <button>Vote<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div 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Mad Hatter\"\/>\n    <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"c-author__name\">Mad Hatter<\/h3>\n<div class=\"c-author__bio\">\n<p>Left school at 16 and spent nigh on 44 years in the Aviation industry both on the shop floor and in the offices. Writing has been a hobby \/ passion of his since Vital Football started and for the last decade the editorial role at Vital Luton Town has been\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- \/\/c-author --><\/p>\n<p> <!-- \/\/c-share --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t    <!-- Begin Tabola Creative --><\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Out for a drink, one night, I had a chance encounter. 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