A bus from London to Luton Airport then a taxi to a friends house (who lives in Luton and are Luton fans) and then a taxi to Kenilworth Road from there. Two rooms, each with Sky Sports TV'. We ended up leaving Kenilworth Road about 5.15pm arriving back at the Lamex for 5.50pm. The continuing refresh of my map for the best route into Luton was important, J10 or J11, then the personal navigation through residential roads to try and find somewhere to dump the car because we were so much later than previously planned was compounded by the fact that now it was snowing! The Oak stand is a huge advert for safe standing. Leave the M1 at Junction 11 and take the A505 towards Luton. The closest Luton have come to a relocating to a new ground was in 1995 when Chairman David Kohler envisioned a 20,000  stadium known as  the impressive sounding “The Kohlerdome”. gave us even more reason to be confident. I parked at the train station car park which took a fair amount of finding after my SatNav didn’t take me to the entrance and sent me down the one-way system. Maybe Luton needs more security down there? 30,069 v Blackpool FA Cup 6th Round Replay, 4th March 1959. Once we took up our seats about 10 rows behind the goal, the Sunderland coaches shouted at us to watch our heads as the team were going to do some shouting practice, I am thinking well just hit the target and we won't have too. They also took the lids off of bottles which I can understand for a league game or a derby match but not pre-season against Brighton! It is a friendly pub with a mixture of home and away fans. Luton Town FC fixture list (takes you to the BBC Sports Website). The refreshment kiosk is also small and may account for the limited choice of food on sale. Colchester won 1-0, taking the lead seven minutes from time. On this occasion, the toilets were smelly and inadequate. Toilets were small and old fashioned. It’s a small cosy pub and normally gets a bit crampt with the band of Luton fans that frequent there on a matchday. Luton are flying and Portsmouth were going through a difficult spell so it was to make for an interesting evening. I'd never been to Kenilworth Road and despite plenty of people shaking their heads at my intention I was excited at the prospect as I prefer older grounds. Follow the road over the bridge and the Chip Shop is on the left'. I can understand why they want a new ground. Welcome back to On The Road as we head to Kenilworth Road, home of Luton Town as they face up to Blackpool in this League 2 play off semi final 2nd leg! At £2.75 good value also. Pompey were much better in the second half and got a deserved equaliser. By the time we got back to the main road, it would have left us with 8 minutes for a 15 minute walk to the train station (good thing we drove!). The stewards seemed fine but the police presence seemed somewhat over the top, which seemed to antagonize the visiting fans. Prices will only rise as matchday looms closer so don’t delay! There, we got the underground circle line to Farringdon and then the train to Luton. After about 2-3 miles you come to luton town centre and a roundabout signposted Kenilworth road (LTFC). Keep Right On! There are a decent number of food outlets on the concourse and I had a Cornish pasty which was decent. 5. The entrance to the away end is right in the middle of some houses so it's quite unusual. If there was a perfect definition for the 12th man, the Luton fans would have to be it. The game was similar to the return fixture at the Lamex in November with both teams looking up for it with neither keeper being tested in the first half, Luton coming closest with Jack Marriott putting a shot in to the Oak Road Stand from a few yards out. Although fairly simple looking inside and with no seating, it serves its purpose. The game was dreadful, made worse when Southend went 2 nil down in the first half and gifting the 2nd goal from a wayward pass from defence. In the far corner there is a small stand connecting the Kenilworth Road and Main Stands and can probably hold about 100 people. This is not the worst ground in league one, but I can't imagine that Luton Town Football Club and their fans are that happy with their Stadium. Overall a fantastic day out with a fantastic result at the end of it. At £2.75 good value also. On the downside, there always seems to be a large Police presence, which seems unnecessary for the majority of games, although the Club stewards themselves seemed pretty relaxed. Gary Monk's decision was vindicated with a hard fought 1-0 win, albeit we were pushed all the way by a spirited Luton side who had enough chances to have forced the match into extra time. Originally a home section, the Oak Road End was turned into a stand for away fans only at the start of the 1991–92 season. Kenilworth Road is walking distance from the town centre, and is well served by both buses and train situated on route to the ground. The roads around the ground are very busy but there are a few car parks on Dunstable Road heading towards the town centre which might be a better option that parking closer to the stadium. Having left work an hour later than planned the traffic on the M25 was awful, the torrential rain meant driving conditions weren't great. Southend were 4th and Luton 7th. Behind the left hand goal is the Oak Stand and this is predominantly for away supporters. There is also limited lighting along this route. At the end of Collingdon Street you will reach a dual carriageway. Why were you looking forward to this game and visiting the Kenilworth Road football ground? 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