Luton Town: After back-to-back relegations, how do Hatters bounce back?
"Timing is everything" is a maxim applied in many walks of life.
And in Luton's case, one point which may work in their favour in League One next season is that Birmingham City and Wrexham will not be in it.
A number of third-tier bosses expressed the view during the campaign that the presence of those two clubs had made the division the best it had ever been.
Hard to argue with that as Blues amassed 111 points and Wrexham's seemingly inexorable march under Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney continued.
But both will be over the hills and far away in the Championship as Luton look to make a positive start.
There will be established third-tier teams standing in Luton's way, with Reading among them, operating under new ownership, and buoyant newcomers from League Two in Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City and Port Vale.
Asked whether the failure to get over the disappointment of their Premier League campaign quickly enough had affected their results this term, skipper Carlton Morris said: "You can rattle off six or seven contributory factors that led us to the position we are in now. It is what it is and we need to get our heads on next season."
Some fans made their disenchantment clear at the end of the game with West Brom.
"They're not going to be singing our names and clapping us off the pitch after what's happened - I'm heartbroken for the fans, and for the players as well," added Morris.
"It's devastating but it's part of the rollercoaster that is being with Luton Town - it's not always going to be about riding the highs, we've got to rides the lows out as well, stick together and bounce back strong."
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