Stoke boss Mark Robins said: “It was a rubbish game but we both ended up getting what we needed, so that is the most important thing.
“The game was so lacking in quality it’s frightening, but understandable in the circumstances.
“The players managed themselves really well during the week and managed themselves through the game well today.
“Since I came in [to Stoke] in January, it has been a really tough period – I think one of the toughest of my career. It has been really difficult because I’m the third permanent manager and fourth voice they have had.
“It’s been a lot of upheaval. This team should never have been anywhere near the bottom, it’s a mid-table team at worst.
“And had everyone been fit and we’d been in earlier, things wouldn’t have got down to this day but thankfully we have managed to come out the other side okay.”
Derby County head coach John Eustace told BBC Radio Derby: “The job’s done and that’s the most important thing.
“What a fantastic effort from everyone connected to with the football club. The players have been outstanding every day in training.
“They have dedicated themselves to getting to this moment and I couldn’t be any more proud of them.
“The fans, home and away have been outstanding as well. During some really difficult moments no-one stopped believing and if you believe in what you are doing you always have a chance.
“And here we are with us still in the Championship.”
Luton get battered 🎶#backtoback #shit pic.twitter.com/D6UpNLekqu
— WFCS12 (@Wfcs12Efl) May 3, 2025
Watford fans celebrating Luton getting relegated is the type of pettiness we can all get behind 🤣 pic.twitter.com/60SLxLVwnm
— HiccupEu (@HiccupEU) May 3, 2025
The moment Luton were relegated and the news was given to Vicarage Road; #WatfordFC pic.twitter.com/VHveypnWGz
— Sam Ucko (@Sam_ucko) May 3, 2025
Luton Get Battered Everywhere They Gooooo!!!! #watfordfc pic.twitter.com/SRtZ2x6hAO
— Watching_Watford (@WatfordWatching) May 3, 2025
Luton get battered, everywhere they go 🎵 pic.twitter.com/TrOI9C6kix
— The Voices of The Vic 🟡⚫️ (@VoicesOfTheVic) May 3, 2025
What it meant today, I’m sure we’re not alone. Wow that was torture watching that, Karma caught up with Luton Town. They were so lucky to beat us at the Mkm with that deflected goal. Acun is very lucky man today, you could so the relief when the final whistle went #hcafc pic.twitter.com/JHHDqIht9k
— Carl (@Carlwilks2011) May 3, 2025
As mentioned, Luton’s back-to-back relegations mocked by taunting fans around the grounds, it happened on Twitter too…
@1875cal: You’ll be in for a shock next season, hard league to get out of
@M_CFC1888: Signed players for the championship while being in the premier league only to end up in league 1 😂 Tin fucking pot. Doon.
@pafc_brad: Hahahahaha and you thought you were staying up. Cheating your way to a win last game your big celebrations in your tinpot ground thinking you had done it just to go down on the final day 😂😂😂😂 see ya next season
@NigelRober91329: some of you Luton Fans were laughing at us Cov fans … who laughing now? enjoy league 1 and 2
@2022BenjiC: On behalf of a cov fan. Hahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@CllrDanielFry: Liam Walsh what’s the score, Walshy Walshy what’s the score! Giving it the big un against Bristol City, we’ve secured play offs and you’ve gone down to the level that you should be playing at. Enjoy Cardiff away! City reject , City Reject!
@DerbyRam2: To the Luton fans abusing me when you beat us at Pride Park Enjoy league 1! To proper fans commiserations.
@QPRTravels:
“West London wank wank”
“Teams like Watford and qpr”
Enjoy league one again
@deanorams6388: After all them celebrations at Pride Park on good Friday. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@SteveCo98401614: Sorry but your supporters spent the previous 2 seasons running their mouths off. Glad you’re in League 1 and hope the drop continues.
@lewis20015: That cant be right? You send derby down 2 weeks ago?
@dcfcalf: Celebrating after Cov like you stayed up hahaha😂😂😂😂😂
@AdamRob82681607: Congrats, absolute joke of a club.
Can you believe this will be the entrance to a LEAGUE ONE stadium next season? 😂😭 pic.twitter.com/rsqprkUuQB
— Laurence (@Lelli22_) May 3, 2025
😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/C0065TTFrt
— con (@Blades994) May 3, 2025
