Football FanCast columnist Sam Hollis looks at the latest punishments enforced on his beloved Luton Town.

Dear Football Fan,

I am writing to you to inform you of a terrible happening in the world of sport. Bizarrely, this does not include Cristiano Ronaldo in any way. Down in the deep depths of League Two, Luton Town will start the new season on an unprecedented minus 30 points.

The Hatters had already been deducted 10 points by the Football Association after being found guilty of misconduct for paying agents under a previous regime. Luton2020, the clubs prospective owners, have now been told it must accept a further 20-point deduction in order to be allowed in the League.

Exhaustion, confusion, anger and sadness are just a few of the emotions running through the minds of Luton Town supporters today. The 30 point deduction almost certainly will send the ailing club into non-league football. Bookmakers are already offering odds of 1-10 for the clubs relegation. However, all hope is not lost.

Last season, Wycombe finished in 7th place with 73 points, and I strongly believe we still are a top 7 team, therefore if we aim to achieve this, we should still survive, as 43 point would have been enough to finish 22nd last year. Not to mention that sadly Rotherham and Bournemouth also look certain to be handed a 15 point deduction.

I have been supporting the club for a modest amount of time. My first game was in this very division (the old division four) when we beat Scunthorpe 3-2 in the 2001/02 season. The wooden stands and close community feel within the club has had me hooked since. This has lead to watch somewhat sacrilegious footage of the clubs finest moments.

Who can forget David Pleat's dance across the turf when we secured survival against Manchester City, and of course the League Cup final victory in 1988 against Arsenal.  These memories I'm sure are lodged firmly our more experienced supporters. Young and old will be out in force at Kenilworth Road when we open a tough campaign against Port Vale. A true act of togetherness and defiance will prove the doubters wrong.

The main feeling from within the club (and the excellent support which has been shown from other football fans) is that we have been treated unfairly and the severity of the punishment is extremely harsh. The league has seemingly punished Luton for not handling its finances and continued reliance on administration. The, shall we say, inadequate running of the club was done by people who are no longer connected with the club. Once again the fans, players and current owners are the ones to suffer.

Also, the timing of the decision made by the Football League doesn't seem fair. Nick Owen, head of Luton2020 said: "All this happened last season and we wanted to come out of administration then."

The League said 'we want to sort out the Leeds situation first' so the fact it was delayed into the summer was not our fault.

"If it would have been sorted out last season, the extra 15 or 20 points would have been given to us on top of the 10 we'd already got when we went into administration".

While I'm sure this is not the case, the Football League are giving the impression that they do not care if football teams outside the top two divisions are struggling to stay in business. All hope is now rested on the appeal to the FA on Tuesday. This association was the one who gave the club the initial 10 point deduction - along with a slap on the wrist for the guilty party and a £250 fine (less than my season ticket). All in all, amongst many other reasons, Luton fans today simply feel gutted.

Over the last few years I have written about my club in many different ways, from the clubs unique stadium, poor performances, poor management to poor ownership. With this penalty I hope will bring an end to this. Frankly, I hope the Football League and their merry men never involve themselves with the club again.

So, all I can ask is that you spread the word. Tell the neighbours, moan to your friends, email the dog - Luton Town will never die.

Only 20yrs ago - Luton's finest hour - Enjoy