Trust in Luton have reacted with dismay at the decision by England's World Cup 2018 bid team to propose Milton Keynes as a host town for matches at the event, should the English bid be successful.

We think that it is completely inappropriate that a competition, which is steeped in history, tradition and great stories, might involve a stadium that is linked to a football 'club', whose very existence flies in the face of the historic, traditional footballing values, which modern football administrators seem to have chosen to forget.  TiL's and all other right-minded football fans' position is clear - MK Dons have no history, are manufactured and, in our view, have no right to their current place in the football pyramid.

Liam Day, Chairman of TiL said:

"We are amazed that the Football Association have compounded their huge mistake of letting this Frankenstein club exist by then giving it ill-deserved credibility through involving them in the 2018 World Cup bid.  The bid team have chosen to ignore applications by proper, decent football cities such as Leicester and Derby, who have offered the English game so much more than the MK franchise ever have or ever will.

We at TiL are not completely surprised at this appalling decision, however, as Lord Mawhinney was involved in the decision-making process.

TiL and Luton fans in general have no problem with Milton Keynes having a football club but only if it is a club that has made it's way through the system the traditional way - starting at the bottom and winning promotions, rather than gaining its league placing in meeting rooms, negotiating with the Football Association and the Football League to take the place of the old Wimbledon."

We urge FIFA to reject the use of Milton Keynes as a host town because of the injustice of how the 'club' was formed.