again in his second. Both seasons saw Luton escape relegation on the last day of the season, both times against Derby. David Pleat returned for his second spell as Luton boss during the summer of 1991. Elstrup rejoined Odense for £200,000, and Kingsley Black was sold to Nottingham Forest for £1,500,000. Striker Iain Dowie and full back Tim Breacker were both sold to West Ham United for a combined fee of £1,050,000. Following a shaky start to the 1991–1992 season, Pleat took a gamble and re signed Mick Harford, who joined Luton for a second spell as a player for £325,000 in mid-September 1991. Brian Stein had already returned from FC Annecy for a second spell and Pleat had revived the forward line which had played a big part in Luton's success a few years earlier. Stein scored only three goals in 39 league appearances over the course of the season, but Harford proved to be a success once again as he ended the season as the club's top scorer for the season with 12 goals. The loan signing of goalkeeper Steve Sutton from Nottingham Forest revived Luton for a period, but the Board refused to supply the £300,000 fee required to keep Sutton permanently. Various loan signings such as veteran forward Imre Varadi failed to galvanise the side, but come the last day, Luton still had an outside chance of avoiding relegation, having won 10 league games at home but failed to win any of their away fixtures. Luton travelled to already-relegated Notts County knowing that they had to win their first away match of the season, and hope that Coventry lost at Aston Villa. Julian James gave Luton the lead they required, but two late goals from Rob Matthews saw County drag Luton down with them. Almost 30 years on, they have still yet to return to the top flight and have rarely looked like achieving it. This meant the club missed out on competing in the inaugural season of the Premier League and, with it, the larger amounts of money available through television rights. Fall from the top (1992–2001) With Luton's spell in the top flight finally over, it was always going to be difficult to keep hold of prize assets. So it proved when Mick Harford signed for Chelsea for £300,000. The first season in the new, three-division Football League almost saw Luton drop into the