Joe Kinnear took Luton back up at the first time of asking, but was sacked by the club’s new owners following a takeover in May 2003.[18][19] Mike Newell was appointed as manager,[20] and his side became League One champions in 2004–05. Internal troubles at the club started to intensify during the summer of 2006, as the club’s chairman was revealed by Newell to be making illegal payments to agents[21]—after writing a scathing letter to the board,[21]Newell was sacked in March 2007.[21][22]Kevin Blackwell was appointed in his stead,[23] but was also sacked less than a year later on 16 January 2008;[24] former player Mick Harford was made Luton Town’s new manager the same day,[25] and he was unable to prevent the club’s relegation in 2007–08. After being deducted a total of 30 points by the Football League and The Football Association for 2008–09,[26] Luton were relegated to the Conference Premier;[27] however, the club claimed a Football League Trophy victory during the same season.[28] After two months of the 2009–10 season, Harford left the club by mutual consent,[29] to be replaced a month later by Richard Money.[30] Money’s assistant, Gary Brabin, replaced him in March 2011,[31] and managed the club until he was sacked a year later.[32] His replacement, Paul Buckle, took charge in April 2012,[33] and was himself replaced in February 2013 by John Still.[34]Still took Luton back into the Football League in his first full season as manager, breaking a number of club records in the process