Luton Town boss Rob Edwards in real 'danger' ahead of Hull City showdown

It's been dubbed 'El Sackico' by many as Luton Town and Hull City prepare to face off when Championship football returns next weekend.

Both Rob Edwards and Tim Walter are under heavy pressure after the respective starts to the new season with the pair seeing their sides sit 21st and 19th respectively, and one former player believes the Hatters chief is in real danger of losing his job.

While City owner Acun Ilicali has come out in public support of Walter, Edwards' comments after the 5-1 thrashing at Middlesbrough last weekend were almost an acceptance that his incredible stint at Kenilworth Road is coming to an end.

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So far, however, Edwards, who led Town to promotion to the Premier League two seasons ago, remains in his job, but former EFL striker Sam Parkin accepts there could well be a change, even if he admits that would not be a move he supports.

“I think there has been a more consistent Luton in terms of their performances, but the problem is they’ve only taken seven points from the available 18, so they’re not rising up the table or putting back-to-back wins together, meaning the mood is not improving," Parkin said on What the EFL podcast.

“I still deep down think that there’s so many sensible people at Luton, and the way they’ve run the club over the years, with the infrastructure improving and a new ground on the horizon, I think in an ideal world they would love to stick with Edwards and have that continuity.

“But, as he had to in the last international break, he’s going to have to rethink one or two things. He’s gone into this season and wanted to show a little bit more of what he’s about as a coach. He was looking at different patterns, they were trying to play a little bit more with the keeper and the centre-backs, they were playing out and trying to make the spare man. I think in the last few weeks they’ve ripped that up and gone back to what got them success. That was an admission, to a degree, that this is the best way to get points.

“I think if you put that in with the mental side of dropping out of the Premier League, maybe more so the players than Edwards, then I think there has been a hangover. It must be really difficult, especially for those linked with a move back to the Premier League, to cope with the intensity of the Championship.

“I think they’re just suffering at the moment. I hope they don’t change, and I think he can turn it around, but I think he is the most in danger because of the way he is speaking, so they must be having that type of discussion.

“What I would say, coming down from the Premier League, if they did have a different voice, maybe they would have more points. Rob to be there with his staff and the same group of players going into the Championship, has been really problematic. I didn’t want that to happen, I didn’t think it would happen, but with retrospect, maybe they would be sitting prettier. But I’ve got a lot of time for Edwards, and I hope they can turn it around. But, it’s not going to be a season where they’re in the play-offs.”