Eddie told BBC Three Counties Radio: “I just despair with this team, a non-league team could beat us. The club should hang their heads in shame, I can never remember a worse team. A supporter since 1982, we’ve had worse individuals, but as a team, they’re the worst.”

And Clive said: “Totally predictable result (against Watford) for the Hatters today, given current form and league position. There is so little quality in our squad, it’s hard to believe a year ago we were a Premier League side… the last 12 months have been disastrous.”

But Richard did not blame Bloomfield for continuing poor performances, posting during the game: “When will fans and pundits realise that changing the manager doesn’t mean an improved team? Just look at Stoke (three managers this season already) and Manchester United.

“You have to accept that the players aren’t good enough whoever is manager. I’ve already accepted it’s League One next season.”

BBC Radio 5 Live reporter Aaron Paul, who covered the defeat at Watford, said Luton had been “woeful” in the first half and overall had “not been good enough in every department”.

“This is a performance from a Luton team that looks like it is resigned to another relegation,” he said at half-time. “They look like they feel sorry for themselves.”

But that was very much not the view of forward Carlton Morris following the game.

“We’re in a difficult moment, there’s no disputing that, but it’s not how many times you get beaten down, it’s how you get up and react as a football club and as a human being,” he told BBC Three Counties Radio.

“We have to score when we’re on top and in the ascendancy, and be more diligent defensively.

“The game’s won in both boxes, irrelevant of the overall performance – the best you can do is balance the game in your favour, but in the games we’re doing that, we’re losing because we’ve not been good enough in both boxes.

“We need to get that ruthless edge back.”