Well, the wind provided a gust which carried poor Santa astray into the Trinity Road stand and then down 80 feet on to the side of the pitch. The fall caused Nigel to break both legs and luckily he was quickly taken off to hospital where two surgeons who were at the match operated on him. After 177 pints of blood over 3 months, Nigel's issues had not be solved and he had to have a leg amputation. In February 2016, he became one of the amputee crew to row over 3,000 miles across the Atlantic.
If you happen to visit Morecambe, which has to be recommended, you will undoubtedly see the famous "dancing" statue of Eric Morecambe, once known as Eric Bartholomew, born in Morecambe 1926. Eric moved to Luton later in life and adopted the town, becoming a Director of the Luton Town club.
After Eric had died, a statue was unveiled by the Queen in 1999 but over the years it had been vandalised.
It was restored on December 11th 2014 and "unveiled" again. A miniature trophy was made of it and presented to the winners of the next fixture between Morecambe and Luton which was due to take place two days later at the seaside club's Globe Arena with a crowd of just over 2,000. So on December 13th, Morecambe, as 3-0 victors, kept the trophy in their clubhouse by the seaside.
The first fixture between the two on 20th December 2008 was drawn 1-1. Overall there have been six wins for Luton and two draws with two losses.
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