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'Fans know we're better than we're showing'

Luton Town defender Kal Naismith says supporters have every right to boo the team if they fail to perform to the levels of which they are capable.

The Hatters followed back-to-back defeats away from home with a 1-1 draw against Burton Albion at Kenilworth Road - conceding an added-time equaliser which prompted fans to show their displeasure to boss Jack Wilshere and the players.

Naismith told BBC Three Counties Radio they had paid the price for "looking at the clock" from about the 70th minute, having settled too early for trying to hold on for a single-goal win.

"The fans are passionate, that's why I love playing for this club. They've got every right to voice their disappointment. They know we're good players and better than we're showing," he said.

"Even though we were leading 1-0, we weren't really taking the game to them and being ourselves - they obviously see that, the frustration was building and then the goal at the end, it obviously spills over."

Naismith added: "I completely understand, they love their club, pay hard earned money to come and support us.

"We've had a lot of low points this season but one thing the fans have never done is not turned up - you see at other clubs that are going through tough spells, you look at their stands and they're empty, but that's never been the case here, fans come home and away.

"They want better and I feel them, but I promise it's not for a lack of effort, we're constantly working and all we can do is try to bounce back."

The result left Luton 10th in League One, with a six-point gap to close to the play-off places.

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