The 1-1 scoreline suggests that not much has changed at Meadow Lane as Notts County continue to find it difficult to win in front of their own fans.
But this was an exceptional afternoon as the biggest crowd since Boxing Day turned up wondering if it was to be the last ever match for the oldest league club in the world.
Their real fears were fuelled in midweek when a takeover deal fell through following the loss of its biggest financial backer, but just before kick-off administrator Paul Finnity went into the dressing room to assure the players that the takeover consortium had been remodelled and that - subject to the Football League approval on Monday - their futures were assured.
Unfortunately the Magpies' players performed as if still under a death sentence as they again fell behind to a soft goal from a set piece when Luton defender Chris Coyne directed a header wide of Steve Mildenhall without being challenged.
Notts County were flat and desperately in need a spark and when it arrived on the hour mark it was from an unexpected source - another central defender.
Tony Barras picked up possession 35 yards out and let fly with a screaming shot just inside Rob Beckwith's left-hand post. The goalkeeper seemed to get a hand to the ball but the blistering shot was too hot to keep out.
It was Luton rather than Notts County who nearly won it in the closing stages. Mildenhall dived bravely at the feet of Dean Crowe and then Darren Caskey got in a last-ditch challenge when a goal again looked certain.
Even when the Magpies brought Mark Stallard off the bench to act as a third striker they were unable to create many goal scoring opportunities.
The visitors played out the last few seconds with only ten men when midfielder Paul Hughes was sent off for two bookable offences both of them for arguing with referee Colin Webster.