Ollie Palmer Signs....

For Lincoln!! 2 year deal!

Fair play to them good signing they will do well this season I fear.

who cares?

I agree think they will be in the top 7 for sure. Add Ollie to Matt Green that's two decent signings so far. Both of which I'm sure we wouldn't be disappointed with

Palmer's record in L2 is awful. 20 goals in 126 games. Rather have Sam Jones any day of the week.

Green is a good signing.

I thought Palmer was a good player for us - probably a decent league 2 front man - he's probably played slightly deeper for other teams than us as we had Shop then who could do that job so the goals per game stat may not be that relevant.

He was a good striker in the conference, and I'm sure he can do a job at this level, but I don't see him setting the world on fire for them.

5-6 teams in a couple of years suggests what I need to know about him in league 2

Hardly a stand out signing but probably score pass us no doubt

And he'll put one past us, all our former players do. The many Lincoln fans on here will be pleased.

Still gotta get past Collins and Clark now 😏

Decent signing, nothing more nothing less. Could form a decent partnership with Green.

Good signing but inconsistent as are most strikers in this league, the fact that Luton did not hang on to him probably says a lot, did Ok for us though, works hard and chases down.

How I look at it is would I be very happy if he signed for us? At the moment I'd be satisfied because we're short on striking options but I wouldn't be excited by the signing. I do however think Lincoln will do well this year. Us and them in the play offs providing we can bring in a couple of quality players

Stop the obsession.  End of thread.

Quoted from lukeo

How I look at it is would I be very happy if he signed for us? At the moment I'd be satisfied because we're short on striking options but I wouldn't be excited by the signing. I do however think Lincoln will do well this year. Us and them in the play offs providing we can bring in a couple of quality players

Better than Asante, Jones, Yussuf, Vernon.  not in my opinion

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Still gotta get past Collins and Clark now 😏

Palmer will probably outpace our zimmer framed centre backs, or possibly the zimmer framed right back. Let's hope we don't sign a left back who was also born in the seventies.

Or Paul Futcher who looks like he came from a care home.......however never judge a book by its cover





the rest is history.

Zack mills born in 70s never ?

At a push our oldest player was born in 1979. Age is just a number. If you are good enough, you are old enough.

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Palmer will probably outpace our zimmer framed centre backs, or possibly the zimmer framed right back. Let's hope we don't sign a left back who was also born in the seventies.

Zzzzzzzz

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At a push our oldest player was born in 1979. Age is just a number. If you are good enough, you are old enough.

I would agree but a lot depends on how you look after yourself as well and the culmination of that over your career.You read and hear about youngsters going on the razzle and their bodys being able to get away with it to a certain degree(having said that if you live like a monk and you have ability you will go far coupled with mental strength eg the likes of Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt for instance from what I read use to be far more disciplined than most youngsters their age when in the youth ranks with regards to drinking as they saw the overall goal of making it as a pro worth the sacrifice over going on the razzle with other teammates ).However older you get the body cant take it and starts affecting performance.

Quoted from 75

Palmer will probably outpace our zimmer framed centre backs, or possibly the zimmer framed right back. Let's hope we don't sign a left back who was also born in the seventies.

It was you who worshipped that other (past it) centre back Lord Paul Futcher, turned out to be possibly the finest player in that position to ever grace BP

Quoted from 75

Palmer will probably outpace our zimmer framed centre backs, or possibly the zimmer framed right back. Let's hope we don't sign a left back who was also born in the seventies.

FFS...............

We shouldn't have three of the back four at 34, 36 and 36 years old. We need some athleticism in there. Okay, I'm as popular as a ginger kid but the alarm bells are ringing. We released Shaun Pearson so we could give some bloke his last contract, nowt against him, I just think it's madness.

I don't give two tosses if it's his last contract if he's better than pearson, which is completely possible. People seemed to have fooled themselves into believing Pearson was irreplaceable, a man who barely started in our promotion season, and was only first choice for half of the last one. Clarke has a vast amount of experience from higher leagues which makes me believe he'll do a cracking job.

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We shouldn't have three of the back four at 34, 36 and 36 years old. We need some athleticism in there. Okay, I'm as popular as a ginger kid but the alarm bells are ringing. We released Shaun Pearson so we could give some bloke his last contract, nowt against him, I just think it's madness.

The six defenders who played the most games for us in 2005/06 were Rob Jones, Whittle, Macca, Croft, Newey and Ben Futcher. Macca was 36. Croft was 32.Whittle was 34. Neither Jones or Futcher were what you would call athletic leaving only Newey. Newey was less athletic then than Mills is now. That season we had the 3rd best defence in the league.

We still don't know who will be playing at left back and I would bet that we'll sign another centre back as well who may well turn out to be athletic. I can't remember the name of the guy that the Telegraph said we were signing on Friday but he was young and looked reasonably athletic. That being said, it's more important for a defence to be organised and capable of reading the game than it is to be quick. I play up front for my uni team and I would rather face someone who's quick but can't read my movement over someone who is two steps ahead of me mentally any day of the week. If we start the season with a solid and organised back four but have more pace in the middle and going forward then I would be very happy and we'll be a much better side than last season.

Humberside said we were signing Karleigh Osborne. Is that who you were thinking of?

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It was you who worshipped that other (past it) centre back Lord Paul Futcher, turned out to be possibly the finest player in that position to ever grace BP

I'm not trying to be a helmet Garth, you're right I did and still worship Paul Futcher. He was immense but he did have younger legs around him. Crofty, Macca and his direct partner was generally Mark Lever.

Is nobody else even a little bit concerned? As things stand, even if Zac Mills plays at right back, I wouldn't say Zac is particularly athletic. I hope I am wrong and the majority are right.

Quoted from 75

I'm not trying to be a helmet Garth, you're right I did and still worship Paul Futcher. He was immense but he did have younger legs around him. Crofty, Macca and his direct partner was generally Mark Lever.

Is nobody else even a little bit concerned? As things stand, even if Zac Mills plays at right back, I wouldn't say Zac is particularly athletic. I hope I am wrong and the majority are right.

Zac Mills not athletic? Have a word with yourself.

I am not in the slightest bit worried about the age of the defenders. With age comes experience and wisdom, probably the two most important attributes needed for a centre half. Great centre halves do not need pace. It is more about how they read the game and where they place themselves which is important. There was never a better example of this than Paul Futcher. I watched Futch make fools of some of the paciest strikers you could find in the 1st Division (the Championship).

Finally, these defenders may not lack pace. Age does not = lack of pace

Good experienced defenders read the game well so are rarely out of position and do not need to chase about. As long as they can over each other their age is not an issue.

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We shouldn't have three of the back four at 34, 36 and 36 years old. We need some athleticism in there. Okay, I'm as popular as a ginger kid but the alarm bells are ringing. We released Shaun Pearson so we could give some bloke his last contract, nowt against him, I just think it's madness.

Shaun had many, many great attributes, but athleticism was not one of them. Clarke might be nearly 34, but who's to say he's slower than Pearson?  And what's more, who's to say the next CB we sign (because i imagine we'll be bringing another one in) isn't younger and possibly more athletic? There could be good competition for the centre back position, and nobody is guaranteed a start.

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