Just back

Started brightly and were on top for 15-20 mins without creating a clear chance. Score in that period and we would have been in with a shout. Rest of the half was poor from both sides. Second half better with both teams trying to get a goal which would have settled it. When Slade sent Rose on for Summerfield with 20 mins to go then he had obviously decided to settle for a draw. Also he and Wilko were telling them to slow it down and take their time. However we did create a few half chances, but a draw was fair. Collins and Summerfield (who looked dejected when taken off) were the pick of the players for me. Dixon and Woolford pose little threat on the left. Matt? The message from his brain to his feet takes too long! Vernon held the ball up better. Dembele again showed flashes of skill but nothing to show for it. Jones worked hard but looks out of sorts. Pity we had not won on Tuesday as this would have been a better result. Lincoln were no better than town. Ref Boyeson did pretty well.

Was Summerfield really that good ? I thought he did a good job but the words outstanding and unbelievable are just a bit ott imo.

He stood out more than Berrett because berrett was rather anonymous really.

So So predictable. We start off well for 10 mins. or so then the other team susses our tactics -game over - no instructions to change tactics at half time when clearly our attack didn't win a thing. No service from the wings. Dixon is obviously colour blind. Sommerfield shaded it for star man- hope he's not too badly injured.  A lot of effort all round.  Ref. not too bad. Don't think the gate figures were correct as stated earlier. I think the crowd support was pretty good actually with plenty of banter between fans. Think it's about time Slade changes his opinion of who   his favourite players are because some of them aren't the supporters.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Was Summerfield really that good ? I thought he did a good job but the words outstanding and unbelievable are just a bit ott imo.

He stood out more than Berrett because berrett was rather anonymous really.

Best game he`s had in a Town shirt, and then gets subbed

Why can't you leave Summerfield alone?  He was head and shoulders above every other player on the pitch. What has he got to do for you to acknowledge he's done well?

Even when he has a really good game you still knock him.

It must be a Grimsby thing. Once a player is deemed not good enough then they automatically labelled rubbish no matter how well they played.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Was Summerfield really that good ? I thought he did a good job but the words outstanding and unbelievable are just a bit ott imo.

He stood out more than Berrett because berrett was rather anonymous really.

You really don't like Berrett, do you?

Really disappointed if I'm honest.

We started fairly well in the first 15 minutes but the rest of the half was just flat. Second half we never really had any sustained pressure in the final third or periods of possession.  Hence the atmosphere of the first 15 minutes completely fizzling out. The longer the second half went on it just seemed like both teams had settled for not losing the game.

The reason I'm disappointed is that Lincoln were just as bang-average as us and it wouldn't have taken much quality to win the game. But we just didn't attempt to play any football at any stage.

I don't mind us going longer at times to mix it up and pose them a different problem, but all we appear to want to do us lump it up to the strikers in the air. And we don't even do that with much thought. It ends up being a floated ball with no pace just dropping out of the sky leaving it 50-50 between our CF and their CB (who has time to get across and challenge) as to who wins the header.

Throw ins. My word, why do we not take a throw in by throwing it to someone's feet? So what if the man has a defender behind/beside him, just throw the ball to his feet or safe-side and it can always go straight back to the thrower if need be. But again, we just chuck it up in the air and hope a striker can win the header.

It's frustrating because I think if we tried to play some football, we've got some players who'd flourish and we'd get a lot more out of them. Dembele, Jones, Woodford, Vernon, DJ, Summerfield all want the ball to their feet and can play football when it's on the floor.

Performances like this aren't going to bring the floating fans back.

Quoted from Garth

Best game he`s had in a Town shirt, and then gets subbed

He was our best player by a country mile. Bags of effort. He broke up a lot of their play then gets subbed. Baffled by Slades decision on that

I think Lincoln stayed deep and compact for the first 20. Classic away tactic of blunting the initial thrust from the home side and shutting the crowd up. It was noticeable that after 15/20 mins, they pushed up 10 yards and started to control the game as the half wore on. It was fairly even second half.

Quoted from carrot top

He was our best player by a country mile. Bags of effort. He broke up a lot of their play then gets subbed. Baffled by Slades decision on that

Clearly wanted a clean sheet more than a win. Tightened up the midfield.