Lincoln fans ................

............will they sell their full allocation for a change ???

Yes. Easily

They are full of it at the moment, one said to me last night in the pub that we should be very scared because they are playing fantastic football, i just smiled and walked away , Im nervous already with 6 days to go, my head and heart are having a proper debate.

Of course they will, according to them they are already champions and this season is one big lap of honour.

We shall see

We’ve only got five
We’ve only got fiiiive
You’ve got six fingers
We’ve only got five.

UTM

Let them enjoy their bit of success ffs ......

I’m still packing the Ralgex for my neck after the game on Saturday.

They’re having their time ours will come in due course.

The “non league” style has got St Danny where he is now I doubt in reality he’ll change.

As one curley perm Yorkie once said “I’d love it if we beat them”!!

At least we won't have to listen to the air raid sirens.

hate that air raid siren the tin pot illegitimates

Air raid siren is so tinpot its so freaking annoying and irritating surely some of their fans must agree too

Whenever I see Lincoln fans I can’t help but think of the modern parents from the old Vizz magazine. I can spot them a mile off when they come here, walking with theirs Head’s bowed whilst whispering to their little Tarquin not to look at the locals and to watch out for the dog pooh. What a bunch of middle class snobs I can’t think of a bunch of football fans looking more out of place except maybe the Forest Green fans.

How come they can use the siren (Now an audio recording) at corners, I thought it was a EFL rule that club could not use their speakers to amplify anything that could cause the match to be affected, or motivate the team or fans.

World War two ended 73 years ago! Give it a rest already!

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

How come they can use the siren (Now an audio recording) at corners, I thought it was a EFL rule that club could not use their speakers to amplify anything that could cause the match to be affected, or motivate the team or fans.

I was wondering the same. They play it as the ball is in play from their corners which has to put the opposing team off

I'm going to get red crosses for this but I think it's unique and adds something to match day.i actually wish we'd do something similar with a mournful fog horn recording.would be so atmospheric

Whatever happens, remember that Lincoln are experiencing something close to an all time high as they push for promotion from the bottom tier. Meanwhile, we remain very much on our arse as a club, on and off the field, yet harbour much the same ambitions as they do.

Our highs came in the top two tiers of the game. We’ll get back there. One day.

Quoted from forza ivano

I'm going to get red crosses for this but I think it's unique and adds something to match day.i actually wish we'd do something similar with a mournful fog horn recording.would be so atmospheric

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Quoted from Poojah

Whatever happens, remember that Lincoln are experiencing something close to an all time high as they push for promotion from the bottom tier. Meanwhile, we remain very much on our arse as a club, on and off the field, yet harbour much the same ambitions as they do.

Our highs came in the top two tiers of the game. We’ll get back there. One day.

Exactly. This is apparently their most successful period...and it’s one of our worst. But we’re in the same league.

Quoted from forza ivano

I'm going to get red crosses for this but I think it's unique and adds something to match day.i actually wish we'd do something similar with a mournful fog horn recording.would be so atmospheric

Some games I'd be happy with a fog machine.

Yeah ! I work with a couple of gimps . We might as well not turn up , we are getting hammered by the champions in waiting . Bore off .

I am hoping that they WILL think all they have to do is turn up although the Cowleys are more sensible than that.

This might not be popular being it is Lincoln but we will go into this match as the underdogs but if they think they only have to turn up they are in for a shock.

Same goes for their plastic fans, Blundell Park will rock from three sides they WILL NOT outsing us.

                                                         EVERY GTFC PLAYER AND FAN WILL BE UP FOR THIS ONE.
                                                                                                     UTM.

I don't have a great deal of anger towards Lincoln, they have been largely insignificant for most of my time following Town.

The one thing I hate more than most is the whining and moaning at the ref, trying to influence every decision. The diving and play acting.  The 'junior'Crowley is the despicable leader of this it seems. They call it 'professionalism', I call it a total lack of standards and decency.

Hope we can blunt them sufficiently but expect not.

Beforehand I expect we will give it a good go on Tuesday as Jolley has already spoken that he wants to progress in Cup competitions as they are a potential revenue stream, similar to how Lincoln started their high!

Their new breed of fan might get a rude awakening should they pick the wrong watering hole,tread in dog excrement ,get a seat at the back of the stand,get cold,hot etc

Quoted from Cloudy

I don't have a great deal of anger towards Lincoln, they have been largely insignificant for most of my time following Town.

The one thing I hate more than most is the whining and moaning at the ref, trying to influence every decision. The diving and play acting.  The 'junior'Crowley is the despicable leader of this it seems. They call it 'professionalism', I call it a total lack of standards and decency.

Hope we can blunt them sufficiently but expect not.

Beforehand I expect we will give it a good go on Tuesday as Jolley has already spoken that he wants to progress in Cup competitions as they are a potential revenue stream, similar to how Lincoln started their high!

Totally agree with the whining to refs both the Cowleys moaning constantly , subbing players the other side of the pitch to slow a game down ‘ game management ‘ they call it

If they think it’s going to be easy then they haven’t seen John welsh in midfield 🤔

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

subbing players the other side of the pitch to slow a game down ‘ game management ‘ they call it

All teams do this one though, Jordan Cook on Saturday was a prime example. The trick is to not give your opponents the lead so that they would want to slow it down.

Quoted from pkscouse

............will they sell their full allocation for a change ???

We sold our allocation out last week.

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

We sold our allocation out last week.

What is the full allocation for Lincoln these days?

Quoted from H19P1

What is the full allocation for Lincoln these days?

1827 fella.

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

1827 fella.

Cheers 👍 should make for a cracking atmosphere if all are coming.

Quoted from H19P1

Cheers 👍 should make for a cracking atmosphere if all are coming.

Yep, should be good, always think there are decent acoustics in the away end at BP.
Think it will be a tight affair, definite leveller, a local derby.

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

Yep, should be good, always think there are decent acoustics in the away end at BP.
Think it will be a tight affair, definite leveller, a local derby.

It's a great stand for making noise thanks to the shape of the roof. Unfortunately the shape also means that a significant proportion of the stand can't see the whole pitch  

Quoted from mariner91

It's a great stand for making noise thanks to the shape of the roof. Unfortunately the shape also means that a significant proportion of the stand can't see the whole pitch  

Yeah its an unusual stand, I fell down the stairs there and scolded myself with bovril when Simon Yeo scored to put us 3-2 up.

Exactly. This is apparently their most successful period...and it’s one of our worst. But we’re in the same league.

This made me laugh you'd think they invented big gates at home and bandwagon support

Iv'e got rid of My Lincoln imbecile TROLL he was getting too offensive his abuse wasn't football related  

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

Yep, should be good, always think there are decent acoustics in the away end at BP.
Think it will be a tight affair, definite leveller, a local derby.

So you clearly think you are better than us and that we will bring you down to our level then?

Quoted from ginnywings

So you clearly think you are better than us and that we will bring you down to our level then?

Yes Ginny, I think we have a better team/Squad than you at present.
I think we have our best squad for years.We lost Waterfall and Woodyard, fair play to them they have gone to good teams. But we got got good money for them, and replaced them well. I have no idea how we got Shackell (Probably money), and the offer of coaching, Derby fans thought he would have gone to low end Championship or L1. I also watched us on Saturday rip Swindon apart time and time again, with good Football, 4-1 flattered them, we should have been 4 up at half time, but they got a fortuitous penalty and got a bit of momentum.

We have a good squad, good management and good support so we should do well. But I am not naive enough to know that you have to earn promotion and work hard. I maintain that you will do okay this season, FG in my opinion was a freak result, but I do actually think they will do okay. I think Macc will go down, but that was  a good result at a newly promoted team in their first home game. As I have said I would predict 1-0 either way, but I don't think that will stop us being up there this season. We are still after a couple of players so that will only strengthen us further. Either this year or next we will go up in my opinion.

Living in Lincoln myself it’s a City revitalised in terms of football. I’ve got numerous mates even some in Gainsborough who have all of a sudden become Lincoln fans ? Even people I’ve known for years who’ve never been Lincoln fans. Basically anyone who wasn’t a Lincoln fan or is a “Premier League” fan living in the area are all of a sudden a die hard Imp. They’ve gone from 2,3k per week to capacity attendances.

Quoted from Gainsbro_Mariner

Living in Lincoln myself it’s a City revitalised in terms of football. I’ve got numerous mates even some in Gainsborough who have all of a sudden become Lincoln fans ? Basically anyone who wasn’t a Lincoln fan or is a “Premier League” fan living in the area are all of a sudden a die hard Imp. They’ve gone from 2,3k per week to capacity attendances.

I'd agree with some of that. But fans that were staying away have come back, and thats quite a number too, and the club do masses in the community now too.

We have always been relatively well supported in L2, but I agree we have good crowds now. Someone mentioned empty seats at our ground Saturday but we still had 8k home fans during a holiday period. I maintain its the kids, and families that are the biggest change. Our Junior Imps has over 1,000 members -Add parents to that and the maths is there for all to see.

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

I'd agree with some of that. But fans that were staying away have come back, and thats quite a number too, and the club do masses in the community now too.

We have always been relatively well supported in L2, but I agree we have good crowds now. Someone mentioned empty seats at our ground Saturday but we still had 8k home fans during a holiday period. I maintain its the kids, and families that are the biggest change. Our Junior Imps has over 1,000 members -Add parents to that and the maths is there for all to see.

Definitely more families that have engaged with the club now & you definitely see people that did follow us but you didn't see in the conference years.
The Cowley's went round the local schools and there was 500 kids singing Lincoln songs at every school they went to it was incredible.
Spent years trying to get the connection between the club and fans then the Cowleys come along and make it so easy.
Junior Imps is a good scheme encourages families it was well priced but had to increase this season.
Something Grimsby could do?

Main point is we are only 2 games in so not getting carried away, normally its no problem getting tickets.
Rememeber being told the same things as i have read about being outsung and the like but we always used to give it a good go with only 500-600.

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

Yes Ginny, I think we have a better team/Squad than you at present.
I think we have our best squad for years.We lost Waterfall and Woodyard, fair play to them they have gone to good teams. But we got got good money for them, and replaced them well. I have no idea how we got Shackell (Probably money), and the offer of coaching, Derby fans thought he would have gone to low end Championship or L1. I also watched us on Saturday rip Swindon apart time and time again, with good Football, 4-1 flattered them, we should have been 4 up at half time, but they got a fortuitous penalty and got a bit of momentum.

We have a good squad, good management and good support so we should do well. But I am not naive enough to know that you have to earn promotion and work hard. I maintain that you will do okay this season, FG in my opinion was a freak result, but I do actually think they will do okay. I think Macc will go down, but that was  a good result at a newly promoted team in their first home game. As I have said I would predict 1-0 either way, but I don't think that will stop us being up there this season. We are still after a couple of players so that will only strengthen us further. Either this year or next we will go up in my opinion.

Fair enough. You are probably right and i will be happy if we take a point from the game.

Good luck to the Imps but with all the families and young kids about it’s a tad embarrassing the way the Cowleys conduct themselves with the officials........ bad sportsmanship and all that........

Quoted from oochiad

Good luck to the Imps but with all the families and young kids about it’s a tad embarrassing the way the Cowleys conduct themselves with the officials........ bad sportsmanship and all that........

I actually think the way Rhead conducted himself was worse.
All, and I mean all managers berate officials to attempt to influence.

Surely officials get wise to it all after a while so it becomes counter productive. If I was a ref and knew what the Cowleys are like I would put them in their place from the start and let them know who's in charge.

Lincoln have got lucky with a once in a century (literally) FA Cup run
They also got lucky with the Cowley appt - as GTFC did in the late 80s with Buckley
GTFC were going out of the FL at that time - two successive relegations and were 4th from bottom at one point in Div 4 (I know cos I was on holiday and it was days when you had to wait two days to get the results or face a bloody expensive phone call home!)
LCFC (IMO) were heading for the Conf North before Cowleys - excrement crowds, excrement teams, excrement managers

Having said all of that...LCFC have cashed in, invested wisely and brought in some quality players to add to an already very good squad for L2

I work in Lincoln and you can tell it's a booming city - this often goes hand in hand with football success; at one time in past few years I read Bournemouth was fastest growing town/city in Europe... and they aren't doing badly

Lincoln and Bournemouth are (historically) 'nothing' football teams but GTFC's history counts for 'nothing' now sadly - we are one of several poor relations and just have to get on with it until we 'get lucky' again, primarily a major investor

I think Lincoln's 'crossroads' will be
a)  if/when they lose Cowley - every manager has a price and if Lincoln rip league up, within 10/15 games the sackings will have started elsewhere and L1/Championship clubs must come knocking surely? Any manager with an ounce of ambition would leave Lincoln

b) their ability to get a new stadium - as long as they remain at Sincil Bank they will always be a small club punching above their weight

If they get a new stadium they could be a new Wigan/MK Dons/Scunny

Never really get this stuff. You realise Lincoln is the second fastest growing City in the Country don't you?

FFS, you're on a Grimsby board. And you have shown some levels of smugness at times. Why do you keep harping on about non-football things? Fastest growing? It's full of bloody students. It is not special in any way.
You're a little insecure to be spending these vast amounts of time on a GTFC board, constantly correcting anything you see as detrimental to your town.

Quoted from Helgy

Definitely more families that have engaged with the club now & you definitely see people that did follow us but you didn't see in the conference years.
The Cowley's went round the local schools and there was 500 kids singing Lincoln songs at every school they went to it was incredible.
Spent years trying to get the connection between the club and fans then the Cowleys come along and make it so easy.
Junior Imps is a good scheme encourages families it was well priced but had to increase this season.
Something Grimsby could do?

Main point is we are only 2 games in so not getting carried away, normally its no problem getting tickets.
Rememeber being told the same things as i have read about being outsung and the like but we always used to give it a good go with only 500-600.

Interesting point about schools John Newman/George Kerr and the team with Alec King did it around 35+ years ago for us and it had a similar effect.

Personally I think you’ll go up automatically this season as the level of investment supports that if you miss out some would see it as under achieving but I don’t think you will.

I’d take a point and a clean sheet Saturday.

Quoted from RoboCod

Never really get this stuff. You realise Lincoln is the second fastest growing City in the Country don't you?

FFS, you're on a Grimsby board. And you have shown some levels of smugness at times. Why do you keep harping on about non-football things? Fastest growing? It's full of bloody students. It is not special in any way.
You're a little insecure to be spending these vast amounts of time on a GTFC board, constantly correcting anything you see as detrimental to your town.

Look at the post above yours from Devs. No smugness, but i find it ironic with the 6 fingered, pictures etc. Yep lots of students that add an enormous amount to the economy, restaurants , bars , social stuff to do. As I said I can't imagine many Imps work or live in Grimsby.

Quoted from RoboCod

Never really get this stuff. You realise Lincoln is the second fastest growing City in the Country don't you?

FFS, you're on a Grimsby board. And you have shown some levels of smugness at times. Why do you keep harping on about non-football things? Fastest growing? It's full of bloody students. It is not special in any way.
You're a little insecure to be spending these vast amounts of time on a GTFC board, constantly correcting anything you see as detrimental to your town.

As a matter of interest how do you know it's full of students?

Quoted from forza ivano

I'm going to get red crosses for this but I think it's unique and adds something to match day.i actually wish we'd do something similar with a mournful fog horn recording.would be so atmospheric

followed by a chorus of ....

"its just gone noon... half past monsoon"  

https://uk.video.search.yahoo......4bf&action=click

Quoted from devs

Lincoln have got lucky with a once in a century (literally) FA Cup run
They also got lucky with the Cowley appt - as GTFC did in the late 80s with Buckley
GTFC were going out of the FL at that time - two successive relegations and were 4th from bottom at one point in Div 4 (I know cos I was on holiday and it was days when you had to wait two days to get the results or face a bloody expensive phone call home!)
LCFC (IMO) were heading for the Conf North before Cowleys - excrement crowds, excrement teams, excrement managers

Having said all of that...LCFC have cashed in, invested wisely and brought in some quality players to add to an already very good squad for L2

I work in Lincoln and you can tell it's a booming city - this often goes hand in hand with football success; at one time in past few years I read Bournemouth was fastest growing town/city in Europe... and they aren't doing badly

Lincoln and Bournemouth are (historically) 'nothing' football teams but GTFC's history counts for 'nothing' now sadly - we are one of several poor relations and just have to get on with it until we 'get lucky' again, primarily a major investor

I think Lincoln's 'crossroads' will be
a)  if/when they lose Cowley - every manager has a price and if Lincoln rip league up, within 10/15 games the sackings will have started elsewhere and L1/Championship clubs must come knocking surely? Any manager with an ounce of ambition would leave Lincoln

b) their ability to get a new stadium - as long as they remain at Sincil Bank they will always be a small club punching above their weight

If they get a new stadium they could be a new Wigan/MK Dons/Scunny

Good post, the new stadium has already been highlighted in the new Western Growth corridor close to the A46, as part of a sporting village. Our new chairman was talking about it the other day, saying it was an absolute must.

Quoted from moosey_club

followed by a chorus of ....

"its just gone noon... half past monsoon"  

https://uk.video.search.yahoo......4bf&action=click

I actually don't like it, or Rheads behaviour, I found it embarrassing. I am glad he is on the bench and has played about 10 minutes this season so far.

I can't imagine many/any Grimsby fans wasting their time obsessively sitting on the Lincoln Vital board putting everyone right.

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

As a matter of interest how do you know it's full of students?

I live in Lincoln, as you'd know had you been posting on The Fishy BC (before Cowley)

Quoted from RoboCod

I live in Lincoln, as you'd know had you been posting on The Fishy BC (before Cowley)

Oh I do love derby season. Arguing over who’s shite town is better, who’s squad players are bigger twits and calling everyone inbred despite us all being from a mostly rural county.

Quoted from LH

Oh I do love derby season. Arguing over who’s shite town is better, who’s squad players are bigger twits and calling everyone inbred despite us all being from a mostly rural county.

Not sure I called anyone inbred.The irony of Robocod living in Lincoln though  

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

Not sure I called anyone inbred.The irony of Robocod living in Lincoln though  

Oh Christ... the 'irony' thing. Moved here because my future wife lived here about 18 years ago. I'm self-employed, my 2 daughters/son in law all in pretty crappy jobs and thoroughly drunk off with the Lincoln jobs scene, 'boom'and all, my wife works in the hell that is modern schooling, so we're all saving our pennies to make a huge family move to the coast.
But yeah, sit on this board all day and boast about boom towns and being higher in League 2 than Town, and I'll continue thinking it's all pretty weird of you.

Quoted from sam gy

Exactly. This is apparently their most successful period...and it’s one of our worst. But we’re in the same league.

If you check the records you will find that Lincoln had several seasons in the 50's at Championship level. In fact since 1945 Lincoln, Scunthorpe and Grimsby have all yo-yoed through the leagues although town are the only one of the three to experience the top tier and that ended in 1948.

How is Lincoln even a fast growing city I was there last week and It didn’t look at all any bigger, it’s still really just a little town with a cathedral. As for mass investment all the building work I’ve seen is for student flats that looks as though they’ve all been built on the cheap.
The little town centre is not big enough for all these students who want to drive on their own resulting in the roads constantly gridlocked.

To be honest I think that Grimsby and Lincoln are quite similar, they both still have that traditional English identity when compared to areas like Derby, Manchester, Birmingham and London.

Good nightclubs in lincoln. And a cheap as intercourse travelodge, other than that its no different to here

Lincoln don't even have a leisure centre.... Lol

Playing football on the cow paddle was a bloody joy..... Dodging large quantities of horse shite.  Lincoln have some awful areas as does town.  But I certainly wouldn't say its in boom.  

nealeardleyscrossing.
It's not worth it mate.
Some on here are ok and you can have a bit of banter with them but you'll soon find who the precious ones are.
Boring now with all this plastics rubbish they talk considering they will have 3000 of their own plastics attending on Saturday.

Son at Uni there so have spent more time in Lincoln over the past couple of years. It's become a University city and everything is a lot more accessible. It also benefits from being 30 miles inland and not surrounded by sea on two sides.

Lincoln don’t even have an ice rink 😂booming city my bottom.

Quoted from towncryer

nealeardleyscrossing.
It's not worth it mate.
Some on here are ok and you can have a bit of banter with them but you'll soon find who the precious ones are.
Boring now with all this plastics rubbish they talk considering they will have 3000 of their own plastics attending on Saturday.

I think we all know who the precious one is

Quoted from towncryer

nealeardleyscrossing.
It's not worth it mate.
Some on here are ok and you can have a bit of banter with them but you'll soon find who the precious ones are.
Boring now with all this plastics rubbish they talk considering they will have 3000 of their own plastics attending on Saturday.

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Yeah, just not worth it, could have spent those 560+ combined hours on a LINCOLN forum talking about LINCOLN

Quoted from towncryer

nealeardleyscrossing.
It's not worth it mate.
Some on here are ok and you can have a bit of banter with them but you'll soon find who the precious ones are.
Boring now with all this plastics rubbish they talk considering they will have 3000 of their own plastics attending on Saturday.

Going back 6 years i admit but watch this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jV-2BABO9Og&t=311s.  We stuck with our team through thick and thin. This was a local derby on boxing day and you couldnt fill half the ground. Plastics? Dont make me laugh😂😂😂

Quoted from LH

Oh I do love derby season. Arguing over who’s shite town is better, who’s squad players are bigger twits and calling everyone inbred despite us all being from a mostly rural county.

oh hang on....i am of Scandinavian descent...more rape and pillage in my locker than inbreeding if you dont mind !!  

Quoted from Hagrid

Going back 6 years i admit but watch this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jV-2BABO9Og&t=311s.  We stuck with our team through thick and thin. This was a local derby on boxing day and you couldnt fill half the ground. Plastics? Dont make me laugh😂😂😂

All those empty home seats for a Boxing Day Derby 😭

Quoted from Grim74

Lincoln don’t even have an ice rink 😂booming city my bottom.

That's terrible, what do they put in their Bacardi and cokes?

Quoted from Hagrid

Going back 6 years i admit but watch this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jV-2BABO9Og&t=311s.  We stuck with our team through thick and thin. This was a local derby on boxing day and you couldnt fill half the ground. Plastics? Dont make me laugh😂😂😂

no Hagrid....as it was Boxing Day they had a fancy dress theme day....most decided to come dressed as seats , the place is packed

Had a look on that Lincoln board , are they on a wind up or do they honestly think they live in LA ffs   .I spent a good few years in Lincoln through work and bail gate aside its the same shithole as everywhere else.

Quoted from Hagrid

Going back 6 years i admit but watch this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jV-2BABO9Og&t=311s.  We stuck with our team through thick and thin. This was a local derby on boxing day and you couldnt fill half the ground. Plastics? Dont make me laugh😂😂😂

Beating Lincoln 4-1 away, a Dizza bicycle kick and Joe Colbeck scoring direct from a corner. The Conference years weren't all bad were they?

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

Yep, should be good, always think there are decent acoustics in the away end at BP.
Think it will be a tight affair, definite leveller, a local derby.

Most of them have never been to BP

Quoted from Meza

Lincoln don't even have a leisure centre.... Lol

Great Banter, but it has 3.

Quoted from Bristol Mariner

Most of them have never been to BP

I imagine you're right. Most will probably never go again either. There is not a lot family orientated around your ground is there really? At our place there is the Family Zone and Fan Zone, which is used by both sets of supporters.. Cant see the Imp or the BP Hotel being very appealing or accommodating can you?

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

I imagine you're right. Most will probably never go again either. There is not a lot family orientated around your ground is there really? At our place there is the Family Zone and Fan Zone, which is used by both sets of supporters.. Cant see the Imp or the BP Hotel being very appealing or accommodating can you?

The Imp has been closed (BC)

Quoted from 1mickylyons

The Imp has been closed (BC)

And the Leaking boot flattened?

We were put in there a few years back.

Why the big debate on Lincoln fans, good luck to them I say, its a club that has pulled out all the stops to get the fans on board, I happened to be in Lincoln ladt Saturday morning and there was a real buzz around the city like a matchday should be, I counted dozens of kids and families enjoying ths morning and getting ready for the match, its what its all about and should be an example to us at GTFC, instead of bitter comments critisising Lincoln and its fans however new they are, I recall similar commenta about Hull City and all the new fans a few years back, some have obviously dropped away but there are thousands who have remained loyal to the club.
When can we honestly say there was a real buzz around the town on a matchday?

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

And the Leaking boot flattened?

We were put in there a few years back.

Sadly due to the elements of both Clubs and the awful Policing any decent Imps fan`s just looking for a drink in decent surroundings are going to struggle.You will be put in the Sub/Buck and Spade pub whatever name it is this week on the seafront then frogmarched to the game under escort.If you are travelling in car and keep a low profile you will get in any pubs around the market place or high st .

Quoted from 1mickylyons

Sadly due to the elements of both Clubs and the awful Policing any decent Imps fan`s just looking for a drink in decent surroundings are going to struggle.You will be put in the Sub/Buck and Spade pub whatever name it is this week on the seafront then frogmarched to the game under escort.If you are travelling in car and keep a low profile you will get in any pubs around the market place or high st .

Will have my 8 year old with me, so will probably have a drink on the outskirts - then park up off Cleethorpes road.

Quoted from 1mickylyons

Sadly due to the elements of both Clubs and the awful Policing any decent Imps fan`s just looking for a drink in decent surroundings are going to struggle.You will be put in the Sub/Buck and Spade pub whatever name it is this week on the seafront then frogmarched to the game under escort.If you are travelling in car and keep a low profile you will get in any pubs around the market place or high st .

Off the train and into the Parity in town last season then back on train to Waves in Clee.
Got to say the police were very much spot on last season let's hope that carrys on this Saturday.

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

I imagine you're right. Most will probably never go again either. There is not a lot family orientated around your ground is there really? At our place there is the Family Zone and Fan Zone, which is used by both sets of supporters.. Cant see the Imp or the BP Hotel being very appealing or accommodating can you?

What? There's a whole bloody beach & promenade 5 minutes drive down the road. Must have imagined all the families I saw enjoying the seafront before our last home game.

Nearleardly, if you need family fan zones etc to entice people to grounds and they won’t come otherwise that just confirms everyone’s suspicions. A so called ‘proper’ fan is happy with a game and pub outsider the ground. I go and always have done to watching the footy. Fan zones just promote plastic fans, something I don’t want at GTFC!

Quoted from Mariner_09

Nearleardly, if you need family fan zones etc to entice people to grounds and they won’t come otherwise that just confirms everyone’s suspicions. A so called ‘proper’ fan is happy with a game and pub outsider the ground. I go and always have done to watching the footy. Fan zones just promote plastic fans, something I don’t want at GTFC!

That's a silly position to take. We may have a larger "hardcore" fanbase than Lincoln but without enticing people who need a bit more encouragement, a "plastic" if you will, then we won't progress. We should be doing more to get families with young kids in, we should be improving our facilities so that they don't put people off (because they do), we should be looking at making the match day experience as appealing as possible to as many people as possible.

Lincoln have capitalised on their football fortune in a way that our board could only dream of. In fact, our board couldn't even dream of it because they think we should turn up regardless without any positive input from them. I'm extremely envious of the way Lincoln have been run in the last couple of years. It's still hilarious and completely false to claim they "grew" their fanbase when in fact the vast majority of their fans jumped on the bandwagon during their fantastic FA Cup run. You only have to look at the attendances game to game in that season to see that and no board plans for a once in a lifetime FA Cup run to "grow" a fanbase. But what I would agree with is that they have managed to retain a huge proportion of those fans with the way they've changed the match day experience at Sincil Bank which is highly impressive.

Quoted from Chrisblor

What? There's a whole bloody beach & promenade 5 minutes drive down the road. Must have imagined all the families I saw enjoying the seafront before our last home game.

Hah, was just about to say that. If there’s one thing we HAVE got, it’s family friendly areas. The beach/seafront/boating lake are glorious in the summer and a short walk to BP.

Who the hell wants to spend time hanging around a football stadium hours before kick off?

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Quoted from Chrisblor

What? There's a whole bloody beach & promenade 5 minutes drive down the road. Must have imagined all the families I saw enjoying the seafront before our last home game.

All well and good in the Summer, Cleethorpes in winter is like Siberia.

Quoted from Mariner_09

Nearleardly, if you need family fan zones etc to entice people to grounds and they won’t come otherwise that just confirms everyone’s suspicions. A so called ‘proper’ fan is happy with a game and pub outsider the ground. I go and always have done to watching the footy. Fan zones just promote plastic fans, something I don’t want at GTFC!

And welcome to the 1960's, Fan-zones keep people coming, spending money at the club, creating new generations of fans.

Quoted from sam gy

Hah, was just about to say that. If there’s one thing we HAVE got, it’s family friendly areas. The beach/seafront/boating lake are glorious in the summer and a short walk to BP.

Who the hell wants to spend time hanging around a football stadium hours before kick off?

To be honest kids do. Spending money (Or getting their parents to), creating atmosphere, generating cash for the club. Swindon game, you couldn't get in our club shop such was the demand, bars and fan bars , pop up bars were heaving too.

A few of the last few posts suggest why your club is light years behind other clubs in generating revenue.

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

All well and good in the Summer, Cleethorpes in winter is like Siberia.

I heard that in Lincoln, aside from the fact that the streets are paved with gold, the sun shines all year round.

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

To be honest kids do. Spending money (Or getting their parents to), creating atmosphere, generating cash for the club. Swindon game, you couldn't get in our club shop such was the demand, bars and fan bars , pop up bars were heaving too.

A few of the last few posts suggest why your club is light years behind other clubs in generating revenue.

I totally get the need for them, and i'm not against them per se, it was more of a response to what seemed like you saying there is nothing for kids/families to do round here, ahead of this game, in the middle of August.