Lincoln City

Quoted from HertsGTFC

What an absolutely silly comment about the “championship mark 2” your dissonance is monumental and shows the smugness your support currently has.

It’s not the case at all, 3 of those clubs you name were relegated last season. Bolton & Charlton have always been well supported & have a massive catchment to draw from, Barnsley seems up on what I’d expect and we all know about Wrexham.

Is 9370 truly credible for a “City” club with a fast growing population who after under a decade of progression some supporters believe they’re the supreme kings of Lincolnshire & assured to stay there.

Like I say sooner or later we’ll be in the same league, for now you’re a division above us but as a club we’re catching up at pace.

I will bite - Tell me how you are catching up, at a pace?

Quoted from NorfolkImp

Why is it arrogant, I'm merely posting statistical fact?

This season The Imps average is 9,370 out of a capacity of 10.300 with a lowest of 8.534 (albeit for a midday kick-off) - 12th in L1
Town average 6,125 out of a capacity of 8,100 with a lowest of 5,496 - 12th in L2

Nobody knows what's going to happen in the future or if we'll meet again in the same league anytime soon? At present both clubs are currently in their best positions in years which is great news for both sets of fans  

Fact is, as at October 2024 The Imps are a bigger club both on the pitch and off it, with greater revenue streams ..... this is undeniable.

Never let facts get in the way of a good story ay Norfolk! You fail to disclose that your average of 9370  has been boosted by large away followings from Barnsley, Mansfield who I’m guessing would have brought circa 2k and Wigan circa 500? This to me equates to an average of 1.5k bringing your average home support to 7. 8 k. Still pretty decent but not as massive as you claim considering your lofty position. I’m guessing both our season ticket numbers are comparable?(GTFC 5.5k)  Please correct me if I’m wrong? Like others have stated it will be interesting to see Lincoln’s gate once they inevitably go through a bad spell. I’m far from convinced by all these “new” supporters loyalty if I’m being honest.

Quoted from mariner91

It's odd isn't it? Come on here, get rattled by discussions about them having probably hit a ceiling (3rd in L1 and unable to sell out a 1000 away allocation two hours down the road is pathetic by anyone's standards)

Why is having 1,000 fans allocated a tiny wooden Stand with a poor view pathetic?

For whatever reason Cambridge & Peterborough have dumped visiting fans back into relics from a bygone era instead, leaving their new Stands behind the goal half empty? But you'd know all about that, as The Osmond Stand hasn't changed since my last visit 20 years ago.

By your logic then having 440 fans in a much newer Stand with a much better view, 3 hours away is equally pathetic?

I'd say credit to both sets of fans, travelling to games away from home these days is an expensive pastime.

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

I will bite - Tell me how you are catching up, at a pace?

So cast your mind back to the last time we where relegated, arguably that was worse than the first time but since then…

- New (proper) owners
- Fenty paid off early without robbing Peter to pay John
- Great CEO recruited
- Lifers & hangers on cleared out from BP
- Chespside maximised
- BP pitch looking like a snooker table
- BP being made better
- Supporter engagement ⬆️
- Trust & Club worki g together
- Best scotch eggs in football
- 5k season tickets 3 years in a row (think about the context before you give it the big un, again!)
- Supporters on the board
- Promoted at the first attempt from a league that took you 100,000’s to get out of)
- Best cup run since 39
- Best league finish for ages
- Head of recruitment
- Proper back room staff
- Players getting treated like people/pros & not a commodity
- Recruited the manager the owners wanted
- Academy products sold on at a profit
- Signings sold on at a profit
- Accounts stabilising
- Loans turned into shares to enable investment
- New investors
- Better PR within the game
- CEO gets a great job replaced by a CEO with great credentials
- Technical Director with credibility
- Despite patchy football at times and a disappointing league finish last year people are still wanting to come to BP.
- Not sure how many shirts we’ve sold but I know it’s a f*** load
- Proper community program with excellent leadership.
- Girls team progressing
- Academy thriving, only this week 5 of the staff achieved proper accreditation
- Without getting into debt we pay fees for players, unthinkable under Fenty

I’ve probably missed something, clearly you have whilst you’ve been w******g into your Lincoln mirror.

Pretty decent progress that I reckon within a club that was actually very broken.

Quoted from ScarthoTop Mariner

Never let facts get in the way of a good story ay Norfolk! You fail to disclose that your average of 9370  has been boosted by large away followings from Barnsley, Mansfield who I’m guessing would have brought circa 2k and Wigan circa 500? This to me equates to an average of 1.5k bringing your average home support to 7. 8 k. Still pretty decent but not as massive as you claim considering your lofty position. I’m guessing both our season ticket numbers are comparable?(GTFC 5.5k)  Please correct me if I’m wrong? Like others have stated it will be interesting to see Lincoln’s gate once they inevitably go through a bad spell. I’m far from convinced by all these “new” supporters loyalty if I’m being honest.

A good story you say?

How about Bradford & Sheff Wednesday (remember them, one of your 'traditional rivals') 7,004 and 6,346 both of whom filled the Osmond Stand I suspect?

Oh btw, I've never claimed Lincoln are 'massive' that's in the domain of the East Coast Scousers, and I'm content to admit that The Imps have hit a ceiling in terms of getting any bigger. Since my first game back in 1975/76' I've always wanted to see them play just 1 season in the 2nd Tier, its as close to happening now than its ever been, although we came damn close during Covid season beating Sunderland over 2 legs to reach Wembley.  

Quoted from David Frazer

Well your ground doesent hold many does it ? Ours holds @10600

Please see Mappers comments re the Bromley game at yours!

Whats wrong with trying to increase attendances for the future if there is space in the away end!

You lot are beyond believe at times!

Blundell Park official attendance - 9,062. This means that massive ground of yours holds only just over 1500 more than ours -hardly an enormous amount more.

Quoted from rancido

Blundell Park official attendance - 9,062. This means that massive ground of yours holds only just over 1500 more than ours -hardly an enormous amount more.

Cheers for that, i'll adjust the figures accordingly.

The Imps average is 9,370 out of a capacity of 10.300 with a lowest of 8.534 (albeit for a midday kick-off) - 12th in L1
Town average 6,125 out of a capacity of 9,062 with a lowest of 5,496 - 12th in L2

Quoted from NorfolkImp

A good story you say?

How about Bradford & Sheff Wednesday (remember them, one of your 'traditional rivals') 7,004 and 6,346 both of whom filled the Osmond Stand I suspect?

Oh btw, I've never claimed Lincoln are 'massive' that's in the domain of the East Coast Scousers, and I'm content to admit that The Imps have hit a ceiling in terms of getting any bigger. Since my first game back in 1975/76' I've always wanted to see them play just 1 season in the 2nd Tier, its as close to happening now than its ever been, although we came damn close during Covid season beating Sunderland over 2 legs to reach Wembley.  

First game in 75/76? I assume that was the league cup final against Newcastle?

Quoted from NorfolkImp

A good story you say?

How about Bradford & Sheff Wednesday (remember them, one of your 'traditional rivals') 7,004 and 6,346 both of whom filled the Osmond Stand I suspect?

Oh btw, I've never claimed Lincoln are 'massive' that's in the domain of the East Coast Scousers, and I'm content to admit that The Imps have hit a ceiling in terms of getting any bigger. Since my first game back in 1975/76' I've always wanted to see them play just 1 season in the 2nd Tier, its as close to happening now than its ever been, although we came damn close during Covid season beating Sunderland over 2 legs to reach Wembley.  

Aye, must be galling never to have seen your team play in the second tier, let alone the top tier...cough, cough, cough.....

Quoted from NorfolkImp

Why is having 1,000 fans allocated a tiny wooden Stand with a poor view pathetic?

For whatever reason Cambridge & Peterborough have dumped visiting fans back into relics from a bygone era instead, leaving their new Stands behind the goal half empty? But you'd know all about that, as The Osmond Stand hasn't changed since my last visit 20 years ago.

By your logic then having 440 fans in a much newer Stand with a much better view, 3 hours away is equally pathetic?

I'd say credit to both sets of fans, travelling to games away from home these days is an expensive pastime.

Yes in fairness the first thing I check when deciding if I’m going to an away game is how old the stand is. What on earth are you on about?!

You’re third in L1, the peak of the club within living memory, in the middle of a record breaking undefeated run on the road and you can only take 900 fans two hours down the road. Very poor effort from such a massive and famously loyal fanbase.