John Akinde

Would pissh myself if he picked up another long term injury on the alleged £4K a week  

Lincoln have secured the services of someone who has definately been proven to be a threat to the opposition...i can only imagine that they have fought off competition for him so whether or not some people suddenly think he is shite, Lincoln have captured him so they have done well in that regard.
7 goals in 32 last season in a poor Barnet side, take that season out of it and he would have 80 goals in 132 games for them in the other 3 years.

That really is a damn impressive record and one that suggests he isnt a one season wonder.

Akinde is a very good goalscorer, but this signing tends to speak volumes about the style of football Lincoln still seem intent on playing.  I thought with Lincoln's new found wealth they would have strengthened far more than they have already.  That said, sadly I suspect we will be looking upwards at their league position compared to our own.  I actually think with the right backing, Michael Jolley could be a far better proposition as a manger than the Cowley brothers.  With the current Board though, Michael will have to juggle a bit and be very resourceful.  I still think we will finish in a very respectable position this season, if not impacting on the top seven.  I hope the Board will eventually back the fans and new manager's ambitions for the club.

UTM

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

Why?.....ours is an unknown quantity...you could well be choking on those words come the end of the season, but conversely you might just get better odds...nothing like supporting your own team over local rivals...like I've said, sod them.all and concentrate on your own!!UTM

You might be right but I doubt it. Tenner to charity at the end of the season? What I've omitted to say is that I. still hope mj has an an ace up his sleeve, although the appearance of todorov and fortune does have me wondering

Quoted from forza ivano

You might be right but I doubt it. Tenner to charity at the end of the season? What I've omitted to say is that I. still hope mj has an an ace up his sleeve, although the appearance of todorov and fortune does have me wondering

Agreed.....if these are our best targets then thank god I have still held off buying a season ticket.......sorry

Quoted from promotion plaice

Agreed.....if these are our best targets then thank god I have still held off buying a season ticket.......sorry

How are they supposed to sign better players if fans like you wont part with cash for a season ticket? Take on more debt perhaps?

Quoted from forza ivano

You might be right but I doubt it. Tenner to charity at the end of the season? What I've omitted to say is that I. still hope mj has an an ace up his sleeve, although the appearance of todorov and fortune does have me wondering

Forza, I'll accept that tenner wager, if we have a better goal difference come end of the season you lose and visa versa if Lincoln's is better....think the charity should be chosen by a neutral tho..

We sign a new player,and it gets 2 pages, Lincoln sign a player,and it gets 14 pages. Unbelievable.

Quoted from immariner

What an illogical load of twaddle. In a side that was shockingly poor for the first 85% of the season and wasn't making chances, just how many goals should Akinde have scored?

Barnet were poor I agree, but a contributing factor to their poor performance was Akinde!

I watched Barnet a lot last season and Big John was slow, lacked any sort of effort or heartt, could barely head, shoot or pass the ball and he looked severely disinterested!!

Akinde's strength has alyways been collecting the ball, running at defenders and either scoring or winning a penalty... Where was that last year? He invariably either lost the ball, lacked the work ethic to run at and beat his man and just ended up in his bottom.

Call it illogical twaddle all you want but its fact that last season he was poor and did little to turn around Barnets fortune!! Certainl not someone I'd want in the trenches with me when the going gets tough!!

Quoted from Mighty_Mariner

Barnet were poor I agree, but a contributing factor to their poor performance was Akinde!

I watched Barnet a lot last season and Big John was slow, lacked any sort of effort or heartt, could barely head, shoot or pass the ball and he looked severely disinterested!!

Akinde's strength has alyways been collecting the ball, running at defenders and either scoring or winning a penalty... Where was that last year? He invariably either lost the ball, lacked the work ethic to run at and beat his man and just ended up in his bottom.

Call it illogical twaddle all you want but its fact that last season he was poor and did little to turn around Barnets fortune!! Certainl not someone I'd want in the trenches with me when the going gets tough!!

Akinde got injured at the start of the season and was rushed back before it fully cleared up according to the Barnet forum. He was playing catch up in a struggling side so no real surprise things turned out how they did. I doubt we would take a risk on a player if his injury was still likely to be an issue going into this season.