More Investment At Lincoln

Said it before & no doubt will say it again. It doesn’t all come down to the board and expecting people to blindly chuck good money after bad.

A lot of Lincoln’s success has come from having staff - in particular a Cheif Exec - that know what they’re doing. Fresh ideas, happy to embrace change, working with fans.

What we have is a bunch of yes men who have been in the office for decades, never had to worry about their job even when they should have been sacked multiple times (hi Nick Dale) who are holding the club back.

Does it come down to Fenty to employ these people? Yes, ultimately. But he’s not the only problem.

In the end it's down to a regime that inserted themselves into the club and will never sell because that means they won't be able to stick around. Fenty won't sell unless he remains in the chair and his friends don't want him to sell because they would be replaced because of the poor job they've done for years.

The biggest problem is there is no real drive to get them to leave from the fans. The occasional moaning on here or calls of "FENTY OUT" at games but the only time change came was when fans voted with their wallets and felt so strongly about change that they were willing to do what it takes. Apathy is fine in Grimsby because it's easier to begrudgingly buy a season ticket and turn up for every game than give up your weekend hobby for a while to show you aren't happy.

"We don't support the board, we support the team!" you'll cry to justify your apathy and turning up to watch the club crumble. It amazes me that people feel more strongly about including under 23's teams in competitive cups than they do about change at the club. Why do you vote with your wallet then but not when it really matters? In the end it'll fall on deaf ears and you'll keep funding the rot as you have for a couple of decades now. Nothing will change as long as they are able to keep the club running and themselves in their cushy positions. I guess you're also fine with it so long as you have your seats to go do your hobby too.

Change for Grimsby will only come when those lot are forced to sell up and get lost.

Quoted from Swansea_Mariner

I hope this gets brought up at the next fans forum, our director's best efforts to bring in investment appears to be looking through their LinkedIn contact list.

Very good, or their Tripadviser ratings.  

I would be interested what your chairman said regarding how others attract investment., Obviously I am biased about our good City, but come on , most have been to Mansfield - How do they attract the Radfords and other cash?!

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

Whilst I sort of see the similarities with Hurts leaving - I think we are better placed, crowds/Finances than you were when Hurst left. But I suppose the main difference is your chairman.

What chairman? It's such a sh!tshow we haven't got one.

On a Monday & Tuesday, he's 'director', Wednesday and Thursday 'the major shareholder' and becomes 'custodian' at the weekend.

Quoted from ska face

Said it before & no doubt will say it again. It doesn’t all come down to the board and expecting people to blindly chuck good money after bad.

A lot of Lincoln’s success has come from having staff - in particular a Cheif Exec - that know what they’re doing. Fresh ideas, happy to embrace change, working with fans.

What we have is a bunch of yes men who have been in the office for decades, never had to worry about their job even when they should have been sacked multiple times (hi Nick Dale) who are holding the club back.

Does it come down to Fenty to employ these people? Yes, ultimately. But he’s not the only problem.

What's the saying - a fish rots from the head down? Rather apt in our case of course, but unless the head is removed the rest will continue to rot (Iv'e just made that up but you get my drift.)

I do agree there is so much wrong, and people in positions that don't seem to have any go in them, but I am guessing they all feel shackled by Fentyism the same as most fans.

I did hear a rumour from a few lincoln fans last night that once the red arrows are moved from scampton they are goin to make the raf an offer for the land for the new stadium probably no a bad move for them really considering there new training  ground is smack opposite raf scampton and the academy is based 50 yards down the road at riseholme college , as much as we moan about them ,they have some ambition over there and good luck to them I’m only Intrested in gtfc

Quoted from Elgringo87

I did hear a rumour from a few lincoln fans last night that once the red arrows are moved from scampton they are goin to make the raf an offer for the land for the new stadium probably no a bad move for them really considering there new training  ground is smack opposite raf scampton and the academy is based 50 yards down the road at riseholme college , as much as we moan about them ,they have some ambition over there and good luck to them I’m only Intrested in gtfc

FFS, thats all we need...using Scampton as a re-location the current air raid siren will be ten times louder there and they could incorporate the landing lights into the pitch to light the way to the corner flag

Quoted from MuddyWaters

On a Monday & Tuesday, he's 'director', Wednesday and Thursday 'the major shareholder' and becomes 'custodian' at the weekend.

Craig David ?  must be the 12" version as i cant remember that verse on the radio edit ..


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Quoted from Impish2

As far as I know there are no loans involved and the new investors don't expect to get anything back in return apart from investing in the football club. At present it's a six figure fee but Clive Nates is hoping they fall in love with the club and will then want to invest more and possibly even add further investors.

The Cowleys are obviously a major cog in our recent success, however CN has been the defining catalyst to this. When Danny and Nicky do go I think the infrastructure will be in place to hopefully continue moving the club forward, though like any football business, nothing is guaranteed.

As I said before, we were down with the dead men sleepwalking to oblivion in the NL, so if we can turn things around on and off the pitch, so can you.

Was at the club a lot in the last 2 seasons in the conference especially the championship season , a plan was put in place think that was around when Moyses first started and acted on.
There was a tick list Gary Charles court case ,co-op had been taken over by the yanks and became very hostile but as all football clubs have good media access they soon pleaded for Lincoln to ease off the media coverage then we sorted out that debt with the co-op that  meant Clive could join and that was a massive influence changing things & that was the catalyst that moved us further along & now all the old directors have left with all our thanks.
The chairman and vice chairman are a good mix and that's important also.
Looking like our Trust will also be reborn & that's also important after it was left to rot for years.
So exiting times ahead.