Match Thread Lincoln

Quoted from HatTrickHero

I think we all acknowledge that Vitals is the place where serious football discussion goes to die. Even Norfolk Imp incurred the wrath of Vitals Admin, sorry, 'owner' when questioning their performance and daring to praise a couple of Town players.

I did indeed, and should probably know better than to comment on friendlies … or any match, till I’ve slept on it.

5 games into the actual season, and bar a 97th minute equaliser by The Cobblers, we’d be sitting at the Top of the table. A 3k allocation sold out for Wednesday’s forthcoming trip to Sheffield to face The Blades ‘reserves’ with another £1m investment from the American investors, everything is looking rosy again.

Quoted from NorfolkImp

I did indeed, and should probably know better than to comment on friendlies … or any match, till I’ve slept on it.

5 games into the actual season, and bar a 97th minute equaliser by The Cobblers, we’d be sitting at the Top of the table. A 3k allocation sold out for Wednesday’s forthcoming trip to Sheffield to face The Blades ‘reserves’ with another £1m investment from the American investors, everything is looking rosy again.

Aye been an excellent start from
You lot

Quoted from NorfolkImp

I did indeed, and should probably know better than to comment on friendlies … or any match, till I’ve slept on it.

5 games into the actual season, and bar a 97th minute equaliser by The Cobblers, we’d be sitting at the Top of the table. A 3k allocation sold out for Wednesday’s forthcoming trip to Sheffield to face The Blades ‘reserves’ with another £1m investment from the American investors, everything is looking rosy again.

I’m impressed with your start and not at all bitter about it, I hope you mount a decent promotion effort. However, these regular ‘investments’ are just necessary cash plunged in to offset the huge annual deficit that L1 football creates unless you want relegating. It’s just fire fighting really. I do want us to get to L1, but the whole stupendous debt scenario fills me with dread. These regular ‘investments’ are wholly unsustainable, or at least they would be for us, I’d imagine.

Quoted from Heisenberg

I’m impressed with your start and not at all bitter about it, I hope you mount a decent promotion effort. However, these regular ‘investments’ are just necessary cash plunged in to offset the huge annual deficit that L1 football creates unless you want relegating. It’s just fire fighting really. I do want us to get to L1, but the whole stupendous debt scenario fills me with dread. These regular ‘investments’ are wholly unsustainable, or at least they would be for us, I’d imagine.

It does seem like The Championship is effectively a premier league 2 now in terms of money needed ,with league 1 like the Championship was when we were in it with the size of clubs and investment required . It's sad the way the game has gone in a way , Lincoln are doing well , hopefully they or similiar make it up because the dream is fading that any mid to small size club can realistically make it there without daft investment (only rotherham now ). The days of Crewe ,Grimsby , Walsall , Yeovil or even our neighbours competing in the Championship are long gone sadly .

Quoted from Heisenberg

I’m impressed with your start and not at all bitter about it, I hope you mount a decent promotion effort. However, these regular ‘investments’ are just necessary cash plunged in to offset the huge annual deficit that L1 football creates unless you want relegating. It’s just fire fighting really. I do want us to get to L1, but the whole stupendous debt scenario fills me with dread. These regular ‘investments’ are wholly unsustainable, or at least they would be for us, I’d imagine.

Oh I totally agree, I think the idea is to get young talent and sell them for big fees like Peterborough have in the past.

Mandriou, Erhahon and House could bring in the big bucks if they carry on as they are. The good thing this season is that our best players are ours under contract, not loans like Brennan Johnson & Morgan Rogers etc

Quoted from NorfolkImp

Oh I totally agree, I think the idea is to get young talent and sell them for big fees like Peterborough have in the past.

Mandriou, Erhahon and House could bring in the big bucks if they carry on as they are. The good thing this season is that our best players are ours under contract, not loans like Brennan Johnson & Morgan Rogers etc

That does sound like a big difference this season. Good permanent recruitment. We hope we’ve done the same, but the jury is out…..

Well what a thrilling night that was, reminded me of 4 decades ago under Murphy. More than matching a Premier Lge Blades side with £30m worth of talent up front, then having the minerals to win on penalties.

Back in Dec 82’ that 1-1 draw in the League Cup v The Hammers was a memorable night, the attendance was 13,899 but my Great Uncle, Les who worked the turnstiles, vehemently claimed over 19k were inside old Sinny Bank that night.

Coincidentally West Ham were 3rd in the old Division 1 and The Imps were Top of Division 3 when we played them … there’s a chance we could both be in similar positions 41 years on?

Quoted from NorfolkImp

Well what a thrilling night that was, reminded me of 4 decades ago under Murphy. More than matching a Premier Lge Blades side with £30m worth of talent up front, then having the minerals to win on penalties.

Back in Dec 82’ that 1-1 draw in the League Cup v The Hammers was a memorable night, the attendance was 13,899 but my Great Uncle, Les who worked the turnstiles, vehemently claimed over 19k were inside old Sinny Bank that night.

Coincidentally West Ham were 3rd in the old Division 1 and The Imps were Top of Division 3 when we played them … there’s a chance we could both be in similar positions 41 years on?

Congratulations on beating Sheffield United reserves. What was it 9 or 10 changes they made from their 1st team?

Quoted from Les Brechin

Congratulations on beating Sheffield United reserves. What was it 9 or 10 changes they made from their 1st team?

Better than losing at home to Man City’s u13 tbf