<b>Last 6 Lincoln City Results (VNL):</b>
Lincoln City 1-2 Barrow AFC
Dover Athletic 2-0 Lincoln City
Lincoln City 3-0 Braintree Town
Wrexham AFC 1-2 Lincoln City
Bromley FC 1-1 Lincoln City
Lincoln City 0-0 Eastleigh FC
<b>Next 2 Fixtures (After Tonight: VNL):</b>
Chester FC (A)
Aldershot Town (H)
<b>Attendance Stats (VNL)</b>
<b>Lowest:</b> 2,440 (V Southport FC)
<b>Highest:</b> 4,049 (V Solihull Moors)
<b>Average:</b> 3,413
<b>TOTAL:</b> 27,305
<b>Goalscorers (Top 5):</b>
<b>1:</b> Matt Rhead (6)
<b>2:</b> Jonny Margetts (5)
<b>3:</b> Nathan Arnold (4)
<b>4:</b> Harry Anderson (3)
<b>5:</b> Adam Marriott (3)
<b>Scotimp's Views (From Season Preview - <a style='color:#DA2027' href='http://www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=455516' target='blank'><b>Part 1</b></a> <b>|</b> <a style='color:#DA2027' href='http://www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=455520' target='blank'><b>Part 2</b></a>):</b>
"It is very easy to forget that Lincoln City sat 4th in the National League at the halfway point of last season. Their downward momentum from that exact point was breathtaking: only relegated sides Altrincham and Welling picked up fewer points over the second half of the season, and City picked up just 6 points from their last 10 games, the worst in the league. On that basis, they would appear prime candidates for relegation this time around, but things have changed dramatically at Sincil Bank. Lincoln have used the infusion of sustainable investment from South African director Clive Nates to secure the appointment of the much-admired management team of Danny and Nicky Cowley from Braintree Town. Add some very impressive close season signatures to that mix, and you have a Lincoln City that will present a very different proposition to the side that limped desperately to the end of last season. The trio of players signed from Cowley's former club Braintree will provide a new engine room for the side, whilst promising young striker Jonny Margetts will be keen to show Tranmere they were wrong to release him in the summer. Perennial promotion winner Nathan Arnold has joined from Grimsby, whilst striker Adam Marriott will be desperate to regain the form that made him Cambridge City's record goalscorer a couple of years ago. Manager Cowley has set his sights on a top ten finish, and is relishing the chance to apply his skills and methodology to a professional environment. But with the facilities and budget he now has at his disposal, he must surely be looking at a promotion challenge at the first time of asking.
<b>Prediction:</b> If he can do it with Braintree, he can certainly do it with Lincoln. Play-offs with a title challenge as an outside bet."
<b>Last 6 Boreham Wood Results (VNL)</b>
Boreham Wood 2-0 Torquay United
Solihull Moors 1-1 Boreham Wood
Boreham Wood 0-1 Wrexham AFC
Braintree Town 1-2 Boreham Wood
Macclesfield Town 0-2 Boreham Wood
Boreham Wood 1-0 North Ferriby United
<b>Next 2 Fixtures (VNL):</b>
Woking FC (H)
Bromley FC (A)
<b>Attendance Stats (VNL):</b>
<b>Lowest:</b> 313 (V North Ferriby United)
<b>Highest:</b> 801 (V Tranmere Rovers)
<b>Average:</b> 524
<b>TOTAL:</b> 4,197
<b>Goalscorers (Top 5):</b>
<b>1:</b> Morgan Ferrier (8)
<b>2:</b> Kenny Davis (3)
<b>3:</b> Bruno Andrade (2)
<b>4:</b> Angelo Balanta (2)
<b>5:</b> Anthony Jeffrey (2)
<b>Scotimp's Views (From Season Preview - <a style='color:#DA2027' href='http://www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=455516' target='blank'><b>Part 1</b></a> <b>|</b> <a style='color:#DA2027' href='http://www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=455520' target='blank'><b>Part 2</b></a>):</b>
"Welcome to <i>The Boreham Wood Mystery</i>. That may sound a bit like an episode from <i>Midsomer Murders</i>, but this is a mystery that even that great crime-fighter John Nettles would struggle to explain: how can the worst-supported club in the league afford to be full-time on an average gate of 544? They are proud to announce that 97 fans took advantage of the discounted season ticket offer. Let me give that number again: 97 season ticket holders for a professional football club. So how do the numbers add up? Brilliant accounting? Black magic? Boom or bust mentality? A pie-in-the-sky dream of the Football League that is set to collapse in misery at any time? I can't help thinking that pumping money obsessively into an unsustainable model is best left to the experts at Forest Green. However, despite escaping relegation by the skin of their teeth in April, Wood actually had the 7th best defence in the league last season. The problem was scoring goals, with only 44 to their name. Manager Luke Garrard, entering his first full season in management, has made some very good signings, strengthening his midfield with Braintree captain Kenny Davis and the clever Adriano Moke from the revolving door at Wrexham. Add Woking duo Mark Ricketts and Bruno Andrade to the mix, and Boreham Wood will not be remotely in trouble this year. Unless the money runs out, of course. Even Bergerac and Barnaby together couldn't make sense of this one.
<b>Prediction:</b> Mid-table."
<b>Head-to-Head:</b>
<b>12/9/15:</b> Lincoln City 3-1 Boreham Wood (Conf)
<b>25/11/15:</b> Boreham Wood 1-1 Lincoln City (Conf)
Lincoln City 1-2 Barrow AFC
Dover Athletic 2-0 Lincoln City
Lincoln City 3-0 Braintree Town
Wrexham AFC 1-2 Lincoln City
Bromley FC 1-1 Lincoln City
Lincoln City 0-0 Eastleigh FC
<b>Next 2 Fixtures (After Tonight: VNL):</b>
Chester FC (A)
Aldershot Town (H)
<b>Attendance Stats (VNL)</b>
<b>Lowest:</b> 2,440 (V Southport FC)
<b>Highest:</b> 4,049 (V Solihull Moors)
<b>Average:</b> 3,413
<b>TOTAL:</b> 27,305
<b>Goalscorers (Top 5):</b>
<b>1:</b> Matt Rhead (6)
<b>2:</b> Jonny Margetts (5)
<b>3:</b> Nathan Arnold (4)
<b>4:</b> Harry Anderson (3)
<b>5:</b> Adam Marriott (3)
<b>Scotimp's Views (From Season Preview - <a style='color:#DA2027' href='http://www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=455516' target='blank'><b>Part 1</b></a> <b>|</b> <a style='color:#DA2027' href='http://www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=455520' target='blank'><b>Part 2</b></a>):</b>
"It is very easy to forget that Lincoln City sat 4th in the National League at the halfway point of last season. Their downward momentum from that exact point was breathtaking: only relegated sides Altrincham and Welling picked up fewer points over the second half of the season, and City picked up just 6 points from their last 10 games, the worst in the league. On that basis, they would appear prime candidates for relegation this time around, but things have changed dramatically at Sincil Bank. Lincoln have used the infusion of sustainable investment from South African director Clive Nates to secure the appointment of the much-admired management team of Danny and Nicky Cowley from Braintree Town. Add some very impressive close season signatures to that mix, and you have a Lincoln City that will present a very different proposition to the side that limped desperately to the end of last season. The trio of players signed from Cowley's former club Braintree will provide a new engine room for the side, whilst promising young striker Jonny Margetts will be keen to show Tranmere they were wrong to release him in the summer. Perennial promotion winner Nathan Arnold has joined from Grimsby, whilst striker Adam Marriott will be desperate to regain the form that made him Cambridge City's record goalscorer a couple of years ago. Manager Cowley has set his sights on a top ten finish, and is relishing the chance to apply his skills and methodology to a professional environment. But with the facilities and budget he now has at his disposal, he must surely be looking at a promotion challenge at the first time of asking.
<b>Prediction:</b> If he can do it with Braintree, he can certainly do it with Lincoln. Play-offs with a title challenge as an outside bet."
<b>Last 6 Boreham Wood Results (VNL)</b>
Boreham Wood 2-0 Torquay United
Solihull Moors 1-1 Boreham Wood
Boreham Wood 0-1 Wrexham AFC
Braintree Town 1-2 Boreham Wood
Macclesfield Town 0-2 Boreham Wood
Boreham Wood 1-0 North Ferriby United
<b>Next 2 Fixtures (VNL):</b>
Woking FC (H)
Bromley FC (A)
<b>Attendance Stats (VNL):</b>
<b>Lowest:</b> 313 (V North Ferriby United)
<b>Highest:</b> 801 (V Tranmere Rovers)
<b>Average:</b> 524
<b>TOTAL:</b> 4,197
<b>Goalscorers (Top 5):</b>
<b>1:</b> Morgan Ferrier (8)
<b>2:</b> Kenny Davis (3)
<b>3:</b> Bruno Andrade (2)
<b>4:</b> Angelo Balanta (2)
<b>5:</b> Anthony Jeffrey (2)
<b>Scotimp's Views (From Season Preview - <a style='color:#DA2027' href='http://www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=455516' target='blank'><b>Part 1</b></a> <b>|</b> <a style='color:#DA2027' href='http://www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=455520' target='blank'><b>Part 2</b></a>):</b>
"Welcome to <i>The Boreham Wood Mystery</i>. That may sound a bit like an episode from <i>Midsomer Murders</i>, but this is a mystery that even that great crime-fighter John Nettles would struggle to explain: how can the worst-supported club in the league afford to be full-time on an average gate of 544? They are proud to announce that 97 fans took advantage of the discounted season ticket offer. Let me give that number again: 97 season ticket holders for a professional football club. So how do the numbers add up? Brilliant accounting? Black magic? Boom or bust mentality? A pie-in-the-sky dream of the Football League that is set to collapse in misery at any time? I can't help thinking that pumping money obsessively into an unsustainable model is best left to the experts at Forest Green. However, despite escaping relegation by the skin of their teeth in April, Wood actually had the 7th best defence in the league last season. The problem was scoring goals, with only 44 to their name. Manager Luke Garrard, entering his first full season in management, has made some very good signings, strengthening his midfield with Braintree captain Kenny Davis and the clever Adriano Moke from the revolving door at Wrexham. Add Woking duo Mark Ricketts and Bruno Andrade to the mix, and Boreham Wood will not be remotely in trouble this year. Unless the money runs out, of course. Even Bergerac and Barnaby together couldn't make sense of this one.
<b>Prediction:</b> Mid-table."
<b>Head-to-Head:</b>
<b>12/9/15:</b> Lincoln City 3-1 Boreham Wood (Conf)
<b>25/11/15:</b> Boreham Wood 1-1 Lincoln City (Conf)
