With businesses suffering along with the rest of us during this crisis. it is going to be more difficult for our investors to find the money to pump into the club so we have to understand that assets like Scully will have to be sold at times to keep the club rolling along.How much of other peoples money is it acceptable to spend to satisfy a fan base? The answer is probably ‘never enough’, especially after seeing some of the criticism over the last 12 hours. Maybe Dave from Glebe Park should stick his hand in his pocket and buy us a proven League One, 20 goal-a-season striker (who of course grow on trees and are falling over themselves to come to Lincoln)?
The club, rightly, seem to be cutting their cloth according to what they have, which incidentally still requires cash injections from the owners (that are invested as share issues and not loans or debt on the books). The fact that the likes of Wigan can spend like Steve Evans in Greggs a matter of months after nearly going bust shouldn’t be the benchmark for how Lincoln should operate.
Not specifically on here, but it's amazing how many people still haven't recalibrated their brains to understand the financial landscape of L1 football (and football in general, particularly post Covid), forgetting that we're no longer one of the bigger fish in the smaller ponds of L2 and the NL.How much of other peoples money is it acceptable to spend to satisfy a fan base? The answer is probably ‘never enough’, especially after seeing some of the criticism over the last 12 hours. Maybe Dave from Glebe Park should stick his hand in his pocket and buy us a proven League One, 20 goal-a-season striker (who of course grow on trees and are falling over themselves to come to Lincoln)?
The club, rightly, seem to be cutting their cloth according to what they have, which incidentally still requires cash injections from the owners (that are invested as share issues and not loans or debt on the books). The fact that the likes of Wigan can spend like Steve Evans in Greggs a matter of months after nearly going bust shouldn’t be the benchmark for how Lincoln should operate.
Mixed feelings really.
We brought some pace in Garrick , Vernam and Diamond which is the biggest positive for me as we missed that badly.
If our full backs improve quickly and centre backs all fit (massive IFS) we're fine in defence. I think.
Our midfield is weaker than last season. Not sure how good Virtue is but I know that Oakley Boothe isn't exactly that good (as it stands).
If Mandroiu plays there and has some quality we might be fine but short of one wide player.
If he plays wide then we are at least one CM short.
With injuries and bookings we might be struggling. Again..
As for Scully. Him going means we are losing lots of goals but better to sell now than let him go for free in few months time. We brought some quick wide players in so it's not the end of the world
My biggest worry and disappointment is lack of quality in No 9 role.
Hooper is very limited quality wise but still can give us plenty when fit. Leads the line,brings others to the game etc.
If he's injured though and most likely he will be at some point we are having only House and maybe Draper. Two inexperienced young lads and different types of players too.
That's not good enough.
Overall judgement obviously is out until we will see all players playing and we deeper into the season. One thing for sure, we are definitely one or two quality players short.
Mixed feelings really.
We brought some pace in Garrick , Vernam and Diamond which is the biggest positive for me as we missed that badly.
If our full backs improve quickly and centre backs all fit (massive IFS) we're fine in defence. I think.
Our midfield is weaker than last season. Not sure how good Virtue is but I know that Oakley Boothe isn't exactly that good (as it stands).
If Mandroiu plays there and has some quality we might be fine but short of one wide player.
If he plays wide then we are at least one CM short.
With injuries and bookings we might be struggling. Again..
As for Scully. Him going means we are losing lots of goals but better to sell now than let him go for free in few months time. We brought some quick wide players in so it's not the end of the world
My biggest worry and disappointment is lack of quality in No 9 role.
Hooper is very limited quality wise but still can give us plenty when fit. Leads the line,brings others to the game etc.
If he's injured though and most likely he will be at some point we are having only House and maybe Draper. Two inexperienced young lads and different types of players too.
That's not good enough.
Overall judgement obviously is out until we will see all players playing and we deeper into the season. One thing for sure, we are definitely one or two quality players short.
Agreed. Rushworth looks really goodYou've saved me the effort of writing anything. I would add that the keeper is excellent, and (big claim) could be the best since Naylor
Agree with the lack of cover for Hopper, but I would not say Hopper has a lack of quality. At our level you wouldn't find anyone better to play that role. If you want him to also be a 20 goal a season man, he would be in the championship.
I also disagree that our midfield is weaker than last season. The midfield last season was appalling. McGrandles helped keep it together, much to his frustration at times - waving his arms at Maguire and sometimes Bishop asking where they were.
This season there is again the lack of a quality passer (like Grant), but the effort and positional sense is way better than last season.