A Lincoln Fan's View (My View): Great Day Out, Awful Game

[billyimp]

Congratulations on the result yesterday, you were easily the better side. We are both struggling sides so I think it was a big game for both teams. We however, were poor. Very poor. I haven't seen Lincoln play as poor as we did in the first half for years. But credit where it's due, you spotted our weaknesses quickly and exploited them. We had a switch in formation yesterday, normally we play a 4-5-1 formation. When we play this formation we concede very few but then score few also. Yesterday we switched to 4-4-2 and it just showed how fragile our defence is at the moment. In my opinion, too many loanees, Sutton often signs a player on the Thursday or Friday and puts them straight into the team for a Saturday game. How are they supposed to gel in that time? No one had a clue where they should be or who they should be marking and this showed (especially at set pieces). All three goals were due to defensive errors on Lincoln's part, however the goals were definitely deserved because you easily had the most possession and showed decent build up play. Second half, we looked like we wanted it and started playing slightly better football. But it proved to be too little too late. We (the fans) knew we had lost as soon as the second goal went in - we haven't come from behind to win (or draw) yet this season! Rant about the game now over, I can comment on the matchday experience. We had a constant party in the Umbro stand and I thoroughly enjoyed my day out! About 10 of us went in fancy dress and all had a great time. I know the stewards enjoyed our partying! I hope you enjoyed the use of my air raid siren? Here are some videos from the game yesterday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-RozEinVic (This one is the best- we preteneded to score 3 goals, the vid is best from 1 min 30 onwards)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrZfPrfvoQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELkl5h3-6N0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-lvqQIDpb4
Enjoy . . .
Cheers, Billy.

Don't be too harsh on me!
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May I also suggest, for some good old banter and to read more Lincoln views to pop over to http://lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/index.asp and click on forums.

[NeilG]

"let's pretend we scored a goal"

Real quality "don't let the football ruin your day" stuff.

Can we play you every week

[billyimp]

Can we play you every week

I don't think we will serve up such cr*p each week.
It's good to see a forum as active as ours by the way (www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk). Many clubs in league 2 don't have such active forums!

[ezz]

It's also nice to have away fans coming on here in a friendly manner!
Good luck for the rest of the season, hope you avoid the drop (unless it's at our expense)

[billyimp]

It's also nice to have away fans coming on here in a friendly manner!
Good luck for the rest of the season, hope you avoid the drop (unless it's at our expense)

We have many opposing fans on our forum(s). Always good to share views and have a bit of friendly banter.
Good luck to you also. Look forward to seeing you all at Sincil Bank, will you be partying as hard?

[marky No.1]

Yep thats a great memory of your miserable day out!

Top quality almost up to Mark S standard! Will have to try the pretend goal stuff next time we are feeling down

Hopefully that won't be anytime soon

Good luck and I am happy for you to finish just one place below us

[ezz]

It's also nice to have away fans coming on here in a friendly manner!
Good luck for the rest of the season, hope you avoid the drop (unless it's at our expense)

We have many opposing fans on our forum(s). Always good to share views and have a bit of friendly banter.
Good luck to you also. Look forward to seeing you all at Sincil Bank, will you be partying as hard?

We always party hard

[billyimp]

Yep thats a great memory of your miserable day out!

Top quality almost up to Mark S standard! Will have to try the pretend goal stuff next time we are feeling down

Hopefully that won't be anytime soon

Good luck and I am happy for you to finish just one place below us

At the moment, finishing 22nd at the end of the season will be considered a success! Then shift out the tosh that played yesterday and start rebuilding for the new season. I would only keep Burch (our keeper), Torres and a few of the young-uns. Khano Smith caused you a few problems when he played on the left, he was the cause for your first goal through poor marking but I thought he looked good going forward. Should have stayed on in my opinion.

[billyimp]

It's also nice to have away fans coming on here in a friendly manner!
Good luck for the rest of the season, hope you avoid the drop (unless it's at our expense)

We have many opposing fans on our forum(s). Always good to share views and have a bit of friendly banter.
Good luck to you also. Look forward to seeing you all at Sincil Bank, will you be partying as hard?

We always party hard

Just not so much yesterday?

[ezz]

More away than at home, its been nervous times lately
Carlisle away in the cup should be good!

[billyimp]

More away than at home, its been nervous times lately
Carlisle away in the cup should be good!

It did seem quiet considering you were 3-0 up at one point! But I take your point ezz. Yeah, that's a great tie for you isn't it? I heard it read out over the loudspeaker before the game.

[ezz]

Yeh a very good, quite local tie so should be a good crowd and abit of pride on the line too. Not to mention a nice bit of cash for going through. Who did you draw in the cup?

[billyimp]

Yeh a very good, quite local tie so should be a good crowd and abit of pride on the line too. Not to mention a nice bit of cash for going through. Who did you draw in the cup?

AFC Telford away. So another party on the terraces is in order! I think we might be going into that games as underdogs I'm not expecting much, could be embarrassing . . .

[ezz]

never underestimate the power of being under-dog, we being in our conference days know anything is possible in the FA cup. It's a shame many don't get as excited about now were in the league, but to me it's still one of the most important dates for our club. A chance to have a crack at the big boys after 2 wins?? Yes please!!!!

[Martin]

I hope you enjoyed the use of my air raid siren?

I thought it was superb! Loved the way it wound up as you got a corner!

[Keith]

I tried to get a photo of the guy in red winding the siren up but couldn't see him when he bent down to do it. I even had a caption...

That Little Imp Made a Devil of a Noise!


Here's a few of you though...

[billyimp]

Sounding the siren at corners is meant to symbolise our incoming threat from above! (Which doesn't really exist anymore as we are pants at set pieces)
I was the guy in red!
Here are some pics from the Lincoln site of us in fancy dress and one of the siren!
http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/FansGalle ... 35,00.html

[George Dawes]

Sounding the siren at corners is meant to symbolise our incoming threat from above! (Which doesn't really exist anymore as we are pants at set pieces)
I was the guy in red!
Here are some pics from the Lincoln site of us in fancy dress and one of the siren!
http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/FansGalle ... 35,00.html

that made me laugh, i think there funny as fcuk i always think when they go off, of old age people like dads army having flash backs from WW2 when there half asleep, am looking at one on ebay --> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

[billyimp]

Sounding the siren at corners is meant to symbolise our incoming threat from above! (Which doesn't really exist anymore as we are pants at set pieces)
I was the guy in red!
Here are some pics from the Lincoln site of us in fancy dress and one of the siren!
http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/FansGalle ... 35,00.html

that made me laugh, i think there funny as fcuk i always think when they go off, of old age people like dads army having flash backs from WW2 when there half asleep, am looking at one on ebay --> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

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I do sometimes worry that they might start running.

[billyimp]

Sounding the siren at corners is meant to symbolise our incoming threat from above! (Which doesn't really exist anymore as we are pants at set pieces)
I was the guy in red!
Here are some pics from the Lincoln site of us in fancy dress and one of the siren!
http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/FansGalle ... 35,00.html

that made me laugh, i think there funny as fcuk i always think when they go off, of old age people like dads army having flash backs from WW2 when there half asleep, am looking at one on ebay --> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

I take it the airforce is a big part of your history too? Being so close to Lancaster.

[al1]

were you boston in disguise?

[billyimp]

were you boston in disguise?

?????????????

[marky No.1]

am looking at one on ebay --> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

So they have 240 volt mains sockets to plug into on the North Stand do they?

H.S.E. might have something to say

[billyimp]

am looking at one on ebay --> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

So they have 240 volt mains sockets to plug into on the North Stand do they?

H.S.E. might have something to say

My 'portable' type is so much easier. Jst requires man power.

[shrimpnsave]

ive got a GENERATOR