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Post by davidm on Feb 22, 2022 10:59:35 GMT
A harder match tonight than Saturday.
Lincoln are on average mid table form – last 10 matches = W4 D1 L5. Won 2 out of last 3 away games so not a roll over like Wimbledon.
I see that Williams will be returning. I would have gone with same starting 11 as Saturday. I hope that it is not Morley who drops out for Williams.
We must be confident and keep us our outside chances so a 2-1 win tonight.
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Post by realtrottersforever on Feb 22, 2022 12:25:16 GMT
well, Lincoln finished 5th last season. in the play off zone with 77 pt's. Evatt seemed a bit pally with their manager Appleton, and got Elbouzedi off them on loan. they seem to play in a similar style to Evatt. even more short passes per game than us. & they're not big on set pieces or aerials so just the type of opponent IE likes. last season was a bit of a freak season for them. in 17th place now just 5 places above the drop. so why the big drop then - back to reality . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Lincoln_City_F.C._season#Squad_statisticslast season they had 3 players getting good goal totals. Scully, Brennan Johnson & Jorge Grant all getting 10 + goals . ( Scully & Grant got 17 all comps, Johnson 13 all comps) Grant made team of the season, and moved on to Peterboro, Johnson was a 19 yr old wonderkid on loan from Forest. now returned to Forest of course & doing well there . 9 lge goals + fa cup goal when they beat Leicester . they've still got Scully . he's got 8 goals this season, but out of form. ( only 1 lge goal since 2nd of Oct !) . 2 other players worth a mention. Maguire. 4 goals 5 assists. other one is Marquis. recent sigining from Pompey. 4 for Pompey in half a season ..including the winner against us. and 3 for Lincoln since signing in Jan. he got 16 lge goals for Pompey in Lge 1 last season, so he's very capable. overall, their away record is better than at home . 21 st in home table with 4 wins & 9 losses. yet 10th in away table with 5 wins & 5 losses. they've had 3 away wins against the top 7.. beating plymouth, sunderland & wigan... so away days against the better teams don't scare them. but we are strong at home. haven't lost at home to a bottom half side. or any side currently below the top 6. & in the last 5 home games we've scored 2 or more every time. in fact even going further back, very rare we dont' get 2 at home. of 16 home games , 4 blanks against rotherham, wigan, burton& wycombe. all the rest scored 2+. none when scored just 1. prediction : i'll go 2-1. but 2-0 wouldn't surprise me. |
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Post by whitesince63 on Feb 22, 2022 15:10:27 GMT
A harder match tonight than Saturday. Lincoln are on average mid table form – last 10 matches = W4 D1 L5. Won 2 out of last 3 away games so not a roll over like Wimbledon. I see that Williams will be returning. I would have gone with same starting 11 as Saturday. I hope that it is not Morley who drops out for Williams. We must be confident and keep us our outside chances so a 2-1 win tonight. I think it’ll be Dapo who sits it out davidm and possibly Jones too in readiness for MK on Saturday. Dapo is also two cards away from a ban which clears after the next four games so I suspect Evatt will be careful with him. Let’s be honest, we should be well able to beat the likes of Lincoln without those two and I believe we will, comfortably actually and I’ll go for 3-0 to Wanderers. Sadly can’t get there tonight so it’ll have to be iFollow again. I just hope this wind doesn’t persist, it’s blowing hard over here again after a calmer morning? |
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Post by realtrottersforever on Feb 22, 2022 15:32:16 GMT
honestly, i hadn't seen this headline when i put my post on above, but i was tempted to say
i half expect this type of piece.... and this tweet by Phil Berry hits the nail on the head.
the Pep style pat on the head for being a good boy & playing a nice easy style for us to beat.
don't remember BSA getting many of these off Wenger.
some of these managers must be a bit dolly dimple. more intent on getting pats on head, rather than winning games
and making it tough for opponents. I doubt half of these could figure out who dunnit in a Columbo.
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Post by whitesince63 on Feb 22, 2022 19:18:13 GMT
No Rico and no Dempsey tonight!! Crikey, that’s put the cat amongst the pigeons. So long since we’ve had to do without Rico but at least Lincoln aren’t an up and under team so we might get away with it?
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Post by riochforthereebok on Feb 22, 2022 20:07:34 GMT
Let’s hope, when I look at the clock at 22:22 and 22 seconds on the 22.2.22, the end result is not 2-2
Spoooooookyyy
COYWM
Let’s do this
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Post by realtrottersforever on Feb 22, 2022 20:25:11 GMT
brilliant commentary on Radio Manc from Dearden and Philliskirk. both absolutely flabbergasted at Lincoln shooting themselves in the foot. giving ball away for fun, overplaying in dangerous areas.
this is exactly the type of thing i was on about earlier..... happy to play teams that are daft enough to do this.
having said that they still can be dangerous to us if they get into the final 3rd and play from there. had 1 decent shot on target & 1 or 2 other sniffs. like they said, our lot almost got false
sense of security and switched off as they were having it too easy.
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Post by whitesince63 on Feb 22, 2022 21:05:53 GMT
RUBBISH.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Feb 22, 2022 21:28:25 GMT
Even more rubbish as they’ve just equalised 😡😡
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Post by realtrottersforever on Feb 22, 2022 21:32:10 GMT
Wigan 3-1 up at Wycombe. could be dropped points for them, if we can do our bit.
was looking much better 2nd half. 3 shots on target in 1st 10 mins after 0 in entire 1st half.
Bod off after a poor display.
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Post by realtrottersforever on Feb 22, 2022 21:33:21 GMT
Plymouth also losing 2-0 at Cambridge.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Feb 22, 2022 21:35:12 GMT
Get innnnnnnn
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Post by riochforthereebok on Feb 22, 2022 21:37:59 GMT
Plymouth also losing 2-0 at Cambridge. Donny beating AccyStan too 2-0 Josh Vela sent off after 31 mins |
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Post by riochforthereebok on Feb 22, 2022 21:42:27 GMT
Job done
Baka ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by realtrottersforever on Feb 22, 2022 21:43:42 GMT
all sealed now 3-1.
Ipswich also dropping points - home to Cheltenham, although they can be tricky opponents.
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