Lincoln City Vs Bristol Rovers, Sincil Bank Stadium, Lincoln, Vanarama Conference, Saturday 13th September 2014, 3:00pm Kick Off please log in to view this image Vs please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
All the build up and news for the game to follow on this thread (sorry its a bit late my Virgin Media/Internet has been down). The poll will close on Saturday at 03:27 PM so you have until 27mins after kick off.
A Look At Lincoln City Part 1 Full name: Lincoln City Football Club Nickname: The Imps Founded: 1884 Stadium Address: Sincil Bank Stadium, Lincoln, LN5 8LD Year Ground Opened: 1895 Capacity: 10,130 (all seated) Pitch Size: 110 x 73 yards Main Telephone No: 01522 880 011 Fax No: 01522 880 020 Ticket Office: 0870 899 1976 Manager: Gary Simpson Home Kit Colours: Red, White & Black Official Web Site: www.redimps.com Current League Position: 9th PLD 8 W 4 D 1 L 3 GF 14 GA 15 League Form (last 5): W L L L W Results So Far (red home/blue away) Kidderminster H 0 - 0 D Altrincham A 1 - 2 W Barnet A 1 - 2 W Braintree Town H 3 - 2 W FC Halifax Town A 3 - 2 L Torquay H 1 - 3 L Woking A 3 - 1 L Grimsby H 3 - 2 W please log in to view this image
Lincoln have scored 14 and conceded 15. Their last 5 games have seen at least 4 goals in them so could we see a goal fest? IMO playing a bigger club like Lincoln in the conference will give us a better chance of picking something up rather then Braintree or Altrincham a better playing surface and bigger crowd may work in are favour in this league So I'm going to stick my neck out and say a 2-2 draw. With Cunnington and Monkhouse getting the goals
Manager on Saturday's trip to Lincoln Darrell Clarke is looking for his team to improve their away form, starting this weekend with a trip to Lincoln. The manager said: âWe have got ten points out of our last five games, which is averaging two points per game, so we try and build on that in the next block of games. âWe have to pick our away form up and we will try and start that on Saturday. We have been disappointing on the road, but it is early days yet. âLincoln will be another difficult test, they have started the season pretty solidly and they are an ex-league club. âI look at the reports we have had on Lincoln and see which is the best way to go about it.â Darrell is also hoping to see a bit more consistency from his side over the next few games. He said: âWe are adapting to the situation we find ourselves in and we have to keep improving. âI think I have a talented squad of players that are more than a match for anyone in this division, and we want to get some consistency into our performances. âThe first quarter of the season is about learning and making sure we improve throughout the season. âThe consistent teams get in the top five. If we can target ten or above points in the next five games, we could be in the play offs spots.â The manager firmly believes that goals will come for his side. He said: âGoals were a problem last season. âOver the first eight games of this season we have created a lot of chances and I believe the goals will come. âWe have to keep believing and stay mentally strong. It would be more of a concern if we were not creating chances.â Ellis Harrison will be back from international duty this weekend, and Mark McChrystal is fit and available for selection. Darrell said: âThere are one or two niggles after Tuesday night, but nothing too serious. There are always decisions to be made, and that is what I am paid to do. âOther than at Braintree, the last five games we have been pretty solid at the back, so I havenât seen any need to change it, but we will see what Saturday brings. âWe have a couple of call ups for the England C training squad next weekend, which is great for the club, I am really pleased.â
A Look At Lincoln City Part 2 - Sincil Bank Part 1 Ticket information: This match is all ticket for away fans. Tickets will be on sale until 12pm tomorrow. Click here for more. How to get there: Follow the A46 into Lincoln (which leads onto the High St) and the ground is indicated from there. If you follow the signs for 'away coaches' then this leads you onto the A158 South Park Avenue, where there is plenty of street parking to be found. If you arrive early then you can park behind the Stacey West Stand (cost £4). For the full directions, click here SatNav: LN5 8LD Distance: 280 miles Duration: 3 hours 21 minutes Away Facilities: Away fans are mostly housed in the Bridge McFarland Stand at one end of the ground. This covered all seated stand has a capacity of around 400. If demand requires it then the small Family Stand at one side of the Lincolnshire Echo Stand (towards the Bridge McFarland Stand) can also be given to visiting supporters. There are plenty of good pubs to be found if you head along the High Street towards the town centre. Disabled Facilities: For information on disabled facilities at the Sincil Bank Stadium, click here Last visit: The last meeting between the two sides was the two legged play off semi final in 2007. Rovers won the first leg 2-1 at the Memorial Stadium thanks to goals from Craig Disley and Richard Walker. This was following by a thrilling match at Sincil Bank which saw Rovers win 5-3 (7-4 on aggregate), with goals from Stuart Campbell, Rickie Lambert, Richard Walker, Sammy Igoe and Sean Rigg. More Info On Sincil Bank Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sincil_Bank
im saying lincoln home win. why? because we are crap away. until we win away for the 1st time, we will keep creating pressure on ourselves.
I think a goalless draw. We generally defend well, but haven't created many chances to score away from home.
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A Look At Lincoln City Part 2 - Sincil Bank Part 3 - Fan Review - Lincoln City v Woking 1. Why you were looking forward to going to the ground (or not as the case may be) To be honest I was only using up holiday from work! I attend most Woking home matches in the Blue Square Premier League, and only the odd away game. But I thought âI have a few days of leave from work left before year end, is there a midweek away game for Woking coming up that I could attend?â. Having checked the fixtures, this one stood out, so I got the all-important permission from the missus and checked with my Woking supporting pal to see if he was interested (he was), and then we booked ourselves on the Woking Supporterâs coach for the trip (£21 for supporterâs trust non-members, £16 for members). A right billy bargain we thought! This then became even cheaper, as Lincoln announced a week or two before the game that they were going to offer reduced price admission for the match, with prices tumbling from £18 on the night (£16 in advance) to a mere fiver. Christmas had come early! We did, however, have slight second thoughts about going to the match as, on the Saturday before the fixture, Woking had been humbled 7-0 by Hyde, and were on a bad run of form, and we didnât ideally want to go all that way (approx. four hours by coach) for another heavy defeat. In the end though, we were glad we made the effort! 2. How easy was your journey/finding the ground/car parking? We came on the supporterâs coach, so this was easy. The coach left Woking at about 2pm and, with a 40 minute stopover at Peterborough services, we arrived at Sincil Bank at around about 6.15pm, in plenty of time for the kick off, with the coach parking in the ground car park, behind one of the stands. Simple. 3. What you did before the game pub/chippy.... home fans friendly? On arrival at the ground we went straight to the bar in the South Park Stand (known as the Trust Suite) with pretty much all the other fans on the coach, a whopping 13 of us in total. We had a couple of pints of beer and ordered some food from the bar, despite a couple of fans we spoke to in the queue advising us to go to the local chippy for eats instead! This actually turned out ok, and wasnât too pricey at all, if a little unconventional (chicken tikka and chips anyone?), and was quite warming on a cold night. The bar was pretty busy and everyone there seemed friendly enough. 4. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the ground? It was a good looking ground, it felt like a âproperâ football stadium, being mostly all-seater and having a couple of fairly sizeable stands. It was my first away trip of the season and was better than every ground we visited on our travels in the Blue Square Bet South last year (not too hard this though)! For the match, we were in one corner of the large Co-Op Community Stand, I think there were 60 odd Woking fans in total. From here we had a decent enough view of the pitch, and had our own entrance and food and drink facilities, as well as toilets. 5. Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, facilities etc.. The game was cracking, from a Woking fanâs point of view! As mentioned, we came here on the back of a 7-0 mauling, so didnât expect a lot out of the game, but we were thankfully in for a treat! An early penalty led to us going one up and, to be fair, the match itself was pretty even (if not the most entertaining of encounters). We managed to double our lead just after the hour, and then held on for a 2-0 victory, well worth the trip! Whether Lincoln had one eye on a potential FA Cup third round tie with Liverpool, I donât know, but we werenât going to complain! The atmosphere was great, too, with a lot of banter between both sets of fans. The Woking supporters were in full voice throughout, and we were louder than the Lincoln followers (and their band) for a lot of the time. One Woking fan did get ejected towards the end of the game, but I donât know what this was for, I guess for being a bit too over enthusiastic?! The stewards were great overall, particularly towards one of our fans. Heâd come on the coach with us, but wasnât really prepared for the cold and rain, and was getting more than a little wet! A kindly steward loaned him her woolly hat and fetched him a blanket, which I thought was a really nice touch, to be applauded. We had a half time Pukka Pie, too (Chicken Balti), which weâd read about on this website, and this was quite tasty, well recommended! 6. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Just as with our arrival at the ground, this was straightforward too, as the coach was parked where it had been left, behind one of the stands, not far from where weâd watched the match. We all got on and took our seats, and went on our merry way. 7. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Overall we had a cracking (if long) day out. We left Woking at 2pm and returned home at approx. 1.30am in the morning, with the all-important three points in the bag. On reflection, it mightâve been nice to have gone to Lincoln under own steam so we could have explored the city a little, but this wasnât to be, and I would still recommend anyone to go to Sincil Bank, as it was a nice ground with a proper football ground vibe about the place.
This stadium brings back some good memories! Everything about that night was special! I remember my mate's dad (a ****head) took us to that game and even he still to this very day says that was with out doubt one of the best football matches he's ever been too.
Jeff Hughes got a hatrick too if I remember correctly. always liked him decent player with goals in him.
the good old days when we knew how to win away. the good old days when we knew how to score 5 in a game.
