A Tale Of Two Cities

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20th July 2006

Lincoln City FC will play two matches simultaneously this evening, with one more important than the other.

The most important match of the two for Lincoln City's supporters is the Lincolnshire Senior Cup tie at Grimsby Town. The winners of this tie will play Scunthorpe United in the final, after Scunthorpe defeated Boston United in the other semi-final.

The second of Lincoln City's matches takes place at Grantham Town when the two clubs met for a friendly. Obviously, two games will stretch Lincoln City's relatively small squad of experienced players. As yet, it is unclear which players will feature in each particular match, but a mix between youth and professionals is expected for both games. Overseeing, Lincoln's match at Grimsby will be youth team coach Grant Brown.

Grimsby are hoping to encourage more people to the match, as they are seeking to beat the attendance of 1,512 who watched their home friendly against Doncaster Rovers earlier this week.

Lincoln's squad is boosted by four trialists, although these players cannot feature in tonight's competitive cup tie at Grimsby. The trialists are Shane Paul, Lee Crooks, Ryan Amoo and Steve Melton.

Crooks is currently resting from matches, which is why he has not been mentioned for several days, but he remains training with The Imps. The latest trialist is 22-year-old Paul, who is a former Aston Villa striker.