News Round-up (20/11)

20th November 2007

It has been awhile since we caught up with the latest goings on at Sincil Bank; so what has been happening?

Well, there have been some positives but unfortunately, there have also been some negatives.

Taking events in order, saw Lincoln City claim a very respectable draw against League One promotion hopefuls Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup first round. Forest fielded their potent strike force of ex-Imp Junior Agogo and Nathan Tyson. Lincoln to their credit were able to deal with both players quite well. Playing in the defence, and in fact, starting his first ever match for Lincoln was youth team prospect Danny Hone. He did not look out of place and indeed kept his place for Lincoln's next match at Wycombe Wanderers.

Forest took the lead through McGugan but Lincoln equalised through a Wilson own goal. It was nothing less than Lincoln deserved.

The draw for the second round has taken place and Lincoln face a trip to either Luton Town or Brentford should The Imps overcome Forest in the replay.

Next up for Lincoln was a match against Wycombe Wanderers, who are in the mix for promotion. The start of the match saw two teams who were relatively evenly matched despite Lincoln's lowly league position. Joining Hone in the starting line-up were the relatively inexperienced Owain Warlow and Ollie Ryan, as injuries dictated some changes to the starting line-up. Also, making a substutie appearance was youth teamer Lennell John-Lewis.

Unfortunately, Ryan, who is playing for a new contract, was dismissed in 27th minute for a two-footed tackle. Even according to Wycombe, the red card was harsh but facts are that Lincoln were reduced to ten men. This was too much for Lincoln to contend with and they soon conceded a goal. Regrettably, this would prove to be the only goal of the game as Lincoln succumb to yet another defeat which leaves them rock bottom.

Next up for Lincoln is a match at home to Notts County. Without doubt, this is a must win match for Lincoln as County are only just above them in the league table. Failure to collect three points from this game would really indicate that a long hard winter stretches ahead of The Imps!

In other news, Lincoln striker Steve Torpey has joined Farsley Celtic on loan. Torpey has struggled to win over a section of Lincoln's supporters, so a loan spell might be best for all parties.

Meanwhile, Lincoln have signed Doncaster Rovers' goalkeeper Ben Smith on a month's loan. The 21-year-old made his Imps' debut at Wycombe after Lincoln boss Peter Jackson made the brave decision of dropping fans' favourite Alan Marriott.

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