Pre-Match Thread Lincoln City FC vs Southend Utd 16th Aug 2019 15:00hrs

[LBBlue]

Anyone going on the train from Kings Cross needs to be aware that there are no trains from Newark Northgate to Lincoln on Saturday because of strike action. You need to get yourself to Newark Castle and the hourly service from Nottingham to Lincoln- there are some buses linking the two stations but I don't know how they connect to trains from KC.

Link to timetable

https://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/Global/web_banners/carousel_banners/NOT-LCN-CLE_170819.pdf

 

[Fish]

I thought Oxley had a good game last week. Even when he was being fouled under pressure he still got the ball clear. Shame it hit the unlucky Lennon and went in for an oggy.

Without him the scoreline would have been embarrassing by H/T. Lincoln might not be the place to risk young Bish......Not until we get a league win under our belt anyway.

In my world, the scoreline WAS embarrassing by H/T...

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

I thought Oxley had a good game last week. Even when he was being fouled under pressure he still got the ball clear. Shame it hit the unlucky Lennon and went in for an oggy.

Without him the scoreline would have been embarrassing by H/T. Lincoln might not be the place to risk young Bish......Not until we get a league win under our belt anyway.

Sorry rigs, totally disagree. Yes he made some saves, as you'd expect but commanding his area was atrocious. He should have been so much more dominant for the first goal. He was flapping at so much. Be interesting to see what Bond does.

 

[Fish]

Anyone going on the train from Kings Cross needs to be aware that there are no trains from Newark Northgate to Lincoln on Saturday because of strike action. You need to get yourself to Newark Castle and the hourly service from Nottingham to Lincoln- there are some buses linking the two stations but I don't know how they connect to trains from KC.

Link to timetable

https://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/Global/web_banners/carousel_banners/NOT-LCN-CLE_170819.pdf

Good shout. It's walkable between the two stations (less than a mile). https://www.google.com/maps/dir/New...f74e28271e3!2m2!1d-0.8130575!2d53.0801942!3e1

Alternatively, train from St Pancras instead of Kings Cross and change at Nottingham, direct to Lincoln (via Newark Castle).

 

[Evening Echo]

Lewis Hobday is the latest fan to have his say on all things Southend United.

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[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Bond has revealed Jason Demetriou will need to manage his knee following his return to training.

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[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United skipper Mark Milligan will face a fitness check before Blues' clash at Lincoln City on Saturday.

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[rigsby]

LOL at that being got the ball clear.

Did you notice the Blackpool player who jumped into him.......Rather than celebrate the goal he spun round to look at the ref......I wonder why that was.

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

I've gone:

..............................................Oxley..........................

Bwomono............White................Shaughnessy...................Ralph

..........................................Milligan...........................................

Mantom...................Hyam..........................McLaughlin

...................................................................... Cox

..................Humphreys.


I wouldn't want to shatter anyone's confidence at this early stage of the season and Bishop for me needs a bit more experience before dealing with the air raid siren!!

I am assuming Lennon will be missing through injury, but if fit, swap him for White.

Milligan would be needed to sweep up the loose balls from the expected set piece aerial bombardment, and with the wingbacks providing the width, I'd play a midfield 3 and Hyam combative skills could be needed on Saturday.

Cox has been playing well for me and played a couple of lovely revers balls into the box on Tuesday, so he continues and I know kelman made a great case, but I just think to small strikers amongst the Land of the Giants at Lincoln is asking a but too much, so Humph would come back in.

As always, not everyone will agree with my selection, and I don't mind that, but I like to let you know the thinking behind the selection.

However there is one person that really counts.....Over to you Meeester Bond!

 

[Maldon Shrimper]

I really hope that Milligan is fit for Saturday's battle as he is really needed.The Imps will be roared on by a 8000 plus crowd .Not sure how many shrimpers are going up to Lincoln but who ever does we need a team that is prepared to battle for 90 mins and no passengers

 

[fbm]

Lennon won't be playing. Goodship is fit again.

 

[fbm]

I've gone:

..............................................Oxley..........................

Bwomono............White................Shaughnessy...................Ralph

..........................................Milligan...........................................

Mantom...................Hyam..........................McLaughlin

...................................................................... Cox

..................Humphreys.

Please God no. You cannot play those three in the same team. Aside from feeling like 10 men due to Mantom and Hyam being so similar, there is a huge void in the midfield meaning that long balls are the only way to hit the strikers and we know how that pans out.

If we play that team, we are in for an absolute pasting,

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

I thought Oxley had a good game last week. Even when he was being fouled under pressure he still got the ball clear. Shame it hit the unlucky Lennon and went in for an oggy.

Without him the scoreline would have been embarrassing by H/T. Lincoln might not be the place to risk young Bish......Not until we get a league win under our belt anyway.

This made me laugh.

Amazing punch clear to inside the six yard box, and he made 1 save. Blackpool had 3 shots on target in 90 mins on Saturday, 2 went in.

 

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United midfielder Timothee Dieng is set for an extended spell on the sidelines after suffering another calf injury.

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[stewart]

After proving the other night that 4-4-2 is the only way the players know how to play and did it well, I wouldn't want to mess around with different formations again!

Then why did a few say that in the 2nd half it was a 4-2-3-1 formation with Cox playing deep and Kelman alone up front.

 

[stewart]

Oh well we wont be seeing him this season !

 

[onceknownasrab]

In matches he was MIA. I doubt we will miss him too much. Shame, initially, I thought he looked good but very soon let himself, and us, down.

 

[SHRIMPERPETER]

Then why did a few say that in the 2nd half it was a 4-2-3-1 formation with Cox playing deep and Kelman alone up front.

As i quoted after it's not too bad doing that away as long as Cox isn't too deep but not at home where we should be the ones in the ascendancy ?

 

[MilkeySUFC]

Oh well we wont be seeing him this season !

But look on the bright side; we won't be seeing him much this season!!

 

[Leicester Shrimper]

Sorry been a few years since my last away match (play off semi against Burton I think). Can you pay on the gate at Lincoln in the away end or are simple things like this a thing of the past?