May be looking in to it more than I should but they're top of the league at the moment. They're also in the FA Cup and the date for the 4th round tie is 28th January. If they get a replay it should be played on 7th or 8th. They might rest some of their starting lineup, not too sure.
Great Draw, We have got 5 wins and a draw from our last 6 games vs Lincoln. In the past we have beaten teams flying in the Conference when we were in the south, Beating Newport who were top and also Luton Town, both at home.
We should be relishing this, we get a decent gate, play a side we do well against, we are at home and they might rest a few. We have won 8 of our last 9 matches recently and have a free shot at a decent team in a good day for our club. If our players get stuck in as they did on Saturday, Hatton, Waldren, Francis and Hayles flying in and winning tackles and being committed to every ball etc then Lincoln will have a hard game on their hands that they may not see as a big priority. We have also got some bloke called Adam Coombes and a whole squad playing with confidence most of the time.
I agree with all that Gavin has said in the Bromley thread. It was a tremendous team performance from a very committed side. I should just like to add my two penny worth in respect of Sam Hatton who was here there and everywhere and bears no resemblance to the player we saw at the start of the season.
What does worry me very much though, is the lack of defensive cover in the hutch, whilst we could probably make do and mend as far as the full backs are concerned (still a worry), however, if we lost either of the defensive pairing we would be in deep trouble and pulling back Waldren would not be the answer. Ricky Hales was out early after half time in an effort to keep his leg moving (notwithstanding the punch to back of the head he took in the first half) and soldiered on for the rest of the game. If had of gone off, the result may well have been different. We really do need some extra bodies at the back.
We should not fear Lincoln in the next round, a performance like Saturday's and we must be in with some sort of shout!
-- Edited by RonF on Monday 16th of January 2017 06:03:51 PM
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