The week ahead for the Imps

Busy week ahead for the imps, On Monday night we play the glamour game of our pre season against Arsenal. Ok its only going to be there youth team/reserve side but its the team that always seems to get to the semi finals of the Carling cup, plus they won the FA youth cup last season so there will be some high standard football on display (not from us i feel) so far we have sold around 3000 tickets for the game. i am a bit disappointed in that,its only £15,and we have got one of the biggest names in English football to play us for our 125th anniversary,lets hope a lot pay on the gate. when we played Liverpool a couple of years ago we sold out 2 weeks before the game. lets get 6000 there at least.



Next up on Friday night we play the Lincoln derby.
Lincoln united are a part time side who play on the edge of the city.they have spent most of the last 20 years or so playing in the NECL and unibond leagues so have never been true rivals to city(normally there is about 4 divisions between us and there crowds are normally in double figures).if city are away then a few go and watch united.
I have always liked going to see united. it was the first non-league ground and match that i ever went to back in about 97-98(i think) and so have fond memory's. the ground is quite nice with covering on three of the four sides with seating on two of theses.the club house is nice and placed just outside the ground (you can nip out to get a beer at half time :-).
another good thing about going to watch united is that they more often than not have a few ex city players playing for them.last season they had Imps legend and gavs hero(once served him in HMV i will have you know) Terry Flemming, Mark hone and my all time favourite Imp Barry Richardson was helping out with the coaching there after leaving Nottingham forest as there goalkeeping coach.


i only say the whites play once last season a 1-1 draw against loughbrough dynamo. there home form has been dire for the last couple of years but the had a great away record last season not losing away till April.
Relations between the two clubs haven't always been great but lets hope we can help each other out where we can.The imps have played reserve games at Ashby avenue from time to time plus we have loaned them some of our fringe players as well.
I do hope a few imps go down to watch this game. jacko has said we will play a few of the younger players (like Arsenal) but a good crowd here will help uniteds bank balance much like the Arsenal game should help ours.
i can recommend the fish and chip shop on the corner near the ground (the gravy's shit though) and the food in the ground is normally very good!
see you there !!!