We didn't start to bad to be honest.Simon Clarke does seem to have us playing more football than we did under Jacko.And for the first 30 minutes or so we were getting the ball wide and causing Shrewsbury problems while at the back we seemed solid enough.However the set play problem that has dogged us since Keith Alexander left us reared its ugly head again as we failed to deal with a free kick into the box,it was left to go across the goal,hit back in and bang 0-1 down.
That goal just knocked the stuffing out of us.In scenes very reminiscent of the Steve Wicks reign we just went back into our shell,the passing stopped and we just wilted.Any chance of us getting a draw were dashed when Moses Swaibu gave away a penalty when under no pressure at all.
It was a crap all round performance but i must mention "player of the season" and captain Scott Kerr. When things are going tits up you need players to show leadership, not disappear,not keep losing the ball.When the new manager is installed giving Kerr the boot must be high up his list of things to do!Maybe we could do a swap deal with Lincoln United for Terry Flemming, As captain he would,nt have put up with this crap.
Two plus points from today though
1) The meat and potato pie i had pre game was very nice
2) we couldn't hear what garbage the PA man was saying as the Katy Perry track in the background was drowning him out!
So where do we go from here? Before the game in the club bar the spokesman for the supporters trust said that the club had drawn up a second shortlist and 2nd interviews for the managers job were to be held this week we a view to appointing in 10-14 days time.After today's performance it is clear for all to see that it needs to be done before the Bury away match next week.It is also hard to see Simon Clarke getting the job full time after losing two out of his three match's (each by two goals) The board must after the best part of three weeks have an idea of who they want for the job lets just draw a line under this make a decision and then we can move on.
Gary Brabin would seem to be the favourite for the job. He isn't my choice due to the fact he hasn't worked in this league before,He failed to get Cambridge out of the conference despite having one of the biggest budgets in that league i know that in he two previous jobs he has taken his clubs to playoff finals but as the Imps have found you get nothing for losing playoff finals.i also acknowledge he won the conference manager of the year award last season but if he is so good then why did Cambridge sack him? (for those you don't know the conference is the league below the league Lincoln are in,at the moment anyway)
He was also a crap player but then again so were alot of managers. If he gets the job (and i have a horrible feeling he will do) then i will support him but my choice for the job is still Ronnie Moore.We need an experienced hand at the moment not a rookie who is used to playing the likes of Forest green and Northwich Victoria. Mind if things don't get better it will be us going to such venues.
Admission -season ticket
Programme £2.50 crap nothing at all from the board in there page about the mess we are in, just some crap about the midd lincs youth league and how important it is for us in the long run. more interested in the next week or so myself.
Imps performance 4/10
Man of the Match -the girl who served me my pie before the game
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