Preview: Lincoln v Grimsby

The Opposition

As a new season starts to increase speed its yet another glorious year for Lincoln to lose to someone or other in the play-offs for the ninety-second time in 92 seasons meaning this year they may have technically played every time in the football league during their usual failure. After losing out last year to Shrewsbury in the play offs Schofield has been given another season to improve the squad which had tried to change the style of football many of us had become accustomed to at Lincoln. The new tactics and speed with which Lincoln would attack ended up winning Schofield many accolades within the division and Lincoln were considered early favourites this time last year for promotion. Schofield replaced Keith Alexander after he too failed to get through the play-offs losing to our very own Mariners in the season previous if you can remember. Schofield himself was a late comer to the league managing local side Gainsborough Trinity before moving to Lincoln. Optimism isn't too high around the Bank with a mixed start to the campaign with six points from as many games and a minus 4 goal difference it isn't the start that John Schofield (left) was looking for. Performances have been a worry of late after early pace setters Darlington rolled City over last week with a comfortable 2-0 victory which could have been a lot more. The defeat was their second in a week after a late winner gave new boys Dagenham and Redbridge three points in the game at the Daggers home.

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Head to Head

Town's rivalry with Lincoln goes back further than with any other club and for a large part of the 19th century and early 20th century Town were something of a bogey side for City. In the 21st century Lincoln have shaded it, but Town still have an overall good record against the Imps.

P 102 W 45 D 27 L 30 F 191 A 146

Lincoln Head-to-Head (19th on The Opposition Ladder)

Last Meeting

Grimsby 0-0 Lincoln (Saturday 28th April 2007)

A boring nil nil draw at the end of last season was the last meeting between the two teams.

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