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Extended-Phenotype
3 Aug 2025 · 12:15pm
The result was worse than the performance. Clearly lacking a goal scorer, but on another day our goal would have been given and that jam doughnut of an own goal doesn’t go in. Thought we looked decent in spells. Looking forward to seeing us play when we have gelled more, and hopefully with some fresh faces up front.
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PieEater
3 Aug 2025 · 12:31pm
Apart from the game it was a pretty good day out at Lincoln. We got the early train and had time to look around the Cathederal and the castle. Lol at the name of the steep hill up to the Cathederal is called, "Steep Hill", apparently the 4th steepest in Britain. My knees didn't like walking back down. Lots of nice pubs to visit. There was a great turn out and good atmosphere until the game started and it all turned to shit. We may have won the stats but we were out fought by Lincoln and they took their chances. They would have had a third except for a wonder save from Periera. We played as I expected, tidy on the ball, toothless in… More →
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Snowflake Royal
3 Aug 2025 · 12:55pm
That was at least partly because of Selles' self destructively narrow and easily stoppable 4-2-2-2. This is just a case of keeping the defensive line straight and maybe dropping it a bit, imo. A more drastic change may be needed I guess, but early days. Definitely improved as well. They tried it a lot, but only got in three or four times. And that second goal was so well played it may have come off even in good shape.
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Ark Royal
3 Aug 2025 · 2:37pm
Nice day out in Lincoln as always, but the result was not surprising as they seem to have become our current bogey team. I noticed in the friendiy against Pompey how much of a high line we played and thought it suicidal to repeat that given our lack of pace. Hunt should have played Dorsett at CB and Garcia at LB. Wing/Camara unlucky with the disallowed goal and Wing hitting the woodwork again, but we really struggled up front with O'Mahony just not getting any service at all and the little we had just did not stick. A stern test to come against Huddersfield next week.
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RG30
3 Aug 2025 · 3:45pm
Easily one of the best away days in the division. Good choice of pubs throughout, not far to walk to the ground and locals always pleasant enough.
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Sutekh
3 Aug 2025 · 4:05pm
Not beaten Lincoln since November 1998 (2-1 at the Mad Stad) since then there’s been 6 games and Reading have managed just 3 draws. If Hunt does a Russell Martin manager type thing and persists on a high line when there’s sod all pace in the defence then he’s probably going to get sacked very quickly.
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Esteban
3 Aug 2025 · 4:34pm
Yeah, having slept on it, 5/10 is a bit harsh. I watched Noel's post match interview this morning and he said something I found interesting. He said they need to "tweak their shopping list", so I wonder if that means a different type of striker, a pacy defender or another creative player. Or possibly all three! If Cole and Ritchie do sign, then maybe the creative player.
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Sutekh
3 Aug 2025 · 5:05pm
Mahony needs a strike partner to play off, really don’t think he’s suited to a solo role. He can press to help win the ball back but doesn’t look like someone that will create something for himself out of nothing very much. First rule of football, these days I thought, was players must have pace as that’s the most worrying thing for any side to defend against.
