Barnet vs Lincoln

[Luke Imp]

Always seem to be good games against these lot. Full of goals.

We've just about sold our allocation, even though it's not an all ticket game, so we'll probably end up with around 2,000 there.

The only injury concern for us is Vickers who injured himself against Luton. He was on the bench against Notts County but wasn't fully fit. Anderson is back from suspension, which is a big plus and it'll be interesting to see whether Cowley goes with Wilson at CB for his debut and then has to choose two from Bostwick, Frecklington and Woodyard - good luck with that!

 

[BeesKnees]

Always seem to be good games against these lot. Full of goals.

We've just about sold our allocation, even though it's not an all ticket game, so we'll probably end up with around 2,000 there.

The only injury concern for us is Vickers who injured himself against Luton. He was on the bench against Notts County but wasn't fully fit. Anderson is back from suspension, which is a big plus and it'll be interesting to see whether Cowley goes with Wilson at CB for his debut and then has to choose two from Bostwick, Frecklington and Woodyard - good luck with that!

They should be able to give you the East, West and South stands if you need them.

Our squad will be arranged by height on Saturday morning and the tallest 11 will get to play.

 

[Ban Fat Stan]

2000 blimey thats amazing, fair play should be a decent atmosphere. Ironically it has been a morgue all season but you will certainly spark us into life.

Away win nailed on.

 

[Davidimp]

Should we have a sweepstake to guess which team will have an 'injury break' first?
Westley is infamous for them and the Cowleys like them too.

 

[gijsbert_bos]

Yeah, it might not be a pretty game.

 

[gijsbert_bos]

Allocation sold out and now 500 tickets made available on the day. Hopefully 2000+ Imps there (me included).

 

[Davidimp]

#impvasion

 

[Ban Fat Stan]

I want to know what Lincoln fans have been promised to travel in such numbers to us. I think its great but completely odd at the same time

 

[rudebwoyben]

After five consecutive defeats surely things cannot get any worse?

 

[rudebwoyben]

I want to know what Lincoln fans have been promised to travel in such numbers to us. I think its great but completely odd at the same time

The lure of the 1966 bar and the new North Stand plus an atmosphere that will leave them tingling with excitement?

 

[Urban]

Wtf is that team? Cm at RM, ST at LM, CM at CB?

 

[rudebwoyben]

Wtf is that team? Cm at RM, ST at LM, CM at CB?

Why does every incoming manager select Ryan Watson? He offers nothing either offensively or defensively.

 

[rudebwoyben]

Why does every incoming manager select Ryan Watson? He offers nothing either offensively or defensively.

Erm...

 

[Ban Fat Stan]

Lincoln can't be as bad in the second half

Fans can't be any quieter... 2k away fans as quiet as mice

We are no better

 

[Davidimp]

1 all

 

[Luke Imp]

Having read through social media at HT, it sounded like our first half was by far and away our worst under Cowley, which takes some doing to beat away at Dover last season!

Poor result from our point of view, though. Gotta win them ones, even allowing for a new manager 'bounce'. Then again, follow it up with a win against Newport a week on Tuesday and it's probably about where we thought we'd be at the end of January.

 

[gijsbert_bos]

Awful, awful first half and allocated seating meant zero atmosphere. The lads picked up a bit in the second half but Barnet have clearly learnt the Westley methods quickly and the spineless ref meant they could 'manage' the rest of the game. Can't complain too much as we do it as well when it suits. We were very poor in the first half today and a draw was probably pretty fair.

 

[rudebwoyben]

Lincoln can't be as bad in the second half

Fans can't be any quieter... 2k away fans as quiet as mice

We are no better

A bit harsh on our first half performance. I’m pretty sure you saw the McGhee horror-shows!
Some strange subs and selections by Westley though and we experienced the first of what will be many Westley refreshment breaks.
I think it was more a case of Lincoln not knowing how to deal with the gusto with which we tore into them in the first half than them being particularly awful but we couldn’t keep it up in the second half and they established control but couldn’t fully exploit it.

 

[Urban]

1. Expected more from 2k fanatical Lincoln fans. Not that I'm slating the support, it was a great effort, but it was all a bit quiet

2. Lincoln have too many good players to be putting on a display that weak. Anderson was by far your best player (although the centre backs were very solid). Very disappointed with Green and Rhead.

3. I have to laugh at 'management of the referee'. He was equally shite for both of us. A referee who gives absolutely nothing for aerial challenges will always be shit in a Cowley's vs Westley match. Rhead and your CB's were constantly giving shoves, pushes etc. At one point Rhead had Santos in a full on headlock! We were giving some (Santosis very physical) but don't try to post like your team of Giants are innocent in any way!

4. Was nice to see a Barnet team with a bit of hunger and desire for once. We'll play teams with worse players than Lincoln's where with time we could come away with more. However to concede a goal that easily from an unmarked player at a set piece was very poor.

 

[Luke Imp]

Can't really blame Cowley for starting with the same team as last week but Anderson needed to start really. He makes us tick from an attacking point of view with his direct running, power and strength.

When Rhead doesn't get into the game, we struggle a little and we've got no-one who can come off the bench and offer anything like him. Take Rhead off and we've got no focal point and Green isn't the same player either.

Mind you, as you say, with Freck and Woodyard in midfield, Rowe and Anderson on the wings, we've got more in our armoury than hitting Rhead all the time and we need to learn to pick and choose that but it's early days since they've joined.

DC's also trying to fit Bostwick, Frecklington and Woodyard into the same side. We can't go 4-3-3 because you take Rhead out of the side and can't fit into a 4-4-2 that we play so we've put Bostwick at CB and although he can play there, he's far better in CM (in my two viewings of him there anyway). Seem to have that many different options since we've swapped the squad around a bit, which isn't a bad thing, but if you're not careful you lose that consistency and start chopping and changing. We've done that this season more than we ever did last season.

 

[Ban Fat Stan]

Must be a first for many Lincoln fans to see their team bullied today.

Good numbers following you 1,800

 

[Davidimp]

Only listened like but sounded as though Barnet bossed the first half but ran out steam in the second and were hanging at the end but hadn't the guile to get the winner.
Goal poacher required or a season with huge promise could falter.