Chairman Bob Dorrian: Lincoln City are not play-off material... yet!
LINCOLN CITY chairman Bob Dorrian insists he would be content with a top-half finish this season after admitting the Imps are not yet play-off material.
But Dorrian believes Chris Sutton's side, following some impressive summer signings, have the potential to develop into play-off contenders as the campaign progresses.
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Lincoln City chairman Bob Dorrian.
The Imps supremo insists the club's eight summer recruits will be given every chance to impress before Sutton dips into the loan market.
And although merely finishing in the top 12 of League Two may not satisfy many of City's success-starved fans, it would represent an improvement on the previous three campaigns, which have seen the Imps finish 15th, 13th and, last season, 20th.
"To me, if we finish in the top half, that would be satisfactory," said Dorrian, who was sworn in as Steff Wright's replacement earlier this summer.
"Ideally, I would like us to be in the top seven, but at this stage, I wouldn't say we are a top-seven side. But as the season goes on, it may well transpire that we are a top-seven side.
"You can see from the friendlies that we've been going from strength to strength, with perhaps the exception of the Celtic game, which was a blip.
"But I thought we played exceedingly well against Norwich and looked the better side for a lot of the game."











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by ronan imp, lincoln
Sunday, August 01 2010, 10:37AM
“Us fans can not say that we are not playoff material yet because to be honest we have not played a leauge 2 team yet and the team looked good against celtic i partialy agree with the chairman but a few more signings would make the team better”
by Steve, Lincolnshire
Sunday, August 01 2010, 9:14AM
“Dale, Moulton, Heckington, Norfolk - I agree. Although we do need to change the mentality at the club from little Lincoln. This is done gradually on & off the pitch, creating a culture and not through spouting off in the media.
Mr Harris - think your a bit off the mark there. If Somma had said yes please Bob D would have put his hands in his pocket - a bid was made. You can not pluck things out of thin air. So at least give him some time (a season maybe) on this one before you make conclusions.”
by Steve, Lincoln
Sunday, August 01 2010, 4:34AM
“Yes but did you see the team that was put out? Not exactly a priority this match was it!”
by redgimp, Lincoln
Saturday, July 31 2010, 8:31PM
“Its because were rubbish but everyone in Lincoln thinks were amazing and the echo hate to admit lincoln are terrible. so heres the match report.............
GRIMSBY Town will travel to local rivals Scunthorpe United on Tuesday night after disposing of Lincoln City in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup Semi Final by four goals to two at Blundell Park.
It was a wet Friday night in Cleethorpes but it was raining goals in the first half at Blundell Park with all six goals coming in a sensational first 45 minutes. The Mariners were given permission to play trialists Dwayne Samuels, a former West Brom right back and left winger Robert Eagle, an ex-Norwich trainee who was most recently at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
The visitors had some experienced names in their line-up with veterans Paul Musselwhite and Jamie Clapham alongside former Notts County striker Delroy Facey. Meanwhile, youngster Rob Peet lined up in goal for Town, whilst Peter Bore returned from injury at right wing.
Both sides showed their attacking intent early on but it was the Red Imps who took the lead on 12 minutes. A corner was swung across by Clark Keltie and flicked on by Facey with his strike partner Gavin McCallum getting the final touch.
Town responded well and drew level shortly after. Micky Cummins threaded a pass through into the path of BORE and he cut inside to rifle his shot into the corner from 18 yards. The Mariners had their tails up now and from their next attack they took the lead. It was another fine move from Neil Woods' side, which built down the right with Bore and Samuels linking up well. The former crossed from the byline and Alan CONNELL stole a march on his marker to nod home his second goal in as many home games.
The home fans barely had time to celebrate before the Red Imps equalised. Again a set piece was the Mariners' undoing and it was McCullum again who was left unmarked to nod home from six yards after another Facey flick-on.
The fifth goal of the evening arrived almost immediately and this time it was Town who profited from a corner when Scott GARNER rose highest to plant his header beyond Musselwhite on 28 minutes.
Town were hungry for more and another neat move brought about the hosts' fourth on 31 minutes. Samuels, Bore, Connell and Coulson were involved with the build-up, which ended when CUMMINS raced through to finish beyond Musselwhite from just inside the area.
Woods' side were again fluent in the second half and deserved to add more goals to their tally. There was some beautiful interchanging passing and movement from the Mariners and Coulson was denied by Musselwhite when played through by Connell.
Darran Kempson continued to be a threat from set pieces and was twice thwarted by the aging stopper, whilst at the other end, Bradley Wood acrobatically cleared substitute Chris Fagan's effort off the line with 20 minutes remaining.
There was only one side who looked like adding to the scoreline and that was the Mariners. Connell and Michael Leary both fired over after working openings before Musselwhite denied Cummins down low at the far post.”
by Rasen Mariner, Market Rasen
Saturday, July 31 2010, 7:45PM
“It seems strange that there is no report on the Lincs Senior Cup game against Grimsby. The result was Grimsby 4 Lincoln 2.”