“16 days to find a striker!”

“It's great to see Sutton building a useful looking side for next season.
Is it now worth looking at the fans and the lack of atmosphere in the Co-op stand now that the band no longer play? I know Leigh Curtis has often been critical of the fans in the past. I wonder if the Echo could help to improve the atmosphere. Certainly this would aid the team and add to fans match day enjoyment. I note that the Trust has advertised on their website for a drummer to play in the Echo stand. However an article on the Trust website is not widely read or likely to reach anyone outside the diehard fans. Indeed I understand the Trust has not had any replies. Could the Echo help by perhaps running a competition? Maybe aimed at schools, college or uni? even with the promise of sponsorship by the Echo if successful (free entry?). Lack of atmosphere in the Co-op stand was a big issue last year, this could be a way of improving that (and attendances for little outlay and boosting Echo readership. Look what the Passionista campaign did for the Stacey West - we need a similar campaign for the Co-op. Come on the Echo, can you do anything?”

“Strange article. So Jamie Clapham hasn't started a competitive game since April - as opposed to the rest of the players who haven't started a game since early May! Classic Echo non-story.”

“Another brainless comment. We are a small club, people need to get real.

The club needs fans to get behind the club, I sometimes think that some fans actually want to see the club struggle, to prove a point. Its a catch 22 scenario, dont get your season ticket, you miss out by not seeing your club and the club misses out on revenue which will help fund that 20+ striker. Sutton has his hands tied and I believe is doing ok.

Answer me one question Malc, where would you rather be, pre season this season, or pre season last season??

UTI”

“played alot of games at a high level ant turned out for county 35 times in quality side last term so,yeah i think we should be happy about this.very shrewd sutton, up the imps”

“Why do you not give credit where credit is due? Your right Sutton has not spent a penny, but look at the signings the 2 wingers without a doubt very good signing and will also without a doubt make the club money at some point in the futyre Drew and Delroy not prolific strikers but will do a job and Jamie Clapham an ex Priemiership player ok towards the end of his career but I think more than capable of doing a job at the back for us when needed. So all in all pretty shrewd work by the manager if you ask me. And I think there will be a couple more signings and loanee's coming in to the club, So look at it this way 8 players in 0 spent so it leaves quite a lot of money left to spend on that goal scorer. But as Scott has said it is not going to be easy to find a 20 a season man without a club!!”

“So then Malc Brown. Tell us all where you can find a 20 goal a season player from. Because a player that can score like that will not be wothout a club. Take Somma. So it goes, we offered a real good bid for him but it was him that turned us down. That's the problem that Sutton has. But Sutton seems to find gems all the time so have faith”

“another season and still not a penny spent I think its going to be a boring season without a 20 goal striker but thats maybe why I have not bought a season ticket,if the club is not prepared to speculate then I,m certainly not...”

“whats going on at sincil bank, we still have not spent one penny ,surely the priority IMMEDIATELY after last season was to secure the services of a proven goalscorer until that happens i will be going on a match to match basis and not buying my regular season ticket,it will be very interesting to see where the goals are going to come from.”

“Welcome to your home town club Jamie. You will bring some valuable experience to the club and It just might turn out to be a great time for you to have joined the Imps - let's hope you stay fit and enjoy our long-awaited success. Up the Imps!”