Tippy Tappy Football wrote:I went to watch Rheady, Beevers, Arnold, Waterfall, Hawkridge & Co at Sincil Bank on Bank Holiday Monday. There is an air of optimism at Sincil Bank as Lincoln City start their 6th season in the Conference Premier without even getting a sniff of the play offs. They have finished 17th, 16th, 14th, 15th and 13th in the past five seasons and have often had to worry about avoiding relegation to Conference North. However with the help of the South African based business man, Clive Nates, they have managed to reach an agreement regarding the £400,000 owed to the Co-op Bank and provide Danny and Nicky Cowling with a larger playing budget than last season. They can also pay their their salaries as former Lincoln manager, Chris Moyes, worked for nothing last season. The Cowlings look to have recruited well and The Imps moved up to 3rd place after defeating 5th placed Gateshead who had previously beaten York City 6-1 at home. Centre half, Sean Raggett, headed home Alex Woodyard's cross to give Lincoln an early lead but Gateshead came back well and Ryan Bowman missed a couple of good chances. It didn't do him any harm as he has now been signed by Motherwell. Nathan Arnold scored the decisive goal for Lincoln early in the 2nd half after another excellent pass by Woodyard. Adam Marriott then scored a cracking third goal with a great left foot shot from the edge of the area. If he stays fit then he could be a great find for Lincoln as two seasons ago he scored 45 goals in 42 games for Cambridge City. Lee Beevers and Luke Waterfall played well in defence for Lincoln. Matt Rhead had a poor game and was subbed by Terry Hawkridge in the 2nd half. The sponsors gave MOM to Sean Raggett but I would have given it to Alex Woodyard for his assists for all three goals. Match Ticket: £18. Attendance: 3,687 (110 from Gateshead)
tibby wrote:Just looking up population differences to try and understand the gulf in attendances between us and Lincoln
Whilst looking I found that 1 in 5 people in Mansfield are on benefits. Wowza. That is unbelievable.
tibby wrote:Just looking up population differences to try and understand the gulf in attendances between us and Lincoln
Whilst looking I found that 1 in 5 people in Mansfield are on benefits. Wowza. That is unbelievable.
tibby wrote:Alright calm down, I was only looking
I was more shocked that 1 in 5 people in Mansfield are in benefits.
steiner wrote:tibby wrote:Alright calm down, I was only looking
I was more shocked that 1 in 5 people in Mansfield are in benefits.
Not really that shocking if you walk through Mansfield town centre on any given afternoon, like a scene from the walking dead, A whole generation of sunken eyed skanks that decided many years ago that work was not for them.
I had to smile to myself the other week when I was walking through Chesterfield town centre and noticed that they have a Waterstones book store! I cant really see them setting up shop in one of our many boarded up premises in our town any time soon.
Sharp wrote:1 in 5 on benefits (if that's accurate) won't represent the people around town referred to above. Those on JSA will be less than 5% of the towns population.
There will be plenty of people aged 50+ who haven't worked since the pits shut on ESA who you won't see around town. That will represent about 26%+. They don't make any headlines though, and you can't bemoan them like you can "the youth of today".
Dan wrote:A few years ago I would've agreed with the comparison between Mansfield & Chesterfield but if you've been recently you'll know the gap has closed a lot. There's loads of boarded up shops in Chesterfield town centre now, hardly any in our town centre. Also I went into Mansfield the other day for the first time in years and I was really impressed. They've tidied it up really well, I didn't see any shop that wasn't being used and they've spent lots on flowers around the marketplace and library and it looks really nice. People just like to have a pop at Mansfield all the time, does my head in. Perhaps local people should support their local town more rather than pissing off to Murderhell etc
EdwinstoweStag wrote:Dan wrote:A few years ago I would've agreed with the comparison between Mansfield & Chesterfield but if you've been recently you'll know the gap has closed a lot. There's loads of boarded up shops in Chesterfield town centre now, hardly any in our town centre. Also I went into Mansfield the other day for the first time in years and I was really impressed. They've tidied it up really well, I didn't see any shop that wasn't being used and they've spent lots on flowers around the marketplace and library and it looks really nice. People just like to have a pop at Mansfield all the time, does my head in. Perhaps local people should support their local town more rather than pissing off to Murderhell etc
Dan - could you please direct me to the shop in Mansfield where you buy your rose-tinted glasses?
Dan wrote:A few years ago I would've agreed with the comparison between Mansfield & Chesterfield but if you've been recently you'll know the gap has closed a lot. There's loads of boarded up shops in Chesterfield town centre now, hardly any in our town centre. Also I went into Mansfield the other day for the first time in years and I was really impressed. They've tidied it up really well, I didn't see any shop that wasn't being used and they've spent lots on flowers around the marketplace and library and it looks really nice. People just like to have a pop at Mansfield all the time, does my head in. Perhaps local people should support their local town more rather than pissing off to Murderhell etc
EdwinstoweStag wrote:Dan wrote:A few years ago I would've agreed with the comparison between Mansfield & Chesterfield but if you've been recently you'll know the gap has closed a lot. There's loads of boarded up shops in Chesterfield town centre now, hardly any in our town centre. Also I went into Mansfield the other day for the first time in years and I was really impressed. They've tidied it up really well, I didn't see any shop that wasn't being used and they've spent lots on flowers around the marketplace and library and it looks really nice. People just like to have a pop at Mansfield all the time, does my head in. Perhaps local people should support their local town more rather than pissing off to Murderhell etc
Dan - could you please direct me to the shop in Mansfield where you buy your rose-tinted glasses?
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