Paul B
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Yes - A quote lifted directly from their published accounts.Thanks Paul, insightful and enjoyable as always, however can I ask about the following paragraph which appears to have been copied & pasted from another website? By ‘us’ presumably you mean Lincoln?
Although Jorge Grant was sold before the year-end, his contract permitted a sale to a Championship club for no upfront fee in the event of us remaining a League 1 club for the 2021/22 season.
In four games we haven't scored any from open play within the 90 minutes!Enjoyable and accurate, as ever.
Not directly related to your article but mentioned in it, I do have a problem with this trope that we have somehow solidified at the back and if we could just score a goal occasionally all would be well. So far (if you include the cup game) we have played 5 games, conceded 6 goals and kept one clean sheet. So although it *might* be better than last season comparatively, it still isn't solid in any way. If we have sacrificed our attacking threat to try to shore up the defence then all we have done is to ensure we probably have to score twice to win a game while simultaneously reducing the attacking threat to make that hugely less likely - we have scored just one goal from open play.
Excellent reports as ever Paul B, thank you.Enjoyable and accurate, as ever.
Not directly related to your article but mentioned in it, I do have a problem with this trope that we have somehow solidified at the back and if we could just score a goal occasionally all would be well. So far (if you include the cup game) we have played 5 games, conceded 6 goals and kept one clean sheet. So although it *might* be better than last season comparatively, it still isn't solid in any way. If we have sacrificed our attacking threat to try to shore up the defence then all we have done is to ensure we probably have to score twice to win a game while simultaneously reducing the attacking threat to make that hugely less likely - we have scored just one goal from open play.
It helps venting my spleen helps.Paul, I do admire you having the will to write these reports after a defeat and a poor display. After losing I can't be bothered to even watch the EFL goal highlights.
After winning I will check the tables in the newspaper (yes, I still get one of those delivered!) what are the fixtures the next weekend, if we win how far up the table we could go etc, etc but after a loss I don't bother.
Yes it is all rather depressing (and I'm an optimistic supporter!) Over the last two seasons I felt we had built a certain bespoke footballing culture, good attacking football habits, we had a style of play unique to OUFC, but we seem to have lost all that over the summer and resorted to basic hoof ball accustomed to lower league 1 or league 2.
Looking ahead, the next three (not two) league games are against teams below us - Morecambe, Cheltenham and then Burton ..... it doesn't even bear thinking about.