Stickied Confirmed Signings 2023/24

[DontBringBertie]

Lincoln haven't got more money.

They've just bought out the contracts for a more expensive management team and signed more expensive players.

But they're only expecting top 10. Even with Danny Cowleeeeeh

 

[Bendubz]

Pronounced Loser.

Not the most promising name for a player, is it?

We're going for reverse psychology I reckon. I mean, it works for Dier, so why not Loza?

 

[Eastleigh Fan]

Yip Eastleigh were in for Whitehouse, but as has been suggested, Lincoln's offer blew our's out the water.

 

[Imp in Branston]

Yip Eastleigh were in for Whitehouse, but as has been suggested, Lincoln's offer blew our's out the water.

I find that hard to believe, the figure quoted in several places was around the 30k mark, so unless you offered say £10k-15k I can't see how we could have offered lots more than you.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

Or he wanted to play for a proper club, and wasn't prepared to move to the other end of the country - much like Andy Cook.

 

[GodsGift]

He's from Worksop which is only a 45 minute drive.

Our budget is certainly a lot more "competitive" than it has been, that's for sure - although we have been helped by selling Margetts and our Crowdfunder. If we sign Akinola as well...

 

[Chris FGR]

Lincoln fans are in denial. They are Going For It™ big time, throwing more money at it then anyone else can get near and anything less then a romp to the title will be a massive failure by the Cowley brothers.

Can't wait for our game against them, lets see what all their money will be able to do against our smaller budgeted total football and tactical brilliance.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

I doubt Lincoln are paying anyone £3,000 p/w, which a certain couple of other Conference sides are.

 

[Chris FGR]

I doubt Lincoln are paying anyone £3,000 p/w, which a certain couple of other Conference sides are.

Wow, I knew Casson had deep pockets, but still...

 

[Imp in Branston]

I doubt Lincoln are paying anyone £3,000 p/w, which a certain couple of other Conference sides are.

More likely our higher earners being on less than £1000 a week?

 

[Davidimp]

He's from Worksop which is only a 45 minute drive.

Our budget is certainly a lot more "competitive" than it has been, that's for sure - although we have been helped by selling Margetts and our Crowdfunder. If we sign Akinola as well...

And our crowds are up 30%

 

[Sparrow]

As I have said before, it's now or never for Lincoln.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

Wow, I knew Casson had deep pockets, but still...

And short arms. Like Lincoln, I doubt we've got anyone on more than £1k.

 

[Eastleigh Fan]

lol @1000 a week at Lincoln, double than that for at least 3 players. We tried to sign 2 of them and Lincoln outbid us on wages in both cases.

 

[Davidimp]

Eastlee and plastic green fans crying not fair when we get players they want lol!!!!
So what if we are paying 2k or 3k a week, you guys have been it for ages.

 

[Davidimp]

We aren't btw but you guys keep thinking it if it makes you feel better.
We've both bid for players who are local to us and they've chosen us.
Glad we're getting up your noses cos you've got everyone elses down here for a long time throwing your money about, now someone new does it you don't like it!
Priceless!
Dons tin hat lol!!

 

[Chris FGR]

So what if we are paying 2k or 3k a week

Nothing wtong with it, just stop deying that you're the moneybags of the league and are throwing obscene amounts of cash at trying to get promotion.

Anything less then a TITLE ROMP will be a massive failure now, pressure's on the Cowleys big time.

 

[Luke Imp]

We didn't pay £2k a week when we were in the league with crowds of 5k and pocketing FL money, so that's obviously not possible now or even likely.

In recent history, and off the top of my head, Rob Burch was on about £1.5k/week in 2007/08.

 

[Chris FGR]

You gotta admit you're building a pretty impressive side now though, right?

 

[Imp in Branston]

We didn't pay £2k a week when we were in the league with crowds of 5k and pocketing FL money, so that's obviously not possible now or even likely.

In recent history, and off the top of my head, Rob Burch was on about £1.5k/week in 2007/08.

Don't spoil it for the Eastleigh Fan Luke, better to make up amounts rather than actual facts about other clubs. It's better to try and deflect, especially when they are spending ridiculous sums of money on their own players.

 

[Chris FGR]

With all these quality players coming in, expect Lincoln to play MUCH better football then Braintree were able to on their budget.

Looking forward to our game with them, should be high quality attacking football from both sides. And it's LIVE for the nation to enjoy.

 

[Luke Imp]

You gotta admit you're building a pretty impressive side now though, right?

Not bad, is it...

Yeah, I'm not naïve enough to think our budget is still only £500k like a couple of seasons ago and players on £450/week. It's probably £700k or so, which is in line with the SA guy (£100k), fundraising (£50k) and the Margetts sale (£50k+).

Only a squad of 18 or 19, though, and probably just need another striker (rumoured to be Akinola).

No doubt we need to be hitting the PO's as a minimum but we're at least a good striker short of title material. I'm dubious that we can go from mid-table to title winners in a season.

Plus, our record so far this season against the fancied sides is poor having only beaten Tranmere but lost against Dagenham, Dover and Barrow so we'll see how the game against Eastleigh pans out tomorrow.

 

[GuiseleySteve]

Not bad, is it...

Yeah, I'm not naïve enough to think our budget is still only £500k like a couple of seasons ago and players on £450/week. It's probably £700k or so, which is in line with the SA guy (£100k), fundraising (£50k) and the Margetts sale (£50k+).

Only a squad of 18 or 19, though, and probably just need another striker (rumoured to be Akinola).

No doubt we need to be hitting the PO's as a minimum but we're at least a good striker short of title material. I'm dubious that we can go from mid-table to title winners in a season.

Plus, our record so far this season against the fancied sides is poor having only beaten Tranmere but lost against Dagenham, Dover and Barrow so we'll see how the game against Eastleigh pans out tomorrow.

I think you'll beat Eastleigh based on our game against them

 

[Eastleigh Fan]

Eastlee and plastic green fans crying not fair when we get players they want lol!!!!
So what if we are paying 2k or 3k a week, you guys have been it for ages.

I've absolutely no problem with you beating us to this latest signing, i couldn't see why we wanted him, we already have 5 players for his position! We would only have moved him out on loan anyway....
My comment on the wages was that one of your is still trying to pretend you are only paying £1000 for your top players, which is a joke, given how much you are paying the 2 players you were able to get that we were in for. If your fans want to blatantly lie, then that's fine, but don't expect us all to fall for it.
Your club are spending massive money, good luck to them, but apparently its not sustainable....fans from "big" clubs will tell you that, whilst they mull around in mid table for the next 10 years and still end up in debt.
"The Vision" is alive and well and is now being followed by at least 5 clubs in this league, who are sick & bored of all the old has-been failure clubs at this level.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

I've absolutely no problem with you beating us to this latest signing, i couldn't see why we wanted him, we already have 5 players for his position! We would only have moved him out on loan anyway....
My comment on the wages was that one of your is still trying to pretend you are only paying £1000 for your top players, which is a joke, given how much you are paying the 2 players you were able to get that we were in for. If your fans want to blatantly lie, then that's fine, but don't expect us all to fall for it.
Your club are spending massive money, good luck to them, but apparently its not sustainable....fans from "big" clubs will tell you that, whilst they mull around in mid table for the next 10 years and still end up in debt.
"The Vision" is alive and well and is now being followed by at least 5 clubs in this league, who are sick & bored of all the old has-been failure clubs at this level.

No fucking clubs are following the "vision" of giving all their tickets away for free and spunking ridiculous sums on 35-year-old ex-League players.

 

[Luke Imp]

In other news, Jamie McCombe has been handed a player/coach role, so that'll be him probably retiring at the end of the season. Not really been in many squads so far this season.

 

[Raymondo316]

Seth Twumasi will be with us till at least January.
Seems him playing for us in the Kent Senior Cup has blocked a move to Cheltenham

 

[Davidimp]

In other news, Jamie McCombe has been handed a player/coach role, so that'll be him probably retiring at the end of the season. Not really been in many squads so far this season.

He's been doing coaching stuff for a while pre-match so no surprise there really, played at a very decent level in his pomp after leaving us

 

[Davidimp]

We have a budget of 750k divided by around 20 players work out for yourselves and our coaching staff budget was boosted by around 100k to get Danny and Nicky as Moyses worked for free as you all know.
If our player budget is anymore when our accounts for the season are released then I apologise. We haven't paid anyone 2k a week or anything like since the 2001/2 season when many of our squad were not that it did any good we finished 22nd and went into administration!
I dont think our bank would be too pleased either as we have a large debt with them that are paying back over an agreed period if we start paying sill money I'm sure they'll think we're taking the piss and want it back much quicker.

 

[Sparrow]

Yip Eastleigh were in for Whitehouse, but as has been suggested, Lincoln's offer blew our's out the water.

No idea how the likes of Eastleigh are supposed to compete with free-spending Lincoln.