Lincoln City fans will still be pinching themselves after last season’s brilliant campaign, but they will be gutted to have lost Michael Skubala. Staying in the Championship has got to be priority Number One now - is that a realistic prospect for next season ?

kyle.dimond3mo ago

Id usually doubt them staying up but I don’t know, just got a feeling. Keep that momentum going from the promotion and I think they might scrape it

johnverrall113mo ago

They won’t stay up. They overpowered teams in L1 but won’t be able to be the bully boys physically in the Championship. Skubala going is also a major blow. I think they’ll be shocked by the step up in quality and ultimately go straight back down

dale.odonnell3mo ago

Backs against the wall job for Lincoln next season.

dantowen819513mo ago

Need to keep that core of players together. Moylan in particular feels ready to explode. But he was also their top scorer last season with 11. Remains to be seen if they’ve got enough reliable finishers in the squad

jonny3mo ago

Such a well run club, I don’t think they’ll be at risk. Should be aiming for top half given some of the leaps we have seen from recent promoted sides

callum_boyle3mo ago

Losing Skubala is obviously hard but good clubs have a plan in place and appointing Cohen and Shaw, who were part of his backroom staff is shrewd. Not much will change in terms of style and Cohen has his Forest contacts to get some good loanees in. Lincoln will surprise a few. A great city for an away day too

josh.barker3mo ago

Lincoln had the 17/18th lowest wage bill in L1 last season according to their chief executive. That type of spending is going to get you dominated in the Championship. It’s not all about money, but there’s a reason 99% of the teams that do well in the division are all among the highest spenders. Going to be a rough season without a big cash injection

markmarston3mo ago

They’ve rolled the dice by promoting internally. Having said that, just look at the success Brentford have had with Andrews. Sometimes continuity far outweighs experience. One thing we do know is that the style won’t change much… they had the least amount of possession in L1 last term showing how comfortable they are off the ball. Good sign going into Champ

jamesshearman233mo ago

I’d be very surprised if they didn’t go down tbh. Losing Skubala has made an already difficult task almost impossible

leeclarke05083mo ago

Don't sleep on Chris Cohen. A top coach and this is his big opportunity. Will naturally be tough as they've not been in this division in the modern era but a bit of continuity could actually help them.

brogan3mo ago

As a Tottenham fan I’d just like to wish Lincoln supporters the best and hope they enjoy their trip to West Ham 🤣

charlesjones3mo ago

It’s going to be incredibly hard after losing Skubala. Not sure on the double head coach system they’ve gone for, but I guess it worked with the Cowley Brothers when they were there.

jamie.theodosi3mo ago

Always happy to see new teams in the championship, but losing Skubala is huge. That will be their most important bit of business this summer. If they can make the correct replacement, someone who is experienced in keeping teams in this league, then they could just about do it.

jordan.harris3mo ago

Skubala did such a phenomenal job it’s going to so difficult

will.butcher3mo ago

Without Skubala, it’s a massive if. Big investment is needed but losing Skubala is going to hit the squad hard, a squad he built.