Sensational Player That Lincoln City This Summer transfer have on the Radar as deal was accepted
We were the first outlet to name Michael Skubala as a possible Lincoln City head coach. We’ve got players right in the past as well, notably Bruno Andrade and Tom Pett.
Now, without sounding a bit arrogant, that has normally been me, but this is a bit different. This time, we’ve let Chris Laming loose on Wyscout, armed with nothing but data and his own in-built desire to apply it to all things football. What happened next is the stuff of legends.
I was still getting emails with Word documents attached at 1 am, on a school night. I had a couple of ideas of my own, and when I put them to him, he’d already looked at both and included one, whilst he had a compelling argument for not including the other. Basically, he went into nerd heaven and I fear he may not be ready to come down any time soon.
He’s selected five players here that he feels would be good, solid signings for City. However, this is only the start – he’s got a list longer than your weekly shopping. These are not names just plucked off Twitter or plagiarised from reputable sites either – they’re his opinions, backed up by numbers and our needs.
If you enjoy a bit of a journey into players we might sign, then you’re in for a ten-minute treat right about now.
Despite possessing a squad that many believed could progress the club forward after Tom Wagner’s initial takeover last July, Blues must take a step back to move forward after a season of chaos at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park.
This relegation will also have further ramifications on the club’s transfer business, regardless of who is in the dugout at the start of the season, which isn’t the only area that remains uncertain in B9 at present.
Whilst John Ruddy and Neil Etheridge have both been seasoned professionals over a lengthy period of time in the EFL, it still remains to be seen whether the experienced duo will remain at the club next season, although given Etheridge’s current estimated wages, it would seem rather unlikely and detrimental towards achieving an overall squad rebuild.
The 80-time Philippines international is said to be on a £17,500 weekly wage as per Capology – the joint-fourth highest at the club this season, but has only played twice all season. Therefore, it would seem a rather ludicrous decision for the club hierarchy to extend his deal for yet another season when finances will take a natural blow after relegation was confirmed.
