STRIKER: SCOTT SPENCER
We have had some bizarre strikers over the years. We’ve had every single type of striker that I can think of. We’ve had the units up front in the forms of Matt Rhead and John Akinde all the way through to the little tenacious bulldogs that were Ben Tomlinson and Jamie Taylor. But not all the strikers have hit the ground running in an Imps shirt. Spencer turned up at Lincoln having scored four career goals and followed public enemy in Lincoln number one Steve Tilson from Southend United. He made nine appearances for the Imps as we crashed into the Conference. He left and joined Hyde United and didn’t look back scoring an impressive 50 goals in 100 games. He’s currently playing professional football in Vietnam for Ho Chi Minh City FC, that famous team.
STRIKER: BEN HUTCHINSON
Another meme of this team on Lincoln social media. Hutchinson certainly wasn’t a fan favourite amongst City fans during his time at Sincil Bank. Hutchinson showed some early promise at Lincoln but he failed to continue the hype and hardly contributed as we slipped out the Football League. Chris Sutton used his contacts from Celtic to get him in, but needn’t have bothered as the relationship between the club and the supporters grew by the week. The less said about Hutchinson the better.
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Completely disagree with Holdsworth. He was handed an horrendous task. And he did what was needed in clearing people out. However it cannot be overlooked what he did nearly taking us down. But Tilson is far far worse for me.
Elliot Parish has to be the worst keeper. Not all his fault, he was young and inexperienced, but we had Joe Anyon sat on the bench watching him. Tilson didn’t fancy Anyon until he found out that he was a decent keeper the following season.
Can’t believe you’ve chosen Reg Holdsworth. He was a country mile better than Tilson (who must be up there with Allan Clarke as our worst ever manager) and, as Gary has regularly stated, did his best to keep the club going during some desperate times. The rest I can’t really argue with although I think you’re being a bit unfair on Nicky Nicalau who always gave 100% in an Imps shirt. Looking back it seems we have been blessed with some excellent full backs so I’d have to give it to Sean Newton based on his attitude alone.
Sorry but this team is massively weighted towards short term punts taken by managers who had no real cash to work with. Our real worst XI would be the overpaid lazy wasters who took us down in 2011 – plus Bradley Wood for souring some of the most glorious moments in our history.
Re Tony Diagne, information elsewhere indicates that after leaving City for a spell with Macclesfield he
played for Hemel Hempstead and then Barrow who he was with during the 2017/18 season. Can’t find anything after that date.
Tilson. Absolutely no doubt at all.