Tony Diagne

Diange was a left-sided defender and former team mate of Bencherif who followed Gary Simpson to Sincil Bank from Macclesfield, initially on loan. He had an impressive loan spell scoring twice in a 3-0 win at Braintree at the end of the 2012/13 season. He looked to be quick and strong and it was no surprise when he ended up in League football with Morecambe.

It didn’t work out well in the north-west and after a season, he joined the Imps on a permanent deal. This time he didn’t have the same impact, instead of two goals against Braintree he found himself sent off against them. Despite this setback he was virtually ever-present until Gary Simpson left, then injuries kept him out of Chris Moyses’ side. He played four games in March and April of 2015, but with a year left on his contract, he was allowed to join Macclesfield on a year-long loan deal. He was released on completion of his contract.

Delroy Facey

Delroy Facey joined on loan initially under Chris Sutton to add some beef to the attack. He brought that in abundance, a big and burly centre forward who didn’t get off to a great start. In his first game, we lost 2-1 to Port Vale at home and he missed a couple of glorious chances, although a Boxing Day winner against Chesterfield helped him get the fans on his side. He finished his loan spell and went back to Notts County, where he scored against us in a 3-1 win.

He returned the following season on a permanent deal to play under Chris Sutton, and although Sutton didn’t last, Facey did. He formed a strong partnership with loan player Ashley Grimes and between the two of them, they looked to have fired us to league safety. Unfortunately, Facey got injured in the 1-1 draw with Macclesfield and Grimes didn’t score again as we went down. He was on good money as well – after he was sentenced for match-fixing allegations, the Crown Prosecution Service said “When he played professional football, he earned good money, being paid over £65,000 in 2010/11.”

After he left us Facey turned out for Hereford in League Two, before his arrest and imprisonment. It would be hard to argue his return was a success.