University Challenge

Another Friday game and I was struck by Grant Browns nostalgic look back to his playing career where he seems to single out breaking his ankle and being clattered by Dion Dublin as highlights. I wove this together with some interview stuff from Imps Player to knock out a build up article.

Whatever happened to Saturday football?


In terms of higher learning establishments they’re way over the horizon and they’ve been around the top echelon of non league football for a while now, Lincoln City very much struggling with the role of freshers at the moment what with all the initiation ceremonies and pitfalls no one told us about. Yes it’s Cambridge United next and yet another Friday night game, moved from Saturday at the insistence of Cambridgeshire police. No doubt the prospect of us nasty polytechnic boys with our oikish ways having the dons spluttering into their bone china tea services. The prospect of another afternoon with Jeff Stelling or the shops is starting to lose it’s attraction though.

Not too many give us much chance against the U’s but stand in manager Grant Brown (or should that be A.N.Other there have been that many hints dropped) waxed lyrical about the old days telling the press:-

“Looking back I had some great battles with them, in fact I broke my ankle against them once and I was smashed a few times by Dion Dublin too”

A little insight into the fond memories of the hoofer par excellence there. What about the bad times Grant?

Talking of fond memories young Karl Cunningham had a go in front of the Imps Player cameras and told BBC Lincolnshire’s Su Whittaker the demise of Steve Tilson had given players such as himself a chance he had not expected so soon. Asked about the appointment of Brown the son of former Imps great Tony Cunningham said:-

“Yes, I was quite happy, obviously I’ve had him as my coach for the last four years, I know how he works. It’s quite nice to have someone you know in charge of the first team.”

Karl was asked if Dad Tony had given him any advice about his fledgling career,

“He just keeps, more to do with how to cope with the pressure stuff like that he keeps telling me to just go out and enjoy yourself and take your opportunity when it comes”

Maybe some of that sage advice would not go amiss on the rest of the team Tony.