That was the week that was.

After all the excitement of the last week followed by that sinking feeling when it was announced that we were not allowed to register Simeon Akinola meaning the transfer was off it feels like nothing much is happening but in fact another game against a top performing club, Stevenage, looms at the weekend.

I don’t know about you but it seems to me that every game now we are back in the league is a big game and a considerable step up from where we were. This merely underlines, for me, how low we had sunk having to regard games against the likes of Dover and Sutton (with all due respect) as exciting prospects. What made it worse looking back was that personally I could see no way back but then came the revolution and we are back and of course we’re all rejoicing in that.

As witness the fact that we’re all rejoicing the Imps are to be cheered on by another four figure following I understand at Stevenage and another sell out as far as home fans are concerned the following weekend when we entertain Mansfield. As at mid-week Stags had sold something like 1200 tickets for that next home game so every prospect of an even bigger gate than the Luton game. A 10000 attendance surely beckons, maybe as soon as next weekend.

All of which brings me to the subject of this week’s rant, sorry reasoned dissertation, why are we still pleading (relative) poverty? I hesitate to question the wisdom of our great leader, my position still is anything I have is his for the want of asking but I’m starting to get a little irritated by the constant reference to our small squad. That it is a small squad is beyond doubt but presumably that is by design or maybe it’s a coded hint that matters are not progressing as quickly as desired on the training ground saga. Mr Cowley has not mentioned that lately, maybe he’s getting frustrated.

What Lincoln City need to do is give the Cowley brothers the impression that the Imps are in a better position than some of the predators that will surely offer themselves if the brothers show a desire to move. The fans can do no more, frankly, than fill the stadium and give them the sort of support away that will raise the hairs on the backs of players and managers necks.

Looking at the gates, City now attract as many pay on the day supporters to Sincil Bank over and above season ticket holders of which there are many, as half of the leagues total gate looking at the average attendances, so quite why I’m still hearing that we can’t compete financially is a bit of a mystery.

This isn’t a criticism and I don’t know the clubs circumstances but I can’t help feeling some positive news on the stadium and definitely on the training ground wouldn’t go amiss.