Imps take on Telford in relegation survival clash

Tomorrow afternoon the Imps take on one of the few sides beneath us in the table AFC Telford. There is just a one point gap between the two sides, but Telfords one game advantage means that it is imperative that the Imps don't lose at home to a relegation rival.

It appeared earlier today that Lincoln had made yet another signing this season in striker Mark McCammon, this has hit a snag though due to his registration at previous club Braintree apparently not cancelled. As it stands it is highley unlikely that the 33 year old Barbados international will be involved in the match day squad for tomorrow. There was further bad news for the Imps earlier in the week when winger Conal Platt suffered a fractured tibia in his left leg, he will play no further part this season but it is hoped that he may return for the start of next season.

And so, to the players who will be available for tomorrows game. Following the brilliant and unexpected point earned away to Kidderminster I would personally not look to change much in terms of the starting eleven, but I am not David Holdsworth. As such I do expect there to be a few changes, a return to the starting eleven for Pacquette would be an attacking move, returning to a 442 instead of the more defensive 433 employed in the previous game. A change to 442 would cause a dilemma of where to play Power, if at all, with both Thompson and Christophe seemingly the first choice centre midfield pairing giving more cover in front of a still leaky back line.

Telford won their previous game at home to Braintree 1-0, with Ryan Brooke heading in the solitary goal. On loan Telford striker Kyle Perry has been permitted by Lincoln to play against his parent club, something which is uncommon in loan deals for fairly obvious reasons. I would hope that with our knowledge of what perry can and very much can't do I would hope that we will be able to keep his impact on this game to a minimum.

As I have stated earlier on we should in no way lose this game, we can't afford to give points to direct rivals in the league especially being the home side. I do think that the imps will have drawn a lot of confidence from the point gained in the previous match and will carry that forward into this match. Whilst we only managed one effort on goal we should be able to express more attacking intent at home to a side lower in the table and have a higher share of possession.

I am going to go for a 2-1 win to the Imps, I would say 2-0 but I can't see us keeping a clean sheet regardless of the opposition. I hope there is a good crowd for this highly important game tomorrow, a win and we can relieve some pressure of being so close to the relegation zone.