Mansfield v Lincoln - is it a derby? Is there rivalry?

[Tippy Tappy Football]

Dean Walling clearly thinks it is a derby in the Lincolnshire Echo.

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/spor ... an-2238976

[MTFCMusings]

I hate the Cowleys. Especially the lead one. Scruffy little weirdo.

For once I agree. Arrogant media darlings, held up as poster boys for the lower leagues by people who’ve never watched their teams play.

[Tippy Tappy Football]

Danny and Nicky Cowley have done a brilliant job at Lincoln City. The Imps were dead and buried before they arrived. They had been in the Conference/National League for five seasons and never finished higher than 13th. I thought that we would not see them again in the Football League for another ten years. They have since won the National League, B Team Trophy, reached the FA Cup Quarter Finals and sit 2nd in League 2 playing in front of full houses at Sincil Bank. It's the kind of stuff that supporters of lower league teams dream about.

[The One]

Danny and Nicky Cowley have done a brilliant job at Lincoln City. The Imps were dead and buried before they arrived. They had been in the Conference/National League for five seasons and never finished higher than 13th. I thought that we would not see them again in the Football League for another ten years. They have since won the National League, B Team Trophy, reached the FA Cup Quarter Finals and sit 2nd in League 2 playing in front of full houses at Sincil Bank. It's the kind of stuff that supporters of lower league teams dream about.

No on stags net its women in lime green jelly we dream about, stagsnet fetish

[Tippy Tappy Football]

No on stags net its women in lime dream jelly we dream about, stagsnet fetish

[Big yella]

I hate the Cowleys. Especially the lead one. Scruffy little weirdo.

For once I agree. Arrogant media darlings, held up as poster boys for the lower leagues by people who’ve never watched their teams play.

What's up, don't they score from the tangerine trapezium?

[bellwhiff]

I hate the Cowleys. Especially the lead one. Scruffy little weirdo.

He speaks very highly of you. Whether you dislike them or not (I can't quite think why you would hate them to be honest) what you must be able to do is respect the fantastic job they have done at Lincoln.

Don’t tell me who I should and shouldn’t respect. Cheers.

[Mr Grimsdale]

Derby or not, personally I don't think it is, we have too many teams around before this can be classed as one.

For me, the phenomenon that is the surge in attendances, and I've not seen the like of it for a long time, surely deserves the chant.....

'Where were you when you were 5hit?'

[yorkstag]

I would certainly expect that to come cascading out of the away end. I certainly hope it will

And where were they ?

What’s for certain when the good times end as they will they will return there

[Parkinsons Perm]

I hate the Cowleys. Especially the lead one. Scruffy little weirdo.

He speaks very highly of you. Whether you dislike them or not (I can't quite think why you would hate them to be honest) what you must be able to do is respect the fantastic job they have done at Lincoln.

Don’t tell me who I should and shouldn’t respect. Cheers.

Rob, their on the pitch celebrations last season and their disdain and lack of respect when we beat them this season, coupled with the constant chirping in the officials ear reminds me of someone you despised. They are not too disimilar

[MTFCMusings]

I hate the Cowleys. Especially the lead one. Scruffy little weirdo.

For once I agree. Arrogant media darlings, held up as poster boys for the lower leagues by people who’ve never watched their teams play.

What's up, don't they score from the tangerine trapezium?

The only time they use it is for Rhead/Akinde flick-ons.

[Big yella]

I hate the Cowleys. Especially the lead one. Scruffy little weirdo.

For once I agree. Arrogant media darlings, held up as poster boys for the lower leagues by people who’ve never watched their teams play.

What's up, don't they score from the tangerine trapezium?

The only time they use it is for Rhead/Akinde flick-ons.

And them being the league's top scorers, makes a nonsense of your navy nonagon theory.

[Amberheart]

I always remember the late equaliser scored in stoppage time at Lincoln as Alan Russell came off the bench we celebrated like it was the winner 2006 ?
Also the late equaliser last season for Lincoln scored by Palmer the Lincoln fans went wild , you can't tell me it's not a derby & a rivalry !

[Big yella]

I always remember the late equaliser scored in stoppage time at Lincoln as Alan Russell came off the bench we celebrated like it was the winner 2006 ?
Also the late equaliser last season for Lincoln scored by Palmer the Lincoln fans went wild , you can't tell me it's not a derby & a rivalry !

In 48 years of watching The Stags, I'm sure I've seen at least a hundred late equalisers/winners for and against us and I know every single one of them was celebrated wildly no matter who was playing.

Bristol City went mad twice in the same game once, hardly a Derby.

I remember going mental at an Alan Tankard late winner at Macclesfield, hardly a Derby.

Oh and the little matter of the non-derby in Hereford one fateful April evening.

Sorry, I don't think celebrating a late goal can be used to define a derby.

[MTFCMusings]

I hate the Cowleys. Especially the lead one. Scruffy little weirdo.

For once I agree. Arrogant media darlings, held up as poster boys for the lower leagues by people who’ve never watched their teams play.

What's up, don't they score from the tangerine trapezium?

The only time they use it is for Rhead/Akinde flick-ons.

And them being the league's top scorers, makes a nonsense of your navy nonagon theory.

It's not my theory. It also only relates to goals from open play obviously, and a lot of Lincoln's come from set pieces. As I say, they do get into the zone, so your post make no sense.

[Imp81]

Thanks everyone - some really great comments (loved the Skegvegas pi55 stop one in particular!). A real mixture of opinions as to whether it's a derby. There were more of you than I thought there would be that think it is - which did surprise me, I must admit. I've been watching the Imps since '91 and I've never really considered you as rivals - although I think whoever said that the rivalry has grown in the last 2-3 years probably has it right.

The new breed of our supporters is a topic that has been running consistently since the Cowleys came in. I guess success will always attract new fans, but where it is a bit sore for me to take is some of these people that are now coming to games used to laugh and poke fun at the regulars over the last 20 years. These kind of people "support" a top team, and when we were relegated in 2011 they didn't give a monkeys. I've never had a problem with folk supporting a top team, but surely you should support your local team as well, especially when times are hard. Anyway, rant over.

All the best for the rest of the season - well, after this weekend at least!

[arsene wengers coat]

Not sure if this has been posted, but it's an interesting read...

https://staceywest.net/2018/11/22/3-rea ... uld-not/7/

Note: Matt Green not mentioned.

[Rob]

I hate the Cowleys. Especially the lead one. Scruffy little weirdo.

He speaks very highly of you. Whether you dislike them or not (I can't quite think why you would hate them to be honest) what you must be able to do is respect the fantastic job they have done at Lincoln.

Don’t tell me who I should and shouldn’t respect. Cheers.

I said respect the job they have done (ie taken them from the dregs of Conference to top of League 2), not the individuals themselves. Not sure how that was so hard to understand, but then again, you are ex-Army

[Mr Grimsdale]

Thanks everyone - some really great comments (loved the Skegvegas pi55 stop one in particular!). A real mixture of opinions as to whether it's a derby. There were more of you than I thought there would be that think it is - which did surprise me, I must admit. I've been watching the Imps since '91 and I've never really considered you as rivals - although I think whoever said that the rivalry has grown in the last 2-3 years probably has it right.

The new breed of our supporters is a topic that has been running consistently since the Cowleys came in. I guess success will always attract new fans, but where it is a bit sore for me to take is some of these people that are now coming to games used to laugh and poke fun at the regulars over the last 20 years. These kind of people "support" a top team, and when we were relegated in 2011 they didn't give a monkeys. I've never had a problem with folk supporting a top team, but surely you should support your local team as well, especially when times are hard. Anyway, rant over.

All the best for the rest of the season - well, after this weekend at least!

Fair comments mate, I like your frankness and honesty about the new masses who weren't there on filthy Tuesday nghts against the likes of Torquay in seasons past.
Our demise in attendances was caused by one man over a long period of time , resulting in virtually permanent losses to numbers attending. Only now have things started to show consistently higher gates, but not to the dramatic increases you have 'enjoyed' there. As you say good luck apart from Sat

[bellwhiff]

I hate the Cowleys. Especially the lead one. Scruffy little weirdo.

He speaks very highly of you. Whether you dislike them or not (I can't quite think why you would hate them to be honest) what you must be able to do is respect the fantastic job they have done at Lincoln.

Don’t tell me who I should and shouldn’t respect. Cheers.

I said respect the job they have done (ie taken them from the dregs of Conference to top of League 2), not the individuals themselves. Not sure how that was so hard to understand, but then again, you are ex-Army

Still don’t respect the weirdo chippy little Essex nerks

[88BenM]

Not sure if this has been posted, but it's an interesting read...

https://staceywest.net/2018/11/22/3-rea ... uld-not/7/

Note: Matt Green not mentioned.

That is absolute drivel. Only Rheady on that list went directly from one club to the other as a player and David Holdsworth is a laughing stock of the game.

[Mr Grimsdale]

Not sure if this has been posted, but it's an interesting read...

https://staceywest.net/2018/11/22/3-rea ... uld-not/7/

Note: Matt Green not mentioned.

That is absolute drivel. Only Rheady on that list went directly from one club to the other as a player and David Holdsworth is a laughing stock of the game.

Holdsworth...........yeah his little black book, the man who just chucked everything up in the air and prayed it would come down butter side up. He claimed to have saved us from going down . We wouldn't have despite his proclamations.
He nearly shut this club down for good and for that he must never be forgiven. An arrogant buffoon.
As someone once wrote....'While his brother Dean had Page 3 girls on his arm, in complete contrast charmless David always gave the air of a man with a dog eared copy of Razzle under his arm.'

[Stoney]

I've just read Lincoln's forum for five minutes and it's left me in stitches. Who do they think they are?

Also when was the last time we lost at Sincil Bank? I've been about 6/7 times and can't remember us losing.

One of my favourite memories was Green winning it for us in the 92nd minute and lifting the corner flag in front of the 1100 Stags fans. There was only about 1500 Lincoln fans there that night I think!

[Amberheart]

I always remember the late equaliser scored in stoppage time at Lincoln as Alan Russell came off the bench we celebrated like it was the winner 2006 ?
Also the late equaliser last season for Lincoln scored by Palmer the Lincoln fans went wild , you can't tell me it's not a derby & a rivalry !

In 48 years of watching The Stags, I'm sure I've seen at least a hundred late equalisers/winners for and against us and I know every single one of them was celebrated wildly no matter who was playing.

Bristol City went mad twice in the same game once, hardly a Derby.

I remember going mental at an Alan Tankard late winner at Macclesfield, hardly a Derby.

Oh and the little matter of the non-derby in Hereford one fateful April evening.

Sorry, I don't think celebrating a late goal can be used to define a derby.

Don't be sorry duck we all have different feelings about it , maybe I should've used a different example . & I've been a Stags fan for 50 years

[SINA STAG]

Danny Cowley is from the Shire scruffy Hobit