So, the mosaic appeal was a dead loss. Misguided,
misinterpreted, misunderstood; poorly conceived, poorly promoted, poorly
supported. Some quarters would have us believe that no one really cares what
happens to Lincoln City. So that's that, then. Let's just lie down quietly with
our paws in the air and succumb to the inevitable. Better to get it over with now
than to limp on pathetically for the next few, agonising, dying seasons.
Think again. We now have Moyses Mission on Crowdfunder to
take its place. Incredibly, there are those who are cynically attacking Helgy's
new appeal as a Grimsbytown-esque copycat scheme that will die the same
whimpering death as the mosaic appeal. Allow me to explain a few things.
Firstly, the only losers from the mosaic appeal were the
fans, you and me. Happy about that?
Secondly, we started raising funds on Crowdfunder before
Grimsby thought of it. And what does it matter anyway what Grimsby do? Grimsby
are irrelevant, in every way. This is Lincoln City.
Thirdly, mosaic was a nice idea that was poorly executed;
its structure was over-complicated and inherently flawed. This new appeal is as
simple as it can be: pledge some money, even as little as £10, and your money
will go straight to Chris Moyses' playing budget. But why should we?
For a kick off, we are all sick and tired of losing. We are
fed up with players donning the famous red and white stripes who range from the
mediocre to the dreadful. We have been out of the Football League for 4 years
too long, and counting. The current regime has failed abysmally to take us back
up. Most significantly, we cannot wait for some knight in shining armour to
come out of the ether; it may never happen. Let's deal with reality, and not
what might happen at some indeterminate point in the far distant future.
So far this summer we have signed some pretty promising
players but we could always do with some more. This could be our season, but we
must really want it to be. We have an opportunity to make a real difference.
But what is in it for us?
Well, were you there to see Newcastle, Sunderland,
Leicester, Stoke, Spurs et al leave with their tails between their legs? Do you
remember how you felt when Percy Freeman scored with that header against
Doncaster ? Do you remember what it was like to see 10,000+ streaming out of
Sincil Bank after yet another win? Do you remember Colin Murphy taking us to
within an inch of the Second Division? Do you remember what it felt like at
4.45pm on 2 May 1988? Were you at Cardiff in 2003 and 2005?
Or would you simply settle for a League Cup First Round tie
in August? I would.
These things can happen again, and more. One thing is for
sure: if we do nothing, we will get nothing.
Graham Taylor had a vision of the future. Colin Murphy
believed anything was possible. Keith Alexander refused to accept the
limitations of adversity. Let's do it for them, as well as ourselves.
This is our club. Why not take control of things right now?
1 comment:
Looks pretty wIMPy compared to what GTFC have managed
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