OFFICIAL: Lincoln game to be replayed

[Long slender neck]

Doubt it, but wouldnt be surprised to see another cheap ticket promotion.

[StillSpike]

Irrelevant that it took two weeks to decide. But I can't imagine what the reason for replaying the whole game would be, versus finishing the final 10 minutes?

Because it would be pretty ludicrous to have Lincoln City players, managers and staff travel down, plus our players, management and staff turn up in E10, plus match officials, and any stadium staff needed to host a game, all the players to have their pre-match routine - meal, warm up etc - all just to play 10 minutes?

If it's just the last 10 minutes, how many spectators are going to bother? They might make original tickets valid, but I wouldn't be too sure - so in that case, they won't sell many new tickets for just 10 minutes.

[OyinbO]

Don’t really agree with the decision myself but so be it. A more pertinent question now is what is the situation will be with ticketing. Original tickets valid for the replay you’d assume.

Yeah, it will cost both clubs a few quid

[OyinbO]

Doubt it, but wouldnt be surprised to see another cheap ticket promotion.

BOYCOTT!

[Proposition Joe]

Irrelevant that it took two weeks to decide. But I can't imagine what the reason for replaying the whole game would be, versus finishing the final 10 minutes?

Because it would be pretty ludicrous to have Lincoln City players, managers and staff travel down, plus our players, management and staff turn up in E10, plus match officials, and any stadium staff needed to host a game, all the players to have their pre-match routine - meal, warm up etc - all just to play 10 minutes?

If it's just the last 10 minutes, how many spectators are going to bother? They might make original tickets valid, but I wouldn't be too sure - so in that case, they won't sell many new tickets for just 10 minutes.

Do it behind closed doors, both clubs allowed to stream the rest of the game and make it available for free, EFL foot the bill for Lincoln's travel associated expenses. Easy.

[Wally Banter]

Irrelevant that it took two weeks to decide. But I can't imagine what the reason for replaying the whole game would be, versus finishing the final 10 minutes?

Because it would be pretty ludicrous to have Lincoln City players, managers and staff travel down, plus our players, management and staff turn up in E10, plus match officials, and any stadium staff needed to host a game, all the players to have their pre-match routine - meal, warm up etc - all just to play 10 minutes?

If it's just the last 10 minutes, how many spectators are going to bother? They might make original tickets valid, but I wouldn't be too sure - so in that case, they won't sell many new tickets for just 10 minutes.

They’ve done so in other countries, haven’t they? And it could be played behind closed doors.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Classic Devlin

[Still's Carenae]

If Lincoln are winning with 6 minutes to go we get the game abandoned again, maybe a floodlight failure or something similar.

[gshaw]

Irrelevant that it took two weeks to decide. But I can't imagine what the reason for replaying the whole game would be, versus finishing the final 10 minutes?

Because it would be pretty ludicrous to have Lincoln City players, managers and staff travel down, plus our players, management and staff turn up in E10, plus match officials, and any stadium staff needed to host a game, all the players to have their pre-match routine - meal, warm up etc - all just to play 10 minutes?

If it's just the last 10 minutes, how many spectators are going to bother? They might make original tickets valid, but I wouldn't be too sure - so in that case, they won't sell many new tickets for just 10 minutes.

Do it behind closed doors, both clubs allowed to stream the rest of the game and make it available for free, EFL foot the bill for Lincoln's travel associated expenses. Easy.

This is the kind of sensible, rational thinking that just doesn't exist in the ivory towers of the EFL. It never ceases to amaze me just how out of touch they are with fans of the game. When both clubs' fans don't agree with the decision you know something is wrong.

[Orient Punxx]

Does anyone know what happened to the 2 supporters that ran on to the pitch? Hopefully there was no action taken against them.

[Bergen]

Wrong decision. We should have won the game. I wouldn`t have any problems if this had happened at Cincil Bank and they were leading with a few minutes to go.

[leebmx]

Because it would be pretty ludicrous to have Lincoln City players, managers and staff travel down, plus our players, management and staff turn up in E10, plus match officials, and any stadium staff needed to host a game, all the players to have their pre-match routine - meal, warm up etc - all just to play 10 minutes?

If it's just the last 10 minutes, how many spectators are going to bother? They might make original tickets valid, but I wouldn't be too sure - so in that case, they won't sell many new tickets for just 10 minutes.

Do it behind closed doors, both clubs allowed to stream the rest of the game and make it available for free, EFL foot the bill for Lincoln's travel associated expenses. Easy.

This is the kind of sensible, rational thinking that just doesn't exist in the ivory towers of the EFL. It never ceases to amaze me just how out of touch they are with fans of the game. When both clubs' fans don't agree with the decision you know something is wrong.

Exactly this.
No reason this can’t be done.
Fairest approach in a sporting sense. Although the fairest approach emotionally would have been for Lincoln to concede. It is what I would have wanted us to do in the reverse circumstances.
Can’t see how making both teams fit in an extra game at a potentially crucial time in the season is fair.

[CEB]

Irrelevant that it took two weeks to decide. But I can't imagine what the reason for replaying the whole game would be, versus finishing the final 10 minutes?

Because it would be pretty ludicrous to have Lincoln City players, managers and staff travel down, plus our players, management and staff turn up in E10, plus match officials, and any stadium staff needed to host a game, all the players to have their pre-match routine - meal, warm up etc - all just to play 10 minutes?

If it's just the last 10 minutes, how many spectators are going to bother? They might make original tickets valid, but I wouldn't be too sure - so in that case, they won't sell many new tickets for just 10 minutes.

Do it behind closed doors, both clubs allowed to stream the rest of the game and make it available for free, EFL foot the bill for Lincoln's travel associated expenses. Easy.

Surely the family of the man who died should foot the bill?

[Daily Express bot]

Because it would be pretty ludicrous to have Lincoln City players, managers and staff travel down, plus our players, management and staff turn up in E10, plus match officials, and any stadium staff needed to host a game, all the players to have their pre-match routine - meal, warm up etc - all just to play 10 minutes?

If it's just the last 10 minutes, how many spectators are going to bother? They might make original tickets valid, but I wouldn't be too sure - so in that case, they won't sell many new tickets for just 10 minutes.

Do it behind closed doors, both clubs allowed to stream the rest of the game and make it available for free, EFL foot the bill for Lincoln's travel associated expenses. Easy.

Surely the family of the man who died should foot the bill?

Such a callous comment. His family could be reading this.

[DissOppointed]

What an awful comment to make

[RedDwarf 1881]

Wrong decision. We should have won the game. I wouldn`t have any problems if this had happened at Cincil Bank and they were leading with a few minutes to go.

Correct. I wouldn’t have any problem with that either. Then again we know that the EFL have no integrity

[RedDwarf 1881]

What an awful comment to make

Indeed. That’s the comment on here for a long time .

[EliotNes]

The next BIG question is when will it be played? We've got a Tuesday game next week, then possible FA Cup replays coming up in November & December. RW will fume that we've got to fit in another 90 mins of footy when every other L1 team is having a full week off. At least it's at home. Lincoln will have an 8-ish hour return journey.

And I can't see the game's original tickets being allowed to be valid (except for season ticket holders). As someone has said, maybe cheap ticket promotion. Poor Joe Pigott, his goal scratched off.

[DissOppointed]

What an awful comment to make

[Story of O]

The next BIG question is when will it be played? We've got a Tuesday game next week, then possible FA Cup replays coming up in November & December. RW will fume that we've got to fit in another 90 mins of footy when every other L1 team is having a full week off. At least it's at home. Lincoln will have an 8-ish hour return journey.

And I can't see the game's original tickets being allowed to be valid (except for season ticket holders). As someone has said, maybe cheap ticket promotion. Poor Joe Pigott, his goal scratched off.

We've actually played 1 more game than a lot of teams because of international call ups. Those teams have to fit 2 games in somehow

[RedDwarf 1881]

What an awful comment to make

Indeed. That’s the worst comment on here for a long time .

[Bergen]

Matt Reynolds (on twitter): "We are devastated with this decision. Given the impact on the family, seeing the game being replayed is heartbreaking."

[Tuffers#2]

If it has to be replayed, can we do it quickly while Lincoln are so poor.

[North Stand Dave]

CEB what a sad attention individual you really are.
Let's hope nothing horrible like this happens in your family.
You should be ashamed of yourself, someone's dad, Grandad died you callous Muppet.

[CEB]

What are you offended by here?