With thanks to the Lincolnshire Echo

 Just when we thought the season to end all seasons was over and the well-deserved awards and other tributes cascading to individuals and the club itself had finally abated, up steps crowd-favourite Jack Moylan to score a hat -trick on his international debut. I didn’t think it was possible to suffer superlative fatigue. Astonishingly stuff.

 We have memories of campaign 2025-26 that will never fade, that’s for sure. But the football industry is a cruel one and failing to prepare for the future is not an option.

 Development at the ground is well underway including the massive projects at the south end of the stadium and the work needed elsewhere to be Championship-ready. Looking at the plans I suspect the scope of the former would usually need a building timescale far in excess of the time available, so there’ll be some pulling out of all the stops for certain.

 Promotions, relegations, and play-off successes are reaching their conclusions and in only five weeks time we’ll find out who we’re playing and when in the second tier of the English pyramid.

 Obviously it’s going to be fascinating how the squad will take shape albeit we’ve got an excellent one already. For many games in the final third of the season we played like a team from a division higher than our League One opponents. Despite that I’m sure there’ll be some additions anyway, to meet the challenge of taking on a lot of massive clubs with ambitious spending plans.
 Our Trust has to plan too and we’ve already discussed how we need to be a fans’ organisation that assimilates with a parent club that has reached a very high level. Our fan engagement, community work, and representation within the club generally and in the boardroom in particular needs to be dynamic and professional. 

 Our AGM takes place on Thursday 4th June at 7.30pm. Our website – www.redimpstrust.co.uk – has the links for you to join us via Zoom and to read our annual report for 2025 during which I think we did an impressive amount of work. All our current board are staying on but there’s room for new people with new ideas. We have a gang of volunteers in addition to those holding official roles, so maybe you can give some thought into joining in one way or another.

 Our strap line, as you may already know, is ‘Supporting Our Fans, Our Club, Our Community” and in simple terms that’s what we do. It enhances our enjoyment of being Lincoln City fans no end.

 As you plan for season 2026-27 and you think you could help, then let us know – you’ll be very welcome in what will be a momentous time ahead.