Former Lincoln City manager Michael Appleton has landed himself a Championship job in the form of Blackpool head coach – following his departure from the LNER Stadium.
Appleton, 46, was named Blackpool head coach on a four year contract on Friday, returning to Bloomfield Road after a managerial spell during the 2012/13 season.
Michael Appleton guided Lincoln to the League One play-off final in his first full season at the club, defeated by his new employers Blackpool at Wembley Stadium.
The 2021/22 season took a different route, however, as the Imps finished in 17th place following what felt like a season-long injury crisis – as well as personal health issues for Appleton which saw him diagnosed with cancer last summer.
He described it as a “privilege” to manage Lincoln City, and will now be given the chance to show what he can do in the Championship (the league above the Imps), after being named head coach at Blackpool.
There will be unfinished business for Appleton at the Tangerines, given his unfortunate record as the shortest-serving manager in the club’s history, when his 2012/13 spell at the club ended after just 11 league games.
He is a much more established manager almost a decade later, and will be hoping to continue the positive trajectory of the club left behind by Neil Critchley – who left the club to become Aston Villa’s assistant manager this summer.
Appleton made reference to his play style at Lincoln when speaking about his appointment at Blackpool, saying: “The fans will certainly have seen glimpses of what I tried to do in my days at Lincoln.
“I want to play aggressive, forward-thinking football and we have certain things that we want from the players when we’re playing, dependent on opposition clearly. We just want to be exciting and get people off their seats.”
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We are investigating a road traffic collision which happened just after 5pm today.
The crash happened on the A15 just south of Waddington and involved a black Peugeot 208 that collided with a tree. The driver of the car, a 56-year-old male, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The A15 was closed just before 6pm and is likely to remain closed for some time.
We are particularly keen to hear from those who were driving along the A15 this afternoon between 4pm and 5:10pm and may have captured dashcam footage of the road during the collision.
If you have dashcam footage or any other information that will assist in our enquiries, there are a number of ways you can get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 285 of 4 July.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 285 of 4 July in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.
We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a serious collision in Ingoldmells.
Just after 12.30pm on Saturday (2 July), we received reports of a collision involving a silver Vauxhall Vivaro and a 76-year-old male pedestrian on Hurdman Way.
The male pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The A52 at Ingoldmells was closed to allow emergency services to deal with the incident.
If you witnessed the collision or have dashcam footage available, please get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 209 of 2 July.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 209 of 2 July in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.
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