No rush to recruit as Imps soak in Spanish sun

We've been getting used to the car temperature hitting 35C and more over the past few weeks in Lincolnshire - so it wasn't too much of a shock to step into the car outside Alicante airport and see it at 37C.

For Lincoln City, Murcia in Spain is their base for this week as they continue preparation for their first crack at the second tier of English football in 65 years.

A warm weather training camp has become part of the pre-season routine for the Imps over the past few years and this year is no different. A week of training before ending with a match against Leyton Orient on Friday afternoon.

Usually, these camps are also about integrating new faces into the group but for City, that part isn't really needed this time around.

There is just one new name in the playing squad in the form of Callum Elder and no one was released when the retained list came out in May.

Yes, there's been a change in the dugout, but even that has come in the form of Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw stepping up to the top job.

The session I watched last year, they led, so that won't be too much of a difference for the players, although they do now have an added face in the form of Paul McShane, who has recently joined as first team coach.

While some Lincoln fans might worry about the lack of movement in the transfer market so far, the club have never been one to rush into bringing players in.

Two of City's most impressive performers in last season's League One title win - Ivan Varfolomeyev and Adam Reach - did not join until the end of August and start of September respectively.

Already, the club have been public in the fact they will most likely break their transfer record a couple of times this summer and with what is expected to be one of the lowest budgets in the Championship, City cannot afford to get those signings wrong.

For the players this week, it's all about getting themselves into shape ready for 8 August - for those involved in recruitment, they can wait a little longer.