{"id":564748,"date":"2020-09-04T17:19:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T21:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=564748"},"modified":"2020-09-04T17:19:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T21:19:06","slug":"lincoln-city-land-two-players-on-loan-from-west-bromwich-albion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/04\/lincoln-city-land-two-players-on-loan-from-west-bromwich-albion\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln City Land Two Players on Loan from West Bromwich Albion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Lincoln+City\" target=\"_self\">Lincoln City<\/a> have announced the double signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/6ea97fd5\/Alex-Palmer\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Palmer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/cb006b7e\/Callum-Morton\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Callum Morton<\/a> from Premier League club <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/west-brom\/\" target=\"_self\">West Bromwich Albion<\/a>. Both players have joined the Imps on season-long loan deals.<\/p>\n<h2>Lincoln City Land Two West Bromwich Albion Players<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Delighted to sign a new contract <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WBA<\/a> and can\u2019t wait to get started on loan and progress forward <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LincolnCity_FC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LincolnCity_FC<\/a> , looking forward to a successful season and will give my all towards that \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb\u26bd\ufe0f Thank you all for the welcome \ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Imps?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Imps<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qp6aS2GHqO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qp6aS2GHqO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Callum Morton (@CMorton_10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMorton_10\/status\/1301947315817771010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Delighted to be an Imp! Going to be a great season ahead, looking forward to hopefully seeing you all soon! Thanks for all the messages \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffc\u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd0d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LincolnCity_FC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LincolnCity_FC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nw63HesV7l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nw63HesV7l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Palmer (@alex_palmer01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex_palmer01\/status\/1301966882745004033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Imps Make Impressive Double Swoop<\/h3>\n<p>24-year-old goalkeeper Palmer has never made a senior appearance for the Baggies, but Lincoln are now the fifth club that he has joined on loan.<\/p>\n<p>After two different spells with hometown club <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Kidderminster+Harriers\" target=\"_self\">Kidderminster Harriers<\/a> in the National League, he temporarily joined <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Oldham+Athletic\" target=\"_self\">Oldham Athletic<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Notts+County\" target=\"_self\">Notts County<\/a> during the 2018\/19 season. However, he found first-team opportunities to be infrequent at both clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Last term, Palmer finally got his chance to play regularly in League Two with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Plymouth+Argyle\" target=\"_self\">Plymouth Argyle<\/a>. He started every league game for the Pilgrims prior to the suspension of the season, keeping a total of 14 clean sheets.<\/p>\n<p>Plymouth finished in third\u00a0position after the campaign was ended on points-per-game, meaning that Palmer earned his first promotion in football.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Imps\u2019 second recent acquisition from West Brom also won promotion from the fourth-tier last season, but by a different method.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Northampton+Town\" target=\"_self\">Northampton Town<\/a> were in the hunt for a striker in January so they turned to Morton, who had never played in the EFL before. Prior to lockdown, the 20-year-old was in impressive form and netted five goals in nine league games.<\/p>\n<p>When football returned in June, the Cobblers were victorious in the League Two play-offs, with Morton playing a key role. He scored a further three goals in the club\u2019s three decisive matches, including in the final at an empty Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Both players had very strong breakthrough seasons which have attracted Lincoln to them, but now they face the challenge of trying to continue to impress in a higher division.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareimps.com\/news\/2020\/september\/200904-signings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club\u2019s official website<\/a>, Imps manager Michael Appleton expressed his excitement after getting both deals sealed ahead of the start of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>On the arrival of Palmer, he said: \u201cAlex is a big guy; he has got a lot in his game which is excellent. He is good with his feet and stands big.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe could have gone to a lot of different clubs, but we have a good relationship with West Brom. Alex was quite rightly voted the best goalkeeper in the league, so we are excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Appleton, who represented West Brom himself at the end of his playing career, is also clearly pleased to have added another striker to his squad with the signing of Morton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCallum came to the fore during the play-offs and every football fan would have watched him,\u201d Appleton stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a really strong front line now, we are delighted to have him on board.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"UNy5NfPqQgR-zBSCM9yXJQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1064636178\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'UNy5NfPqQgR-zBSCM9yXJQ',sig:'toKcqUm01WBX-L39tryW3OHBCMfq-ymT0t-nr00oZCE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1064636178',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lincoln City have announced the double signing of Alex Palmer and Callum Morton from Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. Both players have joined the Imps on season-long loan deals. Lincoln City Land Two West Bromwich Albion Players Delighted to sign a new contract @WBA and can\u2019t wait to get started on loan and progress [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":564771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,34,30,28,26],"tags":[6570,4746,168,657,188,947,4132,132,136],"class_list":["post-564748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-league-football","category-league12","category-news","category-transfers","category-west-brom","tag-alex-palmer","tag-callum-morton","tag-efl","tag-efl-league-one","tag-league-one","tag-lincoln-city","tag-loan-deals","tag-west-bromwich-albion","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Tom Cunningham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}