Michael Skubala Stays at Lincoln City After Bristol City Link

Michael Skubala is not joining Bristol City, and the Lincoln City head coach is staying where he is. The move ends three days of speculation after his name was linked with a vacancy Bristol City were trying to fill.

Skubala Stays At Lincoln

Michael Skubala is staying exactly where he is, after a weekend in which Pete O’Rourke suggested he could take the Bristol City job. The same journalist later said the Lincoln boss would remain at the club, closing off the route to Ashton Gate.

There was no official approach from Bristol City, and there was no noise suggesting Skubala was unsettled. For Lincoln, that leaves the club holding on to the coach who led them to the Championship.

Bristol City's Vacancy

Bristol City’s interest was not limited to one name. John Mousinho was also linked with the vacancy, alongside Skubala and a reference to Roy Hodgson in the wider discussion around the role.

Skubala’s value to Lincoln is tied to what he has already delivered. He led the club to the Championship, and Lincoln reached that level for the first time since the fifties.

That is why the real test would have been a club approaching Lincoln City for permission to talk terms. That step never appeared, and the storyline now shifts back to Lincoln preparing with the coach who got them there.

Lincoln City's Position

For Lincoln, the immediate result is stability at the top of the club. For Bristol City, the search continues with Mousinho still part of the conversation and Skubala no longer in play.

Michael has just led the Imps to arguably the most magnificent EFL title in history, and Lincoln now keep the manager behind that run. The speculation has eased, but the value of what he built at Lincoln is still plain.