From the highlights, it’s clear that
this was no fluke. They went there to win, even pushing men forward
in the 89th minute rather than playing for time. An interesting contrast with us taking the
ball into the corner yesterday to protect a lead against the mighty Kings
Langley. Also top marks to the Imps for winding
up Joey Barton (admittedly not quite such a challenge: this is a man who can be provoked by breathing the same atmosphere).
It was good to see Barton tangling with an
old fashioned striker like something from a pub team, and a pleasingly retro
Bobby Charlton comb-over. There aren’t enough people in the modern game that clearly
don’t spend much time in front of a mirror. Also great to see the goal celebrated by fans
going absolutely mental like you or I would, rather than taking photos on their phones or clearly
only there for the occasion with their brand new scarves.
For Burnley it was karma biting them on the
arse after the famous day in 1987 when they were at the bottom of the old Division
Four and scraped a win which sent Lincoln down to the Conference.
For Lincoln, it could still get better. This
run isn’t over yet. They’re possibly only two games from Europe, for crying out loud.
At this point, having given Lincoln all due
praise we must conclude by citing our record against them. Played 6, won 5, drew 1, lost nil. We even
managed to do the double in the Non Park season, when everything else was going
tits up.
This is completely irrelevant to what happened yesterday or indeed our
present situation, but it makes me feel better to get it out there again.
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