Is everybody happy-yes we are!

It’s not easy on the eye but City are now 19th


How many times have we watched teams come to Sincil Bank, shut up shop and come away with the points after a defensive slip up? Well Port Vale came to Lincoln with the avowed intent of getting a point but, unfortunately for them and fortunately for the game of football they left Lincoln with what they deserved, nothing.

Vale were going great guns until their manager departed for pastures new, hardly their fault. They appointed Jim Gannon and since then it’s been downhill all the way and with this lack of ambition it’s hardly surprising. Valiants packed the midfield and hardly troubled Trevor Carson in goal. Things were going to plan for Vale when Ashley Grimes latched on to the ball following an interchange between the vastly improved Josh O’Keefe and Luke Howell and blasted a goal with just minutes to go. Only then were Port Vale roused from their lethargy but it was too little too late and the Imps celebrated their third win on the trot. Next up are Bradford City, who knows, this run may continue as the Bantams are hardly setting the league on fire.

What a difference a week makes, a few days ago City were looking down and out. Although they had not been truly undone by anyone (Bury apart) Lincoln couldn’t buy a win. Three wins later the Imps are well out of the relegation places and in the process have beaten sides that they would normally struggle against in Stockport, Cheltenham and Port Vale. A word of warning though, two of these three sides are on the slide as are City’s next opponents, Bradford and Cheltenham’s home form was none too clever but who cares? City need points and it doesn’t matter where they come from.

Captain fantastic, Delroy Facey was once again at the helm as the Imps ground out a result against a team who had come to Lincoln to grind out a result: a nil nil result. Well hard luck Vale, nothing doing. Facey was once again outstanding as, just for a change the defence held out for a clean sheet against a team that admittedly didn’t plan on getting a nose bleed due to high altitude. Manager Tilson was understandably delighted;


"It's a fantastic goal from Ashley and when he's in that form, he feels he can score from anywhere," he said.
"It's gone in the top corner and it was enough to win the game. People will talk about his goals alerting other clubs, but we have got him until the end of the season and that will do for me.
"Outside of that if he keeps scoring, then he won't be playing at this level. He's a good player, he's bright, he's scoring goals and he's enjoying his football.
"For him that's got to be the main thing and if I can keep him until the end of the season and he keeps on doing what he is doing, that will be great for us."
Imps fans will note the caveat but will hope the club and manager will demonstrate some ambition of their own, in words if not in deed.