City lose. It’s not the end of the world.

Scores of Lincoln City fans woke this morning to the realisation that the world had not ended as a result of losing at that graveyard of Imps hope, Plymouth Argyle.

City went behind, yet again to an early goal and clawed their way back into the game from two goals down courtesy of Conor McGrandles and two penalties for Hor Hay Grant who seems to have regained his touch from twelve yards only to collapse at the end as Plymouth shook off City’s dominance and claimed all three points. Cue meltdown in some quarters.

Yet, as the dust settled on a pulsating match the Imps are still in the automatic promotion places albeit somewhat stunned by the experience. The paucity of the squad is starting to be reflected in the results though as City did not really have the reinforcements that would have capped a stirring comeback as Lincoln City seemed to have regained their mojo in a thrilling mid-section of the game but were unable to secure the three or indeed any points for their endeavours.

As everyone knows the Pilgrim Fathers commenced their adventure in Lincolnshire but as far as Lincoln City are concerned, once again the city of Plymouth, having stopped City’s cup journey have now put a spanner in the works of City’s promotion ambitions. Not content with usurping Boston, Lincolnshire’s rightful claim to be the jumping off point of the Pilgrims epic trip to the new world Plymouth Argyle have put the kybosh on City’s unbeaten away run but not, surely their wider ambitions despite the setback. At five o’clock on Saturday though  it was difficult to get things in proportion and realise that City’s prospects are far from thwarted.

If City are to pick up the pieces and finish what they’ve started then yesterdays performance gave all the pointers needed. Stop the ridiculous powder puff defending at the start and cut out the unforced errors. Easier said than done I hear you say. However it’s all good preparation for surviving at the level they strive to reach. In the championship the vast majority of the slips City are making which lose them points, will be punished severely all day long and will lose them games. Just like yesterday.