I’m cheesed off. I probably shouldn’t write this column until I’ve calmed down. Then again why should I waste an opportunity to speak out about something.
The Imps gained a valuable point at Exeter last weekend and could – not should – have come away with all three. We had a makeshift back line after the break but were still the better side against opponents who would have gone above us if the’d nicked it. Any point in an away fixture in League One, in my view, is a good one. That result kept us in the play-off places.
But no, that’s not good enough for some fans. ‘That’s an hour and a half of my life I won’t get back’ one posted. There were others in a similar vein. Poor game, missed chances, should do better…blah blah blah.
I’m not sure what supporters expect and, in saying that,  I’m fully aware the ones offering criticism are a tiny but entitled minority. ‘I’m entitled (sic) to my opinion’ is the cry.
It is so hard to win games and hold a high position in the table at the level we’re competing at. It’s hard for the chairman, the directors, the staff, the coaches, and of course the playing staff.  One of them, Paudie O’Connor, gets battered every week winning headers and leading by example. He’s not the most robust looking guy when you look at him but he plays like he’s a man mountain. Very few strikers get the better of him. He’ll have travelled back from Devon – very uncomfortably no doubt – pleased we got something from the game and quite right too. 
Our Trust has thousands of members and we’re out there every week talking to supporters about the club. Thankfully just about all of them realise the challenges there are plying your business up in the third tier of English football. It’s such a shame one or two publicly dismiss the work that’s put in because a game isn’t a classic and we haven’t won easily.
In football as in life you don’t always get what you want. It’s no bad thing to remember that when the final whistle blows.

with thanks to the Lincolnshire Echo