It's illogical, I know, but i feel optimistic about Saturday.

Lincoln have been the archetype of a long ball team for years-exactly the sort of side we struggle against-but since Keith Alexander went in the Summer they seem more likely to try and play football.

That's fine by me! They're pushing for promotion and will probably back their natural game to be good enough to sort out the likes of us. Therefore we're allowed the space to play a bit, and get something out of it.

Convinced?