FAO The LOTI & The Lincoln Players.

Belief is Peter Jackson`s key ethos. Just like the producer of Tolkien`s The Lord of the Rings, our Peter Jackson, aka the Lord of The Imps and his mighty team, however have a different prize. Our precious is not a ring. No the Pprecious is Ppromotion. And we as fans believe we can back you all the way to a glorious era that they will come to call the Rise Of The Imps.

Traditionally Lincoln fans are not the most optimistic of beings. Unquestionably we are fiercely loyal. A hard hat and perseverance must be tempered with the fact that we must punch above our weight to merely survive. Playoff failure, the avoidance of relegation and a personnel of journeymen or players passing through on frees is the best we had hoped for to get us through the 46 game marathon that is League 2.

But no more. For Steff has splashed the cash whilst St Peter has achieved nothing short of an Impdustrial revolution.

For this season is unlike any other for the Imps, a tough resilient band who can consider themselves amongst the loyalist in football. The flags, the belief and the optimism are out in force. But is this just one of those years to support the Imps or is it the start of a new era? I think not, for not since Bill Anderson have we had such a leader and talented group of players as this.

Peter Jackson fresh from a huge preseason win over cancer, is seen as a god by fans, a father by his troops, and a dream come true for the club and media. The one man PR guru is christened the ‘LOTI` by fans, that`s the Lord of The Imps to the uninitiated. The lovable LOTI will use both carrot and stick to ensure that you his team of fabulous footballers realise your awesome potential. If the Government can bottle the feel good factor in Lincoln they should role it out through the schools and hospitals of the UK. Indeed Parliament could do with an Imp or LOTI Break to replace their elevenses too.

On a purely footballing level, his aim is simple. Having built our best side this century, we are talking the best part of a decade already; he and his players are already putting Lincoln on the map. A stylish, swashbuckling comeback to beat Villa 3-1 and a 14 goal trouncing of the armies finest; has been epitomised, by pace and precise princely passing, not without pomp and the addition of a defensive spine. Long ball Lincoln is dead long live the scoring scoring Lincoln, as three friendlies have yielded twenty-three goals for and one against. The defence, the Imps Achilles heel, has been rebuilt. Experience in Sinclair, a new Giant of the Imps in Janos Kovacs; and the cheeky Aaron Brown with something to prove. Oakes has strengthened a midfield that screams goals. Ben Wright, the quietly spoken swan, will easily surpass last season`s fifteen goals, assisted by Patulea or another partner.

As the season unfolds Lenny, Dany, Frecklington, Hone, Green, Burch et al will become heroes, perhaps even household names. With the exception of Frank, this side has a good few years in it. It has both the ability and the leadership to carry the hopes and dreams of the Cathedral City and its fans to promotion and beyond.

You are not alone, oh guardians of the faith and wearers of the red and white. For in addition to the growing Imp hordes, a nation will also look to the Rise Of The Imps as inspiration to get them through these harder times. Many already feel we deserve success after years of playoff failure. But it will be your style belief and determination in adversity that will ensure victory. Though we may lack the money that has poisoned the game at the top of the pyramid, you have Jacko to guide us. And Britain’s sense of fair play admires that.

The Impdustrial Revolution is upon us, the Rise of The Imps imminent!
Long Live the LOTI, long to reign over a United Impdom.