Sadders wrote:We thought we'd turn up and walk all over Lincoln, who played without fear, who gave it everything and were beyond miles ahead of everything we could muster. We didn't attack in any form, we didnt look creative and at the other end we looked ropey, slow and liable to concede everytime the ball went near Grof.
Whilst that's far from acceptable, it's the nature of the FA Cup and what makes the competition so well received globally.
It sounds like Jamie Taylor had an absolute stormer yesterday, but I suspect the reason why, at the age of 29, he has only 15 games in the football league on his CV, is because he only gets himself up for big games - like the first round of the FA Cup. They were always going to make it really hard for us yesterday, and fair play to them. I'm not saying that excuses the ropey performances from the likes of Hemmings, Paterson and co, but it no doubt played a part in what was a tricky afternoon and a potential banana skin.
The last two games where we've played badly and drawn twice aren't the worry for me. What was more worrying was the way we played better at home to Orient and Carlisle, yet lost both. Tuesday's game is a biggie.