By theimps.tk
November 27 2009

January was a strange move for the Imps. All games saw the side that opened the scoring failing to win, there were last minute equalisers, last minute defeats and the last ever kick of a football in a Lincoln shirt for Lee Frecklington.  

The year started with the news that Peter Jackson hadn't renewed the contract of David Graham and the Kevin Gall had returned to Carlisle United following an unsuccessful loan spell. It wasn't long before the two strikers were replaced by a proven goalscorer at higher levels, Geoff Horsfield. He and Jackson had become friends during their recoveries from throat and testicular cancer respectively. Horsfield would have to wait for his debut though as our match at Morecambe was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Horsfield was quickly joined by another striker, Anthony Elding returning to Lincoln City after being a youth player earlier in his career. He joined on loan from Crewe Alexandra. Gary King joined Boston on loan before Elding became the second player of the season to score on his debut, hitting the equaliser in a home game against a Brentford side who would end the season as Champions. Dany N'Guessan had opened the scoring before a quickfire Brentford double had turned the game around. Paul Green had been sent off during the match.

Moses Swaibu joined the Imps on trial and would eventually be offered a deal, but fellow trialists, Jon McAliskey and Ramon Calliste, failed to gain a contract at Sincil Bank.

A youngster stepped into the limelight soon afterwards as Graham Hutchinson was called up to the Scottish Under 21 side and would make various appearances for them over a year.

The annual trip to Rochdale saw the first draw there since the 2001/2 season. Rochdale took the lead through Le Fondre, but an goal own just after half time and a brilliant N'Guessan goal gave the Imps the lead. Infact, it was a strange month as there wasn't one game where the team that scored first won the game, despite that fact, Rochdale did score an equaliser late on through McEvilly. Danny Hone was injured during this game.

Moses Swaibu was offered another trial and after impressing again, he was offered a contract that would run until the end of the season, signing the deal on January 23^rd. He didn't make his debut until February and watched City's home game against eventually relegated Chester. It was a game that really showed why City failed to be anything other than midtable under Peter Jackson. Chester hit a 40 yard opener, another long range goal scored against Rob Burch last season (and it wouldn't be the last in January) before Frecklington equalised just after half time.

What followed was arguably City's best second half performance of the year. A trip to Gillingham looked fruitless when Simeon Jackson hit a penalty after a blatent foul from Frank Sinclair. Geoff Horsfield's first goal for Lincoln came from 30 yards before a 94^th minute goal from Dany N'Guessan saw City fans go wild and a hard earned 3 points against the eventual Playoff winners.

Peter Jackson signed a two year extension to his contract just hours before a home match against Bournemouth that was controversial to say the least. N'Guessan had opened the scoring early on, but despite dominating the game, the Imps found themselves going into the break level as Moseley noticed that Burch was stood at his back post for no reason and simply side footed it into the net from 30 yards.

Lee Beevers gave away two quickfire penalties, both converted by Brett Pitman, before scoring City's 2^nd. In the 95^th minute and City seemingly heading for a defeat, Lee Frecklington hit a goal from 20 yards in what was not only the last kick of the game, but the last Frecklington would have in an Imps shirt.

2010 : Yet another year, yet more disappointment - January

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