Source: TheGuardian
‘Nine thousand Lincoln fans at Arsenal is going to be unreal’
Rob Arnold has been going to games for more than 45 years and seen promotions and play-off finals but nothing matches the FA Cup quarter-final at the EmiratesI saw my first match in September 1971 – Grimsby at home and we won 3-0. My first football hero was Frankie McMahon, a little ginger-haired Irishman. He scored twice that night and the game had everything. A local derby, a pitch invasion, great goals. That was it. I was hooked and could never have supported anyone else after that. I live in Manchester now and it is hard supporting the little team but it’s never left me. Related: Lincoln’s Danny Cowley: ‘We have one-in-1,000 chance at Arsenal but we can do it’ Related: Lincoln City topple Burnley as Sean Raggett seals historic FA Cup shock Continue reading......read full article
