WAS that perhaps the longest six minutes of added on time that has ever been played?

It was probably still not enough in the eyes of the Lincoln management and players. Such happy people they were, as their six yellow cards demonstrated.

It made the win and three points all the sweeter for the U’s fans. I thought our management and players were outstanding.

Lincoln are top for good reason and they’ll more than likely win promotion.

Therefore only a very good team will beat them this season and the U’s certainly met those credentials.

Maintaining such high standards will be the challenge. In seasons past, the U’s have stumbled from game to game but it all feels very different this campaign.

Credit to the management, the players and indeed the fans, who I also thought were excellent against Lincoln getting behind the team.

The test will now be, can those fans that have stayed away for whatever reason, now give the U’s another chance?

I truly hope so, because we’ll need their support to get out of League Two.

Home again tomorrow when we entertain Swindon who managed their first win for while last weekend, albeit at Notts County. Another three points would be amazing to keep us in the hunt.

Will Courtney Senior pick up another man of the match award? I’m sure he’ll be hoping for a more sympathetic referee.

Last Saturday he only had to breathe on a Lincoln player for the whistle to be blown. No disrespect to our young star in the making but he’s never going to be a tackling cruncher of a player.

Luke Norris and Sammie Szmodics will be hoping for more chances than they saw last week.

The combined efforts of all of the U’s hot-shots make them almost the highest scorers in the top four divisions of the pyramid.

It’s been a while since we can boast that statistic and after a few barren games, I expect them to be back in the groove tomorrow.

Looking ahead, the FA Cup distracts the U’s from their league ambitions next week.

On paper and on the map, it's not the friendliest of ties at Accrington and I expect the home team to be the favourites.

The U’s as underdogs may not be a bad thing and with a good number of fans already planning their journeys, the players should get all of the support they need to pull off the win and get us into the next round.

I really hate going out in the first round.

Good luck tomorrow U’s, thanks for your support and don’t forget to check out the U’s Supporters Bar, open to all, before the game.

Jon Burns, Colchester United Supporters Association chairman