The Imps 2-0 win in Cardiff this weekend has given us the advantage in the title race, and left Bolton Wanderers targeting the Bluebirds, rather than us, as the games run down.
Rob Street and Dom Jefferies gave the Imps the goals they needed to go two points clear at the top, but Bolton kept up the pressure. They trailed Wycombe 2-0 at home with two minutes of the game left, but went on to win 3-2 with a remarkable comeback, involving all three substitutes scoring goals.
That’s left the Trotters believing they can reel in one of the automatic promotion spots, but it’s not Lincoln City they now have in their sights.
“It’s still a long way to go,” Schumacher told The Bolton News. “Cardiff and Lincoln have both still got games in hand, so we can’t get carried away with anything.
“Eight points behind Cardiff feels better than 11, and we have still got to go to Cardiff as well. They have got tough games coming up, and at this time of the season, when the pressure gets high, when you can see the finishing line, that’s when the nerves can kind of kick in. We’ll see what they both do.
“But in the meantime, we just have to keep winning as many games as we can, but preferably earlier on!”
It’s quite a turnaround for the Imps, who were the ones Bolton were eyeing up a month ago. Bolton came to our place knowing a win could drag us into the play-off hunt, and despite a late goal against us, the 1-1 was certainly a solid result.
It’s the only game since January 17th that the Imps haven’t won in a relentless pursuit of a place in the Championship, and even at the time, it felt like a massive point. Now, with 11 matches left, we know seven wins will see us go up, and that’s assuming Bolton win ten in a row, something they haven’t done since returning to League One in 2021.
In fact, their current record is six, meaning the Imps could need fewer than six wins for promotion, leaving Bolton and Cardiff to fight for second place. But, as Michael Skubala will tell you, there is a long way to go yet.
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