THERE is some very bad karma at the Fraser Eagle Stadium if you are a goalkeeper.

We just cannot keep the same shot stopper between the sticks for any length of time.

The most recent holder of the Stanley gloves, David Martin, on loan from Liverpool, lasted just four minutes at the weekend, before the curse of the keepers struck again to see the young chap hobble off with a damaged ankle.

The run started, by my reckoning, way back in our opening Nationwide Conference game away at Aldershot - Jamie Speare was sent off and the gods were happy.

I have sought wise learning from the soothsayers on the Clayton End and they pointed to Paul Beck going in the goal at Chorley many years before the Jamie incident.

At that point on the terrace I saw a shining vision in the shape of John Coleman!

He terrified keepers the length and breadth of the non-league land as he made his way to over 500 goals (and still not finished if you ask him in the sports bar after the match).

All those goals against hapless keepers have come back to haunt us and now we're doomed to score goals from all over the park, but never have a long term goalkeeper.

Back to reality, Lincoln City came to Accrington flying high in the league, and in my opinion, one of the best teams I have seen all season.

After the keeper incident, we conceded a soft goal from a corner and they looked well up for it.

Then we started to play and Andy Todd (pictured) stepped up to the mark again to equalise for the Reds.

The look of terror in defenders' eyes as he runs at them is a sight to behold.

A rare mistake from Tony Grant gifted Lincoln a second and it was up to the ever reliable Paul Mullin to equalise a second time for Stanley, and from then on it looked like we would win it.

Passion and pace was evident all over the park with Phil Edwards in sparkling form.

In the end, a draw was a fair result, and all the signs for the rest of the season are looking good.

Rochdale next week and a few familiar faces on show, my prediction 4-0 to the Stanley!

The gods have been appeased it's time to climb.