Beaming Lincoln City boss Tom Shaw said it was a day to savour after his side hammered Burnley 4-1 at Sincil Bank.
The Imps came from behind after Andreas Hountondji’s opener, but from that moment on it was one-way traffic.
Mikkel Ladefoged marked his first league start for the club with a brace whilst Ben House and Dom Jefferies got the other goals in a deadly display.
George Wickens played a late part as he kept out Marcus Edwards’ penalty.
And Shaw, whose side ended their four-game winless run in style, said: “I’m delighted. I’m delighted for a few groups of people… the staff and the players for the work ethic and what goes on behind the scenes that you really don’t see.
“Probably more importantly than anyone is the supporters. We felt we owed them one for the West Ham experience. It’s a game we wish we could have back. We owed them something.
“We felt we were a little bit short points wise for our performances here. So we knew this was a big day and a big opportunity.
“We got our reward of Lincoln City beating Burnley 4-1 in a league game.
“You’ve got to remember the journey and all the people that helped us get here.
“Obviously we had the West Ham experience and then Millwall away with those last 20 minutes at The Den (drawing 2-2 from 2-0 up).
“That feeling at full-time, for everybody, was amazing. It was just an amazing day and one to build on for us.
“That’s what we want this football team to look like and play like.
“We’ve got nothing to fear when you can see what our group is capable of.”
Danish striker Ladefofed understandably got the plaudits after two fine goals.
“With that wind behind us it was hard to get that quality to the front line in the first half,” added Shaw.
“I told them lads to put it on the penalty for Mikkel and let him do the rest.
“That helped us get Burnley off us. I was delighted for Mikkel.”
It was a terrible day at the office for Burnley as the pressure mounted on under-fire boss Nicky Hayen.
Chants of ‘you’re not fit to wear the shirt’ rang out from the away end at full-time.
And Hayen, whose side sit 22nd with just one win to their name this season, said: “We had one saved on the line and then scored a goal. And you think you can push on even more, but then we conceded another easy goal. A throw in went to the second post and no one takes responsibility to clear it and they react faster than us.
“It’s the same story of the season for us that we keep conceding easy goals and you saw that in the second half.
“They want to work hard, but you have to show it. What we do in training is really good, but we can’t execute that the same way in the games. Is that pressure? I don’t know.
“It’s frustrating for everyone, especially the fans. I want to apologise to them, but I know it doesn’t matter because it’s another hard defeat for them and I can understand their criticism.
“We haven’t got the results. I will keep on working hard as long as I have the chance. But there will be a day if it carries on like this that it stops.
“I don’t know (if I will still be in charge). I know it’s a really tough defeat and something to think about for the board.”
