Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Lokacin da yake tare da Imps duk da haka ya kasance wani lamari ne mai rikitarwa tare da John yana gwagwarmaya don neman raga tare da kowane babban tsari kuma kodayake a cikin yanayi biyu tare da kulob din ya ci raga sau 18 a cikin wasanni 67 saboda haka ba abin mamaki ba ne lokacin da a ƙarshen 1984-85 suka yanke shawarar samun kuɗi ta hanyar siyar da shi zuwa Preston North End da aka sauke kwanan nan don £ 15,000. A wasansa na karshe na Lincoln ya kasance mai shaida ga mafarki mai ban tsoro lokacin da aka kashe 'yan kallo 56 a cikin wani
mummunar tsayawa wuta yayin wasa Bradford City.