From Down Under to Wembley - former Sleaford man Sean makes epic trip to see Lincoln City in cup final
An Imps super fan who grew up in Sleaford is making an epic 10,808-mile trip to see his beloved Lincoln City play at Wembley.
For his 50th birthday present his wife and his parents, who still live locally, have treated him to a flight back to Blighty and tickets to his dream come true - Lincoln City in the final of the EFL Checkatrade Trophy.
Sean said: “We come over to visit family every few years, but then Lincoln City got into the final and I have come over for the week.
“Five of us are going down to London on Saturday - mum and dad - John and Gill Wattam, my Aunty Wendy Cummings and her partner Billy Reddish. Then I will fly home on Monday.”
Sean, who works for a company doing scientific research for health cures, became a Lincoln supporter when he was just five, going to Sincil Bank with his dad and Uncle Den.
He said: “Then I went to university and emigrated aged 24 in 1997 and I got more interested in them despite being on the other side of the world. It got easier with the Internet and I follow the Stacey West blog and other sites. I watched them play Port Vale in December.”
With the last excitement being the play-offs under keith Alexander, he had imagined this latest run of form would be a flash in the pan, but feels the team have the right management and backing to go far.
Sean said: “People back home think I’m crazy, but a couple of mates watched the Macclesfield match streamed to my friend’s TV theatre room and they both fell in love with Lincoln and one of them has put a bet on them. My son supports Liverpool and they follow premier league sides from Australia but Lincoln is his second team.”
The family are making a proper day of it, going for a hospitality package in the Atrium and now eagerly await match day.