Lincoln City's success story is one that has received media focus this week thanks to the FA Cup.

Their run of 2016/17 put them firmly on the map, here and abroad. As they beat Premier League Burnley on their own ground they made headlines in Australia and New York, becoming one of only a handful of non-league teams to win away against top flight opposition.

They also became the first non-league team in the quarter finals of the FA Cup for 115 years. It is easy to forget they were close to the FA Trophy final that season too, going out after extra time of the semi-final to a disputed penalty, or that they won the National League to regain Football League status.

It also seems to escape people's attention that they made the play offs in their first season back in the big time, as well as winning their first ever Wembley final against League One Shrewsbury to lift the EFL Trophy.

This season they're amongst the favourites for promotion to League One and with a home tie in the FA Cup second round, could well make a few additional headlines in their favourite competition.

Their management duo, Danny and Nicky Cowley, are sure to be hot property in the coming years, but are unlikely to leave unless a top job comes up. As West Ham fans they could always be persuaded to move to East London, but other than that they seem stoically committed to life at Sincil Bank.

If West Ham did come knocking though, who might replace them at Sincil Bank?

McCombe is currently listed as manager of their Under 23 team, even though they don't have one. He's a key back room figure, a hero of the Keith Alexander play off years and a man learning the ropes under Danny and Nicky.

If they were to go, there's a train of thought that believes an internal promotion would be best, a man ready to carry on the legacy the brothers have created. Jamie McCombe would seem to be a leading contender.

This might not be obvious, nor popular, but John Ward is often labelled as the 'greatest manager Lincoln never had'.

He was a key player for them in the seventies, emerging from local football to score the goals that pushed them to the Division Four title under Graham Taylor.

He later managed York City, both Bristol clubs, Colchester, Carlisle and Cheltenham as well as being assistant boss of England, but never Lincoln.

Ainsworth is another Imps' hero, revered in LN5 for his contributions under John Beck in the mid nineties.

He only played 97 times for the Imps, but earned them a £500,000 transfer fee with a move to Port Vale. His philosophy is very different to the current managers, but he'd be a popular choice amongst the fans for his strong connections to the city.