Welcome to The First Word - and a big game that requires a bumper sized podcast!

Bolton Wanderers head to Lincoln City knowing defeat would leave them nine points adrift of second spot with the Imps also owning a game in hand... Not a scenario we want to be considering on the way back up the M1. 

We catch up with Steven Schumacher and John McAtee at Lostock, plus there's a drop-by from Wanderers fan Russ Pollitt and a special interview with Stacey West blog and podcast's Gary Hutchinson that is well worth a listen.

It's The First Word.... The start to your matchday in podcast form!

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