IN IT TOGETHER: Aldershot’s work ethic, as shown by Cheye Alexander, left and Shamir Fenelon, right, in fending off Lincoln’s Matt Rhead, has helped propel them into the play-off picture
PICTURE: Ian Morsman

A manager I once played for called this time of year “mining season”.
The time of year when the heat is turned up, the pressure is on, and you find out what your players are really made of. He would explain the process of how coal and diamonds are created and then ask us the question: “What are you? Are you a diamond that is going to shine or are you jus...