Footballer Alan Power talks about growing up with Conor McGregor in Crumlin

“He wasn’t a bad footballer, but he chose a different path.”

This afternoon Alan Power will take part in the biggest game of his footballing career as Lincoln City travel to Premier League opponents Burnley, writes Stephen Barry.

The club’s longest serving player has played over 200 league games in six years with the Imps, but his biggest moment was surely his equaliser in last month’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Brighton.