Burnley boss Sean Dyche has praised Lincoln's Cowley brothers for proving there is more than one route into management.
Dyche's road to the dugout was a traditional one, taking in 20 years in the professional game and time on the Watford coaching staff before becoming a number one.
It was a different story for 38-year-old Danny Cowley and younger brother Nicky, who were still working as PE teachers at FitzWimarc School in Rayleigh while manager and assistant at Braintree last year.
After steering the unfancied side to the Vanarama National League play-offs the pair were recruited by the Imps, quit their education careers and are busy making waves at Sincil Bank.