Scott Lindsey was pleased with his MK Dons side making a fast start on their way to seeing off Chesterfield at Stadium MK.

The Dons’ Head Coach saw his side grab a first minute goal in beating Chesterfield, with Scott Hogan scoring after less than 15 seconds, before an Alex Gilbey double sealed the deal against a 10 man Spireites side.

Speaking after the game, Lindsey said that it was important for MK Dons to make a fast start in their first game in just over two weeks, having had an enforced break thanks to a postponement and an FA Cup-enforced hiatus. He was pleased to see the team respond in kind.

He said, “One thing I said in the meeting today and kind of the biggest talking point of the meeting before the game was we have to start fast because two aspects. First aspect is we haven’t played for sixteen days, so its a must we start really quick.

“Second aspect was we felt that Chesterfield had a really tough journey on Friday to Exeter, which is a long way, played in a tough game, got beat, had a tough journey all the way home and then had to travel again. I know its not miles away from here but it’s still another journey they’ve had to travel. So we felt that the start of the game was vital in terms of who would get a foothold in the game and who would win it.

“I couldn’t have asked for it to be better than it was.”

Musing on the game generally, Lindsey was also content with the general performance.

He said, “I thought we played well. I’m really pleased with the clean sheet and really pleased with the kick-off – it’s a routine I’ve been working on for about two years now and it’s the first time I’ve scored on it, so I’m delighted with that. But it was a good start and I think we played well in the game. I know they got a man sent off relatively early, but we’ve still got to beat a good side and we were good tonight.”

Victory means the Dons are now on a run of six in a row in League Two, which is two behind a club record of 8 in a row set in their promotion winning 2007/08 season. Lindsey said the team is in the mood to challenge or even surpass records and that the players’ work was worthy of praise in resisting the Chesterfield challenge.

He said, “Everything we do has to be positive. We talk about positivity all the time and talk about winning and promotion. We don’t hide away from what we want to achieve and I’ve been clear about that. We’ve been really positive and want to keep breaking records along the way. But the players were outstanding.

“To say we hadn’t played for sixteen days, it was clear to see the players had the bit between their teeth from the off. I think it was really clear to see the players had the bit between their teeth from the very off. So proud of them, really pleased with them. They (Chesterfield) are a really good side and even with ten minute, hit the post twice, so we got away with it a little bit there, but we know we’ve come across a good side, Paul Cook’s a good manager and we’re in pleased in the manner in which we’ve played and with the result.”