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“Fark Orf”
After the final-kick of the game penalty equaliser against Southampton last Saturday, and after cutting my friend Seb’s lip thanks to a flailing arm while celebrating, I fixed my eye once more on Southampton manager Alan Pardew and ran towards the dug-out. Pardew spent the first part of the game in the directors’ area of... »
Baker Bringing Brighter Days?
Tuesday 18th August: Carlisle United 2-1 Stockport County Saturday 22nd August: Brighton 2-4 Stockport County After saying how Gary Ablett was trying to instill a “survivalist mentality”, Ablett said in his post-Carlisle press conference that County needed to develop a “siege mentality”. It’s refreshing; rather than surviving, Ablett wants County to positive and attack by improving... »
Two Steps Back
Stockport County 0-2 Bristol Rovers From surmising that new manager Gary Ablett had begun to encouragingly mould his County side from the back with captain Michael Raynes at the centre, then came the self-destruction that shows the magnitude of his and new assistant and former Carlisle manager John Ward’s job. Within three minutes County were behind... »
Building from the Back
Oldham Athletic 0-0 Stockport County After a summer of discontent and with the squad weeks behind every other League 1 side in terms of fitness and personnel, County’s opening draw away to Oldham felt like a win – but it also acts as a probable sign for things to come. With only one shot on... »
Introduction – David Meller
Name: David Meller Team: Stockport County First Match: 95/96 v Manchester City to commemorate the redevelopment of the Cheadle End. We lost 1-0 I think, although I do remember thinking we’d scored, only to be fooled by the side-netting. Best Football Moment: Play-off semi-final second leg v Wycombe Wanderers, 2007/08. Evenly poised at 1-1, Liam Dickinson ran from the half-way line,... »











