Stockport County 1 Brackley Town 1 ( Vanarama National League - North) 17 November 2018
Now then….the world is awash with
stories about `great escapes`. You will know about most of them and
perhaps have a personal favourite whether it be Pat Reid and Airey Neave`s
escape from Colditz in WW2, or Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers who made
light work it seems of getting away from the escape proof Alcatraz prison. Maybe
none of these….perhaps one of Houdini`s catalogue does it for you or dear old
Ronnie Briggs and his mates, but you can shelve all those as County performed a
classic today when faced with the seemingly unbreachable defences of a tough as
teak Brackley Town side at an uncharacteristically sun drenched Edgeley Park.
Anyone expecting a repeat of last Saturday`s heroics against Yeovil from County, just did not know the history twixt these two sides, and they certainly had not factored in just how relentlessly cussed the Northamptonshire side can be.
Sure…I was hoping for a buccaneering County victory ( we owed Brackers one or two did we not !), but after the blue…
Anyone expecting a repeat of last Saturday`s heroics against Yeovil from County, just did not know the history twixt these two sides, and they certainly had not factored in just how relentlessly cussed the Northamptonshire side can be.
Sure…I was hoping for a buccaneering County victory ( we owed Brackers one or two did we not !), but after the blue…
