Stockport County 1 Guiseley AFC 1 ( Vanarama National League- North) 13 August 2018
County`s
plans for 3 points from last nights game with Guiseley AFC , to boost their
assault on the top of the division, took a knockat the hands of the determined Yorkshire side
who came away from Edgeley Park with a not undeserved point from a 1-1 draw.
The evening did not start well for County , indeed before a ball was kicked we sort of sensed that Lady Luck was already preparing a swing or two of her fashion accessory in our direction and the carnage had begun with the news that both County’s central defenders from Saturday, Chris Smalley and Ash Palmer had picked up injuries on Monday and would not play.
Just what we did not need added to the forced absence of Scott Duxbury.
This meant a debut at centre back for Jordan Downing alongside Jordan Keane who slotted back alongside him. The duo were flanked by Cowan to their right and a second debutant in Josh Askew , here on loan from Salford City to fill some of the gap left by Duxbury`s injury, to their left.
So…..not good…..and it soo…
The evening did not start well for County , indeed before a ball was kicked we sort of sensed that Lady Luck was already preparing a swing or two of her fashion accessory in our direction and the carnage had begun with the news that both County’s central defenders from Saturday, Chris Smalley and Ash Palmer had picked up injuries on Monday and would not play.
Just what we did not need added to the forced absence of Scott Duxbury.
This meant a debut at centre back for Jordan Downing alongside Jordan Keane who slotted back alongside him. The duo were flanked by Cowan to their right and a second debutant in Josh Askew , here on loan from Salford City to fill some of the gap left by Duxbury`s injury, to their left.
So…..not good…..and it soo…
