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Northampton Town 1 Stockport County 1 ( Football League 1) Tuesday 5 March 2025

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        County came away from Northampton Town`s Sixfields Stadium with what will probably turn out to be a vital point at season`s end , via a 1-1 draw . But despite a distinctly under par first half performance , Dave Challinor`s team were profoundly unlucky to not win – an outcome almost entirely down to rank bad refereeing by   Lee Swabey. ”One nil to the Referee” 552 County supporters sang 32 minutes in as just a minute earlier Town had scored via a ludicrously unfair free kick awarded to County opponents when Town`s   Ben Perry`s contact on Brad Hills      was the only foul on view. Then just 15 minutes later and County scored , only for the ref to again confound reality and disallow Cosgrove`s diving header- I am told that local broadcasters were unable to identify any foul committed by the County player- join the club folks! Thank goodness for Benony Andresson   and Ryan Rydel though – the latter`s excellent pinpoint cr...
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Stockport County 2 Blackpool 1 ( Football League 1) Saturday 1 March 2025

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            County did the double over Steve Bruce`s Blackpool side today ,with a highly satisfying and well-constructed 2-1 win at Edgeley Park. `Game of 2 Halves` did I hear you say, and indeed it was- County looking unable to cope with the Seasiders energy and invention for long periods   before the break, and fortunate to not be 2-0 down instead of 1-0. I wondered what the 2 nd half would bring us, and did not have to wait long as Dave Challinor`s inspirational substitutions turned the match decisively in County`s favour- Moxon , Camps and Andresson all giving DC the kind of selectorial headache he relishes for Tuesday night`s game. Benoni Andresson`s 2 goals won the blues the match and him the M.O.M award but for me Tanto should have won that -his non-stop energy   making him a constant threat, even in the first half when County were producing precious little at the sharp end.   Callum Camps   was terrific too -Lewis Bate...
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