All Things Stockport County

      County slumped to disappointing defeat tonight at Kenilworth Road where Jack Wilshere`s Luton Town side took all the points via 2 second half goals. Defensive errors by County accounted for both goals – a bitter disappointment to a decent sized County away following who kept up a wall of supportive sound for the team as they struggled to fight back late on. Despite concerted efforts, and the late insertion ( probably far too late) of a raft of substitutes by Jimmy Mac, County could not loosen the Southern Hatters grip on the game. So ,the blues had faced a stiff test and failed to emerge victorious, but it`s perhaps not all that surprising for County`s embryonic unit to hit the buffers so early in a new season. We pick ourselves up and go again starting Saturday at Wigan, and I hope that some of those late substitutes will get starts or at least more time on the park in upcoming games. …………………………… County had much of the possession in the early minutes ...

      I am not sure just how Stockport County Manager Jimmy McNulty manages to get to sleep at night- constantly running over in his mind…on repeat…”who do I play “-his team, and whosoever he puts on from the subs bench invariably playing a blinder making just who to leave out a giant sized conundrum- if a happy one. So It was today at Edgeley Park, for the visit of Wycombe Wanderers, County settling into a silky smooth rhythm from the off- Eoghan O`Connell outstanding at the back and in his previously unseen ability to slowly glide up the park before releasing ball after incisive ball in the direction of the visitors goal a pleasure to watch. Beside him Ethan Pye continued to command the ball and respect with his best showing of the short season so far whilst in midfield Lewis Bate and Ollie Norwood   directed traffic instigating some mouth wateringly watchable football that Wanderers just had no answer to- with Ben Osborn a bundle of productive energy ready to ...