Danny Bergara Statue Appeal Launch
SUPPORTERS GROUPS MOVE TO HONOUR LEGENDARY MANAGER Occasionally you come across a person who is `larger than life` and Danny Bergara was definitely one of those people. ‘The Man from Uruguay’, as he has become affectionately known, was a man whose warmth and talent transformed Stockport County`s performances on the field of play beyond recognition in the 1990s. In the two decades prior to his arrival at Edgeley Park in 1989, The Hatters had never won more games than they had lost, never scored more goals than they conceded, and never finished above 11 th position in the basement division. The following six seasons would see the club’s supporters enjoy a constant feast of ‘play-offs’, promotions and Wembley Finals. In his first full season Danny led his team to their first ever ‘play-off’ experience, which ultimately ended in disappointment, but placed in true context of the club’s achievements over the previous twenty years, it was to prove to be the ...