All Things Stockport County

        County slumped to another depressing away defeat at Sixfields today at the hands of a Northampton Town team that at half time might have feared the worst with County 1-0 up and in control of the game. But it took just 2 minutes for County to lose their composure and their lead in the second half as an unnecessarily conceded free kick led to Hoskins` equaliser. The quality of the strike was top draw but cannot disguise the poverty of County`s current disciplinary record, which took another tumble just after the hour as Lintott`s free header from a corner followed   directly from another avoidable free kick. Somehow County had contrived to lose a game that they looked well set to win. Some might point in the direction of Referee Darren Handley for a scapegoat, and it must be said he lost control big time in the second half , totally failing to punish the Cobbler`s persistent time wasting whilst seeing each and every County indiscretion and some that weren`t. We were a

          County came unstuck losing 1-2 to Wolves Under 21 side in their second group match in the EFL Trophy at Edgeley Park last night. DC put out an interesting team to take on an impressive Wolves side, but having argued in my last report for us to field our strongest side ( against a team riding high in the U21 competition currently leading Liverpool, Man U etc in same) it was more than interesting to see 11 changes from Saturday`s line up ( and still no start for Croasdale). Wolves had skills to burn married to excellent technique under pressure and withering pace throughout a side that was obviously well drilled. Against that it must be acknowledged that County probably shaded possession, for the most part defending soundly under some pressure at times. Whilst they did that well enough ,2 defensive lapses did for any good work , whilst up front the amount of possession we enjoyed and decent positions we worked for ourselves were negated by lack of a finish at the sharp