All Things Stockport County

      ( All words by hedgegrower, crowd shots by hedgegrower & Andrew   Machin, emergency note writing materials courtesy of Joan Plimmer and Julie Clegg ) County came away with a point after a lack lustre performance saw them held to a 1-1 draw by Crewe at a bitterly cold Gresty Road last night. It could have been worse for sure as our Cheshire rivals went in, not underservedly,1-0 up at the break. County showed some metal however by coming back from this with a goal of real quality from Wootton but try as they might a win was always just out of reach, with Lee Bell`s side always hinting at maybe snatching a second goal to complement their tidy hard working game plan that constantly thwarted the yellow shirted blues. In the end both sides had to settle for less than they came for, and maybe that was how it should be! …………………..   The first 3 minutes were distinctly uneventful – the opposite in fact to Saturday`s horror story at Plough Lane. ...

            Directions to Crewe Please!   Although technically, I wasn’t staying over for the game, as I was at my Mum’s that weekend, so it was a good excuse to document the real ale delights of Crewe.   I hadn’t been to Crewe for over 10 years, but had been hearing great things about the real ale scene through my CAMRA contacts, and was keen to see what was offer.   The plan was to spend the afternoon in Crewe picking off the 3 Good Beer Guide pubs before the game and then to visit Tom’s Tap & Brewhouse after the game.   Unfortunately, none of these venues were near the ground or the Station, and were about 30 minutes’ walk away. To make matters worse, there wasn’t even anywhere worth trying in-between the good pubs and the ground.   No matter, we decided that we’d simply get a taxi to the game and then back again afterwards. How decadent is that? In fairness, we anticipated there would be plenty of other...