All Things Stockport County

        As the man says- it`s really all about winning, getting the points and County did that at the County Ground today against Swindon Town, but they made fantastically hard work of it considering they played well over 90 minutes against 10 men. In the end they were seen home, and their blushes were spared, via a terrific run from Rydel and a superb finish from County`s clear Man of the Match Ryan Croasdale late on. But for much of an awful game a visit to Calamity City looked on the cards as County totally failed to press home their numerical advantage after Jacob Wakeling had been red-carded before one minute had elapsed. The penalty was wasted, as were numerous free kicks thereafter as we looked for someone…anyone in blue/white who might run at their opponents and put them under pressure. It took until the 80 th minute for this to be put into practise by County as Rydel, just about for the first time, ran clear and at speed down the left setting the excellent Croasdale

            As we all know, Colchester was the place where the Roman invasion of Britain started nearly two thousand years ago, so in order to celebrate my sixty-halfth birthday, I decided to undertake my own invasion, under my new persona of Emperor Hattious.   Sixty-Halfth Birthday?   Last year, it became apparent that I wouldn’t be able to get away to celebrate my sixtieth birthday “properly”. I thought that would be that, but some just wouldn’t let it lie, so I decided to kill two birds with one stone and subject them all to an extended weekend of my typical life, i.e. of Stockport County, travel and real ale.   I therefore invited everyone to spend the weekend with me in Colchester, the oldest (and youngest) city in Britain, in order to watch County, drink real ale, and even explore the history and heritage of the area.   Over a period of months, XVI Legionaries were recruited to serve their Emperor (Hattious), and this is their brave tale.   Tale? Saga i