All Things Stockport County

      County stormed into the Semi-Finals of the EFL Trophy, easing themselves one game closer to a Wembley Final with a resounding 4-0 win   at the expense of Port Vale last night at a sodden Vale Park Stadium. The first half was a fairly tight affair ,but Port Vale, feeding on an almost constant diet of free kicks awarded by   Referee Peter Wright ,would have been 2 up inside 10 minutes    but for two top class saves by Corey Addai who really served his side well in those opening minutes. Gradually ,it all began to fall apart though for Jon Brady`s side – the excellent Adama Sidibeh   opening the scoring on 36 minutes for County via Malik Mothersille`s fine assist, then adding a second from Norwood`s corner almost on the hour. County then cemented their total control of affairs with an own goal by keeper Ben Amos ,product of   a Norwood corner and some surreptitious harassment by Brad Hills and a late bit of smash and grab by substi...

        County and Leyton Orient fought out a 0-0 draw today at Edgeley Park in a game spoilt   by the visitors` time wasting tactics, and Referee Andrew Humpries` inability to deal effectively with same. Second best for long periods of the first half to Richie Wellens Leyton Orient side , County proved   unable thereafter to produce a shot that would test visiting keeper and deadline day signing Tobi Oluwayemi, despite numerous attempts. ` 2 points lost ` I fancy I hear you exclaim, and that`s undeniable ,but with County reduced to 10 for the last   20 minutes   , and noting the   not inconsiderable effort made by the 10 tasked with seeing the game out, despite our apparent lack of fire-power, I am slightly more sanguine , willing to acknowledge that the 1point we did come away with might prove crucial come seasons end! So, we take it and look to improve , and we have the ideal chance to work something out on Tuesday   away to P...