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Stockport County 1 Leyton Orient 4 ( Football League 1 ) Saturday 21 September 2024

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        In the words of the song “ Momma told me there`d be times like these” and   County found out just how difficult times could be in League 1   this season ,as they slumped to a morale sapping defeat today at the hands of Leyton Orient at Edgeley Park. The stadium was a picture -bathed in early autumnal sunshine ,but County`s display was anything but sunny as Richie Wellens Orient side handed the blues a lesson in soccer basics in securing their second win of the season . The visitors winning margin …. 4-1 did not flatter them at all, as they looked likely to score every time that they skipped clear in the second half particularly. By contrast, County`s issues were many- the defence addicted to short passing across the back and `just one more` time after time was our undoing. It could be argued that there was `no one to pass to` and I would not entirely dismiss that out of hand   - there did seem to be little or no linkage twixt back-line and midfield , and the whole team

Stockport County 4 Everton Under 21`s 1 ( EFL Trophy) Tuesday 17 September 2024

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          County entertained a small Tuesday evening crowd rather well at Edgeley Park with a comfortable 4-1 win against Premier League Everton FC`s Under 21 side last night. The Hatters were never seriously challenged throughout what was nevertheless an entertaining game. Two fine goals from Tanto Olaofe and another couple of belters- 1 each from Jayden Fevrier and Nick Powell saw County home before Omari Benjamin stepped up to reduce his sides arrears with a late goal. Fevrier had a fine game and took the M.O.M award , which just might have miffed Tanto somewhat after he had dipped generously match long into his well of talents- blinding speed……iron determination ….ruthlessly efficient finishing- boy did the small crowd lap his work up! Overall though it was a fine team performance from County , perhaps not against the greatest side they have ever faced but the task was to see off the challenge of the Premier Leaguers Under 21 team and in that respect ,it was mission accom