All Things Stockport County

County slumped to a dismal 1-0 defeat last night at Edgeley Park , where a toothless display from the blues, against Nuneaton Town, made the quest for a play off place as difficult now as it has ever been. Was the reverse an unlucky one? Well the winning goal certainly had more than a hint of ill fortune about it from a County point of view, but overall Dino Maamria’s Nuneaton side always looked the part,   looking wholly sharper than County,   from start to finish- their full time set up sustaining them and keeping their current impressive unbeaten run going at County’s expense. Yes…..County did play some neat football themselves at times but not often enough or on a sufficiently sustained enough basis to make inroads into the Borough hegemony. County started without Stephen O’Halloran in defence, and crucially perhaps ….top scorer Jason Oswell up front. The latter change was a move I guess to give Jason a breather after taking an awesome buffeting fr...

    County gave their travelling support a performance to remember at a packed Broadhurst Park today, winning three vital points with a thoroughly deserved 1-0 victory against in form FC United of Manchester.  2 more of County following, these by Andrew Machin The margin may have been just one goal, and at times County came under plenty of pressure, but all the quality on show was County’s.  County absorb the pressure. The blues defending was absolutely first class throughout, with everybody of the back four earning max plaudits, and one or two others who tracked back more than once to help out- FCUM needed far more nous and craft than they exhibited to prosper, and County made late winter hay as a result. The County forward play always looked superior to that of the Moston based side too, with Darren   Stephenson on fire at times. Matty Warburton put the icing on County’s cake with a superb finish but this too o...