All Things Stockport County

      County frustrated their supporters ,who again turned out last night in good numbers at Edgeley Park, by having to settle for a share of the points against a pretty ordinary Northampton Town side. The blues played some good football for much of the time but ,in their opponents last third, the ideas   ran out. Our back four looked solid, barring their added time aberration, and Sam Hughes gave an encouraging display alongside Ethan Pye that was reassuring should Fraser   Horsfall be unavailable again. In front of our back line Nick Powell bestrode most of what County did until substituted, whilst Lewis Bate   gave perhaps his best showing in a blue shirt yet, winning the M.O.M award. They both played really well ,but I was waiting match long for someone to play a decent ball in Tanto`s direction. I waited , as he did, in vain- Barry tried a couple of times but ,despite positioning himself in space in sniffing distance of the visitors` box – noth...

    County somehow came away from the Valley with a share of the points today from a game rife with incident and controversy in which the blues took an early lead via a penalty , scored by Louie Barry after home keeper Ashley Mannion had floored Nick Powell in the box. The remainder of the first half saw County largely on top but without ever looking likely to add to their lead. It was `all change’ after the break as   a raft of substitutions by Nathan Jones tipped the games balance firmly in the direction of the home side who particularly prospered due to Miles Leaburn`s introduction around the hour mark – County had terrible trouble containing him, but Tyreece Campbell had been on the park since kick off and we struggled with him too! By way of comparison the blues substitutes were ineffective, add to that   a bewildering propensity on our part to allow Addicks to draw us into   a boorish contest in S H   that saw both teams waste prodigious amoun...