All Things Stockport County

Well.....what a week......a momentous one really in which County supporters gained a shareholding in their Club , and boosted Alan Lord`s push for promotion with the first transfer of funds from the fans Players Fund to A.L`s playing budget.    Bung W.P. 5( note new signage!) This has added to the buzz already reverberating around SK3, and is in no small measure due to the joint efforts of supporters organisations Help the Hatters, and the Supporters Cooperative , who continue to work together productively and constructively to prove `Stronger Together’ to be much more than a nifty tag line!   The Vicar, up a ladder ! Prior to today, there have been 4 previous Working Parties at the Bungalow adjacent to Edgeley Park, and much has been done to transform the club and make it somewhere that County supporters are happy to spend time in. Loads more needs to be done in addition, but be assured with Fitzy in the mix these issues will gradually ...

So that's the FA Cup run over for another season and the County management now have more idea of the standard their team needs to reach to have any chance of fitting in at Conference National level should we get out of this division. I'll take a brief look at the other Conference North clubs' FA Cup efforts later but first there were five games in the league on Saturday. It was Solihull Moors who claimed the points in the battle between the sides directly below County. Omar Bogle (27) added to his impressive tally of goals this season to give the visitors the lead but Zac Mills (41) levelled things for Boston United before half time. Moors winner came with 11 minutes left when Rob Elvins put Solihull up to 5th in the table. County's next opponents Harrogate Town warmed up their scoring boots for our visit with a 5-0 victory over Brackley Town. The points were wrapped up in the first half hour as a James Walshaw's brace (6 &29) sandwiched a Craig Nelt...

County exited the FA Cup today, losing 4-2 to Conference Premier Chester FC watched by a bumper Edgeley Park crowd of nearly 5000. Railway End- Full for a change! After a first 45 minutes best forgotten, in which Chester came and went at will ,scoring a couple of goals that on another day County might have been expected to prevent, the blues gave the crowd a second half to remember with a fighting comeback, Dennis and Spencer scoring twice in as many minutes immediately after the break. It couldn`t last however, and with tempers fraying all over the place( County`s Dennis and Chester`s Mike Kay getting red cards),   Chester scored again through McConville and Henaghan to put the tie to bed, despite a brave effort from County. The tone of proceedings was set early on and a feisty match looked in prospect as both teams tested the referee`s resolve- Spencer with one of his trademark dives ( no free kick given) as former Hatter Kieran Charnock came within sniffi...