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Peterborough United 1 Stockport County 1 ( Football League 1) Saturday 18 April 2025

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    County battled their way to what may turn out to be a vital point in the promotion race they are engaged in currently. By no stretch of anyone`s   imagination could the game be described as a classic, indeed from the off proceedings were severely   scarred by a surfeit of theatricals as Darren Ferguson`s boys went to ground as a matter of routine . A strong Referee might have coped better and allowed a proper match to ensue but ,sadly, today`s custodian of the ritual whistle Mr Chris Breakspear   was anything but- buying the prolonged repeated Posh theatricals wholesale , totally mullering any plan on County`s part to impose themselves on their opponents- constantly having their rhythm disrupted as another white shirted   Hatter went into the Referee`s book. It was a sad exhibition   of all that`s bad about football and the officials in charge of same. The upshot of all this must have looked very much cut and dried to Posh supporters as t...

Stockport County 3 Rotherham United 1 ( Football League 1) Saturday 12 April 2025

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      County duly disposed of the challenge of   Rotherham United who came to Edgeley Park today on the back of a run of improved form . That improved form looked to be continuing as the Millers   took an early lead albeit against the run of play, but   despite massively dominating possession , County took until the closing minutes of the first half to rectify matters when Jack Diamond equalised with a bit of a belter. Level at half time, County lifted their game the required notch or two ,after the break with   well taken goals    by Brad Hills and Kyle Wootton doing the trick securing the points for Dave Challinor`s team that keeps them very much on track to prosper in the upcoming play off battles. ……………………………………..   The Railway End was comfortably full of folk from Rotherham ,but the early minutes were probably uncomfortable one`s   for them as County pushed on from the whistle and settled down in the visitors` half ...