County 3-3 Rollercoaster

So, 2,800 fans turned up at Edgeley Park (looked like all of 20 from H&Y – well done them) to watch what I and many had dubbed a’ must win’ game for the manager.

After 11 minutes the catcalls sounded out from the Main Stand as Sinclair put the opposition one up. Was Lynch (much improved recently) out of position?

So, here we go then. Demonstration at full time? Hamann out? Stewards protecting the players tunnel? We’ve been here so many times in County’s recent history, yet the opposition today were (no disrespect intended) as average as Forest Green Rovers a couple of weeks ago. ‘Surely we can beat this lot’ from the aged County supporting gentlemen to my right.

On 27 minutes things were looking up. Tom Elliott equalises (thought he played well) and three minutes later Piergianni (hope he stays with us – going to be a decent player I hope) puts us 2-1 ahead. The crowd are up. Their keeper looks to be struggling to kick, and just after that their right back goes off and is replaced by a child. Not kidding, this lad looked about 14. Get at em County!

Half time comes. Hot chocolate out of my flask (no brandy) and we are upbeat. As the second half starts it is evident they had changed their keeper (later find out he is the GK coach at 42 years old). This is it. This is the game where we finally ‘tater’ someone. There is no way we will let this slip. On the hour Piergianni gets his second. The Cheadle end is in good voice. We are playing well, corners are mounting up, chances are missed and although there is the occasional scare from Hayes and thingy we are sure the game will end 4 or 5 one.

Except it didn’t.

On 75 Soares curls a super goal into the top corner of the net. Glennon no chance. A great goal. A player who had scored 10 or so goals before todays match. If only he played for us. That nervy, sickly feeling. Surely we will hang on at 3-2 and be slightly annoyed we didn’t take this lot to the cleaners.

88 minutes. Soares again. Boos immediately from at least two sides of the ground. Pop side loyal to the last? In fact they could have scored a fourth.

Hamman is down the tunnel in about 2 seconds after the whistle. A few crowd round the canvas tube protecting the entry/exit of the pitch, shouting. Clueless. Inept.

I am firmly convinced we have the players to be comfy in this league. I am now convinced after 3 wins from 19 games we do not have the right man managing us. Like we do not have the right people owning the club. Like we do not have the right person owning our ground.

At this rate we won’t have the right number of fans coming through the turnstiles to keep the club alive.

I am not ashamed to say I left after the game and went home. No pub. No YTYT meeting. I will be having a Sunday afternoon catch up with a couple of County fans who went to the meeting and see what they have to say.

It is hard to have any Animo or Fide at the moment but this is the lot of a County fan.