Stockport County – Blood and Sand !

I did not go yesterday. As I have written; the last few games have sucked the enthusiasm out of me.

In fact for the first time this season I did not even listen on the wireless (do people still call the radio that?). I went to a Halloween party with the kids instead.

Fake blood, fake vampire teeth, fake spider webs. Better than a fake manager presiding over the the already dying embers of a season. Too harsh?

Not for me. Dietmar Hamann. His first foray into management. It is not working at Stockport County. I am not saying we will get relegated but it is not a remote possibility. I believe Southport were fielding a team badly weakened by injury and yet County had to clear off the line three times.

Some have said we played quite well at times in the second half but the story is the same. No cutting edge. Not going to point the finger solely at Chadwick – its the system Didi. Please change it. Agricultural hoof if you need to but lets get some results on the board before gates dip to below 2,500 at EP.

The bare facts;

County played reserve keeper Ormson.

The line up was Ormson; Lynch; O’Donnell; Piergianni; Holden; Miles; Routledge; McCann; Whitehead; Paton; Chadwick

From the sounds of it Chadwick up front and isolated much of the time. Again.

From the Southport official site (nowt on County’s site early on Sunday morning). ‘Southport take the lead after 1.20, Andy Owens volleying the ball in from the edge of the area after the Stockport defence had failed to clear the left-back`s long-throw.’

A Southport forum thread about the game can be found here and some quote from there below.

‘Stockport useful, but no penetration’

‘Feel sorry for their supporters they deserve better’

‘412 from Stockport. We were expecting 600 but talking to them a lot apparently didn’t come because of their dismay with their teams current performances’



So, on we go. Hayes and Yeading at home next Saturday, 5th November. Surely to goodness there are three points to come from that game.

Our poll has now closed. 42% say go now Hamann. 44% say give him more time. So it seems many people are split on this. Given the possibility of new owners in the very near future I would imagine the current ‘lot’ will not remove Hamann now given any new owners will perhaps want their own man.

A new poll now. Given the last time the fans had the chance of running the club, should the fans run the club again?

A&F



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