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Post by desmond on Aug 17, 2024 19:09:11 GMT
Forget for a minute how we found ourselves in the position we did, we were in a tough place and the decision was absolute spot on, it would still have been the correct decision had we lost today. Your logic doesn’t make any sense, but you’re entitled to that view. The position we found ourselves in was literally the problem, so makes no sense to overlook it. Anyway, it’s in the past. The kids took a pasting, the record shows our heaviest home defeat for 14 years, and we’re going brilliantly in the league after a cracking start on that front. Enjoy a beer or two and move on. 🍻 It makes absolute sense because on the day of the game nothing could be done about how per why we found ourselves in that situation. DC then had to decide how to play the cards he had and he decided to protect players for the longer term at the almost inevitable cost of the short term. Of course we could have still picked up injuries today and we could still have lost today but in doing what he did he gave us the best opportunity to stabilise our position in the league. Of course what’s happened/happening with injuries needs some serious investigation but as I said DC had to work on the present not the past.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Aug 17, 2024 19:24:46 GMT
Fantastic that. Still think first half they just about edged it while we had the better chances. Draw at half time was right for me. Second half they started well and was massively relieved by the offside flag. We started to grow into it though and then once Barry decided he was just going to score a goal we never looked back. It was pretty much all us from them and they have to be concerned with how rapidly they fell apart. Thoroughly deserved three points for us in the end. All 3 of our goals were great. Looking forward to watching the highlights. I'd agree. First half dead even for me. Both sides had their moments but lacked that bit of quality. Probably similar until Barry's goal. That seemed to knock their confidence and make them throw caution to the wind and leaving space for us to exploit, which we did brilliantly. Another game where no one had a bad game. Mingi and Pye struggled first half but were much better second. Defence put in a shift and clearly did something right as Addai didn't have that much to do. Still think we rode our luck at times and got lucky the ball didn't drop for them. Bate and Camps put in an absolute shift, Camps especially who broke up play brilliantly as well as got us going with Bate. I worry about the lack of physicality and pace there though especially when we press man for man and leave a gap in front of backline. Bate isn't blessed with pace and they ran off him a few times. On the ball though he shows so much bravery and composure. I think they limited our options well and we could use some more pace at wingback. Diamond broke us out a few times though and looked much sharper. Collar worked hard as always but I thought he needed to show a little more on the ball. Led the press well with Wootton though, as catching them high was our best chance creator. Wootton well marshalled first half for me and will be disappointed with his header but second he was something else. Absolute gold dust having a no.9 who can press, has a bit of pace, hold it and lay it off, win battles and score. He does so much to help the team on and off the ball. Barry, what a goal. Opened up the game. Little unlucky not to get one first half too. I think you can tell he's not quite fit yet though as I think we'd like him to get in the game more and for him to help out a bit more tracking runners. That's almost luxury though if can produce a moment of a magic per game. Then icing on the cake for both subs to score and Bailey was unlucky too. Tanto and Fevrier are very exciting subs that can change a game. Fevrier's versality too gives us options to change shape. Another steady performance by Onyango too.
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Post by dunkerrrrr on Aug 17, 2024 19:26:38 GMT
All summer I’ve been saying to myself it’ll be another slow start, it’ll take time to start winning games. Now I’m trying to keep calm as it’s “just” two games, but we look f*cking great don’t we?
As DC said it will get rough, probably very rough, but what a group we have. Every player was on it today, so very happy.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Aug 17, 2024 19:33:45 GMT
All summer I’ve been saying to myself it’ll be another slow start, it’ll take time to start winning games. Now I’m trying to keep calm as it’s “just” two games, but we look f*cking great don’t we? As DC said it will get rough, probably very rough, but what a group we have. Every player was on it today, so very happy. Not going to get carried away but that's just me. See where we are after 10 games. Crawley have 6 points too and are favourites to go down but then they were last season... But we've picked up more points from 2 games than we did the first 6 last season so there's reason to celebrate especially as the squad is still gelling and half fit.
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Post by Nik on Aug 17, 2024 19:36:03 GMT
That was absolutely f*cking mint.
Lewis Bate won absolutely everything in midfield; tackle after tackle he just walked out with the ball.
He had a shaky start last week but what a player.
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Post by Philcounty on Aug 17, 2024 19:42:27 GMT
That was absolutely f*cking mint. Lewis Bate won absolutely everything in midfield; tackle after tackle he just walked out with the ball. He had a shaky start last week but what a player. He's unbelievable. It feels like we've taken all of the best bits of various midfielders we've had over the last few years and combined them into one player. The potential with him is huge.
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Post by m14hatter on Aug 17, 2024 20:05:24 GMT
Great win. When you consider the lack of depth at the moment and the fact it’s largely a new team, it bodes really well for when we get everyone gelling and fit!
Thought we always looked a threat when we broke quickly - could have had more if we chose different options on some of the breaks.
Touray my MOTM, followed by Bate and Wootts. Pye and Horsfall have really settled into league 1 life as well.
Only points of concern for me we were that we were easy to play through at times. Would still like someone to sit and break things up for us to free Bate higher. Mingi needs to cut out the theatrics as well. Got away with a couple of them.
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Post by davo on Aug 17, 2024 20:05:49 GMT
I can’t get enough of it.
I’ve not been the biggest fan of Chally but they seems to learn from past mistakes and correct them every time. Never been a more positive county environment since I became a fan 20+ years ago.
Usually when we get new signings there’s someone I’m not sure about but from what I’ve seen so far they all look spot on.
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Post by Bredburyhatter on Aug 17, 2024 20:13:29 GMT
What a day to be a County fan, and especially one of the 3.9k that was there today. Although Barry, Fevrier and Tanto will get the plaudits for their goals, then credit to the midfield and defence that meant that Blackpool didn't have a single shot on target... what a perfect game that was. Thanks to everyone at County, and my fellow fans for making this a day to remember.
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Post by hedgegrower1 on Aug 17, 2024 20:19:44 GMT
Blackpool 0 Stockport County 3 Catch hedgegrower`s account of a spectacularly excellent County performance that saw them comprehensively beat Blackpool at their place today in front of almost 4000 ecstatic County fans – hedgegrower hasn`t missed anything -its all here along with short videos of reaction to Tantos reappearance and the welcome given to the team at the start + a raft of crowd images in the Additional Gallery…. hedgegrower.blogspot.com/2024/08/blackpool-0-stockport-county-3-football.html
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Post by suedehead on Aug 17, 2024 20:19:55 GMT
Totally different perspective today as I had two little ones with me and sat on the front row.
Had a great day. Went to the Arcade Club on the corner of the ground and loved it. Pay to get in and then all games are free, you can come and go as you like, open til 11pm and free parking. You’re literally at the ground. Had a couple of hours in there and then went down to the seafront so they could run about. Had a pretty piss poor fish and chips then back to the arcade club until 2:30 to kill some more time.
My eldest (6) found the queueing a bit overwhelming because of the shouting/noise, and when you’re there as a parent you do realise just how odd football fans are. The OTT shouting, swearing, antagonistic behaviour towards stewards, coppers etc. Original seats were blocked by a group standing so we ended up on the front row. Never sit that low down but was quite interesting for a change.
Touray looks a different player. Some of that is him, some of it is having Barry in front. Thought Diamond struggled to do much, need to see more from him. Addai was assured again without really having to work too hard, but that’s the sign of a good keeper. He’ll have sterner tests but his performances so far have been sound and meant we haven’t missed Ben at all.
Barry is obviously on another level. I do worry that he’s just going to get scythed down soon. Great to see Olaofe score on his return.
Blackpool were dire. Steve Rusk 2.0. Nice possession with f*ck all idea. That donkey manager will be gone soon, you could hear the boos throughout the game.
Straight out at the end, slipped through the police line thanks to a friendly copper and the Arcade Club wristbands and back for another hour on the games while the crowds/traffic disappeared.
Drove past the players coach on the way back which made the kids day too, even though both our car and the coach has tinted glass which means we couldn’t see them and they couldn’t see us waving, but best not shatter the dream.
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Post by atmosphere on Aug 17, 2024 20:21:15 GMT
County were fantastic today.
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Post by mat1scfc on Aug 17, 2024 20:31:59 GMT
Totally different perspective today as I had two little ones with me and sat on the front row. Had a great day. Went to the Arcade Club on the corner of the ground and loved it. Pay to get in and then all games are free, you can come and go as you like, open til 11pm and free parking. You’re literally at the ground. Had a couple of hours in there and then went down to the seafront so they could run about. Had a pretty piss poor fish and chips then back to the arcade club until 2:30 to kill some more time. My eldest (6) found the queueing a bit overwhelming because of the shouting/noise, and when you’re there as a parent you do realise just how odd football fans are. The OTT shouting, swearing, antagonistic behaviour towards stewards, coppers etc. Original seats were blocked by a group standing so we ended up on the front row. Never sit that low down but was quite interesting for a change. Touray looks a different player. Some of that is him, some of it is having Barry in front. Thought Diamond struggled to do much, need to see more from him. Addai was assured again without really having to work too hard, but that’s the sign of a good keeper. He’ll have sterner tests but his performances so far have been sound and meant we haven’t missed Ben at all. Barry is obviously on another level. I do worry that he’s just going to get scythed down soon. Great to see Olaofe score on his return. Blackpool were dire. Steve Rusk 2.0. Nice possession with f*ck all idea. That donkey manager will be gone soon, you could hear the boos throughout the game. Straight out at the end, slipped through the police line thanks to a friendly copper and the Arcade Club wristbands and back for another hour on the games while the crowds/traffic disappeared. Drove past the players coach on the way back which made the kids day too, even though both our car and the coach has tinted glass which means we couldn’t see them and they couldn’t see us waving, but best not shatter the dream. Diamond was much better in the 2nd half when he was moved over the the left. Looked more natural to him
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Aug 17, 2024 20:36:02 GMT
Totally different perspective today as I had two little ones with me and sat on the front row. Had a great day. Went to the Arcade Club on the corner of the ground and loved it. Pay to get in and then all games are free, you can come and go as you like, open til 11pm and free parking. You’re literally at the ground. Had a couple of hours in there and then went down to the seafront so they could run about. Had a pretty piss poor fish and chips then back to the arcade club until 2:30 to kill some more time. My eldest (6) found the queueing a bit overwhelming because of the shouting/noise, and when you’re there as a parent you do realise just how odd football fans are. The OTT shouting, swearing, antagonistic behaviour towards stewards, coppers etc. Original seats were blocked by a group standing so we ended up on the front row. Never sit that low down but was quite interesting for a change. Touray looks a different player. Some of that is him, some of it is having Barry in front. Thought Diamond struggled to do much, need to see more from him. Addai was assured again without really having to work too hard, but that’s the sign of a good keeper. He’ll have sterner tests but his performances so far have been sound and meant we haven’t missed Ben at all. Barry is obviously on another level. I do worry that he’s just going to get scythed down soon. Great to see Olaofe score on his return. Blackpool were dire. Steve Rusk 2.0. Nice possession with f*ck all idea. That donkey manager will be gone soon, you could hear the boos throughout the game. Straight out at the end, slipped through the police line thanks to a friendly copper and the Arcade Club wristbands and back for another hour on the games while the crowds/traffic disappeared. Drove past the players coach on the way back which made the kids day too, even though both our car and the coach has tinted glass which means we couldn’t see them and they couldn’t see us waving, but best not shatter the dream. Diamond was much better in the 2nd half when he was moved over the the left. Looked more natural to him I thought he was good first half imo relative to the team. Had a great run down the right early and got us out of pressure a few times. Didn't improve as much as other second half but still looked lively on left and put in a good cross that Collar should have done better with. Fevrier is obviously knocking on the door though.
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Post by desmond on Aug 17, 2024 20:41:28 GMT
Just noticed there’s a “Edgeley Tangerine” on their message board, apparently we were crap and they were worse 😀 Hope he enjoys his weekend.
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