TM Trotter

What a lovely ball from Sharples. Been a tough watch since I got on at 60 though.

On the other hand, that was far from Stockport's first choice XI. As my County mate told me with barely concealed glee, the massive cunt. I don't think we can blame injury or illness for such a collapse - isn't that the point of having a squad? Especially with a whole week off vs an opponent who have just been slapped on the same pitch 4 days before, (against a side led by a CM deemed surplus to our own squad)...

Bottle jobs yet again in a 'derby' game. It's not even surprising any more - the only surprise is the depths we still plumb when using the word 'derby' as any sort of justification. Stockport were pub league and didn't need to be anything more. Results like today are beyond anything like tactical issues; you suffer a close loss away from home and you take your medicine, fine. But the collective downing of tools at 2-0 was about as disgusting a reaction I've seen at this club. The Stockport fans I met up with after the game couldn't believe their luck. Neither could my half-Wanderers-half-County dad, who took pity on me and didn't even pretend to celebrate the fourth. Like many in the Railway End, we left for a pub not long after. I've been Evatt's biggest fan - I appreciate the culture, the mentality, the football he has played here in bringing us back from death's door - it has been a proper joy and a great ride to be on. But surely there's no coming back from a mental capitulation like that. With a heavy heart: Evatt Out.

Unfortunately, in contemporary politics, class, humilty and decency doesn't compare with a baying mob of virgins in red hats sat on "X" all night. What an utterly predictable shit show today was. Fuck it. Roll on Stockport... or something.

Not often you and I agree! I think he's class, and have since my Cov supporting mates made me aware of him ages back. They're tossing themselves blind over the sell-on fee they're supposed to get from Lisbon if (when) he moves on. I hope, for their sake, it's more than we got from Chelsea for Gary Cahill (!) 😁

Quite. In 😇

With a lob like that... clear that Jhon Duran's been watching George Thomason 🙃

Just back. Wonderful performance to a man - shame about the last 5 minutes. Hopefully a little wake up call. Also, perhaps a bit lucky with the yellows for GT and Schon, but it's reet. We outclassed Northampton all over the pitch. Minor point, I'm still a bit annoyed with Charles shooting from a daft angle when he could have squared to make it 5. But I mean... if that's the only grumble, we're onto something good. And I suppose it's showing a man in confidence! Looking forward to Shrewsbury 😀 -- Edit... what the FUCK is Northampton's "Oh Christmas Tree" tune all about? Been in my bastard head all the way home. It's October.

Oh, I do enjoy seeing unhappy Real players 😅

I honestly don't think Wrexham will come close to automatics over the full season. I'm more concerned about Charlton and Stockport, personally. --- Anyway, cracking result against a side that looked quite impressive on the ball and were very, erm, snappy off it. The kind of game we'd have struggled to take 3 points from last year. Solid at the back, a constant threat going forward - and with fuck-all possession. Plan 2.0, nice.

Shit that McAtee lad... Lovely ball.

It's like you took every word out of my mind! Agree with every word, I can't add anything. - I properly enjoyed this afternoon. More please!

Looking forward to seeing if the captaincy change makes a difference. Hopefully reduced responsibility will let Santos get back to himself, confidence wise. 3 in the middle should help us too...

Ill Swear It Again, hopefully with these backroom changes, we will really see What Makes A Man, and Against All Odds, this will become a Season In The Sun. https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/westlifes-top-20-biggest-songs-on-the-official-charts__25303/

Ok, it's "only" Barrow in the tinpot trophy. But there's something to be said for them coming back like that in the 2nd half, in horrible conditions, when there's already huge (deserved) pressure from the fanbase. Cracks papered for now. Hopefully there's a great big bucket of Polyfilla arriving at Lostock over the international break.

Toot toot, HMS Piss the League is getting ready to sail.

Absolutely rank that... has this been mentioned to the other 86 League clubs anywhere previously or is this just *yet another* chasm-widening measure that has been slipped in, under the radar, without consultation? ---- Oh, and also, Dempsey to start as one of the "front 3", for me. Nice to have the ability to transition back to a more dense midfield when defending.

Incredible. Safe trip home to the hardy souls forking out for that shit.

Never a booking for Matete!! One of those days, ffs.

That's where I'm at. I don't see GT being dropped, or deserving of it. Thomason was excellent (particularly first half) Sunday. Sheehan struggled to find his man and seems unwilling to beat a man or make a tackle. Particularly in the slugger away games, I can see Matete and Thomason being our two CMs. As an aside, it might have been said, but I don't think all 3 of McAtee, Charles and Collins can start. Where's the impetus in the last 25 if none of those come on? Arfield isn't that man, and as much as I love him, neither is Dempsey. Wouldn't mind either or both of them starting behind a ratter like Charles or McAtee though... gives options in the late stages.

It's a really great thread this. This spread of memories, from different people at different ages - all remembering these split-second moments in time when a club from a pretty deprived northern mill town stuck two fingers up to the world. Reads like this make you remember why you put in the hours, the miles, the money. It's a collective love letter to BWFC. Just seen a couple of kids (12, 13 ish) walk past, in City shirts. For all the trophies their choice of multi-national brand have won and will inevitably win... they'll never *really* get to experience this.

0-0 v Coventry was mentioned and I'd almost forgotten how important that game was in my personal Wanderers journey. I'd lapsed a little bit in the previous couple of seasons, but the lead up to that game (which doesn't need revisiting) meant I'd have sold my mum to see us for just one last time. The whole situation was so dark, we had a fanbase who were genuinely talking about watching Colls or sofa shopping on Saturdays. Seeing the kids sweating their all for the badge and getting a result, was, for me, as spine-tingling as Forest, as seeing us win an actual trophy v Plymouth, or staying up late on a school night to watch us get a late draw at Munich on Channel 5.

Looking at their squad, it's probably more through necessity than choice. 19 players on the wikipedia squad list, compared to our 29...

Also good for Scrabble. Would get you 68 points including a 50pt bonus for using all seven tiles. And if you get it on a triple word score - well, that's maths beyond even the FFP accountants at Chelsea 🙃

Haaaaaaa!!!