The Stockport County Herald
Squad13 Sep 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Mathew Hudson
24 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Stockport County lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Match11 Sep 2027
Kyle Wootton breaks Barnsley hearts
Some goals win a match and some take one off somebody else. Kyle Wootton scored in the 89th minute, Barnsley had already begun thinking about the journey home, and Stockport County took the lot.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Mathew Hudson in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Stockport County this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets13 Sep 2027
Sunderland tell Stockport County: Lukas Jensen is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The terraces13 Sep 2027
Stockport County supporters have found a favourite in Daniel Kanu
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Daniel Kanu has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match11 Sep 2027
Stockport County see off Barnsley
Three points for Stockport County, 1‑0 the final word against Barnsley in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The dugout13 Sep 2027
Duncan Watmore gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Marcus Kouam stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Marcus Kouam and Stockport County agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Loan watch13 Sep 2027
Benoný Breki Andrésson counts the days
“I watch every Stockport County game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Swindon Town runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
In brief
- Player ratings Kyle Wootton was the difference for Stockport County
- The dugout Steven Murphy has his say
- The dugout Owen Dodgson dropped after a run of poor form