The Stockport County Herald
Market20 Jan 2031
Abdoul Ouattara puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Stockport County, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market20 Jan 2031
Stockport County say no — this time
The offer from Newport County for Corey Addai was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets20 Jan 2031
Medical ends the Dominic James deal
Everything was agreed with Crewe Alexandra and then the doctor spoke. Stockport County have walked away from a signing on the advice of somebody who never saw him play, which is how it is supposed to work.
Transfer targets20 Jan 2031
Door shut on Patson Daka
Stockport County asked and AFC Wimbledon said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match18 Jan 2031
4 matches without a win for Stockport County
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Stockport County are no longer polite ones.
Boardroom20 Jan 2031
Stockport County to lose Corey Addai for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Corey Addai has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Squad20 Jan 2031
Abdoul Ouattara 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.
Match18 Jan 2031
Stockport County come up short against Wrexham
Wrexham left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad20 Jan 2031
A row about effort at Stockport County
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Dante Cassanova was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- The dugout Elvis Bwomono gets it from the manager
- Player ratings Jacob Maher did the work nobody counts — 6.73
- The dugout The view from the dugout