Stockport-Bolton (BBC 2)

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:55 pm

Hope they manage to hold on to this.

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:56 pm

Rowls wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:47 pm
Nathan Delfouneso's barely touched the ball. Reminds me of his time with us.

I nearly bit then

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:56 pm

Incredible, Stockport 4-3 up! More is going to happen in this game though

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:56 pm

Brilliant goal.

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:58 pm

I bet it will be fiery outside the ground tonight

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:03 pm

Southam-Hales off. Very good tonight

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:04 pm

Bolton's keeper kit is too similar to the outfield players....

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:08 pm

struggling to remember a more enjoyable watch this season

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:09 pm

Wow.
County have now subbed their best two players.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:10 pm

Phew.

claretburns · Post by **claretburns** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:11 pm

Can imagine it will be all Bolton now, chances for Stockport on the counter.

The Hung Juror · Post by **The Hung Juror** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:13 pm

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this, football as it should be played. Blood and thunder, no amateur dramatics nor prima donas.

And surprisingly find myself routing for Stockport.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:15 pm

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:03 pm
Southam-Hales off. Very good tonight

Yes he'll have caught the eye of a few with that display, and his energy levels against a team 2 levels above was particularly impressive.

claretburns · Post by **claretburns** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:19 pm

In other FA Cup news, Exeter threatened with being thrown out of the competition after making 6 subs in their 3-0 replay win over Bradford - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59320476

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:22 pm

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:04 pm
Bolton's keeper kit is too similar to the outfield players....

Can only assume getting away with it due to the sleeve colour

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:22 pm

5-3 now

What a game

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:23 pm

Scenes

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:23 pm

Love it!!

claretburns · Post by **claretburns** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:28 pm

So you wait 2/3 minutes for a new corner flag just for the whistle to be blown straight away, what was the point?

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:29 pm

Challinor didn’t look too happy with somebody at the end

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:29 pm

That was such good fun.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:29 pm

Watching games like that reminds you why you fell in love with the game in the first place.
Great stuff.

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:29 pm

Pillocks going on the pitch have taken the edge off it a bit, but great game. Enjoyed that!

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:29 pm

still full of scrotes ! Great game

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:31 pm

claretburns wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:28 pm
So you wait 2/3 minutes for a new corner flag just for the whistle to be blown straight away, what was the point?

That was ridiculous

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:32 pm

Why did Stockport have an irrational dislike of us?

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:32 pm

As it used to be and brought back many a fond memory.

None of today's top level sterile game on display tonight.

Proper footy.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:33 pm

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:31 pm
That was ridiculous

I think the ref just lost patience when they couldn't get the flag to stay upright

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:34 pm

Spijed wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:32 pm
Why did Stockport have an irrational dislike of us?

Very strange but fuelled by their local journalist Steve Bellis and that nasty piece of work is now the club president.

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:34 pm

Spijed wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:32 pm
Why did Stockport have an irrational dislike of us?

Because their fans are irrational.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:34 pm

Funkydrummer wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:32 pm
As it used to be and brought back many a fond memory.

None of today's top level sterile game on display tonight.

Proper footy.

Proper footy because it was littered with mistakes

RalphCoatesComb · Post by **RalphCoatesComb** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:35 pm

How FA Cup games should be played

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:36 pm

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:34 pm
Very strange but fuelled by their local journalist Steve Bellis and that nasty piece of work is now the club president.

I thought it was because they knew we were far better than them

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:37 pm

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:36 pm
I thought it was because they knew we were far better than them

We weren’t better though

Ashingtonclaret46 · Post by **Ashingtonclaret46** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:37 pm

Smashing game to watch after all the sterile stuff we have being served up with for years by PL clubs passing backwards more than forwards for years.

A word for the officials too, they didn't get everything right, however, they contributed to a smashing game of cup football and gave decisions as they saw it without the dreaded intervention of VAR. Smashing night for anyone who loves football as it should be played.

claretbob · Post by **claretbob** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:37 pm

Like many of us older clarets really strange to find myself rooting for County. Brilliant game, passionate atmosphere, pitch invasion: that game had everything. However if County got past Rotherhan and drew us in the third round it would be tin hat time. Their hatred for us is off the scale and trouble would be inevitable.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:43 pm

Ashingtonclaret46 wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:37 pm

A word for the officials too, they didn't get everything right, however, they contributed to a smashing game of cup football and gave decisions as they saw it without the dreaded intervention of VAR. Smashing night for anyone who loves football as it should be played.

Spot on.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:44 pm

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:37 pm
We weren’t better though

CT, We were in my mind

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:58 pm

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:44 pm
CT, We were in my mind

Mine too but minds play tricks

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:03 pm

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:44 pm
CT, We were in my mind

We were/are a 'bigger' club than them. They'd spent most of their existence -certainly post war- more likely to worry about re-election than winning anything.
But we'd tailed right off. Sparse crowds. Dropped like a stone at a shocking rate. We seemed to end up playing them every other month too.
That coincided with them probably having the most successful period in their history.
They'd a decent side when we beat them a Wembley. Had a far better season than us but froze in London and, we outplayed them.
Plus, we'd also started getting Clarets back watching us again, taking big followings to smaller clubs.

It was a rivalry in their eyes far more than ours.
If this sounds patronising to them, it's not meant to.
Bit like us thinking we were as big as an Everton or Newcastle really though.
They've never had a big following or, ever been likely to reach any great heights.
What they have though, is passion, brought on by lean times, as we've seen tonight.
That's something we've both in common.

Burnley Ace · Post by **Burnley Ace** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:08 pm

Since losing to us at Wembley it’s been downhill pretty much all the way to non league.

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:15 pm

Burnley Ace wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:08 pm
Since losing to us at Wembley it’s been downhill pretty much all the way to non league.

They went up the season afterwards and stayed there for 5-6 seasons. They even beat Man City at Championship level.

Carlton Palmer and a couple of others did them in but they were punching above their weight to be in that league.

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:18 pm

Here's the heart rending story of poor old Stockport's demise. Have a tissue at hand:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34344244

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:42 pm

Rowls wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:18 pm
Have a tissue at hand.

I won't be getting that excited.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:55 pm

Burnley Ace wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:08 pm
Since losing to us at Wembley it’s been downhill pretty much all the way to non league.

Anything but. That was 1994 but they went up in 1997 and stayed up for five years.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:58 pm

Rowls wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:15 pm
They even beat Man City at Championship level.

Played six games against City at that level and they won three, including one at Maine Road, drew two and lost just one.

BurnleyMickSouth · Post by **BurnleyMickSouth** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 12:17 am

That has to be one of the best FA Cup games iv seen in the past 5 years, it had everything, two goals in the first five mins, two combacks from 2-0 down and 3-1 down, then to make it 3-3 with five mins left, then the extra time and two more goals,that my friends is what the FA CUP is all about, congrats to Stockport County, and hard luck Bolton, lets hope we dont get them in the 3rd round.....only joking,......UTC.

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Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 2:25 am

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:34 pm
Very strange but fuelled by their local journalist Steve Bellis and that nasty piece of work is now the club president.

no ******* way he is club president

He was a first class bellend

sox8595 · Post by **sox8595** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 7:03 am

Really enjoyed that game, like football used to be.