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Post by hedgegrower on Jan 21, 2020 14:02:32 GMT
Hedgegrower and Andrew refused access to Hartlepool v County Game ! For the first time since taking out a license with the National League as a photographer on hedgegrower.blogspot.com hedgegrower, and the similarly licensed and valued colleague Andrew Machin have been denied access as photographers on match day by Hartlepool. To say the least, after widely publicising this game on all platforms, and helping to ensure that 57 County fans made it to the game on the Fingerpost Flyer, facts known to Hartlepool, this is disappointing. Contingency plans therefore, though highly unsatisfactory, have hastily been put in place. So….I will go to the match and stand with supporters and take notes ( without the distraction of my camera). Thus …if anyone going takes any photos at all, could they please email them to hedgegrower@gmail.com and I will use them giving each one due acknowledgement in the match report. If these could be with me for 9 pm on Saturday they will defo make the report. Thank you County Supporters, now lets thrash Pool! hedgegrower
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Post by dudleyhatter on Jan 21, 2020 16:05:44 GMT
Did they give you any justification Hedgie?
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Post by gazz on Jan 21, 2020 16:45:29 GMT
The best form of riposte is to go up there and grab three points.
Gobshites.
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Post by gazz on Jan 21, 2020 16:50:50 GMT
Did they give you any justification Hedgie? Maybe they've signed a contract with a media partner that gives them sole rights to any match day photos? It'd be interesting to know if this affects County's official photographer. It still stinks, though, whatever the reason.
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Post by hedgegrower on Jan 21, 2020 19:40:33 GMT
They said they wanted to keep on pitch numbers down.
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Post by gazz on Jan 22, 2020 0:14:18 GMT
They said they wanted to keep on pitch numbers down. 5-a-side then?
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Post by hedgegrower on Jan 27, 2020 7:18:56 GMT
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly So, you know everything about Isaac Newton do you? Think again….did you know that…….err….no……check the link out and read more as County supporter ,Help the Hatters activist , and blog writer Adrian Caville launches himself into ` The Good ,the Bad and the Ugly`….a truly awesome account of Stewarding….Refereeing…the season so far, as well as the stuff on IN that might just light your fire. But be warned…there`s a photo of Sebastian Stocksbridge in there somewhere! hedgegrower.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-good-bad-and-ugly.html
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Post by hedgegrower on Jan 27, 2020 8:17:11 GMT
Hosted by Wes Holland and John Edgerton- A Fundraising Event in memory of Jamie Phillips. Where: at Cheadle Town`s Ground on Park Road. When : from 11 o`clock Sunday 2 February. A fun day is set up, including an 11 a side football match, in an effort to raise funds Jamie’s families chosen charity and plenty of more things which will also take place on this day for kids as well. Come along this Sunday- Let’s make this a great day. Further details here:- www.facebook.com/events/489182748365009/?notif_t=event_aggregate¬if_id=1580112049128532
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Post by hedgegrower on Jan 29, 2020 11:25:45 GMT
2083 Part 2 Following Adrian Caville`s `The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly` , and with a certain warm glow still in the air with the arrival of our new owners, old hedgie thought that a look backwards and forwards was perhaps in order via an excellent, and well read ,piece Addie penned some time ago on the blog . The writer`s crystal ball allowed him to take a peek into the future which he shared with us. It is well worth catching up with :- hedgegrower.blogspot.com/2013/10/2083-part-2.html
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Post by hedgegrower on Feb 5, 2020 10:41:33 GMT
Venue Change for Today`s Game !
National League U19 Alliance – Today……Wednesday 5th February Stockport County FC v FC United of Manchester Today’s fixture has been moved to the 3G Pitch at Seashell Trust: Station Road, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 6RQ KO remains at 1.30pm.
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Post by hedgegrower on Feb 5, 2020 17:10:15 GMT
County u19 5 FCUM 1
So….I forsook the lap top , vacated no 100, and headed for the Seashell Trust on Stanley Road in SK8 to catch my first under 19`s match of the season namely County v FCUM. It turned out to be an excellent decision on my part, as a bit of a footballing treat was in store for me as County ran away convincing 5-1 winners against the side from Manchester. County were nothing short of terrific, especially in the first half which saw them rack up a 4-0 lead well ahead of half time. FCUM were under the cosh, from the moment that their keeper finally got his wardrobe in sufficient order for the game to start. And when it did a welter of County attacks led to corner after corner as Cameron Hargreaves, Adam Owen and Abdul Nassrat led them a real dance down the left flank, a productive area for the blues all afternoon. Hargreaves, a deceptively frail looking player who belies the build defends tenaciously, gives much going forward was very good indeed, as was Adam Owen who proved an inventive threat all game long, but the pick for me was Nassrat – all silky skills, the tenacity I mentioned earlier and real energy in the last third that did his team proud. I was also struck by David Edwards play at centre back- a rock if ever I saw one, not passed once all game that I can recall- `nuff said! Naming those 4 does the other County players an injustice, as it was essentially a fine example of team togetherness from them and no one, including the subs, was less than top notch. So…back to the action then, and eventually the County pressure told, 10 minutes in, when Edwards powered an imperious header home from the blues latest corner. Four minutes later it was 2-0 as Nassrat picked himself up from being fouled in the box to drill the resultant penalty home. County went close a few times after this…Kieran Morrisey….Adam Owen….. but it was 24 minutes before they added a third and it came via Cameron Hargreaves who impishly robbed the FCUM right back of the ball before nipping into the box where he promptly buried the ball in the back of the net! That was excellent, but it was another 14 minutes before the first half scoring was complete, and it came following a fine move involving Hargreaves and Owen, whose cross was drilled in by Kieran Morrisey. FCUM opened with gusto after the re-start and they were making more of a contest of it, that said it took a decent save by their keeper to deny a goal hungry effort from Owen on 53 minutes. Jack Hanchy ( on at the break for Matt Noon) went close on the hour, but it was gradually becoming apparent that as the visibility darkened so did some of the tackling from FCUM. The officials clocked most of this, and the visitors were by no means as `carefree` with the discipline as I have seen in the past, but, some of it was uncalled for. The 65th minute saw one such foul, on Hanchy, punished by a free kick from Owen, that the keeper and his cohorts just managed to scramble off the line. Hanchy copped it again 5 minutes later, but one more the keeper kept the free kick out to keep it at 4-0. Just when we thought maybe the scoring had ceased, it hadn`t, and a brilliant break by Owen and pass to substitute Matthew Knott saw him slot County`s fifth in the net. Game over then…. Well it probably should have been, but right at the death FCUM nicked one to rob County`s Dimeji Willan of a deserved clean sheet. No matter….there was time for more excellence from Nassrat in what remained of the game, but Knott just missed out on the end of that to close proceedings with County comfortable 5-1 winners. County line up:- Willan, Noon ( Hanchy 45), Hargreaves ( Neal 77), Hopkins ( Cata 77), Edwards, Stanyer, Morrissey, Greenhalgh, Clarke ( Knott 61), Owen, Nassrat. hedgegrower
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Post by hermannsays on Feb 5, 2020 18:29:05 GMT
Great to read a report on the youngsters. Cheers, hedgie!
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Post by hedgegrower on Feb 9, 2020 13:12:36 GMT
Fingerpost Flyer- Woking v County.
Leaves Finger 9 am/ Mercian Way 9.15 -£30
Ring Lou on 07896 536757 to book, but not after 7.30 pm please.
Please note the Fingerpost will be open from 7 am that morning, for the usual refreshments.
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Post by hedgegrower on Feb 9, 2020 15:53:26 GMT
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Post by hedgegrower on Feb 10, 2020 18:19:22 GMT
County Academy Fixtures- Wednesday 12th February
National League U19s: Division H City of Liverpool v Stockport County FC – 2pm KO Venue: Heron Eccles Football Hub, Abbotshey Avenue, Liverpool L18 7JT
ECFA U19s: Friendly Stockport County v Manchester International Football Academy – 11am KO Venue: Seashell Trust, Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme SK8 6RQ
This replaces the ECFA Cup Tie (v Solihull Moors), who are unable to fulfil the fixture. We now proceed to the Quarter-finals, to be played on 11th March (details to follow when draw is made)
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