🎙️ Welcome back to the award-winning The Scarf Bergara Wore – the original Stockport County fan podcast! 🔵⚪️
Russ returns this week and is back in the hot seat, joined by Waggie and friend of the show Mark Brockbank (Brockers) to talk all things County.
We kick things off with the Magic Mike's Penalty Shootout victory against Tranmere! It’s only our fourth win in 11 attempts at winning a penalty shootout, so we'll certainly take it! We discuss how the youngsters performed, with no fewer than seven teenagers on the pitch by the end of the game. How good were Ilara and Bailey on the night? With another youngster 16 year old Marshall getting MoM. It was also great to see the McNulty Ball ethos running throughout the side, with academy players involved all over the pitch. Is this further evidence of the progress René Meulensteen is already making? We also get into the ticketing shambles that left around 30 fans stranded outside. Is the club still looking after its supporters? What's your take on it?
The FA Cup Second Round draw has given us a trip to Reading away, with County and Reading being the two highest-ranked teams left in the draw. How do we feel about that tie? Is it winnable? Will we go full strength? And, perhaps most importantly, how disappointed were we that we didn't get one of the other ties?
We look back at last weekend's FA Cup First Round victory at Cray Wanderers and our very own get-out-of-jail-free card — Diamond doing Diamond things! We also discuss Whatmuff's delayed (and rather nonchalant?) entrance to the game. Were those plasters on his shins, or were they actually supposed to be shin pads?
There's also an update on the County Women's team, as we pass on Michael Shroad's insight following their excellent 4–0 away win at York last weekend. We look ahead to the exciting Second Round tie against Boldermere St Michaels, who play in the league above. Can the women make it a memorable cup run?
We then turn our attention to this weekend's home game against… yes, you've guessed it, Reading! We discuss how we think County will approach the game, how much better and more controlled we've become when progressing the ball up the pitch compared with earlier in the season, and the small matter of having absolutely no idea which 11 players Reading will put out or how they'll set up!
Finally, we continue with our new quiz, 13 Men and a Dog (still a working title — suggestions are very welcome!). This is TSBW's take on a County-themed Mastermind. Waggie takes on the role of Maurice McSquirter and puts Brockers' County general knowledge to the test against the clock for 2 minutes and 3 seconds (if you know, you know!). Russ returns as timekeeper and Score Master. Can Brockers make it into the medal positions, or will he end up with the Golden Duck? (No, we don't know what Waggie meant either!)
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