19 photos from Saturday's early kick-off against Barnsley

WARNING: Today's edition includes an awful cardboard sign asking for Oliver Norwood's shirt

Feb 09, 2025

Sunday 9 February 2025

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Dear County fans, Stopfordians, Barnsley supporters, and anyone else from The Football Family joining us today, a very warm welcome to your Sunday edition of The Scarf My Father Wore.

I’ve got 19 photos to share with you today, with County now sitting just six points off the automatic promotion places. (And that gap could be down to three points on Tuesday night…)

Today’s edition is sponsored by MKM Manchester South and C J Motors Stockport. A big thank you to Mark and James, and also to Connor.

Finally, I’m currently walking every street in Stockport to raise money for mental health charity Mentell. If you’d like to make a donation to help me reach my target, please click here.

Total distance so far: 192.73 miles

Total steps so far: 311,804

Total raised so far: £2,270

Total completed streets so far: 474 (Click here for the full list, which includes reports and photos from every day of the walk.)

Further information on the walk can be found by clicking here.

Des Junior

A friendly greeting from one of our sponsors!

Yellow there. We’re MKM Building Supplies Sharston on Altrincham Road.

We’re not your average builders merchant, we’re open to tradies and public too. Our friendly local team are always ready for first class service on first name terms. Oh, and free tea and coffee too.

Building, timber, plumbing, heating, kitchens, bathrooms or landscaping? We’ve got everything including the kitchen sink. The only thing you’ll have to sort is the elbow grease. But we will deliver it locally for free in a big yellow truck.

We’re just around the corner, and the kettle’s on!

➡️ Visit mkm.com/branches/manchester-south for further details.

Photo of the day

Edgeley Park, Stockport

It’s Bristol Rovers next up for County, on Tuesday night. Our home fixture against the Pirates was back in August, when Louie Barry opened the scoring with another of his Goal of the Season contenders. One young Hatter managed to grab a selfie with our on-loan hotshot after the final whistle.

Make sure you get your car serviced before your next trip

Not everyone travels abroad these days for a holiday. Whether you’re taking your caravan to Cornwall, your motorhome to Margate, or simply packing up your Skoda for a few days in Skegness, make sure you’re on top of your servicing. Don’t be that family stuck on the hard shoulder with their hazard lights on!

Before you go away, get your vehicle booked in for a service with Connor at CJ Motors (opposite The Peel Centre) to avoid any additional stress on your holiday.

➡️ Visit cjmotorsuk.com for further details.

Today in SK

🎬 Cinema

One film at The Savoy Cinema (SK4) today. The Brutalist (18) at 5pm.

➡️ Click here for tickets.

🍽 Food and drink

Enjoy a delicious Sunday roast at The Crown (SK2) or The Three Tunnes (SK7) with homemade Yorkshire puddings and all the trimmings. Served till 6pm.

A number of venues are featured on The Scarf My Father Wore such as The Dog & Partridge (SK2), The Alexandra (SK3), The Crown Inn (SK6), The Cross Keys (SK8) and The Ram’s Head (SK12). Support them this month by popping in for a few drinks or a bite to eat.