20 photos from St Dave’s Day!

A wonderful afternoon in SK3 yesterday (after Dave Challinor’s half-time changes)

Mar 02, 2025

Sunday 2 March 2025

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NEXT HOME GAME: Charlton Athletic – Saturday 8 March, 12.30pm

NEXT AWAY GAME: Northampton Town – Tuesday 4 March, 7.45pm

Dear County fans, Stopfordians, Blackpool 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.

Dave Challinor admitted things didn’t really work out the way he’d wanted in the first half yesterday, but after making three changes at the break, he certainly got a reaction in the second half. County fought back from a goal down to beat Blackpool 2-1, courtesy of two goals from our new wonderkid from Iceland. Here’s 20 snaps from a belting afternoon.

Today’s edition is sponsored by Bauhaus Blinds & Shutters. A big thank you to Karmen and Aaron. They’re celebrating their first year at their Hazel Grove showroom with a special offer. From now until 23 March, every order placed will enter into a free raffle for a chance to win a luxury hamper.

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: 216.74 miles

Total steps so far: 353,516

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

If you’re looking for some new blinds or shutters, have a look inside the Bauhaus showroom on the A6

Bauhaus Blinds & Shutters is a family run business, based in Poynton. They have a long and distinguished track record of happy customers, providing high quality blinds and shutters which are expertly fitted.

They specialise in turning your house into a home, having a solution to suit every room and window. Your blinds are provided and installed by their expert team of fitters. If you have any custom requests, let them know and they’ll find a solution.

You can pop along and have a chat with Karmen and Aaron in person if you’d like some more information, in their new showroom on Buxton Road, which opened last year. And to celebrate their first year in Hazel Grove, they’ve got a lovely offer running at the moment. Full details in the picture above.

➡️ Visit bauhausblindsandshutters.co.uk for further details.

Photo of the day

St Andrew’s, Birmingham

County’s trip to Birmingham earlier this season resulted in their 13th consecutive defeat at St Andrew’s. Unlucky for some, eh? Game number ten in that sequence was back in January 2000, when 474 County fans saw Kevin Cooper & Co suffer a 2-1 defeat in the First Division.

Today in SK

🎬 Cinema

One film at The Savoy Cinema (SK4) today. The Brutalist (18) at 6pm.

➡️ 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.

🎱 Free pool

The Nelson Tavern (SK1). 8pm - 11pm.

🎤 Live music

60% Angels at The Steelworks (SK6). 4pm.

Daisy Kate at Flute & Firkin (SK12). 4pm.

Random snippets from old County programmes

#7 - County v Charlton, 5 February 2000

At that Birmingham game pictured above, there was a nasty incident in the away end. A week later, County printed the following letter they’d received from the Blues.

You are no doubt probably aware at the game on Saturday, one of your supporters was allegedly head-butted by one of the Birmingham City matchday stewards.

The incident was in fact captured on video and we have dismissed the steward from his post for an act of gross misconduct and passed the video to the local CID for their attention.

We have received a number of letters, as I’m sure you have, and thought that maybe a note in your next matchday programme to the above effect along with our sincere apologies might satisfy your disgruntled fans.