Tuesday 21 November 2023
NEXT HOME GAME: Salford – Tuesday 28 November, 7.45pm
NEXT AWAY GAME: Newport – Saturday 25 November, 3pm
Dear County fans, Stopfordians, and any Colchester supporters joining us today, a very warm welcome to your Tuesday edition of The Scarf My Father Wore.
A man with 13 letters in his name – John K Bilsbury – takes a look back at Saturday’s victory for us today. If County win at Newport this weekend, that’ll be 13 consecutive League Two victories, something no side has ever done before. Our 2-0 success against Colchester was number 12, equalling Luton’s record.
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Total distance so far: 46.68 miles
Total steps so far: 83,302
Total raised so far: £987
Total completed streets so far: 24 (Click here for the full list, which includes reports and photos from every day of the walk.)
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Des Junior
Saturday’s match in one word:
John – Satisfactory.
Pre-match thoughts:
John – My glass is always half full; with Sarce out and Colchester enjoying improved form under a new manager, I was apprehensive.
Post-match thoughts:
John – Three valuable points hard gleaned like sea coal from a beach during the General Strike.
Verdict on County:
John – The first half was frustrating and scrappy at times. We seemed to have the best of it but that would have counted for nought if we hadn’t got the first goal late on. Dave Challinor, who has sometimes been accused of lacking a Plan B, saw what was required and had us looking much better in the second half.
Verdict on Colchester:
John – Matty Etherington has got them organised and if Samson Tovide’s clever chip had gone in the net instead of hitting the bar, things may have turned more in their favour. The second goal coming so soon after half-time took the wind out of their sails.
Top Hatter:
John – Ben Hinchliffe got the sponsors’ vote for Man of the Match and if I went against that, my other half would have me in the doghouse. That said, Ryan Croasdale and Macaulay Southam-Hales had good claims to the title.
Top U:
John – Jayden Fevrier looked tricky and powerful and had us on the hop at times.
Atmosphere:
John – With nearly 10,000 souls in the stands and the Railway End starting to fill week on week, the atmosphere is good, especially when we’re on top. It’s better still when there are some vocal opposition fans to react against though.
Hopes for the rest of the season:
John – Cynic that I am, I’m beginning to think we can do this thing. There will be bumps in the road for sure but we have the manager and players to be in the mix come May.
The British Library receives a copy of every single book published in the UK. In the same fashion, Des Junior believes a detailed record of every County game should be preserved for the history books. So here’s the full story of our 2-0 victory at home to Colchester United on Saturday 18 November 2023, as told from his County-related WhatsApp groups…
12.54pm: Been sat on a train for 20 minutes outside Deansgate station, points failure. Fuck knows how much longer, this country is utterly fucked beyond all hope.
12.56pm: I don't think your train delay is necessarily indicative of national collapse!
12.59pm: Not seeing the funny side, the guard has just said we're going BACK to Salford Crescent and then using another line, utter fucking shambles.
3.45pm: 1-0 Wootton. Pornographic ball over the top by Croasdale there.
3.58pm: That was a bit of a struggle and the half-time lead is probably undeserved. We wasted one good chance (Collar header off target), they hit the bar, and each team has had a couple of shots comfortably saved by the keepers. Still, we're 1-0 up. If it stays that way, I'll take it as the record-equalling consecutive victory.
4.04pm: 2-0 Camps. What a goal. What a substitution.
4.58pm: Aims in the next three games are, if we can: 1) Claim the fourth tier record outright; 2) Equal the Football League record; 3) Claim the Football League record outright. But one game at a time. Job done today. On to Newport.
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Photo of the day
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County fans on England duty over the weekend.
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DJ Des
“In 10 years’ time, we will be able to fill a 20,000-seat stadium, and it’s going to be a cauldron.”
The words of Mark Stott in a recent interview with The Athletic. Exciting, innit? Here’s DJ Des with some Cauldron for you today.
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