Rotherham v County

The calendar year comes to an end with a trip to New York

Dec 29, 2024

Sunday 29 December 2024

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Dear County fans, Stopfordians, Rotherham 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.

Ian Brown and Nick Lee join us today ahead of County’s early kick-off in South Yorkshire.

Today’s edition is sponsored by Robmcrunning. A big thank you to Rob.

Thanks also to Rotherham Building Plastics who sponsor our Rotherham United content on the website.

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: £2,192

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

Des Junior loves writing about County. But he can never be arsed doing match previews. They’re a bit dull, aren’t they? Will Collar’s out for a month with diarrhoea… blah blah blah…tomorrow’s referee has handed out more cards than Moonpig…blah blah blah…County haven’t won at Birmingham for a thousand years.

Fortunately, he has a number of fellow County content creators to call upon. Here’s their thoughts, general chit-chat and score predictions, as County look to bounce back from the Boxing Day defeat at Huddersfield.

Ian Brown, All Things Stockport County

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Best moment of the season so far?

I’d go for our 3-0 win at Blackpool in the second match of the season. There were a couple of pretty excellent moments within that, late in the game, which was still 0-0 with 20 minutes or so left.

First off Louie Barry gave us one of his classic finishes, drifting inside past a clutch of defenders before halting, turning, and seamlessly beating the keeper with a pearl of a finish to open the scoring. Jayden Fevrier had only been on a few minutes when he added County’s second with six minutes remaining.

Both of the above were fantastic moments, but with time running out Tanto capped a magnificent day out at the seaside for the Blue & White Army, when the ball landed at his feet and he swivelled brilliantly to power an unstoppable shot home. Unforgettable stuff! The away end erupted, and the 3-0 win set us on our way nicely in our first season back in League One.

➡️ Ian follows County home and away, producing detailed match reports every week, along with lots of other great content. Head over to hedgegrower.blogspot.com.

Nick Lee, SK3 TV

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What’s been your funniest County moment of 2024?

That's quite possibly the hardest question I've ever been asked. At this point I'm quite tempted to just send across a load of screenshots of babbling nonsense from across social media. That said, I'd be hard pressed to suggest anything other than Sarce riding a pony and trap down Greek Street. Just the apex of an iconic few weeks. Honourable mention to Bolton fans being really weird about tickets only for most of them to leave with half an hour to go, as well as the emergence of Birmingham fans as the biggest Twitter oddballs out there.

➡️ Nick’s one of the co-hosts of SK3 TV, a new podcast for the 2024-25 season, with live episodes every Monday at 8pm. Click here for links.

Robmcrunning: Elevating Your Athletic Experience in SK12 and Beyond

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Photo of the day

The Pineapple, Edgeley

There’s a couple on Facebook who go all over the country visiting different pubs, with nearly 100,000 followers on their Great British Pub Crawl page. They were at the P3 the other day, which they described as “very old school”!

A few words from Rotherham Building Plastics

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Paul, our director, boasts over 30 years of experience in the building plastics industry, ensuring that our customers receive the highest level of expertise and guidance. His passion for the industry is evident in his meticulous attention to detail and unwavering commitment to quality.

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Our commitment to customer satisfaction, product knowledge, and family values is the foundation upon which we've built our reputation. We invite you to experience the difference that a family-run business can make.

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Today in SK

🎬 Cinema

Three films at The Savoy Cinema (SK4) today. Moana 2 (PG) at 1.15pm, Wicked (PG) at 3.30pm, and Gladiator II (15) at 6.15pm.

➡️ 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.

Enjoy a pint or two at Heaton Hops (SK4), CAMRA Pub of the Year for Stockport and South Manchester.

A number of venues are featured on The Scarf My Father Wore such as AMP (SK1), The Dog & Partridge (SK2), The Alexandra (SK3), The Crown Inn (SK6), The Cross Keys (SK8) and The Ram’s Head (SK12). Support them this festive season by popping in for a few drinks.

🎱 Free pool

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

🎤 Live music

Danny Lowery at Flute & Firkin (SK12). 4pm.

Random photos of County players at other clubs

#83 – Ian Gray, Rotherham

After Paul Jones went to Southampton in the summer of 1997, Ian Gray started in goal for County at Bradford on the opening day of the 1997-98 season in Division One. Gray made a total of 19 appearances for County over the course of three seasons before moving to Rotherham.