Tanto Terrifies the Trotters at the Toughshit!

30 photos from yet another memorable trip to BL6, where we remain unbeaten

Mar 16, 2025

Sunday 16 March 2025

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NEXT HOME GAME: Burton Albion – Saturday 29 March, 12.30pm

NEXT AWAY GAME: Wrexham – Saturday 22 March, 3pm

Dear County fans, Stopfordians, Bolton 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’d like to start today by sharing the following message I received this morning from Lou Spalding’s niece, Donna:

“I wanted to extend to you and everyone commenting on your posts a huge heartfelt thank you for the tributes paid to Uncle Lou over the last few days - or Uncle Spook as his great nieces and nephews called him! Then, yesterday, you filled our family with even more pride and love. I live in Ireland but I was listening to the Bolton game and to hear the applause was wonderful. Of course we all knew Lou so well, but to see him through the eyes of others is honestly one of the biggest healing moments for me. So thank you, all of you - you all did him proud!”

There was a beautiful flow to events in the second half during yesterday’s game. An emotional applause for Lou in the 68th minute, followed by a powerful rendition of The Scarf My Father Wore, and then Tanto’s stunning goal at the away end. A fitting tribute to Lou, and another fantastic result for Dave Challinor’s men. There’s lots of smiles and happy faces in the 30 photos below.

Today’s edition is sponsored by Kingsway Carpets. A big thank you to Neil.

Thanks also to Luke and Hannah at LBL Roofing & Building Ltd who sponsor our Bolton Wanderers 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: 240.07 miles

Total steps so far: 392,922

Total raised so far: £2,287

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

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Photo of the day

Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich

The BBC Sport team have made me look a right nerd on this one, notepad and camera in hand. But it’s still a cracking photo, taken in the aftermath of Tanto’s winner at Bolton yesterday!

LBL Roofing & Building

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Today in SK

🎬 Cinema

Two films at The Savoy Cinema (SK4) today. Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (15) at 2pm and 7.45pm, and The Last Showgirl (15) at 4.45pm.

➡️ 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 and a bite to eat.

🎱 Free pool

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

🎶 Live music

Kaptain Keith at The Steelworks (SK6). 3.30pm.

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

Random snippets from old County programmes

#21 - County v Bristol Rovers, 6 December 2005

Who remembers County’s game at Leyton Orient in November 2005? It was a 2-2 draw under Chris Turner, so it might not be at the top of your list of County memories. However, I’m sure those who travelled on the club coach from Edgeley Park still remember their trip to London rather well…

I thought I would make a brief mention regarding the recent Supporters Club coach to Leyton Orient. For those who weren’t aware, the coach did not actually arrive at Leyton Orient until 4.15pm, leaving those who travelled by this method to luckily catch the final 25 minutes or so of the game.

Firstly, we apologise to all the supporters who travelled on the coach for the brief glimpse of some football and of… London! We have raised this issue with Kevan Taylor here at Stockport County, who has forwarded our concerns on to the coach company. We currently await a reply and will endeavour to keep you all informed on this issue.

Meanwhile, special thanks must go to Leyton Orient and County director Norman Beverley for arranging to keep the gate open to the ground so late and avoiding the prospect of having to pay to watch the final minutes of the game.

Also, thanks to Ian Dooley, who without his map reading skills, I think we would still have been going around Milton Keynes!