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| Hobson bags a goal at Cheadle Town last season |
This time last year County were playing their first pre-season friendly against Cheadle Town and smashed eight past our nearest neighbours without reply.
There was a feelgood factor hovering above Edgeley Park like a newly-polished halo after that win.
County's other pre-season games saw the team, then led by Jim Gannon, give a decent account of themselves against some very good opposition including teams from Manchester City and Wigan.
The fans and those inside the club were all feeling pretty good about things by the time the season kicked off.
After the first two games of the season fans were talking about a return to the football league following two wins.
Wind it forward to today - and County have played a testimonial match against Sheffield Wednesday and their first pre-season friendly against Northwich Victoria. Both losses.
Look at how few of the squad who turned out to play against Cheadle Town in the pre-season friendly last season are still at the club
The first half kicked off with a line-up of: Ormson, Halls, O’Donnell, Tunnicliffe, Newton, Nolan, Kenyon, Connor, Collins, Hattersley, Hobson. And the second half saw County represented by: Smith, Say, Piergianni, Fagbola, Brownhill, Sheridan, Graham (Omoboye 74), Meaney, Darkwah, Whitehead, Obi Agbo.
Only three of those players remain at Edgeley Park.
And, despite the defeat at the weekend, the squad - the ones who have already signed (not the trialists) - looked composed and determined against Northwich.
This time, there's unlikely to be a repeat of the 8-0 drubbing County gave to Cheadle Town last season.
But there were enough signs on Saturday that, early in their County career as they are, the club at last has a group of players coming together that will produce on the field when it counts this time around.
Has Bogie finally eradicated the social loafer mentality at Edgeley Park?
Maybe...just, maybe.
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