IT'S ALL ABOUT COUNTY IN TOMORROW'S NON LEAGUE PAPER

Conference fans could be forgiven for thinking the Non League Paper has come over all royal blue when they pick up tomorrow's issue - there's two big, big pieces on the club featured.

First, there's a piece with manager Ian Bogie about why he thinks new striker Kristian Dennis will light up next season's Conference North with his hunger for goals.

Then there's a huge feature about what the Non League Paper describes as "the big repair job" going on at Edgeley Park.

The Non League Paper describes the piece as: "The big repair job – a special feature on Stockport County’s slide, and what the future holds at Edgeley Park."

We're just surprised they've not changed the title font from red to royal blue to mark the occasion.

UPDATE: It seems the official NLP tweet was incorrect. Twice. They tweeted last night and then again this morning that those two pieces would be in today's issue. Not a sign of either.

There is, however, an interview with County defender Jordan Fagbola in today's NLP for those desperate for their pre-season County fix.

ONLINE CLUB SHOP OPENS...WITH TEETHING PROBLEMS

The Official Stockport County Online Shop is now open for business.

But customers trying to buy via PayPal may be experiencing frustration as the site doesn't seem to want to allow you to pay for orders.

Get over there and take a look.

And more importantly, let us know what you think of it here.

We like what we've seen of the stock so far, plus the site looks crisp and fresh and is easy to navigate.

What a shame they couldn't sort the PayPal issue in time for store opening.

We tried to purchase an adult sized away shirt in large. The store processed the order but then after redirecting to PayPal we weren't able to pay - it failed to recognise our username and password, despite this working on other PayPal purchases today.

We're not sure where the issue lies - with the club shop link to PayPal or with PayPal itself. But, in any case, unhappy customers on day one is not what anyone wanted.

* UPDATE: The issues with PayPal have now been resolved according to the site.

A statement via email from the club shop was issued at 2.30pm on Saturday 6 July. It said: "As you have been aware we have had some technical difficulties with PayPal on the site not accepting all logins. This has now been resolved and you can now purchase from the shop. Thanks for the understanding."

Check the full site here: Official Stockport County Online Shop

THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME

Wow!

Eat your heart out Wembley...Edgeley Park's playing surface looks amazing as we count down the days of pre-season till the big kick off, doesn't it?

Props to head groundsman Liam Cash - he's done an incredible job with the playing surface.

Cashy is now cutting the pitch six  days a week and says it is bang on schedule for the upcoming friendlies.

It’s not been easy either. The playing surface has been hit hard with disease not once but twice, by an infection which is quite common and known as 'leafspot'. 

"We've had to monitor it carefully and spray the pitch as soon as we see signs of it creeping in," he reveals on the club website.

THE COUNTY FAN'S DILEMMA

REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL


1. Ian Bogie & Alan Lord

2. Kieran Charnock & Jordan Fagbola

3. Phil Brennan

4. Edgeley Park

5.  Help The Hatters


REASONS TO BE CYNICAL


1. The Rent

2. The Debt

3. Deja Vu

4. AFC Telford stealing our thunder

5. Dosser's Law (The same as Murphy's Law,  just older)

* Feel free to suggest your own in the comments section.