THE "COMPETITION"
The Good, The Bad And The Downright Stupid
This section will be used to review the other players in the Stockport County online circuit, all of the websites have been deeply researched and the reviews will be totally fair.STOCKPORT COUNTY.COM - The Official Website known to many as 'COWS' is fantastic for up to date news and the first to confirm breaking news, but it is exactly the same as every other football league club and is full of several dead links and features players that aren't with the club anymore for up to a month after departing the club, features some excellent sections on the club but overall a bit of a let down for the official website of the club.
*** (3 Stars, boosted by the official tag)
VITAL FOOTBALL - I was kindly offered first dibs when the franchise was up for renewal. After much sleep loss (sic) I declined their kind offer as I thought it wouldn't give me 100% artistic licence with all those horrible pre-defined links and adverts and the usual crap that usually comes with a shitty franchise. Vital may have more hits than others, but let's face it, that's where the similarity ends. If truth be told, it's a poor mans Rivals with very little action on the forum. To the editor's credit he has certainly taken the site forward and developed a well written site but it just plagarizes other sites, which is very loose and lazy journalism (tut tut). Another strange thing here is the links page - where County 4 Life has been snubbed...! **½
TR'S BOARD - Before, County4Life have (rather cruelly) quoted TR's Board as being "Blue Mercedes" to Marion's "Wham", and although it still a poor relation to The Yellowboard, has rose though the popularity divisions and has now seen more action than Jodie Marsh's thong. It would have very easy to look at Marion's success, lose heart and for TR to pull the plug, but as there is a special bond between their posters and often have quizzes and stuff. 'Nuff respek' for persevering with your project as this is proof there still is a nice niche in the market for another (albeit similar) open forum, although the adverts that litter the forum is still a little annoying. ***½
STOCKPORT COUNTY-MAD - fuelled by the Footy-Mad franchise, but before we go tar this with the same brush as the other bastard franchises,.this one is actually very good. Colourful, bright and very easy to navigate, but in my very humble opinion (for what it's worth), SC-M is far too busy...! I realise the pre defined links come with the website and there is loads of stuff on here, but it's not a website you can read in your lunch break. Has changed hands recently but hasn't seemed to have lost any of the va-va-voom. Very well done. ****
STOCKPORT COUNTY LADIES - Some of the more cynical County fans might say that County Ladies are more successful than the fellas and it's true they have made a remarkable rise through the divisions in recent years, but this website isn't just about the first team. What it good about this website is that it focusses on all the levels of the girls from the Juniors to the Ladies First team. The Ladies rarely play at Edgeley Park, so home at the moment is at Lambeth Grove, home of Woodley Sports, but this very good website is a clear indication of where their ambitions lie. ***½